VMI's #10 Cole Jones and #16 Matt Nichols. VMI hosts High Point Unv. in a lacrosse game on Drill Field #2 in Lexington, VA February 8, 2025. HOU won 12-11 in OT. (Randall Wolf / VMI)
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Lacrosse

Keydets play host to Hampton Tuesday night

LEXINGTON, Va. – The VMI lacrosse team returns home after defeating Mercer last weekend to face in-state foe Hampton University Tuesday night at 6 p.m. at Drill Field #2.
 
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About Hampton (0-2)
The Pirates took a tough 23-3 loss to open the season on February 1 against Mercer at home. Hampton rebounded nicely a week later and fought hard against Iona College but ultimately fell by a close 13-9 score on their home turf.
 
Well-rested nine days later, the Pirates visit Lexington looking to upset the Keydets who are coming off a 14-11 victory over a good Mercer squad this past Saturday in Macon, Georgia.
 
AJ Knox is the team's top scorer with six goals on the year and is followed by Mamadou Meite, who has a pair of goals through two games.
 
Last Time Out: VMI 14, Mercer 11 – Saturday, Feb. 15 – Macon, Ga.
Led by five goals by senior Luke Rusterucci, the VMI lacrosse team defeated host Mercer University by a 14-11 score Saturday afternoon at Five Star Stadium in Macon, Georgia.
 
Once colleagues in the Southern Conference, the two schools took turns in each respective period outscoring the other as the Keydets (2-1) outlasted the Bears (1-2) in the final quarter.
 
VMI jumped to a 4-1 lead in the first quarter before each squad tallied three goals in the second for the Keydets to go in halftime with a 7-4 advantage. The Keydets were again dominant coming out of the break to log five goals in the third period to Mercer's three.
 
The Bears outscored VMI in the final period by a 4-2 goal count, but the Keydets did enough harm over the first three stanzas to hang on for a hard-fought victory.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Luke Rusterucci

#8 Luke Rusterucci

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6' 0"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Luke Rusterucci

#8 Luke Rusterucci

6' 0"
Senior
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