Edmonton wins National Lacrosse League championship

Edmonton wins National Lacrosse League championship

Published Jun. 6, 2015 12:17 a.m. ET

EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) Mark Matthews led Edmonton to its first National Lacrosse League title Friday night, scoring five goals and adding three assists in the Rush's 11-10 victory over the Toronto Rock.

Edmonton swept the best-of-three final.

Robert Church had two goals and Jeff Cornwall, Zack Greer, Ben McIntosh and Matthew Dinsdale also scored to help the Rush finish off the league's first all-Canadian final.

Rob Hellyer, Kasey Beirnes and Colin Doyle each had two goals for the six-time champion Rock. Josh Sanderson, Kevin Crowley, Stephan Leblanc and Jeff Gilbert also scored.

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