Westminster campus briefs

WESTMINSTER

SKI AND SNOWBOARD: The Griffins are headed to Sunday River, Maine for the 2010 USCSA National Championships this week.

The Westminster women's teams are each looking to defend the national championships they won in 2009. The men's teams are looking to improve on second place finishes from last year.

The action gets underway on Tuesday, March 2 with the snowboard teams competing in the Halfpipe competition. On Wednesday, March 3 the

snowboarders have the Slopestlye event with the women's team taking to the Giant Slalom race.

The men take to the Giant Slalom course on Thursday, March 4 with qualification for Boarder-X on the snowboard side. The finals of Boarder-X are scheduled for Friday along with the women's Slalom race. Saturday features the men's Slalom race and the snowboard Giant Slalom.

The team national champions for each sport will be announced on Saturday following the completion of all events. They will also announce the individual national champions for the combined events.

MEN'S BASKETBALL: Blair Prowse of Westminster College was named the Frontier Conference's Men's Basketball Player of the Week. This is the first time he has received the award and it's the second time a Griffin has taken the honor this season.

Prowse is a 6'4" senior forward from South Jordan, Utah. Westminster beat Lewis-Clark State 81-77.

Prowse scored 25 points, had two assists, and one steal in the win. He hit 73 percent of his field goals (8 of 11) and 86 percent of his three-point field goals (7 of 8).

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL: Westminster freshman guard Nicole Yazzie was named the Frontier Conference Player of the Week on Monday. This is the second consecutive week Yazzie has earned the honor and this is the fifth time this season a Griffins has claimed the award.

Yazzie scored 25 points, pulled down seven rebound,s and had seven assists to lead the Griffins to an 82-77 win over No. 12 Lewis-Clark State to claim the outright Frontier Conference championship. She hit 50 percent of her field goals, 44 percent of her three-point field goals and 71 percent of her free throws.

Westminster opens the Frontier Conference Tournament against Great Falls on Tuesday at 6 p.m. in the Behnken Field House.