Bronx, NY - After forcing a tie to end regulation the CCNY Beavers lost to Lehman College 60-55 (OT) on Wednesday night at the Nat Holman Gymnasium. The Beavers’ record falls to 4-19 overall and 2-9 in CUNYAC.
The game was extremely close in the first half, and the Beavers managed to take the lead several times stretching to . The Beavers went to the locker rooms trailing Lehman 21-23.
In the second half both teams continued to play extremely tight. At the end of the second period with one 1:41 left on the clock the Beavers were behind by two points, But a layup by Daniel Colon (New York, NY) tied the game 48-48 with only 56 seconds left in regulation, sending the game into overtime.
In overtime Lehman managed to stop the Beaver offense and tke the lead never allowing CCNY to get ahead or even tie. The game ended with a score of 60-55.
For CCNY, senior Taleek Norman tabbed 18 points and Sophomore Franklyn Dunn totaled 13 points and 11 rebounds.
CCNY returns to action on Saturday, February 9 as the take on the Bridges of Brooklyn College starting at 2:00 p.m.
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KristinaPhu Women's Soccer HVWAC Rookie of the Week
For the second time this season, Kristina Phu is the HVWAC Rookie of the Week after leading the vastly improved Beavers to a huge 2-0 win over Medgar Evers on Wednesday. Phu scored a huge insurance goal to seal the victory during the final minutes. After finishing fifth in HVWAC action a year ago, CCNY has managed to compete with the very best the conference has to offer in 2007.
Fast Facts
Did you know that CCNY won the NCAA and NIT Tournaments in the 1949-1950 season and is the only school to ever win both tournaments in the same season?
