Bronx, N.Y. – The Lehman College men's basketball team concluded the regular season on Tuesday with an 83-61 victory against visiting conference rival Medgar Evers College during Senior Night at The APEX Main Gym. The Lightning improve to a 19-3 overall ledger and 12-2 in CUNYAC action, while the Cougars fall to 6-16 mark and 3-11 in conference play.
Prior to tip-off, Lehman honored its three seniors
Gian Batista,
Isaiah Geathers and
Keith Karen as they all played their final regular season game with the basketball uniform.
The Lightning took a 42-19 lead into the intermission after they shot 53 percent of the field, while limiting the Cougars to just 21%.
In the second half, Lehman continued to hit 50% of its shots from the field as all 14 players saw action on the court for the victory.
Geathers, once again led the way for the Lightning with another 'double-double' scoring 22 points and grabbing 12 boards. Batista also added a 'double-double' with 10 points and 14 rebounds.
The playoff bound Lehman will hosts a CUNYAC Quarterfinal with an opponent to be determined, this Saturday at The APEX with tip-off set for 2 pm ET.