ALAMOSA, Colo. – Adams State Men's Lacrosse is set to play its first home game of the 2019 season on Sunday afternoon with a non-conference bout against a Division III opponent.
OPPONENT
Salve Regina Seahawks (0-1)
WHEN
Sunday, March 10 - 1 p.m.
WHERE
Alamosa, Colo. – ASU Lacrosse Field
Opening Faceoff
• Adams State is home for the first time this season after playing its first two games on the road.
• The Grizzlies are .500 in two games played with a 1-1 record going into the weekend.
• Adams State is coming off a near comeback win on the road after falling at CSU-Pueblo, 12-11.
• Following their home opener, the Grizzlies will hit the road for the next three games before returning to Alamosa.
Quick Hits
Last Time Out
• The Grizzlies dropped their RMAC opener on the road in a hard fought 12-11 loss.
• Adams State battled the whole game and nearly mounted a comeback before falling by one.
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The Grizzlies trailed 10-5 going into the fourth period but tied the game 10-all before falling 12-11 to the ThunderWolves.
Austin at the Helm
• Head Coach
Jerome Austin enters the weekend with a 1-1 overall record at Adams State.
• The Grizzlies one-goal loss is the closest they have played against the ThunderWolves in the program's history.
Category Leaders
• Right out the gate, two Grizzlies lead the team in scoring in
Kale Wilson and
Kyle Butler with six points apiece in two games played.
• Wilson has the most goals so far with six and is averaging .353 shot percentage and is .588 in shots on goal percentage.
• Wilson leads the team in shots and shots on goal with 17 and 10, respectively.
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Tanner Beck leads the team in assists with three. He is in a three-way tie with
Jacob Austin and
Chase Rodine in points with five.
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Austin and Riley Morrison have the highest shot percentage at an even .500 each, respectively.
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Sawyer Robison anchors the defense early on for the Grizzlies with five caused turnovers.
Brennan Grass is second with four.
• Ground ball cleanup is led by
Roman Pepelyaev with nine on the year entering the weekend.
Terry Trudgian is right behind him with eight. Grass is two back with seven.
• Pepelyaev also leads the team in faceoffs with 36 total and has won 18 of them for a percentage of .500.
• In net,
Connor Johnson leads the team in saves with 10 in two games played and has a record of 1-1.
Scouting Salve Regina
• The Seahawks enter the weekend with a 0-1 record
• Salve Regina dropped its season opener to Clark University back on Feb. 16 by a final of 17-7.
• The Seahawks will game at Adams State is the first of five road games.
• Pat Leary leads the team in points early one with four on three goals and one assist. He is also the goal leader.
• Leary, Brendan Kelly, and Ryan Heeter are all tied for the lead in assists with once apiece.
• Ethan Robson leads the defense in caused turnovers with two.
• In net, Mike Sullivan is 0-1 on the year. He has a team-high 14 saves in one game played.
Up Next
• The Grizzlies will hit the road once again for the next three games
• Adams State will start its road trip with a game at Rockhurst on Sunday, March 17.
