LEXINGTON, Va. – The VMI Water Polo trip will take a trip up to Philadelphia this weekend, facing La Salle on Saturday and Villanova on Sunday. Both matchups will take place on the campus of La Salle.
The Keydets are coming off a stretch in which they played seven matches in eight days, picking up a win over UC Merced. VMI is 3-9 on the season and 0-3 in MAAC play which opened up last weekend. Four Keydets have netted over 20 goals this year, while
Gia Donatelli has come on strong of late, scoring three versus Villanova.
Match 1 – at La Salle - Saturday – Noon (EST)
- La Salle sports an even 10-10 record on the season, with its last win coming against Gannon on March 5
- Eight of 8 of La Salle's 10 losses have come against Top-25 teams
- Offensively, Fancesca CO' leads the way with 63 goals on the season
- Emma Gurasich has recorded 123 saves, Caitlin Valentine registers 60
- Stream is dependent upon the weather –
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Match 2 – vs. Villanova – Sunday - Noon (EST) –
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- Villanova sits at 11-12 overall, topping VMI 21-6 in Staten Island last weekend
- Ella Mattocks led the Wildcats with 5 goals in the win
- The last three losses for the Wildcats have come against Top-25 teams
- Donatelli netted three goals for the Keydets Saturday's loss
- Stella Byles, Emily McKenzie lead goal-scoring effort on the season combining for three on March 18