15 Jared Westcott
15 - Jared Westcott
Height: 6-1
Weight: 200
Year: Junior
Hometown: Imperial, Mo.
Position: Forward
Junior Team: Penn State (NCAA)
Shoots/Catches: Left
gp 32
p 13
g 6
a 7
pim 32
+/- -10

Junior (2022-23): Appeared in 32 games for the Lakers... Posted six goals and seven assists for 13 points... Scored his first goal in a Laker uniform on Oct. 15 against Omaha... Scored a goal to tie up the game at 2-2 against Bemidji State on Jan. 28... Scored the first game-winning goal of his career in a 2-1 win over St. Thomas on Feb. 17... Scored two goals to lead the Lakers to a 4-2 win over Ferris State on Feb. 25, securing their first sweep of the season.

Sophomore (2021-22): Played in four games for the Lakers… Made his Laker debut on Jan. 7 at Bemidji State… Joined the Lakers at the semester break after transferring from Penn State.

Freshman at Penn State (2020-21): Played in 17 games for the Nittany Lions… Posted one goal and five assists for six points… Recorded his first collegiate point at Minnesota on Nov. 20 with an assist in a 3-2 loss… Scored his first collegiate goal on Dec. 3 against Michigan while also adding a pair of assists to record his first career multi-point game (1G, 2A).

High School/Juniors: Played two seasons of junior hockey (2018-20) in the United States Hockey League (USHL) with the Sioux Falls Stampede… Coached by Scott Owens… Played in 54 games for the Stampede during the 2018-19 season and posted 39 points (15G, 24A)... Helped the team capture the 2019 Clark Cup Championship, recording six points (5G, 1A) in 12 postseason games… Finished the 2019-20 season with 34 points (16G, 18A) in 44 games to lead the Stampede in goals, assists and points… Named Forward of the Year for Sioux Falls in 2019-20… Served as an assistant captain during the 2019-20 season. 

Personal: Son of Todd and Brandi Westcott… Has two brothers, Richard and Daulton… A 2017 graduate of Lindbergh High School in Sunset Hills, Mo… Majoring in parks & recreation.

Recent Games
Feb 17 St. Thomas (Minn.) W, 2-1
Feb 18 St. Thomas (Minn.) L, 2-1
Feb 24 at Ferris State W, 3-2
Feb 25 at Ferris State W, 4-2
Mar 3 at #1 Minnesota State L, 6-1
Mar 4 at #1 Minnesota State L, 2-1
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 32 24
Points 13 9
Goals 6 5
Assists 7 4
PIM 32 28
+/- -10 -8
Power-play goals 3 2
Short-handed goals 0 0
Empty net goals 1 1
Games started 11 8
Game-winning goals 1 1
Game-tying goals 0 0
Hat tricks 0 0
Shots 71 47
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg s
Oct 1 at #20 Michigan Tech L, 5-2 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 2 Nipissing W, 6-1 1 0 0 0 2 +1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 7 at USNTDP U-18 L, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 14 Nebraska-Omaha L, 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Oct 15 Nebraska-Omaha T, 4-4 0 1 0 1 0 +0 1 0 0 0 0 2
Oct 21 #5/5 Michigan L, 5-2 0 0 1 1 2 -2 0 0 0 0 0 3
Oct 22 #5/5 Michigan L, 5-1 0 0 1 1 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Oct 28 Clarkson L, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 29 Clarkson W, 5-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 4 Northern Michigan L, 4-1 0 0 1 1 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 5 Northern Michigan L, 5-3 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Nov 11 at Michigan Tech T, 2-2 0 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Nov 12 at Michigan Tech L, 2-0 0 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 25 at St. Thomas (Minn.) L, 4-0 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 26 at St. Thomas (Minn.) L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 2 +1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Dec 2 Bowling Green L, 7-4 0 1 1 2 0 +0 1 0 0 0 0 3
Dec 3 Bowling Green L, 5-1 - 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 2
Dec 9 at Bemidji State W, 3-2 1 0 0 0 2 -2 0 0 0 0 0 4
Dec 10 at Bemidji State L, 4-1 1 0 0 0 10 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Dec 16 #17 Michigan Tech W, 3-0 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Dec 17 #17 Michigan Tech L, 5-1 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Dec 28 vs. Wisconsin L, 4-0 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Dec 29 vs. #15 UMass L, 4-1 0 0 1 1 0 +1 0 0 0 0 0 5
Jan 6 at Bowling Green L, 5-2 1 0 0 0 2 -3 0 0 0 0 0 6
Jan 7 at Bowling Green L, 5-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 13 Ferris State L, 4-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 14 Ferris State W, 4-1 1 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Jan 20 at #17 Minnesota State L, 3-2 1 0 1 1 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Jan 21 at #17 Minnesota State L, 3-1 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 27 Bemidji State L, 3-2 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 28 Bemidji State W, 3-2 0 1 0 1 2 +1 0 0 0 0 0 2
Feb 3 at Northern Michigan W, 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Feb 4 at Northern Michigan L, 3-1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 17 St. Thomas (Minn.) W, 2-1 0 1 0 1 0 +0 1 0 0 1 0 2
Feb 18 St. Thomas (Minn.) L, 2-1 0 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Feb 24 at Ferris State W, 3-2 0 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Feb 25 at Ferris State W, 4-2 0 2 1 3 0 +3 0 0 1 0 0 4
Mar 3 at #1 Minnesota State L, 6-1 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 5
Mar 4 at #1 Minnesota State L, 2-1 1 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 4
  gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
2021-22 4 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
2022-23 32 6 7 13 32 -10 3 0 1 1 0 0 71
2023-24 38 18 18 36 51 +7 3 0 2 4 0 1 101
Total 74 24 25 49 83 -6 6 0 3 5 0 1 179
  gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
Total 32 6 7 13 32 -10 3 0 1 1 0 0 71
Conference 24 5 4 9 28 -8 2 0 1 1 0 0 47
Exhibition 2 0 0 0 2 +1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
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Home 15 4 4 8 6 -5 3 0 0 1 0 0 26
Away 15 2 2 4 26 -5 0 0 1 0 0 0 38
Neutral 2 0 1 1 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
-
Wins 8 4 1 5 8 +2 1 0 1 1 0 0 21
Losses 22 1 6 7 22 -12 1 0 0 0 0 0 46
Ties 2 1 0 1 2 +0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4
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October 4 1 2 3 2 -2 1 0 0 0 0 0 8
November 6 0 1 1 6 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 9
December 8 1 2 3 12 -5 1 0 0 0 0 0 20
January 6 1 1 2 8 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11
February 6 3 1 4 2 +2 1 0 1 1 0 0 14
March 2 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9