ROCHESTER, N.Y. - The No. 3 RIT men's lacrosse team (11-1, 4-0 Liberty League) stayed perfect in Liberty League play with a 22-13 win over No. 15 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI) Saturday afternoon at sun-drenched RIT Turf Field.

Shots were 51-37 in favor of RIT, which won the ground ball battle, 56-37. The Tigers won 25-of-38 face-offs, went 19-of-25 on clearing attempts and 3-for-5 on man-up. Dawson Tait led the Tigers with a career-high nine points on five goals and four assists. Shawn Nally finished with two goals, four assists and six points, while Adam Wolf tallied three goals. Walker Hare got the win in net for RIT, making nine saves in three quarters of play. 

Owen Putman led RPI (9-2, 3-1 Liberty League) with four goals and five points. Cooper Urban tallied three goals, while JT Kelly tallied two goals, three assists and five points. Brian Doughty took the loss in net for RPI, making 13 saves.

RIT led 8-4 after the first quarter, and 11-5 at halftime. The Tigers scored eight times in the third quarter to lead 19-7 after three quarters of play. Rensselaer tallied six goals in the fourth quarter, but the RIT tallied three goals for the 22-13 final.