Bronx, N.Y. – Two Lehman College men's athletic teams will be in action on Tuesday as the basketball side will visit Baruch College in semifinals of the CUNYAC Championships at Arc Arena in lower Manhattan, while the volleyball squad hosts Neumann University in a non-conference match-up at The APEX Main Gym.
The third seeded Lightning hoopsters (16-10) advanced to the postseason semis after a 97-65 home victory against sixth seeded Medgar Evers College over the weekend, during the CUNYAC opening round at The APEX. Lehman was led by guard
Tommy Batista, who scored 21 points, dished out eight assists and had three steals, while forward
Isaiah Geathers added 20 points with eight rebounds and eight assists. Geathers efforts also earned him CUNYAC Player of the Game honors.
The Lightning will take on the #2 seeded Baruch Bearcats on Tuesday at 7:30 pm. Both teams have split the head-to-head series this season with each squad winning at its home court. Fans can also follow all the basketball action on Tuesday online via
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The winner between Lehman - Baruch will then advance to take on the victor of the other postseason semifinal (John Jay/Brooklyn) in the CUNYAC Championship Final set for this Friday at York College-NY. The CUNYAC Champion will also earn the automatic berth to the NCAA Division III Tournament.
Also, on Tuesday, the Lehman volleyball side (5-12) will greet Neuman (3-13) at The APEX with first serve set for 7 pm. Fans unable to come to The APEX can also follow all the volleyball action online via
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The Lightning are coming off back-to-back three-set losses during non-conference tri-match against Eastern Mennonite University (14-25, 12-25, 19-25) and hosts Alvernia University (5-25, 10-25, 6-25) on Saturday.
Meanwhile, the Knights also dropped a pair of matches by same 3-0 scores at Wilkes-Barre, Pa. on Saturday, losing to New Jersey City University (14-25, 16-25, 26-28) and hosts King's College-PA (23-25, 18-25, 16-25), respectively.
