Lehman vs. Bard College Box Score
Lehman vs. Stevenson University Box Score
The Lehman College men's volleyball team (9-16 Overall, 4-10 CUNYAC) dropped a pair of non-conference matches, falling to Bard College by scores of 24-30, 27-30, 30-24, 23-30 and Stevenson University 12-30, 31-33, 30-21, 25-30 in contests played in Stevenson, Maryland.
In Lehman's first match of the day against Bard College, the Raptors received a well-balanced effort in nailing down the victory. Maxwell Howard posted a team-high of 14 kills while Elijah Strauss and Brice Ormesher recorded 13 kills apiece and Scott McMillen and Luke Bolton contributed with 10 kills each. Setter Andrew Cortrite added a match-high 45 assists to go along with nine digs. As a team, Bard College hit .237.
For the Lightning in the loss, standout Jonathan Cruz tallied a match-high 16 kills to go along with 10 digs. Junior RJ LeBlanc added 15 kills to go along with eight digs and two block assists and senior Joseph Bodden put forth a strong match with 12 kills and eight digs. Setter Nate Martin added a team-high 36 assists. Lehman hit .188 as a team.
In the Lightning's tussle with Stevenson University, Lehman fell 30-12 in the first set but responded with consecutive strong sets. The Lightning dropped set two in a nail-biter, 33-31 and won the third set by nine points before finally falling in the fourth set. Leading the way for Stevenson University was J.R. Jackson who put forth a tremendous effort with a match-high 18 kills to go along with three digs. Ryan McDowell and Steve Grossnickle added eight kills apiece, and setter Dean Massimini recorded a match-high 52 assists.
Despite the loss for Lehman, Cruz continued his stellar play on the day for his club, recording 12 kills, eight digs, and three service aces. LeBlanc also put forth a hearty effort in defeat with 12 kills, seven digs, and four block solos. Martin added 28 assists as well. Following the day, Head Coach Daniel Skilins gave his thoughts.
“We played very flat against Bard, but opened up our game against Stevenson,” Skilins said. “I am sure we would want that match back against Bard, but we really brought our best game against a very talented Stevenson University squad. In the second match, we moved RJ to middle, and Jonathan and Nate both played very well. Horace also made some improvements this weekend. We're looking forward to the playoff match against Hunter College on Tuesday evening!”
Lehman will return to action Tuesday evening as the team heads to the Hunter Sportsplex in New York, NY to battle the Hunter College Hawks in the quarterfinal round of the 2009 CUNYAC Men's Volleyball Tournament. Match-time is scheduled for 6:00pm.
