SALT LAKE CITY - The Westminster women's soccer team
is going to spend Labor Day Weekend in South Florida for two games
against
teams from The Sun Conference.
Westminster plays Northwood (Fla.) in West Palm beach, Florida on
Saturday, September 4. After a day off,
the Griffins visit Miami for a game against Saint Thomas (Fla.) on
Monday,
September 6.
Westminster heads to Florida with a 1-2-1 overall
record after splitting two games on Dumke Field last week. The Griffins picked up a 1-0 overtime victory
over Northwest Nazarene and then dropped a 2-1 decision against Westmont
College.
Westminster has scored just two goals this season
and has been outscored 5-2 in the opening four games. They currently are tied for first in the NAIA
with two shutouts and rank 18th nationally in total saves with 17.
Heather Hillam and Sarah Swenson have each scored
one goal this season to lead the Griffins.
They are tied for sixth in the Frontier Conference in goals per game at
0.5 per contest. Swenson is tied for
sixth nationally with her one game winning goal. Lisa Johnson is tied for first in the
conference and 40th nationally with her one assist. Lindsay Bekken has posted 16 saves to rank 13th
in the NAIA and first in the Frontier.
Griffins
TV The Westminster Athletics Department recently
partnered with Penn Atlantic to provide fans the opportunity to watch home
athletic events live on the internet.
Griffins TV will broadcast select Westminster events for FREE for fans
to watch on their computers. For a
complete schedule visit WestminsterGriffins.com/GriffinsTV.
Live
Stats There will not be live stats available for either
game this weekend in Florida.
First
Kick • The Griffins overtime goal against Northwest
Nazarene snapped a string of 430 minutes without a goal dating back to 2009.
• Westminster is 0-1-1 away from Dumke Field this
season and hasn't scored a road goal.
• The trip to Florida is the farthest east the
Griffin have traveled in the history of the program.
Scouting
Northwood Northwood enters the Westminster game with a 2-0
record after picking up a 4-1 win over Southern Wesleyan and a 13-0 defeat of
Johnson & Wales last week. Annika
Hogberg leads the team with five goals and ranks second nationally with the
total. Her 6.5 shots per game is the
third-best total in the NAIA. Mia
Moeller leads the team with two saves between the pipes.
Series Record: First meeting
Scouting
Saint Thomas Saint Thomas enters the week having yet to play a
game in 2010. They face Florida Tech on
September 4, prior to hosting the Griffins.
They finished 6-9-2 overall in 2009 and placed fifth in The Sun Conference
with a 5-2-1 record. Top returners for
the Bobcats 2010 season include Adriana Rodriguez, Shante Chevannes, and Ariana
Lorezo, named a Conference player of the week last season.
Series Record: First meeting
When
it Counts Sarah Swenson scored nine minutes into overtime
against Northwest Nazarene for the fifth game winning goal of her career. Swenson has scored seven goals during her
career and her last four goals have all been game winners. Her five game winners are tied for first in
school history.
All-Conference
Performer Corie Walch returns for 2010 after being named
All-Frontier Conference last season. She
became just the fourth player in Westminster history to be named
all-conference. Walch made the team at
midfield. This season, she has recorded
two shots in her 236 minutes played.
Record
Chasing Several players enter the season either in reach of
school career records or as the current leader.
Vanessa Jordan, Sarah Swenson, and Maddie Spere are all tied with six
career assists which is tops in school history.
Spere holds the record with 44 games started and is second in school
history with nine goals scored. Rachel
Watson has appeared in a school-best 61 games.
Unaffiliated
Information The Dakota Athletic Conference, Midlands Collegiate
Athletic Conference, and Frontier Conference will combine to offer one
automatic bid to the NAIA National Championships in 2010. The top-4 teams in this group will advance to
the Unaffiliated Conference Tournament with the winner receiving the automatic
berth.
Looking
Ahead The Griffins open a three-game home stand when they
host Point Loma Nazarene on September 10 at 11 a.m. The home stretch continues on September 12
against Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) and concludes on September 19 with the Frontier
Conference opener against Great Falls.
