BROOKVILLE, N.Y. (Feb. 29, 2016) - The United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association and Lacrosse Magazine announced its latest national polls for Division II men's lacrosse Monday, and LIU Post fell two notches to ninth.

The Pioneers, who now sit at 0-2 on the year, are coming off a 15-9 loss to then-No. 9 Adelphi University on Saturday (Feb. 27).

Down 12-6 late in the fourth quarter, LIU Post strung together three unanswered goals to cut the deficit in half, but that was as close as it got. Senior attackman/midfielder Ryan Slane (North Babylon, N.Y.) had a team-high four points (2 G, 2 A) in the defeat. Three other players added two goals apiece for the green and gold.

Between the pipes, junior goalie Matthew Liantonio (Miller Place, N.Y.) posted his second-straight double-digit save performance with 12 stops. Through two games, Liantonio's 24 saves currently rank second-best in the East Coast Conference.

Head Coach John Jez and the Pioneers are back in action Wednesday (Mar. 2), when they square off with St. Thomas Aquinas College in a non-conference showdown at Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium at 3 p.m. in Brookville.

2016 USILA Division II Poll - Feb. 29, 2016
1. Limestone (18 First-Place Votes) - 360 Points
2. Le Moyne - 339 Points
3. Merrimack - 324 Points
4. Lake Erie - 290 Points
5. Seton Hill - 287 Points
6. Tampa - 257 Points
7. Adelphi - 251 Points
8. NYIT - 244 Points
9. LIU Post - 195 Points
10. Mercyhurst - 182 Points
11. Pfeiffer - 158 Points
12. Dowling - 125 Points
13. Mercy - 108 Points
14. Molloy - 93 Points
15. Mount Olive - 90 Points
16. Lindenwood - 86 Points
17. Queens (N.C.) - 81 Points
18. Lynn - 54 Points
19. Belmont Abbey - 52 Points
20. Florida Tech - 44 Points

Receiving Votes: Pace, Rollins, Westminister, Saint Leo, Saint Michael's, Florida Southern, Bentley, Colorado Mesa, Wingate, Franklin Pierce, Indianapolis

2016 Nike/Lacrosse Magazine Division II Poll - Feb. 29, 2016
1. Le Moyne
2. Limestone
3. Lake Erie
4. Merrimack
5. Tampa
6. Seton Hill
7. Adelphi
8. Lindenwood
9. LIU Post
10. NYIT
11. Mercyhurst
12. Mount Olive
13. Pfeiffer
14. Rollins
15. Belmont Abbey

Receiving Votes: Florida Tech, Lynn, Pace, Queens (N.C.)