ROCHESTER, NY – For the second time in program history, the No. 2 RIT (20-2) men's lacrosse team will play for the national championship after a convincing 22-9 win over No. 4 Wesleyan University (20-2) in the semifinals of the 2017 NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Championship on Sunday afternoon from Tiger Stadium. The Tigers will face No. 1 Salisbury University in the NCAA Championship Game at 5 p.m. on Sunday, May 28 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. The Tigers extended their winning streak to 15 games, while halting Wesleyan's program-recording win streak at 20 games. RIT has scored 299 goals over its 15-game winning streak, hitting the 20-goal mark seven times over the run. "I am so proud of the guys, they put it all together and played one of the better games they've played all season against a really solid team in Wesleyan," said RIT head coach Jake Coon who is now 147-19 at the university. "I thought we played with an incredible will to win this afternoon. We have a hard-working group of respectable young men who deserve this success." Senior Chad Levick (Newmarket, Ontario/Huron Heights Secondary) tied his career high with 10 points on seven goals and three assists. Classmate Ryan Lee (Sharon, Ontario/The Hill Academy) tallied nine points on five goals and four assists, breaking RIT's single-season scoring record of 105 points set in 2004 by Josh Molinari. Lee, RIT's all-time leading scorer, now has 110 points on the season on 64 goals and 46 assists. Lee broke Josh Molinari's single-season record for points with an assist on Levick's goal with 7:29 left in the first quarter, giving RIT a 6-1 lead. That goal was also Levick's 60th of the season Lee and Levick became the first RIT duo in program history to score 60 goals in a season. Levick is right behind Lee with a team-high 66 goals and 97 points. Levick's 10 points tied a career-high, also set on March 28 against Middlebury, while Lee tied his career-high with nine points. It was his third nine-point game of the season. Kyle Killen (Peterborough, ON/Crestwood Secondary ) finished with four points on three goals and an assist. Long stick midfielder JD Hall (Centennial, CO/Arapahoe) added a goal and three assists, while Brendan MacDonald (Georgetown, Ontario/Trinity-Pawling) tallied two goals and added an assist. Defensive midfielder Ben Tackett (Butler, PA/The Kiski School) had a goal and two assists, while Beau Riley (Homer, NY/Homer) added a goal and an assist. Cam Issac and John Hill (Webster, NY/Webster Thomas) also found the back of the net for RIT, who hit the 20-goal plateau for the seventh time this season. Shots were 40-39 in favor of RIT. The Tigers held a 45-38 ground ball advantage, while RIT won 12 face-offs. The Tigers went 19-of-20 on clearing attempts and went 2-for-3 on its man-up chances. RIT's defense was tremendous all afternoon causing 11 of Wesleyan's 17 turnovers, while keeping the Cardinals potent offense off the score sheet for long stretches throughout. Senior goalkeeper Nick Nesbitt (Burlington, Ontario/Salisbuury School) got the win in net for RIT, making nine saves to earn his 14th straight victory. Classmate Jon Berg (Chester, NJ/Mendham) made five saves in just under 10 minutes of play. Jimmy Spillane (River Vale, NJ/Pascack Valley) won 10 face-offs and had two ground balls. MacDonald, Lee, and Alex Maruna (Medina, OH/St. Ignatius) each caused two turnovers. Nesbitt has a 9.01 goals against average and a .612 save percentage over his 14-game winning streak. Harry Stanton led Wesleyan with five goals, giving him 86 for the season. Tom Dupont had a goal and an assist, while Ted Bergman took the loss in net, making 10 saves. As in previous NCAA games this season, RIT got off to a fast start, scoring the first five goals. Lee scored three of RIT's first five goals during the run, while Killen and MacDonald each scored a goal. Stanton got Wesleyan on the board with his goal at the 8:15 mark of the quarter. Levick would score two straight, giving the Tigers a 7-1 lead on his goal off an assist from Hall with 7:12 to play in the quarter. Lee would finish with four goals and six points in the opening quarter, while Levick tallied three goals, as RIT took a 9-2 lead into the second quarter. Wesleyan tried to rally in the second quarter, out-scoring the Tigers 3-2. Riley opened the scoring with his goal at the 14:30 mark of the quarter off an assist from Hall to increase the RIT lead to 10-2. Stanton scored twice in the quarter, while Colin Uyeki tallied a goal. Stanton's goal with 1:25 to play in the half, cut the RIT lead to 11-5 at halftime. The Tigers came out and scored the first two goals of the third quarter on goals from Tackett and MacDonald. After another Stanton goal, Levick scored the final two goals of the quarter to give RIT a 15-6 lead heading into the final stanza. Levick made it four straight tallies, scoring twice early in the fourth quarter to make it 17-6 RIT. Hall gave the Tigers an 18-6 lead with his goal off an assist from Tackett with 11:04 to play in the game. Zach Zavalick and Stanton scored two straight goals for Wesleyan, cutting the RIT lead to 18-8 on his fifth of the game and 86th of the season. Lee, Killen, Isaac and Hill tacked on goals over the final 10 minutes to complete the scoring. Overall, RIT has 385 goals in 2017, just nine shy of the school mark, set in 2015. RIT's 15-game winning streak is the third longest in program history. RIT is now 24-18 all-time in the NCAA Tournament, including an 19-5 mark in Rochester in 19 trips. Under Coon, RIT is 19-7 all-time in NCAA Tournament play. RIT has now won 20 games for the third time in the last four seasons. The Tigers are one win shy of tying the school record for wins in a season, set in 2015. RIT's senior class now has an 80-6 record. The Tigers have now played 13 games against nationally-ranked opponents in 2017, with a 12-1 mark. This will mark RIT's second trip to the NCAA Championship, having also advanced in 2013. Sunday's championship game will mark the first meeting between RIT and Salisbury.