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Alayna Sperry

Lacrosse

VMI heads to the coast to face Hampton

LEXINGTON, Va. – After taking a close loss to Navy Tuesday night, an encouraged VMI Lacrosse team heads to coastal Virginia to face in-state rival Hampton University Saturday evening.
 
Faceoff is set for a 5 p.m. start at Armstrong Stadium in Hampton, Virginia.
 
 
Last Time Out: VMI 12, Navy 19 – Tuesday, Feb. 17 – Annapolis, Md.
The VMI lacrosse team showed fight and max effort in a battle with the Naval Academy before eventually falling by a 19-12 score Tuesday night at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland.
 
VMI (0-3) notched double digits against the Midshipmen (2-1) for the first time as the Keydets had scored fewer than 10 goals in each of the eight previous matchups.
 
Junior attackman Dayton Bagwell scored seven of VMI's 12 goals on the night, which tied for third-most in a single game in program history and matched the seven he scored against St. Bonaventure in the 2025 season opener. With an assist, he totaled eight points during the contest, which ties for fifth-most for a single game in the VMI records.
 
About Hampton (0-3)
The Pirates look to pick up their first win of the season against VMI after starting the season 0-3 with losses to Mercer, NJIT and to Detroit Mercy this past Saturday at home. The Pirates led Detroit 4-3 after one period and were down just 9-6 at halftime before the Titans pulled away for good in the second half en route to a 20-8 win over the Pirates.
 
Malik Wood leads the team with seven goals on the season and is followed closely by Darius Stanley (6) and Anthony Bardonille's five goals after three games.  Amar'e Ford is the top defenseman with five caused turnovers thus far.
 
Starting goalie Miles Lancaster has allowed 55 goals and owns a 22.18 goals-against average to go with 52 saves.
 
Series History (9-0)
VMI has won all nine contests dating back to 2016. Last season, VMI earned a 28-4 win over the Pirates in Lexington.
 
 



 
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Players Mentioned

Dayton Bagwell

#55 Dayton Bagwell

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6' 0"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Dayton Bagwell

#55 Dayton Bagwell

6' 0"
Sophomore
A/M