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9
VMI VMI 8-4, 2-3 NEC
15
Winner Robert Morris RMU 8-4, 5-0 NEC
VMI VMI
8-4, 2-3 NEC
9
Final
15
Robert Morris RMU
8-4, 5-0 NEC
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
VMI VMI 3 2 1 3 9
Robert Morris RMU 4 5 3 3 15

Game Recap: Lacrosse |

VMI rally falls short at Robert Morris

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. – Down 12-6 going into the fourth quarter, the VMI lacrosse team got to within four at 13-9 with nine minutes left but could not decrease the deficit any more as host Robert Morris earned a 15-9 victory over the Keydets Saturday afternoon at Joe Walton Stadium in Moon Township, Pennsylvania.
 
With the loss, VMI falls to 8-4, 2-3 in Northeast Conference play while the Colonials stay atop the league standings with an 8-4 overall record and a perfect 5-0 mark in league action.
 

 
Game Summary
Junior Austin English put VMI on the board first with a goal at the 11:05 mark of the opening period, but anytime the Keydets scored throughout the game, the Colonials responded with a pair or trio of goals of their own to gradually pull away.
 
The Keydets trailed by just one, 4-3, after one period, but the Colonials opened the second perioed with four unanswered goals to go up 8-3. Matt Nichols and Luke Mryncza scored goals late in the second period as Robert Morris went into the break with a 9-5 advantage.
 
English, Rusterucci, Dayton Bagwell and Nichols each scored a goal in the second half, but the Colonials were able to keep the Keydets from mounting a comeback with consistent play and possession management.
 

 
Key Stats
*Robert Morris won 21 of 27 faceoff attempts to control possession for much of the game.
*Despite several penalties, the Colonials held the Keydets to 1-for-5 on extra-man opportunities
*The Colonials took 50 shots on the day to 30 for VMI
*RMU's David Burr earned a game-high four goals for the day while Ryan Stiefel contributed a hat trick of his own
*Rusterucci finished with a team-high three goals for VMI while English and Nichols earned a pair of goals
*Despite 15 saves on the day, VMI keeper Damian Levin took the loss while RMU's Nate Fechter earned the win with eight saves
 
Up Next
The Keydets stay on the road to face NEC foe Wagner College next Saturday at 2 p.m. on Staten Island, New York.
 





 
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