Jersey City, N.J. – The Lehman College softball team lost both games of non-conference twin-bill (10-2, 11-6) at New Jersey City University on Thursday at Thomas M. Gerrity Athletic Complex.  The Lightning go to an 8-18 overall record, while the Gothic Knights improved to a 17-19 mark.

After a scoreless in the first inning of the opening game on Thursday, New Jersey City jumped to a 3-0 lead after the second inning and never looked back as it added seven more runs, while limiting Lehman to just two runs on five hits.  Outfielder Lizbeth Perez scored twice while having three hits, including a home run, for the Lightning.

In the nightcap, the Lightning took a 3-0 advantage after two innings of action, before New Jersey City came back to add three runs in the third to tie the match (3-3).  Then the Gothic Knights scored five times in the fourth, before the Lightning crossed home plate three times to cut the deficit to 8-6 after five innings of play.  New Jersey City registered three more runs in the sixth inning and held on for the victory.  Perez and outfielder Yudelis Pena had two runs each for Lehman, while infielder Jireh Espina registered two RBI and a run scored.

The Lightning are back in action on Friday (April 25th) when they travel to Union, N.J. to take on John Jay College, in a CUNYAC doubleheader, with the first pitch set for 4 pm ET.