PERRY, N.Y. (Mar. 14, 2016) - After extending its winning streak to four games last week, the LIU Post men's lacrosse team ascended to No. 8 in Monday's United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association Division II Top-20 Poll.

The Pioneers, who are now 4-2 on the year, continued its four-game road trip last week with a 16-3 win at Georgian Court University (Mar. 8) and a 9-7 victory at Molloy College (Mar. 13).

Senior attackman/midfielder Ryan Slane (North Babylon, N.Y.) paced the Pioneer offense with 11 points (6 G, 5 A) in the two contests. Senior attackmen Matt Bellando (Miami, Fla.) and Matty Beccaris (North Babylon, N.Y.) individually scored five and four goals and tallied seven points apiece.

Minding the cage, junior goaltender Matthew Liantonio (Miller Place, N.Y.) boasted a 2-0 record with nine saves and a 4.67 goals-against average. He also posted a .562 save percentage in the process.

Head Coach John Jez and his LIU Post squad return to action Saturday (Mar. 19), when they face East Coast Conference rival Chestnut Hill College at 7 p.m. in Philadelphia, Pa.

2016 USILA Division II Poll - Mar. 14, 2016
1. Limestone (19 First-Place Votes) - 380 Points
2. Le Moyne - 361 Points
3. Merrimack - 339 Points
4. Seton Hill - 319 Points
5. Tampa - 302 Points
6. Adelphi - 280 Points
7. NYIT - 271 Points
8. LIU Post - 237 Points
9. Lake Erie - 204 Points
10. Dowling - 166 Points
11. Mercy - 161 Points
12. Mount Olive - 150 Points
13. Molloy - 146 Points
14. Mercyhurst - 145 Points
15. Queens (N.C.) - 131 Points
16. Belmont Abbey - 84 Points
17. Pfeiffer - 75 Points
18. Saint Leo - 71 Points
19. Lindenwood (Mo.) - 43 Points
20. Florida Tech - 35 Points

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

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

Also Considered: Florida Tech, Rockhurst