Air Force Hands Robert Morris 12-4 loss to Advance to ASUN Championship

MOON TOWNSHIP, Pa. – Air Force won all four periods, 3-1, in a defensive standoff as the Falcons cruised to a 12-4 victory over No. 6 Robert Morris on Friday at RMU's Joe Walton Stadium to reach the program's first ASUN Conference Men's Lacrosse Championship Final. The Falcons enacted revenge over the Colonials from the 2022 semifinal match and ended their hold on the ASUN postseason trophy.

ASUN Player of the Year, Brandon Dodd, started the engines of the Air Force offense with the game's opening goal at the 12:45 mark. RMU answered six minutes later before Luke Vrsansky tacked on two goals to end the first quarter. The second and third quarters played out in similar fashion with the Falcons scoring the first goal and closing with the last two. The Falcons tacked on three more goals in the last 15 minutes as Ethan Grandolfo and Vrsansky recorded a hat trick to lead Air Force's offensive production.

ASUN Second Team All-Conference selection Jason Rose stopped a single-season tournament-high 18 saves while limiting the Colonial offense to a season-low goal total (4) for the second consecutive contest.

What You Need to Know from Today's Win
• #2 Air Force 12, #6 Robert Morris 4
- Air Force held RMU to a tournament-low four goals to reach the program's first ASUN Championship Final
- Ethan Grandolfo recorded his eighth hat trick of the season while ASUN All-Freshman Team selection Luke Vrsansky added three scores
- ASUN Player of the Year, Brandon Dodd, posted a team-high four points with two goals and two assists; Matt Rubino also tallied two goals in the victory
- RMU's Nate Randall corralled 15 saves to set the second-highest saves total in an ASUN Championship contest; Will Johansen, Eric Swaggerty, Taggart Clark and Kean Moon all finished with one goal apiece

Up Next
No. 2 Air Force advances to the ASUN Championship Final on Sunday, May 7, live on ESPN+ to face #1/No. 19 Utah in Moon Township, Pa., at 1 PM. Robert Morris falls to 8-8 as its title defense in the conference tournament concludes.

Upcoming ASUN Men's Lacrosse Schedule
Sunday, May 7 - ASUN Championship Final
#1/No. 19 Utah vs. #2 Air Force - 1 PM (ESPN+)
NCAA Championship Selection Show - 9:30 PM (ESPN+)

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