2025 NAC Men's Lacrosse Tournament Preview

5/2/2025 9:21:21 AM

WATERVILLE, Maine – Maine Maritime Academy will serve as the host for the entirety of the 2025 North Atlantic Conference (NAC) Men’s Lacrosse Tournament, which begins Saturday with a pair of semifinal contests and concludes Sunday with the NAC Championship at Ritchie Field in Castine, Maine.

Saturday’s action kicks off at 2:00 PM when top-seeded Maine Maritime (5-0 NAC, 8-5) battles #4 Husson University (2-3 NAC, 8-7) and game two, featuring #2 SUNY Delhi (4-1 NAC, 10-4) and #3 Thomas College (3-2 NAC, 4-10), is set for a 4:30 PM face-off.

Semifinal winners advance to the NAC Championship game, which will be played at Ritchie Field on Sunday, May 4 at 3:00 PM. The NAC Champion earns the conference’s automatic qualifier to the 2025 NCAA Division III Men’s Lacrosse Tournament, which begins Wednesday, May 7.

2025 NAC MEN'S LACROSSE TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

Saturday, May 3, 2025 - Semifinals (top 4 teams)
#4 Husson at #1 Maine Maritime – 2:00 PM (Ritchie Field – Castine, Maine)
#3 Thomas vs. #2 SUNY Delhi – 4:30 PM (Ritchie Field – Castine, Maine)

Sunday, May 4, 2025 - Championship Game
Semifinal winners – 3:00 PM (Ritchie Field – Castine, Maine)

#1 Maine Maritime Academy (5-0 NAC, 8-5 Overall)
Head Coach: Brandon Melville (6th Season, 47-23, .671)
NAC Championships: (2) 2022, 2023 (2024 Runner-up)

Leaders:
Goals: #23 Tobey Lappin (52)
Assists: #5 Brendan Reddington (45)
Points: Reddington (70)
Ground Balls: #8 Bryce Crowell (136)
Caused Turnovers: #11 Matthew Villeneuve (20)
F/O Specialist: Crowell (223-354, .630)
Goalkeeper: #0 Andrew Noyes (5-4, 510 minutes, 12.59 GAA, .538 SV%, 121 saves, 107 goals allowed)

TEAM STATS: Maine Maritime leads the NAC in assists (159), assists per game (12.23), points (378), points per game (29.08), scoring offense (16.85), shot percentage (.320), man-up offense (.350), clearing percentage (.784), and fewest turnovers per game (22.31).

INDIVIDUAL: Maine Maritime's top performers included Brendan Reddington (1st NAC in assists/game – 3.46 (4th in NCAA DIII); 2nd in points/game – 5.38), Tobey Lappin (2nd in goals/game – 4.00; 3rd in points/game – 5.31), Trey Marcil (4th in assists/game – 2.15; 5th in points/game – 4.92), and Sam Nichol (9th in points/game – 3.54). Bryce Crowell led the NAC in ground balls/game (10.46, 10th in NCAA DIII) and was 2nd in faceoff % (.630). Matthew Villeneuve added 4.54 ground balls/game, and Andrew Noyes ranked 3rd in saves/game (12.10) with a .531 save %.

#2 SUNY Delhi (4-1 NAC, 10-4)
Head Coach: Sam Miller (9th Season, 65-53, .551)
NAC Championships: None (2023 Runner-up)

Leaders:
Goals: #5 Chris Lazazzaro (36)
Assists: Lazazzaro (30)
Points: Lazazzaro (66)
Ground Balls: #55 Anthony Ferrato (134)
Caused Turnovers: #0 Nick Allen (46)
F/O Specialist: Ferrato (178-234, .761)
Goalkeeper: #17 Jayden Messina (10-4, 674 minutes, 7.75 GAA, .593 SV%, 127 saves, 87 goals allowed)

TEAM STATS: SUNY Delhi led the NAC in faceoff % (.767), ground balls/game (51.36), total ground balls (719), and opponent clear % (.612). They ranked 2nd in man-down defense (.800), caused turnovers/game (10.86), scoring margin (+6.71), points (334), points/game (23.86), assists (130), assists/game (9.29), and were 3rd in scoring defense (7.86), shot % (.293), and man-up offense (.319).

INDIVIDUAL: SUNY Delhi featured several of the NAC’s top performers in 2025. Anthony Ferrato led the league in faceoff win percentage (.761, 2nd in NCAA DIII) and ranked second in ground balls (10.31/game), while Nick Allen topped the NAC in caused turnovers (3.29/game, 4th in NCAA DIII) and added 5.36 ground balls per game. Freshman goalie Jayden Messina led in both goals-against average (7.75, 8th in NCAA DIII) and save percentage (.593). On offense, Chris Lazazzaro ranked top five in assists per game (2.14), points per game (4.71), and shot percentage (.563), with strong support from Jagger Beachak (4.29 pts, 2.50 goals/game) and Joseph Lazazzaro (1.64 assists, 3.57 points/game).

#3 Thomas College (3-2 NAC, 4-10)
Head Coach: Bill Scott (3rd Season, 10-27, .270)
NAC Championships:

Leaders:
Goals: #99 Timothy Worster (38)
Assists: #14 Owen Lyons (20)
Points: Worster (51)
Ground Balls: #10 Jack Morrill (126)
Caused Turnovers: #2 Hunter Vail (27)
F/O Specialist: Morrill (168-298, .564)
Goalkeeper: #1 Daniel Guarino (4-8, 693 minutes, 12.21 GAA, .449 SV%, 115 saves, 141 goals allowed)

TEAM STATS: Thomas College led the North Atlantic Conference in caused turnovers per game (12.00) and also ranked among the top teams in several other categories. The Terriers were third in the NAC in face-off win percentage (.491) and man-up offense (.317) and ranked fourth in both ground balls (479) and ground balls per game (34.21). Thomas also posted the fifth-best scoring defense (13.00 goals allowed/game) and clearing percentage (.715).

INDIVIDUAL: Thomas College had several players rank among the NAC’s best in 2025. Jack Morrill was 3rd in ground balls per game (9.62) and 4th in face-off percentage (.560), while Hunter Vail and Ciaran Vizi ranked 4th (1.93) and 6th (1.79), respectively, in caused turnovers per game. Timothy Worster was 6th in goals per game (2.71) and 7th in points (3.64), and Owen Lyons ranked 7th in assists per game (1.43). In goal, Daniel Guarino was 3rd in saves per game (9.58).

#4 Husson University (2-3 NAC, 8-7)
Head Coach: Mike O’Neill (5th Season, 33-40, .452)
NAC Championships:

Leaders:
Goals: #34 Kiernan Field (64)
Assists: Field (19)
Points: Field (83)
Ground Balls: #5 Owen Giorgio (97)
Caused Turnovers: Giorgio (43)
F/O Specialists: #0 Brad Stolt (119-218, .546), #4 Brian Peabody (95-165, .576)
Goalkeeper: #11 Odin Burk (3-3, 516 minutes, 11.86 GAA, .507 SV%, 105 saves, 102 goals allowed)

TEAM STATS: Husson ranked third in the NAC in assists (106), assists per game (7.07), points (281), and points per game (18.73). The Eagles were also third in scoring offense (11.67 goals/game) and scoring defense (11.20 goals allowed/game), and second in man-down defense (.800) and opponent clear percentage (.743). They were fourth in ground balls (527) and ground balls per game (35.13), and fifth in man-up offense (.246) and face-off percentage (.550).

INDIVIDUAL: Kiernan Field led the NAC in both goals per game (4.33) and points per game (5.60) and ranked 2nd and 10th nationally, respectively, in the aforementioned categories. Brian Peabody was third in the NAC in face-off percentage (.576), and Owen Giorgio ranked second in caused turnovers per game (2.87, 10th in NCAA DIII) and fifth in ground balls per game (6.47). Brad Stolt also appeared in both categories, finishing fifth in face-off percentage (.546) and ninth in ground balls per game (4.47). In net, Andrew Noyes ranked fourth in the NAC with 12.10 saves per game and posted a .531 save percentage.