Men's Lacrosse | 5/1/2010 4:58:49 PM

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PITTSFORD, NY -- The RIT (11-5, 6-2 E8) men's lacrosse team used a strong second half to beat arch rival Nazareth College (11-4, 6-2 E8) 13-8 on Saturday. The win earns the Tigers the second seed in next week's Empire 8 Tournament.

RIT outscored the Golden Flyers 8-3 in the second half, including 5-1 in the third quarter. Senior Sean Gillies (Oakville, Ontario/Albany Academy) led RIT with five goals. Jordan MacIntosh (Oakville, ON/Holy Trinity) had three goals and an assist and Kelso Davis (Freeport, ME/Deerfield Academy) added two goals and an assist.

After a back-and-forth first half, the Tigers exploded for five goals in the third quarter to take control of the game. Gillies scored two of his five goals in the third quarter. Davis, MacIntosh and Adam Lehmann (Rochester, NY/McQuaid Jesuit) also had goals for the Tigers in the quarter.

Davis and Gillies scored the three RIT goals in the fourth quarter to seal the win for the Tigers. Gillies had two of the three Tigers goals.

RIT's defense was stout, holding one of the top scoring teams in the Empire 8 to eight goals and just three in the second half.

Junior long-stick midfielder #M.J. Kiekebelt had six ground balls and a caused turnover. Senior (Camillus, NY/West Genesee)Dan MacRae had five ground balls and (Camillus, NY/West Genesee)Josh Lewis had a caused turnover. Junior (Camillus, NY/West Genesee)Robert Tonnessen# picked up his ninth win of the season making nine saves. He made six of his nine saves in the second half.

The win by RIT snapped a two-game winning streak by the Golden Flyers over the Tigers and was the first win since the 2008 season.

RIT will likely host Nazareth College next Friday in the Empire 8 Tournament.