Virginia men's lacrosse holds off Maryland to win its second straight national title

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2. Close game, just like the D3 matchup.

RIT beats Salisbury in 2OT thriller, 15-14, to win first NCAA Division III men’s lacrosse championship

Ryan Barnable scored in the second overtime period to defeat Salisbury, 15-14, on Sunday at rainy Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut, delivering the Tigers their first NCAA Division III national title.

Salisbury won the opening faceoff of the second overtime, but RIT senior long-stick midfielder Taylor Jensen caused a turnover to give the Tigers possession with 3:47 on the clock. Setting up the offense, senior attackman Marley Angus took a shot that went wide of the net, but RIT backed up the shot to retain possession with 2:30 to play. On the restart, senior attackman Dawson Tait sent a pass from behind the goal to Barnable, who scored from just in front of the crease while falling down to seal the victory.

It’s the first DIII national championship game decided in overtime since 2006, when Cortland defeated Salisbury, 13-12.

“I think one other question I get asked is, do I feel pressure to win one. And that’s never been the case,” RIT coach Jake Coon said of winning the program’s first title. “I think we believe in each other. We have that support. Everything was there for the making. We just needed to make plays in a 60-minute game and we were able to do that today. So, wow, it’s a great feeling. Surreal.”

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