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This summer, the Lehman College athletic department will present the tenth annual Eric Harrison/Steve Schulman Basketball Camps. The first four-day session will begin on June 28th and run through July 1st, and the second weekly session will take place from August 9th to August 12th. Both sessions will run on the campus of Lehman College in the lovely APEX athletic facilities. The Eric Harrison & Steve Schulman Basketball Camps have become legendary in the New York City area, and features a variety of drills, skills and other activities to enhance the basketball knowledge of each camper. The two coaches both have elevated their respective teams to championship plateau, and have emerged as two of the premiere coaches in the NCAA Division III ranks. The duo's expertise and knowledge of the game have been instrumental in the development of many talented players at Lehman College. The camp is for boys and girls, ages 5-18. For further information, contact Eric Harrison at (718) 960-7175 or Steven Schulman at (718) 960-7745. ]]>Thu, 08 Apr 2010 02:22:35 GMThttp://lehmanathletics.com/news/2010/2/24/WBB_0224100822.aspxhttp://lehmanathletics.com/news/2010/2/24/WBB_0224100822.aspxWomen's Basketball

Box Score The No. 2 seeded Hawks of Hunter College (17-10 Overall, 10-3 CUNYAC) advanced to the City University of New York Championship game for the first time since 2005 as they defeated the No. 3 seeded Lightning of Lehman College (11-16 Overall, 8-5 CUNYAC) by a score of 62-57 Wednesday evening at the City College of New York’s Nat Holman Gymnasium in upper Manhattan. With the victory, the Hawks will now meet Baruch College in the championship game of the tournament on Saturday afternoon at CCNY at 3:00pm. It will mark the first time in the history of the tournament that the two teams have met in the final. In the victory for Hunter College, the Hawks were led by the strong performance of Juanita Whyms as the standout posted game-highs of 15 points and 17 rebounds while Shamar Stewartson netted 14 points and snatched three rebounds. In addition, Shay Branch El-Vielot added 12 points and five rebounds in the victory. ]]>Wed, 24 Feb 2010 23:56:01 GMThttp://lehmanathletics.com/news/2010/2/21/WBB_0221100014.aspxhttp://lehmanathletics.com/news/2010/2/21/WBB_0221100014.aspxWomen's Basketball

Box Score The No. 6 seeded Lightning of Lehman College (11-15 Overall, 8-5 CUNYAC) played one of their best games of the season, turning back the Southern Division champion and number three seeded Bulldogs of Brooklyn College (16-10 Overall, 9-4 CUNYAC) by a score of 73-56 Sunday afternoon at the West Quad Gymnasium in the quarterfinal round of the 2010 CUNYAC/Con Edison Women's Basketball Championship. With the victory, the Lightning will advance to take on the Hawks of Hunter College in the semifinal round of the tournament on Wednesday evening at CCNY’s Nat Holman Gymnasium at 7:45pm, while the Bulldogs will await a possible berth in the 2010 ECAC Metro NY/NJ Women’s Basketball Championship Tournament. Things looked bleak for the Lightning early on, as Brooklyn College raced out to an early 12 point advantage – taking a 14-2 lead just 4:37 into the game. From that moment on, however, it was all Lehman College. The Lightning used a 17-4 run over the ensuing 5:25 to grab a 19-18 lead. That lead then ballooned to nine points as the Lightning outscored Brooklyn 8-1 over the next 2:30 to take a 27-18 lead. Many times the Bulldogs would draw close, but the Lightning would maintain their advantage for the remainder of the half, eventually taking a 37-33 lead into the locker room as the first half came to a close. ]]>Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:57:27 GMThttp://lehmanathletics.com/news/2010/2/18/MBB_0218102034.aspxhttp://lehmanathletics.com/news/2010/2/18/MBB_0218102034.aspxMen's Basketball, Women's Basketball

Lehman College’s Tiana Rosa took home CUNYAC Co-Rookie of the Year honors while Jonathan DeJesus and Xavier Garvin took 2nd-team All-Star honors as the CUNYAC announced its all-stars at the Water Club Restaurant in Manhattan earlier this afternoon. The annual luncheon serves as a day to recognize the best basketball players that the conference has to offer, and it also serves as a prelude to the basketball postseason, as the tournaments for both genders will begin this weekend as all of the higher seeds on both sides will host quarterfinal round contests. Garvin earned second-team praise thanks to his phenomenal regular season for the Lightning in which he led the team with an average of 16.1 points per game while also tying for the team leads in steals with 63 and placing second on the unit in assists with 65. His 402 points were a team-best, and his 69.7 percent conversion rate on his free throw attempts (99-142) led Lehman College. ]]>Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:19:04 GMThttp://lehmanathletics.com/news/2010/2/15/WBB_0215100736.aspxhttp://lehmanathletics.com/news/2010/2/15/WBB_0215100736.aspxWomen's Basketball

Box Score The Lehman College women’s basketball team (10-15 Overall, 8-5 CUNYAC) closed out their regular season with a tough loss, falling to the Cardinals of York College (13-11 Overall, 8-5 CUNYAC) by a score of 80-70 in overtime in Jamaica, Queens on Monday afternoon. Despite the loss to York, the Lightning were led by the stellar effort of Barbara Febus who netted a team-high 20 points while connecting on seven of her 11 attempts from the field while grabbing five rebounds and fishing a pair of assists. Leslie Mencia came off the bench to score 12 points and snatch eight rebounds, and Dorothy Hunte added nine points and 15 rebounds (eight on the offensive glass) off of the bench as well. Despite the loss, Lehman College head coach Eric Harrison gave his thoughts. ]]>Mon, 15 Feb 2010 21:05:15 GMThttp://lehmanathletics.com/news/2010/2/13/WBB_0213104812.aspxhttp://lehmanathletics.com/news/2010/2/13/WBB_0213104812.aspxWomen's Basketball

Box Score The Lehman College women’s basketball team (10-14 Overall, 8-4 CUNYAC) picked up a huge conference victory on Saturday afternoon, defeating the Bearcats of Baruch College (20-5 Overall, 12-1 CUNYAC) by a score of 65-57 on Senior Day at the APEX Center. With the victory, the Lightning ended Baruch's 25-game regular season CUNYAC winning streak (32 games overall if counting CUNYAC tournament contests). Prior to the game, the Lehman College athletic department, as well as head coach Eric Harrison and his staff took a few moments to honor six special seniors who have given so much to the women’s basketball program at Lehman during their tenures on the team. That group of six included Bethany Rodriguez, Taniefa Taylor, Simone Byrd, Tonisha Kirby, Barbara Febus, and Kelsey Ash. Each senior was be presented with a commemorative plaque on behalf of the Vice President of Student Affairs, Mr. Jose Magdaleno, Lehman College's Director of Athletics, Dr. Martin L. Zwiren, and the entire Lehman College women’s basketball family. ]]>Sat, 13 Feb 2010 18:25:32 GMThttp://lehmanathletics.com/news/2010/2/4/WBB_0204104702.aspxhttp://lehmanathletics.com/news/2010/2/4/WBB_0204104702.aspxWomen's Basketball

The Lehman College and Baruch College women's basketball teams will join together in the fight against Breast Cancer, as the two rivals will participate in the WBCA's "Think Pink" week. The WBCA Pink Zone® initiative is a global, unified effort for the Women's Basketball Coaches Association's (WBCA) nation of coaches to assist in raising breast cancer awareness on the court, across campuses, in communities and beyond. Lehman and Baruch, two of the perennial powers in the City University of New York Conference (CUNYAC) will meet on Saturday, February 13, 2010 at 1:00pm. The game will be played at the APEX Center on the campus of Lehman College. ]]>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 05:45:37 GMThttp://lehmanathletics.com/news/2010/2/6/WBB_0206105530.aspxhttp://lehmanathletics.com/news/2010/2/6/WBB_0206105530.aspxWomen's Basketball

Box Score The Lehman College women’s basketball team (9-14 Overall, 7-4 CUNYAC) fell in a non-conference game to the Blue Knights of Mount St. Mary College (16-4 Overall, 12-1 Skyline) 61-46 Saturday afternoon in the APEX Center in the Bronx. In the winning effort for Mount Saint Mary College, standout forward Shannon Sangster netted 16 points (6-6 FT) while grabbing 14 rebounds in 31 minutes of action. Chrissy Zrowka netted 11 points and dished six assists, and Amanda Horvers added 12 points with six rebounds. Jess Tice also contributed to the Blue Knights victory by dropping in eight points and snatching six rebounds. ]]>Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:50:13 GMThttp://lehmanathletics.com/news/2010/2/5/WBB_0205103319.aspxhttp://lehmanathletics.com/news/2010/2/5/WBB_0205103319.aspxWomen's Basketball

Box Score The Lehman College women’s basketball team (9-13 Overall, 7-4 CUNYAC) dropped a conference contest on Friday evening, falling to the Hawks of Hunter College (13-9 Overall, 8-3 CUNYAC) by a score of 67-51 at the Hunter Sportsplex in New York, NY. The loss dropped the Lightning to third place in North Division while the Hawks jumped to second place. Both teams have two conference games remaining this season. Despite the loss for Lehman College, it was Barbara Febus putting forth a solid effort as she scored 12 points while connecting on four of her eight field goal attempts. She also tallied three steals and connected on two-of-three at the charity stripe. Leslie Mencia also contributed with 10 points and five steals, and Melissa St. Louis scored a team high 13 points while grabbing six rebounds and dishing three assists. Following the game, head coach Eric Harrison gave his thoughts. ]]>Fri, 05 Feb 2010 20:31:38 GMThttp://lehmanathletics.com/news/2010/2/3/WBB_0203105936.aspxhttp://lehmanathletics.com/news/2010/2/3/WBB_0203105936.aspxWomen's Basketball

Box Score The Lehman College women’s basketball team (9-12 Overall, 7-3 CUNYAC) picked up an impressive conference victory on Wednesday evening, turning back the Bloodhounds of John Jay College (0-21 Overall, 0-10 CUNYAC) by a score of 80-56 at the APEX Center in the Bronx. In the victory for Lehman, the Lightning were led by the stellar performance of standout Leslie Mencia, as she scored a game-high 29 points (11-22 FG) to go along with nine rebounds. She drained seven treys on the evening in one of the more dominating performances the conference has seen this season. In addition, point guard Paula Robinson continued her recent solid play as she contributed with 13 points, eight assists and a pair of steals, and Tiana Rosa netted six points and snatched 10 rebounds on the evening. Following the victory, head coach Eric Harrison gave his thoughts. ]]>Wed, 03 Feb 2010 23:56:45 GMT