ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Six RIT men's lacrosse players were named 2022 Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-Americans, announced Tuesday. Senior midfielder
Ryan Barnable and senior attackman
Quinn Commandant were first team selections, while senior midfielder
Ryan Rosenblum was a second team pick. Senior midfielders
Marley Angus andÂ
Pent Eistrat along with senior LSM
Taylor Jensen were honorable mention selections.
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A 2021 First Team USILA All-American, Barnable scored the game-winning goal in RIT's 15-14 double-overtime win over Salisbury in last year's national championship game. He finished fourth on the team with 34 points on 13 goals and 21 assists, including a season-high six points on three goals and three assists in the 19-11 win over St. John Fisher, and nine points and four goals during the NCAA Tournament.
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Commandant was named the 2021 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Tournament Most Outstanding Player after tallying five goals and seven points against Salisbury, including the game-tying goal with 12 seconds to play in regulation. A 2021 Third Team USILA All-American, he tied for second on the team with 50 points on 35 goals and 15 assists, while recording at least one point in all 14 games, including 18 points and 13 goals in four NCAA Tournament games.
Rosenblum was named a 2021 Second Team USILA All-American after finishing sixth on the team with 30 points on 21 goals and nine assists. He tallied 10 points on six goals and four assists in four NCAA Tournament contests, including a goal and two assists in the national championship game.
AÂ 2021 USILA Honorable-Mention All-American selection, Angus finished fifth on the team with a career-best 31 points on 21 goals and 10 assists, including a season-high four goals in the 18-16 win over Tufts in the NCAA Tournament Semifinals.
Eistrat was named a 2021 USILA Honorable Mention All-American after finishing 2021 with 14 ground balls and eight caused turnovers to go along with five goals and 10 points. He tallied a goal and assist and had two ground balls against Salisbury in the national championship game.
A 2021 USILA Honorable Mention All-American selection, Jensen finished second on the team with 16 caused turnovers and 35 ground balls. He scooped up five ground balls and caused two turnovers against Salisbury in the national championship game.
Ranked first in both the preseason Inside Lacrosse and USILA Division III polls, RIT begins its title defense on Feb. 19 against visiting Muhlenberg at 12 P.M.
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