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Lehman runs past College of Staten Island women, 87-63Published: Thursday, January 27, 2011, 11:14 PMBy Jim WaggonerLehman junior guard Amanda De La Cruz had 27 points, 10 assists and five steals to lead the up-tempoLightning to a 87-63 victory Thursday night over the College of Staten Island.Visiting Lehman saw its 39-31 halftime lead cut in the first minute of the second half, prompting coach EricHarrison to call a quick timeout.The visitors responded with a hot streak to bury the Dolphins.“We got out of the press and went to a man-to-man,” said Harrison. “We got the game speeded up with ourdefense and really took off.”Lehman improved to 5-4 in the CUNY Conference, with two of those games hard-fought losses to three-timedefending champion Baruch, and 11-8 overall.CSI, which was led by Olivia Tierno’s 19 points and Allie Shanahan’s 17, dropped to 3-5 and 5-12.De La Cruz hit 12 of 26 shots from the floor. Louvinia Hayes added 17 points, eight rebounds and six steals.They are the CUNY’s top two scorers.“When we get those two guards on the same page, we can be tough to stop,” said Harrison. “It’s a matter ofgetting everyone playing together.”Lehman topped Baruch in the 2007 tourney championship game. The Lightning dropped the next two finales,with the 2009 decided by a controversial call in the final moments.“We’d like to get back there,” said Harrison, “and give it another shot.“We have a lot of work to do in the next month or so.”NOTES: Jaleesa Gordon had 16 points and 11 rebounds and Taniefa Taylor grabbed 15 rebounds for thewinners ... Katelyn Hepworth had 11 points and 13 rebounds for the Dolphins, while Jaclyn Tocco had 10Page 91 of 157