Canisius Falls to No. 18 Robert Morris in 2018 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship Opening Round
Credit: Tom Wolf

Canisius Falls to No. 18 Robert Morris in 2018 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship Opening Round

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Canisius College - 6 | No. 18 Robert Morris University - 12
2018 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship | Opening Round
Demske Sports Complex | Buffalo, NY
 
Canisius College (8-9) fell to No. 18 Robert Morris University (13-4), 12-6, in the opening round of the 2018 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship. With the win Robert Morris advances to the first round to face No. 1 University of Maryland (12-3) on Sunday, May 13, at noon.
 
Canisius Notes:
  • 2018 MAAC Offensive Player of the Year, Canisius’ Connor Kearnan tallied three assists in the loss. With the three assists, Kearnan set the MAAC’s and Canisius’ single-season records for points (83) and assists (52).
  • Senior midfield Steve Coss scored a pair of goals, his 24th and 25th of the season. 2018 MAAC Men’s Lacrosse Championship game hero, sophomore Mathieu Bossonneault tallied two goals, his 38th and 39th of the season.
  • Senior attack Ryan McKee notched his 35th goal of the season, while senior midfield Keith Pravato found the back of the net for the ninth time.
  • Senior long stick midfield Reece Eddy picked up a game-high six ground balls.
  • Canisius is now (0-3) in NCAA Tournament games, while MAAC teams are (2-15). Today’s NCAA Tournament appearance marked the first for the Griffs since they took on Loyola (Md.) in 2012.

Robert Morris Notes:
  • The Colonials recorded their first NCAA Tournament victory in their first-ever appearance.
  • Sophomore goalie Chris Reynolds earned the win and registered six saves. Reynolds got the spot-start in net, his first of the season with junior goalie Alex Heger out due to injury.
  • Robert Morris had eight different players score in the win.
  • Graduate attack Justin Mayfield tallied a game-high three goals.

About the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference:
With 11 institutions strongly bound by the sound principles of quality and integrity in academics and excellence in athletics, the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) is in its 37th year of competition during the 2017-18 academic year. Current Conference members include: Canisius College, Fairfield University, Iona College, Manhattan College, Marist College, Monmouth University, Niagara University, Quinnipiac University, Rider University, Saint Peter’s University, and Siena College.