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Lightning Greet Hawks At CUNYAC Men’s Basketball Semis On Wednesday

Bronx, N.Y. –  The Lehman College men's basketball team will greet Hunter College in the CUNYAC Championship Semifinal at The APEX Main Gym on Wednesday at 6 pm ET.

The number one seeded Lightning (20-3), which captured the regular season title, are two victories away from the obtaining the 'CUNYAC Double' and take on the fifth seeded Hawks (13-12).  Fans can follow all the men's basketball action online via live stats and live stream.

Lehman is coming off its 16th consecutive victory at The APEX this past Saturday after defeating eighth seeded Medgar Evers College, 71-54, in the CUNYAC Tournament Quarterfinals.  Mo Idrissou led the way for the Lightning with a career-high 27 points, while Isaiah Geathers had 17 points and Gian Batista added 13.

Elsewhere in CUNYAC Quarterfinals, Hunter posted a 101-97 triumph over hosts John Jay College last Sunday at The Doghouse.

Lehman holds a 20-9 advantage during the head-to-head series since 2008, which includes 13 victories in the last 15 outings.  The Lightning have won both encounters this season over the Hawks with the most recent coming on January 25th at The APEX with the hosts winning 112-101.  Batista had a 'triple-double' to paced the Lehman offense with 27 points, 18 rebounds and 15 assists.

However, the last time the Lehman dropped an encounter at The APEX was on Jan. 10, 2020, when Hunter pulled a 55-51 upset.

Also, on Wednesday, the Lightning volleyballers (3-2) will travel to take on Yeshiva University (0-0) in a non-conference match-up at Max Stern Athletic Center in Manhattan. Fans can follow all the men's volleyball action online via live stats and live stream.

Lehman is coming off a five-set defeat (11-25, 25-19, 25-21, 22-25, 13-15) to visiting CCNY in a non-conference affair last Friday at The APEX.  Miguel Gonzalez had a 'double-double' with 14 kills and 16 digs for the Lightning, while Ray Rodriguez also earned a 'double' as he had 17 digs and 10 kills.

Lehman has won 10 of 11 head-to-head encounters against Yeshiva since 2008.  The last time both sides faced off was on February 19, 2020, at The APEX with the home-side winning in five-set thriller (25-22, 24-26, 24-26, 27-25, 15-13).
 
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Players Mentioned

Gian Batista

#15 Gian Batista

G
6' 4"
Senior
Isaiah Geathers

#23 Isaiah Geathers

F
6' 4"
Senior
Mo Idrissou

#10 Mo Idrissou

F
6' 4"
Junior
Miguel Gonzalez

#4 Miguel Gonzalez

OH
5' 7"
Junior
Ray Rodriguez

#1 Ray Rodriguez

OH/OPP
5' 7"
Freshman

Players Mentioned

Gian Batista

#15 Gian Batista

6' 4"
Senior
G
Isaiah Geathers

#23 Isaiah Geathers

6' 4"
Senior
F
Mo Idrissou

#10 Mo Idrissou

6' 4"
Junior
F
Miguel Gonzalez

#4 Miguel Gonzalez

5' 7"
Junior
OH
Ray Rodriguez

#1 Ray Rodriguez

5' 7"
Freshman
OH/OPP