Score: No. 3 UAlbany 12, No. 1 Bryant 7
  
Location: Beirne Stadium in Smithfield, R.I.
   
Records: No. 3 UAlbany (9-8, 4-2 America East) | No. 1 Bryant (10-5, 5-1 America East)
   
Short Story: The No. 3 University at Albany men's lacrosse team earned its second straight America East Championship on Saturday, defeating the Bryant Bulldogs by a score of 12-7. A big performance by the whole team led the Great Danes to a first half shutout. After struggling early in the second half, the Great Danes settled down and claimed their 11^th America East title in program history.
  
Key Stat Lines  

• Brady Smith earned the America East Most Outstanding Player Award after making 13 saves for the Great Danes.
• Ryan Doherty led UAlbany with five points on three goals and two assists.
• Tying Doherty with team-high three goals was Silas Richmond, who, in addition, made one assist for four points.
• Jackson Palumb tied Doherty for the team's most assists, each finding teammates twice.
• Justin Lee, Cade Galko, and Jacob Smith all picked up three ground balls.
• Lee and Max Neeson led the Great Danes with two caused turnovers.
• Richmond, J. Smith, Neeson and B. Smith (MOP) were all named to the All-Championship Team.

 
How it Happened:  

• Daniel Kesselring tallied the first goal of the game three minutes in.
• Jacob Moran and Silas Richmond each found the back of the net once, while Ryan Doherty added two more goals in the first quarter to give UAlbany a 5-0 lead after 15 minutes of play.
• With 10:17 to play in the second, Amos Whitcomb was the only player to find the back of the net as the Great Danes took a 6-0 lead entering the locker room at half.
• Bryant came out to start the second half with five unanswered goals to attempt a comeback, making it 6-5 UAlbany with 8:03 to go in the third.
• Silas Richmond found his second goal of the game with 5:24 to play to break the Bulldogs' scoring streak.
• With 0:20 remaining before the fourth quarter, Ryan Doherty netted his third goal of the game with the Great Danes leading 8-5 entering the final frame.
• Richmond tallied his hat trick goal with some behind-the-back magic 1:19 into the fourth quarter.
• Max Neeson's pole goal from the top of the box would go on to make it a 10-5 UAlbany lead as just over 10 minutes remained in regulation time.
• Bryant would cut its deficit back to four, scoring with 5:59 on the clock, making it 10-6, before Koleton Marquis pushed UAlbany back to a five-goal lead with 4:13 to play.
• The Bulldogs answered back with 3:53 to play, as the Purple and Gold still led 11-7.
• Neeson would net his second goal of the contest, ripping a full-field shot from the defensive zone to secure the Great Danes' 12-7 victory for the America East Championship.

 
Next: With the win, the Great Danes advance to the NCAA Tournament for the 12^th time in program history. The team will find out its next opponent during the NCAA Selection Show tomorrow night. Stay up to date with UAlbany men's lacrosse by following the team on X (@UAlbanyMLax) and Instagram (@ualbanymlax) for all of the latest news and highlights throughout the year.