LEXINGTON, VA (3/20/04) -- Sophomore midfielder Kyle Manchin scored off a face-off with 45 seconds remaining in the game to give the Saint Joseph's men's lacrosse team a 13-12 win over VMI on a sunny Saturday afternoon at Patchin Field. The Keydets (0-5, 0-3 MAAC) had rallied from a 9-3 third quarter deficit to take the lead on three separate occasions in the fourth quarter. However, the Hawks (3-5, 2-1 MAAC) scored two goals in the final minute of the game to take the win. Saint Joseph's bolted out to a 5-1 lead with 6:25 left in the second quarter with goals coming from five different scorers and took a 7-3 lead into halftime after VMI sophomore attackman Robert Trimble scored with just one second left in the half. With 8:54 left in the third quarter, senior midfieler Matt Mueller scored his third goal of the game to give the Hawks a 9-3 lead. After that point, VMI scored the game's next seven goals in the span of 8:28, scoring twice on an unreleasable St. Joe's penalty. Trimble scored three times in that period. His goal with 12:35 left in the fourth quarter gave VMI a 10-9 lead. The teams alternated goals until Trimble scored his fifth and final goal of the game (on an extra-man opportunity), giving VMI a 12-11 lead with 2:36 to go. The Hawks then took advantage of an EMO of their own with 55 seconds left in the fourth quarter, when sophomore midfielder Andrew Four scored on a pass from sophomore attackman Keegan Wilkinson. Manchin then won the game for the Hawks 10 seconds later, scoring off the successful face-off. SJU won seven of 11 first half face-offs. The Keydets turned that around in the second half and won 13 of 17 face-offs. VMI outshot SJU in the second half, 22-15 after being outshot 15-15 in the first half. The Keydets were led in scoring by Trimble's five goals and two assists. Senior attackman Matt Dixson scored two goals and added two assists. The Hawks were led by Four, who scored four goals and an assist. Mueller had three goals and an assist to his credit. VMI will return to action on April 3 with a conference game at Manhattan, facing off at 2 p.m. St. Joe's will play host to Villanova on Tuesday night at 7:00. Saint Joseph's 13, VMI 12
By Quarters
1 2 3 4 OT Final Record
Saint Joseph's 3 4 2 4 -- 13 (3-5, 2-1 MAAC)
VMI 1 2 5 4 -- 12 (0-5, 0-3 MAAC)
Goals
VMI - Robert Trimble 5, Matt Dixson 2, Tim Erwin 2, Will Collier 2, Dan Belzer 1.
SJU - Andrew Four 4, Matt Mueller 3, Kevin McGrann 2, Mike Pagliaro 1, Alex McCullough 1, Kyle Manchin 1.

Assists
VMI - Matt Dixson 2, Gabe McCaig 2, Robert Trimble 2, Tony Cavalero 1, Tim Erwin 1.
SJU - Keegan Wilkinson 4, Brian Mullan 2, Andrew Four 1, Matt Mueller 1, Mike Pagliaro 1.
Other Statistics
Shots - SJU 40, VMI 37
Ground Balls - SJU 47, VMI 44
Faceoffs Won - VMI 17, SJU 11
Goalie Saves - VMI 10 (Matt Hook 6, Kelley DeNeen 4), SJU 8 (Travis McDonnell 8)
Clears - SJU, 28 of 32 attempts; VMI, 16 of 26 attempts
Extra Man Scoring - VMI 3 of 8, SJU 4 of 7
Penalties - SJU 8 for 5:30, VMI 9 for 8:30