After failing to notch a single point in a season-opening win against Drexel, heralded senior attacker Steele Stanwick exploded for two goals and a career-high-tying five assists to propel the No. 1 Virginia men's lacrosse team to a 19-5 trouncing of in-state foe Virginia Military Institute during its 2012 home debut.
Fellow All-American senior attacker Chris Bocklet added two goals and three assists, and junior attacker Matt Cockerton added four more points off the bench to contribute to an impressive showcase from the star-studded offense.
"There's no key to it except ball movement, guys just doing their job," Stanwick said of his team's offensive revival. "We were doing a good job of dodging and moving the ball and kind of getting them on the back side."
Virginia (2-0) improved to 19-0 all-time against the Keydets (0-3), winning the last 12 during coach Dom Starsia's term with nearly 19 goals a game. This contest, however, started alarmingly for the Cavaliers when VMI senior attacker Drew Leonard tucked the ball past senior goalie Rob Fortunato and into the left side of Virginia's net for a 1-0 lead. The score gave the Keydets' their first lead in the series since
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