University of Richmond
1-1
Robert Morris
0-1
Spiders Rain Down on Robert Morris for First Win of Season
02/08/2025 | Men's Lacrosse
Richmond, Va. – The University of Richmond men's lacrosse team dominated Robert Morris in rainy conditions during their 2025 home opener at Robins Stadium on Saturday, securing a commanding 17-2 victory. This marked Richmond's first win of the season, while the Spiders defense stifled Robert Morris (0-1), holding them to just two goals—a feat matching the program's lowest goal total allowed, set against St. John's in 2024.
Offensively, Richmond was led by a trio of players: Joe Sheridan, Aidan O'Neil, and Henry Alpaugh, each recording four points. Sheridan (4 goals) and Alpaugh (3 goals, 1 assist) picked up their first points of the season, while O'Neil followed up his four-point performance from a week ago, contributing three goals and an assist. With his four-point performance, O'Neil now has 96 career points, tying for 10th place in the program's all-time record book.
Other Spider goals came from Lucas Littlejohn, Evan O'Neil (assist), Daniel Picart, Jack Ricciardi (assist), Max Merklinger (2 assists), Leo Caine, and Lukas Olsson (assist). Gavin Creo and Lucas Slate also registered assists, contributing to Richmond's largest margin of victory since their 18-2 win over St. John's last season.
In goal, starter Zach Vigue made nine saves before freshman Brody Murphy entered for the final 6:16 of play, recording three stops in his collegiate debut. Both goalies allowed one goal each.
Several freshmen made their Spider debuts, including Porter Barnett, George Insley, Matt Jacobsen, Evan Leonardo, Harrison Voelzke, Kaleb Griffith, William Schneider, and Jacob Fusco, along with Stony Brook transfer Jack Dougherty.
Brayden Penafeather-Stevenson tallied four caused turnovers, while Mitchell Dunham contributed three ground balls and three caused turnovers. Short-stick defensive midfielder Jack Pilling also made his presence felt, recording two ground balls and three caused turnovers. Anthony DiCenso (5-of-12) and Jackson Strickland (4-of-11) split face-off duties throughout the game.
Next up, the Spiders will head to Charlottesville to face sixth-ranked Virginia on Saturday, Feb. 15, at 11:30 a.m.
