PERRY, N.Y. (Apr. 20, 2015) - The LIU Post men's lacrosse team has climbed one spot to sixth in the latest USILA Division II Top-15 Poll, released Monday. 

The Pioneers, who collected 108 points in the tally, narrowly edged East Coast Conference rival NYIT by two points. They also came up one point shy of tying Adelphi (109 points) for the No. 5 slot.

Heading into the final game of the regular season, the green and gold have won two in a row and seven of their last eight. LIU Post is coming off a 15-7 victory at Dowling on Saturday to improve to 11-2 overall and 7-0 in league play. Junior attackman Matty Beccaris (North Babylon, N.Y.) led all scorers with six points (3 G, 3 A) in the contest. Fellow junior attackman Matt Bellando (Miami, Fla.) had a game-high four goals.

Le Moyne (No. 1), Limestone (No. 2) and Lake Erie (No. 3) all earned first-place votes to secure a spot as one of the top three teams in the country. Merrimack stood pat in fourth. Seton Hill, after Saturday's tough 9-8 loss at NYIT, dipped from fifth to eighth.

In the Nike/Lacrosse Magazine ledger, the Pioneers remained fifth for a second-straight week. Le Moyne again led the way, while Limestone, Lake Erie and Merrimack re-claimed their No. 2, No. 3 and No. 4 rankings, respectively.

Head Coach John Jez and his LIU Post squad return to action Saturday (Apr. 25), when they wrap up the 2015 regular season in Dobbs Ferry at ECC rival Mercy. The opening faceoff is slated for 1 p.m.

2015 USILA Division II Poll - Apr. 20, 2015
1. Le Moyne (Eight First-Place Votes) - 161 Points
2. Limestone (One First-Place Vote) - 154 Points
3. Lake Erie (Two First-Place Votes) - 144 Points
4. Merrimack - 134 Points
5. Adelphi - 109 Points
6. LIU Post - 108 Points
7. NYIT - 106 Points
8. Seton Hill - 88 Points
9. Tampa - 77 Points
10. Mercy - 55 Points
11. Molloy - 49 Points
12. Pfeiffer - 33 Points
13. Florida Tech - 28 Points
14. Mount Olive - 25 Points
15. Mercyhurst - 22 Points

Receiving Votes: Lindenwood, Belmont Abbey, Franklin Pierce, Mars Hill

2015 Nike/Lacrosse Magazine Division II Poll - Apr. 20, 2015
1. Le Moyne
2. Limestone
3. Lake Erie
4. Merrimack
5. LIU Post
6. NYIT
7. Seton Hill
8. Adelphi
9. Tampa
10. Mercy
11. Molloy
12. Florida Tech
13. Pfeiffer
14. Mount Olive
15. Franklin Pierce