ROCHESTER, NY – RIT is set to host quarterfinal and semifinal round games of the NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Tournament this Saturday and Sunday. 
 
RIT will take on Bowdoin on Saturday at 12:00 p.m. before Salisbury and Tufts square off at 3:00 p.m. The two winners will meet on Sunday at 3:00 p.m. with a berth in next week's national championship game on the line.
 
Tickets can be purchased at the gate and are $5.00 for adults and $3 for students/children. All RIT students will also be admitted free to the game with proper ID. 

Saturday, May 21
RIT 20, Bowdoin 14 - BOX SCORE | PRESS CONFERENCE
Tufts 17, Salisbury 10 -  BOXSCORE | PRESS CONFERNCE

Sunday May 22
RIT 26, Tufts 15 -  BOX SCORE | PRESS CONFEENCE

RIT TIGERS (19-1) ROSTER | RESULTS | STATISTICS
RIT advanced to the quarterfinal with a 22-3 win over MIT in last Sunday's third-round game. The Tigers defense held the 19th ranked offense in Division III to three goals and the nation's top goal scorer, Ryan Gebhardt, scoreless for only the second time in his career. Senior Spencer Bell led the Tigers with four goals and five points, while junior Luke Pilcher and senior Marley Angus each scored three goals. Senior goalie Drew Hutchison made six saves in 30 minutes of action, while graduate student Jimmy Spillane won 10-of-15 face-offs and grabbed five ground ball.
 
The defending Division III National Champions are making their 12th-straight NCAA Tournament appearance and 23rd overall. The Tigers have reached the quarterfinals 17 times, played in 11 national semifinal games, and advanced to the national championship game in 2021, 2017 and 2013.
 
RIT enters Saturday's game ninth in the nation averaging 17.65 goals per game and 14th converting 44.4 percent (25-of-55) of its man-up chances. The Tigers have outscored their opponents, 354-167, this season, including a combined 44-9 versus Albion (22-6) and MIT (22-9) in last weekend's second and third round games. 
 
RIT features nine players with 20 or more points and 11 players with at least 10 goals. Pilcher leads RIT with 75 points on 55 goals and 20 assists. Angus (37g, 25a) and senior attack Quinn Commandant (38g, 24a) are tied for second with 62 points apiece.
 
RIT allows 8.35 goals per game and averages 10.66 caused turnovers per contest. The Tigers have won 54.0 percent (318-of-589) of their face-offs and average 40.75 ground balls per contest. RIT is tied for 17th in Division III holding its opponents to 11 man-up goals in 57 chances (80.7 percent).
 
Hutchison has started every game in net this season and enters the weekend with a 7.96 goals against average and a .587 save percentage, including a career-high 18 saves in the 16-15 win at current No. 4 St. John Fisher (Mar. 23). Hutchison is undefeated in his last 10 games with a 6.54 goals against average and a .618 save percentage.

Senior long-stick midfielder Taylor Jensen leads the team with 35 caused turnovers, averaging 1.75 per game. The 2022 Liberty League Co-Defensive Player of the Year is second on the team with 68 ground balls and has 11 points on five goals and six assists. Graduate student Jimmy Spillane has won 214-of-394 (54.3%) of his face-offs this season and leads the team with 107 ground balls.

Saturday's game will be the first ever meeting between RIT and Bowdoin. The Tigers have split two all-time meetings with Salisbury, earning a 15-14 double-overtime victory in last year's national championship game. to avenge a 15-7 setback in the 2017 national championship game. RIT has also split four all-time games with Tufts (all at home), including an 18-16 victory over the visiting Jumbos in last year's semifinals to punch its ticket to the national title game. RIT defeated visiting Tufts, 14-5, in the 2013 quarterfinals before falling in back-to-back semifinal matchups in 2014 (L, 21-11) and 2015 (L, 19-12). 

BOWDOIN BEARS (18-2) ROSTER | RESULTS | STATISTICS
Bowdoin advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals with a 17-12 win over St. Lawrence in last Sunday's third-round game. First-year Patrick Fitzgerald led the Polar Bears with three goals and five points, while sophomores Will Byrne and Oliver Bernstein and senior Zach Chandler each scored three goals. Freshman goalie Robert Hobbs made 15 saves to earn the win.
 
Bowdoin finished runner-up in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) before receiving an at-large bid to its first NCAA Tournament appearance in program history, The Polar Bears enter the quarterfinal 11th in Division III with 17.35 goals per game, while outscoring their opponents, 347-243. Bowdoin has also converted 17-of-47 (36.2 percent) man-up chances.
 
Bowdoin features seven players with 20 or more points and 10 players with at least 20 goals. Senior Donal Mullane is 11th in Division III with 105 points and third averaging 6.56 points per game. He is also 14th in Division averaging 3.69 goals per game and 16th with 2.88 assists per contest. Byrne is second on the team in scoring with 95 points (65G, 30A) and Fitzgerald is third with 65 points (49G, 16A).
 
Bowdoin allows 12.15 goals per game, while causing 7.85 turnovers per contest. The Polar Bears are winning 61.9 percent of their face-offs, average 36.45 ground balls per game and have stopped their opponents man-up 58-of-85 (68.2 percent) times.
 
Hobbs is 18-1 on the season with a 12.22 goals against average and a .544 save percentage. Sophomore defenseman Noah Robb leads Bowdoin with 16 caused turnovers, just ahead of senior AJ Bravo with 15. Sophomore Ethan Barnard leads the Polar Bears with 174 ground balls and has won 325-of-523 (62.1 percent) of his face-offs.

Bowdoin's only losses this season are to Tufts, including a 20-11 road setback in the NESCAC Championship game (May 8), after also falling 23-15, to the host Jumbos (Apr. 27) during the regular season.  
 
SALISBURY SEAGULLS (20-1) ROSTER | RESULTS | STATISTICS
Salisbury is making its 39th appearance in the NCAA Tournament, including its 31st in a row. The Seagulls have won 12 Division III National titles, including including their most recent crown in 2017 (a 15-7 win over RIT).
 
The Seagulls advanced to the quarterfinals with 13-8 win over Cabrini in last Sunday's third round. Graduate student Cross Ferrara led Salisbury with six goals and eight points, while sophomore goalie Z.J. Shahin made 13 saves.
 
Salisbury enters the weekend ninth in Division III averaging 17.48 goals per game, including 26-of-61 (42.6 percent) man-up attempts. 
 
The Seagulls feature eight players with 20 or more points and nine players with at least 10 goals. Ferrara has scored a team-high 114 points (87G, 27A) and ranks 25th nationally with 5.43 points per game and tied for fifth with 4.14 goals per game. Senior Logan Posner is second on the team with 87 points (50G, 37A) and senior Jarrett Bromwell is third with 85 points (56G, 29A).
 
Salisbury allows 8.25 goals per game while causing 10.76 turnovers per contest. The Seagulls have won 354-of-615 (57.6 percent) of their face-offs and average 38.58 ground balls per game.
 
Sophomore goalie Z.J. Shahin has started every game this season, compiling a 7.56 goals against average and a .545 save percentage. Senior long-stick midfielder John DeFazio leads Salisbury with 35 caused turnovers, while senior Thomas Ballard is second with 28. Sophomore Ham Partland has won 204-of-331 (61.6 percent) of his draws and leads the team with 128 ground balls.

Salisbury earned an automatic berth to the NCAA Tournament with a 15-10 victory over Christopher Newport in the Coast-to-Coast Athletic Conference (C2C) Championship game (May 7). The Sea Gulls' only loss of the season was a 17-7 setback at Christopher Newport (Apr. 16) during the regular season.

Salisbury and Tufts have met four times in the NCAA Tournament - all in the national championship game. Tufts defeated Salisbury, 9-6, to win the 2010 title, before falling in a rematch the following year, 19-7. Tufts earned a 12-9 win in 2014 before Salisbury won, 14-13, in 2016. 

TUFTS JUMBOS (18-2) ROSTER | RESULTS | STATISTICS
Tufts is making its 14th straight appearance in the NCAA Tournament winning the national title in 2015, 2014 and 2010.
 
The NESCAC Champion Jumbos advanced to the quarterfinal with 22-8 win over St. John Fisher in last Sunday's third-round game. Senior Mac Bredahl led Tufts with four goals and eight assists and senior Camden Kelleher finished with six goals. Sophomore goalie Conner Garzone made 12 saves to earn the win.
 
Tufts enters the weekend as the top scoring team in Division III, averaging 20.70 goals per game, while outscoring their opponents 414-238. Tufts is also fifth in the nation converting 37-of-74 (50.0 percent) of its man-up attempts. 
 
The Jumbos feature six players with at least 20 points and nine players with 10 or more goals. Bredahl leads the nation with 136 points and 6.80 points per game, and is second with 69 assist. Junior midfielder Jack Boyden is fourth in Division III with 120 points, tied for ninth averaging 6.00 points per game and eighth with 3.80 goals per contest. Kelleher is third on the team in scoring with 85 points (59G, 26A).
 
Tufts allows 11.90 goals per game while causing 10.35 turnovers per contest. The Jumbos have won 55.2 percent (426-of-509) of their face-offs and average 42.85 ground balls per game.
 
Garzone has started all 20 of Tufts' games this spring, compiling a 11.98 goals against average and a .527 save percentage. Junior defenseman Kyle Adelmann leads Tufts with 45 caused turnovers, while freshman Michael Ayers is second with 24 caused turnovers. Freshman Parker Merril has won 220-of-354 (62.1 percent) of his face-offs and leads the team with 131 ground balls.