After a layoff of nearly three full weeks the College of Staten Island Men's and Women's Swimming & Diving teams will return to the pool tonight against Lehman College.  For the 3-2 CSI women, it will be their fourth straight meet against a CUNYAC opponent and it will be the third consecutive meet against the CUNYAC for the 3-1 men.  The Lehman men enter tonight's matchup with the Dolphins at 2-2 and the Lightning women come in with a record of 3-2.

CSI @ LEHMAN COLLEGE AT-A-GLANCE
Matchup: CSIM (3-1), CSIW (3-2) vs Lehman College M (2-2), W (3-2)
Where: Apex Swimming Pool - Bronx, NY 
All-Time Series:  CSI Men lead, 16-4 / CSI Women lead, 19-2
Last Meeting: December 7, 2018 - CSI men won, 122-96 and CSI women won 117-74
Players to Watch (CSI):  On the women's side Deirdre McCafferty has been leading the way for the Dolphins in scoring by a considerable margin this season as she has tallied 112.25 points on 11 first-place finishes.  However, there have been several other major contributors to the Dolphins 3-2 start to the season including Sabella Vaserman, Lisnette Solano, Gabriella Bartley, Kathleen Bridgman and Melissa Poggioli who have all tallied at least 50 points.  Solano and Vaserman have also taken the top spot in four individual events with Bartley and Bridgman taking first in three.  On the men's side, Michael Stora has registered 94.5 points for the Dolphins behind nine first-place finished in individual events with Peter Carle, Michael Blacharski, Chris Ivanov, and Xavier Nicholson all scoring at least 50.  Nicholson has done all of his scoring on the diving board and has already been named CUNYAC Diver of the Week earlier this season.  For the women, that same recognition has gone to Jen Basini and Bridgman at different points this season as well.
Players to Watch (LC): It was a tough night on the scoreboard for Lehman in their last meet against Maritime, but it was a strong night for Sarina Eshtiaghi nonetheless.  She helped lead the Lightning to a win in the 200-yard medley relay and took the top spots in the 200-yard freestyle and 100-yard backstroke.  Elizabeth DelaCruz also picked up a victory for the Lightning in the 500-yard freestyle.  On the men's side Anton Kyrylenko earned first-place finishes in the 200-yard IM and 100-yard breaststroke with Esgardo Castelan scoring first in both 1-meter and 3-meter diving.  
What's Next?:  The Lightning will face Baruch in their next meet in over one month on January 9, 2020 while the Dolphins will have one final meet before the new year on Saturday against Montclair State at noon.