ALAMOSA, Colo. – The Adams State Men's Lacrosse team is set to begin postseason this weekend for the RMAC Tournament. As the No. 4 seed, the Grizzlies take on top-seeded and host Westminster College.
OPPONENT: Westminster College Griffins (9-6, 6-0 RMAC)
WHEN: Friday, May 3 – 5 p.m.
WHERE: Salt Lake City, Utah – Dumke Field
Opening Faceoff
• Adams State finished the regular season with a 3-9 overall record and were 0-6 in conference action.
• Despite being unable to secure a RMAC win, the Grizzlies battled against each one of their opponents in every game.
• Adams State will look to play spoiler in the first round of the RMAC Tournament against the Griffins who barely escaped the last game.
• Should the Grizzlies pull of the upset they would advance to the championship match on Saturday, May 4.
Quick Hits
Last Time Out
• The Grizzlies closed out the final weekend of the regular season with a pair of home contests.
• Adams State fell to Colorado Mesa 10-4 last Friday. The Mavericks used a fast start in the opening period to secure the six-goal win.
• Senior Day was a battle for the Grizzlies as they nearly upset the Griffins. They ultimately fell 12-10, but battled all 60 minutes against the visitors on their home turf.
Austin at the Helm
• Head Coach
Jerome Austin enters the weekend with a 3-7 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.
All-RMAC Grizzlies
• Adams State had seven players make the 2019 All-RMAC teams for the play on the field during the regular season.
• Three players earned First Team All-RMAC accolades in
Tanner Beck,
Terry Trudgian and
Sawyer Robison.
• Making All-RMAC Second Team were
Connor Johnson and
Riley Morrison.
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Coltyn Kelly and
Donnie Simon were named Honorable Mention All-RMAC.
Adams State Breakdown
• Entering the postseason, five Grizzlies have a total of 20 or more points on the year, including one with over 30.
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Tanner Beck continues to lead the offense with 31 points on the year. He scored 17 goals and had a team-high 14 assists on the year.
• True freshman
Riley Morrison has been a spark the last few weeks and is tied second in points with 23. He has the most goals with 19 to go along with four assists.
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Kale Wilson also has 23 points on the year. He is tied for second with Beck in goals with 17 and has tallied six assists.
• Rounding out the 20-point club are
Johnny Rosas and
Jacob Austin. Rosas has 14 goals and six assists, while Austin has 10 goals and assists, respectively.
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Terry Trudgian and
Roman Pepelyaev are tied for the team lead in groundballs with 32 apiece.
• Sitting third in groundball pickups is Beck, while
Kevin Chitwood and
Sawyer Robison are tied for fourth with 21, respectively.
• Trudgian also leads the defensive unit with 13 caused turnovers this year. Beck and Robison are tied for second with nine each.
• Chitwood, Brennan grass, and
Coltyn Kelly are all tied for fourth in caused turnovers with eight, respectively.
• Pepelyaev is also the go to faceoff man for the Grizzlies as he has won 69 this season.
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Connor Johnson still leads the goalkeeping unit in starts with 11. He has 111 saves on the year and sports a .583 save percentage.
Scouting Westminster College
• The Griffins will host the RMAC Tournament after finishing conference play with a perfect 6-0 record to win the regular season crown.
• Nick Marcy is the top offensive weapon for Westminster as he leads the team in points. He has 75 on 28 goals scored and a team-best 47 assists.
• Kolton Atkinson is the leading goal scorer with 51 and has added five assists for 56 points.
• Spencer Whinery is third in points with 13 goals and 12 assists for 25. Blake Gross rounds out the 20-point group with 21 on 17 goals and four assists.
• Also in double-digit goals are Jacob Taylor and Cole Flinders with 14 and 12, respectively.
• Mitchell Senour is the groundball pickup leader with 63 on the year to go along with seven caused turnovers to help the defense.
• Kyle Williams is second in groundballs with 47 and has 13 caused turnovers, which is fourth most on the team.
• Flinders and Grant Phillips are tied for the team lead in caused turnovers with 19 each. Harrison Nye is third with 15 on the year.
• Senour continues to lead the way in faceoffs with 124 wins in 243 attempts. He has a .510 faceoff percentage entering the postseason.
• Sean Edwards has the most starts in net with 12 while playing in 14 games. His 104 saves also leads the team.
Up Next
• If the Grizzlies pull off the upset in the semifinal round they will advance to the final on Saturday, may and play the winner between CSU-Pueblo and Colorado Mesa.
