schulhofer, win at mercyhurst 2026
Cameron Horning/Mercyhurst
19
Winner VMI VMI 4-4, 1-1
13
Mercyhurst HURST 2-8, 0-2
Winner
VMI VMI
4-4, 1-1
19
Final
13
Mercyhurst HURST
2-8, 0-2
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
VMI VMI 7 3 4 5 19
Mercyhurst HURST 4 3 3 3 13

Game Recap: Lacrosse |

VMI tops Mercyhurst for first league win of season

ERIE, Pa. – The VMI lacrosse team opened with a huge first period with seven goals and never looked back as the Keydets earned a hard-fought 19-13 Northeast Conference victory over host Mercyhurst Saturday afternoon at Saxon Stadium in Erie, Pennsylvania.
 
The Keydets (4-4, 1-1) started with two quick goals in the first two minutes as Beau Durkin and Jack Duncan-Bloom set the tone early for what VMI would accomplish during the day.  The Keydets registered seven goals during the opening quarter – including a hat trick by Duncan-Bloom – over the first 15 minutes while surrendering four goals to the Lakers.
 

 
VMI logged three more goals in the second period but also gave up three goals to Mercyhurst to go into the break with a 10-7 advantage.
 
After an early goal by Mercyhurst to start the second half, the Keydets tallied four unanswered goals to build a commanding 14-8 lead with 3:51 left in the third period.  The Lakers scored two late goals in the final three minutes to go into the fourth period down by a 14-10 count.
 
VMI put the Lakers away in the final period by again going on a 4-0 run midway through the quarter to build an insurmountable 19-11 lead with 2:42 left in regulation.
 

 
Key Stats
* Jack Duncan-Bloom scored a career-high six goals in the win, including what came to be the game-winning goal, as he put in the six goals on seven shot attempts
* Freshman Ethan Ostrowski continues to grow quickly in the rotation and achieved four goals in the win while Beau Durkin and Dayton Bagwell also earned hat tricks
*Durkin earned a team-high eight points for the day with his three goals to go with matching his career-high five assists
* Sophomore Zac Creel scored his first career goal as a Keydet, while Will Gormsen and Warner Lewis also scored for VMI
*Greg Peters was effective defensively by contributing three caused turnovers on the afternoon
 
Up Next
After two games on the road to start conference play during Spring Break, the Keydets return home to face league foe Cleveland State next Saturday at noon at Drill Field 2.









 
 
 
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