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Lacrosse

VMI to Face Bellarmine in Road Contest

LEXINGTON, Va. – The VMI lacrosse team hits the road for a second straight week as the Keydets will face host Bellarmine University in non-conference action Saturday at noon at Owsley B. Frazier Stadium in Louisville, Kentucky.
 
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VMI (3-2) is coming off a hard-fought 15-9 setback to St. Bonaventure this past Saturday, the first of three straight road games for the Keydets.
 
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.
 
About the Knights (3-1)
Bellarmine opened the season with a competitive 19-7 loss at #7 Duke in early February a week before defeating St. Bonaventure by a 14-10 score at home. The Knights have spent the past couple weeks on the road earning victories over MAAC opponents Canisius (14-4) and at Marist by a close 13-10 tally. Scheduled to face Bucknell at a neutral site in Connecticut earlier this week, the game was canceled due to weather.
 
Benny O'Rourk leads the squad with 11 goals on the year with Christian Della Rocco (9) and Kyle Playsted (8) close behind. Playsted serves as the key distributor with eight assists on the season while O'Rourk has four and Della Rocco in third with three.
 
Goalie JC Higginbotham has played every minute of the four games to date and has logged 47 saves to go with a 10.75 goals-against average and .522 save percentage.
 
 
 
 
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