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Championship Central
FLUSHING, N.Y. – The 2022 CUNYAC/HSS Men’s Basketball Championship Game is set, as No. 1 seed Lehman College will take on No. 2 seed Baruch College in the finals on Feb. 25 at 8:30 p.m. at City College of New York. The winner of the contest will not only hoist the legendary Dutch Shoe trophy but also earn the league’s automatic bid to the 2022 NCAA Division III Men’s Basketball Championship.
Spectators
are not permitted to attend the championship game. This decision was made in accordance with CCNY Athletics COVID-19 guidelines to best allow our student-athletes and coaches to compete in a safe and healthy environment.
However, the finals will broadcast on
Facebook Live through a partnership with Linacre Media.
Lehman (21-3) advanced to Friday’s championship game for the first time since 2018 after defeating No. 5 seed Hunter, 122-95, in the semifinal round.
Isaiah Geathers, a First Team CUNYAC All-Star, turned in a monster performance, producing game-highs in points (28) and rebounds (20).
Gian Batista, the 2022 CUNYAC Player of the Year, finished with a double-double of his own with 25 points and 10 assists.
Lehman is seeking its sixth CUNYAC title in program history and its first since 2004.
Baruch (19-7) is set to compete in its third straight conference final following a 77-60 victory over No. 3 seed York in the semifinal round. The Bearcats were led by a team-high 20 points from CUNYAC First Team All-Star,
Adnan Bajrami.
Emil Purisic, a CUNYAC Second Team All-Star, produced a double-double with 19 points and 10 rebounds in the victory.
Baruch is looking to capture its first CUNYAC championship since 2018 and fourth in program history.
Friday’s contest signals the first-ever meeting between the two programs in a conference championship matchup.
The two teams split their regular season meetings, each winning on their respective homecourt. In the first contest at the ARC on Jan. 19, the Bearcats won by a narrow 71-67 score. In the second meeting at the APEX, Lehman earned an 80-76 victory.
2022 CUNYAC/HSS Men’s Basketball Championship Game (Feb. 25, 2022)
No. 1 Lehman vs. No. 2 Baruch – 8:30 p.m. (at City College of New York)