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RIT Athletics / Caitlyn Daproza
13
Denison DENISON 0-1
17
Winner RIT RIT 1-0
Denison DENISON
0-1
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Final
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RIT RIT
1-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Denison DENISON 2 2 4 5 13
RIT RIT 3 3 8 3 17

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse |

No. 3 Men's Lacrosse beats Denison 17-13 in season opener

VICTOR, N.Y. – RIT senior Clifford Gaston scored five goals to lead the No. 3 Tigers to a 17-13 win over Denison in the 2025 season opener, Sunday.
 
Senior Nate Senez had a goal and four assists, junior Chase Bruno scored a career-best three goals and graduate student Ian Dinga tallied a goal and a career-high three assists. Graduate student Seth Grottenthaler finished with a goal and two assists, while senior Ethan Harkins scored two goals.
 
Graduate student Allyn French won 14-of-18 face offs and had seven ground balls, graduate student Drew Leahy had two caused turnovers and junior Alex Zborowski made five saves.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • RIT led 3-2 after the first quarter. Senior Dominic Comella and Bruno scored back-to-back goals to give the Tigers a 2-0 lead.
  • Denison scored to make it 2-1 followed by Bruno's second goal of the quarter with 3:27 remaining to give RIT a 3-1 lead.
  • Denison's Michael Cassidy scored with 2:23 remaining to cut the Tigers lead to 3-2.
  • Grottenthaler scored with 12:22 remaining in the second quarter to increase RIT's lead to 4-2.
  • Denison scored back-to-back goals, tying the game at 4-4 on Tommy Quinson's goal with 6:11 to play in the first half.
  • Dinga and Senez each scored inside the final five minutes of the half to give RIT a 6-4 lead at the break.
  • RIT outscored Denison 8-4 in the third quarter including a five-goal run late in the frame.
  • Gaston scored four goals in the third quarter including two straight at the end of the quarter to extend RIT's lead to 14-8.
  • Gaston scored early in the fourth quarter off an assist from Grottenthaler to give RIT a 15-8 lead.
  • Harkins scored with 11:25 to play off an assist from Gaston to give the Tigers a 16-9 lead.
  • Denison ran off three straight goals, cutting RIT's lead to 16-12 on Grant Larson's goal with 5:36 remaining.
  • Senior Connor Finneran scored with 3:44 remaining to give RIT a 17-12 lead and Jack Hines scored for Denison with 2:50 remaining to make it a 17-13 final.
 
GAME NOTES:
  • RIT outshot Denison, 53-29.
  • The Tigers were 19-of-22 on clearing attempts
  • RIT had 43 ground balls to 32 for the Big Red
 
WHAT'S NEXT:
RIT returns to action on Saturday (Feb. 22) at Grove City at 12:00 p.m.