k. berzins - 2026 win at detroit
Jack Moreland / UDM Athletics
14
Winner VMI Keydets VMI 7-6, 4-3 NEC
5
Detroit Mercy Titans DETMERCY 3-10, 2-5 NEC
Winner
VMI Keydets VMI
7-6, 4-3 NEC
14
Final
5
Detroit Mercy Titans DETMERCY
3-10, 2-5 NEC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
VMI Keydets VMI 4 4 3 3 14
Detroit Mercy Titans DETMERCY 0 1 2 2 5

Game Recap: Lacrosse |

Keydets clinch NEC Tournament bid with win over Titans

VMI reaches the postseason for the first time since 2022 SoCon Tournament

DETROIT – Behind a motivated effort to clinch its first postseason bid in four years, the VMI lacrosse team showed relentless effort to earn a dominant 14-5 win over Detroit Mercy Saturday afternoon at Titan Field in Detroit, Michigan.
 
With the win, the Keydets (7-6, 4-3) clinched the No. 4 seed at next week's Northeast Conference Tournament and will face No. 1 seed and tourney host Robert Morris next Thursday at 5 p.m. in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. 
 
 
The victory marked VMI's third straight win to finish the regular season on a high note and with heavy momentum going into next week's conference tournament.
 
Game Summary
The Keydets jumped to a 4-0 lead in the first period and did not surrender a goal until the 12:24 mark of the second period. Will Gormsen scored first for VMI before freshman Ethan Ostrowski put in two consecutive goals and Jack Duncan-Bloom added another for the 4-0 advantage after 15 minutes of play.
 
VMI did not relent after giving up a goal and put up another four scores before the half as Gormsen scored followed by consecutive goals by Beau Durkin. Warner Lewis chipped in with VMI's final goal of the half with 2:07 on the clock before the break to give the Keydets a commanding 8-1 lead at halftime.
 
Following a Detroit goal to open the second half, the Keydets scored three unanswered goals as Bagwell netted his first goal of the game before Ostrowski and Durkin tallied the others.
 
Ostrowski finished with a career- and game-high five goals while Durkin finished with a hat trick of his own to lead the Keydets to victory.
 
 
Key Stats
*UDM leading scorer Marcus Thundercloud was shut out from scoring and was limited to one assist for the day and only four shot attempts
*VMI goalie Adam Norris logged 14 saves and allowed only three goals in 55 minutes of action to pick up the win. Detroit's Cooper St. Clair was pulled after 48 minutes after 13 goals allowed and nine saves on the afternoon. UDM teammate Christian Tucker finished out the final 11:31 and allowed just one VMI goal and had three saves
*Faceoffs were even as the Keydets won 12 of 23 FO attempts
*Detroit only had 11 turnovers on the day to VMI's 17 and went 19-20 on clears to a 20-24 count for VMI
*The Keydets were relentless on the ride by holding Detroit to just one of six on extra-man scoring opportunities
 
Up Next
No. 4 seed VMI will play next Thursday at 5 p.m. in the NEC Tournament semifinals against No. 1 seed and tourney host Robert Morris in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
 







 
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