Score by Quarters:

R.I.T. 1 5 1 3 10

Nazareth College 1 1 3 1 6

R.I.T. Scoring (goals-assists): Kevin Langdale 2-0, Marc Heagney 1-1, Alex Vecchio 1-1, Craig Whipple 1-1, Sean Eldridge 1-0, Ben Hunt 1-0, Eric Huss 1-0, Joe Tuschong 1-0, Clay Westbrook 1-0, Kevin Duckworth 0-1.

Nazareth Scoring (goals-assists): Dennis Foley 2-1, Eric Goodberlet 1-0, Erik Mort 1-0, John Nevin 1-0, Brian Roden 1-0, Jake Coon 0-1.

Goalie Saves: R.I.T. (Adam Platzer 17); Nazareth (Jake Coon 9)

Shots: R.I.T. 31, Nazareth 39

Ground Balls: R.I.T. 48, Nazareth 50

Face-offs: R.I.T. 9, Nazareth 10

Clears: R.I.T. 23/33, Nazareth 20/26

Extra-man Opportunities: R.I.T. 1/3, Nazareth 2/6

Penalties: R.I.T. 6 for 4:00, Nazareth 3 for 2:00

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Rochester Institute of Technology used five straight second-quarter goals to snap a 1-1 tie against Nazareth College and went on to a 10-6 victory in a first-round game of the NCAA Division III men’s lacrosse tournament played at Nazareth.

The Tigers (12-2) avenged a 12-11 regular-season defeat and advance to the quarterfinals, where they will meet top-ranked Gettysburg (13-2) Sunday at 1 p.m. The Golden Flyers (12-3), making their ninth straight tournament appearance and seeking their fifth steraight trip to the championship game, suffered their first opening-round defeat since 1988.

The game was tied 1-1 after one quarter, then RIT got consecutive goals from Marc Heagney (Canandaigua), Eric Huss (Irondequoit), Clay Westbrook (Randolph, VT), Ben Hunt (Skaneateles, NY), and Craig Whipple (Irondequoit) to take a 6-1 lead. Nazareth rallied to within 7-6 on Dennis Foley’s second goal of the game early in the fourth quarter, but the Tigers got a pair of unassisted goals from midfielder Kevin Langdale and another from Sean Eldridge to seal the win.

Nazareth outshot RIT 39-31, but Tigers goalie Adam Platzer (Geneva, NY) made 17 saves.

Team Goal Period/Time Score

Naz John Nevin (unassisted) 1/1:30 1-0 N

RIT Alex Vecchio (Craig Whipple) 1/9:22 1-1

Second Quarter

RIT Marc Heagney (Alex Vecchio) 2/2:16 2-1 R

RIT Eric Huss (unassisted) 2/3:24 3-1 R

RIT Clay Westbrook (unassisted) 2/6:08 4-1 R

RIT Ben Hunt (Kevin Duckworth) 2/6:17 5-1 R

RIT Craig Whipple (Marc Heagney) 2/7:49 6-1 R

Naz Dennis Foley (unassisted) 2/11:08 6-2 R

Third Quarter

*Naz Erik Mort (unassisted) 3/1:33 6-3 R

Naz Eric Goodberlet (Jake Coon) 3/ 4:34 6-4 R

RIT Joe Tuschong (unassisted) 3/ 6:42 7-4 R

*Naz Brian Roden (Dennis Foley) 3/ 11:08 7-5 R

Fourth Quarter

Naz Dennis Foley (unassisted) 4/ 1:06 7-6 R

RIT Kevin Langdale (unassisted) 4/ 4:30 8-6 R

*RIT Kevin Langdale (unassisted) 4/ 7:35 9-6 R

RIT Sean Eldridge (unassisted) 4/ 12:19 10-6 R