PUEBLO, Colo. (April 11, 2019) – Colorado State University – Pueblo Men's Lacrosse will resume Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference play as the ThunderWolves travel west to face Colorado Mesa University Friday at 7 p.m. The Pack will also visit Westminster College Sunday at 12 p.m.
Live Stats at Colorado Mesa
Live Stats at Westminster
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Pack Notes:
- The Pack brings a 6-3 record into the weekend. They are 1-0 in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference play. The ThunderWolves remain the only RMAC team with a winning record in 2019. CSU-Pueblo has won three consecutive games.
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Anthony Ferrie (Sr., Littleton, Colo.) leads the RMAC with 4.79 points per game. He ranks 19th in D-II in points per game. Ferrie's 2.11 assists per game stand second in the RMAC and 18th in D-II. The senior set a school record with 11 points, five goals and six assists, in the Pack's 32-2 win over Johnson & Wales University. Ferrie's 2.67 goals per game rank fourth in the RMAC.
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Jacob Muir (Fr., Ogden, Utah) broke two school records in the Pack's win over the Wildcats. Muir set a program record with 21 ground balls. He also won a program-record 30 faceoffs. Muir leads the RMAC with 8.22 ground balls per game, 15th most in D-II. The freshman wins 60.4 percent of his faceoffs, the highest percentage in the RMAC. Muir ranks 23rd in D-II in faceoff winning percentage.
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Taylor Davis (Sr., Littleton, Colo.) scores 3.78 goals per game, more than anyone else in the RMAC. Davis ranks sixth nationally in goals per game. Davis is the third-most accurate shooter in D-II, putting away 60.7 percent of his shot attempts. He shoots 10 percent higher than any other qualified player in the RMAC. Davis broke the Pack's record for career points in his last game. He now has 152 career points and a school record 108 career goals.
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Tommy Vassallo (Jr., Sarasota, Fla.) has emerged as the Pack's biggest scoring threat at the midfield. Vassallo ranks fourth in the RMAC with 1.44 assists per game. His 2.0 goals per game and 3.44 points per game stand fifth in the conference. Vassallo has set career highs in every offensive category this season.
- The Pack has a three-headed monster in net as
Colton Rasmussen (So., Great Falls, Mont.),
Ethan Ferrie (Fr., Littleton, Colo.), and
Garrett Breeling (Fr., Highlands Ranch, Colo.) have shared the cage. The trio holds three of the top four spots in save percentage. Rasmussen leads the league with a 56.7 save percentage. Ferrie's 55.7 save percentage ranks second. Breeling ranks fourth in the RMAC with a 50.6 save percentage.
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Parker Evans (So., Bentonville, Ark.) ranks third in the RMAC with 1.44 caused turnovers per game.
Faurest Vedral (Fr., Scottsdale, Ariz.)'s 1.22 caused turnovers per game stands sixth in the RMAC.
- The Pack leads the RMAC with 16.44 goals per game. This makes the Pack the sixth-most prolific scoring offense in D-II. Their 9.78 assists per game stand eighth in D-II and lead the RMAC. The ThunderWolves make a RMAC-best 38.7 percent of their shots. They are the third-most accurate shooting team in D-II.
- CSU-Pueblo stops 54.2 percent of the shots they face. They lead the RMAC in save percentage and saves per game (13.56). They rank 17th in D-II in saves per game.
- The Pack has caused a RMAC-best 11.89 turnovers per game. They rank fifth in D-II in caused turnovers per game.
Scouting Mesa:
- The Mavericks stand 5-6 overall. They are 0-1 in RMAC play. Colorado Mesa set a D-II record with 52 goals as they ran up the score on Johnson & Wales. Their lone RMAC loss came at the hands of Westminster.
- Jack Griffin ranks third in the RMAC with 3.00 goals per game. His 4.36 points per game also place him third in the conference.
Scouting Westminster:
- Westminster brings a 4-6 record into the weekend. They stand 1-0 in RMAC play. The Griffins lead the all-time series 6-1.
- Nick Marcy leads the RMAC with 2.70 assists per game. He ranks fifth in D-II in assists per game. Kolton Atkinson ranks second in the RMAC with 3.10 goals per game.
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As a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, Colorado State University – Pueblo competes in 22 varsity sports in NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics.