Ted Wilson scored back-to-back and Ben Anderson sealed the deal, as the No. 19 St. Lawrence University men's lacrosse team upset No. 6 RIT 11-9 on Saturday afternoon at North Country Field.

With the win, the Saints improved to 9-4 on the season and 3-1 in Liberty League play, while RIT fell to 11-4 and 3-2. St. Lawrence picked up their first win over the Tigers in 24 years, with the last win recorded in 2002.

Wilson led the Saints with three goals and an assist, while Daniel Mahoney tallied two. Henry Crean and Cam Croasdaile each picked up a goal and a helper, while Ben Anderson, Dan Anderson, Sam Wade and Asa Beach all scored for SLU. Jamie Rosenzweig recorded three assists. Quin Fedor recorded a team-high three caused turnovers and picked up four ground balls. Michael Miele recorded two of each, and Drew Knight finished with five ground balls.

RIT scored the first two goals, to take an early lead, but the Saints rallied hard in the first 15 minutes of play. Croasdaile tallied the first for the Saints to make it 2-1, and after a third goal for the Tigers, St. Lawrence scored three straight to take a 4-3 lead after the first quarter.

Beach made it four in a row for SLU, who led 5-3 to start the second frame. The Tigers scored the next two to tie the game 5-5, but Crean scored his 15th goal of the season with 5:50 to play to put the Saints up 6-5 at halftime.

Mahoney scored his 99th career goal and 35th of the season to put the Saints up by two. The teams traded goals, including a highlight worthy give-and-go from Rosenzweig and Wade, as SLU still held onto their two-goal advantage. RIT brought it back within one with a man-up goal from Ryan Sanders with 1:18 to play in the third.

The Tigers tied the game once more to start the fourth at 8-8. Wilson scored back-to-back, just 37 seconds apart, including a strong individual effort while falling down to put SLU up 10-8 with 9:50 remaining.

RIT scored their final goal at 1:57. With 49 seconds remaining and an empty net for the Tigers, Ben Anderson tip-toed around the crease to seal the win for the Saints. William Abplanalp won the final faceoff and after a caused turnover and ground ball from Knight, the Saints ran out the clock for the upset win.
 
"What a great day at Hall-Leet today," said head coach Mike Mahoney. "From a big picture perspective, I'm really happy for our alums who will enjoy this with us today! Most importantly I am proud of the effort and toughness of the team today. Time and time again they have responded after a tough outing and it says a lot about the leadership and resilience in the room." 



Evan Lyon led the Tigers with two goals and an assist.

Heath Mann logged his third win of the season with 13 saves, while Alex Zborowski made nine for RIT.

The Tigers outshot the Saints 38-29 and won 15 faceoffs to the Saints' eight. Both teams scored on the man-up, as SLU went 1-for-3 and RIT went 1-for-2.

"Tomorrow we will have to get right back to work to get ready for the next conference battle in what is such a competitive conference," Mahoney added.

St. Lawrence makes the short trip up Route 11 to take on North Country rival Clarkson on Wednesday, April 15 at 4 p.m.