Lehman vs. NY City Tech Box Score
Lehman vs. Medgar Evers Box Score
The Lehman College men's volleyball team (6-12 Overall, 4-8 CUNYAC) split a pair of conference matches, defeating the Medgar Evers Cougars by scores of 30-15, 30-17, and 30-20 but falling to the Yellow Jackets of New York City College of Technology by scores of 30-19, 30-27, and 30-25 Saturday afternoon at the City College of New York in upper Manhattan.
In the Lightning's first match of the day, a 3-0 loss to the Yellow Jackets, junior standout RJ LeBlanc played well despite the loss, recording a team-high 12 kills. Nate Martin also put forth a terrific effort in defeat, tallying team-highs in assists with 20 and digs with 11.
Leading the way for the New York City Tech was Johnny Santana as he recorded a match-high 27 kills to go along with seven digs. Paul Rhodes added 12 kills and eight digs, and setter Kevin Edwards posted a match-high 44 assists while recording seven digs. As a team, the Yellow Jackets hit .225.
In the second match of the day, a 3-0 Lightning triumph over Medgar Evers, senior Joseph Bodden paced his squad with 11 kills and five digs, and Martin continued his stellar morning by posting a match-high 12 kills while recording 11 assists, five services aces, and four digs. Senior Matt De Tiberiis also contributed to the win with 23 assists.
Despite the loss for Medgar Evers, Jeff Campbell recorded five kills and three services aces for his squad.
Following the split-morning for the Lightning, Lehman College Head Coach Daniel Skilins gave his thoughts on the way the team played.
“Today was a very good indication of some talent we posses as a team and as a whole,” Skilins said. “Joseph, RJ, and Nate really put forth great efforts today. Daniel saw some court time and made the most of it. We competed from start to finish and I could not have been happier with our attitudes and efforts. I think we will play a good match against CCNY on Tuesday, and hopefully we can get a victory and put a winning streak together.”
The Lightning return to action Tuesday evening as the team will take on the Beavers of the City College of New York at the APEX Center, with match-time scheduled for 7:00pm.
