A fourth quarter shutout from the No. 17 St. Lawence University men's lacrosse pushed the Saints to upset sixth-ranked RPI for the second time this season in the Liberty League Semifinals on Friday afternoon at North Country Field. The Saints 9-7 win advances them to the conference championship game for the first time since 2022.

Bobby Wells and Dan Anderson both had two goals on the day, while Henry Crean, Cam Croasdaile, Daniel Mahoney, and Jamie Rosenzweig each chipped in a goal. Sam Smith also got in the scoring action as well by finding his first career goal with the long pole, as Mahoney had a team high of two assists.

Defensively, Sam Wade and Quin Fedor had a two caused turnovers, and Padraic Condon had 10 faceoffs wins. Anderson led the team in ground balls with five.

RPI was the first to find a goal in the match, grabbing a 1-0 lead in just under two minutes. SLU responded with a three-goal run, coming from Anderson, Crean, and Croasdaile to go up two. Erik Ojert ended the Saints run shortly after to cut the deficit in half by the end of the first.

The Engineers started off the second by tying up the game at three. The Scarlet and Brown quickly took back the lead, as Wells and Smith each found the back of the net seven seconds apart to regain their two-goal lead. Almost 11 minutes later following the pair of goals, the Engineers were able to fire in a shot to once again put themselves a goal behind as the half concluded.

RPI came out strong in the third, posting a three-goal run to take their first lead and go up two. Mahoney ended their run with his first of the game to put the Saints within one heading into the fourth.

Rosenzweig, Wells, and Anderson combined for a trio of goals in a row to put St. Lawrence back up by two with 5:41 left to go. The Saints held RPI scoreless in the fourth and closed out the game 9-7.



"What an awesome day for these guys," said head coach Mike Mahoney. "To run it back against the same team six days later just shows the heart and grit of this team. It was an amazing atmosphere and we really appreciate the Saints fans who gave us some extra juice when we needed it most. We look forward to the opportunity to compete for a championship on Sunday!"

St. Lawrence held the edge in caused turnovers (8-7), as the Engineers had the advantage in shots (21-15)

Michael Marinello recorded 14 saves for the Saints, while Joseph Parry had six saves for the Engineers.

The Scarlet and Brown punched their ticket to the Liberty League Championship, and look to face third-ranked and top-seeded RIT in Rochester, N.Y. on Sunday afternoon at 12 p.m.