Westminster Faces Utah St. at Laxapalooza
from press release
SALT LAKE CITY - The Westminster men's lacrosse team opens
the 2010 Laxapalooza against Utah State on Saturday, April 10 at
Juan Diego High School in Draper, Utah. The first annual day of
lacrosse is sponsored by Adrenaline Lacrosse and features two
in-state MCLA rivalry games along with two of the top Utah high
school lacrosse teams facing off.
Following the Westminster vs. Utah game, Brighton High School will
play Juan Diego Catholic School. The final game of the day features
Utah going against Brigham Young.
Westminster heads to the event at 8-3 on the season and riding a
three-game winning streak. They are 1-0 in RMLC action and have
gone 2-1 in games played on a neutral field this season. The
Griffins sit No. 5 in the Prodigy Network/Collegelax.us Top 25
Coaches' Poll that was released on Wednesday. They are also No. 6
in the Adidas/MCLA The Lax Mag Top 23 and 11th in the Laxpower.com
computer poll.
The Griffins are averaging 10.9 goals per game and scoring on 31.8%
of their total shot attempts. Westminster attempts 34.3 shots per
game and puts 69.5% of those on goal. They have gone 9-of-50 (18%)
in man-up situations this season and won 52.2% of 255 total
faceoffs. Defensively they allow 10 goals per game and have held
the opposition to just 8-of-70 (11.4%) with a man advantage.
Josh Condas currently leads the team with 21 goals and 29 points.
His 21 goals rank seventh in the RMLC while his three points per
game is the 14th-best average. Jacob Wayman is second on the team
with 27 points. Wayman has a team leading 17 assists to rank fourth
in the RMLC in total assists. He has four games this season with at
least three assists. Andrew Gordon and Jake Arthur are tied for
second on the team with 14 goals apiece.
Dallas McLellan has posted a 6-2 record this season behind a 63%
save percentage. McLellan has made 114 total saves this season with
a goal against average at 9.19. He currently ranks fourth in the
RMLC in both save percentage and goals against average. Joe Illya
has recorded an 8.41 goal against average while stopping 60.6% of
his opportunities.
Against Utah State
Westminster is undefeated in three all-time meetings with
Utah State. The last meeting was a 15-11 win by the Griffins on
April 25, 2009 in Logan. The Griffins have outscored the Aggies
50-17 in the three previous meetings.
Looking Ahead
The Griffins head to San Rafael, California for two games
in the Baggataway Tournament. Westminster plays Grand Canyon on
Saturday, April 17. They take on host Dominican on Sunday, April
18. Both games will begin at 1 p.m.
