PITTSBURGH, Pa. - The Cougars wrapped up their ninth Men's Lacrosse season with a final record of 14-4, 8-1 PAC, and a second straight berth in the PAC Championship Game. The Cougars set a litany of new records both on an individual basis and as a team.
The Cougars set new single season records in five different areas. The team set a new record in goals with 290, headlined by
Thomas Whitaker's 81. The Cougars also set a new assist record with 181.
Jacob Lubawy and
Brady Rigdon each had 28 which led the team. That led to the Cougars having a new single season record in total points with 471. Whitaker's 86 points led all Cougars. The Cougars also set new records in wins and winning percentage with their 14 wins and .778 winning percentage.
The Cougars set two single game records as a team. The Cougars had 53 points in their win over Thiel, led by
Erik Sahlgren's eight point performance. The Cougars just a week later set a new single game ground ball record with 80.
Cody Randal had 16 to pace the Cougars.
The Cougars also set new record longs in consecutive wins and consecutive home wins. The Cougars had an eight game winning streak from April 1st - April 29th. The Cougars had a four game home winning streak entering this season and the Cougars extended it to a record six games. The streak stretched from March 29, 2025, to March 21, 2026.
The Cougars did not just set team records, there were multiple individual records set as well. There were four different single game records broken this season. The single game goals record was seven entering this season, that record was set twice this season. Whitaker scored eight goals in the Cougars win at Virginia Wesleyan and nine goals in the Cougars win against Hiram. Rigdon recorded a new single game record seven assists in the Cougars win against Bethany. Randal set two different single game records this season. In the Cougars win against Thiel, Randal recorded 29 face off wins and 20 ground balls. He re-set the single game face off wins record with 31 in the Cougars win against Bethany.
There were six different single season records that were toppled by the Cougars this season. Whitaker recorded 81 goals and five assists. His 81 goals and 86 total points both set new single season records. Randal not only set the single game records in face off wins and ground balls, he also set new single season records with 141 ground balls and 264 face off wins.
James Cipollone set a new single season record in saves with 170 in his first season as a Cougar.
Jesse Corser-James recorded 42 caused turnovers breaking the single season record he set last season.
There were also five different career records that were set this season as well. Whitaker ended the season with 129 career goals. Lubawy entered his senior season already holding the career assist record. He ended the season with 104 career assists and 192 points both career records. Randal ended his senior season with 305 ground balls and 572 face off wins, both new career records.
