Men's Lacrosse | 5/22/2013 12:15:00 PM

ROCHESTER, NY – A record eight members of the RIT men's lacrosse team were named to the 2013 United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association All-American team, which was announced on Tuesday, May 21. Junior Jack Krzyston (Bedford, NH/Bishop Guertin) and senior Elliott Cowburn (Oakville, ON/Holy Trinity) were first team selections, while sophomore Pat Johnston (Long Beach, CA/Norwell (MA)) and Kyle Aquin (Hamilton, Ontario/St. Jean De Brebeuf) were second team selections. Eddie Kiesa (Syracuse, NY/Jamesville-Dewitt), Allister Warren (Toronto, Ontario/Malvern Collegiate Institute), Taylor Wisman (Seattle, WA/Inglemoor) and Mac Keehfus (Jamesville, NY/Jamesville-Dewitt) were honorable mention picks. All eight players are first time All-American selections. Sixty-seven different RIT players have earned a total of 100 All-American honors.

Krzyston, the 2013 Liberty League Offensive Player of the Year and first team All-Liberty League selection, leads the Tigers in scoring with 78 points on 51 goals and 27 assists. He is averaging 3.71 points per game this season and has recorded at least one point in 20 of 21 games. Krzyston scored two goals and added an assist in the National Semifinal last Sunday at Cortland. On May 11, he became the 41st player in the history of RIT men's lacrosse to surpass 100 career points.

Cowburn, one of four team captains, has played in 20 games this season for the Tigers. The senior defenseman has helped RIT's defense hold opponents to 7.24 goals per game, which is 23rd in Division III. Cowburn, a 2013 All-Liberty League first team selection and a 2012 All-Liberty League honorable mention selection and, leads the team with 27 caused turnovers and has 68 ground balls on the season. Last Sunday, Cowburn caused two turnovers and had five two ground balls in the win over Cortland.

Johnston, a 2013 All-Liberty League first team selection and the Liberty League Defensive Player of the Year, has started all 21 games in net for the Tigers, posting a 19-2 record and is 16th in Division III with a 6.78 goals against average and fifth with a .652 save percentage. The three-time Liberty League defensive player of the week has double-digit saves in 17 of RIT's 21 games, and made a career-high 21 stops against Union in the Liberty League Tournament semifinals.

Aquin, one of four team captains, is third on the team in scoring with 68 points and leads the team with 58 goals to go along with 10 assists. He scored at least one goal in all 21 games this season, and has a goal in 28 straight games dating back to April 21, 2012. He led the Liberty League, averaging 2.81 goals per game, and has a program-record 17 man-up goals on the season. His 58 goals ties him with Marc Heagney for fifth all-time in program history for goals in one season. He tallied a career-high six goals versus Cabrini in the second round of the NCAA Tournament on May 11.

Kiesa has played in all 21 games this season, and is second on the team in scoring with 71 points on 41 goals and 30 assists. He scored a career high six goals in a win over Skidmore on April 20, and tallied two goals and an assist in the overtime win versus Cortland.

Wisman is tied with Warren for fourth on the team in scoring with 58 points on 27 goals and a team-leading 31 assists. His recorded the assist on Warren's game-winning overtime goal at Cortland last Sunday. Wisman became the 40th player in RIT history to reach 100 career points and has 110 career points on 46 goals and 64 assists.

Warren has scored at least one point in all 21 games this season. He is tied with Wisman for fourth on the team in scoring with 58 points on 36 goals and 22 assists. Warren tallied a season-high six points on four goals and two assists in a win over Endicott on March 17, and scored the dramatic game-winning goal on the hidden ball trick in the semifinals last Sunday at Cortland.

Keehfus has started all 21 games this season for the Tigers, tallying six points on four goals and two assists to go along with 52 ground balls. The junior defensive midfielder has helped RIT's defense hold opponents to 7.24 goals per game, which is ranked, 23rd in Division III.  Keehfus had four ground balls and added an assist in RIT's 10-9 overtime win at Cortland in the semifinals last Sunday.

RIT is currently 19-2, riding a 13-game winning streak. The Tigers will compete for their first ever Division III National Championship on Sunday, May 26 versus Stevenson University at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pa. at 4 p.m.