HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — Andrew Davis (Sr., Lansdale, Pa.) scored four times to garner Player of the Game notice as Mid-Atlantic Division Champion/No. 13-ranked the University of Pittsburgh took down Southeast Division runner-up the Georgia Institute of Technology, 13-8, in a 13th/15th place game on the second night of the 2026 Men’s National Collegiate Club Championship hosted by the University of Alabama and the Huntsville Sports Commission.
Pittsburgh – which tied for 15th place in 2019 as the host institution for Nationals – will tie with the winner of another 13th/15th place game featuring Northwest Division Champion/No. 11 the University of Oregon and New York Division Champion Cornell University. Georgia Tech – which placed Eighth (2002), 11th (2007), 13th (2009; 2011; 2024) and 15th (2008; 2021) in prior trips to Nationals – will tie with the loser of the Oregon-Cornell game for 15th place. Due to time constraints during the 16-team, 30-game, three-day championship event, the 13th and 15th positions remain ties and are not played out.
Pittsburgh never trailed versus Georgia Tech as the Panthers raced out to a 5-1 margin by the conclusion of the first quarter, held on for an 8-5 halftime margin and stayed out in front for a 10-7 lead at the termination of the third quarter on the way to a five-goal victory.
Callan Bunger (Fr., Pittsburgh, Pa.) contributed three goals with Caden Currykosky (So., Pittsburgh, Pa.) and Max Davis-Denny (So., Pasadena, Calif.) adding pairs of goals to Pitt’s winning effort. Giulio Minerbi (Sr., Milan, Italy) and Parker Schepman (Jr., San Jose, Calif.) slipped in solo strikes.
Goalkeepers Ethan Luginbuhl (Fr., Perkasie, Pa.) and Kyle Mair (Fr., Blue Bell, Pa.) made one and three saves during the span of the first and second halves, respectively, as the Panthers kept the Yellow Jackets’ offense in check for the majority of the contest.
Jackson Chatfield (Sr., Decatur, Georgia) keyed Georgia Tech with five goals to go along with a pair by Joshua Ingleson (Gr., Marietta, Georgia) and a single tally by Liam Bien (So., Cincinnati, Ohio). Edward Chang (Gr., Houston, Texas) made seven saves in the final game of the 2026 season for the Yellow Jackets.
Georgia Institute of Technology’s Liam Bien (#20) & University of Pittsburgh’s Caden Currykosky (#9)
Georgia Institute of Technology’s Zachary Pierce (#14)
University of Pittsburgh’s Callan Bunger (#3)
