Bronx, N.Y. – The Lehman College volleyball team defeated Brooklyn College, 3-0, in a non-conference tilt from the Bronx on Tuesday.  The scores of the set 25-14, 25-21 and 25-16.
 
Jose Bautista led the team with 24 assists, while Roberto Ventura Diaz totaled 16 kills.  Filipe Velandia led the Lightning with nine digs.
 
Set one was close early until Lehman eventually led, 9-8. From there, the Lightning used a 7-0 run to take control of the set.  Yaw Eshun served for six of the points.  He tallied one ace, while Diaz had a pair of kills in the run.  Lehman closed out the set when Bautista set up Eshun for a kill.
 
The Bulldogs took a 7-2 lead in set two before Lehman slowly chipped away at the deficit.  A service error and ace from Diaz made the score 7-4.  An Eshun serve was eventually misplayed for an error and the set was knotted at 12-12.  Later, with the Lightning up 23-21, a pair Diaz kills gave the set to Lehman, 25-21.
 
Lehman took control in set three at the 9-7 mark.  A 5-0 run made the score 14-7 and put the set out of reach.  Two Diaz kills, another from Eshun, a Velandia ace and a block assist from Bautista and Eshun capped the scoring in the run.  An Eshun kill gave the set to Lehman, 25-16.

The Lehman College men's volleyball team improved to 10-8 with the win.  They return to action on Thursday, March 15 when they host Medgar Evers at 5PM and Wilkes University at 7PM.