moore vs. hpu
Randall K. Wolf / VMI
9
VMI VMI 3-2
15
Winner St. Bonaventure SBU 1-3
VMI VMI
3-2
9
Final
15
St. Bonaventure SBU
1-3
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
VMI VMI 1 1 2 5 9
St. Bonaventure SBU 6 4 3 2 15

Game Recap: Lacrosse |

Keydets Rally, Fall to St. Bonaventure

Box Score

ST. BONAVENTURE, N.Y. – Playing the first contest of a three-game road swing, the VMI lacrosse team rallied in the second half to outscore host St. Bonaventure but ultimately fell by a 15-9 score at Marra Athletics Complex in St. Bonaventure, New York.
 
The Keydets (3-2) totaled seven goals in the second half to outpace the Bonnies' five goals but could not overcome a 10-2 halftime deficit as St. Bonaventure (1-3) secured the victory with its dominant first half.
 
Sean Westley and Jake Rosa paired up for a combined four goals in the opening period to help the Bonnies to a 6-1 lead after the first 15 minutes. Rosa added two more in the second quarter to help St. Bonaventure extend the lead to 10-2 at the break. VMI's Austin English and Luke Rusterucci scored the Keydets' two goals over the first two periods.
 
Key Stats
*VMI came on strong in the fourth quarter to outscore the Bonnies by a 5-2 count. Luke Mryncza accounted for two goals and Rusterucci added a pair, including one in the final second. AJ Stamos also had a goal in the final period to cut into the deficit
*Rusterucci finished with four goals on the day while Mryncza and Stamos both ended up with two. English registered the first goal of the game for the Keydets
*Hartley Jordan (2) Mryncza, Rusterucci and Stamos accounted for VMI's assists
*The Bonnies won the possession battle by securing 19 of 26 faceoff opportunities
*VMI was successful on 21 of 25 clearing opportunities, but could not take advantage of two extra-man scoring chances
*Wesley led St. Bonaventure with six goals on the day while Rosa ended up with five. Mark Belles, Patrick Carpenter, Quinn Nolan and Kaden Brennan each had one apiece
*VMI freshman goalie tallied nine saves in the loss, while SBU freshman keeper Cristofero Cucciuffo finished with 14 saves to preserve the win
 
VMI Head Coach James Purpura
"It was not a good enough effort today. We can't have starts to games like we did turning the ball over and handing them opportunities. We got down 6-1 early and the game after that was tied. I'm proud of the guys for not quitting, and after halftime we were able to win the second half by fixing a lot of our early mistakes. However, it was too much to overcome. We didn't get the possession margin, only winning 27 percent of the faceoffs and we got out-groundballed. There were some key takeaways for our young program to learn from moving forward against a team that won the MAAC regular season last season and played in the conference championship. We just finished three games in eight days. We will certainly watch the tape, make corrections, and look to be better next week."
 
Up Next
The Keydets travel to Bellarmine next Saturday, March 4 to face the Knights at 12 p.m. in Louisville, Ky., the second of three straight road contests.




 
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