LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. -- Coming off of its first win of the season, the Virginia Military Institute men's lacrosse team will look to play the part of the Senior Day spoiler Saturday afternoon as the Keydets head to New York for their season finale with Siena College.
Game time is set for noon at Siena Turf Field for the 18th meeting all-time between the programs. The Saints will be celebrating their Senior Day the evening prior to the game.
Fans unable to make the trip to Lexington can follow the action through a live stats link. There will also be a live video stream for $7.95 through Siena's video portal. Frequent updates will also be available through the team's Twitter account, @VMILacrosse.
For the first time this season, the Keydets will appear on TV throughout the state of New York on Time Warner Cable Sports Channel. Local listings are as follows: Albany 50 (SD), 1803 (HD); Hudson Valley 413 (SD), 461 (HD); Buffalo 87; Syracuse 813. Robert Lee will have the play by play, with Chris Watson on color.
Weather.com Report
Saturday's weather is expected to be in the upper 60s with mostly sunny skies. There will be a light breeze at five miles per hour from the southwest and only a 10 percent chance of rain..
So Long, Fare Well
Saturday's game will be the final Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference game for the Keydets, who will begin league play in the Atlantic Sun Conference next season. They will be joined by fellow MAAC member Jacksonville University, as well as Mercer University. Rounding out the Atlantic Sun men's lacrosse league will be High Point University, competing in its first season this year, and the newest program's in Division, University of Richmond and Furman University.
The Series
This weekend's game will be the 18th meeting all-time between VMI and Siena on the lacrosse field. It is the third-most games in a series for the Keydets against Division I opponents.
VMI holds control of the series by a narrow 9-8 margin, aided by winning eight straight contests between 1994 and 2003. The Saints have had the better of the luck in Loudonville, where VMI is 3-4 against Siena. On Saturday, VMI will be looking to snap a four-game skid to the Saints, including a heartbreaking 12-11 loss in Lexington last season.
On this Site in 2008
Playing at SIena Turf Field in 2008, the Keydets made program history, not only qualifying for the MAAC tournament, but upsetting Providence College 9-8 in overtime in the first round, pitting the Keydets against eventual MAAC Champion Canisius College in the finals.
All in a Family
Saturday's game will have several family connections. VMI assistant coach Curtis Jaques' older sister, Ali, is the head women's basketball coach at Siena. Ali's assistant coach, Jack Castleberry, is a 2007 graduate of the Institute, and is Curtis' Brother Rat (VMI classmates).
