FINAL | VMI WINS
VMI - 14
DET - 11
Goals by Scout Ripley (4), Luke Rusterucci (2), Will Gormsen (1), AJ Stamos (1), Luke Mryncza (3), Hartley Jordan (1), Luke McDonald (1), Austin English (1)
Congrats to Coach Birsner and his wife Liz on the births of their twin daughters Annie Sheyer Birsner 5lbs 15oz, and Claire Maureen Birsner 6lbs 3oz. Born 7mins apart right around 7am this morning. Everyone’s doing great and resting and nursing!
Very proud day for our program as we watched 6 seniors take their oath as commissioned officers in the United States Military. Please join us in congratulating these young men for volunteering to serve their country!
Your Keydets bring in the W over Marist by a score of 10 - 8! VMi held the lead of tie for 55 minutes of game time.
Next up-St. John's for 4 qtrs starting in 20 min.
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A force in the midfield, Hartley Jordan earns First Team All-SoCon honors after a stellar year putting up 24 goals, 11 assists, and 35 points during the regular season.
#BuiltDifferent
Our guy Hartley Jordan making his mark in the VMI Lacrosse record book by earning his 100th career point today, a feat only 19 Keydets have done in VMI's 40-year program history.
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Day 1 for the 2019-2020 team. Great first team meeting and even better first workout! Great energy from our veterans leading the way!
#RAHVAMIL
#BROTHERHOOD
#WHOLEDAMNTEAM
Huge Congratulations to our Senior Captiain John O’Donnell. This past weekend John received the Three Legged Stool Award in honor of his tremendous service and support to the Institute’s D1 Athletic programs. A well deserved award for our Keydet. CONGRATS OD!
Congratulations to our seniors John O’Donnell and Kyle Walsh!
4 year team captain, Kyle Walsh received the “Frank L. Summers Award” for team leadership.
So proud of our 2018 grads! Joe Riccadonna, CE Major, hired as an Engineering Consultant and Wes Sanders, ME Major, commissioned as an Officer in the US Army. ‘Its a tough place to be at but a great place to be from!’
#RAHVAMIL
A real special moment after practice today when 1/C Cal Hadley and Preston Lalicker received athletic scholarships for their final semester‼️
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An unfortunate ending for the 2020 season and this senior class. A group that has given their all from day one. They will be missed greatly
#seniorleadership
#rahvamil
𝐕𝐌𝐈 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫
After leading the Keydets program to its most wins in 19 years and tying their record for most Division I wins in a season, Coach James Purpura earns the Nathaniel W. Pendleton 1922 Distinguished Coaching honor!
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5 of our seniors received their U.S. Army branches this week
From left to right:
Emory Lieber - Ordinance
Patrick McPartlin - Signal
Austin Hughes - Infantry
John O’Donnell - Field Artillery
Mackie Chase - Infantry
Congratulations to these gentleman for all of their hard work
What a year it’s been 😤📈
For the first time since the 2005 campaign, VMI has earned SEVEN wins in a season‼️
This also makes the 4th consecutive season the Keydets have increased their win total 👊
#BuiltDifferent
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Victory!!!
Simon Moore scores with one second left on the clock to lift the Keydets to their third MAAC win of the season and second straight road victory.
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The
@VMI_Lacrosse
coaching staff climbed House Mountain alongside the rats yesterday and completed the 5.5 mile hike as well as took in the beautiful Shenandoah Valley views.
#LexingtonVA
#Keydets
Jordan pops it out to Simon Moore and Moore .... puts it in for the goal!!! VMI wins a thriller with one second remaining, 12-11!
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Meet OC coach Mikey Herring, who joined the Keydets after a stellar career at UVA.
Herring was a starter on UVAs national championship team in 2019 and was drafted into both the MLL and NLL.
Herring played for the Boston Cannons in 2019 and is a native of MA.
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Among the top rookies in the conference, Luke Rusterucci earns a spot on the All-Freshman Team in the SoCon after finishing second on the team in points with 38 and first in assists with 23 during the regular season
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2/C Ian Baker contracted with the U.S. Army to be commissioned an Officer upon graduation of VMI May 2021. We are incredibly proud of Ian’s dedication to the VMI Lacrosse Brotherhood as well as his commitment to serve his country!!!
#brotherhood
#rahvamil
#hooah
Bill Osteen with a huge performance this past Saturday against Mount Saint Mary’s. Bill had 17 saves and earned himself SoCon defensive player of the week!
“VMI takes pieces of coal and through their system, they turn them into diamonds”
“We are broken down, stripped of bad habits, toxic mindsets, and false beliefs, only to be rebuilt, rejuvenated, and groomed into men”
VA native
@Jonn_Fant
answers his “Why VMI?”
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Congratulations to the following VMI Mens Lacrosse Team Members who earned their ranks for the 2019 – 2020 Academic Year:
2022’s: David Foster - S1, Michael Tulskie - S1, Aidan Riley - S3, Jack Burke - S6, Trey Cathcart - S6, Will Duffy - Hotel Company
2021’s: Thomas (1/2)