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2015 SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME 17 ▪ LE MOYNE SYRACUSE, N.Y. TED GRANT FIELD 14 2, 8 0 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)
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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 6. LIU Post 76 11 Mike Curry So. 0 0 0 4 Div. I St. John’s Univ. transfer 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). of-302 draws for an impressive .636 con- 13. Mercy 10-6 10 • The Pioneers presently rank sixth in version rate. 14. Lindenwood 14-3 NR NCAA Division II in scoring margin, av- • Jeanno e, an All-ECC second-team se- 15. Franklin Pierce 12-4 15 eraging 5.56 goals per game more than lec on as a faceoff specialist, has won their opposi on. double-digit draws in all but three con- tests this season. WEEK BY WEEK RANKINGS SCOUTING LE MOYNE • Le Moyne suff ered its fi rst loss in over EYEING ANOTHER MILESTONE USILA LaxMag two months last Sunday, dropping a 12- • In addi on to capturing his 100th ca- Preseason 3 3 11 over me decision to Adelphi in the reer win at LIU Post on Mar. 14, Head Feb. 16, 2015 - 2 Northeast-10 Conference tle game. Coach John Jez is only 32 wins shy of sur- Feb. 23, 2015 3 2 • The Dolphins have limited their oppo- passing Tom Postel as the all- me win- Mar. 2, 2015 2 2 si on to the lowest goals-against aver- ningest coach in Pioneer men’s lacrosse Mar. 9, 2015 2 2 age in Division II at 6.44. history. Mar. 16, 2015 5 5 • Between the pipes, senior Alex Krawec Mar. 23, 2015 7 6 • Since taking over as head coach in sta s cally ranks as the top goalie in the Mar. 30, 2015 7 7 2007, Jez has led the Pioneers to seven na on, spor ng an NCAA-best 6.75 GAA Apr. 6, 2015 7 7 winning seasons, including a set of back- and .644 save percentage. Apr. 13, 2015 7 5 to-back na onal championships in 2009 • Le Moyne is led off ensively by senior Apr. 20, 2015 6 5 and 2010. Apr. 27, 2015 5 6 Joe Corapi, who has amassed 52 points May 4, 2015 6 - (42 G, 10 A) and won 77 faceoff s in 2015. 2 liupostpioneers.com 2015 LIU P G N G S ▪ L M LIU POST’S RECORD WHEN... THE LAST TIME LIU POST... Scored 20 or more goals ...... 21 vs. Mesa State (2/22/11) In Scored 15 or more goals ...... 15 vs. Molloy (3/29/15) 2015 ...... Streak Allowed 15 or more goals ...... 18 at Dowling (5/5/07) Overall ...... 14-2 ...... W5 Allowed 20 or more goals ...... 21 vs. NYIT (5/21/05) ECC ...... 8-0 ...... W9 Totaled 30 or more points ...... 30 (19-11) at Dominican (3/28/15) At home ...... 6-1 ...... W2 On the road ...... 4-1 ...... W4 Won 20 or more faceoff s ...... 23 at Post (3/25/15) At neutral site ...... 4-0 ...... W4 Grabbed 40 or more ground balls ...... 47 at Dominican (3/28/15) Grabbed 50 or more ground balls ...... 50 vs. Dominican (4/5/14) On turf ...... 12-2 ...... W5 Grabbed 60 or more ground balls ...... 65 at Saint Rose (2/24/13) On grass ...... 2-0 ...... W2 Took 40 or more shots ...... 46 at Dowling (4/18/15) Day games (before 6 p.m.) ...... 13-2 ...... W5 Took 50 or more shots ...... 50 vs. Queens (N.C.) (2/14/15) Night games (a er 6 p.m.) ...... 1-0 ...... W5 Took 60 or more shots ...... 61 vs. Dominican (4/5/14)
In over me ...... 0-0 ...... L2 Scored 4 or more extra-man goals ...... 6 vs. Chestnut Hill (3/21/15) In one-goal games ...... 0-1 ...... L1 Allowed 4 or more extra-man goals ...... 4 vs. Queens (N.C.) (2/14/15) Scored a man-down goal ...... M. Bellando/M. Beccaris at Post (3/25/15) Allowed a man-down goal ...... Kyle Guilbert, Merrimack (4/4/15) Against ranked teams 1-5 ...... 1-2 ...... W1 Allowed mul ple man-down goals in a game ...... B. Lindner/J. Thon, Mercyhurst (4/22/06) Against ranked teams 6-10 ...... 5-0 ...... W5 Against ranked teams 11-15 ...... 0-0 ...... W1 Recorded a shutout ...... 11-0, vs. Limestone (3/16/96) Limited an opponent to one goal ...... 18-1, at Dominican (4/6/13) Leading a er one quarter ...... 13-1 ...... W5 Held an opponent scoreless for a half ...... 9-0, vs. Roberts Wesleyan (3/15/14) Trailing a er one quarter ...... 0-1 ...... L11 Held an opponent scoreless for three quarters ...... 12-0, at Dominican (4/6/13) Tied a er one quarter ...... 1-0 ...... W3 Held an opponent scoreless for more than 40 minutes .... 42:28 vs. Saint Anselm (2/22/14) Held an opponent scoreless for more than 50 minutes .... 53:58 vs. Saint Anselm (3/16/11) Leading at the half ...... 13-1 ...... W4 Trailing at the half ...... 1-1 ...... W1 THE LAST TIME AN LIU POST PLAYER... Tied at the half ...... 0-0 ...... W1 Scored 4 or more goals ...... 5, Ma y Beccaris vs. NYIT (5/2/15) Scored 5 or more goals ...... 5, Ma y Beccaris vs. NYIT (5/2/15) Leading a er three quarters...... 13-1 ...... W4 Scored 6 or more goals ...... 8, Ma y Beccaris at Dominican (3/28/15) Trailing a er three quarters ...... 0-1 ...... L4 Scored 7 or more goals ...... 8, Ma y Beccaris at Dominican (3/28/15) Tied a er three quarters ...... 1-0 ...... W1 Scored 8 or more goals ...... 8, Ma y Beccaris at Dominican (3/28/15) Scored 9 or more goals ...... 9, Greg Cerar vs. Adelphi (4/5/08)
Scoring fi rst ...... 9-1 ...... W7 Tallied 4 or more assists ...... 4, R. Slane/C. Drost vs. Chestnut Hill (3/21/15) Opponent scores fi rst ...... 5-1 ...... W2 Tallied 5 or more assists ...... 7, Jus n Pa erson vs. So. New Hampshire (3/3/12) Tallied 6 or more assists ...... 7, Jus n Pa erson vs. So. New Hampshire (3/3/12) Scoring 10 or more goals ...... 14-1 ...... W10 Tallied 7 or more assists ...... 7, Jus n Pa erson vs. So. New Hampshire (3/3/12) Scoring fewer than 10 goals ...... 0-1 ...... L2 Totaled 6 or more points ...... 6, Ma y Beccaris vs. NYIT (5/2/15) Allowing 10 or more goals ...... 3-2 ...... W2 Totaled 7 or more points ...... 10, Ma y Beccaris at Dominican (3/28/15) Allowing fewer than 10 goals ....11-0 ...... W16 Totaled 8 or more points ...... 10, Ma y Beccaris at Dominican (3/28/15) Totaled 9 or more points ...... 10, Ma y Beccaris at Dominican (3/28/15) Totaled 10 or more points ...... 10, Ma y Beccaris at Dominican (3/28/15) Ge ng more ground balls ...... 11-1 ...... W3 Totaled 11 or more points ...... 12, Greg Cerar vs. Queens (N.C.) (3/11/09) Ge ng fewer ground balls ...... 2-1 ...... W2 Ground balls are even ...... 1-0 ...... W3 Scored an OT goal ...... Dave Lo us vs. Adelphi (4/5/08)
Winning more faceoff s ...... 12-1 ...... W4 Picked up 10 or more ground balls ...... 10, Dan Jeanno e vs. NYIT (5/2/15) Opp. wins more faceoff s ...... 2-0 ...... W2 Faceoff s are equal ...... 0-1 ...... L1 Won 15 or more faceoff s ...... 16, Dan Jeanno e vs. NYIT (5/2/15) Won 20 or more faceoff s ...... 20, Dan Jeanno e at Post (3/25/15) Commi ng more penal es ...... 7-1 ...... W2 Made 10 or more saves ...... 13, Adam Winne vs. NYIT (5/2/15) Commi ng fewer penal es ...... 6-1 ...... W6 Made 15 or more saves ...... 15, Adam Winne vs. Molloy (4/29/15) Made 20 or more saves ...... 20, Nick Dello-Iacono at Bryant (3/3/07) In February ...... 3-0 ...... W7 In March ...... 6-1 ...... W5 In April ...... 4-1 ...... W4 In May ...... 1-0 ...... W1 liupostpioneers.com 3 2015 LIU P G N G S ▪ L M THE EAST COAST CONFERENCE
NCAA POSTSEASON SCHEDULE FINAL 2015 STANDINGS Conference Overall Saturday, May 9 W-L GF GA W-L GF GA Streak North Region LIU Post 8-0 115 58 14-2 219 130 W5 #4 LIU Post at #1 Le Moyne 2:30 p.m. NYIT 7-1 118 53 12-4 214 128 L1 #3 Merrimack at #2 Adelphi 4 p.m. Mercy 5-3 105 69 10-6 189 153 L3 South Region Molloy 5-3 106 87 11-4 193 145 L1 #4 Lindenwood at #1 Limestone 1 p.m. Chestnut Hill 4-4 81 82 6-7 125 133 L1 #3 Tampa at #2 Lake Erie 7 p.m. Dowling 4-4 79 78 5-8 125 142 L1 Roberts 2-6 73 99 4-11 132 179 W1 Sunday, May 17 UDC 1-7 75 142 2-9 98 186 L4 North Region Final TBA Dominican 0-8 46 130 1-12 83 188 L8 South Region Final TBA
Sunday, May 24 (at Lincoln Financial Field) NCAA Division II Na onal Championship 1 p.m. LIU POST IN THE 2015 ECC TEAM STATS ECC PRESEASON POLL as of May 5, 2015 School (fi rst-place votes) Pts. 2014 Record Goals/Game...... 1st ...... 13.69 1. NYIT (6) 78 12-4, 7-1 ECC Assists/Game ...... 3rd ...... 7.25 2. LIU Post (3) 74 11-6, 6-2 ECC Points/Game ...... 2nd ...... 20.93 3. Molloy 57 8-6, 4-4 ECC GB/Game ...... 6th ...... 30.0 4. Mercy 49 10-6, 3-5 ECC Shots/Game ...... 2nd ...... 40.62 5. Dowling 47 12-5, 7-1 ECC 6. Chestnut Hill 44 7-6, 5-3 ECC Shot Pct...... 2nd ...... 337 7. Roberts Wesleyan 26 6-9, 2-6 ECC Man-Up Goals ...... 3rd ...... 30.00 8. District of Columbia 21 3-8, 2-6 ECC Man-Down Goals ...... T-1st...... 4.00 9. Dominican 9 1-13, 0-8 ECC EMO ...... 3rd ...... 41.7 Clears ...... 4th ...... 831 Preseason Off ensive Player of the Year: Turnovers/Game ...... T-3rd ...... 15.43 Luke Miller, NYIT Caused TO’s/Game ...... 3rd ...... 8.43 GAA ...... 1st ...... 8.13 Preseason Defensive Player of the Year: Saves/Game ...... 5th ...... 10.37 Ed Torriero, NYIT Save Pct...... 1st ...... 561 Faceoff Win Pct...... 1st ...... 588 ECC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Player Goalie Rookie F23 M. Bellando A. Seltzer R. Toomey LIU POST IN THE 2015 ECC INDIVIDUAL STATS M2 J. Leonard P. Payne D. Klusaritz M9 R. Rossi A. Seltzer E. Hillkiewicz as of May 5, 2015 M16 S. Murphy K. Keehn M. Schneider Ma y Beccaris M23 L. Miller A. Winne R. Toomey Goals ...... T-2nd ...... 43.00 M30 M. Beccaris R. Toomey E. Hillkiewicz Points...... 6th ...... 63.00 A6 J. Wood A. Seltzer E. Hillkiewicz Assists ...... 10th ...... 20.00 A13 R. Slane T. McDermo D. Klusaritz Ma Bellando A20 T. Engelhardt A. Winne D. Klusaritz Man-Down Goals ...... T-1st...... 3.00 A27 T. Engelhardt K. Keehn R. Toomey Goals ...... T-2nd ...... 43.00 Points ...... 8th ...... 57.00 Chris Caiazza ECC NATIONAL CHAMPIONS Man-Up Goals ...... T-7th ...... 7.00 Men’s Lacrosse Goals ...... 8th ...... 37.00 1991: Adelphi 2010: LIU Post Connor Drost 1993: Adelphi 2011: Mercyhurst Assists ...... T-6th ...... 27.00 1996: LIU Post 2012: Dowling Points...... T-9th ...... 53.00 1997: NYIT Dan Jeanno e 1998: Adelphi Faceoff s Won...... 2nd ...... 192.00 1999: Adelphi Ground Balls ...... 2nd ...... 108.00 2001: Adelphi Ma Scalera 2003: NYIT Caused Turnovers ...... T-2nd ...... 23.00 2005: NYIT Ground Balls ...... 6th ...... 60.00 2008: NYIT Ryan Slane 2009: LIU Post Assists ...... 9th ...... 21.00 4 liupostpioneers.com 2015 LIU P G N G S ▪ L M JOHN JEZ ▪ HEAD COACH ▪ NINTH SEASON OVERALL LIU RECORD The eighth head coach in the 55-year history of Year Overall Conf. NCAA Postseason the LIU Post men’s lacrosse program, John Jez will As an assistant coach man the sidelines for his ninth season as head 2005 9-5 4-1 Semifi nalist coach of the Pioneers. Jez and the Pioneers have 2006 8-3 4-1 established a strong winning tradi on and peren- 2 Years 17-8 8-2 nial na onal dominance of the men’s lacrosse program at LIU Post. As head coach 2007 9-4 3-3 2014 saw the Pioneers return to the NCAA Divi- 2008 11-3 4-2 sion II Championship fi nal. Led by Jez, LIU Post 2009 15-1 6-0 Champions ra led off fi ve consecu ve wins down the stretch, 2010 16-1 9-1 Champions including an East Coast Conference Championship 2011 16-2 9-1 Semifi nalist upset of top-seeded Dowling and a na onal semi- 2012 6-6 4-6 fi nal takedown of then-No. 1 Adelphi, to get to 2013 11-3 7-0 Quarterfi nalist the fi nals in Bal more. For his eff orts, Jez earned 2014 11-6 6-2 Finalist Division II Coach of the Year accolades from both 2015 14-2 8-0 Lacrosse Magazine and CaptainU. Addi onally, ten players were named All-ECC selec ons, 9 Years 109-28 56-15 and four of the Pioneers were named USILA All-Americans. RECORD BY OPPONENT BY THE NUMBERS HONORS & AWARDS Team W L Adelphi 4 3 American Int’l 2 0 109-28 2014 Assump on 3 0 Jez’s overall coaching record at LIU Post. • Lax Magazine Coach of the Year Belmont Abbey 1 0 • CaptainU Coach of the Year .796 Bentley 4 0 Jez’s career winning percentage at LIU 2009 Briarcliff e 1 0 Post. • USILA Coach of the Year Bryant 2 0 • FieldTurf Coach of the Year Catawba 3 0 6-3 • Sec on I Man of the Year Chestnut Hill 5 1 NCAA Tournament record. • ECC Coach of the Year Coker 1 0 Dist. Columbia 2 0 6 Dominican 9 0 NCAA Tournament appearances. Dowling 7 4 Grand Canyon 1 0 .667 Lake Erie 2 1 NCAA Tournament winning percentage. Limestone 1 1 Le Moyne 3 4 6 Lynn 1 0 East Coast Conference Championships Merrimack 1 2 (2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015). Mercy 6 0 2 Mercyhurst 3 6 NCAA Division II Na onal Championships Mesa State 1 0 (2009, 2010). Molloy 9 1 Notre Dame De Namur 1 0 66 NYIT 7 4 All-East Coast Conference selec ons. Post 1 0 Queens (N.C.) 6 0 41 Roberts Wesleyan 3 0 USILA All-America selec ons. Saint Anselm 2 0 Saint Michael’s 2 0 MILESTONE WINS Saint Leo 1 0 Saint Rose 1 0 1st Win ...... Feb. 18, 2007 ...... LIU defeats Queens, 8-6 Seton Hill 3 1 43rd Win ...... May 24, 2009 ...... LIU defeats Le Moyne, 8-7 ...... First NCAA tle Southern N.H. 5 0 50th Win ...... Mar. 21, 2010 ...... LIU defeats AIC, 19-3 Wheeling Jesuit 4 0 60th Win ...... May 30, 2010 ...... LIU defeats Le Moyne, 14-9 ...... Second NCAA tle Wingate 1 0 75th Win ...... Apr. 30, 2011 ...... LIU defeats Dominican, 14-10 100th Win .... Mar. 14, 2015 ...... LIU defeats Molloy, 12-8
liupostpioneers.com 5 2015 LIU P G N G S ▪ L M ALPHABETICAL ROSTER NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Cl. Pos. No. Name Cl. Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Previous School 50 Kris Alvarado Fr. M 1 Adam Winne Jr. G 5-9 165 Ridgefi eld, Conn. / Ridgefi eld 7 Nick Ancona Sr. D 2 Ma Bellando Jr. A 5-5 180 Miami, Fla. / Saint Andrew’s School (Stony Brook) 46 Billy Ardamis Jr. G 3 Dylan Harned Fr. M 6-11 180 Selden, N.Y. / Newfi eld 41 Ryan Baker Fr. D 4 Joey Denaro Fr. D 6-3 175 Oceanside, N.Y. / Oceanside 13 Ma y Beccaris Jr. A 5 Anthony Berardis Jr. M 6-2 185 Mahopac, N.Y. / Mahopac 2 Ma Bellando Jr. A 6 Eric Donahoe Fr. M 6-0 168 Mahopac, N.Y. / Mahopac 5 Anthony Berardis Jr. M 7 Nick Ancona Sr. D 5-10 190 Great River, N.Y. / East Islip (Towson) 8 Michael Faughnan So. M 5-11 175 Mount Sinai, N.Y. / Mount Sinai 15 Eddie Bisson Fr. A 10 Kyle Rebman Gr. A/M 5-7 172 Baldwin, N.Y. / Baldwin (Jacksonville) 45 Eamon Burke Jr. M 11 Mike Curry So. M 6-2 170 Melville, N.Y. / St. Anthony’s (St. John’s) 33 Chris Caiazza Sr. A 12 Jus n Woodley Sr. D 5-11 190 Bloomington, Minn. / South Suburban 21 Robbie Chiocco Sr. D 13 Ma y Beccaris Jr. A 5-8 170 North Babylon, N.Y. / North Babylon 54 Aus n Concannon Fr. D 14 Ryan Slane Jr. A 5-7 155 North Babylon, N.Y. / North Babylon 11 Mike Curry So. M 15 Eddie Bisson Fr. A 5-7 142 North Babylon, N.Y. / North Babylon 42 Frank DeLuca So. G 16 Connor Drost Sr. M 5-9 165 Wading River, N.Y. / Shoreham-Wading River 4 Joey Denaro Fr. D 17 Pat Robbins Fr. A 5-10 195 Cutchogue, N.Y. / Ma tuck (Marywood) 37 James Doherty Sr. G 18 Ryan Erickson Fr. M 5-8 183 Watertown, N.Y. / Watertown 6 Eric Donahoe Fr. M 20 Steven Liantonio So. M 5-7 154 Miller Place, N.Y. / Miller Place 16 Connor Drost Sr. M 21 Robbie Chiocco Sr. D 5-10 184 Massapequa, N.Y. / Massapequa 18 Ryan Erickson Fr. M 22 Anthony Galeotafi ore So. M 5-6 155 Wantagh, N.Y. / MacArthur (Farmingdale St.) 8 Michael Faughnan So. M 23 Mike Rotondo So. M 5-8 165 Wantagh, N.Y. / MacArthur 38 Brendan Gaghan So. A/M 25 James Roselle Jr. A/M 6-1 170 Hun ngton Sta on, N.Y. / Hun ngton (Nassau C.C.) 22 Anthony Galeotafi ore So. M 26 Gary Watson Jr. A 5-9 190 St. James, N.Y. / Smithtown East 28 Jordan Marsh Fr. M 6-0 157 Sayville, N.Y. / Sayville 29 Steve Gruse Sr. D 29 Steve Gruse Sr. D 6-2 180 New Fairfi eld, Conn. / New Fairfi eld 3 Dylan Harned Fr. M 30 Shyheim Walters Fr. M 5-9 145 Hempstead, N.Y. / Hempstead 35 Dan Jeanno e Sr. D 31 Ryan Stern So. D 5-8 164 Shoreham, N.Y. / Shoreham-Wading River 20 Steven Liantonio So. M 33 Chris Caiazza Sr. A 6-4 192 Lindenhurst, N.Y. / Lindenhurst 36 Richie Mancuso, Jr. So. D 35 Dan Jeanno e Sr. D 5-10 185 Poughkeepsie, N.Y. / Arlington 28 Jordan Marsh Fr. M 36 Richie Mancuso, Jr. So. D 5-9 155 Ronkonkoma, N.Y. / Connetquot 10 Kyle Rebman Gr. A/M 37 James Doherty Sr. G 5-9 165 Deer Park, N.Y. / Deer Park 48 Gary Ricca Jr. M 38 Brendan Gaghan So. A/M 5-9 148 Massapequa, N.Y. / Farmingdale (Post) 17 Pat Robbins Fr. A 40 Shane Sweeney Jr. D 5-11 190 Hicksville, N.Y. / Hicksville (Hofstra) 99 Michael Pristouris So. M 41 Ryan Baker Fr. D 5-9 172 Port Jeff erson Sta on, N.Y. / Comsewogue 43 Trevor Rodowicz Jr. D 42 Frank DeLuca So. G 6-2 200 Farmingdale, N.Y. / Farmingdale (Wagner) 25 James Roselle Jr. A/M 43 Trevor Rodowicz Jr. D 6-0 240 Yaphank, N.Y. / Longwood 23 Mike Rotondo So. M 44 Ma Scalera Sr. D 5-11 180 Port Jeff erson Sta on, N.Y. / Comsewogue 44 Ma Scalera Sr. D 45 Eamon Burke Jr. M 5-11 210 Centerport, N.Y. / Harborfi elds (Nassau C.C.) 14 Ryan Slane Jr. A 46 Billy Ardamis Jr. G 6-0 200 Brooklyn, N.Y. / Midwood 47 Nick Zebouni So. M 5-7 150 Ponte Vedra, Fla. / Ponte Vedra 31 Ryan Stern So. D 48 Gary Ricca Jr. M 6-0 180 West Hempstead, N.Y. / Holy Trinity 40 Shane Sweeney Jr. D 50 Kris Alvarado Fr. M 5-7 165 Yorktown Heights, N.Y. / Yorktown 30 Shyheim Walters Fr. M 54 Aus n Concannon Fr. D 5-9 165 Sayville, N.Y. / Sayville 26 Gary Watson Jr. A 99 Michael Pristouris So. M 6-5 200 Danbury, Conn. / Danbury (URI) 1 Adam Winne Jr. G 12 Jus n Woodley Sr. D Head Coach: John Jez (Pfeiff er ‘94), Ninth Season 47 Nick Zebouni So. M Assistant Coach: Frank Vitolo (Ithaca ‘72), Ninth Season Assistant Coach: Sco Ma era (LIU Post ‘14), First Season Assistant Coach: Joe Costello (LIU Post ‘14), First Season Volunteer Assistant Coach: Mike Cama (LIU Post ‘10), Second Season PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Team Manager: Paul Bamonte Athle c Trainer: Mike Schmidt Ardamis ...... R-duh-miss Beccaris ...... Buh-care-iss Bellando ...... Buh-lahn-doe Berardis ...... Buh-rarr-diss Bisson ...... Bye-sun Caiazza ...... Key-ah-zah Chiocco ...... Chee-O-koh Denaro ...... Duh-nar-oh Eamon ...... Ay-min Faughnan ...... Faw-nin Gaghan ...... Gay-gin Galeotafi ore...... Gal-E-o -ah-fee-or-E Harned ...... Har-nedd Jeanno e ...... Jeh-NOT Ma era ...... Muh-terr-ah Ricca ...... Rick-UH Rodowicz ...... Rod-uh-witz Roselle ...... Roe-sell-E Rotondo ...... Roe-tahn-doe Shyheim ...... Shuh-heem Winne ...... Win-E Vitolo ...... Vy-toe-LO Zebouni...... Zuh-boo-knee
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Game #1 FEB. 14 ▪ SEVERNA PARK, MD ▪ SEVERN SCHOOL Game #2 FEB. 22 ▪ BROOKVILLE, NY ▪ BETHPAGE STADIUM #10 Queens 8 Rob. Wesleyan 7 #3/3 LIU Post 12 #3/2 LIU Post 14
Junior a ackman Ma Bellando had a star-studded Pioneer debut, scoring Six diff erent players scored at least one goal Sunday to lead the No. 3 LIU a game-high fi ve goals, as the third-ranked LIU Post men’s lacrosse team Post men’s lacrosse team to a 14-7 win over East Coast Conference op- defeated No. 10 Queens (N.C.), 12-8, in its 2015 season opener on Saturday ponent Roberts Wesleyan in its 2015 home opener at Bethpage Federal at the Severn School. Credit Union Stadium.
Tied 2-2 a er one period of play, the Pioneers (1-0) erupted for fi ve unan- Despite giving up the game’s opening goal, the Pioneers (2-0, 1-0 ECC) swered goals in the second quarter to take a 7-2 lead with 44 seconds le . ra led off eight unanswered goals in the fi rst half and brought a command- Junior midfi elder Anthony Berardis recorded two tallies in the stretch, just ing 9-2 lead into the break. Junior a ackman Ryan Slane tallied three even- 45 seconds apart. Senior a ackman Chris Caiazza had the green and gold’s strength markers in that stretch, while senior a ackman Chris Caiazza and lone man-up marker of the a ernoon, while senior midfi elder Connor Drost junior midfi elder Anthony Berardis added two goals apiece. dished out three assists. During the second half, junior a ackman Ma Bellando got in on the LIU Post eventually led 7-3 at the intermission, and came out of the gate scoring for the green and gold. He tacked on three more tallies to his fi ve- fi ring again in the third quarter. The Pioneers outscored the Royals 4-1 in the goal showing from last Saturday against Queens (N.C.). Caiazza and junior stanza to put the game away for good. Bellando found the back of the cage a ackman Ma y Beccaris each pitched in a goal, as well, in the la er 30 three mes in a span of 5:34, including a two-man shorthanded tally at the minutes of play. 7:59 mark. Bellando fi nished with a game-high six points, on three goals and three Bellando fi nished with a game-best six points (5 G, 1 A). Drost provided a assists. Slane provided a fi ve-point output (3 G, 2 A) off the bench. Caiazza goal and four assists for a fi ve-point output. Berardis and Caiazza collected collected four points (3 G, 1 A), while Beccaris and junior midfi elder two goals apiece. Junior a ackmen Ryan Slane and Ma y Beccaris each got Connor Drost both had three-point showings. Freshman midfi elder Kris a goal and an assist. Slane caused a pair of turnovers, as well. Sophomore Alvarado dished out two assists in the winning eff ort. defenseman Ryan Stern scooped up seven ground balls to lead all players. Senior defenseman Dan Jeanno e was dominant on faceoff s, following Senior defenseman Dan Jeanno e won 14-of-21 faceoff s (66.7 percent) and up a season-opening 14-of-21 showing with a 10-of-13 (76.9 percent) dished off an assist. LIU Post, which outshot Queens (0-2) by a commanding day. Senior defenseman Steve Gruse caused a game-high three turnovers. 56-20 count, was 15-of-24 on faceoff s as a team. It was also a near-perfect Between the pipes, junior goalie Adam Winne made six saves to improve 12-of-13 (92.3 percent) on clears. to 2-0 on the year.
LIU POST 12, QUEENS (N.C.) 8 LIU POST 14, ROBERTS WESLEYAN 7
1 2 3 4 OT F 1 2 3 4 OT F Queens (0-2) 2 1 1 4 - 8 Queens (1-2) 1 1 1 4 - 7 LIU Post (1-0) 2 5 4 1 - 12 LIU Post (2-0) 5 4 4 1 - 14
Queens Scoring: Roberts Wesleyan Scoring: Goals - Casey Hock 2, Evan Farkas 2, Jus n Kestler 2, Spencer Corkery 1, Tim Goals - Ma Benedict 3, Cody Lewis 2, Brady Bermingham 2, Mike Hubert Cloud, 1 1 Assists - Casey Hock 2, Garre Chan 1, Evan Farkas 1, J.T. Thompson 1 Assists - Ma Benedict 1, Dom Cianfarano 1, Cody Lewis 1
LIU Post Scoring LIU Post Scoring Goals - Ma Bellando 5, Anthony Berardis 2, Chris Caiazza 2, Connor Drost Goals - Ma Bellando 3, Ryan Slane 3, Chris Caiazza 3, Ma y Beccaris 2, 1, Ma y Beccaris 1, Ryan Slane 1 Anthony Berardis 2, Connor Drost 1 Assists - Connor Drost 4, Ma y Beccaris 1, Ma Bellando 1, Dan Jeanno e Assists - Ma Bellando 3, Kris Alvarado 2, Connor Drost 2, Ryan Slane 2, 1, Ryan Slane 1 Ma y Beccaris 1, Chris Caiazza 1
Shots: LIU Post 50, Queens (N.C.) 26 Shots: LIU Post 38, Roberts Wesleyan 26 Ground Balls: LIU Post 25, Queens (N.C.) 18 Ground Balls: LIU Post 25, Roberts Wesleyan 21 Faceoff s: LIU Post 15-24, Queens (N.C.) 9-24 Faceoff s: LIU Post 15-23, Roberts Wesleyan 8-23 Clears: LIU Post 12-13, Queens (N.C.) 12-20 Clears: LIU Post 13-16, Roberts Wesleyan 9-12 EMO: LIU Post 1-6, Queens (N.C.) 4-8 EMO: LIU Post 2-4, Roberts Wesleyan 2-9 Saves: Adam Winne (LIU) 8, Eric Dolan (QU) 17 Saves: Adam Winne (LIU) 6, Keith Keehn (RWC) 12 Turnovers: LIU Post 18, Queens (N.C.) 24 Turnovers: LIU Post 14, Roberts Wesleyan 16 Caused Turnovers: LIU Post 15, Queens (N.C.) 7 Caused Turnovers: LIU Post 5, Roberts Wesleyan 6 Penal es: LIU Post 10/9:00, Queens (N.C.) 6/6:00 Penal es: LIU Post 10/10:00, Roberts Wesleyan 4/3:30 liupostpioneers.com 7 2015 LIU P G N G S ▪ L M GAME SUMMARIES
Game #3 FEB. 27 ▪ ST. AUGUSTINE, FL. ▪ ST. AUGUSTINE HS Game #4 MAR. 1 ▪ PALM COAST, FL ▪ MATANZAS HS #3/2 LIU Post 15 #3/2 LIU Post 13 Saint Leo 6 Lynn 10
Junior a ackman Ma Bellando scored a game-high six goals Friday to On Sunday a ernoon, the No. 3/2 LIU Post men’s lacrosse team wrapped propel the No. 3/2 LIU Post men’s lacrosse team to a 15-6 victory against up play at the North Florida College Lacrosse Faceoff with a 13-10 win over Saint Leo at the North Florida College Lacrosse Faceoff at St. Augus ne High Lynn at Matanzas High School. School. Leading 2-1 a er one quarter of play, the Pioneers (4-0) outscored the Bellando picked up two ground balls, to go along with his six goals. Senior Figh ng Knights (1-1) by a 6-2 count in the second period to carry an 8-3 midfi elder Connor Drost and junior a ackman Ma y Beccaris each tallied lead into the break. Senior midfi elder Connor Drost had three goals in the three goals. Beccaris collected three ground balls, as well. Fellow junior at- quarter, while assis ng on a Ma y Beccaris man-up tally. Junior a ackman tackman Ryan Slane added a goal and an assist in the eff ort. Ma Bellando tacked on an unassisted even-strength marker to close out the half. LIU Post (3-0) jumped out to a 4-1 lead at the end of one quarter of play. Drost put the Pioneers on the board just 40 seconds into the contest. Bec- LIU Post didn’t let up off the gas pedal out of the intermission. Five diff er- caris followed with back-to-back markers. ent players found the back of the cage in the third quarter for the green and gold to widen their cushion to 13-4. Junior a ackman Ryan Slane led In the second period, Bellando took over off ensively. He found the back of the way with a goal and an assist. Bellando, Beccaris and freshman mid- the cage four mes in the 15-minute session, two of which came in a s nt of fi elder Kris Alvarado each contributed a tally to the eff ort, as well. 1:19. Beccaris and Slane also added tallies to send the green and gold into the intermission with a 10-2 advantage. Drost fi nished with a team-high four points (3 G, 1 A). Bellando collected three goals, three ground balls and one caused turnover. Beccaris and That proved to be all the Pioneers needed to secure a third-straight victory. Slane racked up three points (2 G, 1 A) apiece. During the la er 30 minutes of ac on, however, Bellando and Drost both tacked on two more goals, while freshman a ackman Eddie Bisson fi red Senior defenseman Ma Scalera scooped up fi ve ground balls in the vic- home his fi rst collegiate tally. tory. Fellow senior defenseman Steve Gruse and red-shirt sophomore de- fenseman Nick Ancona both caused two turnovers. Ancona also amassed Between the pipes, LIU Post junior goalie Adam Winne made 10 saves in the two ground balls. Junior goaltender Adam Winne made six saves in just win. His counterpart, Dave Moore stopped a game-best 16 shots for Saint over 54 minutes between the pipes. Leo (1-1). LIU POST 13, LYNN 10 LIU POST 15, SAINT LEO 6 1 2 3 4 OT F 1 2 3 4 OT F LIU Post (4-0) 2 6 5 0 - 13 LIU Post (3-0) 4 6 2 3 - 15 Lynn (1-1) 1 2 1 6 - 10 Saint Leo (1-1) 1 1 1 3 - 6 LIU Post Scoring: LIU Post Scoring: Goals - Connor Drost 3, Ma Bellando 3, Ma y Beccaris 2, Ryan Slane 2, Goals - Ma Bellando 6, Connor Drost 3, Ma y Beccaris 3, Ryan Slane 1, Chris Caiazza 1, Anthony Berardis 1, Kris Alvarado 1 Anthony Berardis 1, Eddie Bisson 1 Assists - Ma y Beccaris 1, Chris Caiazza 1, Connor Drost 1, Ryan Slane 1 Assists - Ma Bellando 3, Connor Drost 2, Ryan Slane 1 Lynn Scoring Saint Leo Scoring Goals - Anthony Rainone 4, Aus n Jerhoff , 3, Johnny Gavin 1, Brian Kiel 1, Goals - Jake Gilmour 3, Jay Calcagno 2, Ma Weller 1 Mark Snellman 1 Assists - None Assists - Johnny Gavin 2, Caleb Cerf 1, Tyler Janvrin 1, Brian Kiel 1, Jacob Van Leenen 1, Anthony Rainone 1 Shots: LIU Post 46, Saint Leo 31 Ground Balls: LIU Post 31, Saint Leo 19 Shots: LIU Post 37, Lynn 28 Faceoff s: LIU Post 14-23, Saint Leo 9-23 Ground Balls: LIU Post 32, Lynn 25 Clears: LIU Post 14-15, Saint Leo 11-14 Faceoff s: LIU Post 15-27, Lynn 12-27 EMO: LIU Post 3-4, Saint Leo 1-6 Clears: LIU Post 19-21, Lynn 15-20 Saves: Adam Winne (LIU) 10, Dave Moore (SLU) 17 EMO: LIU Post 1-4, Lynn 2-4 Turnovers: LIU Post 11, Saint Leo 12 Saves: Adam Winne (LIU) 6, Nick Nehring (LYNN) 7 Caused Turnovers: LIU Post 8, Saint Leo 5 Turnovers: LIU Post 16, Lynn 17 Penal es: LIU Post 6/5:30, Saint Leo 4/3:00 Caused Turnovers: LIU Post 11, Lynn 6 Penal es: LIU Post 4/3:30, Lynn 4/3:30
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Game #5 MAR. 9 ▪ GARDEN CITY, NY ▪ MOTAMED FIELD Game #6 MAR. 14 ▪ BROOKVILLE, NY ▪ BETHPAGE STADIUM #2/2 LIU Post 11 #10/11 Molloy 8 #3/3 Adelphi 13 #2/2 LIU Post 12
Trailing 11-6 late in the third quarter, the No. 2 LIU Post men’s lacrosse team On Saturday, the No. 2/2 LIU Post men’s lacrosse team bested No. 10/11 rallied to make it a one-goal game, but came up short in a 13-11 loss to Molloy, 12-8, in East Coast Conference ac on at Bethpage Federal Credit third-ranked Adelphi Monday at Motamed Field. Union Stadium.
The Pioneers (4-1), behind the tandem of Connor Drost and Anthony Berar- Senior a ackman Chris Caiazza ed for the game-high with four points dis, closed the gap to 11-10 with 11:57 le in regula on. Drost accounted (3 G, 1 A). Junior a ackman Ma y Beccaris had a hat trick. Fellow junior for three of the goals in the comeback a empt, two of which occurred in a a ackmen Ma Bellando and Ryan Slane each recorded two goals and an s nt of 1:01. Berardis scored an unassisted tally and dished off a helper in assist. the process. The tandem of Caiazza and junior midfi elder Anthony Berardis staked the Junior a ackman Salvatore Tu le answered though for the Panthers (4-0), Pioneers (5-1, 2-0 ECC) to a 3-0 advantage late in the fi rst quarter. Bellando sneaking a shot past LIU Post junior goalie Adam Winne at the 10:13 mark. opened the scoring with an unassisted goal at the 11:23 mark. Berardis Fellow junior a ackman Anthony DeLuca tacked on an insurance goal with and Caiazza, who accounted for two of three LIU Post man-up tallies on the 3:58 remaining to put the game away. a ernoon, followed with a goal and an assist apiece.
Between the pipes, senior goalie D.J. Mauro was tall to the task in the In the second quarter, the green and gold, holding a 3-1 edge, collected second half, stopping seven of the 12 shots he faced. In the fourth quarter four unanswered goals to extend their lead to 7-1. Bellando, Berardis, Bec- alone, Mauro sprawled to make four saves in six a empts. caris and Caiazza all found the back of the cage in the run.
The green and gold opened the game strong, ne ng the fi rst two goals in a Molloy (3-1, 2-1 ECC), however, closed the gap to 7-3 at hal ime, a er span of 1:12. Again, it was Berardis and Drost who provided the scoring for Connor Slane and Joe Leonard struck in the fi nal 28 seconds of the period. the Pioneers. Heading into the fourth quarter, LIU Post owned a fi ve-goal cushion (9-4). Drost collected a game-high six goals on the a ernoon. Berardis totaled Leonard then scored back-to-back unassisted goals at the start of the ses- three goals and an assist for a four-point showing. Junior a ackman Ma y sion to pull the Lions within 9-6 with 13:25 remaining. Beccaris added a goal and a helper. The Pioneers staved off the Molloy rally though, as Beccaris and Caiazza LIU POST 11, ADELPHI 13 answered in a span of 17 seconds to seal the victory.
1 2 3 4 OT F LIU POST 12, MOLLOY 8 LIU Post (4-1) 3 3 3 2 - 11 Adelphi (4-0) 4 4 3 2 - 13 1 2 3 4 OT F Molloy (3-1) 1 2 1 4 - 8 LIU Post Scoring: LIU Post (5-1) 3 4 2 3 - 12 Goals - Connor Drost 6, Anthony Berardis 3, Ma y Beccaris 1, Chris Caiazza 1 Assists - Ma y Beccaris 1, Ma Bellando 1, Anthony Berardis 1, Ryan Stern 1 Molloy Scoring: Goals - Joe Leonard 3, Kevin Teresky 3, Peter Clark 1, Connor Slane 1 Adelphi Scoring Assists - Aus n Valen 2, Jon Camposa 1, Tom Engelhardt 1, Joe Leonard 1 Goals - Salvatore Tu le 3, Jack Cutrone 1, Paul Bentz 1, Nick Susko 1, Jamie McAndrew 1, Connor Duddy 1, Tim Daly 1, Joseph Sciara 1, Ralph Faiella 1, LIU Post Scoring Anthony DeLuca 1, Anthony Gomes 1 Goals - Chris Caiazza 3, Ma y Beccaris 3, Ryan Slane 2, Anthony Berardis 2, Assists - Paul Bentz 3, Jack Cutrone 3, Nick Susko 2, Jamie McAndrew 2, Ma Bellando 2 Salvatore Tu le 1 Assists - Ryan Slane 3, Connor Drost 2, Ma Bellando 1, Anthony Berardis 1, Chris Caiazza 1 Shots: LIU Post 35, Adelphi 44 Ground Balls: LIU Post 30, Adelphi 31 Shots: LIU Post 39, Molloy 25 Faceoff s: LIU Post 13-26, Adelphi 13-26 Ground Balls: LIU Post 31, Molloy 26 Clears: LIU Post 17-21, Adelphi 14-21 Faceoff s: LIU Post 10-22, Molloy 12-22 EMO: LIU Post 1-4, Adelphi 2-3 Clears: LIU Post 16-18, Molloy 14-20 Saves: Adam Winne (LIU) 16, D.J. Mauro (ADE) 7 EMO: LIU Post 3-7, Molloy 3-6 Turnovers: LIU Post 22, Adelphi 18 Saves: Adam Winne (LIU) 5, Ryan Toomey (MOL) 11 Caused Turnovers: LIU Post 5, Adelphi 11 Turnovers: LIU Post 12, Molloy 22 Penal es: LIU Post 3/2:30, Adelphi 4/2:30 Caused Turnovers: LIU Post 11, Molloy 4 Penal es: LIU Post 7/6:00, Molloy 6/4:30 liupostpioneers.com 9 2015 LIU P G N G S ▪ L M GAME SUMMARIES
Game #7 MAR. 17 ▪ BROOKVILLE, NY ▪ BETHPAGE STADIUM Game #8 MAR. 21 ▪ BROOKVILLE, NY ▪ BETHPAGE STADIUM UDC 5 Chestnut Hill 6 #5/5 LIU Post 13 #5/5 LIU Post 18
Junior a ackman Ryan Slane had a season-high six goals Tuesday to lead the On Saturday, the No. 5/5 LIU Post men’s lacrosse team wrapped up a three- No. 5/5 LIU Post men’s lacrosse team to a 13-5 St. Patrick’s Day rout of UDC game homestand with an 18-6 rout of East Coast Conference opponent at Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium. Chestnut Hill at Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium.
His six goals were the most since scoring a career-best seven against Roberts The Pioneers (7-1, 4-0 ECC) wasted no me ge ng to work off ensively, Wesleyan on Mar. 15, 2014. Fellow junior a ackman Ma y Beccaris col- fi ring home six unanswered goals to open the contest. Senior a ackman lected two goals and four assists for a six-point day. Senior midfi elder Con- Chris Caiazza and junior midfi elder Anthony Berardis scored only eight sec- nor Drost dished off two assists. onds apart to get things going for the green and gold. Caiazza later tacked on two more tallies in a 50-second span. Tied 1-1 late in the opening quarter, the Pioneers (6-1, 3-0 ECC) reeled off three consecu ve tallies in the fi nal 6:44 to grab a three-goal advantage Eventually leading 6-1 a er one quarter of play, LIU Post kept up the (4-1). Beccaris provided two assists in that stretch. Senior a ackman Chris intensity in the second quarter. The Pioneers recorded three consecu ve Caiazza, junior a ackman Ma Bellando and junior midfi elder Anthony man-up goals, two of which by Berardis, to spark another six-goal spurt. Berardis all notched even-strength goals. Junior a ackman Ma Bellando capped the scoring in the half with an even-strength tally at the 24-second mark. In the second period, the Firebirds’ (1-2, 0-1 ECC) Chase Fraser picked up his second goal of the game to close the gap to 4-2, but LIU Post put together That sent the green and gold into the break with a commanding 12-1 ad- another late three-goal burst to carry a 7-2 cushion into the locker room. vantage. LIU Post won 10-of-14 faceoff s and converted on 3-of-3 extra-man Slane recorded two goals in the run, one of which was on the man-up, and opportuni es in the opening 30 minutes. assisted on James Roselle’s fi rst tally as a Pioneer. The off ensive explosion by the Pioneers in the fi rst half proved to be too Slane con nued his off ensive dominance in the third quarter. He scored the much for the Griffi ns (2-5, 0-3 ECC). Chestnut Hill looked to rally late in the fi rst two goals of the period in a span of 1:09 to widen the green and gold’s third quarter, but never closed the gap to fewer than double digits. lead to 9-2 at the 13:08 mark. That proved to be all the Pioneers needed, as UDC only came as close as 11-5 the rest of the way. LIU Post was an impressive 18-of-26 (69.2 percent) on faceoff s on the a er- noon. Individually, senior Dan Jeanno e won 17-of-24 (70.8 percent) draws Overall, the green and gold outshot the Firebirds by an astounding 45-23 and earned 12 ground balls in the process. The Pioneers were also 12-of-15 count, and led in the ground ball department (29-22) as well. They were also (80.0 percent) on clears and 6-of-9 (66.7 percent) on the man-up. a near-perfect 15-of-18 (83.3 percent) on clears. LIU POST 18, CHESTNUT HILL 6 LIU POST 13, UDC 5 1 2 3 4 OT F 1 2 3 4 OT F Chest. Hill (2-5) 1 0 4 1 - 6 UDC (1-2) 1 1 3 0 - 5 LIU Post (7-1) 6 6 4 2 - 18 LIU Post (6-1) 4 3 4 2 - 13 Chestnut Hill Scoring: UDC Scoring: Goals - Alec Dambach 2, Tanner Fisher 2, George Markey 1, Francisco Goals - Chase Fraser 3, Zach Kjeldsen 1, Dom Perera 1 Barone 1 Assists - Teilen Celentano 1, Chase Fraser 1 Assists - George Markey 1
LIU Post Scoring LIU Post Scoring Goals - Ryan Slane 6, Ma y Beccaris 2, Ma Bellando 1, Anthony Berardis 1, Goals - Chris Caiazza 6, Anthony Berardis 4, Ma y Beccaris 3, Ma Bel- Chris Caiazza 1, Kris Alvarado 1, James Roselle 1 lando 3, Ryan Slane 1, Connor Drost 1 Assists - Ma y Beccaris 4, Connor Drost 2, Ma Bellando 1, Anthony Berar- Assists - Connor Drost 4, Ryan Slane 4, Nick Ancona 1, Ma y Beccaris 1, dis 1, Ryan Slane 1 Chris Caiazza 1, Dan Jeanno e 1
Shots: LIU Post 45, UDC 23 Shots: LIU Post 45, Chestnut Hill 33 Ground Balls: LIU Post 29, UDC 22 Ground Balls: LIU Post 32, Chestnut Hill 18 Faceoff s: LIU Post 12-21, UDC 9-21 Faceoff s: LIU Post 18-26, Chestnut Hill 8-26 Clears: LIU Post 15-18, UDC 10-17 Clears: LIU Post 12-15, Chestnut Hill 13-16 EMO: LIU Post 2-7, UDC 1-4 EMO: LIU Post 6-9, Chestnut Hill 3-8 Saves: Adam Winne (LIU) 11, Pat Payne (UDC) 13 Saves: Adam Winne (LIU) 11, Drew Lamela (CHC) 6 Turnovers: LIU Post 21, UDC 23 Turnovers: LIU Post 17, Chestnut Hill 19 Caused Turnovers: LIU Post 10, UDC 6 Caused Turnovers: LIU Post 9, Chestnut Hill 7 Penal es: LIU Post 4/3:00, UDC 7/5:30 Penal es: LIU Post 8/7:30, Chestnut Hill 9/6:30 10 liupostpioneers.com 2015 LIU P G N G S ▪ L M GAME SUMMARIES
Game #9 MAR. 25 ▪ WATERBURY, CT ▪ LAMOY FIELD Game #10 MAR. 28 ▪ HILLBURN, NY ▪ TORNE VALLEY CPLX. #7/6 LIU Post 15 #7/6 LIU Post 19 Post 9 Dominican 5
Eight diff erent players found the back of the cage for the Pioneers on Junior a ackman Ma y Beccaris exploded for a career-high 10 points Wednesday, as the No. 7/6 LIU Post men’s lacrosse team defeated Post, 15- Saturday to lead the No. 7/6 LIU Post men’s lacrosse team to a 19-5 win 9, in non-conference ac on at LaMoy Field. versus Dominican in East Coast Conference ac on at the Torne Valley Sports Complex. Junior a ackman Ryan Slane scored a game-high four goals on the a er- noon, while fellow junior a ackman Ma y Beccaris tallied three goals. Beccaris’ eight goals were also a career-best for him. He also caused four Both players fi nished with fi ve points in the contest. Senior a ackman Chris turnovers in the victory, which improved the Pioneers to 9-1 overall and Caiazza and junior a ackman Ma Bellando recorded two goals apiece. 4-0 in ECC play. It marks LIU Post’s ho est start since 2011.
Tied 2-2 in the fi nal seconds of the fi rst quarter, Caiazza ne ed his second Tied 1-1 late in the fi rst quarter, the green and gold erupted for nine of the marker of the period at the four-second mark to give the Pioneers (8-1) a fi nal 11 goals in the half to bring a 10-3 advantage into the break. Beccaris slight 3-2 lead a er 15 minutes of play. accounted for fi ve of those tallies. Senior a ackman Chris Caiazza had two goals and two assists in the run. Freshman midfi elder Dylan Harned In the second quarter, LIU Post pulled away from its opposi on, outscoring notched his fi rst collegiate goal. Post (3-5) by a 6-2 count to bring a 9-4 advantage into hal ime. Senior mid- fi elder Connor Drost got things started with a man-up goal just 1:12 into the In the third quarter, Beccaris picked up from where he le off . The North session. Bellando added back-to-back goals, one of which was his East Coast Babylon na ve tacked on two more goals to his resume and earned an as- Conference-leading third shorthanded tally of 2015. sist on Ryan Slane’s tally at the 11:31 mark.
The tandem of Slane and Beccaris shut the door on the Eagles in the second That proved to be all the Pioneers needed, as the visitors built as much a half. The North Babylon High School teammates combined for fi ve goals in 17-3 cushion with 4:51 le in the third period. the la er 30 minutes, en route to widening their cushion to 14-6. Two of Beccaris’ tallies came on special teams, including his fi rst man-down goal Caiazza fi nished with six points (3 G, 3 A) on the a ernoon. Harned added since Apr. 26, 2014. a three-point showing (2 G, 1 A) off the bench. Junior a ackman/midfi eld- er James Roselle ne ed two goals. Slane and junior a ackman Ma Bel- Senior defenseman Dan Jeanno e was a near-perfect 20-of-21 (95.2 per- lando chipped in a goal and an assist apiece. Bellando amassed six ground cent) on faceoff s. He scooped up 16 ground balls off those wins. As a team, balls and two caused turnovers, as well. the Pioneers were 23-of-27 (85.1 percent) on draws. LIU POST 19, DOMINICAN 5 LIU POST 15, POST 9 1 2 3 4 OT F 1 2 3 4 OT F LIU Post (9-1) 4 6 7 2 - 19 LIU Post (8-1) 3 6 3 3 - 15 Dominican (1-6) 1 2 1 1 - 5 Post (3-5) 2 2 1 4 - 9 LIU Post Scoring: LIU Post Scoring: Goals - Ma y Beccaris 8, Chris Caiazza 3, Dylan Harned 2, James Roselle 2, Goals - Ryan Slane 4, Ma y Beccaris 3, Ma Bellando 2, Chris Caiazza 2, Ryan Slane 1, Ma Bellando 1, Kris Alvarado 1, Eddie Bisson 1 Anthony Berardis 1, Connor Drost 1, Kris Alvarado 1, Ma Scalera 1 Assists - Chris Caiazza 3, Ma y Beccaris 2, Ma Bellando 1, Anthony Berar- Assists - Ma y Beccaris 2, Ma Bellando 1, Anthony Berardis 1, Connor dis 1, Brendan Gaghan 1, Dylan Harned 1, Ryan Slane 1, Nick Zebouni 1 Drost 1, Ryan Slane 1 Dominican Scoring Adelphi Scoring Goals - Sean Driscoll 3, Ryan Wiberly 1, Christophe Augus n 1 Goals - Colby Treat 3, Alsharif Blackman 2, Frank Nichols, Jr., 1, Trevor Bu- Assists - Sean Driscoll 1, Phil Shields 1, Ryan Wiberly 1 chas 1, Brian Beatson 1, Shane McKay 1 Assists - Colby Treat 1 Shots: LIU Post 49, Dominican 23 Ground Balls: LIU Post 47, Dominican 47 Shots: LIU Post 43, Post 26 Faceoff s: LIU Post 16-27, Dominican 11-27 Ground Balls: LIU Post 36, Post 24 Clears: LIU Post 15-21, Dominican 13-23 Faceoff s: LIU Post 23-27, Post 4-27 EMO: LIU Post 1-1, Dominican 0-2 Clears: LIU Post 16-18, Post 15-20 Saves: Adam Winne (LIU) 6, Ma hew Sandelier (DOM) 15 EMO: LIU Post 2-4, Post 0-5 Turnovers: LIU Post 17, Dominican 27 Saves: Adam Winne (LIU) 9, Anthony DeRosa (POST) 11 Caused Turnovers: LIU Post 15, Dominican 9 Turnovers: LIU Post 20, Post 20 Penal es: LIU Post 2/1:00, Dominican 1/1:00 Caused Turnovers: LIU Post 8, Post 8 Penal es: LIU Post 5/5:00, Post 4/2:30 liupostpioneers.com 11 2015 LIU P G N G S ▪ L M GAME SUMMARIES
Game #11 APR. 4 ▪ BROOKVILLE, NY ▪ BETHPAGE STADIUM Game #12 APR. 11 ▪ BROOKVILLE, NY ▪ BETHPAGE STADIUM #5/5 Merrimack 10 #4/4 NYIT 10 #7/7 LIU Post 9 #7/7 LIU Post 12
On Saturday, the No. 7/7 LIU Post men’s lacrosse team suff ered a 10-9 On Saturday, the No. 7/7 LIU Post men’s lacrosse team won a back-and- setback versus fi h-ranked Merrimack in a non-conference lt at Bethpage forth ba le against No. 4/4 NYIT, 12-10, in a key East Coast Conference Federal Credit Union Stadium. showdown at Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium.
Tied 3-3 in the fi nal 60 seconds of the fi rst quarter, junior a ackman Ryan Trailing 2-1 late in the fi rst quarter, senior a ackman Chris Caiazza and ju- Slane scored with 53 cks remaining to give the Pioneers (9-2) a one-goal nior a ackman Ma y Beccaris struck in a span of 2:25 to give the Pioneers edge at the conclusion of 15 minutes. (10-2, 6-0 ECC) a one-goal lead at the 4:35 mark.
In the second quarter, the green and gold struck for three unanswered goals In the second quarter, however, the Bears ne ed four of the fi rst fi ve goals to carry a 7-3 lead into hal ime. Senior a ackman Chris Caiazza, senior to go back in front (6-4) with 5:03 remaining. LIU Post managed to close midfi elder Connor Drost and junior midfi elder Anthony Berardis all found the gap to a single goal at the half though, as junior a ackman Ma Bellan- the back of the cage on unassisted eff orts. Berardis and Caiazza ne ed their do found the back of the cage on a Ryan Slane feed in the last minute-plus tallies only 1:10 apart. to make it a 6-5 game.
During the fi rst half, LIU Post dominated play, outshoo ng Merrimack (8-1) NYIT (8-2, 5-1 ECC) re-claimed its two-goal advantage nearly two minutes by a four-to-one count (28-7). Led by senior defenseman Dan Jeanno e, the into the third quarter, before the green and gold notched three unan- Pioneers were also a near-perfect 11-of-12 on faceoff s. swered goals to re-take the lead. Bellando and Caiazza scored only 10 seconds apart to put the hosts ahead. In the third quarter, the tandem of Berardis and Caiazza widened the gap for the hosts. Caiazza put back a Drost rebound to make it a 9-3 game with 5:50 Late in the fourth quarter, the Bears again led by a goal (10-9), but were remaining. unable to stave off the furious Pioneer comeback. Senior midfi elder Con- nor Drost and junior midfi elder Anthony Berardis beat NYIT sophomore However, it was all Merrimack from that point on. The Warriors, over the goaltender Alex Seltzer, who made nine saves on the a ernoon, in a fi nal 19:49 of the contest, ne ed seven unanswered goals, three of which 30-second s nt to grab the one-goal advantage. were by Tucker Schwarz, including the game-winner, to rally for the win. In the last fi ve minutes of regula on, the LIU Post defense held its opposi- LIU POST 9, MERRIMACK 10 on at bay, causing three turnovers, to seal the victory.
1 2 3 4 OT F LIU POST 12, NYIT 10 Merrimack (8-1) 3 0 4 3 - 10 LIU Post (9-2) 4 3 2 0 - 9 1 2 3 4 OT F NYIT (8-2) 2 4 1 3 - 10 Merrimack Scoring: LIU Post (10-2) 3 2 3 4 - 12 Goals - Tucker Schwarz 3, Max Allen 2, Kyle Guilbert 2, Jamie Shand 2, Ryan Poirier 1 NYIT Scoring: Assists - Max Allen 1, James Basse 1, John Basse 1, Kyle Guilbert 1, Ryan Goals - Shawn Murphy 3, Tom Hughes, George Schultz 2, Ma Chanenchuk Poirier 1, Tucker Schwarz 1 1, Luke Miller 1, Ryan Brunet 1 Assists - Ma Chanenchuk 1, Tom Hughes 1, Will Kis nger 1, Shawn Mur- LIU Post Scoring phy 1, George Schultz 1 Goals - Chris Caiazza 3, Connor Drost 2, Anthony Berardis 2, Ryan Slane 1, Ma Bellando 1 LIU Post Scoring Assists - Connor Drost 1, Dan Jeanno e 1, Ryan Slane 1 Goals - Ryan Slane 3, Ma Bellando 3, Ma y Beccaris 2, Chris Caiazza 2, Anthony Berardis 2, Connor Drost 1 Shots: LIU Post 37, Merrimack 35 Assists - Ryan Slane 2, Ma y Beccaris 1, Anthony Berardis 1, Connor Drost Ground Balls: LIU Post 25, Merrimack 24 1, Dan Jeanno e 1 Faceoff s: LIU Post 13-22, Merrimack 9-22 Clears: LIU Post 9-13, Merrimack 12-14 Shots: LIU Post 35, NYIT 26 EMO: LIU Post 0-3, Merrimack 1-4 Ground Balls: LIU Post 19, NYIT 20 Saves: Adam Winne (LIU) 6, Dom Madonna (MC) 11 Faceoff s: LIU Post 15-23, NYIT 8-23 Turnovers: LIU Post 13, Merrimack 11 Clears: LIU Post 12-14, NYIT 13-16 Caused Turnovers: LIU Post 5, Merrimack 4 EMO: LIU Post 1-6, NYIT 1-4 Penal es: LIU Post 5/4:30, Merrimack 3/2:00 Saves: Adam Winne (LIU) 5, Alex Seltzer (NYIT) 9 Turnovers: LIU Post 13, NYIT 16 Caused Turnovers: LIU Post 11, NYIT 5 Penal es: LIU Post 4/4:30, NYIT 6/5:00 12 liupostpioneers.com 2015 LIU P G N G S ▪ L M GAME SUMMARIES
Game #13 APR. 18 ▪ BROOKHAVEN, NY ▪ GOLDEN LIONS FIELD Game #14 APR. 25 ▪ DOBBS FERRY, NY ▪ MERCY FIELD #7/5 LIU Post 15 #6/6 LIU Post 12 Dowling 7 #10/10 Mercy 10
Trailing 2-1 late in the fi rst quarter, the LIU Post men’s lacrosse team scored Three diff erent players ne ed hat tricks for the Pioneers on Saturday, as seven unanswered goals to close out the fi rst half and ul mately defeat the No. 6/5 LIU Post men’s lacrosse team defeated East Coast Conference Dowling by a 15-7 score on Saturday at Golden Lions Field. rival Mercy, 12-10, at Mercy Field.
The green and gold got the scoring started as junior a ackman Ma Bellan- Senior a ackman Chris Caiazza and junior a ackmen Ma y Beccaris and do converted on the extra-man advantage in the fi rst four minutes of play. Ma Bellando all scored three goals apiece. Senior midfi elder Connor Bellando’s 31st of the season gave the Pioneers the lead briefl y, as Dowling Drost had a goal and two assists for a three-point showing. (4-7, 3-3 ECC) a acker Alex McDermo converted on consecu ve chances more than six minutes apart to put the Golden Lions ahead with two-and- LIU Post (12-2, 8-0 ECC) came out fi ring, tallying three unanswered goals to a-half minutes to play in the fi rst period. LIU Post would answer as junior start the game, Caizza, Beccaris and Drost each found the back of the cage Ma y Beccaris sniped a shot past Golden Lions netminder Frank Sommers on an unassisted eff ort. Mercy (10-5, 5-3 ECC) fought back though and cut to level the score with 23 seconds remaining in the fi rst. A mere 17 seconds the defi cit to 3-2 at the end of one quarter of play. later, Bellando took a feed from Beccaris and beat Sommers for his second goal of the stanza, giving the Pioneers a lead they would not relinquish. Midway through the second quarter, the Pioneers s ll led by one (4-3), un l a three-goal burst in a span of 1:08 extended their advantage to 7-3 Bellando would not have to wait long to record the hat trick, as he caused with 5:58 remaining. The run was bookended by even-strength tallies from a turnover right off the opening face-off , scooped up the ground ball, and Caiazza and junior midfi elder Anthony Berardis. Bellando added a goal on rifl ed a shot into the cage. The pace of play would quicken, as Beccaris con- the man-up, as well. nued the dominance of the green and gold off ense with his second tally of the contest. The Pioneers would need to wait just eight seconds later, The green and gold eventually led 7-5 at hal ime, but a strong push by as senior defenseman Ma Scalera collected a ground ball off the ensu- the Mavericks in the third quarter evened the contest at 9-all through 45 ing draw and took possession all by himself, eventually bea ng Sommers minutes of play. for his second career goal on just his second career shot. Junior midfi elder Anthony Berardis would get in on the fun, scoring two straight goals as the In the fourth quarter, however, Bellando took over off ensively and struck Pioneers collected their fi ve second-quarter tallies in a span of just under twice in the fi rst 2:22 of the session to secure LIU Post’s third-consecu ve fi ve minutes. LIU Post outshot Dowling by a 29-14 margin in the fi rst half, victory. Beccaris tacked on another goal at the 2:58 mark for good mea- and headed into the hal ime break with an 8-2 lead. sure.
LIU POST 15, DOWLING 7 LIU POST 12, MERCY 10
1 2 3 4 OT F 1 2 3 4 OT F LIU Post (11-2) 3 5 2 5 - 15 LIU Post (12-2) 3 4 2 3 - 12 Dowling (4-7) 2 0 2 3 - 7 Mercy (10-5) 2 3 4 1 - 10
LIU Post Scoring: LIU Post Scoring: Goals - Ma Bellando 4, Ma y Beccaris 3, Connor Drost 2, Anthony Berardis Goals - Ma y Beccaris 3, Chris Caiazza 3, Ma Bellando 3, Connor Drost 1, 2, Ryan Slane 1, Chris Caiazza 1, Ma Scalera 1, James Roselle 1 Ryan Slane 1, Anthony Berardis 1 Assists - Ma y Beccaris 3, Connor Drost 2, Chris Caiazza 1, Robbie Chiocco 1, Assists - Connor Drost 2, Ryan Slane 1 Ryan Slane 1 Mercy Scoring Dowling Scoring Goals - Jesse Wood 3, Nick Wilcox 2, Daniel Speicher 2, Kyle Stockton 1, Goals - Kevin Parker 2, Alex McDermo 2, Sco Reece 2, Brian White 1 Robert Rossi 1, Bobby McDonough 1 Assists - Brian White 3, Eddie Hillkiewicz 1 Assists - Jesse Wood 3, Robert Rossi 2, Kyle Stockton 2, Bobby McDonough 1, Nick Wilcox 1 Shots: LIU Post 46. Dowling 38 Ground Balls: LIU Post 30, Dowling 28 Shots: LIU Post 33, Mercy 35 Faceoff s: LIU Post 13-24, Dowling 11-24 Ground Balls: LIU Post 24, Mercy 25 Clears: LIU Post 17-18, Dowling 13-17 Faceoff s: LIU Post 9-26, Mercy 17-26 EMO: LIU Post 3-5, Dowling 1-3 Clears: LIU Post 14-18, Mercy 13-15 Saves: Adam Winne (LIU) 12, Frank Sommers (DOW) 18 EMO: LIU Post 2-2, Mercy 0-1 Turnovers: LIU Post 13, Dowling 15 Saves: Adam Winne (LIU) 11, A.J. Pella (MER) 10 Caused Turnovers: LIU Post 4, Dowling 8 Turnovers: LIU Post 10, Mercy 12 Penal es: LIU Post 3/3:00, Dowling 6/5:00 Caused Turnovers: LIU Post 8, Mercy 2 Penal es: LIU Post 1/0:30, Mercy 2/1:30 liupostpioneers.com 13 2015 LIU P G N G S ▪ L M GAME SUMMARIES
Game #15 APR. 29 ▪ BROOKVILLE, NY ▪ ECC SEMIFINALS Game #16 MAY 2 ▪ BROOKHAVEN, NY ▪ ECC FINAL #10/11 Molloy 7 #7/9 NYIT 9 #5/6 LIU Post 15 #5/6 LIU Post 14
On Wednesday, the No. 5/6 and top-seeded LIU Post men’s lacrosse team On Saturday, the No. 5/6 and top-seeded LIU Post men’s lacrosse team defeated No. 10/11 and fourth-seeded Molloy, 15-7, in the semifi nals of the hoisted its second-consecu ve ECC tle, following a 14-9 win versus No. 2015 East Coast Conference Championship at Bethpage Federal Credit Union 7/9 and second-seeded NYIT in the 2015 East Coast Conference Champion- Stadium. ship at Dowling’s Golden Lions Field.
Behind a fi ve-save performance in the opening quarter by junior goalie Though the Bears (12-4) struck fi rst in the game, the Pioneers (14-2) Adam Winne, the Pioneers (13-2) jumped out to a 4-0 advantage a er 15 responded with three unanswered goals to grab a 3-1 cushion a er 15 minutes of play. Junior a ackman Ma Bellando provided a goal and a pair minutes of play. Junior a ackman Ma Bellando gave LIU Post the lead, as of assists in the period. Senior a ackman Chris Caiazza and junior midfi elder he tallied back-to-back goals in an 18-second s nt. Senior midfi elder Con- Anthony Berardis each added an even-strength tally. nor Drost followed with an unassisted even-strength marker.
In the second quarter, Molloy’s (11-4) Joe Leonard struck for back-to-back In the second quarter, NYIT again got the fi rst goal, but another three- goals in a s nt of 1:01 to cut the defi cit in half. LIU Post answered though, as goal run pushed the green and gold’s lead to 6-2 at the 9:13 mark. Senior senior midfi elder Connor Drost and Caiazza scored just 30 seconds apart to a ackman Chris Caiazza, junior a ackman Ma y Beccaris and junior re-gain the four-goal cushion (6-2) for the green and gold. midfi elder Anthony Berardis accounted for the goals. Beccaris also pitched in an assist on Berardis’ tally. The Pioneers eventually carried a 9-5 lead into the break. Drost and junior a ackman Ma y Beccaris both found the back of the cage in the fi nal 21 The Bears fi nished the half up strong though and cut the defi cit to a two- seconds of the half to close out a back-and-forth period. goal game (7-5) at the break. Junior goalie Adam Winne, who was selected as the Most Outstanding Player of the ECC Championship, made seven In the third quarter, it was the play of senior face-off specialist Dan Jean- saves in the fi rst 30 minutes. He had 13 stops in the contest and a com- no e that helped the hosts seal the victory. Jeanno e, who was 13-of-23 on bined 28 saves in the two postseason starts. draws for the a ernoon, won 4-of-5 in the session. Behind those four wins at the faceoff “X”, LIU Post again outscored Molloy by a 4-0 count to widen Early in the third quarter, NYIT’s Thomas Hughes closed the gap to 7-6, but their lead to a commanding 13-5. LIU Post fi red back with four straight goals to grab its largest advantage of the a ernoon at 11-6. Berardis notched a goal and two assists in the burst LIU POST 15, MOLLOY 7 to key the Pioneers’ eff ort.
1 2 3 4 OT F LIU POST 14, NYIT 9 Molloy (11-4) 0 5 0 2 - 7 LIU Post (13-2) 4 5 4 2 - 15 1 2 3 4 OT F NYIT (12-4) 1 4 1 3 - 9 Molloy Scoring: LIU Post (14-2) 3 4 4 3 - 14 Goals - Peter Clark 3, Joe Leonard 3, Kevin Teresky 1 Assists - Peter Clark 1, Kevin Teresky 1 NYIT Scoring: Goals - George Schultz 3, Will Kis nger 2, Luke Miller 1, Ryan Brunet 1, Tom LIU Post Scoring Hughes 1, Ed Torriero 1 Goals - Chris Caiazza 4, Anthony Berardis 3, Ma Bellando 3, Connor Drost Assists - Luke Miller 2, Shawn Murphy 2, Ryan Brunet 1, Tom Hughes 1 2, Ma y Beccaris 2, Dan Jeanno e 1 Assists - Ma y Beccaris 2, Ma Bellando 2, Anthony Berardis 2, Connor LIU Post Scoring Drost 2, Robbie Chiocco 1, Dan Jeanno e 1, Ryan Slane 1 Goals - Ma y Beccaris 5, Ma Bellando 3, Anthony Berardis 2, Connor Drost 2, Chris Caiazza 2 Shots: LIU Post 38, Molloy 44 Assists - Anthony Berardis 2, Ma y Beccaris 1, Robbie Chiocco 1, Connor Ground Balls: LIU Post 30, Molloy 25 Drost 1, Dan Jeanno e 1 Faceoff s: LIU Post 13-23, Molloy 10-23 Clears: LIU Post 11-16, Molloy 11-15 Shots: LIU Post 34, NYIT 29 EMO: LIU Post 2-5, Molloy 1-8 Ground Balls: LIU Post 34, NYIT 23 Saves: Adam Winne (LIU) 15, Ryan Toomey (MOL) 7 Faceoff s: LIU Post 16-27, NYIT 11-27 Turnovers: LIU Post 14, Molloy 11 Clears: LIU Post 10-12, NYIT 14-15 Caused Turnovers: LIU Post 5, Molloy 5 EMO: LIU Post 0-1, NYIT 3-5 Penal es: LIU Post 8/7:00, Molloy 5/2:30 Saves: Adam Winne (LIU) 13, Alex Seltzer (NYIT) 7 Turnovers: LIU Post 16, NYIT 13 Caused Turnovers: LIU Post 5, NYIT 5 Penal es: LIU Post 5/4:30, NYIT 2/2:00
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