Tufts men’s lacrosse beats RIT, 17-11, to win third straight Division 3 championship

The Tufts men’s lacrosse team remains in a league of its own.

The Jumbos defeated RIT, 17-11, at Scott Stadium in Charlottesville, Va., to win the program’s third consecutive Division 3 championship on Sunday. It is the Jumbos’ sixth NCAA title, all of which have come since 2010. The Jumbos are the first team to three-peat since Salisbury did so in 2003-05.

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Tufts also bested the Tigers in the 2024 title game, 18-14. It routed Dickinson, 25-8, at Gillette Stadium in last season’s championship game.

The Jumbos (22-1) broke the contest open late in the second quarter, scoring four times in 1:19 to firmly seize control. Peter Kraemer’s tally made it an 8-6 game with 2:15 remaining in the second quarter. Garrett Kelly scored twice in 17 seconds before Brooks Hauser, a Deerfield Academy product, added his 73rd goal of the season for a 10-6 advantage.

Tufts senior Jack Regnery is the all-time leader for goals in NCAA Tournament games with 61, extending his record with three in the final. The tournament’s Most Outstanding Player surpassed former Tufts great John Uppgren and his 51 goals last weekend.

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Regnery, Kelly, and Hauser each netted a trio of goals Sunday, tied for the team lead. Hauser also had two assists, giving him five points and tying Norwell’s Will Emsing (two goals, three assists) for most points in the win. Jack Old, who attended prep school at Taft in Connecticut, made a career-high 17 saves.

“I love this senior class so much,” said head coach Casey D’Annolfo, saluting a group which includes Regnery, Kelly, and Hauser, plus Westwood’s Ben Frisoli and Ethan O’Neill. “It’s been a pretty incredible journey with this group, 85-5 record across four years, and just enjoyed every minute of it.”

The Jumbos have been dominant in the tournament, entering Sunday’s final leading all teams in points, assists, scoring margin, and scoring offense.

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