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2015 MEN’S LACROSSE GAME NOTES Twi er: @LIUPMLAX ▪ Facebook: Facebook.com/liupostpioneers ▪ Instagram: LIUPostPioneers 2015 SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME 17 ▪ LE MOYNE SYRACUSE, N.Y. TED GRANT FIELD 142, 80 ECC #6 LIU POST Pioneers (14-2, 8-0 ECC) Date Opponent Time/Result East Coast Conference F14 vs. #10 Queens (N.C.) ! W, 12-8 Head Coach: John Jez (Pfeiff er, 1994) - Ninth Season F22 Roberts Wesleyan * W, 14-7 vs F27 vs. Saint Leo $ W, 15-6 #3 LE MOYNE Dolphins (14-2, 11-0 NE-10) M1 vs. Lynn $ W, 13-10 Northeast-10 Conference M7 at #3 Adelphi L, 11-13 Head Coach: Dan Sheehan (Le Moyne, 1995) - 18th Season M14 #10 Molloy * W, 12-8 M17 UDC * W, 13-5 AT A GLANCE M21 Chestnut Hill * W, 18-6 Date/Time: Saturday, May 9, 2015 M25 at Post W, 15-9 Opening Faceoff : 2:30 p.m. M28 at Dominican (N.Y.) * W, 19-5 Webcast: LeMoyneDolphins.com A4 #5 Merrimack L, 9-10 Live Stats: LeMoyneDolphins.com A11 #4 NYIT * W, 12-10 Live Video: LeMoyneDolphins.com A18 at Dowling * W, 15-7 Series: Le Moyne leads 8-5 A25 at #10 Mercy * W, 12-10 Brookville: 1-4 Syracuse: 2-2 A29 #10 Molloy # W, 15-7 Neutral: 2-2 M2 vs. #7 NYIT # W, 14-9 Under Jez: 3-4 M9 at #3 Le Moyne ^ 2:30 p.m. Last Mee ng: May 10, 2014 LIU Post won 9-3 in Syracuse * ECC Games # ECC Tournament ^ NCAA Division II Tournament ! Denotes Game Played in Severna Park, Md. $ Denotes Games Played in Florida TALE OF THE TAPE GAME OVERVIEW • LIU Post earned its third-consecutive NCAA Tournament berth, securing the No. 4 seed in the LIU Post Le Moyne North Region. Record .............................................14-2 ..............................14-2 Shots/Game .....................................40.6 ..............................44.7 • It is the third-straight year that LIU Post and Le Moyne will meet in the quarterfinal round. The Goals/Game.....................................13.7 ..............................15.0 Pioneers and Dolphins have split the last two meetings on opposing turfs. Assists/Game .....................................7.2 ................................7.6 • LIU Post hoisted its second East Coast Conference title in as many years, following a 14-9 win Points/Game ....................................20.9 ..............................22.6 against NYIT last Saturday. Shot Percentage ...............................337 ...............................335 • Le Moyne fell to Adelphi in the Northeast-10 Conference Championship in overtime, 12-11. The Goals-Against Avg. ...........................8.13 ..............................6.41 Dolphins had reeled off 13 consecutive wins prior to that loss. Ground Balls/Game .........................30.0 ..............................32.7 Extra-Man Opps. ..................30-72 (.417) ................. 31-72 (.431) Clears .............................. 222-267 (.875) ............. 259-307 (.844) THE LE MOYNE SERIES Faceoff Pct. ..................... 230-391 (.588) ............. 197-391 (.504) • The LIU Post-Le Moyne series began on Mar. 31, 2001 in Syracuse, N.Y. The Pioneers won by a Penal es ..................................84/75:30 ......................56/42:00 result of 9-8 that day. • Eleven of the 13 all-time meetings between the two programs have been decided by no more LIU Post Leaders than five goals. Goals: M. Bellando/M. Beccaris, 43 • Two of the meetings came in the NCAA Division II National Championship in successive years Assists: Connor Drost, 27 (2009 & 2010), both of which were won by LIU Post. Points: Ma y Beccaris, 63 Shots: Anthony Berardis, 117 • LIU Post won the last postseason meeting against Le Moyne, 9-3, in the 2014 NCAA Division II Saves: Adam Winne, 150 Tournament quarterfinals. The Pioneers eventually went on to play for the national title. Ground Balls: Dan Jeanno e, 108 Caused Turnovers: Ma Scalera, 23 A WIN AGAINST LE MOYNE WOULD... Faceoff s: Dan Jeanno e, 192/302 (.636) • Send the Pioneers to the NCAA Division II National Semifinals for the second-straight year. • Be the program’s 445th overall victory. Le Moyne Leaders • Improve LIU Post’s record to 127-36 since the start of the 2005 season. Goals: Joe Corapi, 42 Assists: Logan Thomas, 19 • Be John Jez’s 110th career victory at LIU Post. Points: Joe Corapi, 52 • Give LIU Post its fourth win against Le Moyne in its last five meetings. Shots: Joe Corapi, 112 Saves: Alex Krawec, 178 Ground Balls: Joe Corapi, 59 Caused Turnovers: Gerald O’Brien, 18 Faceoff s: Joe Corapi, 77/158 (.487) ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS Ian Schraier, Director - Athle c Media Rela ons O: 516-299-3957 ▪ C: 516-532-2770 Email: [email protected] hokiesports.com liupostpioneers.com 1 2015 LIU P G N G S ▪ L M LIU POST’S PROBABLE LINEUP LIU POST IN THE POLLS Pos. No. Name Cl. G A Pts GB Notes 1st A . 2 Ma Bellando Jr. 43 14 57 31 2015 All-ECC Honorable Men on 13 Ma y Beccaris Jr. 43 20 63 20 2015 All-ECC First-Team USILA Coaches Poll 33 Chris Caiazza Sr. 37 8 45 22 Ranked 8th in ECC in goals May 5, 2015 2nd A . 26 Gary Watson Jr. 0 0 0 0 Played in fi ve games in 2015 25 James Roselle Jr. 4 0 4 5 Tallied two goals at Dominican 38 Brendan Gaghan So. 0 1 1 1 Div. II Post Univ. transfer Rk School (fi rst-place votes) Pts. 1st Mid 16 Connor Drost Sr. 26 27 53 17 2015 All-ECC First-Team 1. Limestone 104 5 Anthony Berardis Jr. 28 10 38 10 2015 All-ECC Honorable Men on 14 Ryan Slane Jr. 27 21 48 17 2015 All-ECC First-Team 2. Adelphi 95 2nd Mid 8 Michael Faughnan So. 0 0 0 0 Played in eight games in 2015 3. Le Moyne 94 15 Eddie Bisson Fr. 2 0 2 3 All-County at North Babylon H.S. 50 Kris Alvarado Fr. 4 2 6 15 All-Sec on at Yorktown H.S. 4. Merrimack 79 3rd Mid 3 Dylan Harned Fr. 2 1 3 13 All-County at Newfi eld H.S. 5. Lake Erie 77 45 Eamon Burke Jr. 0 0 0 0 Nassau Comm. College transfer 11 Mike Curry So. 0 0 0 4 Div. I St. John’s Univ. transfer 6. LIU Post 76 Defense 29 Steve Gruse Sr. 0 0 0 17 2015 All-ECC Honorable Men on 7. NYIT 58 12 Jus n Woodley Sr. 0 0 0 13 2015 All-ECC Second-Team 8. Lindenwood 55 40 Shane Sweeney Jr. 0 0 0 9 Div. I Hofstra University transfer OR 9. Tampa 50 7 Nick Ancona Sr. 0 0 0 15 Div. I Towson University transfer 10. Seton Hill 40 LSM 21 Robbie Chiocco Sr. 0 3 3 17 2015 All-ECC First-Team 44 Ma Scalera Sr. 2 0 2 60 2015 All-ECC First-Team 11. Molloy 33 36 Richie Mancuso So. 0 0 0 6 Played in 11 games in 2015 12. Mount Olive 22 SSDM 31 Ryan Stern So. 0 1 1 29 Started in 15 games in 2015 13. Mercyhurst 20 54 Aus n Concannon Fr. 0 0 0 3 2013 Def. MVP at Sayville H.S. 6 Eric Donahoe Fr. 0 0 0 1 Two years varsity at Mahopac H.S. 14. Mercy 10 20 Steven Liantonio So. 0 0 0 0 Played in nine games in 2015 15. Florida Tech 7 F/O 35 Dan Jeanno e Sr. 1 6 7 108 2015 All-ECC Second-Team 22 A. Galeotafi ore Fr. 0 0 0 12 Won 6-of-9 F/O at Lynn 18 Ryan Erickson Fr. 0 0 0 5 Won 8-of-17 F/O at Lynn LIU Post Opponents Receiving Votes: G 1 Adam Winne Jr. 7.67 GAA, .564 SV% 2015 ECC Goalkeeper of the Year 150 SV, 14-2 W-L, 18 GB Queens (N.C.) 37 James Doherty Sr. 6.58 GAA, .533 SV% Appeared in six games in 2015 16 SV, 2 GB Nike/Lacrosse Magazine Poll Apr. 27, 2015 SCOUTING LIU POST STATS AGAINST LE MOYNE • Last weekend, the Pioneers won their second-straight East Coast Conference Rk School W-L Prev. Player (GP) G-A-P GB CT Championship, defea ng NYIT, 14-9. M. Beccaris (2) 4-2-6 5 0 1. Le Moyne 14-2 1 • Junior goalie Adam Winne, who was A. Berardis (2) 3-0-3 2 0 2. Limestone 17-1 2 named the ECC Goalkeeper of the Year, C. Caiazza (1) 1-0-1 1 1 3. Merrimack 12-2 4 made 28 saves in the two postseason R. Chiocco (2) 0-0-0 2 1 4. Adelphi 15-2 8 contests to earn Most Outstanding Play- C. Drost (2) 3-1-4 1 0 5. Lake Erie 14-2 3 er accolades. S. Gruse (2) 0-0-0 2 1 6. LIU Post 14-2 5 • Junior a ackman Ma y Beccaris tal- R. Slane (2) 1-2-3 5 1 7. Tampa 15-3 9 lied a game-best six points (5 G, 1 A) in R. Stern (1) 0-0-0 0 0 the win over NYIT. He collected a team- 8. Seton Hill 9-5 7 J. Woodley (2) 0-0-0 0 1 high 10 points (7 G, 3 A) in the tourney. 9. NYIT 12-4 6 • In NCAA Tournament play, LIU Post DAN THE MAN 10. Florida Tech 12-4 12 boasts a 3-1 record against Le Moyne, • At the faceoff “X”, senior Dan Jean- 11. Molloy 11-4 11 suff ering its only loss to the Dolphins in no e has been dominant, winning 192- 12. Mount Olive 11-5 14 2013 (9-8 in over me).