purpura, bench vs. LIU
Randall K. Wolf
8
VMI VMI 4-4, 0-2 MAAC
11
Winner Siena SIE 3-4, 1-1 MAAC
VMI VMI
4-4, 0-2 MAAC
8
Final
11
Siena SIE
3-4, 1-1 MAAC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
VMI VMI 2 1 4 1 8
Siena SIE 5 2 0 4 11

Game Recap: Lacrosse |

Keydets lose close battle with Siena, 11-8

LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. – Down 7-3 at the half, the VMI lacrosse team rallied to tie the game at 7-7 with host Siena College going into the fourth but could not sustain its momentum as the Saints closed the game for an 11-8 victory over the Keydets Saturday afternoon at Hickey Field in Loudonville, New York.
 
With the loss, VMI falls to 4-4 on the season and 0-2 in the MAAC while the Saints improve to 3-4 overall and 1-1 in conference play.
 
Game Summary
*VMI's Luke Rusterucci scored the game's first goal off an assist from Austin English and notched another moments later to put VMI up early, 2-1
*After four unanswered Siena goals, Rusterucci scored again midway through the second quarter for a hat trick
*Down 7-3 at the half, the Keydets countered with four unanswered goals to tie the contest at 7-7 with 1:58 on the clock in the third period. Ty Yonas, James Boynewicz, Nash Perry and Simon Moore put in the goals during the run
*The Saints clamped down on defense in the final stanza to allow just one more VMI goal – a Charles Hunt score with 3:34 to play – to put VMI within one goal at 9-8
*Siena secured the win with two late goals over the final three minutes to earn the 11-8 win on its home turf
 
 
VMI Head Coach James Purpura
"We've got to have better starts. Credit to Siena - they were able to gain the early momentum. We simply had too many turnovers and it's hard to win at this level when you make that many mistakes. I liked our response in the third quarter. We came out and played great complementary lacrosse to tie the game going into the fourth but simply didn't finish it out. We've got to get back to the fundamentals this week and clean that stuff up. We have a strong opponent coming to us this week and I look forward to getting back to work with this group."
 
Inside the Box Score
*Siena took 50 shots to VMI's 36, in part due to 24 VMI turnovers while the Saints sustained 16 turnovers
*The contest was even in several key categories, including a slim Siena advantage in groundballs (32-30), faceoffs (Siena wins 12 of 23), clears (VMI 23-25, Siena 22-24), and both went 0-1 in extra-man opportunities
*VMI goalie Adam Norris earned 14 saves throughout while Siena's Andrew Arcuri totaled 10
*Rusterucci led VMI with three goals, while five others earned solo goals
*Pratt Reynolds led Siena with four goals on the day while Travis Fry also logged a hat trick with three. Reynolds had two assists to finish with six points to lead the Saints
 
Next up
The Keydets return home to face MAAC foe Sacred Heart next Saturday at 12 p.m. at Drill Field #2






 
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