ROCHESTER, NY – The No. 2 RIT men's lacrosse team (13-0) defeated Liberty League foe Vassar College (6-6, 1-4 Liberty League), 22-7 on Saturday afternoon at RIT's Turf Field. With the win, the Tigers are now unbeaten in their last 37 regular season games, and improve to 4-0 all time versus Vassar.
Shots were 49-24 in favor of RIT, while the Tigers held a 48-29 ground ball advantage. The Tigers cleared the ball 16-of-17 times. RIT went 1-for-1 on man-up, and stopped Vassar's extra-man offense, 1-of-3 times.
Sophomore
Ryan Lee (Sharon, Ontario/The Hill Academy) and Senior
Kyle Aquin (Hamilton, Ontario/St. Jean De Brebeuf) led RIT with seven points apiece, both scoring four goals and three assists.
Allister Warren (Toronto, Ontario/Malvern Collegiate Institute) had two goals and two assists, while
Chad Levick (Newmarket, Ontario/The Hill Academy) finished with six points on four goals and two assists. In all, 11 different Tigers scored a goal, while 16 different players recorded at least one point. Senior
Pat Johnston (Norwell, MA/Norwell) got the win in net, making two saves in 34 minutes of action.
Jake Quay (Latham, NY/Shaker) went 15-of-20 on face-offs, and grabbed six ground balls.
Aquin and Warren move into seventh and eighth place, respectively, all time on the RIT career scoring with 203 and 200 points. They are the seventh and eight Tigers to eclipse the 200-point mark. Aquin is second all time with 159 career goals. He needs 18 goals to tie Bill Bjorness and 19 to set the all time mark. Warren is tied for eighth all time with 94 career assists.
Scott Brekne led Vassar with three goals, while Liam Moriarty scored a pair of goals. Sam Houston-Read finished with a goal and an assist, while Erik Mikelinich took the loss in net making 11 saves.
RIT's offense took a while to get on track, scoring just two first-quarter goals. The Tigers exploded four eight goals in the second quarter and eight goals in the third quarter to blow open what had been a close game. RIT cruised home with four goals in the fourth quarter for the 22-7 win.
RIT returns to action on Wednesday, April 15, when the Tigers face Liberty League rival Union College at 4 p.m. in Schenectady, N.Y.