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Bronx, NY (Jan. 30, 2014) – The men's volleyball team dropped a 3-1 decision at Lehman College Thursday night.

Lehman came from behind at the APEX, yielding a 22-25, 25-20, 29-27, 25-21 win. The Lightning have now won the first two games of the 2014 season.

The Panthers, which also led 1-0 in their opener against Brooklyn on Tuesday, are now 0-2, despite two solid performances to start the spring season.

For the second straight game, Lehman got off to a slow start as the Panthers claimed the first set. The situation seemed grim for the Lightning as they fell behind, 19-16, in the second game. After calling a timeout, the Lightning would respond by scoring nine of the last 10 points to win the set, evening the match at one game apiece.

The Panthers had four different set-point opportunities that would give them the critical victory, but the home team would foil the opposition's plans. After the Lightning evened the game at 27, they knocked in the final two points.

In the fourth set, the Panthers were able to extend their lead to 11-5, but Lehman would rally with a 10– 2 run to take the lead, 15-13 en route to closing out the set in victory.

Jaleel Lino led the Lightning with 29 kills and registered four service aces.  

Kevon Kareem Bruce (SR/Hayes, Jamaica) led Purchase with 18 kills. Kevin Carges (FR/Brockport, NY) added 17 in the loss. Andrew Schwab (FR/Merrick, NY) tallied a match-high 33 assists and Schwab and Carges shared the team high for digs, registering 10 apiece.

-Lehman Sports Information Contributed to this report