Beccaris Of Men's Lacrosse Garners ECC Rookie Of The Week Honors
BROOKVILLE, N.Y. (March 26, 2013) – Freshman attacker
Matty Beccaris (North Babylon, N.Y.) of the No. 5 LIU Post men's lacrosse team has been named the East Coast Conference Rookie of the Week.
Beccaris leads the Pioneers in scoring with a team-high 28 points (21g, 7a). Most recently against then ranked No. 5 NYIT on Saturday afternoon, Beccaris notched a game-high seven points with five goals and two assists. He totaled 10 shots, six on goal and also picked up five ground balls and caused one turnover.
The Pioneers upended NYIT by a score of 15-5 in their only game last week.
Ryan Slane (North Babylon, N.Y.),
Connor Drost (Wading River, N.Y.), and
Justin Patterson (Corning, N.Y.) each notched two goals.
Tim Bradley (Wantagh, N.Y.) played a solid game in goal with nine saves, and the Pioneers shut down the NYIT attack with a strong team defensive effort.
Next up for the Pioneers is a conference match-up at Mercy College Saturday, March 30 at 1 p.m.