Men's Lacrosse Drops in USILA, Lacrosse Magazine Polls

3/21/2016 3:23:00 PM

BROOKVILLE, N.Y. (Mar. 21, 2016) - Following Saturday's loss to Chestnut Hill College, the LIU Post men's lacrosse team fell in Monday's United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association and Nike/Lacrosse Magazine Division II polls.

The Pioneers slipped to No. 14 in the Lacrosse Magazine tally, and dropped to No. 16 in the USILA ledger.

In the loss to Chestnut Hill, senior attackman/midfielder Ryan Slane (North Babylon, N.Y.) and senior midfielder Anthony Berardis (Mahopac, N.Y.) scored a game-high-tying three goals apiece.

Between the pipes, junior cageminder Matthew Liantonio (Miller Place, N.Y.) made 10 saves in the effort.

LIU Post returns to action Thursday (Mar. 24), when it welcomes in East Coast Conference foe Dominican College for a 3 p.m. opening faceoff at Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium.

2016 USILA/Nike Division II Poll - Mar. 21, 2016
1. Limestone (19 First-Place Votes) - 380 Points
2. Le Moyne - 361 Points
3. Tampa - 326 Points
4. Merrimack - 323 Points
5. Adelphi - 299 Points
6. NYIT - 269 Points
7. Seton Hill - 256 Points
8. Lake Erie - 244 Points
9. Dowling - 232 Points
10. Mercyhurst - 213 Points
11. Mount Olive - 171 Points
12. Molloy - 148 Points
13. Queens (N.C.) - 141 Points
14. Mercy - 133 Points
15. Belmont Abbey - 105 Points
16. LIU Post - 94 Points
17. Saint Leo - 89 Points
18. Lindenwood (Mo.) - 53 Points
19. Pfeiffer - 37 Points
20. Lynn - 27 Points

Also Receiving Votes: Lenoir-Rhyne, Pace, Florida Tech, Florida Southern, Wingate, Saint Anselm, Rollins, Bentley

2016 Nike/Lacrosse Magazine Division II Poll - Mar. 21, 2016
1. Limestone
2. Le Moyne
3. Tampa
4. Merrimack
5. Lake Erie
6. Adelphi
7. Mount Olive
8. Mercyhurst
9. Seton Hill
10. NYIT
11. Lindenwood (Mo.)
12. Belmont Abbey
13. Queens (N.C.)
14. LIU Post
15. Saint Leo

Also Considered: Dowling, Florida Tech, Pace, Rollins