6/23/11

BERKELEY SHINES AT USCAA NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

The Berkeley College New York men's basketball team earned a trip the United States Collegiate Athletic Association National Championships in their first year as a member. The team entered the championships as the fourth ranked team in the nation and lost a heartbreaking opening round game to Andrews University of Ohio in overtime 62 to 61! Andrews would go on to win the national championship.

The team would bounce back to win three consecutive games defeating Penn State University - Fayette, Vermont Tech, and Southern Maine to secure fifth place overall in the tournament.

The USCAA national championships came on the heels of the Knights earning their fourth Hudson Valley Men's Athletic Conference (HVMAC) championship, defeating Albany Pharmacy 91 to 81 in the semis and then archrival St. Joseph's College 91-62 in the championship game!