2016-17 YEAR IN REVIEW WINNERS OF FIFTH-STRAIGHT ECC COMMISSIONER’S CUP FIVE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS TEN NCAA TOURNAMENT TEAMS NINE PLAYERS OF THE YEAR #PIONEERNATION 2016-17 HIGHLIGHTS Team individual ECC Championships ECC player of the year Baseball Rob Andreoli (Baseball) Men’s Soccer David Arvidsson (Men’s Soccer - Defensive) Women’s Lacrosse Charlie Ledula (Men’s Soccer - Offensive) Julia Seader (Softball) NE-10 Championships Talya Williams (Women’s Cross Country) Field Hockey Football NE-10 player of the year Jared Chester (Football - Defensive) Nationally-ranked teams Jeff Kidd (Football - Most Valuable Player) Baseball Field Hockey metropolitan swimmer of the meet Football Laura Bendfeldt Men’s Lacrosse Men’s Soccer ECC rookie of the year Women’s Lacrosse Abbey Fortin (Softball) Women’s Soccer Noah Lorenzo (Baseball) Women’s Swimming Alyssa Mallery (Women’s Lacrosse) Ncaa championship appearances ECC position awards Baseball Olivia Kirk (Goalkeeper, Women’s Lacrosse) Field Hockey Football ECC scholar-athlete of the year Men’s Cross Country Ryan Gioe (Outdoor Track and Field) Men’s Soccer Jesper Malmstrom (Male, Men’s Soccer) Women’s Cross Country Elizabeth Stirling (Indoor Track and Field) Women’s Lacrosse Women’s Soccer coach of the year Women’s Swimming Bryan Collins (Football) Wrestling @liupostpioneers 2016-17 accomplishments Conf. Conf. Team Coach Record Record Finish Accomplishments of Note Baseball Mike Gaffney 32-20 17-8 2nd ECC Champions, NCAA Regional Appearance Men’s Basketball Erik Smiles 10-18 9-9 7th Two All-ECC Selections Women’s Basketball Deirdre Moore 11-17 7-11 8th Mikaiya Moore - All-ECC Second Team M. Cross Country Kevin Buckley -- -- 6th Jeffrey Reyes - All-ECC Second Team W. Cross Country Kevin Buckley -- -- 4th Talya Williams - ECC Runner of the Year Equestrian Brooke Chasin -- -- -- Seven Regional Qualifiers Fencing Mike Corona 2-21 -- -- Beat Wagner at Inaugural LIU Post Invitational Field Hockey Raenee Savin 16-4 9-3 2nd NE-10 Champions, NCAA National Runner-Up Football Bryan Collins 12-1 9-0 1st NE-10 Champions, NCAA Tournament Appearance Golf Craig Maerki -- -- -- Placed Second at Quechee Division II Challenge M. Indoor Track Kevin Buckley -- -- 4th Five All-ECC Selections W. Indoor Track Kevin Buckley -- -- 4th Seven All-ECC Selections Men’s Lacrosse John Jez 8-8 5-3 4th Nine All-ECC Selections Women’s Lacrosse Meghan McNamara 16-3 8-0 1st ECC Champions, NCAA National Quarterfinalist M. Outdoor Track Kevin Buckley -- -- 3rd Eleven All-ECC Selections W. Outdoor Track Kevin Buckley -- -- 3rd Nine All-ECC Selections Men’s Soccer Andreas Lindberg 18-1-1 8-0-1 1st ECC Champions, NCAA Regional Finalist Women’s Soccer Mark Dawson 15-4-2 6-1-1 2nd ECC Runner-Up, NCAA Tournament Appearance Softball Jamie Apicella 27-26 10-14 4th ECC Championship Runner-Up Swimming Michael Travers 3-4 -- 4th Laura Bendfeldt - Met Swimmer of the Meet Tennis Walter Giacometti 6-5 5-2 3rd Two All-ECC Selections Volleyball Amanda Ostapow 15-13 8-6 4th Three All-ECC Selections Wrestling Joe Patrovich 10-8 -- -- Anthony Sparacio - NCAA All-American @liupostpioneers 2016-17 ecc awards liu post wins 2016-17 ECC Commissioner’s Cup For the fifth-straight year, the LIU Post Department of Athletics has won the East Coast Conference Commissioner’s Cup, as announced by the league office on Wednesday. Under the direction of outgoing Director of Athletics Bryan Collins, the Pioneers amassed 94.75 total points to reclaim the Cup for the eighth time since it was established in 1994. The green and gold posted a league record of 83-54-2 (.604 winning percentage) in ECC-sponsored sports in 2016-17 and competed in ECC Championships in 15 of the 17 conference sports they sponsor. The Pioneers came away with ECC Tournament titles in baseball, women’s lacrosse, and men’s soccer and picked up regular-season championships in men’s soccer and women’s lacrosse. malmstrom dubbed ecc male scholar-athlete of the year After compiling an outstanding 3.97 grade-point average, LIU Post men’s soccer senior goalkeeper Jesper Malmstrom was honored as the East Coast Conference Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year. Malmstrom is the second Pioneer men’s soccer player in as many years to be bestowed with the honor. Former standout Per Forgaard earned the nod as the ECC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2016. Malmstrom, who was named the CoSIDA Division II Men’s Soccer Academic All-American of the Year, helped lead the green and gold to their first undefeated regular season since the team’s inception. He also landed on the All-East Coast Conference and D2CCA All-East Region Second Team in 2016, after pacing the league in wins (16), shutouts (8), fewest goals allowed (11) and goals-against average (0.67). @liupostpioneers 2017 athletic hall of fame 2017 athletic hall of fame class inducted The induction class consisted of four former student-athletes from four different varsity sports at LIU Post. They were Mike Hammond, Jim McCauley ‘89, Mallory Poole ‘08 and Jeremiah Pope ‘03. Hammond was a two-year starter at the guard position for the LIU Post men’s basketball team from 1985-87. In only 56 career games with the Pioneers, he amassed a total of 1,248 points, which was good for an average of 22.3 points per contest. Hammond, who holds the program’s single-season record for points scored, was named the Big Apple Conference Player of the Year and earned a spot on the NABC Division II All-America Third Team as a senior. He was also a two-time Big Apple Con- ference First Team All-Star and garnered Preseason All-America accolades in 1986. In addition to his many accolades, Hammond broke the school’s single-season records for field goals made and scoring and helped the Pioneers to back-to-back Big Apple Conference Championships in 1986 and 1987. McCauley was a starting pitcher for the LIU Post baseball team from 1987-89. In his tenure with the Pioneers, he posted a career record of 23-6 on the mound with 147 strikeouts and a 2.36 earned-run average. He was a two-time New York State Baseball Coaches Association All-Star and received Diamond Conference All-Star recogni- tion in 1988. Additionally, McCauley still currently owns the school’s single-season record for wins and is tied for first all-time in program history for career victories. A staple in the Pioneer midfield, Poole appeared in all 71 games for the LIU Post women’s lacrosse team from 2005-08. In that time, she tallied 137 goals and 32 assists for 169 career points. She was a four-time IWLCA All-American and a three-time Inside Lacrosse All-America first-team selection. Additionally, Poole’s outstanding senior campaign that saw her tally a career-best 55 points earned her nods as the East Coast Conference Player of the Year and Inside Lacrosse Division II Midfielder of the Year. In the Pioneers’ undefeated and National Championship season of 2007, Poole was named the Most Valuable Player of the NCAA Tournament, after scoring six goals at the championship, four of which came in the national title game against West Chester University. Lastly, Poole’s efforts on the field were complemented by her hard work in the classroom. She was recognized as the IWLCA Division II and D2CCA East Region Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2008, and honored as the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year in 2006. Pope was one of the best players to grace the gridiron for the LIU Post football team, starting at the wide receiver position from 2000-03. A 2011 inductee to the LIU Post Football Hall of Fame, Pope hauled in 139 career receptions for 2,435 receiving yards and 26 touchdowns. Pope, who helped the Pioneers to three-straight Northeast-10 Conference titles, currently holds the school’s single-season records for receiving yards and touchdown receptions, and until this year, owned the program’s all-time marks for receiving yards and receptions. He was a three-time All-Northeast-10 Conference selection, culminating in a nod as the Northeast-10 Offensive Player of the Year in 2003. @liupostpioneers 2017 student-athlete banquet pioneer student-athletes shine at 2017 athletic awards banquet On Monday, May 1, the LIU Post Department of Athletics hosted its 2017 Student-Athlete Recognition Banquet at the Tilles Center in Brookville. The ceremony featured a presentation of two team awards by each of the 24 varsity head coaches, as well as the spirit team and club coaches. The night concluded with the presentation of the department’s major awards. The honors were Most Outstanding Male Athlete, Most Outstanding Female Athlete, Pioneer Excellence, Newcomer of the Year, Comeback Player of the Year, Make a Difference, the Christine Webb Award and the Dr. Roy Ilowit Sportsmanship Award. In addition, former Director of Athletics and Recreation Bryan Collins closed the night by recognizing Melissa Peet of the soft- ball team and Kelly Carey of the cheerleading team, who received the highest academic honor of being named the school’s valedictorian and salutatorian of the 2017 graduating class, respectively. The major awards were presented to: Most Outstanding Male Athlete Jeff Kidd, Football In 11 games, Kidd led the Northeast-10 Conference in completion percentage (65.3), passing yards (2,825), passing yards per game (256.8) and passing touchdowns (28), en route to being named the league’s Most Valuable Player. He was also recognized to the AFCA All-America and Football Gazette All-Super Region I Second Team, while garnering CoSIDA Academic All-District and NE-10 Commissioner’s Honor Roll distinction.