DETROIT -- After a brief spell at home, the Virginia Military Institute men's lacrosse team is on the road again as the Keydets head to the Motor City for a Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference clash with the University of Detroit Mercy on Saturday.
Game time is slated for noon at Titan Field in Detroit. Fans unable to make it to Detroit can follow the action through a live stats link. There will also be occasional tweets through the team's Twitter account, @VMILacrosse.
Weather.com Report
Tomorrow's temperatures in Detroit are estimated by Weather.com to be in the low 40s, with winds from the northwest at seven miles per hour. There is only a 10 percent chance of precipitation. Skies will be partly cloudy.
The Series
The series history between VMI and Detroit is a brief one, with Saturday's game just the fourth meeting.
The Titans won the first two games, both of which were in Detroit. However, on VMI's senior day last season, the Keydets upended the Titans 8-7 at Fiorini Field (formerly SprinTurf Field).
When Last They Met
Last season, the Keydets wrapped up their season with an 8-7 victory over Detroit at Fionrini Field. The victory was a send off for the team's 11 seniors, playing their final game for the Red and Gold.
The Keydets utilized six different goal scorers, with only Keith Long striking twice. Russell East and Mike DeBlasio are the only two players remaining to have scored against Detroit last season. DeBlasio notched an assist as well for a two-point day.
Current senior Matt Lindemann, who is 10th all-time at VMI in career saves (245), made 17 stops against the Titans last season, collecting the win along with five groundballs and two caused turnovers.
At the faceoff X, Stephen Robarge, drafted by the Denver Outlaws at the beginning of the 2012 season, went 10 of 17 (58.8 percent) in his final appearance for VMI. He snared seven groundballs, while wingman Chris Rossie grabbed another five.
Detroit, which was the No. 2 seed in the 2012 MAAC tournament, was led by Shayne Adams and Alex Maini, both of whom are still with the team. Adams and Maini each stuck twice, while three other Titans kicked in one goal each. Current UDM senior Adam Levell made 10 saves in the loss.
