Named the Giant Eagle RMU Male Student-Athlete of the Week for March 22, 2017, is freshman attack Ryan Smith of the lacrosse squad. Off the bench Smith recorded a hat trick to help the Colonials open their Northeast Conference slate with a 12-9 victory @ Sacred Heart (3/18). Smith tied the game, 4-4, at the 12:29 mark of the second quarter and ignited a 4-0 run that gave Robert Morris a 7-4 advantage it would never relinquish. Smith, a native of Burlington, Ontario, scored another goal during the surge, and his final tally of the afternoon came with 13:52 to go in the third quarter that pushed RMU’s advantage to 9-5. In seven games this season, Smith has scored 11 goals on just 18 shots. He ranks third for the Colonials in goals and is tied for fifth in points.
