Vanderbilt Suffers Heartbreaking Loss to East Carolina: The Anchor, April 13, 2025
Heartbreak comes in many different forms in sports, but nothing hurts more than a last-second loss. Unfortunately, Vanderbilt’s lacrosse team experienced that first-hand Saturday.
East Carolina’s Riley Matthiesen scored the game-winning goal in the final second to send the Commodores (6-8, 2-3 AAC) back to Nashville with a 14-13 loss.
NANCY AGAIN 🔥 pic.twitter.com/UrvVoEwopy
— Vanderbilt Lacrosse (@VandyLacrosse) April 12, 2025
The Pirates (5-8, 3-1 AAC) scored five unanswered goals to go into halftime with a 10-6 lead. The Commodores managed to regain the lead in the second half, holding East Carolina scoreless in the third period.
Vanderbilt’s Nancy Halleron put her team ahead 13-11 with four minutes left to play, but East Carolina scored three-straight goals, including the last-second game-winning goal.
The Commodores will return to action Wednesday when they host Lindenwood. Gametime is scheduled for noon and will be streamed on ESPN+.
Today’s Commodores Schedule
Women’s Tennis: No. 9 Tennessee at Vanderbilt, 1 p.m.
Baseball: No. 17 Vanderbilt at No. 19 Oklahoma, 7 p.m., SEC Network
Yesterday’s Commodores Results
Lacrosse: East Carolina 14, Vanderbilt 13
Baseball: No. 19 Oklahoma 14, No. 17 Vanderbilt 0
Men’s Tennis: No. 50 Vanderbilt 4, No. 22 Oklahoma 3
Doubles
1. No. 26 Lacides/Bruno Nhavene (Oklahoma) def. No. 40 Cox/Ross (Vanderbilt) 6-4
2. Alvarez/Kholo Montsi (Oklahoma) def. Pablo Martinez Gomez/Panarin (Vanderbilt) 6-0
3. Dylan Charlap/Ruger (Vanderbilt) vs. Hasson/Kimhi (Oklahoma) 4-5, unfinished
Singles
1. Panarin (Vanderbilt) def. No. 78 Lacides (Oklahoma) 6-3, 6-4
2. Montsi (Oklahoma) def. Martinez Gomez (Vanderbilt) 6-4, 6-3
3. Cox (Vanderbilt) def. No. 91 Alvarez (OU) 6-4, 6-2
4. Kimhi (Oklahoma) def. Ross (Vanderbilt) 6-4, 6-4
5. Ruger (Vanderbilt) def. Hasson (Oklahoma) 7-6 (7), 6-3
6. Coquelin (Vanderbilt) def. Melero (Oklahoma) 7-6 (5), 6-3
Order of finish: Doubles (2,1); Singles (3,1,2,4,5,6)
Did You Notice?
- Vanderbilt's offense won Saturday's Black-and-Gold Spring Game despite its starting quarterback standing with the Commodores' coaches during the scrimmage.
Sent our seniors out with a win 🥹#FightDores ⚓️⬇️ pic.twitter.com/yZJDNMpkGy
— Vanderbilt Men's Tennis (@VandyMTennis) April 13, 2025
Vandy hurdlers staying hot.🔥
— Vanderbilt XC • Track & Field (@vandyxctrack) April 12, 2025
Our 100 and 400 hurdlers are both ranked top 3 in the Checkpoint #2 USTFCCCA Event Squad Rankings. #AnchorDown pic.twitter.com/vxXxzNYwN2
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Commodores Quote of the Day
"On paper, Alabama does look better, but I think we're a smarter team. The game is going to boil down to whoever wants it the most, to who gets those loose balls."Terry Compton
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