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Randall K. Wolf

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VMI receiving Inside Lacrosse Top 20 votes

LEXINGTON, Va. – For the first time in VMI lacrosse history, the Keydets are receiving Top 20 votes by media organization Inside Lacrosse announced Monday.

This marks only the second time in program history the Keydets have received Top 20 votes dating back to the 1992 team which earned votes to be nationally ranked by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) after defeating #13 UMBC, 13-10, on March 24 that season.
 
With a 6-1 record on the year, the Keydets have won five in a row coming off a thrilling come-from-behind victory over Monmouth by an 11-10 score in which the Keydets scored six goals in the fourth quarter to complete the rally. With an 0-3 all-time record vs. Monmouth, the Keydets earned their first ever win against the Hawks, a well-respected lacrosse program from the Colonial Athletic Association.
 
The five consecutive wins ties the program record dating back to the 1990 season. The 6-1 start is also VMI's best start to a season in 33 years since opening with an 8-1 record back in 1992.
 
Through the first seven weeks of the season, VMI is the No. 1 scoring offense in the nation averaging 17.3 goals per game, almost 2.0 more goals per game than second-place Cornell at 15.8. Sophomore Dayton Bagwell ranked third in the nation in goals per game at 4.0 and senior Luke Rusterucci is close behind in fifth at 3.86 goals per game.
 
Senior goalkeeper Damian Levin ranks sixth in the NCAA at 14.29 saves per game and owns the 10th best goals-against average in the country at 8.12. The VMI defense is tied for eighth in the nation in scoring defense allowing just 7.86 goals per game.
 
See today's Inside Lacrosse rankings (March 10, 2025)
 
KANE Inside Lacrosse Men's Division I Media Poll
Rank    Team                                    Points                 Prev
1             Maryland (6 - 0)               520 (26)               1
2             Princeton (4 - 1)              489                        4
3             Army (6 - 0)                       441                        5
4             Penn State (5 - 1)            439                        8
5             North Carolina (5 - 1)   423                        6
6             Cornell (4 - 1)                   391                        3
7             Notre Dame (3 - 2)         339                        2
8             Duke (6 - 1)                       316                        9
9             Syracuse (5 - 2)               308                        11
10           Ohio State (7 - 1)            307                        15
11           Johns Hopkins (5 - 2)    265                        7
12           Georgetown (4 - 2)         220                        10
13           Harvard (4 - 1)                 210                        12
14           Richmond (5 - 2)             202                        13
15           Colgate (5 - 2)                  178                        14
16           Fairfield (7 - 0)                 118                        17
17           Penn (3 - 3)                        84                           18
18           Virginia (3 - 3)                   75                           20
19           UMass (5 - 1)                    47                           22
20           Denver (4 - 3)                   24                           16
 
Receiving Votes:
Saint Joseph's, Michigan, Dartmouth, Boston U, Navy, Yale, Jacksonville, Delaware, VMI
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Dayton Bagwell

#55 Dayton Bagwell

A/M
6' 0"
Sophomore
Damian Levin

#44 Damian Levin

GK
5' 10"
Senior
Luke Rusterucci

#8 Luke Rusterucci

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6' 0"
Senior

Players Mentioned

Dayton Bagwell

#55 Dayton Bagwell

6' 0"
Sophomore
A/M
Damian Levin

#44 Damian Levin

5' 10"
Senior
GK
Luke Rusterucci

#8 Luke Rusterucci

6' 0"
Senior
A