LEXINGTON, Va. -- The 2015 season for the Virginia Military Institute men's lacrosse program opens with a bang as the Keydets are slated for back-to-back games against the United States Naval Academy on Sunday and the United States Military Academy on Monday.

VMI and Navy open 2015 for the eighth straight season with a noon draw at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md.. From there, VMI heads north for West Point, N.Y. and a 3 p.m. clash with Army at Michie Stadium.

Tickets
Ticket prices have been set by the respective athletic departments. Adult tickets for Sunday's game are $10, youth 18 and under are $5 and group sales are $3. For the Army game, prices are set at $6 for adults and $4 for seniors.

Follow the Action
Both games will feature live video and audio, as well as live stats. Navy's game can been seen free of charge on the Patriot League Network and will be radio broadcast on WNAV 1430 AM. Army will carry video on Knight Vision, along with radio, also through Knight Vision.

The Series: Navy
Sunday's game will be the eighth meeting all-time between the VMI Keydets and the Navy Midshipmen. The Naval Academy has served as the season opener for VMI for each of the last seven seasons, which includes every previous meeting. The Mids have won each of the previous seven meetings. However, since the teams last met, VMI snapped its skid against the Division I Service Academies, topping Air Force 6-4 on March 2, 2014.

Careers vs. Navy
Senior captain Mike DeBlasio is currently the team's active points leader against the Midshipmen. The Long Islander has six career goals, including a hat trick last season. He has eight total points against Navy, with assists in his rookie and junior campaigns. Classmate Eric Groleau has a pair of points on two assists in 2013, while another two senior, Ty Trobridge and Tyler Prasnicki, have one point each, the former on a goal in 2013 and the latter on a dish in 2012. Fellow senior Evan Windisch has played 60 career minutes in goal for VMI against Navy, making 10 saves last season and collecting three groundballs.

The Series: Army
The Keydets are looking to halt a seven-game slide against the Black Knights. VMI is 0-7 all-time against Army, and is 0-5 in West Point, N.Y. VMI returns to the Hudson Valley for the first time since 2013 after the Army squad traveled to Lexington last season. Barring any changes to either the USILA Coaches' Poll or the Cascade/Maverik Media Poll, VMI meets a ranked Black Knight squad for the first time since Army was No. 12 in 2011, a 12-6 Army win in Lexington. VMI has yet to play a ranked Black Knight team in West Point.

Career vs. Army
Mike DeBlasio leads VMI's active roster with four points on two goals and two assists. He scored three of those points during his rookie campaign in 2012 on two goals and one assist. Last season, Ben Huger stung the Black Knights for three points on a pair of markers and one assist. Sophomore Dale Mattice has one career goal against Army, as does Tyler Prasnicki. Evan Windisch played 48 minutes in goal at home last season, making 10 saves at Drill Field #2 in Lexington.

Groundhog Day
The Keydets will open against the Midshipmen for the eighth straight season. All eight meetings will be played in Annapolis, as the Mids have yet to travel to Lexington in series history. Aside from Navy, VMI has never opened more than three seasons with the same opponent. Limestone College is second, having opened the 1990, 1994 and 1999 seasons against the Saints