Selected as the Chick-Fil-A Robinson RMU Male Student-Athlete of the Week for Feb. 24, 2021, is attack Ryan Smith of the lacrosse team. In a 17-14 road victory over Colgate (2/21) that helped the Colonials pick up their first win of the season, Smith scored five goals to lead the offense. He also finished with a pair of caused turnovers in the triumph. In the second quarter, Smith, a native of Burlington, Ontario, scored an unassisted natural hat trick to help turn a 7-4 deficit into an 8-7 lead. He scored at 4:54, 2:46 and 1:55 of the second quarter. In three games on the 2021 campaign, Smith, a graduate student who is pursuing an MBA and owns a 3.67 grade point average (GPA), has racked up 15 points courtesy of a team-high 12 goals and three assists.
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