The Hamilton College Continentals travel to Babson Park, Mass., to take on the St. Lawrence University Saints in a 2026 NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Championship second round game at Babson College's MacDowell Field on Saturday, May 9 at 3 p.m.
 
Hamilton and St. Lawrence haven't played each other since 2011 when the Continentals were still playing lacrosse in the Liberty League. Babson (16-2 overall) hosts Massachusetts Maritime Academy (16-2) in the other second round contest at noon. Massachusetts Maritime defeated Husson University 28-17 in the first round on May 6.
 
Here's a glance at Saturday's matchup with a spot in the third round on Mother's Day on the line.
 
Records
Hamilton: 9-7 overall (5-5 in NESCAC, tie for sixth place)
SLU: 11-6 overall (5-2 in Liberty League, tie for second place)
 
Rankings
Hamilton: No. 17 in May 4 U.S. Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Division III Top 20 poll and No. 15 in May 3 NCAA Power Index
SLU: No. 16 in May 4 U.S. Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Division III Top 20 poll and No. 20 in May 3 NCAA Power Index
 
How They Got Here
Hamilton: NCAA at-large selection; first round bye
SLU: NCAA at-large selection; first round bye
 
NCAA History
Hamilton: Second appearance, 1-1 record in NCAA Championship (2003)
SLU: 16^th appearance, 9-15 record in NCAA Championship (2016 semifinalist)
 
Head Coaches
Hamilton: Scott Barnard, 20^th season at Hamilton, 122-149 record
SLU: Mike Mahoney, 29^th season at St. Lawrence, 317-136 record
 
Team Stats
Hamilton: 11.31 goals/game; 38.75 shots/game; 33.00 ground balls/game; 16.56 turnovers/game; 8.38 caused turnovers/game; .505 faceoff pct.; 64.0 PK pct.; 25.6 man-up scoring pct.
SLU: 12.18 goals/game; 36.82 shots/game; 33.76 ground balls/game; 18.82 turnovers/game; 9.24 caused turnovers/game; .511 faceoff pct.; 60.4 PK pct.; 46.2 man-up scoring pct.
 
Individual Stat Leaders
Hamilton: Carson Kraus '28 (M, 5-10, 180), 44G-11A-55P; Thomas Healy '26 (A, 6-2, 200), 26G-14A-40P; Finn Vaccaro '29 (A, 5-9, 175), 13G-18A-31P; Riley Chai-Onn '27 (D, 6-3, 215), 32 GB, 30 CT; Andrew Higgins '28 (FO, 6-2, 195), 155-of-296 FO wins, 74 GB
SLU: Daniel Mahoney (Jr., A, 6-2, 210), 44G-28A-72P; Jamie Rosenzweig (So., A, 5-8, 150), 12G-36A-48P; Patrick Murray (So., A, 6-4, 205), 29G-3A-32P; Drew Knight (So., D/LSM, 6-0, 195), 125 GB, 35 CT; William Abplanalp (Fy., FO, 6-4, 225), 165-of-326 FO wins, 45 GB
 
The Goalies
Hamilton: Jack Williams '28 (6-0, 189), 16 starts, 11.58 GAA, .539 save pct., 8-7 record
SLU: Heath Mann (Jr., 5-9, 173), 7 starts, 10.53 GAA, .565 save pct., 5-3 record
 
Notes
Hamilton: Continentals have a 7-3 record away from home…Made the NESCAC semifinals for the second time in the last three years…Carson Kraus '28 (1^st team) and Riley Chai-Onn '27 (2^nd team) made the all-conference team…Kraus' 44 goals are the most by a Hamilton player since the Continentals joined the NESCAC for lacrosse in 2012…Kraus has scored seven goals three times in the last six games…Thomas Healy '26 is second on the team's all-time list with 125 career goals and fifth with 174 points…Healy scored the game-winning goal with 15 seconds left in a 10-9 victory at Wesleyan University in the conference quarterfinals on April 25…Frank Coyle '26 reached the 100-point milestone in the NESCAC semifinals at Bowdoin College on May 2.

SLU: Lost 11-9 against Rochester Institute of Technology in the Liberty League tournament semifinals…Drew Knight was named the league's Defensive Player of the Year…Daniel Mahoney and midfielder Dan Anderson joined Knight on the all-league first team…Mahoney surpassed 100 career points and 100 career goals earlier this spring…The Saints have a 3-4 record against ranked teams…Heath Mann recorded a career-high 19 saves in the postseason loss against RIT…St. Lawrence is in the NCAA championship for the fourth time in the last five years…The Saints advanced to the third round in 2025.