Rochester, N.Y. - The St. Thomas Aquinas College Men's Lacrosse team wrapped up their 2026 campaign with an 11-9 road loss to Roberts Wesleyan University on Saturday morning in Western New York.

STAC closes out its season at 4-11 overall and 1-5 in ECC play, while Roberts Wesleyan improves to 6-6 and 4-2.

Christian Rodriguez led the Spartans' offense with two goals and three assists on the day, while Cam Wallace added a pair of goals of his own. Lou Takacs (1 goal, 1 assist), Nathan Smith (1 goal), Nathan Thomas (1 goal), Liam Noseworthy (1 goal) and Abe Wallace (1 goal) also added to the totals on the scoreboard. Hayden Gaudette (L, 4-11) got the start in between the pipes for the maroon and gold and stopped 9 of 20 shots fired in his direction.

Meanwhile, Roberts Wesleyan was led by Chase Wilson, who tallied five goals. Colton Ugine (2 assists), Cody Coleman (1 assist), Ryan Brown (1 assist), Killian Ceci, Nixon Karcz and Brady Kustra added to the Redhawks totals with a goal apiece. Goalie Garrett Kayser (W, 2-3) got the start for Roberts and made 6 stops on 12 shots in almost 36 minutes of action to earn the victory. Landon Brimmer came on in relief for the final 24 minutes and turned aside 2 of 5 shots put on net.

HOW IT HAPPENED: 

Roberts Wesleyan struck first in the opening quarter, getting an unassisted goal from Colton Ugine to take an early lead. STAC quickly answered as Abe Wallace finished a feed from Max Benoit to even the score, but the Redhawks responded with three straight goals—including tallies from Brady Kustra, Nixon Karcz, and Chase Wilson—to build a 4–1 advantage. The Spartans rallied late in the quarter, as Lou Takacs sparked the run before Liam Noseworthy converted on a man-up opportunity and Cam Wallace tied the game at 4–4 with just over a minute remaining.

Roberts Wesleyan regained control in the second quarter behind a dominant stretch from Chase Wilson, who factored into multiple goals during the period. The Redhawks opened with four unanswered scores, including two more from Wilson, to extend the lead to 8–4. Christian Rodriguez briefly stopped the run with a late goal for STAC, but a buzzer-beater from Wilson pushed the margin to 9–5 at halftime.

STAC showed signs of life in the third quarter, capitalizing on a man-up opportunity as Nathan Smith finished a pass from Rodriguez to cut into the deficit. However, the Spartans were unable to sustain momentum, and Roberts Wesleyan maintained a three-goal cushion heading into the final frame.

The Spartans mounted a push in the fourth quarter, with Cam Wallace and Nathan Thomas scoring to trim the deficit to one. After a Roberts Wesleyan response from Cody Coleman, Rodriguez struck again to make it a one-goal game at 10–9. Still, Wilson delivered the dagger for the Redhawks with his fifth goal of the game, sealing an 11–9 victory despite STAC's late surge.

INSIDE THE BOX SCORE:

• Roberts Wesleyan outshot STAC 38-24 (20-18 on goal) for the match.
• Christian Rodriguez and Nicholas Kostewicz tallied a team-high four shots apiece for St. Thomas Aquinas, with all four going on goal for Rodriguez and three making it on frame for Kostewicz.
• Hayden Gaudette gathered 11 of the Spartans 37 ground balls.
• Stone McGregor and Ewan MacGregor caused a two Redhawks turnovers apiece in the contest.
• STAC won 9 of 24 faceoffs, with Vinny Rosario winning 2 of 11 draws and Austin Palen winning 7 of 13 battles in the circle.