LEXINGTON, Va. – The VMI Water Polo Team capped off its home action on Sunday, closing out the VMI-MAAC Invite with a loss to Villanova.

The Keydets (9-9, 0-4) will travel to Philadelphia next weekend to take on La Salle, LIU and Wagner.

Key Stats
- Sadie Smith, Sydney Smith each score three goals
- Courtney Novotny has two goals and an assist on Senior Day
- Ysabel Casillas has four stops, Maddie Day totals three
- Villanova narrowly outshoots VMI 36-31

How it Happened
- The two sides traded goals to open the game (2-2, 5:08 1^st)
- The Wildcats would take control however, with 10 unanswered
- After Novotny scored before the break, VMI came out strong in the third period, matching the Wildcats 3-3, then 4-4 in the final frame