WESTERN INTERCOLLEGIATE LACROSSE ASSOCIATION Contacts: Chris Day (Association Director) 970-424-0486 • [email protected] Website: www.thewila.com Twitter: @WILA_SID ○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○○ ○○○○○○○○○○○○○ Week 4 • March 11, 2015 2015 WILA MEN’S STANDINGS WILA Overall Institution W-L Pct. GF GA W-L Pct. GF GA Streak Last 5 Colorado Mesa 2-0 1.000 36 18 2-1 .667 45 31 W2 2-1 Rockhurst 1-0 1.000 23 6 4-0 1.000 71 22 W4 4-0 Adams State 0-1 .000 13 20 0-1 .000 13 20 L1 0-1 CSU-Pueblo 0-2 .000 11 23 0-4 .000 19 78 L4 0-4 WILA PLAAAYERS OF THE WEEK UPCOMING WILA SCHEDULE/ (WEEK #3) RECENT RESULTS Offensive Friday, March 6th *-Colorado Mesa 20, @ Adams State 13 Austin Pridham • Colorado Mesa Rockhurst 10, @ Missouri Valley 8 #25, Sr., A, 6-2 Saturday, March 7th San Jose, Calif./Bellarmine Prep HS *-Colorado Mesa 16, @ CSU-Pueblo 5 Wednesday, March 11th Pridham scored an impressive six goals, equal to *-Adams State at CSU-Pueblo, 7 p.m. third most in WILA single-game history, to lead the Sunday, March 15th Mavericks to a 20-13 win at Adams State on Friday *-Rockhurst at Adams State, 1 p.m. (Mar. 6). He then added another goal in Saturday’s (Mar. 7) 16-5 win Tuesday, March 17th at CSU-Pueblo finishing the weekend with seven goals on 14 shots, 10 &-Adams State vs. Vassar (N.Y.), 11 a.m. of which were on goal. He also had two ground balls, one in each *-Rockhurst at Colorado Mesa, 6 p.m. game... The player of the week honor is Pridham’s second career Wednesday, March 18th plaudit after earning the same during Week No. 7 (Apr. 10) of the 2013 *-Rockhurst at CSU-Pueblo, 7 p.m. season. *- WILA Game Defensive & - @ Colorado Springs, Colo. (Colorado College) Zach Weaver • Colorado Mesa [#]- Current USILA Rank (RV = Receiving Votes) #1, R-Jr., G, 5-11, San Diego, Calif./ Rancho Berardo HS Weaver recorded 18 saves, a pair of goal-keeping wins and a 9.00 goals against average as the Mav- ericks claimed two road WILA wins. Weaver made 10 saves in Friday’s 20-13 win at Adams State before making eight stops in Saturday’s (Mar. 7) 16-5 win at CSU-Pueblo. He also had three ground balls against the ThunderWolves after recording one at Adams State, fin- ishing the weekend with a .500 save percentage in 120 minutes of time in net... The Defensive Player of the Week honor is Weaver’s second career accolade (Mar. 6, 2013). The Players of the Week are selected by a vote of the WILA Head Coaches and Sports Information Directors. Games played between Mar. 2-Mar. 8 were included. 2015 WILA Men’s Lacrosse News & Notes Week 4• March 11 QUICK HITS... USILA Coaches’ Poll COLORADO MESA took over first place in the WILA standings with a pair of road Regular Season #3 (Mar. 9) wins while ROCKHURST became the first team in WILA history to start a season 4- ................................... Record Votes Prev. 0 last week... The Colorado Mesa Mavericks defeated ADAMS STATE, 20-13 in 1. Limestone (S.C.) ............. 7-0 146 (8) 1 what was the Grizzlies’ home and season opener on Friday afternoon before claim- 2. LIU-Post (N.Y.) ............. 4-0 139 (1) 2 ing a 16-5 win at CSU-PUEBLO in the ThunderWolves’ home-opener on Satur- 3. Adelphi (N.Y.) .............. 3-0 131 3 day... That victory put the Mavericks at 2-1 overall and 2-0 in the WILA, good for 4. NYIT ...................................2-1 115 4 a half-game lead on Rockhurst, currently 1-0 in WILA play... Meanwhile, Rockhurst 5. Lake Erie (Ohio) .......... 2-0 114 (1) 5 went on the road to claim a 10-8 win over in-state rival Missouri Valley on Friday 6. Merrimack (Mass.) ...... 2-0 94 7 evening... In the process, the Hawks moved to 4-0 overall... Colorado Mesa had 7. LeMoyne (N.Y.) ..............2-1 93 6 started the 2014 season 3-0 but lost their fourth game to nationally-ranked Tampa 8. Tampa (Fla.) .................4-1 83 8 9. Seton Hill (Pa.) ............ 4-0 75 9 (Fla.)... Rockhurst’s 4-game winning streak to begin the season is tied for fifth 10. Molloy (N.Y.) ............... 3-0 45 12 longest in WILA history... This week will see just two games, although both will 11. Mercyhurst (Pa.) ............1-2 38 11 have major implications in the WILA standings... Tonight (Mar. 11) at 7 p.m., Adams 12. Mount Olive (N.C.) ....... 5-1 35 10 State will head to Pueblo to face the ThunderWolves, in a game that will be 13. Mercy (N.Y.) .................3-2 33 15 broadcast live on the LaxWorm Radio Experience (@laxwormRadioExp)... Both teams 14. Belmont Abbey (N.C.) . 4-0 22 14 will be looking for their first wins of the young campaign... The Grizzlies then return 15. Wheeling Jesuit (W. Va.) 3-1 19 13 home to face Rockhurst on Sunday at 1 p.m.... That game is the first of the three Also receiving votes: Pfeiffer (N.C.), Saint that the Hawks will play in Colorado as their title potential will be put to the test... Leo (Fla.), Florida Tech, Pace (N.Y.), Franklin The Hawks will play at Colorado Mesa, which is off this weekend, next Tuesday Pierce (N.H.) (Mar. 17), in what could be a battle of 2-0 teams... The Hawks then wrap up the Next Poll: March 16 Colorado swing next Wednesday (Mar. 18) at CSU-Pueblo in a re-match of Rockhurst’s *-Records through Mar. 8 23-6 win over the ThunderWolves on Feb. 28 in Kansas City, Mo... Adams State will also play on Tuesday, Mar. 17, squaring off with NCAA Division III Vassar (N.Y.) WILA Teams in the Poll College in a neutral-site game in Colorado Springs on the campus of Colorado College. Preseason: Colorado Mesa (RV) TEAM NOTES... Adams State Grizzlies (0-1, 0-1 WILA) www.asugrizzlies.com Twitter: @asugrizzlies, @ASUMLAX Top Offensive Player: John Beedle (#13, R-Sr., M, 5-11, Cheyenne, Wyo./Pfeiffer (N.C.) Univ./Central HS) Beedle netted a team-high four goals in the Grizzlies’ season-opener against Colorado Mesa on Friday (Mar. 6) (L, 13-20). He tallied a total of 13 shots, tied for fourth most in WILA single-game history, including seven of which were on goal. He also collected one ground ball. Top Defensive Player: Richard Morrison (#40, Jr., D, 6-3, Lake Forest, Calif./El Toro HS) Morrison anchored the Adams State defense against Colorado Mesa on Friday (Mar. 6) (L, 13-20), with three ground balls and two caused turnovers. His presence limited CMU attackman Michael Beimford, to just one point. Adams State Team Notes: The Grizzlies had six different players score goals in their season and home-opener last Friday (Mar. 6) against Colorado Mesa... Danny Mayes recorded a hat-trick and along with Beedle (see above) finished with four offensive points... Beedle’s 4-goal effort, a career-best, was his second career hat-trick and has him ranked third in the national statistics for goals per game... Mayes, who scored seven goals and a pair of hat-tricks to begin the 2014 season, is ranked 24th... Goalie Chris Bucciarelli made 11 saves against the Mavericks and leads the WILA while ranking 23rd nationally in saves per game... The Grizzlies committed just eight turnovers against Colorado Mesa and lead the national statistics in turnovers per game... The Grizzlies will face first-year program CSU-Pueblo for the first in what is sure to become a southern Colorado rivalry before returning home to play Rockhurst on Sunday... The Grizzlies outscored Rockhurst 33-4 in back-to-back, home-and-away games with the then first-year Hawks last season on Mar. 16 and 23... After the game with Rockhurst, Adams State will play NCAA Division III foe Vassar (N.Y.) College next Tuesday (Mar. 17) morning... The game will be played on the Colorado College campus in Colorado Springs and will be a match-up against former Grizzly head coach John McCreery, now an assistant at Vassar. McCreery recruited many of the current Grizzlies. —Team Notes continued on page 3— 2015 WILA Men’s Lacrosse News & Notes (Cont.) Week 4• March 11 TEAM NOTES (CONT.)... Previous Colorado Mesa Mavericks (2-1, 2-0 WILA) WILA Players of the Week www.cmumavericks.com Week #1 (Feb. 25) Offensive: Michael Beckham, Rockhurst* Twitter: @cmumavericks, @COMesaMLax Defensive: Tyrone Blackmon, Rockhurst *-Also named as USILA NCAA Division II National Player of the Week Top Offensive Player: Austin Pridham — WILA Offensive Player Week #2 (Mar. 3) of the Week Offensive: Jake Martin, Rockhurst Top Defensive Player: Zach Weaver — WILA Defensive Player of the Week Defensive: Mike Boehm, Rockhurst Colorado Mesa Team Notes: The Mavericks took over first place in the WILA with two away wins last weekend... They defeated Adams State, 20-13 on Friday in Alamosa before winning 16-5 at CSU-Pueblo on Saturday... The Mavericks have now won eight out The WILA against... of their last nine WILA games dating back to 2013 and moved to a perfect 9-0 against NCAA Division II ................................... 0-1 Adams State all-time... Thanks in large part to Dane Dixon, who won 15 of 20 battles at the ECAC-II ................................................. 0-1 “X”, the Mavericks set a new WILA record for faceoff wins, winning 25 out of 37, against the NCAA Division III ................................