Bronx – Both Lehman College soccer teams will be in action this Saturday as the women's squad travels to Brooklyn College for a key CUNYAC match-up, while the men's side takes on non-conference opponent Pratt Institute in its regular season home finale.
The Lightning women (4-6; 1-2 CUNYAC) will close out conference play against Brooklyn Bulldogs (1-11; 1-2 CUNYAC) at BC Field at 12 pm ET. Both sides have secured a spot into CUNYAC Postseason and will most likely face off against each other in the semifinals.
Lehman is coming off a heartbreaking 1-0 home loss to CUNYAC rival John Jay College on Wednesday, while Brooklyn blanked conference foe York College-NY, 4-0, on Tuesday.
The Lightning-Bulldogs head-to-head series is tied 5-5 since 2012, however, Lehman has won the last three encounters. In the previous meeting held on October 26, 2019, forward
Melanie Huerta scored the game-winner (1-0) for the Lightning at South Field.
Also on Saturday, the Lehman men (8-3-1), who have already clinched its second consecutive conference regular season title, will hosts Pratt (2-11) for the first time in its history. Fans can follow all the action via
live stats and
live stream.
The CUNYAC leading Lightning (6-1) are coming a 5-2 victory against visiting CCNY on Wednesday at South Field. Midfielder
Mubarak Ouro scored twice for Lehman's victory, which also secured a number one seed and a first round bye in the upcoming conference tournament for a second consecutive season.
Meanwhile, the Cannoneers posted a 1-0 overtime triumph over visiting Medgar Evers College in a non-conference affair on Monday at Randall's Islands.