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Air Force Defeats VMI, 9-3
3/30/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Lacrosse
March 30, 2002
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Eight different Air Force players accounted for nine goals in a 9-3 victory over VMI in men's lacrosse action on Saturday afternoon. The game was played at Rigg Miller Field on the base of the U.S. Naval Academy. The win snapped a four-game losing streak and improved the Falcons' record to 2-4 overall.
"It was a dominating performance by our team," head coach Fred Acee said. "We out-shot them 43 to 14. We played a great game and I am proud of our players' efforts."
Air Force opened the scoring with goals from sophomore midfielder Timothy Lorden and senior midfielder Matthew Dudderar. With just 39 seconds remaining in the opening quarter, VMI senior midfielder Ben Midura got the Keydets on the board with an unassisted goal, closing the gap to 2-1.
Air Force took control of the game in the second quarter with a four-goal outburst, including one from freshman midfielder Nathan Mariner, who notched his third goal in two games on a goal with 44 ticks left in the half to extend the Falcon lead to 6-2.
Sophomore attackman Dave Brown scored Air Force's final two goals of the game to become the Falcons' only multi-goal scorer of the game. VMI's sophomore midfielder Brian Niven (Barrington, Ill./ Barrington) scored VMI's lone second half goal with 11:21 remaining in the fourth quarter off an assist from Midura.
Air Force made good on 19 of 20 clear attempts, with the only unsuccessful clear coming with just seconds remaining in the game.
Air Force will return home to face Notre Dame on Tuesday, April 2. Face-off is set for 4 p.m. MST.
Air Force 9, VMI 3
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Goals
Air Force - Dave Brown 2, Timothy Lorden 1, Matthew Dudderar 1, Kevin Hill 1, Adam Gaudinski 1, Kyle Warf 1, Nathan Mariner 1, Greg Dangler 1.
VMI - Ben Midura 2, Brian Niven 1.
Assists
Air Force - Greg Dangler 2, William Keleher 1, Kyle Warf 1, Matthew Dudderar 1, Timothy Lorden 1, Michael Colosimo 1.
VMI - Ben Midura 1.
Other Statistics
Shots - Air Force 43, VMI 14.
Ground Balls - Air Force 29, VMI 18.
Faceoffs Won - VMI 10, Air Force 3.
Goalie Saves - VMI 15 (Brian Ward 15), Air Force 2 (Jeff Moss 2)
Clears - Air Force 19 of 20 attempts, VMI 23 of 37 attempts
Extra Man Scoring - Air Force 1 of 3, VMI 0 of 0
Penalties - Air Force 0 for 0:00, VMI 3 for 3:00
