Just 95 seconds into the contest
Melanie Huerta scored her first of three goals on the afternoon to give the Lightning a 1-0 lead en route to a 4-1 victory. With the win Lehman improves to 5-6 overall and 2-2 in the CUNYAC. The Bulldogs fall to 1-12:1-3.
Lehman extended their lead to 2-0 after
Melanie Siranaula converted a penalty kick in the 33
rd minute. Huerta again found the back of the net at the 53:40 mark off a feed from
Emily Herrera, giving the Lightning a three-goal advantage. At the 59
th minute mark Huerta recorded the hat-trick with an assist by Siranaula, her second helper on the afternoon. The Bulldogs got on the scoreboard on a converted penalty kick by Rachel Gomez in the 72
nd minute.
The Lightning out-shot the Bulldogs 22-4. Lehman net-minder
Rebecca Gritz was called on to make three saves.
Lehman will now face CCNY, a team they lost to twice this season, in the semifinals on Saturday, October 30
th. A time and placed of the match will be announced this week.