BROOKVILLE, N.Y. (Apr. 30, 2016) - The No. 5/8 LIU Post women's lacrosse team exploded for 15 unanswered goals Saturday to defeat East Coast Conference foe Mercy College, 16-2, on Saturday at Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium.

Trailing 2-1 nearly 10 minutes into the first half, the Pioneers (14-3, 7-1 ECC) closed out the period on a five-goal run to bring a 6-2 lead into the locker room.

Senior attacker Emily Delaney (Long Valley, N.J.) and freshman midfielder Ryan McKinney (Downingtown, Pa.) netted back-to-back unassisted tallies to get it started. Junior attacker Connor Bird (Syosset, N.Y.) and junior defender/midfielder Cara Douglas (West Islip, N.Y.) followed with free-position goals.

In the latter session, LIU Post broke the game open, outscoring Mercy (12-5, 5-3 ECC) by a 10-0 count in the period, en route to securing its fifth-straight win. Bird, McKinney, Delaney red-shirt junior attacker Alexis Newman (Medford Lakes, N.J.) and freshman attacker Trish Brisotti (Mattituck, N.Y.) all found the back of the cage twice to account for the scoring.

Bird, who won three draws, and Delaney each amassed a game-high-tying six points (3 G, 3 A) in the victory. McKinney registered three goals, while adding three ground balls, one draw and one caused turnover.

Between the pipes, sophomore goalie Olivia Kirk (Farmingdale, N.Y.) and senior cageminder Kasey Kephart (Nesconset, N.Y.) made three saves apiece for the Pioneers. Kirk also scooped up three ground balls and forced two turnovers.

In all, LIU Post outshot Mercy, 28-16, in the contest. The Pioneers had the advantage over the Mavericks in ground balls (18-10) and draw controls (13-7), as well.

Head Coach Meghan McNamara and her LIU Post squad now await their seeding in the upcoming ECC Championship, which will begin Thursday (May 5). Please continue to check back at LIUPostPioneers.com for more information.