Westminster (Utah) Set for RMLC Playoffs
from press release
SALT LAKE CITY – The Westminster men's lacrosse team
competes in the 2010 Rocky Mountain Lacrosse Conference Playoffs
this weekend in Provo. Westminster earned a first round bye in the
tournament thanks to winning the tie-breaker with Utah Valley. The
Griffins will play on Friday, April 30 at 1 p.m. against the winner
of the Montana State versus Fort Lewis game.
Westminster heads to the tournament at 10-6 on the season and
co-champions of the RMLC West Division. They went 2-1 in division
games to tie Utah Valley for the title. Westminster won the top
seed in the tournament thanks to a 9-8 overtime victory over UVU on
March 13. The Griffins sit No. 7 in the Prodigy
Network/Collegelax.us coaches' poll that was released on Wednesday.
They are sixth in the Adidas Top 23 poll and seventh in the
Laxpower.com computer poll.
Westminster averages 11.6 goals per game and score on 34.1% of
their shot attempts. They collect 11 ground balls per contest and
win 50.4% of total faceoffs. Westminster has scored on 11-of-68
man-up opportunities and holds the opposition to just 10-of-90 in
the same situation.
Josh Condas leads the team with 30 goals and 45 points. Condas has
scored on 45.5% of his 66 shots this season and has two
game-winning goals. Jacob Wayman is second don the team with 34
points and has a team-best 20 assists. Kellen Lynn and Andrew
Gordon have added 23 and 21 goals respectively. Marshall Serzen has
collected a team leading 52 ground balls.
Dallas McLellan has posted a goal against average of 9.56 while
making 160 saves. McLellan is 8-4 on the season and stopped 61.5%
of total shots on goal. Jake Boudreau has made 39 saves in limited
action off the bench.
Looking Ahead
Should Westminster win on Friday, they would advance to the
RMLC championship game on Saturday, May 1 at 1:30 p.m. The winner
of that game receives an automatic invite to the MCLA National
Championship in Denver, Colorado. That 16-team tournament will run
May 11-15 at Dick's Sporting Goods Park.
