Men's Lacrosse | 1/7/2020 12:58:00 PM
Moon Township, Pa. – Robert Morris University men's lacrosse head coach Andrew McMinn has announced the addition of Ben Tackett as a volunteer assistant coach.
Tackett played his collegiate lacrosse at the Rochester Institute of Technology from 2015-18, where he was a short-stick defensive midfielder. He was selected as a team captain as a senior and earned Intercollegiate Men's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IMLCA) East Region Defensive Player of the Year and Honorable Mention All-American plaudits. A two-time All-Liberty League selection, Tackett recorded 45 points (24g, 21a), 159 groundballs, and 51 caused turnovers in 64 career games. Tackett helped lead the Tigers to four LL titles, three NCAA Tournament Final Four appearances, and a runner-up finish in 2017.
Locally, the Butler, Pa. native spent last season as the offensive coordinator for Hampton High School, and helped guide the Talbots to a WPIAL runner-up finish.
A four-time Liberty League All-Academic selection and 2018 Academic All-American, Tackett graduated Magna Cum Laude from RIT in the spring of 2018 with a Bachelor's degree in civil engineering technology.
Coming off back-to-back Northeast Conference (NEC) Tournament titles, Robert Morris opens its 2020 slate on Saturday, Feb. 15 at 3:30 p.m. on the road against Canisius. The Colonials are slated to play a pair of home scrimmages on Saturday, Feb. 1 versus Denison and Seton Hill.
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