(MISENHEIMER , NC) - The 2026 USA South Men's Lacrosse tournament has come to a close on the campus of Pfeiffer University with the host, top-seed, Falcons taking the championship for the fourth consecutive year and the fifth time in their program's history. Pfeiffer grabbed a 23-7 victory over second-seeded Southern Virginia scoring the most goals by a team in a USA South title game.

The teams exchanged goals to begin the game before Pfeiffer scored the next six tallies to build a 7-1 lead early in the second quarter and not look back. The Falcons took a 14-2 advantage into halftime and extended the lead to 22-3 before Southern Virginia scored three straight in the fourth quarter.

Pfeiffer was led offensively by Tiger Hopkins who tallied game-highs of ten points and eight goals to go along with two assists, three ground balls, and two caused turnovers. Dylan Sullivan also added five scores with one assist while faceoff specialist Lee Caldwell collected a game-high 13 ground balls and was 14-of-16 at the "X". For Southern Virginia, Myles Nielson and Clay Haacke each scored two goals for the Knights' cause.

All-Tournament Team

Attack
Tiger Hopkins, Pfeiffer (MVP)
Myles Nielson, Southern Virginia
Dylan Sullivan, Pfeiffer

Midfield
Bashwyn Fitch, Pfeiffer
Clay Haacke, Southern Virginia
Will Rivera, Pfeiffer

Defense
Christian Daniels, Pfeiffer
Michael Keane, Pfeiffer
Britton Tidwell, Southern Virginia

Goalie
Korbin Hamilton, Pfeiffer

Long-Stick Midfielder
Luc Danis, Pfeiffer

Short-Stick Defensive Midfielder
Scott DuPaix, Southern Virginia

Faceoff Specialist
Lee Caldwell, Pfeiffer


2026 USA South Men's Lacrosse Tournament Results

First Round - Saturday, April 25 (contests hosted by higher-seeded team in each matchup) 
Game 1: #5 Methodist - 11   #4 Greensboro - 8
Game 2: #6 Huntingdon - 11   #3 Piedmont - 17

Semifinals - Thursday, April 30 (all contests played at Pfeiffer University)
#5 Methodist - 3   #1 Pfeiffer - 24
#3 Piedmont - 9   #2 Southern Virginia - 16

Final - Saturday, May 2 (played at Pfeiffer University)
#2 Southern Virginia - 7   #1 Pfeiffer - 23