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2010 GriffinsFront row (left to right): Sadie Young, Madi Bailey, Lorin Wathen, Caresse Little, Claire Huntsberger, Lindsay Bekken, Corie Walch, Megan Maldonado, Alyssa Hill, Rachel Pyne. Middle row: Sarah Swenson, Tanisia Wilson, Michelle Erickson, Brinna Bennion, Lindsay Judd, Elaina Pappas, Jessica Harris, Maddie Maldonado, Danielle Rankin, Vanessa Jordan. Back row: Maddie Spere, Heather Hillam, Brianna Wilson, Bettina Oesch, Head Coach Tony LeBlanc, Assistant Coach Jen Pirente, Assistant Coach James Taylor, Lisa Johnson, Nikki Kopfman, Nicole Taylor, Rachel Watson.

Westminster CollegeLocation ................................... Salt Lake City, Utah

Metro Population ...................................1,333,914

Founded ........................................................1875

Enrollment ....................................................2,600

Nickname .................................................. Griffins

Colors ........................................... Purple and Gold

Mascot ............................................................Griff

Affiliation ........................................NAIA Division I

Conference ................................................Frontier

Home Field (Capacity) ............ Dumke Field (1,700)

Surface ................................................. Field Turf

Athletics Department Phone .............800.748.4753

Athletics Web Site ....www.WestminsterGriffins.com

Facebook ................ www.facebook.com/wcgriffins

Twitter .......................www.twitter.com/wc_griffins

AdministrationPresident ............................... Dr. Michael S. Bassis

Provost ...................................... Dr. Cid Seidelman

Associate Provost .......................... Dr. Susan Heath

Director of Athletics .............................. Shay Wyatt

Faculty Athletics Representative ...... Dr. Chris Cline

Info and Event Coordinator ................... Josh Fisher

Administrative Assistant ............. Taylor McFarland

Sports Info Student Assistant ............... Ian McCabe

Women’s Soccer StaffHead Coach .......................................Tony LeBlanc

Record at Westminster ............. 25-29-3 / 3 years

Career Record .......................... 25-29-3 / 3 years

Office Phone .................................801.832.2328

Email [email protected]

Assistant Coach ................................. James Taylor

Year ...............................................................4th

Email .................. [email protected]

Assistant Coach ............................. Jennifer Pirente

Year ...............................................................1st

Email ................ [email protected]

Athletic Trainer ........................... Nathan Slaughter

Key Numbers2009 Record ................................................9-10-1

2009 Frontier Conf. Record ............................3-2-1

Finish ............................................................2nd

Players Returning / Lost ............................... 21 / 3

Newcomers ........................................................10

First Year of Women’s Soccer .........................2007

All-Time Record .........................................25-29-3

Last NAIA Tournament Appearance .................. n/a

NAIA Tournament Record ..................................0-0

Appearances ............................................... none


TABLE OF CONTENTSTeam InformationQuick Facts ...................................................................... IFC

General Information ............................................................ 1

2010 Schedule .................................................................... 2

2010 Roster ........................................................................ 3

Coaching StaffHead Coach Tony LeBlanc.................................................... 4

Assistant Coaches / Support Staff ....................................... 5

Meet the GriffinsPlayer Profiles ................................................................ 6-17

Maldonado/Maldonado ..................................................... 6

Rankin/Spere .................................................................... 7

Watson/Bennion ............................................................... 8

Erickson/Hillam ................................................................ 9

Johnson/Jordan .............................................................. 10

Kopfman/Pappas ............................................................ 11

Swenson/Taylor .............................................................. 12

Walch/Bekken ................................................................. 13

Hill/Judd ......................................................................... 14

Wilson ............................................................................ 15

Bailey/Harris/Huntsberger/Little/Oesch/Pyne ................. 16

Roberts/Wathen/Wilson/Young....................................... 17

2010 Opponents2010 Opponents .......................................................... 18-20

National Affiliations .......................................................... 21

2009 Season Review2009 Season Recap ........................................................... 22

2009 Statistics .................................................................. 23

Record BookAwards/All-Time Roster ..................................................... 24

Yearly Leaders/Team Records/Individual Records .............. 25

Single Season Leaders ....................................................... 26

Career Leaders .................................................................. 27

Series Records ................................................................... 28

All-Time Results ................................................................ 29

Westminster CollegeDirector of Athletics .......................................................... 30

Athletics Staff .................................................................... 31

Athletic Facilities .......................................................... 32-33

Westminster College .................................................... 34-35

Griffins Club ..................................................................... 36

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SPECTATOR INFORMATIONAll Westminster women’s soccer home games are played at Dumke Field on the campus

of Westminster College. Gates open one hour prior to the start of the game. The

spectator entrace is located on the northwest side of the field. Spectators are asked to

remain in the bleacher area on the west side of the field and not to cross the field at any

time during the event. Pets are NOT allowed into the Dumke Field facility at any time.

TICKET INFORMATIONTickets are required for entry into Dumke Field. You can purchase tickets in advance by

calling 801.832.2344 or purchase them the day of the game as you enter the facility.

Individual Ticket Prices:

$3.00 - Adult

$2.00 - Children (ages 6-12) and Seniors (65 and older)

$2.00 - Non-Westminster Students (ID required)

Free - Westminster College students, faculty, and staff with current ID

Free - Children 5 and under

Group Ticket Prices:

$1.00 per person - Groups of 10 or more

WESTMINSTER ATHLETICS ON THE WEBFor weekly game notes, live game stats, game recaps, and all the latest news on the

Westminster women’s soccer team, log on to www.WestminsterGriffins.com.

You can also follow the Griffins on Twitter at the official Twittter page of the Griffins at

www.twitter.com/wc_griffins.

The Griffins are now on Facebook and you can become a fan at

www.facebook.com/wcgriffins.

FRONTIER CONFERENCE INFORMATIONTo find scores, schedules, rosters, and more from around the Frontier Conference, be

sure to check out the official web site of the conference at www. frontierconference.com.

WESTMINSTER SPORTS INFORMATIONJosh Fisher, Sports Information and Events Coordinator

Josh Fisher enters his fourth season as the Sports Information

and Event Coordinator at Westminster College. He serves as the

primary contact for all 17 Griffin athletic teams.

Fisher’s Contact Information

Office Phone: 801.832.2890

Mobile Phone: 801.703.5025

Email: [email protected]

Fax: 801.474.2511

WHAT IS A GRIFFIN?The Griffin is a legendary creature with the head, beak, and

wings of an eagle, the body of a lion, and occasionally, the

tail of a serpent or scorpion. Its origin lies somewhere in the

Middle East where it is found in the paintings and sculptures

of the ancient Babylonians, Assyrians, and Persians. In Greek

mythology, they took gold from the stream Arimaspias and,

neighbors of the Hyperboreans, they belonged to Zeus. The

later Romans used them for decoration and, even in Christian

times, the Griffin motif often appears. Griffins were frequently

used as gargoyles on medieval churches and buildings.

Source: www.pantheon.org/articles/g/griffin.html

GENERAL INFORMATION

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AUGUSTFri 13 at Utah Valley ........................................................................................... Orem, UT ........................................... 6:00 pm

Mon 16 at Idaho State ....................................................................................... Pocatello, ID .............................................. Noon

Tue 24 Northwest Nazarene ...............................................................................................Dumke Field .................................................... 11:00 am

Sat 28 Westmont ....................................................................................................................Dumke Field ...........................................................Noon

SEPTEMBERSat 4 at Northwood (FL) ..................................................................... West Palm Beach, FL .............................................. Noon

Mon 6 at St. Thomas (FL) ..................................................................................... Miami, FL ...........................................8:00 am

Fri 10 Point Loma Nazarene .............................................................................................Dumke Field .................................................... 11:00 am

Sat 11 Embry-Riddle (AZ) vs. Point Loma Nazarene .......................................... Dumke Field ......................................... 11:00 am

Sun 12 Embry-Riddle (AZ) ....................................................................................................Dumke Field .......................................................9:30 am

Sun 19 Great Falls* .................................................................................................................Dumke Field ....................................................... 1:00 pm

Sat 25 at College of Idaho ................................................................................Caldwell, ID ........................................... 3:00 pm

Sun 26 vs. Eastern Oregon ................................................................................Caldwell, ID ........................................... 1:00 pm

OCTOBERSun 3 Rocky Mountain* ......................................................................................................Dumke Field ...........................................................Noon

Tue 5 Carroll* .........................................................................................................................Dumke Field ....................................................... 3:00 pm

Fri 15 at Embry-Riddle (AZ) ..............................................................................Prescott, AZ ........................................... 1:00 pm

Sat 16 at Southwestern (AZ) .............................................................................Phoenix, AZ ........................................... 1:00 pm

Thr 21 at Rocky Mountain* ............................................................................... Billings, MT ........................................... 3:00 pm

Sat 23 at Great Falls*................................................................................... Great Falls, MT ........................................... 1:00 pm

Sun 24 at Carroll* ..............................................................................................Helena, MT ........................................... 1:00 pm

NOVEMBERFri 12 Unaffiliated Tournament Semi-Finals.................................................................. TBA ................................................ TBA

Sat 13 Unaffiliated Tournament Championship ............................................................. TBA ................................................ TBA

Sat 20 NAIA National Championship Opening Round .................................................... TBA ................................................ TBA

Mon 29- NAIA National Championship ................................................................. Decatur, AL ................................................ TBA

DECEMBERSat 4 NAIA National Championship ................................................................. Decatur, AL ................................................ TBA

*Frontier Conference game

Home Games in Bold

All home games played at Dumke Field

All times Mountain Time

2010 SCHEDULE

www.FrontierConference.com

CarrollSaints

Great FallsArgonauts

Rocky MountainBattlin’ Bears

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2010 ROSTER

Numerical Roster# NAME POS YR HT HOMETOWN

1 Lindsay Bekken GK So 5-7 Spokane, Washington

2 Caresse Little Def Fr 5-6 Granite Bay, California

3 Corie Walch Mid Jr 5-4 Salt Lake City, Utah

4 Jessica Harris Fwd Fr 5-8 Kaysville, Utah

5 Nicole Taylor Mid Jr 5-7 Salt Lake City, Utah

6 Lisa Johnson Mid Jr 5-9 Salt Lake City, Utah

7 Brianna Wilson Mid Fr 5-8 Fountain Valley, California

8 Claire Huntsberger Def Fr 5-5 Salt Lake City, Utah

9 Rachel Pyne Fwd Fr 5-5 Arvada, Colorado

10 Maddie Spere Fwd Sr 5-6 Salt Lake City, Utah

11 Megan Maldonado Fwd Sr 5-7 Salt Lake City, Utah

12 Danielle Rankin Def Sr 5-6 Salt Lake City, Utah

13 Alyssa Hill Fwd So 5-7 Lehi, Utah

14 Nikki Kopfman Fwd Jr 5-8 Salt Lake City, Utah

15 Madi Bailey Mid Fr 5-4 Boise, Idaho

16 Lindsay Judd Def So 5-7 Lehi, Utah

17 Maddie Maldonado Def Sr 5-5 Salt Lake City, Utah

18 Bettina Oesch Fwd Fr 5-10 Sandy, Utah

19 Lorin Wathen Mid Fr 5-5 Fullerton, California

20 Heather Hillam Mid/Def Jr 5-9 Salt Lake City, Utah

21 Tanisia Wilson Fwd So 5-9 Orem, Utah

22 Elaina Pappas Def Jr 5-9 Salt Lake City, Utah

23 Vanessa Jordan Mid Jr 5-8 Napa, California

24 Brinna Bennion Def Jr 5-8 Salt Lake City, Utah

25 Michelle Erickson Def Jr 5-8 Salt Lake City, Utah

26 Sadie Young Def Fr 5-3 Salt Lake City, Utah

28 Rachel Watson Mid Sr 5-6 Riverton, Utah

29 Sarah Swenson Fwd Jr 5-6 Salt Lake City, Utah

ROSTER BREAKDOWNWhere They’re FromUtah (21) California (4)

Brinna Bennion Vanessa Jordan

Michelle Erickson Carisse Little

Jessica Harris Lorin Wathen

Alyssa Hill Brianna Wilson

Heather Hillam

Claire Huntsberger Colorado (1)

Lisa Johnson Rachel Pyne

Lindsey Judd

Nikki Kopfman Idaho (1)

Maddie Maldonado Madi Bailey

Megan Maldonado

Bettina Oesch Washington (1)

Elaina Pappas Lindsay Bekken

Danielle Rankin

Maddie Spere

Sarah Swenson

Nicole Taylor

Corie Walch

Rachel Watson

Tanisia Wilson

Sadie Young

Where They PlayForwards (9) Midfielders (9)

Defenders (9) Goalkeepers (1)

Griffins By ClassSeniors (5)

Maddie Maldonado, Megan Maldonado, Danielle Rankin, Maddie Spere, Rachel Watson

Juniors (10)

Brinna Bennion, Michelle Erickson, Heather Hillam, Lisa Johnson, Vanessa Jordan, Nikki Kopfman, Elaina Pappas, Sarah Swenson, Nicole Taylor, Corie Walch

Sophomores (4)

Lindsay Bekken, Alyssa Hill, Lindsay Judd, Tanisia Wilson

Freshmen (9)

Madi Bailey, Jessica Harris, Claire Huntsberger, Caresse Little, Bettina Oesch, Rachel Pyne, Lorin Wathen, Brianna Wilson, Sadie Young

Alphabetical Roster# NAME POS YR HT HOMETOWN

15 Madi Bailey Mid Fr 5-4 Boise, Idaho

1 Lindsay Bekken GK So 5-7 Spokane, Washington

24 Brinna Bennion Def Jr 5-8 Salt Lake City, Utah

25 Michelle Erickson Def Jr 5-8 Salt Lake City, Utah

4 Jessica Harris Fwd Fr 5-8 Kaysville, Utah

13 Alyssa Hill Fwd So 5-7 Lehi, Utah

20 Heather Hillam Mid/Def Jr 5-9 Salt Lake City, Utah

8 Claire Huntsberger Def Fr 5-5 Salt Lake City, Utah

6 Lisa Johnson Mid Jr 5-9 Salt Lake City, Utah

23 Vanessa Jordan Mid Jr 5-8 Napa, California

16 Lindsay Judd Def So 5-7 Lehi, Utah

14 Nikki Kopfman Fwd Jr 5-8 Salt Lake City, Utah

2 Caresse Little Def Fr 5-6 Granite Bay, California

17 Maddie Maldonado Def Sr 5-5 Salt Lake City, Utah

11 Megan Maldonado Fwd Sr 5-7 Salt Lake City, Utah

18 Bettina Oesch Fwd Fr 5-10 Sandy, Utah

22 Elaina Pappas Def Jr 5-9 Salt Lake City, Utah

9 Rachel Pyne Fwd Fr 5-5 Arvada, Colorado

12 Danielle Rankin Def Sr 5-6 Salt Lake City, Utah

10 Maddie Spere Fwd Sr 5-6 Salt Lake City, Utah

29 Sarah Swenson Fwd Jr 5-6 Salt Lake City, Utah

5 Nicole Taylor Mid Jr 5-7 Salt Lake City, Utah

3 Corie Walch Mid Jr 5-4 Salt Lake City, Utah

19 Lorin Wathen Mid Fr 5-5 Fullerton, California

28 Rachel Watson Mid Sr 5-6 Riverton, Utah

7 Brianna Wilson Mid Fr 5-8 Fountain Valley, California

21 Tanisia Wilson Fwd So 5-9 Orem, Utah

26 Sadie Young Def Fr 5-3 Salt Lake City, Utah

Coaching StaffHead Coach: Tony LeBlanc, 4th season

Assistant Coach: James Taylor, 4th seasonAssistant Coach: Jennifer Pirente, 1st season

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Tony LeBlanc begins his fourth season at the helm of the Westminster

women’s soccer program. During his tenure, Westminster has complied a

25-29-3 overall record and advanced to the postseason in two consecutive

seasons. The Griffins have also complied an 8-8-1 record during Frontier

Conference action which the the second best record in the conference during

that time.

Under his leadership, Westminster has had four players named Frist Team

All-Frontier Conference. They have also received six Daktronics-NAIA Scholar

Athlete recognitions and had 23 players named Academic All-Frontier.

Last season, LeBlanc guided the team to

a 9-10-1 overall record. The team earned

the No. 2 seed in the Frontier Conference

tournament after posting a 3-2-1 record

in conference games. They advanced to

the tournament championship game with

a 2-1 win against Rocky Mountain in the

semi-finals. The team ended the season

with a 5-3-1 stretch to match the school

record of nine wins set during the 2007

season.

Corie Walch and Dayna WInter-Nolte

were each named First Team All-Frontier

Conference following the 2009 season

under LeBlanc.

In 2008, Westminster finished year

number two of the program with a 7-11-1

overall record. They finished the Frontier

Conference season with a 2-4 record and

a third place finish. The team qualified

for the Frontier Conference Tournament,

where they lost to Rocky Mountain

College, 1-0, in the semi-finals.

The 2008 team matched a school record with four consecutive wins, all

coming at home. In fact, the Griffins were good at home all season posting

a 6-2 record on Dumke Field. They outscored the opposition 15-8 in home

games and recorded two shutouts.

LeBlanc saw Jennifer Pirente and Michelle Erickson be named All-Frontier

Conference in 2008, becoming the first players at Westminster to be named

all-conference in women’s soccer. The team also had eight players named

Academic All-Conference and three more, Maddie Maldonado, Pirente, and

Danielle Rankin named a Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete.

In 2007, he guided the team to an impressive 9-8-1 record in the first year

of the program. The Griffins placed second in the Frontier Conference with a

3-2-0 record and went 4-2-1 on Dumke Field.

The team opened the season with four consecutive wins, including an 8-0

shutout victory in the program’s first-ever game against the College of the

Southwest.

The team finished the year ranked No. 31 in the NAIA in shutouts. Pirente

finished third in the Frontier Conference in goals with 13.

LeBlanc is a Westminster alumnus, graduating with a bachelor’s degree

in international business in 2005. While a student-athlete at Westminster,

LeBlanc played for the men’s soccer program for four years under Chris

Dorich, being named a two-time academic All-American and serving as a

team captain his senior year.

Prior to playing at Westminster, LeBlanc

was a two-time member of the Utah

State Select team and a three-year varsity

letterman at East High School. He was

a part of the first Utah Select team to

capture the Western Regionals and

ultimately finished 3rd at the 2005 State

Select National Championships.

LeBlanc’s coaching experience varies from

the collegiate, high school, and youth

levels; he served time as the boys Varsity

Assistant/JV Head Coach at East High

School and helped them into the state

finals and win the State Championship in

2006 for the first time in school history.

During the 2006 season, LeBlanc served

as Assistant Women’s Soccer Coach at

BYU-Hawaii where he was instrumental

in forming and organizing a first year

NCAA Division II women’s soccer program

that finished second in the Pac West

Conference with a 12-4 record. LeBlanc

also has coached club soccer for the

girls Rush 93 premier soccer team and

currently holds a D license.

SOCCER STAFF

LeBLANC YEAR-BY-YEAR COACHING RECORD

Overall Conference

Year Overall Pct. Frontier Pct. Finish NAIA

2007 9-8-1 .528 3-2-0 .600 2nd n/a

2008 7-11-1 .395 2-4-0 .333 3rd n/a

2009 9-10-1 .475 3-2-1 .583 2nd n/a

Career 25-29-3 .465 8-8-1 .500 None

Milestone Wins

1st win • vs. College of the Southwest (8/25/07)

25th win • vs. Rocky Mountain (11/6/09)


Jenn Pirente, begins her first season as an assistant coach for the

Westminster women’s soccer team. Pirente was a two year Academic All-

American and First Team All-Conference player at Westminster College. In her

two years as a player, Pirente scored 19 goals as a forward for the Griffins

and also served both years as a Team Captain.

Pirente attended Madison High School in Rexburg, Idaho, where she was a

three sport athlete in soccer, basketball, and softball. As a soccer player she

was awarded Conference Player of the Year and was an Area Player of the

Year her junior and senior seasons. She scored 96 goals in three years for

her high school team. She was also an All-Conference softball and basketball

player.

After High School, Pirente played soccer and basketball for Treasure Valley

Community College in Ontario, Oregon. At Treasure Valley, Pirente was

selected as an all-star forward her freshman year and scored a total of 31

goals during her two years . As a two sport athlete, Pirente led both teams in

scoring and assists.

Pirente joined the Army in 2005 and served active duty for two years,

including 14 months in Korea as a Signals Intelligence Analyst . In 2006 she

won the Iron Soldier Award at Goodfellows Airforce Base and played on the

All-Post Basketball Team at Camp Humphreys in Korea.

Pirente received her Bachelors Degree in Justice Studies from Westminster

College in 2010.

SOCCER STAFF

James Taylor returns for his fourth season as an assistant coach for the

Westminster women’s soccer team. Taylor’s main responsibility is working

with the goalies. He also serves as the fitness coach for the team.

Taylor is a Westminster alumnus, graduating with a bachelor’s degree

in biology in 2006 and chemistry in 2007. While a student-athlete at

Westminster, Taylor started for the men’s soccer program for four years

under Chris Dorich.

As a player, Taylor was a three-time member of the Utah State Select team,

a four-year varsity letterman and three-time All-State selection at Judge

Memorial Catholic High School.

Taylor is currently pursuing his Ph D at the University of Utah in

pharmacology and toxicology.

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MEET THE GRIFFINS

2009: Appeared in 12 games and made six starts ... recorded only shot of

the season against Rocky Mountain on Nov. 13 ... played 633 minutes during

the season ... named Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete ... named Academic

All-Frontier Conference.

2008: Played in 13 games before injuring knee ... recorded one assist against

Embry-Riddle (AZ) ... named Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete ... Academic


2007: Appeared in 18 games ... finished year with one shot attempt ... was

Academic All-Frontier Conference.

PERSONAL: Daughter of JD and Lisa Maldonado … nursing and psychology

major … born on December 4, 1986.

Maddie’s Career StatsSeason GP GS Goals Assists Points Shots Shot % SOG GWG2007 18 18 0 0 0 1 .000 0 02008 13 13 0 1 1 0 .000 0 02009 12 6 0 0 0 1 .000 1 0TOTAL 43 37 0 1 1 2 .000 1 0

2009: Played in and started 20 games ... tied for third on the team with three

goals ... six total points was fifth-best total ... 20 of her 36 total shots were

on goal ... scored one goal on seven shots in 4-1 win against Chaminade

Aug. 30 ... posted second goal of the season against Kansas Wesleyan on

Sept. 6 ... recorded the game-winning goal against Rocky Mountain on Oct. 3

at Dumke Field ... played 90 or more minutes five times ... named Academic


2007-08 (St. Mary’s): Appeared in 14 games with one start during her two

years at Saint Mary’s ... Recorded one shot on goal during the 2008 season.

PERSONAL: Daughter of JD and Lisa Maldonado … nursing major … born on

May 25, 1989.

Megan’s Career StatsSeason GP GS Goals Assists Points Shots Shot % SOG GWG2009 20 20 3 0 6 36 .083 20 1


MEET THE GRIFFINS

2009: Appeared in three games, all off the bench ... played a season high 27

minutes at Carroll on Nov. 14 ... was named Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete.

2008: Played in her only game of the year against Great Falls ... named

Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete.

2007: Saw action in eight games ... finished season with one shot.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Robert and SueZanne Rankin … nursing major …

born on July 8, 1989.

Danielle’s Career StatsSeason GP GS Goals Assists Points Shots Shot % SOG GWG2007 8 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 02008 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 02009 3 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0TOTAL 12 0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 0

2009: Played in 19 games while making 11 starts ... finished year with 15

shots and put 11 shots on goal ... totaled three points with one goal and one

assist, all coming against Holy Names on Oct. 18 ... posted multiple shot

attempts five times ... was named Academic All-Frontier Conference.

2008: Made 19 appearances and 16 starts ... finished season with five goals

and 12 points ... led team with three game-winning goals ... had two goals

against Embry-Riddle (AZ).

2007: Played in 18 games ... finished year with three goals.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Kim Spere … elementary education major … born on

January 26, 1989.

Maddie’s Career StatsSeason GP GS Goals Assists Points Shots Shot % SOG GWG2007 18 17 3 3 9 27 .111 20 12008 19 16 5 2 12 18 .278 11 32009 19 11 1 1 3 15 .067 11 0TOTAL 56 44 9 6 24 60 .150 42 4

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MEET THE GRIFFINS

2009: Appeared in 20 games and made 10 starts ... finished season with five

total points ... scored two goals and added one assist ... recorded 17 total

shots ... tallied one goal against Chaminade on Aug. 30 ... recorded one

goal on two shots at Mills College on Oct. 16 ... assisted the game-winning

goal against Rocky Mountain on Nov. 13 ... named Academic All-Frontier

Conference.

2008: Played in 19 games ... scored two goals with one assist ... made

Academic All-Frontier Conference squad.

2007: Made 18 appearances ... finished year with 10 shots.

PERSONAL: Daughter of David and Beverly Watson … nursing major … born

on December 20, 1988.

Rachel’s Career StatsSeason GP GS Goals Assists Points Shots Shot % SOG GWG2007 18 17 0 0 0 10 .000 5 02008 19 8 2 1 5 12 .167 6 12009 20 10 2 1 5 17 .118 7 0TOTAL 57 35 4 2 10 39 .103 18 1

2009: Played in and started all 20 games ... played in a team-best 1,801

of 1,829 total minutes in the season ... scored one goal with one assist at

Chaminade on Aug. 30 ... goal came on only shot of the season ... named

Academic All-Frontier Conference.

2008: Played in all 19 games ... recorded one assist against Great Falls ...

finished year with six shots and two shots on goal ... was Academic All-

Frontier Conference.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Corbin Bennion and Barbara Jacobsen … education

major … born on September 15, 1988.

Brinna’s Career StatsSeason GP GS Goals Assists Points Shots Shot % SOG GWG2008 19 6 0 1 1 6 .000 2 02009 20 20 1 1 3 1 1.000 1 0TOTAL 39 26 1 2 4 7 .143 3 0

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MEET THE GRIFFINS

2009: Played in and started 12 games ... missed final eight games of the

season with knee injury ... recorded only shot of the season at BYU-Hawaii on

Aug. 29 ... recorded one assist versus Kansas Wesleyan on Sept. 6.

2008: Played in all 19 games ... finished season with four shot attempts ...

was named First Team All-Frontier Conference.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Andrew and Maren Erickson … undecided on major

… born on January 3, 1990.

Michelle’s Career StatsSeason GP GS Goals Assists Points Shots Shot % SOG GWG2008 19 15 0 0 0 4 .000 1 02009 12 12 0 1 1 1 .000 0 0TOTAL 31 27 0 1 1 5 .000 1 0

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2009: Played in and started all 20 games of the season ... led team with six

goals and 13 total points ... also had a team-best 46 shot attempts and 31

shots on goal ... matched school record with three game-winning goals ...

scored one goal on two shots at Weber State on Aug. 21 ... tallied one goal

on only shot against Embry-Riddle (AZ) on Sept. 11 ... started a three-game

point streak with one assist against Rocky Mountain on Oct. 3 ... had one

goal on six shots at Mills College on Oct. 16 ... finished with two goals on

four shots against Holy Names on Oct. 18.

2008: Started all 19 games ... scored first career goal against Great Falls Oct.

17 ... had 13 total shots during the season.

PERSONAL: Daughter of John and Chrisse Hillam … elementary education

major … born on December 11, 1989.

Heather’s Career StatsSeason GP GS Goals Assists Points Shots Shot % SOG GWG2008 19 19 1 0 2 13 .077 9 02009 20 20 6 1 13 46 .130 31 3TOTAL 39 39 7 1 15 59 .119 40 3

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2009: Appeared in 17 games and made one start ... attempted two shots

during the season ... scored game-winning goal with one assist at Mills

College on Oct. 16 ... named to Academic All-Frontier Conference squad.

2008: Played in nine games all coming off the bench.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Gregg and Kris Johnson … nursing major … born on

June 15, 1990.

Lisa’s Career StatsSeason GP GS Goals Assists Points Shots Shot % SOG GWG2008 9 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 02009 17 1 1 1 3 2 .500 1 1TOTAL 26 1 1 1 3 2 .500 1 1

MEET THE GRIFFINS

2009: Made 20 appearances, all starts ... was fourth on team with 1,724

minutes played ... finished with team leading five assists ... put 14 of her 25

total shots on goal ... assisted on team’s only goal at Weber State on Aug.

21 ... one assist against Rocky Mountain on Oct. 3 to start a four-game span

with one assist ... posted one assist at Mills College on Oct. 16 ... recorded

one assist versus Holy Names on Oct. 18 ... assisted goal at Rocky Mountain

on Oct. 22 ... named Academic All-Frontier Conference.

2008: Played in and started all 19 games ... scored only goal at Great Falls ...

13-of-17 shots were on goal.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Keith and Emily Jordan … psychology major … born

on August 2, 1990.

Vanessa’s Career StatsSeason GP GS Goals Assists Points Shots Shot % SOG GWG2008 19 19 1 1 3 17 .059 13 02009 20 20 0 5 5 25 .000 14 0TOTAL 39 39 1 6 8 42 .024 27 0


2009: Saw time in nine games, all off the bench ... recorded one shot at

Chaminade on Aug. 30 ... posted one shot at Mills College on Oct. 16 ...

played season high 34 minutes at Carroll on Nov. 14.

2008: Made five appearances, all off the bench.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Robert and Karin Kopfman … education major …

born on January 20, 1990.

Nikki’s Career StatsSeason GP GS Goals Assists Points Shots Shot % SOG GWG2008 5 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 02009 9 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0TOTAL 14 0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 0

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2009: Played in two games and started both ... missed final 18 games of the

season with knee injury ... was named a Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete.

2008: Made 13 starts in 19 games played ... finished year with one goal and

three assists ... was named Academic All-Frontier Conference.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Dino and Kristy Pappas … undecided on major …

born on April 22, 1990.

Elaina’s Career StatsSeason GP GS Goals Assists Points Shots Shot % SOG GWG2008 19 13 1 3 5 12 .083 6 02009 2 2 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0TOTAL 21 15 1 3 5 12 .083 6 0

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2009: Played in and started all 20 games ... finished third on the team with

nine points ... all three goals were game-winning tallies ... had one assist at

BYU-Hawaii on Aug. 29 ... scored one goal in back-to-back games against

Kansas Wesleyan and Great Falls on Sept. 6 and Sept. 7 respectively ...

recorded two assists at Mills College on Oct. 16 ... scored team’s only goal in

1-0 win over Rocky Mountain on Nov. 13 in Frontier Conference Tournament

semi-final ... named Academic All-Frontier Conference.

2008: Made eight starts while playing all 19 games ... finished year with

three goals and three assists ... put 15 shots on goal.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Mike and Kris Swenson … nursing major … born on

September 29, 1989.

Sarah’s Career StatsSeason GP GS Goals Assists Points Shots Shot % SOG GWG2008 19 8 3 3 9 27 .111 15 12009 20 20 3 3 9 26 .115 14 3TOTAL 39 28 6 6 18 53 .113 29 4

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2009: Played in and started all 20 games of the season ... was third on the

team with 1,741 minutes played ... also third on the squad with 34 shot

attempts ... one assist and season-high 10 shots at Chaminade on Aug. 30 ...

one goal on four shots against Great Falls on Sept. 7 ... one assist at Carroll

on Oct. 25 ... named Academic All-Frontier Conference.

2007 (Penn St.): Played in one game for Penn State University.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Lee and Cherie Taylor … sociology major … born on

February 7, 1989.

Nicole’s Career StatsSeason GP GS Goals Assists Points Shots Shot % SOG GWG2007 (Penn St.) 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 02009 20 20 1 2 4 34 .029 13 0


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2009: Appeared in all 20 games and made 19 starts ... fourth on team with

eight total points ... scored one goal at BYU-Hawaii on Aug. 29 ... posted

one assist against Embry-Riddle (AZ) on Sept. 11 ... tallied one goal at home

against Rocky Mountain on Oct. 3 ... recorded one assist at Mills College on

Oct. 16 ... scored team’s lone goal at Carroll on Oct. 25 ... was named First

Team All-Frontier Conference.

2008: Played and started all 19 games ... scored three goals and had three

assists.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Scott and Jana Walch … undecided on major … born

on November 6, 1989.

Corie’s Career StatsSeason GP GS Goals Assists Points Shots Shot % SOG GWG2008 19 19 3 3 9 18 .167 9 02009 20 19 3 2 8 13 .231 7 0TOTAL 39 38 6 5 17 31 .194 16 0

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2009: Appeared in 10 games and made four starts ... finished season with

a 0.94 goal against average ... lone shutout came in double-overtime tie

with Carroll on Sept. 20 ... hade multiple saves in five games ... recorded

a career high 10 saves at Southern Utah on Sept. 16 ... posted a stretch of

323 minutes without allowing a goal during a seven-game stretch from Aug.

27-Oct. 3.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Mark and Jessie Bekken … business management

major … born on April 12, 1991.

Lindsay’s Career StatsSeason GP GS GA GAA SV SV% W L T SHO2009 10 4 6 0.94 30 .833 2 2 1 1

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MEET THE GRIFFINS

2009: Made 15 appearances all coming off the bench ... finished season with

seven shots and two shots on goal ... had one assist against Holy Names on

Oct. 18.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Greg and Jolie Hill … nursing major … born on July

16, 1990.

2009: Saw time in 20 games while making 18 starts ... was second on the

team with 1,751 minutes played ... recorded four shot attempts ... tallied one

assist against Kansas Wesleyan on Sept. 6.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Matthew and Susan Judd … nursing major … born

on March 20, 1991.

Alyssa’s Career StatsSeason GP GS Goals Assists Points Shots Shot % SOG GWG2009 15 0 0 1 1 7 .000 2 0

Lindsay’s Career StatsSeason GP GS Goals Assists Points Shots Shot % SOG GWG2009 20 18 0 1 1 4 .000 0 0


MEET THE GRIFFINS

2009: Played in 20 games and made one start ... was second on the team

with five goals and 11 points ... scored game-winning goal at Chaminade on

Aug. 30 ... tallied two goals at Mills College on Oct. 16 ... had one goal and

one assist versus Holy Names on Oct. 18 ... concluded three-game stretch

with at least one goal by scoring at Rocky Mountain on Oct. 22

PERSONAL: Daughter of Deborah & Gary Bingham and Karl & Kayleen Wilson

… undecided on major … born on January 26, 1991.

Tanisia’s Career StatsSeason GP GS Goals Assists Points Shots Shot % SOG GWG2009 20 1 5 1 11 16 .312 10 1

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2010 OPPONENTS

Location ............................................... Orem, UT

Nickname .......................................... Wolverines

Affiliation ....................................NCAA Division I

Conference ........................................ Great West

Head Coach ................................ Brent Anderson

2009 Record .............................................9-10-1

2009 Conference ........................5-0-1 (1st West)

2009 Postseason ............. Great West Champions

INSIDE THE SERIESSeries Record ..............................................0-1-0

at Utah Valley ...........................................0-1-0

First Meeting ............................... 8.12.09 (L, 0-2)

Last Meeting ............................... 8.12.09 (L, 0-2)

Streak .......................................Utah Valley 1 win

wolverinegreen.com

Utah ValleyAug. 13 • Orem, Utah

nnusports.com

Northwest NazareneAug. 24 • Dumke Field

Location ...................................Santa Barbara, CA

Nickname .............................................. Warriors

Affiliation .................................................... NAIA

Conference .........................Golden State Athletic

Head Coach ........................................Kristi Kiely

2009 Record ...............................................6-8-2

2009 Conference ............................. 4-5-1 (t-7th)

2009 Postseason ............ GSAC Tourn. 1st round

INSIDE THE SERIESSeries Record .................................. First Meeting

at Dumke Field ............................. First Meeting

First Meeting ................................... First Meeting

Last Meeting ................................... First Meeting

Streak ............................................. First Meeting

blogs.westmont.edu/athletics

WestmontAug. 28 • Dumke Field

Location ..............................................Nampa, ID

Nickname ........................................... Crusaders

Affiliation ...................................NCAA Division II

Conference ................... Great Northwest Athletic

Head Coach ................................... Jamie Lindvall

2009 Record .............................................3-12-4

2009 Conference ..............................1-10-1 (7th)

2009 Postseason ........................................None


at Dumke Field .........................................0-0-1

First Meeting .................................9.5.07 (T, 1-1)

Last Meeting .................................9.5.07 (T, 1-1)

Streak .......................................................... 1 tie

Location ............................... West Palm Beach, FL

Nickname ............................................ Seahawks


Conference .............................................The Sun

Head Coach .........................................Ty Brewer

2009 Record .............................................14-6-0

2009 Conference ..............................8-1-0 (t-1st)

2009 Postseason ............... NAIA Opening Round


at Northwood ............................... First Meeting




seahawks.gonorthwood.com

Northwood (FL)Sept. 4 • West Palm Beach, Florida

Location ..................................Miami Gardens, FL

Nickname ............................................... Bobcats


Conference .............................................The Sun

Head Coach ..................................Michelle Smith

2009 Record ...............................................6-9-2

2009 Conference ................................5-2-1 (5th)

2009 Postseason ........................................None


at St. Thomas ............................... First Meeting




stubobcats.com

Saint Thomas (FL)Sept. 6 • Miami, Florida

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isubengals.com

Idaho StateAug. 16 • Pocatello, Idaho

Location ........................................... Pocatello, ID

Nickname ............................................... Bengals

Affiliation ....................................NCAA Division I

Conference .............................................. Big Sky

Head Coach ..................................Allison Gibson

2009 Record .............................................10-8-0

2009 Conference ............................. 4-3-0 (t-3rd)

2009 Postseason .................... Big Sky Runner-up


at Idaho State ............................... First Meeting





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Location ........................................ San Diego, CA

Nickname .............................................Sea Lions


Conference .........................Golden State Athletic

Head Coach ........................................... Tim Hall

2009 Record .............................................15-5-4

2009 Conference ................................6-4-0 (4th)

2009 Postseason ....................... NAIA Runner-up


at Dumke Field ............................. First Meeting

First Meeting ............................... 9.19.08 (L, 0-1)

Last Meeting ............................... 9.19.08 (L, 0-1)

Streak ....................... Point Loma Nazarene 1 win

pointloma.edu/athletics

Point Loma NazareneSept. 10, Dumke Field

prescott.embryriddlesports.com

Embry-Riddle (AZ)Sept. 12 • Dumke Field

Oct. 15 • Prescott, Arizona

www.ugf.edu/Athletics/tabid/76/Default.aspx

Location ............................................Prescott, AZ

Nickname ................................................. Eagles


Conference ......................................Independent

Head Coach .....................................Todd Poitras

2009 Record ...............................................7-7-4

2009 Conference ...........................................n/a

2009 Postseason .................AII Tourn. 1st round


at Dumke Field | at ERAZ ............... 2-0-0 | 1-0-0

First Meeting .............................. 8.26.07 (W, 4-1)

Last Meeting .............................. 9.11.09 (W, 1-0)

Streak ................................... Westminster 3 wins

Location ....................................... Great Falls, MT

Nickname ........................................... Argonauts


Conference ............................................. Frontier

Head Coach ..................................... Brian Clarke

2009 Record .............................................3-13-1

2009 Conference ................................1-5-0 (4th)

2009 Postseason .........Frontier Tourn. 1st round


at Dumke Field | at UGF ................. 3-0-0 | 3-0-0

First Meeting ................................ 9.2.07 (W, 4-0)

Last Meeting ............................ 10.24.09 (W, 1-0)

Streak ................................... Westminster 6 wins

Location ........................................ La Grande, OR

Nickname ...................................... Mountaineers


Conference ............................ Cascade Collegiate

Head Coach ....................................Keith Scarlett

2009 Record ...............................................4-9-0

2009 Conference ................................4-5-0 (6th)

2009 Postseason ........................................None


at Neutral Site .............................. First Meeting




eousports.com

Eastern OregonSept. 25 • Caldwell, Idaho

Location ............................................ Billings, MT

Nickname ....................................... Battlin’ Bears



Head Coach ................................... Richard Duffy

2009 Record .............................................7-10-0

2009 Conference ................................3-3-0 (3rd)

2009 Postseason .................... Frontier 1st round



First Meeting .............................. 9.16.07 (W, 2-0)

Last Meeting ............................ 11.13.09 (W, 1-0)

Streak .....................................Westminster 1 win

rocky.edu/athletics/Athletics.shtml

Great FallsSept. 19 • Dumke Field

Oct. 23 • Great Falls, Montana

Rocky MountainOct. 3 • Dumke Field

Oct. 21 • Billings, Montana

Location ............................................Caldwell, ID

Nickname ...............................................Coyotes


Conference ............................ Cascade Collegiate

Head Coach ....................................... Niki Taylor

2009 Record .............................................14-3-0

2009 Conference ..............................8-1-0 (t-1st)

2009 Postseason ........................ CCC Runner-up


at College of Idaho ....................... First Meeting

First Meeting ................................. 9.9.07 (L, 2-0)

Last Meeting ............................... 9.12.09 (L, 4-0)

Streak .............................College of Idaho 2 wins

collegeofidaho.edu/athlete

College of IdahoSept. 26 • Caldwell, Idaho

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2010 OPPONENTS

Location .............................................Helena, MT

Nickname ..................................................Saints



Head Coach .............................. David Thorvilson

2009 Record .............................................15-5-1

2009 Conference ................................ 3-1-1 (1st)

2009 Postseason ........................... AFI 1st round



First Meeting ............................. 10.28.07 (L, 5-1)

Last Meeting ............................. 11.14.09 (L, 5-0)

Streak ............................................Carroll 2 wins

carroll.edu/athletics

CarrollOct. 5 • Dumke Field

Oct. 24 • Helena, Montana

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Location ............................................ Decatur, AL

Format ...................... 32-Team Single Elimination

Opening Round .............................. November 20

First Round ............................... November 29-30

Quarterfinals .................................... December 1

Semi-Finals ...................................... December 3

Championship ................................. December 4

2009 Champion ................................. Lee (Tenn.)

NAIA National ChampionshipNov. 20 • Opening RoundNov. 29-Dec. 4 • Final Site

Location ............................................Phoenix, AZ

Nickname ................................................. Eagles


Conference ......................................Independent

Head Coach ......................................... Carl Cecil

2009 Record .............................................0-16-0

2009 Conference ..........................................N/A

2009 Postseason ........................................None


at Southwestern ........................... First Meeting




swcaz.edu/Athletics/tabid/277/Default.aspx

Southwestern (AZ)Oct. 16 • Phoenix, Arizona

Unaffiliated TournamentOct. 13-14 • TBA

Location ........................................................ TBA

Format ........................ 4-Team Single Elimination

Semi-Finals ........................................October 13

Championship ...................................October 14

2009 Champion ............. William Carey University


AFFILIATIONS

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The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) is a completely autonomous association currently administering programs of intercollegiate athletics for approximately 330 fully accredited colleges and universities of moderate enrollment.

The fundamental tenet of the NAIA is that intercollegiate athletics is an integral part of the total educational program of the institution. This belief is strongly reflected in the governing documents, activities and organizational structure of the Association.

Established in 1940 as the National Association of Intercollegiate Basketball (NAIB), the Association expanded to include other programs in 1952. The NAIA became the first intercollegiate sports governing body to provide championship opportunities for both men andwomen when the women’s program was established on August 1, 1980.

The purpose of the NAIA is to promote education and development of students through intercollegiate athletic participation. Member institutions, although varied and diverse, share a common commitment to high standards and the principle that athletes serve as an integral part of education.

The NAIA embraces the concept of the student and recognizes the importance of the individuality of each member institution, the value of the conference and regional structure, and the benefits of membership in a national association.

The NAIA Champions of Character program is an educational outreach initiative which emphasizes the tenets of character and integrity, not only for NAIA college students, but for younger students, coaches and parents in our communities.

Coaches, parents, administrators and community partners all have a role in developing students of character. The NAIA Champions of Character program brings them training, guidelines and

behavior models to create positive environments that promote personal growth and fun sport activity.

The Frontier Conference was organized in 1935 with four of the eight existing colleges as charter members. Carroll College joined in 1938. For a 10-year period, from 1974 to 1984, the College of Great Falls, now the University of Great Falls competed in the conference. Great Falls rejoined the Frontier in 1999-2000. For a short time, MSU-Billings (then Eastern Montana College) was a member of the league.

New members in 1998-99 were Lewis-Clark State College of Lewiston, Idaho and Westminster College of Salt Lake City, Utah. This made the conference now with schools in three states.

The conference now consists of Carroll College, Eastern Oregon University (football only), University of Great Falls, Lewis-Clark State College, Montana State University-Northern, Montana Tech, University of Montana Western, Rocky Mountain College, and Westminster College.

The purpose of the Frontier Conference is to encourage, promote, sponsor and control athletic competition among participating colleges as an integral part of the total educational process. With their motto, “The Best in academics and athletics,” members compete for conference championships in football, basketball, golf, volleyball, soccer, and cross country.

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The 2009 Westminster women’s soccer team

finished the season with a 9-10-1 overall record.

They finished second in the Frontier Conference

with a 3-2-1 record.

The season started with five straight road games,

including the first two at in-state NCAA DI rivals

Utah Valley and Weber State. Utah Valley handed

the Griffins a 2-0 defeat and Weber State came

away with a 2-1 victory.

A three-game trip to Hawaii saw Westminster go

1-2 after dropping decisions with Hawaii Pacific

and BYU-Hawaii which was followed by a 4-1

victory at Chaminade.

That win started a four-game winning streak that

featured home wins over Kansas Wesleyan, Great

Falls, and No. 23 Embry-Riddle (Ariz.). The Embry-

Riddle win was the first over a ranked team in

school history.

Westminster then went 0-3-1 over the next four

games and failed to score in any of those contests.

During that stretch, the Griffins dropped a 2-0

decision with No. 15 The Master’s College and

earned a 0-0 tie against No. 17 Carroll.

The Griffins then responded with four wins in five

games that featured a 5-1 win at Mills College

followed by a 4-1 win over Holy Names. They

completed the regular season with an 8-9-1

record and earned the No. 2 seed in the Frontier

Conference Tournament.

Westminster opened the tournament with a 1-0

victory over Rocky Mountain to advance to the

tournament championship game for the first time

in school history. They dropped that game 5-0

against host Carroll to end the season.

FINAL FRONTIER CONF. TEAM RANKINGSGoals1. Carroll ................................................. 2.712. Rocky Mountain .................................. 2.063. Great Falls ........................................... 1.354. Westminster ...................................................1.30

Assists1. Carroll ................................................. 2.052. Rocky Mountain .................................. 1.353. Westminster ...................................................1.054. Great Falls ........................................... 0.94

Shots1. Carroll ................................................14.432. Westminster ................................................ 12.103. Great Falls ..........................................10.294. Rocky Mountain .................................. 7.41

Shots on Goal1. Carroll ................................................. 7.952. Westminster ...................................................6.403. Great Falls ........................................... 5.944. Rocky Mountain .................................. 4.76

Saves1. Great Falls ........................................... 4.592. Westminster ...................................................3.853. Carroll ................................................. 3.484. Rocky Mountain .................................. 3.06

Goals Allowed1. Carroll ................................................. 0.862. Rocky Mountain .................................. 1.293. Westminster ...................................................1.554. Great Falls ........................................... 2.12

FINAL FRONTIER CONF. IND. RANKINGSPoints1. Meghan O’Connell, CC ........................ 1.672. Kirsty Montignani, RMC ....................... 1.473. Hannah Young, CC .............................. 1.198. Heather Hillam, WC .......................... 0.65

Goals1. Kirsty Montignani, RMC ....................... 0.712. Meghan O’Connell, CC ........................ 0.673. Hannah Young, CC .............................. 0.487. Heather Hillam, WC .......................... 0.30

Assists1. Molly Clark, CC ................................... 0.352. Meghan O’Connell, CC ........................ 0.333. Morgan Bowe, RMC ............................. 0.314t. Vanessa Jordan, WC ......................... 0.25

Saves1. DJ Ellis, UGF ........................................ 4.292. Brittany Knudtzon, RMC ...................... 3.553. Katie Beall, CC ..................................... 3.404. Dayna Winter-Nolte, WC ................... 2.76

Goals Against1. Katie Beall, CC ..................................... 0.912. Dayna Winter-Nolte, WC ................... 1.803. DJ Ellis, UGF ........................................ 2.06

The nine wins macthed the

school record set during the

2007 season. The second place

finish in the Frontier Confernce

also matched the best finish in

school history.

The Griffins finished the season

with 26 goals scored which trails just the 32 goals

scored duirng the 2007 campaign. The 21 assists

in 2009 are the most by the team in a single

season.

Between the pipes the Griffins recorded

six shutouts with a 73.5% save percentage.

Westminster made 86 saves to the 106 by the

opponents and finished with a team goals against

average of 1.53.

Heather Hillam led the Griffins with six goals

scored and 13 points. Hillam tallied three game-

winning goals and had a team-best 31 shots on

goal. Tanisia Wilson finished the season with five

goals and 11 points. Wilson scored her five goals

with just 10 shots on goal.

Megan Maldonado, Sarah Swenson and Corie Walch

each totaled three goals during the season while

Vanessa Jordan had a team leading five assists.

Dayna WInter-Nolte recorded 56 saves and five

shutouts in goal. She finished with a 1.80 goals

against average and seven wins. Lindsay Bekken

posted a 0.94 GAA with two wins and one shutout.

Walch and Winter-Nolte were each named First

Team All-Frontier Conference. Maddie Maldonado,

Elaina Pappas and Danielle Rankin were named

Daktronics-NAIA Scholar Athletes. The Griffins

also had 10 players named Academic All-Frontier

Conference.

2009 FRONTIER CONFERENCE STANDINGS CONFERENCE OVERALL

TEAM W L T PCT W L T PCT

Carroll 4 1 1 .750 15 5 1 .738

Westminster 3 2 1 .583 9 10 1 .475

Rocky Mountain 3 3 0 .500 7 10 0 .412

Great Falls 1 5 0 .167 3 13 1 .206

2009 Griffins

Front row (left to right): Nicole Taylor, Lisa Johnson, Heather Hillam, Dayna Winter-Nolte, Lindsay

Bekken, Michelle Erickson, Brinna Bennion, Nikki Kopfman. Middle row: Maddie Maldonado, Makenzy

Simper, Vanessa Jordan, Kelsey Englert, Danielle Rankin, Jessie Zapata, Lindsay Judd, Tanisia Wilson,

Megan Maldonado. Back row: Maddie Spere, Jennifer Prescott, Corie Walch, Alyssa Hill, Assistant

Coach James Taylor, Head Coach Tony LeBlanc, Assistant Coach Taryn Nicolaides, Elaina Pappas, Rachel

Watson, Sarah Swenson.

2009 IN REVIEW


# Name GP-GS Min G A Pts Sh Shot% SOG SOG% YC-RC GW PK-ATT20 Heather Hillam 20-20 1639 6 1 13 46 .130 31 .674 1-0 3 0-0 21 Tanisia Wilson 20-1 614 5 1 11 16 .312 10 .625 0-0 1 0-0 29 Sarah Swenson 20-20 1656 3 3 9 26 .115 14 .538 3-0 3 0-0 3 Corie Walch 20-19 1329 3 2 8 13 .231 7 .538 2-0 0 0-0 11 Megan Maldonado 20-20 1517 3 0 6 36 .083 20 .556 1-0 1 0-0 28 Rachel Watson 20-10 944 2 1 5 17 .118 7 .412 0-0 0 0-0 23 Vanessa Jordan 20-20 1724 0 5 5 25 .000 14 .560 2-0 0 0-0 5 Nicole Taylor 20-20 1741 1 2 4 34 .029 13 .382 0-0 0 0-0 10 Maddie Spere 19-11 886 1 1 3 15 .067 11 .733 0-0 0 0-0 6 Lisa Johnson 17-1 391 1 1 3 2 .500 1 .500 0-0 1 0-0 24 Brinna Bennion 20-20 1801 1 1 3 1 1.000 1 1.000 0-0 0 0-0 13 Alyssa Hill 15-0 293 0 1 1 7 .000 2 .286 0-0 0 0-0 16 Lindsay Judd 20-18 1751 0 1 1 4 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-0 25 Michelle Erickson 12-12 914 0 1 1 1 .000 0 .000 1-0 0 0-0 14 Nikki Kopfman 9-0 115 0 0 0 2 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-0 17 Maddie Maldonado 12-6 633 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 0-0 0 0-0 4 JenniferPrescott 6-0 112 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 1-0 0 0-022 Elaina Pappas 2-2 180 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-0 12 Danielle Rankin 3-0 42 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-0 7 Kelsey Englert 1-0 20 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-0 1 Lindsay Bekken 10-4 576 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-0 00 Dayna Winter-Nolte 17-16 1253 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0-0 0 0-0 Total............... 20 20131 26 21 73 247 .105 132 .534 12-0 9 0-0 Opponents........... 20 - 31 25 87 188 .165 117 .622 8-0 10 0-1 ## Name GP-GS Minutes GA Avg Saves Pct W L T Sho Faced1 Lindsay Bekken 10-4 576:34 6 0.94 30 .833 2 2 1 1.0 6300 Dayna Winter-Nolte 17-16 1252:49 25 1.80 56 .691 7 8 0 5.0 124 Total............... 20 1829:23 31 1.53 86 .735 9 10 1 6 187 Opponents........... 20 1829:23 26 1.28 106 .803 10 9 1 7 245

Date Opponent W/L Score Overall Conf Aug 12, 2009 at Utah Valley L 0-2 0-1-0 0-0-0 Aug 21, 2009 at Weber State L 1-2 0-2-0 0-0-0 Aug27,2009 atHawaiiPacific L 0-2 0-3-0 0-0-0 Aug 29, 2009 at BYU-Hawaii L 1-2 0-4-0 0-0-0 Aug 30, 2009 at Chaminade University W 4-1 1-4-0 0-0-0 Sep 06, 2009 KANSAS WESLEYAN W 2-0 2-4-0 0-0-0* Sep 07, 2009 GREAT FALLS W 2-0 3-4-0 1-0-0 Sep 11, 2009 #23 EMBRY-RIDDLE (AZ) W 1-0 4-4-0 1-0-0 Sep 12, 2009 COLLEGE OF IDAHO L 0-4 4-5-0 1-0-0 Sep 16, 2009 at Southern Utah L 0-4 4-6-0 1-0-0 Sep 18, 2009 #15 THE MASTER’S L 0-2 4-7-0 1-0-0* Sep 20, 2009 #17 CARROLL COLLEGE T O2 0-0 4-7-1 1-0-1* Oct 03, 2009 ROCKY MOUNTAIN W 2-1 5-7-1 2-0-1 Oct 16, 2009 at Mills College W 5-1 6-7-1 2-0-1 Oct 18, 2009 vs Holy Names W 4-1 7-7-1 2-0-1* Oct 22, 2009 at Rocky Mountain L OT 1-2 7-8-1 2-1-1* Oct 24, 2009 at Great Falls W 1-0 8-8-1 3-1-1* Oct 25, 2009 at Carroll College L 1-2 8-9-1 3-2-1# Nov 13, 2009 vs Rocky Mountain W 1-0 9-9-1 3-2-1# Nov 14, 2009 at Carroll College L 0-5 9-10-1 3-2-1

*DenotesFrontierConferencegame.#DenotesFrontierConferenceTournamentgame.

GOALS 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalWestminster 13 13 0 0 26Opponents 19 11 1 0 31

SHOTS 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalWestminster 117 128 0 2 247Opponents 89 91 2 6 188

SAVES 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalWestminster 36 46 1 3 86Opponents 50 55 0 1 106

CORNER KICKS 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalWestminster 29 30 1 0 60Opponents 25 44 1 0 70

FOULS 1st 2nd OT OT2 TotalWestminster 83 90 2 3 178Opponents 73 92 1 3 169

2009 SEASON STATISTICS

2009 IN REVIEW

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Conference AwardsFirst Team All-Frontier Conference

Michelle Erickson ........................................ 2008

Jennifer Pirente ........................................... 2008

Corie Walch................................................. 2009

Dayna Winter-Nolte ..................................... 2009

Academic AwardsDaktronics-NAIA Scholar Athlete

Maddie Maldonado ............................... 2008, 09

Elaina Pappas .............................................. 2009

Jennifer Pirente ........................................... 2008

Danielle Rankin ..................................... 2008, 09

Frontier Academic All-Conference

Brinna Bennion...................................... 2008, 09

Carlie Burton ............................................... 2007

Katie Connor ......................................... 2007, 08

Lisa Johnson ............................................... 2009

Vanessa Jordan ........................................... 2009

Joselyn Londer ...................................... 2007, 08

Maddie Maldonado ......................... 2007, 08, 09

Megan Maldonado ...................................... 2009

Maggie Nielsen ........................................... 2008

Elaina Pappas .............................................. 2008

Jennifer Pirente ..................................... 2007, 08

Maddie Spere .............................................. 2009

Sarah Swenson ............................................ 2009

Nicole Taylor............................................... 2009

Rachel Watson .................................. 2008, 2009

Tanisia Wilson ............................................. 2009

--A--Kelsey Allen ................................................ 2007

Daniela Alvarado ......................................... 2007

--B--Madi Bailey ................................................. 2010

Lindsay Bekken ...................................... 2009-10

Brittany Beman ............................................ 2007

Brinna Bennion....................................... 2008-10

Carlie Burton .......................................... 2007-08

--C--Anna Cheever ............................................. 2007

Katie Connor .......................................... 2007-08

--D--Lindsey Dunlap ........................................... 2008

--E--Carley Empey .............................................. 2007

Kelsey Englert ........................................ 2008-10

Michelle Erickson ................................... 2008-10

--H--Jessica Harris .............................................. 2010

Alice Hewes ................................................ 2007

Alyssa Hill .............................................. 2009-10

Heather Hillam ....................................... 2008-10

Claire Huntsberger ...................................... 2010

--J--Lisa Johnson .......................................... 2008-10

Vanessa Jordan ...................................... 2008-10

Lindsay Judd .......................................... 2009-10

--K--Nikki Kopfman ....................................... 2008-10

--L--Caresse Little .............................................. 2010

Joselyn Londer ....................................... 2007-08

Liz Lyon ...................................................... 2008

--M--Maddie Maldonado ................................ 2007-10

Megan Maldonado ................................. 2009-10

--N--Maggie Nielsen ...................................... 2007-08

--O--Bettina Oesch .............................................. 2010

--P--Elaina Pappas ......................................... 2008-10

Jennifer Pirente ...................................... 2007-08

Jennifer Prescott .................................... 2009-10

Rachel Pyne ................................................ 2010

--R--Danielle Rankin ...................................... 2007-10

Sha Roberts ................................................ 2010

--S--Brenna Sandquist ........................................ 2008

Makenzy Simper ......................................... 2009

Maddie Spere ......................................... 2007-10

Kate Stoner ............................................ 2007-08

Sarah Swenson ....................................... 2008-10

--T--Nicole Taylor.......................................... 2009-10

--W--Corie Walch............................................ 2008-10

Lorin Wathen .............................................. 2010

Rachel Watson ....................................... 2007-10

Brianna Wilson ............................................ 2010

Tanisia Wilson ........................................ 2009-10

Dayna Winter-Nolte ................................ 2008-10

--Y--Sadie Young ................................................ 2010

--Z--Jessie Zapata .......................................... 2007,09

All-Time Roster

AWARDS / ALL-TIME ROSTER


Team RecordsGoals, Game

8 vs. C. of the Southwest....... Aug. 25, 2007

5 vs. Mills College .................. Oct. 16, 2009

Goals, Season

32 2007

26 2009

Assists, Game



4 vs. Embry-Riddle ................ Aug. 26, 2007

Assists, Season

21 2009

20 2008

Points, Game



Points, Season

80 2007

73 2009

Shots, Game

47 vs. Chaminade ................... Aug. 20, 2009


Shots, Season

247 2009

202 2008

Shots on Goal, Game

27 vs. Chaminade ................... Aug. 20, 2009


Shots on Goal, Season

132 2009

126 2007

Goalie Saves, Game

13 vs. Southern Utah ................ Oct. 11, 2007

13 vs. Southern Utah ...............Sept. 16, 2009

Goalie Saves, Season

122 2007

86 2009

Fewest Goals Allowed, Season

30 2008

31 2009

Most Shutouts, Season

6 2007

6 2009

Yearly LeadersGoals

2007 Jennifer Pirente .................................. 13

2008 Jennifer Pirente .................................... 6

2009 Heather Hillam .................................... 6

Assists

2007 Kate Stoner ......................................... 4


2009 Vanessa Jordan .................................... 5

Points



2009 Heather Hillam .................................. 13

Game-Winning Goals


Kate Stoner ......................................... 3

2008 Maddie Spere ...................................... 3

2009 Heather Hillam .................................... 3

Sarah Swenson .................................... 3

Shots



2009 Heather Hillam .................................. 46

Saves

2007 Kelsey Allen..................................... 122

2008 Dayna Winter-Nolte ............................ 69

2009 Dayna Winter-Nolte ............................ 56

Goals Against Average

2007 Kelsey Allen.................................... 1.77

2008 Dayna Winter-Nolte ......................... 1.56

2009 Lindsay Bekken .............................. 0.94

Goalie Wins

2007 Kelsey Allen......................................... 9

2008 Dayna Winter-Nolte .............................. 7


Goalie Shutouts

2007 Kelsey Allen......................................... 6



Individual Game RecordsGoals

3 Maggie Nielsen .................. Aug. 25, 2007

vs. College of the Southwest

3 Jennifer Pirente .................. Aug. 25, 2007


Assists


vs. Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)

2 Sarah Swenson .................... Oct. 16, 2009

vs. Mills College

Points

6 Maggie Nielsen .................. Aug. 25, 2007




Shots

10 Nicole Taylor ...................... Aug. 30, 2009

vs. Chaminade

8 Kate Stoner ........................ Aug. 25, 2007


Shots on Goal

6 Jennifer Pirente ....................Sept. 2, 2007

vs. Great Falls

5 Four times.

Goalie Saves

13 Kelsey Allen ........................ Oct. 11, 2007

vs. Southern Utah

12 Kelsey Allen ....................... Aug. 26, 2007

vs. Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)

RECORD BOOK

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Points

1. 28 Jennifer Pirente .................... 2007


3. 14 Kate Stoner .......................... 2007

4. 13 Heather Hillam ..................... 2009

5. 12 Maddie Spere ....................... 2008

Points per game (minimum 5 games)

1. 1.56 Jennifer Pirente .................... 2007


3. 0.82 Kate Stoner .......................... 2007

4. 0.65 Heather Hillam ..................... 2009

5. 0.63 Maddie Spere ....................... 2008

Goals


2. 6 Heather Hillam ..................... 2009

6 Jennifer Pirente .................... 2008

4. 5 Carley Empey ....................... 2007

5 Maddie Spere ....................... 2008

5 Tanisia Wilson ...................... 2009

5 Kate Stoner .......................... 2007

Goals per game (minimum 5 games)



3. 0.30 Heather Hillam ..................... 2009

4. 0.29 Kate Stoner .......................... 2007

5. 0.28 Carley Empey ....................... 2007

Game-winning goals

1. 3 Sarah Swenson ..................... 2009

3 Heather Hillam ..................... 2009

3 Kate Stoner .......................... 2007

3 Maddie Spere ....................... 2008


Assists

1. 5 Vanessa Jordan .................... 2009

2. 4 Kate Stoner .......................... 2007


4. 3 Elaina Pappas ....................... 2008

3 Corie Walch .......................... 2008

3 Sarah Swenson ..................... 2008

3 Maddie Spere ....................... 2007

3 Alice Hewes .......................... 2007

3 Sarah Swenson ..................... 2009

Assists per game (minimum 5 games)

1. 0.25 Vanessa Jordan .................... 2009

2. 0.24 Kate Stoner .......................... 2007


4. 0.17 Maddie Spere ....................... 2007

0.17 Alice Hewes .......................... 2007

Saves

1. 122 Kelsey Allen ......................... 2007

2. 69 Dayna Winter-Nolte .............. 2008


4. 30 Lindsay Bekken .................... 2009

Saves per game (minimum 5 games)

1. 6.78 Kelsey Allen ......................... 2007

2. 3.63 Dayna Winter-Nolte .............. 2008


4. 3.00 Lindsay Bekken .................... 2009

Save percent (minimum 15 saves)

1. .833 Lindsay Bekken .................... 2009

2. .792 Kelsey Allen ......................... 2007

3. .697 Dayna Winter-Nolte .............. 2008

4. .691 Dayna Winter-Nolte .............. 2009

Goals against avg (minimum 450 minutes)

1. 0.94 Lindsay Bekken .................... 2009


3. 1.77 Kelsey Allen ......................... 2007


Most wins

1. 9 Kelsey Allen ......................... 2007


7 Dayna Winter-Nolte .............. 2009

4. 2 Lindsay Bekken .................... 2009

Most losses


2. 8 Kelsey Allen ......................... 2007


4. 2 Lindsay Bekken .................... 2009

Most ties

1. 1 Lindsay Bekken .................... 2009


1 Kelsey Allen ......................... 2007

Most shutouts

1. 6 Kelsey Allen ......................... 2007



4. 1 Lindsay Bekken .................... 2009

Shots attempted



3. 46 Heather Hillam ..................... 2009

4. 45 Kate Stoner .......................... 2007

5. 36 Megan Maldonado ................ 2009

Shots per game (minimum 5 games)


2. 2.65 Kate Stoner .......................... 2007


4. 2.30 Heather Hillam ..................... 2009

5. 1.80 Megan Maldonado ................ 2009

Shots on goal


2. 31 Heather Hillam ..................... 2009

3. 30 Kate Stoner .......................... 2007


5. 20 Maddie Spere ....................... 2007

20 Megan Maldonado ................ 2009

SOG per game (minimum 5 games)


2. 1.76 Kate Stoner .......................... 2007

3. 1.55 Heather Hillam ..................... 2009


5. 1.11 Maddie Spere ....................... 2007

Penalty kicks made

1. 1 Kate Stoner .......................... 2007


Penalty kick attempts


1 Kate Stoner .......................... 2007


Games played

1. 20 Rachel Watson ...................... 2009

20 Brinna Bennion ..................... 2009

20 Sarah Swenson ..................... 2009

20 Vanessa Jordan .................... 2009

20 Tanisia Wilson ...................... 2009

20 Nicole Taylor ........................ 2009

20 Heather Hillam ..................... 2009

20 Megan Maldonado ................ 2009

20 Corie Walch .......................... 2009

20 Lindsay Judd ........................ 2009

Games started

1. 20 Sarah Swenson ..................... 2009

20 Brinna Bennion ..................... 2009

20 Megan Maldonado ................ 2009

20 Heather Hillam ..................... 2009

20 Vanessa Jordan .................... 2009

20 Nicole Taylor ........................ 2009

SINGLE SEASON LEADERS

Jen Pirente scored 13 goals during the

2007 season.

Vanessa Jordan’s five assists in 2009 are

the most of any player at Westminster.


Points

1. 44 Jennifer Pirente ............... 2007-08

2. 24 Maddie Spere .................. 2007-09

3. 18 Sarah Swenson ................ 2008-09

4. 17 Corie Walch ..................... 2008-09

5. 15 Heather Hillam ................ 2008-09

Points per game (minimum 10 games)

1. 1.19 Jennifer Pirente ............... 2007-08

2. 0.74 Kate Stoner ..................... 2007-08

3. 0.61 Carley Empey ....................... 2007

4. 0.55 Tanisia Wilson ...................... 2009

5. 0.46 Sarah Swenson ................ 2008-09

Goals


2. 9 Maddie Spere .................. 2007-09

3. 7 Heather Hillam ................ 2008-09

4. 6 Corie Walch ..................... 2008-09

6 Sarah Swenson ................ 2008-09

Goals per game (minimum 10 games)


2. 0.28 Carley Empey ....................... 2007

3. 0.26 Kate Stoner ..................... 2007-08

4. 0.25 Tanisia Wilson ...................... 2009

5. 0.18 Heather Hillam ................ 2008-09

Game-winning goals


2. 4 Sarah Swenson ................ 2008-09

4 Maddie Spere .................. 2007-09

4. 3 Heather Hillam ................ 2008-09

3 Kate Stoner ..................... 2007-08

Assists

1. 6 Vanessa Jordan ............... 2008-09

6 Jennifer Pirente ............... 2007-08

6 Sarah Swenson ................ 2008-09

6 Maddie Spere .................. 2007-09

5. 5 Corie Walch ..................... 2008-09

Assists per game (minimum 10 games)

1. 0.21 Kate Stoner ..................... 2007-08

2. 0.17 Alice Hewes .......................... 2007


4. 0.15 Vanessa Jordan ............... 2008-09

0.15 Sarah Swenson ................ 2008-09

Saves

1. 125 Dayna Winter-Nolte ......... 2008-09

2. 122 Kelsey Allen ......................... 2007

3. 30 Lindsay Bekken .................... 2009

Saves per game (minimum 10 games)

1. 6.78 Kelsey Allen ......................... 2007

2. 3.47 Dayna Winter-Nolte ......... 2008-09

3. 3.00 Lindsay Bekken .................... 2009

Save percent (minimum 30 saves)

1. .833 Lindsay Bekken .................... 2009

2. .792 Kelsey Allen ......................... 2007

3. .694 Dayna Winter-Nolte ......... 2008-09

Goals against avg (minimum 450 minutes)

1. 0.94 Lindsay Bekken .................... 2009

2. 1.66 Dayna Winter-Nolte ......... 2008-09

3. 1.77 Kelsey Allen ......................... 2007

Most wins


2. 9 Kelsey Allen ......................... 2007

3. 2 Lindsay Bekken .................... 2009

Most losses


2. 8 Kelsey Allen ......................... 2007

3. 2 Lindsay Bekken .................... 2009

Most ties


1 Lindsay Bekken .................... 2009

1 Kelsey Allen ......................... 2007

Most shutouts


2. 6 Kelsey Allen ......................... 2007

3. 1 Lindsay Bekken .................... 2009

Shots attempted


2. 60 Maddie Spere .................. 2007-09

3. 59 Heather Hillam ................ 2008-09

4. 53 Sarah Swenson ................ 2008-09

5. 45 Kate Stoner ..................... 2007-08

Shots per game (minimum 10 games)


2. 2.37 Kate Stoner ..................... 2007-08

3. 1.80 Megan Maldonado ................ 2009

4. 1.70 Nicole Taylor ........................ 2009

5. 1.51 Heather Hillam ................ 2008-09

Shots on goal


2. 42 Maddie Spere .................. 2007-09

3. 40 Heather Hillam ................ 2008-09

4. 30 Kate Stoner ..................... 2007-08

5. 29 Sarah Swenson ................ 2008-09

SOG per game (minimum 10 games)


2. 1.58 Kate Stoner ..................... 2007-08

3. 1.03 Heather Hillam ................ 2008-09

4. 1.00 Megan Maldonado ................ 2009

5. 0.75 Maddie Spere .................. 2007-09

Penalty kicks made

1. 1 Kate Stoner ..................... 2007-08


Penalty kick attempts


2. 1 Kate Stoner ..................... 2007-08

Games played

1. 57 Rachel Watson ................. 2007-09

2. 56 Maddie Spere .................. 2007-09

3. 43 Maddie Maldonado .......... 2007-09

4. 39 Vanessa Jordan ............... 2008-09

39 Brinna Bennion ................ 2008-09

39 Sarah Swenson ................ 2008-09

39 Corie Walch ..................... 2008-09

39 Heather Hillam ................ 2008-09

Games started

1. 44 Maddie Spere .................. 2007-09

2. 39 Vanessa Jordan ............... 2008-09

39 Heather Hillam ................ 2008-09

4. 38 Corie Walch ..................... 2008-09

5. 37 Maddie Maldonado .......... 2007-09


CAREER LEADERS

Rachel Watson has appeared in more

games than any other Griffin.

Dayna Winter-Nolte has recorded 125

saves during her career.

2010 Media Guide

ALL-TIME vs. OPPONENT ..............Overall Pct Home Away NeutralBrigham Young-Hawaii ..........................0-1-0 .000 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0

Cal State-East Bay ..................................0-1-0 .000 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0

Cal State-San Marcos .............................0-1-0 .000 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0

Carroll ..................................................0-5-1 .083 0-1-1 0-4-0 0-0-0

Cascade ................................................1-1-0 .500 1-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0

Chaminade ...........................................1-0-0 1.000 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0

College of Idaho ...................................0-2-0 .000 0-2-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

College of the Southwest ......................1-0-0 1.000 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0

Concordia (Calif.) ..................................0-2-0 .000 0-1-0 0-1-0 0-0-0

Corban .................................................1-0-0 1.000 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0

Dominican ............................................1-0-0 1.000 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) ..............................3-0-0 1.000 2-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0

Fresno Pacific ........................................0-1-0 .000 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0

Great Falls ............................................6-0-0 1.000 3-0-0 3-0-0 0-0-0

Hawaii Pacific ........................................0-1-0 .000 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0

Holy Names ..........................................1-0-0 1.000 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0

Hope International ................................1-0-0 1.000 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

Kansas Wesleyan ...................................1-0-0 1.000 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

Menlo ...................................................1-0-0 1.000 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0

Mills College .........................................1-0-0 1.000 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-0-0

Northwest Christian ..............................1-0-0 1.000 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

Northwest Nazarene .............................0-0-1 .500 0-0-1 0-0-0 0-0-0

Oregon Tech .........................................0-0-1 .500 0-0-0 0-0-1 0-0-0

Point Loma Nazarene ............................0-1-0 .000 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0

Rocky Mountain ....................................3-5-0 .375 2-1-0 0-3-0 1-1-0

San Diego Christian ..............................1-0-0 1.000 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

Sioux Falls ............................................1-0-0 1.000 1-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

Southern Oregon ..................................0-1-0 .000 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0

Southern Utah .......................................0-3-0 .000 0-0-0 0-3-0 0-0-0

The Master’s College ............................0-1-0 .000 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

Utah Valley ...........................................0-1-0 .000 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0

Warner Pacific .......................................0-1-0 .000 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0

Weber State ..........................................0-1-0 .000 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0

TOTALS .......................................................... 25-29-3 .465 14-6-2 8-22-1 3-1-0

MISCELLANEOUSOvertime ...............................................1-2-3 .417 0-1-2 1-1-1 0-0-0

Ranked Opponent .................................1-6-1 .188 1-2-1 0-4-0 0-0-0

SERIES RECORDSBrigham Young-Hawaii BYU-Hawaii leads, 1-0-0 8/29/09 BYU-Hawaii 2-1 A

Cal State-East Bay Cal State-East Bay leads, 1-0-0 10/21/07 Cal State-East Bay 3-0 A

Cal State-San Marcos Cal State-San Marcos leads, 1-0-0 9/21/08 Cal State-San Marcos 3-0 A

Carroll Carroll leads, 5-0-1 10/28/07 Carroll 5-1 A 10/7/08 Carroll 1-0 H 10/19/08 Carroll 2-1 A 9/20/09 Tie 0-0 2ot H 10/25/09 Carroll 2-1 A 11/14/09 Carroll 5-0 A

Cascade Series tied, 1-1-0 9/23/07 Cascade 2-1 A 9/5/08 Westminster 2-0 H

Chaminade Westminster leads, 1-0-0 8/30/09 Westminster 4-1 A

College of Idaho College of Idaho leads, 2-0-0 9/9/07 College of Idaho 2-0 H 9/12/09 College of Idaho 4-0 H

College of the Southwest Westminster leads, 1-0-0 8/25/07 Westminster 8-0 N

Concordia (Calif.) Concordia leads, 2-0-0 9/14/07 Concordia 3-0 H 9/1/08 Concordia 1-0 A

Corban Westminster leads, 1-0-0 9/22/07 Westminster 3-2 ot H

Dominican Westminster leads, 1-0-0 9/12/08 Westminster 2-1 H

Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) Westminster leads, 3-0-0 8/26/07 Westminster 4-1 A 9/14/08 Westminster 2-1 H 9/11/09 Westminster 1-0 H

Fresno Pacific Fresno Pacific leads, 1-0-0 8/30/08 Fresno Pacific 4-1 A

Great Falls Westminster leads, 6-0-0 9/2/07 Westminster 4-0 H 10/27/07 Westminster 2-0 A 10/17/08 Westminster 4-2 A 10/26/08 Westminster 3-0 H 9/7/09 Westminster 2-0 H 10/24/09 Westminster 1-0 A

Hawaii Pacific Hawaii Pacific leads, 1-0-0 8/27/09 Hawaii Pacific 2-0 A

Holy Names Westminster leads, 1-0-0 10/18/09 Westminster 4-1 N

Hope International Westminster leads, 1-0-0 9/1/07 Westminster 1-0 H

Kansas Wesleyan Westminster leads, 1-0-0 9/6/09 Westminster 2-0 H

Menlo Westminster leads, 1-0-0 10/20/07 Westminster 3-1 A

Mills Westminster leads, 1-0-0 10/16/09 Westminster 5-1 A

Northwest Christian Westminster leads, 1-0-0 9/8/07 Westminster 2-0 H

Northwest Nazarene Series tied, 0-0-1 9/5/07 Tie 1-1 2ot H

Oregon Tech Series tied, 0-0-1 9/28/08 Tie 2-2 2ot H

Point Loma Nazarene Point Loma Nazarene leads, 1-0-0 9/19/08 Point Loma Nazarene 1-0 A

SERIES RECORDS

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20079-8-1 (3-2-0; 2nd Frontier)

Head Coach: Tony LeBlanc

Aug. 25 vs College of the Southwest W 8-0

Aug. 26 at Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) W 4-1

Sept. 1 Hope International W 1-0

Sept. 2 Great Falls* W 4-0

Sept. 5 Northwest Nazarene T o2 1-1

Sept. 8 Northwest Christian W 2-0

Sept. 9 The College of Idaho L 0-2

Sept. 14 #17 Concordia L 0-3

Sept. 16 Rocky Mountain* W 2-0

Sept. 21 at Warner Pacific L 0-2

Sept. 22 at Corban W ot 3-2

Sept. 23 at Casacade L 1-2

Oct. 11 at Southern Utah L 0-5

Oct. 20 at Menlo W 3-1

Oct. 21 at Cal State-East Bay L 0-3

Oct. 26 at Rocky Mountain* L 0-5

Oct. 27 at Great Falls* W 2-0

Oct. 28 at #7 Carroll* L 1-5

*-Frontier Conference Game

20087-11-1 (2-4-0; 3rd Frontier)


Aug. 22 Rocky Mountain* L ot 1-2

Aug. 24 Sioux Falls W 3-2

Aug. 30 at Fresno Pacific L 1-4

Sept. 1 at #22 Concordia L 0-1

Sept. 5 Cascade W 2-0

Sept. 6 San Diego Christian W 3-1

Sept. 12 Dominican W 2-1

Sept. 14 Embry-Riddle (AZ) W 2-1

Sept. 19 at #12 Point Loma Nazarene L 0-1

Sept. 21 at #9 Cal State-San Marcos L 0-3

Sept. 26 at Southern Oregon L 0-1

Sept. 28 at Oregon Tech T o2 2-2

Oct. 7 Carroll* L 0-1

Oct. 11 at Southern Utah L 0-3

Oct. 16 at Rocky Mountain* L 0-2


Oct. 19 at Carroll* L 1-2

Oct. 26 Great Falls* W 3-0

Nov. 14 vs. Rocky Mountain^ L 0-1


^-Frontier Conference Tournament

Rocky Mountain Rocky Mountain leads, 5-3-0 9/16/07 Westminster 2-0 H 10/26/07 Rocky Mountain 5-0 A 8/22/08 Rocky Mountain 2-1 ot H 10/16/08 Rocky Mountain 2-0 A 11/14/08 Rocky Mountain 1-0 N 10/3/09 Westminster 2-1 H 10/22/09 Rocky Mountain 2-1 ot A 11/13/09 Westminster 1-0 N

San Diego Christian Westminster leads, 1-0-0 9/6/08 Westminster 3-1 H

Sioux Falls Westminster leads, 1-0-0 8/24/08 Westminster 3-2 H

Southern Oregon Southern Oregon leads, 1-0-0 9/26/08 Southern Oregon 1-0 A

Southern Utah Southern Utah leads, 3-0-0 10/11/07 Southern Utah 5-0 A 10/11/08 Southern Utah 3-0 A 9/16/09 Southern Utah 4-0 A

The Master’s The Master’s leads, 1-0-0 9/18/09 The Master’s 2-0 H

Utah Valley Utah Valley leads, 1-0-0 8/12/09 Utah Valley 2-0 A

Warner Pacific Warner Pacific leads, 1-0-0 9/21/07 Warner Pacific 2-0 A

Weber State Weber State leads, 1-0-0 8/21/09 Weber State 2-1 A

20099-10-1 (3-2-1; 2nd Frontier)


Aug. 12 at Utah Valley L 0-2

Aug. 21 at Weber State L 1-2

Aug. 27 at Hawaii Pacific L 0-2

Aug. 29 at BYU-Hawaii L 1-2

Aug. 30 at Chaminade University W 4-1

Sept. 06 Kansas Wesleyan W 2-0

Sept. 07 Great Falls* W 2-0

Sept. 11 #23 Embry-Riddle (AZ) W 1-0

Sept. 12 College of Idaho L 0-4

Sept. 16 at Southern Utah L 0-4

Sept. 18 #15 The Master’s L 0-2

Sept. 20 #17 Carroll* T o2 0-0

Oct. 03 Rocky Mountain* W 2-1

Oct. 16 at Mills College W 5-1

Oct. 18 vs Holy Names W 4-1

Oct. 22 at Rocky Mountain* L ot 1-2


Oct. 25 at Carroll College* L 1-2

Nov. 13 vs Rocky Mountain^ W 1-0

Nov. 14 at Carroll College^ L 0-5


^-Frontier Conference Tournament

All-Time Results

ALL-TIME RESULTS

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2010 Media Guide30

SHAY WYATTDirector of Athletics5th Year at WestminsterIn September 2006, Shay Wyatt was hired as Director of Athletics at Westminster College. Under his guidance the intercollegiate athletic program has experienced growth and success. Wyatt’s leadership has led to increases in the number of sports offered, enrollment, academic and athletic success,

departmental budget, community service efforts amongst student-athletes, fundraising, corporate partners, ticket revenue, attendance at athletic events, coaches and support staff and he spearheaded strategic planning efforts for the Athletics Department. Under his guidance, Westminster Athletics has experienced facility enhancements, improved eligibility and compliance processes, branding and website technologies, licensing and apparel agreements have been established and a student-athlete advisory committee and student fan group were formed. Wyatt has served on various institutional committees and was recently appointed to serve on the National Administrative Committee of the NAIA which sets policy and procedures for the national organization.

Prior to Westminster College, Wyatt served as Director of Sports Marketing and Bruin Club at Salt Lake Community College in 2006. While only at SLCC for a short period of time, he secured the athletic department’s largest ever corporate sponsorship.

From 2001-2006, Wyatt served as the Wildcat Club Executive Director at Weber State University. He was responsible for the development efforts for the athletics department including annual giving, major gifts, endowments, special events and donor relations. The Wildcat Club experienced an increase in annual giving totals each year Wyatt was at the helm, including a 17% increase in 2004. He was instrumental in securing more than $350,000 in football suites, club seating and basketball preferred seating.

Wyatt made his way to Weber State via Utah Valley State College where he served as the Director of Development for Athletics from 1999-2001. He was responsible for creating the fund raising arm of the athletic department, serving as the first-ever development director at UVSC. In this role he defined all aspects of annual giving and major gift opportunities. Upon his arrival at UVSC he increased annual giving by 30% in his first year. He served as a member of the strategic planning committee, planning the college’s move from NJCAA to NCAA Division I.

From 1995-1998, Wyatt served as the Athletic Events Coordinator at the University of Utah. He was responsible for all aspects of event and facility management. He served as Assistant Tournament Manager for the 1997 NCAA West Region First/Second Rounds Men’s Basketball Tournament. He represented the athletics department as a liaison for athletic facility renovation and construction projects including the $50 million dollar, 50,000-seat football stadium renovation of Rice-Eccles Stadium and several other facility construction projects totaling more than $4 million.

A native of Murray, Utah, Wyatt attended Bethel College in Newton, Kansas where he was a letterman in football. He graduated in 1993 with a degree in health, physical education and recreation. He holds a Masters degree from Wichita State University in sports administration. Wyatt prepped locally at Murray High School (Utah.) He attended Cisco (Texas) JC and Snow (Utah) JC where he played football for both schools. Wyatt is married to the former Mickelle Marston. They have two sons Drew (7) and Jake (4).

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS

ATHLETICS STAFFATHLETIC ADMINISTRATION ShayWyatt ...................DirectorofAthletics ...............................832.2344 Dr. Chris Cline .............. FacultyAthleticsRep. .............................832.2890 Josh Fisher ................... Info & Event Coordinator .......................832.2890 Taylor McFarland .........Administrative&MarketingIntern ........832.2861 Ian McCabe .................. Sports Info Student Assistant .................832.2890 AthleticsFax.................................................................................474.2511

SPORTS MEDICINE Rick Hackford ...............HeadAthleticTrainer .............................832.2355 Sara Beaudry ...............Asst.AthleticTrainer ..............................832.2369 Kirsten Fischer .............Asst.AthleticTrainer ..............................832.2368 Nathan Slaughter .........Asst.AthleticTrainer ..............................832.2367

STRENGTH & CONDITIONING JDGustin ...................... Strength&ConditioningCoach .............832.2340 Eldon Brough ...............Asst.Strength&ConditioningCoach .............832.

HEAD COACHES Craig Binkley ................ M&W Cross Country / M&W Track ........832.2334 Tommy Connor ............ Men’s Basketball ....................................832.2336 Chris Dorich ................. Men’s Soccer ..........................................832.2337 Mason Goodhand ........ Men’s Lacrosse .......................................832.2359 JDGustin ...................... Women’s Basketball ...............................832.2340 Niki Harding ................. Women’s Lacrosse .................................832.2865 Chris Hendrickson ........ M&W Golf / M&W Ski & Snowboard .....832.2349 Tony LeBlanc ................ Women’s Soccer ....................................832.2328 Kim Norman ................ Women’s Volleyball ................................832.2343

ASSISTANT COACHES Larry Ferdig .................. Women’s Lacrosse .................................832.2865 Abe Greenspan ............ M&W Ski and Snowboard ......................832.2349 Dave Hammer .............. Women’s Basketball ...............................832.2335 AdamHiatt................... Men’s Basketball ....................................832.2342 Dave Long .................... Men’s Lacrosse .......................................832.2338 JoshMaxfield ............... Men’s Soccer ..........................................832.2337 Sara Mickelson............. M&W Cross Country / M&W Track ........832.2334 Owen Monroy ............. Women’s Volleyball ................................832.2333 Mike Nickas ................. M&W Golf ..............................................832.2349 Jennifer Pirente ........... Women’s Soccer ....................................832.2328 Gordon Perry ............... M&W Ski and Snowboard ......................832.2349 James Taylor ................ Women’s Soccer ....................................832.2328 RyanWalcott ............... Men’s Soccer ..........................................832.2337 Joel Watson ................. Men’s Lacrosse .......................................832.2338 Brenda Whicker ........... Women’s Volleyball ................................832.2343

ALL AREA CODES ARE 801


ATHLETICS STAFF

Mason Goodhand Men’s Lacrosse

Head Coach

Chris Dorich Men’s SoccerHead Coach

Tommy Connor Men’s Basketball

Head Coach

Craig Binkley M&W Cross Country/Track

Head Coach

Chris Hendrickson M&W Alpine Skiing / Golf

Head Coach

Kim Norman Women’s Volleyball

Head Coach

Tony LeBlanc Women’s Soccer

Head Coach

Rick Hackford M&W Snowboard Head Coach

Head Athletic Trainer

Josh Fisher Sports InformationEvent Coordinator

Sara Beaudry Assistant Athletic

Trainer

Niki Harding Women’s Lacrosse

Head Coach

Dave Hammer Women’s Basketball

Assistant Coach

Larry Fredig Women’s Lacrosse

Assistant Coach

Taylor McFarland Administrative Marketing

Intern

Kirsten Fischer Assistant Athletic

Trainer

Nathan Slaughter Assistant Athletic

Trainer

James Taylor Women’s SoccerAssistant Coach

Gordon Perry M&W Ski and Snowboard

Assistant Coach

Josh Maxfield Men’s Soccer

Assistant Coach

Dave Long Men’s Lacrosse

Associate Head Coach

Adam Hiatt Men’s BasketballAssistant Coach

Mike Nickas M&W Golf

Assistant Coach

Sara Mickelson M&W Cross Country/Track

Assistant Coach

Jared Ocana M&WTrack

Assistant Coach

Owen Monroy Women’s Volleyball

Assistant Coach

Brenda Whicker Women’s Volleyball

Assistant Coach

Ryan Walcott Men’s Soccer

Assistant Coach

Ian McCabe Sports InformationStudent Assistant

Eldon Brough Strenght & Conditioning

Assistant

Joel Watson Men’s LacrosseAssistant Coach

Dr. Chris Cline Faculty AthleticsRepresentative

JD Gustin Women’s Basketball

Head Coach

Jennifer Pirente Women’s SoccerAssistant Coach

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Payne Gymnasium houses the newly renovated Griffins strength and athletic training facilities, auxiliary basketball court, locker rooms, and offices for men’s and women’s lacrosse and men’s soccer. Built during the term of President Herbert W. Reherd (1913–1939), it was named after the president of the Board of Trustees and manager of the local J.C. Penney Company; groundbreaking was July 1928 and dedication January 11, 1929.

Though the college worried that it was frivolous to spend money on a gymnasium, the facility, designed by architect Walter E. Ware, provided badly needed recreation for the school and groups in the entire Sugar House area. It was added to and remodeled in 1970 under President Manford Shaw (1968–1976), and has housed the basketball and volleyball programs, dances, speakers, luncheons, career fairs, orientations, and a variety of other cultural and social student events—including being the practice facility for the Utah Jazz from 1979 to May 1999.

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ATHLETIC FACILITIES

BEHNKEN FIELD HOUSE

The Dolores Dore Eccles Heatlh, Wellness and Athletic Center is a three-story, 84,500-square-foot facility, completed in 2006, that houses Griffins Athletics and includes a swimming pool, full complement of fitness equipment, a weight room and exercise studio, and a technically challenging, 46-foot climbing wall. Above a field house that holds 1,200 spectators is a suspended running track with a high-tech surface and corner windows with views. The field house includes an athletic training room, locker rooms, team meeting rooms, coaches offices, and equipment storage space for our popular Griffin intercollegiate sports, including men’s and women’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s golf, women’s soccer, and women’s volleyball.

PAYNE GYMNASIUM


ATHLETIC FACILITIES

DUMKE FIELD

Dumke Field, on the site of the Dane Hansen Stadium, was opened October 2, 1949, by college president Robert D. Steele (1939–1952). It was a gift of the George Hansen family in memory of a son and brother, Lt. Dane Hansen, Class of 1940, who lost his life in World War II. Having had seating for 1,200 attendants, the stadium had been the college soccer and activities field, commencement green, and later a paved parking facility. In fall 2005, it was transformed into a parking structure, with an elevated artificial turf athletic field on top. This facility is now the home field for the Griffins men’s and women’s soccer and men’s lacrosse teams.

PARK CITY MOUNTAIN RESORT

Photo courtesy Park City Mountain Resort

SUGAR HOUSE PARK

BONNEVILLE GOLF COURSE

OLYMPIC OVALPAYNE STRENGTH ROOM

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MICHAEL BASSISPresidentDr. Michael S. Bassis is the sixteenth president of Westminster College. An authority on educational change and an active participant in the national conversation on the future of higher education, Bassis has had a wide range of experiences as a teacher, scholar, and administrator over his 30-year career in higher education. Prior to coming to Westminster, he held senior administrative and faculty appointments at a number of institutions

including the New College of Florida, Antioch University in Ohio, and at the University of Rhode Island. A graduate of Brown University, Dr. Bassis holds MA and PhD degrees from the University of Chicago.

CID SEIDELMANProvostDr. Cid Seidelman joined Westminster in 1980 as an

economics instructor and, after obtaining his PhD at

the University of Utah, served as director of both the

economics program and the MBA program. He

served as dean of the Bill and Vieve Gore School

of Business for 13 years, and in 2005, having held

the position of Interim Provost, Seidelman became

Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs.

A native of Illinois, he received a bachelor’s degree in economics from Eastern

Illinois University.

SUSAN HEATHAssociate ProvostDr. Susan Heath is the Associate Provost for Student

Development. She joined Westminster in 1985 as

the Director of Counseling and Career Services after

completing an internship at the University of Utah

Counseling Center. Heath later served as Associate

Dean and Dean of Students and Director of Academic

and Career Development. A native of California,

Heath earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology

from Pomona College and a PhD in psychology from Southern Illinois University at

Carbondale.

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WESTMINSTER COLLEGEWestminster is a nationally recognized, comprehensive liberal arts college. With a broad array of graduate and undergraduate programs, Westminster is distinguished by its unique environment for learning. Westminster prepares students for success through active and engaged learning, real world experiences, and its vibrant campus community. Westminster’s unique location, adjacent to the Rocky Mountains and to the dynamic city of Salt Lake, further enriches the college experience.

While we’re proud that Westminster is consistently ranked as a “Top Tier” college and recognized on the list of “Great Schools” by the U.S.News & World Report, and that Westminster was named “Best in the West” by the Princeton Review, we hope you’ll come to campus, whether you’re a high school student or one of our alumni, and experience the Westminster community for yourself.

ACADEMICSWestminster offers more than 70 academic programs, including 34 majors, from accounting and international business to nursing and sociology. The most popular majors are business, nursing, psychology, and education. In addition, the college offers a variety of minors and 10 graduate programs. About 95 percent of the students go to graduate school or are employed within six months of graduation. The nursing program has a 100 percent placement rate. In addition to Westminster’s successful outcomes, a Utah Foundation study found that Westminster graduates have among the highest starting salaries of any university graduates in the state. These high starting salaries were attributed in part to the fact that nearly 70 percent of students complete an internship before they graduate.

Students choose Westminster College for many reasons, including our intense focus on individual students and their learning, the combination of liberal education and professional studies, our active learning experiences, dynamic campus environment, and the real world experiences we offer to ensure that our students are prepared to succeed in a rapidly changing world.

HISTORYWestminster College has played a pivotal role in the educational heritage of the intermountain area. Founded in 1875 as the Salt Lake Collegiate Institute, a preparatory school, Westminster first offered college classes in 1897 as Sheldon Jackson College. Named in honor of its primary benefactor, Sheldon Jackson, the college operated for many years on the Collegiate Institute campus in downtown Salt lake City. Gradually the institute became identified as the college preparatory department, and high school classes continued to be an integral part of the curriculum until 1945. In 1902, college trustees adopted the new name, Westminster. Moving to its present location in 1911, Westminster became the first accredited two-year junior college in the intermountain area. In 1935 Westminster modified its curriculum to qualify as a four-year junior college and in 1949 became a four-year liberal arts institution offering baccalaureate degrees in the arts and sciences.

Today Westminster exists as a fully independent, privately funded, nondenominational, comprehensive liberal arts institution of higher learning with selected graduate programs, meeting the West’s educational needs as it has since 1875.

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GRIFFIN ATHLETICSThe Westminster College Intercollegiate Athletics program is an integral part of campus life, serving more than 250 student-athletes annually. The athletics program has experienced both regional and national success over the years, with national championships, national tournament appearances, conference titles, All-Conference and All-American academic and athletic honors. The athletic program has a rich tradition, storied history and many athletic alumni dating back to 1928.

The Griffins athletic program consists of 15 varsity and club sport teams and is a member of the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) Division I level. Men’s and women’s basketball, cross country, golf, women’s volleyball and women’s soccer compete in the Frontier Conference with schools from Montana and Idaho. Men’s soccer competes as an NAIA independent (no conference affiliation). Men’s lacrosse is a member of the Men’s Collegiate Lacrosse Association (MCLA) and competes in the Rocky Mountain Lacrosse Conference (RMLC). Women’s lacrosse competes in the Rocky Mountain Women’s Lacrosse League which is part of U.S. Lacrosse and the Women’s Division Intercollegiate Associates. Men’s and women’s skiing and snowboarding compete in the United States Collegiate Ski and Snowboard Association. Alpine skiing competes as a member of the Grand Teton Conference.

ABOUT THE GRIFFIN CLUBThe Griffin Club is a membership club established to ensure a quality experience for Griffin student-athletes by promoting a supportive relationship between the Westminster athletic program and alumni, faculty, staff, parents, friends and businesses. Griffin Club membership is open to anyone interested in giving financial support to Westminster Athletics. Monies raised through the Griffin Club provide financial support for our sport programs and allow Westminster to enhance the athletic program and overall student-athlete experience in ways that otherwise would not be possible.

In addition to raising needed funds, the Griffin Club will provide information on the athletics program to it’s members, develop activities to bring members together in social setting’s and foster a positive enthusiasm that will reflect on the athletic program. Donors may designate 50% of their gift (non-scholarship) to a specific sport of your choosing, while the remaining 50% of your gift will be designated to the general athletic fund to provide needed funding to positively impact the entire athletic program. If desired, members also have the option of earmarking their gift for athletic scholarships to be used for incoming freshman or transfer student-athletes (all scholarship gifts will go to the athletic scholarship fund - see membership application for more details.)

MEMBERSHIP BENEFITSDepending on your level of giving, Griffin Club members will receive a Griffin sports pass, electronic media guides and newsletters, which includes a calendar of events, news and features on Griffin athletics, invites to special events, 10% discount at the bookstore, donor recognition, Athletic Directors annual luncheon and special appreciation gift. Benefits will take affect July 1, 2009.

METHODS OF GIVING•Cash Gifts: Cash is always a great way to give and is generally 100% deductible with the IRS depending upon your personal circumstances.•Credit Card: You may make a one-time gift to the college on your credit card, or charge a monthly donation. As with all financial records held by the college, your credit card information is kept confidential.•Payroll Deductions: Payroll deductions are a convenient way for Westminster College employees to contribute to the Griffin Club.•Corporate Giving: Through most of its history, Westminster has worked closely with corporations through a variety of partnerships that have benefited the students, faculty and community. By making gifts to Westminster, corporations strengthen their relationship with emerging talent, support departments engaged in programs related to their interests, introduce their companies and their products to future users and consumers, and support and encourage the philanthropy of their employees.•Matching Gifts: Many companies offer matching gift programs that allow their employees to effectively match, double, or triple their gifts to Westminster. Contact your employer to find out your company’s matching gift policy or our Annual Giving office for more information.•Gifts-in-Kind: Gifts of product, merchandise, equipment or services are often provided in support of the Athletic Department to help offset expenses.•Capital Gifts: These gifts are used for athletic facility enhancements, upgrades and/or new construction projects.•Real Estate: Several approaches are available for gifts of real estate, and donors are usually entitled to an income tax deduction. Contact the Office of Institutional Advancement for information if you are considering a real estate gift.•Memorial Gifts: You may make a memorial gift to Westminster in honor of a loved one, a favorite professor, or to commemorate a significant event such as a child’s graduation.•Stocks & Securities: Stocks, mutual funds, bonds, and other securities given to the college may provide a considerable savings in capital gains taxes for the donor. Arrangements for your gift can be made between your broker and Westminster’s Vice President of Financial Affairs.•Planned Gifts: Many friends and alumni choose to contribute to Westminster College by remembering the college in their will or estate plan. These planned gifts can provide for student scholarships, capital projects, and endowment growth. Donors may benefit from planned gifts by receiving tax benefits including reduction in income tax, capital gain tax, or estate tax.

Contact Shay Wyatt in the Athletic Department (801) 832-2344 or Lynn Heinlein in the Office of Advancement (801) 832-2745 for information on any of these giving options.

GRIFFINS CLUB

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It’s your heart. The engine that

won’t quit. Not here. Not now.

It’s what drives you from the fi rst

moment of the game to the fi nal

screaming second. Because

when you’re an athlete, you live

for play. Student-athletes in NAIA

colleges and universities across

the country play their hearts out

every time they put on their school

colors and step up to compete.

They are part of an

organization that understands an

athlete’s need to dig deep, to bond

and to go beyond. That same

drive is at the heart of the NAIA,

where the sweat never dries, the

turf is still shredded, and the court

is always scuffed with a thousand

sole marks.

Hear that pounding?

THE NAIA ELIGIBILITY CENTER

Opportunities to excel in college sportsValues that build characterEach student-athlete mattersWhere leaders emerge

THE NAIA ELIGIBILITY CENTER

The NAIA has nearly 300 campuses in the U.S. and Canada offering: • Top-notch college sports for 60,000 athletes• A shot at playing in one of 23 national championships in 13 sports• $450 million in fi nancial aid

At www.PlayNAIA.org prospective students can:• Explore the world of NAIA college sports• Build a customized personal Sport Resume• Connect with NAIA coaches and admissions offi cers• Register and get ready to play NAIA

www.PlayNAIA.org

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