Lehman College Athletics

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The Lehman College women’s basketball team (10-14 Overall, 8-4 CUNYAC) picked up a huge conference victory on Saturday afternoon, defeating the Bearcats of Baruch College (20-5 Overall, 12-1 CUNYAC) by a score of 65-57 on Senior Day at the APEX Center. With the victory, the Lightning ended Baruch's 25-game regular season CUNYAC winning streak (32 games overall if counting CUNYAC tournament contests).

Prior to the game, the Lehman College athletic department, as well as head coach Eric Harrison and his staff took a few moments to honor six special seniors who have given so much to the women’s basketball program at Lehman during their tenures on the team. That group of six included Bethany Rodriguez, Taniefa Taylor, Simone Byrd, Tonisha Kirby, Barbara Febus, and Kelsey Ash. Each senior was be presented with a commemorative plaque on behalf of the Vice President of Student Affairs, Mr. Jose Magdaleno, Lehman College's Director of Athletics, Dr. Martin L. Zwiren, and the entire Lehman College women’s basketball family.

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The Lehman College women’s basketball team (9-14 Overall, 7-4 CUNYAC) fell in a non-conference game to the Blue Knights of Mount St. Mary College (16-4 Overall, 12-1 Skyline) 61-46 Saturday afternoon in the APEX Center in the Bronx.

In the winning effort for Mount Saint Mary College, standout forward Shannon Sangster netted 16 points (6-6 FT) while grabbing 14 rebounds in 31 minutes of action. Chrissy Zrowka netted 11 points and dished six assists, and Amanda Horvers added 12 points with six rebounds. Jess Tice also contributed to the Blue Knights victory by dropping in eight points and snatching six rebounds.

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The Lehman College women’s basketball team (9-12 Overall, 7-3 CUNYAC) picked up an impressive conference victory on Wednesday evening, turning back the Bloodhounds of John Jay College (0-21 Overall, 0-10 CUNYAC) by a score of 80-56 at the APEX Center in the Bronx.

In the victory for Lehman, the Lightning were led by the stellar performance of standout Leslie Mencia, as she scored a game-high 29 points (11-22 FG) to go along with nine rebounds. She drained seven treys on the evening in one of the more dominating performances the conference has seen this season. In addition, point guard Paula Robinson continued her recent solid play as she contributed with 13 points, eight assists and a pair of steals, and Tiana Rosa netted six points and snatched 10 rebounds on the evening. Following the victory, head coach Eric Harrison gave his thoughts.