Five men's lacrosse standouts from the East Coast Conference have been named All-Americans by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA).
NYIT men's lacrosse team will be one of eight from across Division II to compete for a National Championship, as the Bears were included in the bracket for the NCAA Championship on Sunday evening.
Andrew Zito scored the sudden-death overtime game-winner and the NYIT men's lacrosse team defeated LIU Post, 11-10, to claim its second straight East Coast Conference postseason title at President's Stadium on Saturday.
Prior to Wednesday's East Coast Conference Championship semifinal match, Dylan Harned of LIU Post was honored as the ECC Elite 18 Award winner for the sport of men's lacrose.
It was a dominating effort by the LIU Post men's lacrosse team as the Pioneers dismantled Mercy College, 19-7 to advance to the East Coast Conference title game May 2 at Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium.