The women's basketball team suffered a 73-67 loss to Lehman College in front of 1,500 fans at the Ninth Annual Battle of Lexington on Thursday night in the ARC Arena.

The Lightning (13-9, 7-6 CUNYAC) lit up the scoreboard by shooting 8-of-12 from 3-point range and 25-of-28 from the free throw line to earn the CUNYAC victory in front of a festive and decorated crowd.

The Bearcats (15-7, 11-3 CUNYAC) lost their first Battle of Lexington in nine years by shooting only 27.8 percent (22-for-79) from the field. They did jump out to a nine point lead midway through the first half, but the Lightning came back to take a five point lead (48-43) at halftime behind their successful long-range shooting.

Iyana Abrams led the Bearcats this evening with 16 points and Ashika Kuruvilla, the current CUNYAC Rookie of the Week, contributed 10 points, eight rebounds and three blocked shots off the bench.

Jennifer Navarro led the Lightning with 24 points (5-6 3fg, 5-5 ft).

The Bearcats will return to action on Tuesday, February 11, with a 6:00 pm CUNYAC contest at Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn, New York.