Men's Lacrosse | 3/2/2011 9:35:23 PM

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LAKELAND, FL -- The seventh ranked RIT men's lacrosse team began the 2011 season in style, defeating Florida Southern 16-5 on Wednesday evening. Senior midfielder Jordan MacIntosh (Oakville, ON/Holy Trinity) was one of four Tigers with three or more goals. MacIntosh netted four on the evening.

RIT outshot Florida Southern 36-23. Each team grabbed 27 ground balls, and RIT was 19-of-23 on clearing attempts.

MacIntosh, Iric Bressler (Stafford, VA/North Stafford), #A.J. Tingle and (Georgetown, Ontario/Trinity-Pawling)Jordan Collins-Hartwig# led the Tigers offense. Bressler had four points on three goals and an assist. Tingle and Collins-Hartwig each had three goals.

#Chris Cherami and (Georgetown, Ontario/Trinity-Pawling)Tanner King# each had a goal and an assist and Tyler Russell (Livonia, NY/Livonia) added a goal.

RIT's defense was stout, allowing five goals and forcing Florida Southern into 25 turnovers. Senior MJ Kiekebelt (Caledon, Ontario/St. Andrews College/Aurora) led the Tigers with four ground balls and a caused turnover. Eric Horeth (Webster, NY/Webster Schroeder) added three ground balls.

Bob Tonnessen (Ridgefield, CT/Ridgefield) got the start in net for the Tigers, allowing four goals and making six saves. Freshman Anthony Deleo (Canandaigua, NY/Canandaigua Academy) played the final 9:08 allowing one goal and making two assists.

The Tigers led 6-2 after the first quarter, 10-3 at the half, and utscored Florida Southern 6-2 in the second half.

RIT returns to action on Saturday, March 5 at 12 pm when the Tigers host #10 Rensselaer at RIT's Turf Field.