boynewicz vs. LIU
Randall K. Wolf
17
Winner LIU LIU 4-1, 1-0
8
VMI VMI 4-3, 0-1
Winner
LIU LIU
4-1, 1-0
17
Final
8
VMI VMI
4-3, 0-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
LIU LIU 1 4 8 4 17
VMI VMI 4 1 2 1 8

Game Recap: Lacrosse |

Keydets fall to LIU to open MAAC play

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LEXINGTON, Va. – Despite an early 4-1 lead after the opening period, the VMI lacrosse team could not sustain the momentum as Long Island University rallied to tie it up at 5-5 at the half and eventually earned a 17-8 victory over the Keydets on a rainy Saturday afternoon at Drill Field #2.
 
With the loss, VMI falls to 4-3 on young season and 0-1 in conference while the Sharks improve to 4-1 and 1-0 in league action.
 
The Sharks were spurred by freshman reserve Aidan Zuhoski, who came off the bench to score seven goals to go with two assists for nine combined points during the contest.
 
VMI Head Coach James Purpura
"It was a tough game today and not the result that we wanted. Much credit goes to our opponent - they were tough, physical and found a way to earn the win. We came out firing and got an early lead. After halftime, they were able to neutralize the face off and gain a possession advantage. Today we needed to be better at the fundamentals. They shot the ball better than we did and that obviously is something that we will work on this week. We've got to get back to executing the fundamentals at a high level. We will watch the tape and be humble and hungry to have a great week of practice to prepare for a strong opponent in Siena."
 
Inside the Box Score
*Three Keydets earned a pair of goals during the game: Wil Duffy, Luke Rusterucci and Charles Hunt. AJ Stamos and Nate Golding each had one score. Rusterucci added two assists to lead VMI with four points on the day
*VMI defender James Boynewicz recorded five caused turnovers and picked up four ground balls
*VMI faceoff specialist Jack Rogers won 14 of 27 faceoff attempts and picked up seven ground balls. In total, VMI won 15 of 29 faceoff attempts
*LIU goalie Jasper Simon earned the win with 10 saves on the afternoon while VMI keeper Adam Norris took the loss despite seven saves
*VMI outshot LIU, 37-35, and had 32 groundballs to LIU's 27. VMI was also effective in clearing attempts going 16-for-17
*LIU took advantage of one extra-man opportunity with a goal while VMI went 0-2 on the day for the category
*LIU's Tom von Bargen also earned a hat trick with three goals while Ben McIsaac contributed two
 
Up Next
The Keydets have a week to prepare to play MAAC foe Siena College on the road. Face off is set for a 1 p.m. start in Loudonville, New York.
 
 



 
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