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Scott Guise
10
York College (Pa) YORK 1-2
11
Winner RIT RIT 4-0
York College (Pa) YORK
1-2
10
Final
11
RIT RIT
4-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
York College (Pa) YORK 4 1 2 3 10
RIT RIT 1 3 5 2 11

Game Recap: Men's Lacrosse | | Derek Behrenshausen - Asst. Director of Athletic Communications

#11 Men’s Lacrosse Comes Up Short at #1 RIT

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - The No. 11 York men's lacrosse team dropped an 11-10 decision against No. 1 RIT on Sunday in snowy Rochester.

After the Spartans started out hot, taking a 4-1 lead through one quarter of play, the two-time defending national champion Tigers out-scored York, 8-3, through the second and third quarters to take control of the game. York made a late push with a pair of tallies in the last three minutes to cut the deficit to one, but RIT made one last stand in the final minute to come away with the victory.

Team Records
#11 York 1-2
#1 RIT 4-0

How It Happened
York came out flying from the start and built up a 4-1 over the Tigers after one period of play with Ben Mayer tallying twice for the Green and White. The Spartans displayed efficiency with seven of their eight shots finding their way on target. Vinny Facciponti also gave York extra opportunities and helped limit RIT's chances by winning the faceoff battle, 4-2, in the opening period.

The Spartans extended their lead to four (5-1) with 7:59 left in the second quarter as Ethan Greene found the back of the net for the first time this season. With all the momentum on York's side, the Tigers showed great resilience and managed to claw their way back to a one-goal deficit at halftime. RIT caused headaches for the Spartans the rest of the quarter, causing four York turnovers, and held the Green and White without a shot after scoring midway through the period.

Facciponti dominated at the faceoff dot in the third period as he won six of eight draws, but York's six third-quarter turnovers nullified the success of their faceoff effort and opened the door further for the Tigers who took full advantage. RIT swarmed the Spartans, causing five of their six turnovers, and limited York to a 2-for-5 performance on the clear. The Tigers capitalized on York's miscues on the offensive end with five third-quarter tallies to take a 9-7 lead after three.

RIT continued to make life difficult for York to start the fourth as the Tigers tallied twice more in the first 3:15 of the period to take an 11-7 lead. The Spartans responded seven seconds later when Facciponti took it in himself after winning the faceoff. After a span of over eight scoreless minutes for either team, York made a late push with a pair of goals 1:17 apart by Will Harnick and Jacob Wilhelm to cut the deficit to one (11-10) with 1:37 left.

RIT won the ensuing faceoff, but Zach Mentzer caused a Dylan Bruno turnover to give the Spartans possession 38 seconds left. The Tiger defense was able to muster up one last game-clinching stand and turned the Spartans over before York could get a shot off.

Up Next
The Spartans hit the road Saturday, March 11 to take on No. 2 Salisbury in another high-profile early season battle.

Notes
The Spartans fall to 0-4 all-time against RIT … York falls to 2-20 all-time against No. 1 ranked opponents and has fallen to RIT twice as the top-ranked team in the land … RIT has now squeaked out one-goal victories against a pair of ranked opponents this season (10-9 win at No. 18 Muhlenberg) … York limited the Tigers to their lowest goal total (11 goals) on their home turf since May 5, 2021 against Union in the Liberty League Semifinals … the loss for York is just their seventh away from home since the start of the 2018 season … Vinny Facciponti racked up 15 faceoff wins for the second-straight game and now has 14-straight double-digit faceoff win performances … Brothers Connection: Spartan attackman Eric Burbank squared off against his brother, Kyle, who started in goal for the Tigers; former Spartan All-American Noah Bruno is using his final year of eligibility to play with his brothers, Chase and Dylan, at RIT.



 
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