Tufts Lax Players Graduate Early, Head to National Semi-Final for 3rd Straight Season

For the third straight year, the Tufts men’s lacrosse team will be advancing to the national semi-final after a 15-13 quarterfinal victory over RIT on Wednesday.

Like the senior Jumbo softball players this season, senior lacrosse players participated in a special commencement ceremony since they will miss the university’s Commencement on Sunday. Tufts President President Anthony Monaco and colleagues arranged the special commencement celebration for nine senior lacrosse players and their families and friends, complete with caps, gowns, remarks by the president and congratulations from Tufts’ trustees.

This is the third straight year an early graduation ceremony was held for the senior lacrosse players. Tufts won the D3 national title for the first time ever in 2010.

Tufts heads to Cortland State for a Sunday semi-final game with the top seed.

The class of 2012 Tufts men’s lacrosse team pose for a photo at their early commencement ceremony on May 18, 2012. The Jumbos will be skipping commencement to play in the NCAA National Championships Semi-finals on Sunday.

The class of 2012 Tufts men’s lacrosse team toss their caps into the air on the stage their peers will walk across on Sunday. Photos by Kelvin Ma, Tufts University.

– InsideMedford.com