ALAMOSA, Colo. – Adams State Men's Lacrosse is back in action this weekend as the team begins a three-game homestand to close out the 2019 season.
 
OPPONENT: CSU-Pueblo ThunderWolves (6-4, 1-2 RMAC)
 
WHEN: Saturday, April 20 – 12 p.m.
 
WHERE: ALAMOSA, Colo. – ASU Lacrosse Field
 
Opening Faceoff
• Adams State is back home for its final three games of the season after playing its final two road games last season.
 • The Grizzlies are 3-6 overall and 0-3 in the RMAC entering the weekend. They will look to end a two-game skid this weekend as well.
• Adams State finished the road portion of its schedule with a 2-5 record during the regular season. The team is 1-1 at home with three games left.
• The Grizzlies will play two home contests in three games next weekend to wrap up regular season play.

Quick Hits
Last Time Out
• Adams State dropped back-to-back road games against a pair of RMAC opponents to fall to 0-3 in conference play.
• The Grizzlies started the weekend at Westminster College. They fell to the Griffins 12-6 despite a mid-game surge.
• Adams State then played at Colorado Mesa for its final road game of the regular season. The Mavericks used an early scoring run to secure a 15-7 win at home.
 
Austin at the Helm
• Head Coach Jerome Austin enters the weekend with a 3-6 overall record at Adams State.
• The Grizzlies back-to-back wins prior to their two straight losses are the longest streak under Coach Austin in his first season.
 
Adams State Breakdown
• The Grizzlies currently sit fourth in the RMAC standings with their 0-3 record. A win over CSU-Pueblo can tie the team for third entering the final week of the season.
• Adams State has scored 89 goals this season and tallied 56 assists for 145 points on the season.
• 24 points on 14 goals and 10 assists gives Tanner Beck the team lead in points. His goals are tied for the lead and his assists are the most this season.
• Kale Wilson is tied for the team lead in goals with 14 and has five assists to go along with that for 19 points.
• Johnny Rosas rounds out the double figure goal scoring for the Grizzlies with 11. He also has four assists for 15 points.
• Jacob Austin also has 15 points this season with seven goals and eight assists.
• Riley Morrison (8g, 4a) and Kage Janes (5g, 5a) both are in double-digit points with 12 and 10, respectively.
• Roman Pepelyaev is the top faceoff man still for Adams State. He is 60-152 on the year and has a .395 faceoff percentage.
• Austin also has seen some faceoff action for the Grizzlies and is 12-36 on the year for a .333 percentage.
• Leading the defensive unit in caused turnovers is Terry Trudgian with 10 caused turnovers.
• Brenna Grass is two caused turnovers back with eight. Tied for third is beck and Sawyer Robison with seven each.
• Pepelyaev and Trudgian are first and second in groundballs with 28 and 22, respectively. Beck is third with 19 on the year.
• Grass, Austin, and Kevin Chitwood are all tied for fourth in groundball pickups with 17.
• Goalkeeper Connor Johnson has 95 saves on the year to lead the Grizzlies. Brendan Williams has 13 saves in four games played.
 
Scouting CSU-Pueblo
• The ThunderWolves are 1-2 in RMC play after back-to-back losses to Colorado Mesa and Westminster College. They own a 6-5 overall record entering the weekend.
• Taylor Davis leads the RMAC in scoring and is averaging 3.36 goals per game. He is also CSU-Pueblo's all-time leader with 111 career goals.
• Anthony Ferrie is tops in the RMAC in points per game at 4.73. His 2.64 goals per game rank fourth in the RMAC entering the weekend.
• Jacob Muir leads the RMAC with 7.91 ground balls per game. He is also the team leader in faceoff wins with 152 on the year.
• Tommy Vassallo is fifth in the RMAC at 2.09 goals per game and 1.18 assists per game. His 3.27 points per contest is in the top-10 in the RMAC at sixth.
• Parker Evans leads CSU-Pueblo and ranks third in the RMAC with 1.36 caused turnovers per game.
• Goalie Colton Rasmussen ranks second in the RMAC with a 54.5 save percentage.
 
Up Next
• The Grizzlies will continue their homestand next Friday, April 26 against Colorado Mesa. Game time is set for 3 p.m. against the Mavericks.