Lacrosse team opens with win in sports recap Published Feb. 28, 2005 SAN ANTONIO (AFPN) -- Led by five goals from Conrad Lochocki, the Air Force lacrosse team opened its season Feb. 27 with a victory, downing Virginia Military Institute, 12-8, in Lexington, Va.The Falcons dominated offensively for most of the game, outshooting the Keydets, 36-28, and had a 26-21 ground ball advantage.In other Air Force sports action over the weekend, the women’s basketball team dropped their home finale, 77-61, to San Diego State University Feb. 26. They fall to 7-18, 2-10 in the Mountain West Conference.The women’s tennis team split a pair of matches Feb. 26, dropping a tough 4-3 match to the University of Northern Colorado, then defeating Colorado State University-Pueblo, 7-0.In hockey, the Falcons tussled twice with Wayne State University, losing 5-1 Feb. 26 and tying the Warriors 3-3 Feb 27. The academy is now 13-16-3 overall and 5-12-1 in the College Hockey America League.In baseball, the Falcons fell to the Midshipmen of Navy, 5-3, at the 2005 Service Academies Spring Classic baseball tournament Feb 26. The loss dropped the Falcons to 3-7 on the season. Air Force had eight base hits in the game.Travis Picou won the men’s 200-meter dash and finished third in the 60-meter dash, en route to earning Freshman of the Year honors at the 2005 Mountain West Conference track and field championships Feb. 26 at the academy. The Air Force men’s team placed third in the contest while the Falcon women finished eighth.The University of Nevada, Las Vegas downed the Falcons in men’s basketball 63-57 in Las Vegas Feb. 26. The academy men are now 16-11, and 7-5 in the Mountain West Conference.