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Red Foxes Take on VMI For Shot in MAAC Tournament

LEXINGTON, Va. – The Marist men's lacrosse team heads to Lexington for a Saturday matinee MAAC matchup with VMI at noon. With a win over VMI, the Red Foxes will earn a spot in the MAAC Championships. 
 
LAST TIME OUT
  • Marist men's lacrosse used an 8-2 run in the second quarter to propel the Red Foxes past MAAC foe LIU, 15-8, at home inside Tenney Stadium on Saturday evening.
  • The Red Foxes were led by Sean Mullan, Peter Murray, and Joshua Balcarcel on offense, as the trio combined for nine goals and two assists for 11 points in the victory.
  • Mullan tallied four goals for four points on the evening
  • The hat trick marked his second of the season
  • Murray totaled three goals for three points Murray's hat trick marked his fourth in seven games this season
  • Joshua Balcarcel added two goals and two assists for four points Alex DiVincentis, Collin Patrick, Vinny Butrico, Christian Colantonio, Stephen Bickel, and Michael Cassanno scored a goal apiece
  • Noble Smith notched 16 saves in the victory
 
CLOSING IN ON 100
  • Men's lacrosse head coach Keegan Wilkinson is the all-time winningest coach in program-history, boasting 98 career wins.
  • Wilkinson has more than double the wins of the next closest coach (47) in Marist's all-time wins.
  • Wilkinson is two wins away from becoming the first Marist men's lacrosse coach to tally 100 wins in their career.
 
NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT
  • Marist ranks amongst the nation's best in multiple categories this season.
  • The Red Foxes have the 14th-best man-down defense in the nation, with a 72.7 percent success rate.
  • Aiden McCaffrey ranks second in the nation in caused turnovers (31) and third in caused turnovers per game (2.38).
  • Dylan Bedell ranks 13th in the nation with 7.38 groundballs per game and is tied for ninth in the country with 96 groundballs.
  • Christian Colantonio and Sean Mullan are tied for 37th in the nation in man-up goals on the season with four apiece.
 
EVERYONE EATS
  • Noble Smith of the Marist men's lacrosse team was named the MAAC Defensive Player of the Week, announced Monday by the conference office. This marks the second time this season that Smith has garnered the award.
  • This is the 10th time this season that a Marist player has received a MAAC weekly award. 
  • Joshua Balcarcel and Sean Mullan have garnered an award apiece this season.
  • Smith, Aiden McCaffrey, and Collin Patrick have each earned MAAC honors twice this season.
  • Dylan Bedell has had three MAAC weekly selections.
 
SCOUTING VMI
  • Saturday's contest with VMI will mark the 21st matchup all-time for these two teams.
  • The last time these two played, Marist came away with an 18-7 victory over VMI on April 22, 2023 at home.
  • Jake Deacy led the offense with four goals, while three other Red Foxes scored two goals apiece in the victory.
  • VMI is 7-7 on the year coming into this matchup and are 3-5 in conference play.
  • Luke Rusterucci leads VMI with 36 goals and 30 assists for 66 points.
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Players Mentioned

Joshua Balcarcel

#1 Joshua Balcarcel

Attack
5' 7"
Sophomore
Stephen Bickel

#41 Stephen Bickel

Midfield
5' 9"
Junior
Alex DiVincentis

#6 Alex DiVincentis

Attack
5' 11"
Sophomore
Dylan Bedell

#8 Dylan Bedell

Faceoff
5' 10"
Freshman
Jake Deacy

#13 Jake Deacy

Attack
6' 2"
Freshman
Noble Smith

#28 Noble Smith

Goalie
5' 11"
Freshman
Vinny Butrico

#21 Vinny Butrico

Attack
5' 9"
Sophomore
Aiden McCaffrey

#19 Aiden McCaffrey

Defense
6' 0"
Junior
Peter Murray

#12 Peter Murray

Attack
6' 2"
Sophomore
Collin Patrick

#11 Collin Patrick

Attack
5' 7"
Freshman
Sean Mullan

#22 Sean Mullan

Midfield
6' 4"
Freshman
Christian Colantonio

#23 Christian Colantonio

Midfield
5' 11"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Joshua Balcarcel

#1 Joshua Balcarcel

5' 7"
Sophomore
Attack
Stephen Bickel

#41 Stephen Bickel

5' 9"
Junior
Midfield
Alex DiVincentis

#6 Alex DiVincentis

5' 11"
Sophomore
Attack
Dylan Bedell

#8 Dylan Bedell

5' 10"
Freshman
Faceoff
Jake Deacy

#13 Jake Deacy

6' 2"
Freshman
Attack
Noble Smith

#28 Noble Smith

5' 11"
Freshman
Goalie
Vinny Butrico

#21 Vinny Butrico

5' 9"
Sophomore
Attack
Aiden McCaffrey

#19 Aiden McCaffrey

6' 0"
Junior
Defense
Peter Murray

#12 Peter Murray

6' 2"
Sophomore
Attack
Collin Patrick

#11 Collin Patrick

5' 7"
Freshman
Attack
Sean Mullan

#22 Sean Mullan

6' 4"
Freshman
Midfield
Christian Colantonio

#23 Christian Colantonio

5' 11"
Freshman
Midfield

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