ROCHESTER, N.Y. (Mar. 5, 2016) - The No. 9/9 LIU Post men's lacrosse team exploded for six unanswered goals in the third quarter on Saturday, en route to a 15-6 win versus Roberts Wesleyan College in an East Coast Conference clash at the RWC Lacrosse Field.

Senior attackman Matt Bellando (Miami, Fla.) notched three of his game-high six tallies in the quarter. Senior attackman/midfielder Ryan Slane (North Babylon, N.Y.) and senior midfielder Anthony Berardis (Mahopac, N.Y.) each added a goal and an assist.

LIU Post (2-2, 1-1 ECC), which led by a 7-4 margin at the half, owned a 13-4 advantage after three quarters of play. The Pioneers outshot the Redhawks (2-4, 0-1 ECC), 11-4, in the third 15-minute session.

The green and gold eventually built as much as an 11-goal cushion (15-4), as Bellando struck for back-to-back goals to open up the final stanza.

Early in the second quarter, Roberts had cut the deficit to 4-3 on a Dom Cianfarano (Oswego, N.Y.) man-up goal at the 11:32 mark. However, LIU Post responded with three unanswered goals in a four-minute span, capped by a Matty Beccaris (North Babylon, N.Y.) shorthanded tally, to widen the gap to a four-goal margin.

In addition to Bellando's six-goal day, Slane had four goals and two assists for a six-point output. Beccaris earned four points (2 G, 2 A) and one caused turnover. Berardis chipped in three points (1 G, 2 A).

Between the pipes, junior goalie Matthew Liantonio (Miller Place, N.Y.) picked up his first win as a Pioneer, making six saves. 

In the faceoff department, junior midfielder Anthony Galeotafiore (Wantagh, N.Y.) won 10-of-18 draws (55.5 percent) and scooped up seven ground balls in the process.

For the contest, LIU Post, which was a perfect 15-of-15 on clears, outshot Roberts Wesleyan by a 42-27 count. It also won the ground ball battle, 32-27, and converted on 1-of-3 extra-man opportunities.

Head Coach John Jez and the Pioneers continue their four-game road trip Tuesday (Mar. 8), when they travel to Lakewood, N.J. for a 4 p.m. opening faceoff at Georgian Court University.