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Lacrosse begins Northeast Conference play against Le Moyne

LEXINGTON, Va. – Looking to continue its best start in over three decades, the VMI lacrosse team opens Northeast Conference play this weekend as Le Moyne College visits Lexington for a noon face-off Saturday at Drill Field No. 2.
 
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At 6-1, VMI enters the weekend with a lot of momentum coming off five straight wins and receiving Top 20 votes from Inside Lacrosse.
 
The Keydets' most recent win came last Saturday morning at Monmouth when VMI came back from down five goals entering the fourth period to scoring six goals over the final 15 minutes to complete the rally for a thrilling 11-10 victory over the Hawks on the road, VMI's first ever win against Monmouth after three previous tries.
 
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.
 
About Le Moyne (3-2, 0-0)
The Dolphins enter Saturday's contest with a 3-2 record after posting wins against Canisius, St. Bonaventure and Mercer while falling to Lafayette and Hobart. The Keydets and Dolphins own mutual wins against St. Bonaventure and Mercer this season.
 
Le Moyne is led by Ryan Eisenmann, who has logged eight goals on the year to go with an assist to tie in the points category with nine shared by Zachary Delaney, who has seven goals and two assists. Owen Wilson and Thomas Berry are close behind with six and five goals, respectively.
 
Jagger Kerr is the lead defenseman with four caused turnovers on the year while Connor Chason, Jack Sullivan and Maui Wilhelm each have three.
 
Goalkeeper Carter Ruhm has played nearly 250 minutes in the cage and has allowed 45 goals for a 11.23 goals-against average to go with 35 saves (.432 save percentage) having faced 152 shots on the season.
 
Tailgating Information
There are two parking lots between the baseball stadium and the lacrosse field on North Post. The one on the left is nearest the Paulette Hall locker rooms and is designated as the VMI tailgating area after the game. The lot on the right nearest the large retaining wall/lacrosse field is the designated tailgating area for the visiting team. Cars must be parked in designated parking stalls – ticketing will be enforced by VMI Police. Another option is to use the pavilion at nearby Jordan's Point Park which can be reserved through the City of Lexington.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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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

A
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