BROOKVILLE, N.Y. (Apr. 29, 2017) - The LIU Post men's lacrosse team closed out the 2017 regular season Saturday with a 10-5 victory against Roberts Wesleyan College in an East Coast Conference tilt at Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium.

Leading 3-2 after one period of play, the Pioneers (8-7, 5-3 ECC) tallied three unanswered goals in the second quarter to take a 6-2 lead into the half.

Freshman midfielder Nick Grassa (North Babylon, N.Y.) scored at even strength just 16 seconds into the quarter. Fellow freshman midfielder Austin Guerrina (Longwood, Fla.), who recorded a game-high four points (3 G, 1 A) in the win, added an unassisted tally.

Then, in the fourth quarter, LIU Post continued to lead by a four-goal margin, until junior midfielder Dylan Harned (Selden, N.Y.) assisted on a pair of late goals to seal the victory for the hosts.

Sophomore midfielder Michael Licata (Ronkonkoma, N.Y.) and junior attackman Chris Trasacco (Cheshire, Conn.) found the back of the cage only 3:38 apart in the spurt.

Licata finished with three goals in the win. Trasacco netted a pair of tallies and earned four ground balls. Freshman attackman/midfielder Travis Ventura (Hopewell Junction, N.Y.) contributed a goal, as well.

Junior defenseman Ryan Baker (Port Jefferson Station, N.Y.) scooped up three ground balls and led all players with four caused turnovers.

Senior midfielder Anthony Galeotafiore (Wantagh, N.Y.) won 7-of-10 (70.0 percent) faceoffs, while sophomore midfielder Connor Farrell (Holtsville, N.Y.) was victorious on 4-of-9 (44.4 percent) draws.

Between the pipes, senior goaltender Matthew Liantonio (Miller Place, N.Y.) made four saves for the Pioneers. Senior cageminder Keith Keehn (Penfield, N.Y.) stopped 15 shots for the Redhawks (4-11, 1-7 ECC).

The green and gold dominated the stat sheet, outshooting Roberts Wesleyan by a 30-15 count and winning 30 ground balls to the Redhawks' 15. They were also 12-of-15 (80.0 percent) on clears in the contest.

Head Coach John Jez and his LIU Post squad have clinched the No. 4 seed in next week's East Coast Conference Championship. They will face top-seeded and No. 7/8 New York Institute of Technology in a semifinal match-up on Wednesday (May 3) at 3:30 p.m. in Old Westbury.