ALAMOSA, Colo. – Adams State Women's Lacrosse is on the road for one more game before returning home for the final time for the 2019 season.
OPPONENTS
Westminster College Griffins (3-8, 3-4 RMAC)
CSU-Pueblo ThunderWolves (5-8, 2-5 RMAC)
WHEN
Thursday, April 25 – 12 p.m.
Saturday, April 26 – 1 p.m.
WHERE
Grand Junction, Colo. – Westminster College
Alamosa, Colo. – CSU-Pueblo
Opening Draw
• The Grizzlies (0-11, 0-7 RMAC) will play a makeup game in a neutral site setup on Thursday before returning home for Senior Day on Saturday.
• Adams State was originally set to play Westminster College back on March 31 at home but heavy snowfall forced the game to be postponed.
• The Grizzlies will look to play spoiler against their two opponents this week. The Griffins need just one win to get into the RMAC Tournament.
• Adams State's home contest against CSU-Pueblo will be the final game of the 2019 campaign.
Quick Hits
Last Time Out
• Adams State fell to No. 4-ranked Regis last Saturday in the road, 21-1.
• The Grizzlies were tied with the Rangers 1-1 early on but the Rangers were the better of the two the rest of the way.
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
• The Grizzlies offense continues to be led by
Savannah Penland who has a seven points on the year all from goals scored.
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Madison Gerchow ranks second in scoring with four goals and one assist for five points on the year.
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Alexis Wellong still sits third for the offense with a goal scored and one assist for two points.
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Louisa Sanchez is the team leader in groundball pickups with 24 on the year from the goalie position.
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Delanie Ward is second in groundballs with 12.
Tara Sowards is right behind her with 11. Penland and Gerchow are tied for fourth with 10 apiece.
• Penland is the defensive leader in caused turnovers with seven. Four players are tied at second with five in Sanchez, Sowards, Gerchow, and
Emily Motz.
• Gerchow is the team leader in draw controls with 43 on the season. Penland is third with 23.
Esperanza Reyes is third with four.
• In net, Sanchez has 118 saves this season. She has a .330 save percentage in 442 shots faced this year.
Scouting Westminster College
• The Griffins are 3-8 overall and 3-4 in RMAC play entering their final two games of the year. They need just one win to secure a berth in the RMAC Tournament.
• Madie Ingman is the team's leading scorer with 19 goals to go along with six assists for a team-high 25 points.
• Eden Freiberg is second in points with 20 on 12 goals scored and eight assists. Katie Hendershott is third with 18 points on nine goals and a team-high nine assists.
• Two more players round out the double-digit point setup. Lauren Shougro (16g, 1a) has 17, while Audree Erkson (9g, 2a) has 11.
• Mikala Davis has the most groundballs with 48 on the year. Allie McNeil has 11 entering the weekend to sit second.
• Three players are tied for third in groundball pickups with 21 in Ingman, Daisy Mele, and Anna Waddoups.
• Waddoups is the anchor on defense with 13 caused turnovers on the year. McNeill is second with 12, while Mele and Kenna Tychsen are tied for third at 10 each.
• Erekson leads the way in draw controls with 27 on the year. McNeill is second with 21 and Shoughro is third with 17.
• Mikala Davis has played every game at goalie for Westminster. She has 110 saves on the year and sports a .426 save percentage.
Scouting CSU-Pueblo
• The ThunderWolves are 5-8 overall and 2-5 in RMAC play entering the weekend.
• CSU-Pueblo is coming off a forfeit win for Senior Day against Fort Lewis College this past weekend.
• Allison Wurscher is the leader in points with 36 on 19 goals and a team high 17 assists.
• Taylor Christensen is second in points with 32. She has a team-high 27 goals and five assists.
• Emily Eller is the third leading points player with 22. She has 20 goals and two assists on the year.
• Christensen is the leader in groundballs with 37 on the year. Britney Smith sits second 30.
• Emily Brewer and Ane Marie Horton are tied at third for groundballs with 27 each, respectively.
• Christensen also has the most caused turnovers with 26 this season. Emily Brewer is second with 11.
• Christensen also owns the top spot in draw controls with 53. Olivia Tener is second with 31.
• In net, Horton has notched 125 saves on the year and boasts a .446 save percentage.
