Box Score YONKERS, N.Y.—After a scoreless first half, the Gryphons were overcome in the second half, as Sarah Lawrence College men's soccer fell to Lehman College, 2-0, in the Gryphons' season opener at Tibbetts Brook Park on Friday.

IN SHORT
Lehman (1-0-1) def. Sarah Lawrence (0-1), 2-0.

KEY MOMENTS
The Gryphons' defense was formidable in the first half, stopping all 13 shots faced. In his Sarah Lawrence debut, Mehran Hicks (Hartsdale, N.Y./The Masters School) made five saves in the period. Defenders Tobias Geisler Mesevage (Ghent, N.Y./Hawthorne Valley Waldorf School) and Colin Berg (Franklin, Mass./Mount Saint Charles Academy) each made stunning defensive plays to fight off certain goals, and the Lightning were held scoreless in the half. Lehman's Omar Moro scored his second goal of the season to break the silence in the 67th minute, and an SLC miscue cost the Gryphons another goal.

GRYPHON LEADERS
Sophomore Mohamed Camera led the offensive front with three shots, putting one on goal. Classmate Ron Leiferman (Miami, Fla./Coral Gables) fought off a hard blow and put one shot on goal, while Finn MacMillan (London, U.K./Bryanston) fired a laser late in the game but was unable to find the back of the net. Hicks finished the game with six saves in goal.

FOR LEHMAN
Moro has both his team's goals for the season and finished Friday's game with eight shots, five on goal. Irvin Barreto had three saves in his first shutout of 2016.

UP NEXT
The Gryphons will return to their home field on Wednesday in a game against Yeshiva University. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.