ALAMOSA, Colo. – The Adams State Women's Lacrosse team is on the road this weekend as they get set for arguably their toughest matchup of the season against RMAC foe Regis University.
OPPONENT: No. 4 Regis Rangers (14-0, 7-0 RMAC)
WHEN: Saturday, April 20 – 1 p.m.
WHERE: Denver, Colo. – Regis Lacrosse Field
Opening Draw
• The Grizzlies (0-10, 0-6 RMAC) are set to play their final road game of the season when they take on the Rangers this weekend.
• Adams State will look to snap a 10-game skid and earn their first win of the year. They will also look to hand Regis their first loss of the year.
• The Grizzlies are currently 0-6 in true road games during the 2019 campaign.
• Following the road game, Adams State will return home next Saturday for its final home game of the regular season.
Quick Hits
Last Time Out
• Adams State dropped a pair of RMAC games last weekend with one being at home and the other on the road.
• The Grizzlies home loss was a 16-1 contest against Fort Lewis College last Friday.
• Adams State's road loss was a 19-0 shutout against then No. 14 Colorado Mesa.
Plut at the Helm
• Head Coach
Monica Plut is in her first season of leading the Adams State Women's Lacrosse program.
• Plut was brought in as an Associate Head Coach in early January but now oversees the entirety of the program.
Adams State Breakdown
• Holding the lead in points for the Grizzlies is
Savannah Penland with six. All six of her points are on goals scored which is also a team-high.
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Madison Gerchow is second in points and goals for Adams State. She has four goals scored to go along with one assist.
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Alexis Wellong also has one assist to go along with a goal scored for two points.
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Shelby Nelson and
Esperanza Reyes also have a goal on the year to contribute to the Grizzlies offense.
• Penland has also anchored the defense this season with seven caused turnovers on the year.
• Gerchow and
Louisa Sanchez are tied for second in caused turnovers with five each, respectively.
• Sanchez has led the Grizzlies in groundballs with 23 on the season. Penland is second with 10.
• Gerchow is the team leader in draw controls with 32. Penland is second with 21, while Reyes is third with four.
• In net, Sanchez has 115 saves on the year. She boasts a .344 save percentage for the Grizzlies.
Scouting Regis
• The Rangers are undefeated this season with a 14-0 overall record and are 7-0 in conference play.
• Regis enters the weekend also ranked No. 4 in the latest IWLCA Top-25 poll.
• The Rangers are coming off a 16-5 home win against UCCS this past Thursday.
• Regis also handed then No. 3 Lindenwood its first ever RMAC loss, 11-5, back on April 14.
• Sarah Myres leads the team in points with 89 on a team-high 68 goals and is second in assists with 21.
• Kyleigh Peoples is second in points with 50. She has 26 goals scored to sit fourth on the team and leads the way in assists with 24.
• Ale Vanek is third in goals for Regis with 28 and third on the team in assists with 18 for a total of 46 points.
• Wendy Donier is the second leading goal scorer with 35 this season. She also has nine assists tallied for a total of 44 points.
• Andrea Macaland (18), Lauren Hurd (13), Sarah Lugo (12), and Jessica Berg (12) are all in double figures in goals scored this season as well.
• Sarah Kate Dhom leads the Rangers defense in caused turnovers with 26. Two back with 24 is Berg to sit second.
• Hurd sits third in caused turnovers with 17, while Myres and Maya Quigley are tied for fourth with 16, respectively.
• Myresis also the draw control leader with 66 this season. Peoples is second with 34, while Wendy Donier is third with 29.
• Hurd sits atop the team in groundballs with 36. Berg and Ellie Crawford are tied for second with 30 each. Quigley is fourth with 29.
• Crawford has started all 14 games at goalie this season for Regis. She 102 saves one the year and sports a .537 save percentage.
Up Next
• The Grizzlies will return home next Saturday, April 27 for their final game of the season against CSU-Pueblo. Game time is scheduled for 1 p.m. against the ThunderWolves at the ASU Lacrosse Field.
