stamos vs high point
Randall K. Wolf/VMI
17
Winner High Point HPUM 2-1
11
VMI VMI 2-1
Winner
High Point HPUM
2-1
17
Final
11
VMI VMI
2-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
High Point HPUM 8 2 4 3 17
VMI VMI 5 2 4 0 11

Game Recap: Lacrosse |

Keydets Fall to High Point in Tough Battle

Box Score | Gallery

LEXINGTON, Va. - Trailing to visiting High Point 10-7 at the half and 14-11 going into the final quarter, the VMI lacrosse team ultimately fell by a 17-11 score to the Panthers on a cold Friday night at Drill Field #2. 

VMI (2-1) kept pace with High Point for most of the game but surrendered three goals in the final stanza while the Panthers held the Keydets scoreless in their comeback effort.
 
The Keydets led 4-3 midway through the opening quarter following goals from Luke Rusterucci, Hartley Jordan and two from Luke Mryncza, but the Panthers (2-1) countered with five goals to close the period with an 8-5 advantage.
 
Key Stats
*Rusterucci, Mryncza, and Jordan led VMI with two goals apiece on the night
*In his first career start, midfielder Simon Moore put in a goal to go with two assists for three points on the night
*AJ Stamos, Austin English, Thomas Williamson and Will Gormsen also contributed offensively with one goal each
*VMI goalie Adam Norris finished with 14 saves on the night in the loss, while High Point keeper Parker Green picked up the win with 10 saves
*Brayden Mayea of High Point paced the team with five goals on the night while Jack VanOverbeke contributed four and Michael Ippolito logged three
*The Panthers won 17 of 28 faceoffs, contributing to time of possession and taking 51 shots to VMI's 23 attempts in the contest

VMI Head Coach James Purpura
"It's not the result we wanted, but I'm incredibly proud of our men for their competition level tonight. Credit to High Point - they're a strong program that was receiving votes in the Top 20 the first week of the season and we had kept pace with them until late in the game. We had a few guys go down in the last week and we continue to have a next-man-up mentality. We had several guys get their first collegiate starts and make some impact plays. What I love most about this group is their hunger to learn and desire to get better every day. We didn't play our best game tonight and we certainly have stuff to correct, but I'm encouraged with a lot of what we saw."
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
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