LIU Post Pioneers

LIU Post Pioneers

University	C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University
Conference	East Coast Conference Northeast-10 Conference
NCAA	Division II
Athletic director	Bryan Collins
Location	Brookville, NY
Varsity teams	19
Football stadium	Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium
Basketball arena	Pratt Recreation Center
Baseball stadium	LIU Post Baseball Field
Softball stadium	LIU Post Softball Complex
Soccer stadium	Pioneer Soccer Park
Nickname	Pioneers
Colors	Green Gold
Website	liupostpioneers.com

The LIU Post Pioneers (also Long Island–Post Pioneers and formerly the C.W. Post Pioneers) are the athletic teams that represent the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University, located in Brookville, New York, in NCAA Division II intercollegiate sports. The Pioneers compete as members of the East Coast Conference for most sports; the football team is an affiliate of the Northeast-10 Conference. LIU Post has been a member of the ECC since 1989, when the league was established as the New York Collegiate Athletic Conference.

Varsity teams

List of teams

Men's sports (8)

Baseball
Basketball
Cross country
Football
Lacrosse
Soccer
Track and field
Wrestling

Women's sports (11)

Basketball
Cross country
Fencing
Golf
Lacrosse
Soccer
Softball
Swimming
Tennis
Track and field
Volleyball

Facilities

The Pratt Center is also a venue for Nassau County and New York State high school basketball playoff games, both men's and women's, along with the Clark Center at the State University of New York College at Old Westbury.

Classifications

1958–1972: NCAA College Division
1973–1974, 1978–1985: NCAA Division II
1975–1977, 1986–1992: NCAA Division III
1993–present: NCAA Division II

National championships

Team

Association	Division	Sport	Year	Opponent	Score
NCAA	Division II	Women's Lacrosse^[1]	2001	West Chester	13–9
			2007	West Chester	15–7
			2012	West Chester	17–16
			2013	Limestone	10–7

Individual Sports

Lacrosse

LIU Post won three Men's Lacrosse Division II National Championships. Their first title came in 1996 when they defeated Adelphi 15-10 in the championship and their second came in 2009 when they defeated Le Moyne 8-7 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. The third title came in 2010 when they defeated Le Moyne 14-9 in a rematch of the 2009 title game at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore.

The LIU Post Women's Lacrosse team had a perfect, undefeated season and won the NCAA Division II National Championship in 2007.

Sports clubs

Equestrian

LIU Post is also the only college campus on Long Island to maintain an Equestrian Center for horseback riding.

Ice hockey

LIU Post also boasts a nationally ranked ACHA ice hockey club team that competes in the Great Northeast Collegiate Hockey Conference.

References

↑ "Division II Women's Lacrosse Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved January 10, 2016.

External links

Official Website of LIU Post Pioneers Athletics

East Coast Conference

Members	Bridgeport Purple Knights Daemen Wildcats District of Columbia Firebirds Dowling Golden Lions LIU Post Pioneers Mercy Mavericks Molloy Lions NYIT Bears Queens Knights Roberts Wesleyan Redhawks Saint Thomas Aquinas Spartans

Affiliates	Adelphi Panthers Chestnut Hill Griffins Cheyney Wolves Dominican Chargers Franklin Pierce Ravens Georgian Court Lions Kutztown Golden Bears

Northeast-10 Conference

Northeast Division	Assumption Greyhounds Bentley Falcons Franklin Pierce Ravens Merrimack Warriors Saint Anselm Hawks Saint Michael's Purple Knights Southern New Hampshire Penmen Stonehill Skyhawks

Southwest Division	Adelphi Panthers American International Yellow Jackets Le Moyne Dolphins New Haven Chargers Pace Setters Saint Rose Golden Knights Southern Connecticut State Fighting Owls

Affiliates	Long Island–Post Pioneers

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