“Win and get in” was the bottom line for the Jaspers as they were ready to take on Virginia Military Institute in their final conference match of the year. In the first quarter, VMI struck frist as they made it a 1-0 game with 10:55 remaining in the quarter. Both defenses held strong as the
But VMI would answer back as within the final minute of the half, the Keydets scored putting the Jaspers down 2-1. But
In the third quarter, Angelo Marrano scored for the Jaspers to make it a 3-3 game but the Keydets answered right back in the next minute. With 12:14 in the third, it was 4-3 in favor of VMI. But with a man-up opportunity, Salvatore Spatarella found the back of the net for
In the fourth, both teams were leaving it all on the field, but VMI came up big with a goal with 13:02 remaining to tie the game up. The rest of the period was a defensive battle but
With the Jaspers playoff life on the line, the first over time period stood still as the defenses once again showed their strengths. At the conclusion, the Jaspers were now going into double overtime for the second consecutive game this season.
But they weren't letting this get to a third over time as Marc LaBelle fired one to the back of the net to push
Seven different Jaspers scored today, as Wynne had a four point performance scoring two goals and dishing out two assists. LaBelle finished the game with two points as he had an assist to go with the game winning goal.
The Jaspers finished the regular season 6-8 overall and 5-3 in the MAAC. They have clinched the #3 seed and will take on