ripley-mryncza huddle vs detroit
Randall K. Wolf / VMI
10
Winner VMI VMI 2-0
9
Queens QUMLAX23 0-2
Winner
VMI VMI
2-0
10
Final
9
Queens QUMLAX23
0-2
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 OT OT 1 F
VMI VMI 3 1 2 3 0 1 10
Queens QUMLAX23 3 2 0 4 0 0 9

Game Recap: Lacrosse |

VMI Tops Queens in Double OT

Box Score

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Playing for its first 2-0 start since the 2019 season, the VMI lacrosse team accomplished the task by defeating Queens University of Charlotte by a 10-9 score in double overtime Friday afternoon at the Queens Sports Complex in Charlotte, North Carolina.
 
The game was the first ever meeting between the schools and also marked VMI's first overtime win since the 2014 season.
 
Senior Scout Ripley led the Keydets with five goals during the contest, including the walk-off goal at the 2:52 mark of the second overtime period, as neither team could score in the first overtime. The Keydets (2-0) won the possession battle by claiming 14 faceoffs to the Royals' nine and logged 36 ground balls to 31 for Queens.
 
Freshman keeper Adam Norris came up big for the Keydets by registering 22 saves throughout the game to preserve the win as Queens took 47 shots to VMI's 36 attempts.
 
How it Happened
A close game throughout, the end of the first period saw the teams knotted up at 3-3 after 15 minutes. Queens then edged VMI in the second by a goal to take a 5-4 lead into the break.
 
VMI jumped to an 8-6 lead in the fourth quarter, but the Royals quickly tied it up at 8-8 with a little over seven minutes left in regulation.
 
A goal at 5:56 would give the Keydets the lead again but Hunter Meyer scored the game-tying goal for Queens with 27 seconds on the clock to send the game into overtime.
 
Key Stats
*Luke Mryncza scored two goals for VMI while Luke Rusterucci, AJ Stamos and Thomas Williamson each had one apiece. Stamos also led the team in assists with two for the day.
*Freshman Jack Rogers won 14 of 22 faceoff attempts and picked up seven ground balls
 
VMI Head Coach James Purpura
"'I'm really proud of the guys for going on the road and earning a hard fought double overtime victory. Credit to Queens - they had a ton of energy for their home opener and we knew they'd give us their best effort. It's awesome for our guys to find a way to win. Freshman Adam Norris and Jack Rogers were outstanding in the middle of the field, stopping 22 shots and Jack winning 63.6 percent of the face offs. Scout Ripley led our offense and, when the game was on the line, he made the final play. We had some injuries during the week and guys stepping in with a great next-man-up mentality on our defensive end. There's certainly a lot of things we will look to clean up and improve on as we watch the tape, but I'm really proud of this young group and their determination to get better."
 
Up Next
The Keydets host former SoCon foe High Point Friday night at 7 p.m. at Drill Field No. 2.
 





 
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