ALAMOSA, Colo. - Adams State Men's Lacrosse hits the road for the final time this season as they travel to Westminster College and Colorado Mesa this weekend.
 
OPPONENTS
Westminster College Griffins (4-6, 1-0 RMAC)
Colorado Mesa Mavericks (5-6, 0-1 RMAC)
 
WHEN
Friday, April 12 - 4 p.m. vs. Fort Lewis
Sunday, April 14 - 11 a.m. vs. Colorado Mesa
 
WHERE
Salt Lake City, Utah - Dumke Field
Grand Junction, Colo. - Walker Field
 
Opening Faceoff
• Adams State hits the road following a two week break of no games played since March 29 at home.
• The Grizzlies will look to get to .500 or better on the road this weekend. They are 2-3 in road contests this year.
• Adams State secured its first home win of the year on March 29 in a non-conference win against Notre Dame de Namur
• The Grizzlies will close out the final part of the regular season with three straight home games.
 
Quick Hits
Last Time Out
• Adams State defeated Notre Dame de Namur 13-7 for its first home win of the year back on March 29.
• The Grizzlies used a fast start to grab a 9-1 lead at halftime to secure the home victory.
• Adams State got a hat trick from Tanner Beck who score a total of six goals and tallied one assist to help earn the 13-7 win at home.
 
Austin at the Helm
• Head Coach Jerome Austin enters the weekend with a 3-4 overall record at Adams State.
• The Grizzlies back-to-back wins are the longest streak under Coach Austin in his first season.
 
Adams State Breakdown
• The Grizzlies enter the weekend matchup with a 3-4 overall record and are 0-1 in RMAC play.
• Through six game splayed, the team has scored 78 goals and notched 49 assists for 127 points.
• Four players are in double figure points this year led by Tanner Beck with 21. He has scored 12 goals and leads the team in assists with nine.
• Kale Wilson is second in points at 16 on 12 goals scored and four assists. He is tied with Beck in goals scored.
• Jacob Austin is third in points with 15. He has scored seven goals this season and has tallied eight assists.
• Johnny Rosas rounds out the double-digit point setup with 12 on eight goals and four assists.
• Roman Pepelyaev leads the team in faceoffs and groundball pickups. He is 53-125 in faceoffs and has 26 groundballs on the year.
• Brennan Grass has helped anchor the defense with eight caused turnovers. Right behind him with seven is Beck.
• Terry Trudgian and Sawyer Robison have also helped on defense with seven caused turnovers, respectively. Trudgian is also second in groundballs with 17.
• Beck, Robison, and Kevin Chitwood are all tied for third in groundball pickups with 12 each.
• Goalkeeper Connor Johnson has 51 saves on the year to help lead the defense and boasts a .537 save percentage.
 
Scouting Westminster College
• The Griffins are 4-6 overall and 1-0 in RMAC play entering the weekend.
• Seven players are in double figure points for Westminster with three totaling at least 20 points.
• Nick Marcy is the point leader with 44 on 17 goals and 27 assists. His 27 assists lead the team as well.
• Kolton Atkinson has 34 points on a team-high 31 goals and three assists.
• Spencer Whinery is third point total with 21 on 10 goals and 11 assists entering the weekend.
• Mitchell Senour ha sthe most groundball pickups with 50. He also leads the squad in faceoffs at 104-207.
• Chase Flinders has caused the most turnovers with 16. He is second in groundballs with 25.
• Sean Edwards is the leader in net with 83 saves this season.
 
Scouting Colorado Mesa
• The Mavericks are 5-6 overall and 0-1 in the RMAC entering the weekend. They are coming off a 52-0 win against Johnson & Wales (Colo.)
• Jack Griffin is the point leader with 48 on the year thanks to a team leading 33 goals and 15 assists.
• Brandon Wilson is second in points with 27 on 14 goals and 13 assists.
• Joe Wulforst IV is third in points at 21 on 13 goals scored and eight assists.
• Cole Smith leads the defense in caused turnovers with 16. Ryder Clark is second with 14.
• Michael Marino leads the way in groundballs for CMU with 74 on the season.
• Marino also has the most faceoffs and is 134-248 going into the weekend in the category.
• Goalie Christian Cherry has the most saves with 49 and is 3-2 in net on the year.
 
Up Next
• The Grizzlies start their final homestand on Saturday, April 20 against CSU-Pueblo. Game time against the ThunderWolves is set for 12 p.m.