BRONX, N.Y. - The Bard College men's volleyball team lost to Lehman College, 3-0, in a non-league match on Tuesday night.

Bard defeated Lehman in Annandale, 3-1, back on Feb. 2. Things obviously didn't go as well in the city, as the Lightning prevailed 25-20, 25-22 and 25-22.

In the first set, Lehman got up 9-5 and never trailed. In the second set, Bard was up 20-18, and tied 22-22, but consecutive kills and an attack error gave the set to the hosts.

Bard got ahead 9-4 in the third set, but Lehman tied it at 10-10. It went back and forth and was tied for the final time at 17-17 before Lehman pulled it out.

Orlando Vargas (Tenares, DR) led the winners with 17 kills and hit .364. Emmanuel Ortiz (Bronx, NY) contributed 21 assists and 11 digs. Lehman is 4-14.

Bard (3-16) got 12 kills and four digs apiece from Jesse Small and Alex Adams. Mahir Sheikh had 17 assists and five digs; Kai Bernier-Chen had 12 assists, three digs and two blocks; Gabe Adams-Keane had three kills and three blocks, and Tyler Zowaski led Bard with 13 digs.

Up next for Bard is the Johnson & Wales University Invitational on Friday and Saturday. The Raptors will play Emmanuel and the hosts on Friday, then Lesley and York on Saturday.