ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The RIT men's lacrosse team will play No. 1 Tufts in the 2026 NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Championship on Sunday (May 24) at 12 p.m. at Scott Stadium on the campus of the University of Virginia.
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RIT TIGERS (19-4) ROSTER | SCHEDULE | STATISTICS
RIT is making its 27th appearance in the NCAA Tournament, and 16th straight dating back to 2010. The Tigers are 52-24 all-time in NCAA Tournament games, including a 46-13 record since 2010. This is RIT's sixth appearance in the national championship game, winning back-to-back national championships in 2021 and 2022.
Junior midfielder
David Charney scored four goals to lead RIT to a 16-12 win at No. 2 Bowdoin in last Saturday's semifinal game. Sophomore attackman
Ryan Sanders scored five goals and junior attackman
Erich Acton tallied two goals and two assists. Senior attackman
Tyson Allison scored two goals and added an assist and senior attackman
Ethan Harkins finished with two assists and three points. Junior defenseman
Joe Holenstein caused three turnovers and first year face-off specialist
Philip Minardo won 8-of-14 draws and led the Tigers with eight ground balls. Senior goalie
Alex Zborowski made seven saves in net.
RIT is 25th in Division III averaging 15.35 goals per game, converting 25-of-65 of its man-up chances (38.5%). The Tigers are sixth in Division III in assists (231), 16th averaging 10.04 assists per game and seventh in Division III with 518 points.
Junior
Erich Acton leads RIT with career-highs in points (92), goals (58) and assists (34). The 2026 Liberty League Offensive Player of the Year and First Team USILA All-American, Acton is ninth in Division III with a .496 shooting percentage. Sanders is second on the team with 91 points and leads the Tigers with 66 goals. Harkins is third with 58 points on 32 goals and 26 assists. He is tied for 28th in program history with 156 career points and is tied for 22nd in program history with 106 career goals.
RIT allows 9.61 goals per game while causing 11.04 turnovers per game. The Tigers are ninth in Division III in clearing percentage (.898) and fifth in ground balls (898). RIT has killed off 76.4% (65-of-85) of its penalties.
Zborowski is 19-4 with a 9.45 goals-against average and a .529 save percentage. Holenstein leads the Tigers with 35 caused turnovers. Junior long-stick midfielder
Logan Fletcher is second with 30 caused turnovers and graduate student defenseman
Jamie Hunt is third with 29. Minardo has won 193-of-324 (.596) face offs and leads the team with 125 ground balls. Senior face-off specialist
Ethan Spillane has won 49.8% of his draws and has 57 ground balls. Holenstein is second on the team with 86 ground balls and senior defenseman
Alexander Chairs is third with 67.
TUFTS JUMBOS (21-2) ROSTER | SCHEDULE | STATISTICS
Tufts, ranked No. 1 in the final USILA Division III poll, is making its 17th appearance in the NCAA Tournament, winning five national championships including back-to-back titles in 2024 and 2025. The Jumbos advanced to the championship game with a 23-7 win over Wesleyan in Sunday's semifinal game. Senior
Jack Regnery led Tufts with seven goals and nine points. Senior
Brooks Hauser scored five goals, and juniors
Chase Beyer and
Peter Kraemer each scored four goals. Sophomore
Jack Old made seven saves in net.
The Jumbos are third in Division III averaging 18.45 goals per game and eighth in Division III converting 30-of-61 (49.2%) on man-up. Tufts leads Division III with 252 assists, third averaging 11.45 assists per game and leads the country with 658 points. Regnery leads Tufts with 117 points and 46 assists and is tied for first on the team with 71 goals. He is 19th in Division III averaging 4.32 points per game. Hauser is second on the team with 100 points on 71 goals and 29 assists and is tied for fifth in Division III with 11 man-up goals. Beyer is third with 87 points (55g, 32a) and junior
Will Emsing is fourth with 75 points (32g, 43a).
Tufts allows 9.5 goals per game and killed off 29-of-53 (54.7%) penalties. The Jumbos are seventh in Division III in clearing percentage (90.0%), second with 962 ground balls and sixth averaging 43.73 ground balls per game. Old is 19-1 this season with an 8.77 goals-against average and a .574 save percentage. First year
Jack Donovan leads Tufts with 30 caused turnovers. Junior
Logan Lee is second on the team with 26 caused turnovers, while sophomore
Davis Owen is third with 23. Senior
Victor Salcedo has won 58.6 percent of his face-offs and leads the team with 107 ground balls. Junior
Lucas De la Paz is second winning 56.6 percent of his faceoffs.
RIT vs. TUFTS
Tufts is 6-4 against RIT. RIT is 1-1 against the Jumbos in Quarterfinal games and 2-4 in NCAA Semifinals. The Tigers won back-to-back NCAA Semifinal matchups in 2021 and 2022. RIT lost 18-14 to Tufts in the 2024 NCAA Championship in Philadelphia. RIT's last win over the Jumbos was a 16-11 win at the 2024 Mustang Classic. RIT and Tufts have combined to win four of the last five NCAA Division III titles. RIT won the title in 2021 and 2022 and the Jumbos won back-to-back titles in 2024 and 2025.
