ROCHESTER, N.Y. -- Junior Casey Jackson scored tallied seven points on six goals and an assist, as No. 1 RIT (3-0) defeated Brockport State 18-11 in non-conference action from a snowy and cold RIT Turf Field on Wednesday afternoon. The Tigers have now won 22 consecutive home games.
RIT held a 61-36 shot advantage and won the ground ball battle 43-37. The Tigers won 17-of-31 face-offs and went 3-for-3 on man-up opportunities.
Jackson led the Tigers with six goals, while freshman Ryan Lee had six points on three goals and three assists. Braden Wallace and Allister Warren each scored twice, while Taylor Wisman, Jack Krzyston, Tyler Brooks-Lambert, Kyle Aquin and Beau Riley each scored a goal. Krzyston had four assists, while Riley's tally was the first of his collegiate career.
Anthony DeLeo got the start in net for RIT, picking up his first win of the season, making 15 saves. Brooks-Lambert went 13-of-20 on face-offs and had 11 ground balls. Matt Hossack caused three turnovers, added an assist, and had two ground balls.
RIT led 6-1 after the first quarter, scoring the final six goals of the opening frame. Riley Austin gave Brockport an early 1-0 lead before the Tigers closed out the first quarter on a 6-0 run. Warren scored two of RIT's six goals in the quarter, while Wallace, Jackson, Brooks-Lambert and Krzyston tallied the other four.
Brockport opened the second quarter with a three-minute man-up chance after RIT was flagged for an illegal stick penalty. The Golden Eagles opened the scoring in the quarter with consecutive goals from Justin Cook and John Countryman, cutting the Tigers lead to 6-3.
Jackson broke the mini-run by Brockport with his seventh goal of the season with 13:25 to play in the first half giving RIT a 7-3 lead. Countryman scored off an assist from Austin with 12:40 to play in the first half, making it 7-4 RIT. The Tigers rattled off four consecutive goals, taking an 11-4 lead with 4:05 to play on Jackson's second goal in a row, and third of the quarter.
Austin and Jake Giudice scored goals for Brockport late in the first half, cutting the Tigers lead to 11-6, but Aquin's goal with four seconds to play in the second quarter gave RIT a 12-6 lead at the break.
RIT outscored Brockport 4-1 in the third quarter with two goals from Jackson, and one goal each from Lee and Wisman giving RIT a 16-7 lead.
Brockport outscored the Tigers 4-2 in the fourth quarter with goals from Casey Cleary, Giudice and two from Countryman, while Wallace and Riley scored for RIT making it an 18-11 final.
Countryman led Brockport with four goals. Giudice had two goals and two assists, Austin finished with two goals and an assist. Conor Nowak got the start in net for Brockport, making 10 saves. Shane Hutchins played the fourth quarter, making five saves.
