Box Score

Bronx, NY (Mar. 12, 2013) – Kevon Kareem Bruce turned in 14 kills in one of his best performances of the season Tuesday night on the road at Lehman College, but his strong outing wasn't enough for the Panthers, who fell 3-0.

The Lightning was able to hold off pesky Purchase, beating the Panthers by scores of 28-26, 25-15, 25-22.

Lehman has now won three straight matches, and four of its last five, to improve to 10-9 on the season. Purchase falls to 1-12.

The first set was a harbinger of things to come, as both teams traded points throughout. With the score tied at 26 apiece, Luis Colon and Manuel Bonilla had back-to-back kills to close out the set for the hosts.

In the second, Lehman went on a smaller 4-0 run, which was part of a larger 7-1 run, to blow the game open. In the third set, Lehman led 23-19, on a kill by Brian Francisco. Purchase rallied for the next three points, bringing the score to 23-22, in favor of the Lightning.

From there, Francisco and Ahmad Abugharbieh ended the game with consecutive kills.

On the night, Francisco hit a whopping .407, with 13 kills and only two attack errors. Abugharbieh hit .455, with seven kills, while Bonilla had 13 kills, hitting .385. Colon led the way with 23 set assists.

For Purchase, Bruce (JR/Hayes, Jamaica) paced the visitors with 14 kills and 17 digs en route to a double-double. Taylor Edelmann (SR/Bethel, CT) added seven kills in the loss.

-Lehman Sports Information Contributed to this report