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RIT's Ryan Bullock, #5, pushes through opposing players with the ball in game vs Cortland on Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Tiger Stadium. RIT Men's Lacrosse game vs. Cortland. (Mikaela Engstrom/RIT Sports Network).
RIT Athletics / Mikaela Engstrom
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Winner RIT RIT 2-0
7
Denison DENISON 0-2
Winner
RIT RIT
2-0
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Final
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Denison DENISON
0-2
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
RIT RIT 3 4 1 3 11
Denison DENISON 3 1 2 1 7

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse |

No. 4 Men's Lacrosse opens 2026 with 11-7 win at No. 20 Denison

GRANVILLE, OH – RIT sophomore midfielder Ryan Bullock scored three goals to lead the No. 4 Tigers to an 11-7 win at No. 20 Denison, Saturday.
 
Sophomore midfielder Ryan Sanders and junior long-stick midfielder Adam Wong each scored two goals. Junior attack David Charney had a goal and an assist and first year midfielder Evan Lyon had two assists. Senior goalie Alex Zborowski made 12 saves.
 
First year face-off Philip Minardo won 10-of-14 draws and had six ground balls. Senior defenseman Alexander Chairs had six ground balls and first year defensive midfielder Anthony DeRosa caused two turnovers.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED:
  • Sophomore midfielder James Corry scored off a feed from Lyon with 11:06 to play in the first quarter to give RIT the lead.
  • Zach Warren tied the game and Drew Merschel gave the Big Red a 2-1 lead on his goal with 3:32 remaining in the opening quarter.
  • Bullock tied the game 2-2 on his first goal of the game and Wong scored a man-down goal with 1:06 to play to give the Tigers a 3-2 lead.
  • Macky Peck scored with 37 seconds remaining in the first quarter, tying the game 3-3.
  • RIT ran off four straight goals to take a 7-3 lead.
  • Sanders scored early in the second quarter and Bullock's second goal of the game gave RIT a 5-3 lead with 7:15 to play in the half.
  • Charney gave RIT a 6-3 lead and Sanders tallied his second goal of the quarter with 2:29 to play to give the Tigers a four-goal lead.
  • Peck scored with 28 seconds to play in the half to cut RIT's lead to 7-4.
  • Warren cut the Tiger's lead to 7-4 on his goal 44 seconds into the third quarter.
  • Bullock scored with 9:10 remaining in the third to give RIT an 8-5 lead before a man-up goal from Kevin Berutich with 3:51 remaining cut RIT's lead to 8-6.
  • Junior defensive midfielder Evan Wright scored with 12:51 to play in the fourth quarter to give RIT a 9-6 lead.
  • Wong gave the Tigers a 10-6 lead on his second goal of the game.
  • Senior attack Ethan Harkins made it 11-6 on his goal with 4:27 to play.
  • Luca Sanders scored a late goal to make it an 11-7 final.
 
GAME NOTES:
  • RIT outshot Denison, 42-34
  • The Tigers were 23-of-27 on clearing attempts.
  • RIT went 14-of-22 on face offs and had 24 ground balls
 
WHAT'S NEXT:
RIT returns to action on Saturday (Feb. 21) against Grove City at 12:00 p.m.