Patchogue, N.Y. - One day after defeating the Brooklyn version of St. Joseph's College, the Lehman College men's volleyball team dropped a three-setter to St. Joseph's Long Island.  The scores of the sets went 25-15, 25-16 and 25-13.

Lehman trailed 13-5 in set one but scored four straight points to get within 13-9.  Roberto Ventura Diaz had a kill and an ace.  Andres Felipe Delgado Velandia added another kill and the Golden Eagles committed an error.  The Lightning got within 15-12 before St. Joseph's took the set, 25-15.

Lehman never led in the second set before dropping it, 25-16.  Set three saw Lehman take a 2-0 lead on kills by Jose Bautista and Yaw Eshun.  After a Golden Eagles point, Bautista made it 3-1 with another kill.  The lead went to 5-1 after a block assist from Yaw and Diaz and another kill from Diaz.  St. Joe's rallied from there and took set three, 25-13.

In the contest, Diaz led Lehman with 10 kills.  Juan Carlos Santos gave out 12 digs.  George Montilla gave out nine assists and a pair of blocks.

The loss dropped Lehman to 4-5 on the year and ended the team's three-match winning streak.  The Lightning return to action on Sunday, February 18 when they face Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville.  The first serve is slated for 1PM.