Bronx, N.Y. – Three-game losing skid was snapped on Friday evening at The APEX Main Gym with Lehman College men's basketball team posting a 91-64 CUNYAC win over visiting York College-NY. The Lightning improve to an overall record of 2-5 and 1-1 in CUNYAC, while the Cardinals go to 2-5 mark and 0-2 in conference play.
Lehman jumped out to a 47-28 lead at the intermission after shooting 53 percent from the field, while earning 20 points off York's turnovers. In the second half, Lightning continued earning points off turnovers with 14 and ended holding the Cardinals to just 40 percent shooting from the field, while the hosts concluded hitting 48 %.
Forward
Mo Idrissou led scoring for Lehman notching a career-high 20 points. Guard
Gian Batista had 17 points with nine rebounds, while forward
Alex Hanson added a Lightning-high 12 points along with nine boards in the victory.
Lehman returns to action next Wednesday (December 11
th) when it welcomes Mount St. Mary's College-NY in a non-conference match-up at The APEX with tip-off set for 7 pm.