BALTIMORE, Md. (Feb. 16, 2015) - After opening the 2015 season Saturday with an impressive 12-8 win against Queens (N.C.), the LIU Post men's lacrosse team climbed one notch to No. 2 in Monday's Nike/Lacrosse Magazine Top-15 Poll.

In the victory over the Royals, junior attackman Matt Bellando (Miami, Fla.) put on an offensive show, scoring five goals and adding an assist for a game-high six points in his Pioneer debut. Senior midfielder Connor Drost (Wading River, N.Y.) had a goal and four assists for a five-point output. Senior attackman Chris Caiazza (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) and junior midfielder Anthony Berardis (Mahopac, N.Y.) chipped in two goals apiece.

Limestone retained the No. 1 ranking in the ledger, following a 16-7 drubbing of then-No. 2 Tampa over the weekend. Adelphi and Le Moyne each rose one spot to third and fourth, respectively, while Tampa fell to fifth. South Region programs Mount Olive (No. 9), Pfeiffer (No. 11) and Florida Tech (No. 15) all made their first appearances in the tally.

Head Coach John Jez and the Pioneers are back in action Sunday (Feb. 22), when they host Roberts Wesleyan in an East Coast Conference tilt at Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium in Brookville, N.Y. The opening faceoff is set for noon.

2015 Nike/Lacrosse Magazine Division II Rankings - Feb. 16, 2015
1. Limestone
2. LIU Post
3. Adelphi
4. Le Moyne
5. Tampa
6. NYIT
7. Merrimack
8. Lake Erie
9. Mount Olive
10. Dowling
11. Pfeiffer
12. Mercyhurst
13. Wheeling Jesuit
14. Mercy
15. Florida Tech