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TOP STORY
1. Tufts Looks For A Three-Peat; RIT Wants To Get Back To The Top
Jack Regnery, Tufts
Erich Acton, RIT
It’s a rematch of the 2024 Division III men’s lacrosse championship game on Sunday at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Va., as two-time defending national champion Tufts takes on RIT.
The Jumbos (21-1) are looking to become the fourth program in DIII championship history to win three straight titles and first since Salisbury turned the trick in 2003-04-05. Middlebury also won three in a row in 2000-01-02 and Hobart won 12 straight crowns from 1980-91.
RIT won back-to-back titles in 2021 and 2022 and is looking to get back to the top of the mountain. The Tigers are 4-6 all-time against the Jumbos. Tufts won the last meeting between the two teams, taking an 18-14 decision in the 2024 NCAA final.
Tufts (21-1)
Scoring Offense. 18.45
Scoring Defense. 9.50
Scoring Margin. +8.95
EMO. 30-61 (49.2%)
Goals. Jack Regnery 71, Brooks Hauser 71, Chase Beyer 55
Assists. Regnery 46, Will Emsing 43, Beyer 32
Points. Regnery 117, Hauser 100, Beyer 87, Emsing 75
Shot%. Beyer 44.7, Garrett Kelly 43.7, Hauser 38.2
F/O. Victor Salcedo 58.6, Lucas De la Paz 56.6
CT. Jack Donovan 30, Logan Lee 26
Save%. Jack Old 57.4
RIT (19-4)
Scoring Offense. 15.35
Scoring Defense. 9.61
Scoring Margin. +5.74
EMO. 25-65 (38.5%)
Goals. Ryan Sanders 66, Erich Acton 58, Ethan Harkins 32
Assists. Acton 34, Harkins 26, Sanders 25
Points. Acton 92, Sanders 91, Harkins 58
Shot%. Harkins 59.3, Acton 49.6, Tyson Allison 36.1
F/O. Philip Menardo 59.6, Ethan Spillane 49.8
CT. Joe Holenstein 35, Logan Flecther 30, Jamie Hunt 29
Save%. Alex Zborowski 52.9
» Watch the game LIVE on NCAA.com, 12:00 ET
2. Can Wesleyan Stop Middlebury’s Quest For A Fifth Straight Championship?
Maddie Ackerman, Middlebury
Kyra Browne, Wesleyan
It’s an all-NESCAC final today in Rochester, N.Y., as Middlebury looks to cap a perfect season as it takes on Wesleyan at 3 p.m.
The Panthers have won the last four DIII women’s lacrosse titles and look to become the first program since TCNJ in the 1990s to win five consecutive national championships. Caroline Adams scored the overtime game-winner as Middlebury survived a semifinal challenge from Tufts, 10-9.
Wesleyan is in the final for the first time in program history and looks to avenge a pair of losses to their Vermont rival this season - 5-4 and 7-5. The Cardinals handed Salisbury its first loss of the season, downing the Sea Gulls, 5-4, in the semifinal. Dylan Green notched a hat trick and Izzy Weintraub made nine saves in the cage for Wesleyan.
Since 2001, Middlebury is 28-1 against Wesleyan with the Cardinals’ only win coming a year ago in the NESCAC semifinals, 13-10. This is the seventh time that two NESCAC teams have met in the national championship game.
Middlebury (22-0)
Scoring Offense. 14.23
Scoring Defense. 5.14
Scoring Margin. +9.09
Free Position %. 68-110 (61.8%)
Goals. Caroline Adams 70, Haley Hamilton 57, Skylar Lach 43
Assists. Adams 44, Parker Hanson 30, Lach 22
Points. Adams 114, Hamilton 66, Lach 65
Shot%. Siobhan Colin 56.1%, Adams 55.1%, Hanson 54.2%
Draws. Adams 120, Lucy Bishop 103
CT. Caroline Messer 45, Emma McCann 29, Jaime Patton-Martin 23
Save%. Elizabeth Savage 47.9
Wesleyan (19-3)
Scoring Offense. 11.36
Scoring Defense. 5.91
Scoring Margin. +5.45
Free Position %. 43-86 (50.0%)
Goals. Addie Cummings 46, Dylan Green 35, Mia Waryas 31
Assists. Green 20, Cummings 18, Waryas 13, Elle Priesing 13
Points. Cummings 64, Green 55, Waryas 44
Shot%. Maddie Shoemaker 52.5%, Becca Dibble 51.5,
Draws. Kyra Browne 61, Lindsey Diomede 54, Bridget Horst 49
CT. Diomede 79, Elise Kurtis 27
Save%. Izzy Weintraub 52.7%
» Watch the game LIVE on NCAA.com, 3:00 ET
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