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Keydets prepare for road contest at LIU

LEXINGTON, Va. – The VMI lacrosse team looks to pick up a big road win against a tough NEC opponent this weekend as the Keydets head north to Long Island to face LIU Sunday morning in Brookville, New York.
 
Originally scheduled for Saturday, the game was recently moved to Sunday with the opening faceoff still set for 11 a.m. at Shark Stadium.
 
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The Keydets (4-6, 1-3) look to bounce back from a loss last week at the hands of co-league leader Robert Morris. VMI junior attackman Dayton Bagwell led the way for the Keydets with four goals during the contest en route to NEC Prime Performer recognition, the fifth time this season the York, Pennsylvania, native has scored at least four goals in a game.
 
About the Sharks (9-1, 4-0)
LIU is tied for the league lead with Robert Morris given their 9-1 record for the season and 4-0 mark in the conference.  The Sharks' lone loss came to Big Ten foe Rutgers back on February 24 by a 13-5 score. Since then, LIU has defeated Bellarmine, Queens and NEC opponents Wagner, Le Moyne, Detroit Mercy and mostly recently a dominant 25-6 win over Mercyhurst.
 
Ben McIsaac was named this week's NEC Player of the Week and leads the team with 30 goals on the year to go with eight assists for a team-high 38 points. Aidan Zuhoski is close behind with 35 points given his 23 goals and 12 assists while Cameron Connolly is also a lead contributor with 13 goals and 12 assists through 10 games.
 
Kyle Cochran leads the Sharks in caused turnovers with 12 on the season with Ryan Fountain right behind with 11. In the cage, keeper Tyler Gresh has played all but 72 minutes on the season and owns a 7.54 goals-against average to go with 74 saves (.536).
 
Series History (1-2)
In a brief series history dating back to the 2023 season, the Sharks have logged two wins to VMI's one as the Keydets earned their first victory against the Sharks last season in a close 15-12 contest for the 2025 season finale at Drill Field 2. The inaugural contest in 2023 was a slight 14-13 win for the Sharks as colleagues in the MAAC.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Dayton Bagwell

#55 Dayton Bagwell

A/M
6' 0"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Dayton Bagwell

#55 Dayton Bagwell

6' 0"
Sophomore
A/M