Moon Township, Pa. – The Robert Morris University men's lacrosse team capped its non-conference portion of the 2017 schedule with a 12-7 victory over the Canisius Golden Griffins Tuesday night under the lights of Joe Walton Stadium.
 
The victory helped the Colonials (9-4, 4-0 NEC) to their first winning record in non-conference action since 2012.
 
Sophomore midfield Tyson Gibson led all point scorers with a career-high six points on a career-high-tying two goals and a career-best four assists. Junior attack Adrian Torok-Orban tabbed two goals and two assists. Redshirt sophomore attack Matt Schmidt extended his current point streak to four games with his third consecutive hat trick and fourth straight multi-goal game. Freshman faceoff specialist Trey Arnold recorded a career-high two goals.
 
Arnold, junior defenseman Zac Christianson, and sophomore goalkeeper Alex Heger each collected five ground balls. Christianson forced a career-high four turnovers. Heger made 11 saves.

 
Canisius (5-7, 3-1 MAAC) outscored Robert Morris, 3-1, in the final frame, but the Colonials had already amassed a sizeable lead heading into the final 15 minutes of action. A man-up goal from Schmidt late in the third propelled RMU to an 11-4 advantage, its largest of the game.
 
The Golden Griffs hit the board first in the opening frame after nearly five minutes of scoreless action, but Robert Morris responded with a 9-2 run to close the first half with a six-goal lead.
 
RMU put 22 shots on goal to Canisius' 19 and posted a .958 clearing percentage (23-24). They won the ground ball battle with 32, and went 2-2 on extra man opportunities.
 
Robert Morris makes its last road trip of the regular season to Bryant on Saturday, Apr. 22 for a 1 p.m. game.
 
 
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Redshirt sophomore attack Jimmy Perkins and redshirt sophomore attack Matt Schmidt are both riding a four-game point streak. Schmidt and sophomore midfield Tyson Gibson both have posted a point in all but one game this season.
 
Colonials in the Pros
There are currently eleven former Colonials from the Robert Morris men's lacrosse program competing in the National Lacrosse League (NLL).
 
 
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