Virginia State Men's Lacrosse Recruiting
Virginia State University
Coaching Staff & Contact
Shaun Church
Verified contact info from official program sources
📌 Contacts verified periodically against the program's official site.
Schedule & Results
| Date | Opponent | Loc | Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21 | UAH | AWAY | 5–23 | L |
| Apr 19 | UAH | HOME | 5–24 | L |
| Apr 11 | Mount Olive | HOME | 6–19 | L |
| Apr 4 | Dist. Columbia | HOME | 12–9 | W |
| Apr 1 | Flagler | HOME | 4–15 | L |
| Date | Opponent | Loc | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 7 | Point Park | HOME | TBA |
Virginia State's 2026 opponents combined for a 39% win rate — one of the lighter slates in Division II (tougher than 15% of programs). Massey rates the defense #75 of 81 Division II teams (offense #77) — a defense-first profile. Scoring margin fell by 7.2 goals per game year over year.
Roster
| # | Player | GP | Starts | G | A | Pts | GB | DC | CT | SH |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Noah Byers | 13 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 66 |
| 2 | Devray Kirkland Ii | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 18 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 34 |
| 3 | Miles Jackson | 13 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
| 4 | Kevon Powell | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Jayden Quil | 10 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 15 |
| 6 | Dutch Mclaughlin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Hayden Morrison | 9 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 8 | Christian Watts | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
| 9 | John Cole | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Blake Hodges | 9 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 17 |
| 11 | Moses Mcclendon | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | Antoine Flowers | 12 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 13 | Darius Reeder | 13 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
| 14 | Bersham Brown | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 15 | Andre Bigham | 13 | 1 | 21 | 3 | 24 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 79 |
| 16 | Chris Farmer | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| 17 | Arjun Warrier | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Amari Kennedy | 11 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 17 |
| 19 | Brendan Charles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Malcom Owens | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Allan Starks | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Allan Starks | 12 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 24 | 0 | 21 | 2 |
| 22 | Taariq Al Salam | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | Deondre Brown | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
| 24 | Jace Wiggins | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
| 25 | Antonio Hardy | 13 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 27 | Ronald Taylor | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 28 | Treion James | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Larry Johnson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Zachary Clark Harris | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Solomon Foster | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 77 | Kayden Colbert | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Roster aggregated from NCAA box scores.
39% of the previous season's points came back for 2026 — low for the division, which usually means real openings. Virginia State added 23 new names to the 2026 roster. 18 of 32 players started at least one game — a rough gauge of real playing-time odds. Offense runs through a core: the top three scorers produced 54% of the team's points.
Academic & School Profile
Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard
Cost data from IPEDS. Scholarship counts reflect NCAA limits — actual aid varies.
About Virginia State Men's Lacrosse
Virginia State University is a public historically Black land-grant university founded in 1882 in Ettrick, just outside Petersburg, Virginia, and was the United States's first fully state-supported four-year institution of higher learning for Black Americans. VSU enrolls approximately 4,800 students, with in-state tuition near $9,755 and out-of-state tuition near $22,006. The school is a member of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and competes in NCAA Division II athletics.
The current Virginia State men's lacrosse head coach was not confirmed by the available sources for this profile; consult govsutrojans.com for the latest staff listing.
Virginia State men's lacrosse competes at the NCAA Division II level as the Trojans of Virginia State University, an HBCU located in Ettrick, Virginia. The program plays in the Peach Belt Conference and faces D2 opponents including Alabama Huntsville, Mount Olive, Flagler, and UDC. Home games are hosted on the VSU campus near Petersburg.
Virginia State men's lacrosse closed the 2026 season in the Peach Belt Conference play-in round, falling on the road at Alabama Huntsville on April 21 after also losing 19-6 to Mount Olive on April 11. Earlier in the spring the Trojans posted a 12-9 win over UDC on April 4 behind a late surge.
Frequently Asked
- Has Virginia State won an NCAA men's lacrosse championship?
- The available sources do not indicate that Virginia State has won an NCAA men's lacrosse championship.
- What conference does Virginia State men's lacrosse play in?
- Virginia State men's lacrosse competes in the Peach Belt Conference at the NCAA Division II level.
- Who is the head coach of Virginia State men's lacrosse?
- The current head coach was not confirmed in the source material for this profile; please check govsutrojans.com for the program's staff directory.
- Where does Virginia State recruit men's lacrosse players from?
- Tracked men's lacrosse commits to Virginia State came from 10 states, led by VA, MD, NY.
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Data updated 2026-08-02 · methodology