NY WOMEN ADVANCE TO CHAMPIONSHIP

The Berkeley College New York women’s soccer team earned a trip to the Hudson Valley Women’s Athletic Conference championship game Sunday afternoon after a 1-0 win against Yeshiva University at the College of Staten Island Soccer Complex.

For most of the first half both teams would trade possessions trying to obtain good field position in high wind conditions. Berkeley managed five shots in the first frame while Yeshiva tallied only two shots. The game would remain scoreless entering the second half.

The Knights would make a line-up change for the second half and it would pay dividends. Freshman Kerry Ann Haughton (Springfield Garden/Queens, NY) would post six shots in the second half including the game winner in the 54th minute. Haughton stole the ball at the top of Yeshiva’s box, raced to the goal and fired a strong shot that passed the keeper’s reach and into the net.

The Knights led in shots 14-4 and in corners 14-6. The win improved the team's record to 3-2 and set up a date for them in the championship game on Sunday, November 4, at 5 P.M. at Tibbetts Brook Park.

NY MEN WIN SEMIFINAL GAME IN THRILLING FASHION

The Berkeley College New York men’s soccer team defeated Culinary Institute of America 2-1 Saturday afternoon at Floyd Bennett Field in double overtime to advance to the Hudson Valley Men's Athletic Conference Championship game.

Defense was the on the mind-set of both teams early in the first half. A total of nine offside calls were made (seven by Berkeley) during the first 33 minutes of play. The Knights would get on the board in the 34th minute of play; after a foul was called on the Steels inside the Knights box, a penalty shot was taken and made by Anton Hakansson to put the Knights up, 1-0. Berkeley would take the 1-0 lead into the half while holding Culinary Institute to only one shot for the entire first half. 

In the second half, The Steels would come out attacking posting six shots (four on goal) in the first 25 minutes of play. The momentum was beginning to change for Culinary Institute; they would eventually tie the game at 1-1 in the 69th minute of play when Vin Loseto took a free kick shot from near mid field that sailed into the Knights box, off the goalie and into the net.  The game would remain tied going into the overtime period.

In the overtime period the Knights would look to end it early on a fast break give and go play, however, Culinary Institute’s goalie Eric Hamway would have other plans as he tipped ball just enough to make the save. Hamway would make another similar save later in the period. Despite those close shot attempts by Berkeley College, the score would remain 1-1 entering the second overtime.

The knights wasted no time in the second overtime; a scramble for the ball at the top of the Steels box was won by Ahmet Colak who squeezed a pass through a few Steel defenders to set up Dare Aniyikaye for a bullet that saw the top corner of the net for the game winner in the 101^st minute of play. The final score was 2-1, Berkeley College.   

Berkeley College was led by Colak and Aniyikaye whom cumulatively tallied 10 shots (six on goal), one golden assist and one golden goal.

The Knights face Albany Pharmacy in the championship game on Sunday, November 4, at Tibbetts Brook Park at 2 P.M.

NY GOES UNDEFEATED IN CONFERENCE

The Berkeley College New York men’s soccer team defeated Sarah Lawrence College 2-1 Wednesday night at Floyd Bennett Field in overtime to improve to 5-9-2 while Sarah Lawrence fell to 3-12 on the season.  

In the first half, both teams were exchanging possessions several times. The Knights would score late; at the 34:56 marker, freshman forward Ahmet Colak (Istanbul, Turkey) would convert on a tip shot that bounced over Sarah Lawrence’s goalie and into the net to go up 1-0 on an assist by freshman defender Steven Ramirez (Frances Perkins Academy/Brooklyn, NY).  Berkeley College would attempt three more shots (two on goal) before the half ended, but the score would remain the same.

In the second frame, the Knights were on the attack posting eight shots in the first 25 minutes of play; seven of which were on goal. Sarah Lawrence would tie the game (with their only shot of the second half) at one apiece with only eight minutes remaining; after a foul was called at the top of the box, a free kick shot went over everybody including the goalie. The score would remain 1-1 entering the overtime period.

In the extra frame, the Knights wasted no time and set up a few plays before finally executing on a slick pass from freshman forward Hasan Sezer (Istanbul, Turkey) that set up freshman forward Abdourahmane Gueye (New York, NY) for a sliding shot that passed the diving goalie and into the net for the game winner.

The win ends the conference season for the Knights at a perfect 5-0-1. They host Culinary Institute of America on Saturday at Aviator Field for the semifinals of the Hudson Valley Conference championship.

NJ MEN BLANKED BY DREW

The Berkeley College New Jersey men's soccer team has had an historic run this season losing only two games all season by more than one goal. That is until last night when Drew University blanked the Knights 5-0.

In a game dominated by the Rangers from start to finish, the Knights fell to 9-8 on the season with five of the eight losses coming by one goal.

Sophomore goalkeeper Thomas Frangieh (Newton/Newton, NJ) made nine saves in an effort to keep the Knights in the match.

The team finishes the season on Sunday at 8 P.M. against Yeshiva University as they attempt to reach double digits in wins for the first time in history.

CELIN NAMED TO ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM

Sophomore Sarah Celin was named to the Hudson Valley Women's Athletic Conference Cross Country All-Conference Team for the 2012 season.

Celin has consistently been the best runner for Berkeley College for the past two seasons and finished 8th overall in this year's HVWAC Championships medaling for the second year in a row.

WOMEN POST SECOND SHUTOUT

The Berkeley College women's soccer team earned their second win and second shutout of the season with a 5-0 victory over Medgar Evers College. The Knights were led by freshman Kerry Ann Houghton (Springfield Garden/Queens, NY) who scored four goals and an assist on the evening. Freshman Anna Folkesson (Johannes Hedbergskolan/Helsinborg, Sweden) added a goal.

The Knights return to action this weekend in the first round of the Hudson Valley Women's Athletic Conference post season. Details to follow.

SARAH CELIN MEDALS AT CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP

Berkeley College sophomore Sarah Celin medaled for the second consecutive year at the Hudson Valley Women's Athletic Conference cross country championship finishing 8th overall in a time of 23:22 at a pace of 7:31 per mile.

The team scored as a whole with five runners competing, the first time it has done so at the conference championship in its three year history.

Freshman Amanda Bostrom finished 32nd overall in a time of 25:55, sophomore Noemi Torres finished 45th overall in a time of 30:41, senior Lacey Garnett finished 46th overall in a time of 30:51, and freshman Llianne Reyes finished 56th overall in a time of 40:17.


The men's and women's team next travels to Lake Placid, NY, for the USCAA National Championships.

ULISES BRAVO MEDALS AT CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP

Junior Ulises Bravo (Graphic Communication Arts/New York, NY) became the first Berkeley College male runner to medal at the Hudson Valley Men's Athletic Conference cross country championships.

Bravo finished 12th overall in a time of 31:44 with a pace of 6:23 per mile, all records for male runners at Berkeley College.

Freshman John Durandisse finished 33rd overall in a time of 38:17 and Jermund Ottermo finished 41st overall in a time of 50:01.

The men's and women's team next travels to Lake Placid, NY, for the USCAA National Championships.

NJ MEN'S SOCCER DEFEATS BRIARCLIFFE

The Berkeley College New Jersey men's soccer team defeated Briarcliffe College 2-1 Sunday at NJIT to improve to 9-7 on the season and remain undefeated at home going 5-0 in Newark.

Briarcliffe got on the board first scoring 4:55 in the first half to take the 1-0 lead. The Knights responded at the 38:19 mark to tie the match on a goal by Xhulio Albrahimi on an assist by Eucario Solano. The match would remain tied until the 89:22 mark when Ramon Arce would net the game winner unassisted.

Thomas Frangieh played all 90 minutes in the net making four saves for the Knights.

The Knights return to action on Wednesday against Drew University at 7 P.M.

NY FALLS TO ESF

The Berkeley College New York men’s soccer team fell to SUNY ESF 4-1 on Saturday afternoon as part of a non-conference match-up at Randall’s Island to fall to 4-9-2. SUNY ESF improves to 8-2-1 with the win.

In the first 18 minutes of play, SUNY ESF would score two goals and go up 2-0 early. Dillon Buchberg of SUNY ESF had both goals. SUNY ESF would score again late in the first half and go up 3-0 entering the second period.

In the second frame, Kyle Bardwell of SUNY ESF would score in the 56^th minute of play to increase their score, 4-0. The Knights would fight back and threaten several times. Berkeley would put one on the board late when Ibrahina Ndiaye headed one into the goal off an initial shot that hit the post from Hasan Sezer, who was awarded the assist. The lead was cut to 4-1 with nine minutes remaining. The score would remain final.

The Knights return to action on Wednesday, October 23, against Sarah Lawrence College at Aviator Field, Brooklyn, NY for an 8:00 PM conference match-up.

NJ WIN MOVES TEAM ABOVE .500 MARK

The New Jersey men's soccer team continues to establish records for the program winning their eighth game of the season while inching above the .500 mark for the first time all season with a 9-0 win over Vaughn College. The eight wins are the most in program history for a single season.

The Knights improved to 8-7 on the season with three games remaining on the season. Of their seven losses five have come by one goal of which three were in overtime.

The Knights dominated early and often in the first half with goals by sophomore midfielders Eucario Solano (Absegami/Galloway, NJ) and Daniel Vieceli (Kearny/Kearny, NJ) in the 12th minute to take a quick 2-0 lead. These were followed by goals in the 23rd, 26th, and 27th minutes by sophomore midfielder Ramon Arce (Bernards/Bernardsville, NJ), sophomore defender Luis Godinez (PCTI/Paterson, NJ), and senior midfielder Johnny Campos (Kearny/Kearny, NJ).

The second half mirrored the first with goals in the 51st, 54th, 57th and 89th minutes with the first two by Vieceli to earn a hat trick, a second by Arce, and the final by freshman forward Kevin Ortiz (Kearny/Kearny, NJ).

Freshman forward Shawn Duda (Secaucus/Secaucus, NJ), junior midfielder Jason Rodrigues (Kearny/Kearny, NJ), Arce, and Campos earned assists. Keepers Thomas Frangieh (Newton/Newton, NJ), David Gonzalez (Rutherford/Rutherford, NJ), and Anthony Reinoso (Leonia/Edgewater, NJ) combined for a clean sheet in goal.

The Knights return to action this Sunday with their final home game of the season against Briarcliffe College at 2 P.M. at NJIT.

MEN DEFEAT ST. JOSEPH'S

The Berkeley College New York men's soccer team continued their resurgence with a 7-2 win over St. Joseph's College of Brooklyn Wednesday night. The win improved the Knights' record to 4-8-2 on the season after having started the season 0-7. It also improved the team's conference record to 4-0-1.

Despite the win, the Bears dominated early taking 1-0 and 2-1 leads in the first half. The Knights got on the board in the 18th minute on a goal by sophomore midfielder Ibrahina Ndiaye (Senegal) to tie it at 1-1. The Knights would end the half on goals in the 30th and 31st minutes by freshman defender Mouhamadou Saar (Senegal) and freshman midfielder Abdelwahab Mohamed (Brooklyn, NY) to take a 3-2 lead at halftime.

The second half would be dominated by the Knights with goals in the 50th, 57th, 75th, and 87th minute. Freshman standout forward Hasan Sezer (Istanbul, Turkey) would net the first two on assists by Saar and Ndiaye. Freshman midfielder Clas Anton Hakansson would score in the 75th and sophomore defender Joachim Moe (Trondheif, Norway) would net the final goal, both unassisted.

The Knights return to action on Sunday against SUNY ESF at Randall's Island at 1 P.M.

WOMEN LOSE SECOND IN A ROW

The Berkeley College women's soccer team fell behind early against St. Joseph's College of Brooklyn in a pivotal Hudson Valley Women's Athletic Conference match and couldn't recover despite a run late in the second half.

It took only a little more than six minutes into the match before the Bears took a 1-0 lead off of a set play on a corner kick. The Bears would extend their lead to 2-0 in the 35th minute on an unassisted goal.

The Bears would seemingly put the game out of reach on a goal in the 59th minute before the Knights would finally get on the scoreboard three minutes later on an unassisted goal by freshman forward Anna Folkesson (Johannes Hedbergskolan/Helsinborg, Sweden) for the final 3-1 score.

The loss drops the Knights to 1-2 on the season and 1-2 in the Conference. They return to action on Monday, October 22, at 7 P.M. against Medgar Evers College.

MEN TIE ALBANY

In a pivotal conference match on the road, the New York men's soccer team tied Albany College of Pharmacy 2-2 to improve to 3-0-1 in the conference and possibly put the #1 seed up for grabs. Albany had a perfect conference record blemished at 4-0-1.

After falling behind 2-0, the Knights charged back on goals in the 62nd and 66th minutes by freshman midfielder Abdelwahab Mohamed (Brooklyn, NY) and freshman forward Steven Ramirez on an assist by sophomore defender Joachim Moe (Trondheif, Norway).

The Knights outshot the Panthers 28 to 19, but couldn't secure the win in double overtime.

The Knights return to action this Wednesday against St. Joseph's College of Brooklyn at 9 P.M. at Aviator Sports Complex in Brooklyn, NY.

WOMEN LOSE AT ALBANY

The New York women's soccer team lost 9-0 to defending conference champion and fifth ranked team in the nation Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences on the second day of a back-to-back.

The Knights kept it close for most of the first half before the rigor of having to play back-to-back matches and travel to Albany caught up with them in the second half.

The Knights return to action Wednesday night at 7 P.M. when they square off against St. Joseph's College of Brooklyn at Aviator Sports Complex in Brooklyn.

NJ MEN'S SOCCER POSTS RECORD 7TH WIN

The New Jersey men's soccer team set a program record for wins in a season by defeating Bryn Athyn College 6 to 1 this afternoon to improve to 7-7 on the season with four games remaining on the schedule.

The Knights fell behind 1-0 after only five minutes before tying the game at 1-1 on a goal by sophomore defender Dan Freitas (Kearny/Kearny, NJ) at the 25 minute mark.The Knights would take the lead for good with only four minutes remaining in the first half on a goal by sophomore forward Ramon Arce (Bernards/Bernardsville, NJ).

With just over ten minutes gone by in the second half the Knights would strike again on a goal by freshman forward Xhulio Albrahimi (Lodi/Lodi, NJ) to extend their lead to 3-1. Arce would strike twice more for a hat trick and freshman forward Eric Lourenco (Kearny/Kearny, NJ) would finish the scoring.

The Knights return to action on Wednesday as they host Vaughn College at NJIT at 7 P.M.

WOMEN'S SOCCER DEFEATS YESHIVA

The Berkeley College New York women's soccer team defeated conference foe Yeshiva University 3-0 earlier today in their first game of the season.

It took less than 10 minutes for the Knights to get on the board when freshman forward Anna Folkesson (Johannes Hedbergskolan/Helsinborg, Sweden) stole the ball and scored from 18 yards out for a 1-0 lead at the 9:41 mark. The Knights would extend the lead on the first of two goals by sophomore forward Tiffanie Vargas (Environmental Studies/New York, NY) on an assist from sophomore defender Wendy Valladares (Christopher Colombo/Bronx, NY) at the 30:14 mark.

Vargas would capitalize again at the 53:16 mark off another Yeshiva turnover to put the game out of reach.

Freshman goalkeeper Kerryann Haughton and Folkesson would combine for the shutout.

The Knights face defending conference champion Albany Pharmacy tomorrow at 1:30 in Albany.

NJ FALLS BY ONE GOAL AGAIN

The New Jersey men's soccer team suffered yet another one-goal loss, this time 3-2 to Moravian College.

The loss drops the Knights under .500 once again at 6-7 on the season. Of the seven losses, five have been by one goal of which three have been in overtime.

For the Knights, freshmen Thomas Cruz and Xhulio Albrahimi scored while sophomore Ray Scalfani added an assist. The Knights return to action on Friday when they travel to Bryn Athyn College for a 4 P.M. match.

MEN FINISH STRONG AT YORK

The Berkeley College New York men's cross country team performed well at the York College Invitational on Sunday with Ulises Bravo finishing 47th overall in a time of 33:27, John Durandisse 98th overall in a time of 38:44, James Abram 108th overall in a time of 40:46, and Jermund Ottermo 119th overall in a time of 47:12. The Knights next compete at the Hudson Valley Men's Athletic Conference championship on Sunday, October 21st at Bard College.

NY LOSES NAILBITER TO CCNY

The Berkeley College New York Men’s soccer team lost a closely contested battle against The City College of New York Beavers 3-2 at Floyd Bennett Field as part of a non-conference match Monday night.


In the first half, the Knights looked to strike early posting multiple shots on the board. They would continue to attack and on the 20th minute of play freshman forward Hasan Sezar (Istanbul, Turkey), took a sliding shot in the Beavers box that went into the far side of the net for a goal to give Berkeley a 1-0 lead, assisted by fellow freshmen Clas Anton Hakansson and Ahmet Colak. Nearly two minutes later, the Beavers connected on their first goal in the 22nd minute of play that tied the game at 1-1. The Beavers would break the tie in the 34th minute of play; after a scramble in the Knights box, the ball saw the foot of Daniel Amador to give the Beavers a 2-1 lead at the half.

The Knights came out focused in the second half wasting no time and scoring in the first three minutes of play. At the 48:23 maker, Sezar tied the score at 2-2 with a strong shot from the top of the box with a defender on him that rolled swiftly into the net past the Beavers goal keeper. Both teams from then on would go back-and-forth with some great defense until an unlucky foul was called on Berkeley at the 75th minute of play on the tip of the Knight’s box. The Beavers took advantage of the close free kick as Maximilian Mena took the shot and scored the goal in the upright corner to give the Beavers the lead, 3-2. The Knights would threaten in the remaining fifteen minutes but the Beavers held on to the lead.

The Knights are now 3-8-1 on the season while remaining 3-0 in conference and now travel to Albany for a game that could determine the #1 seed for the conference postseason on Saturday at 3 P.M.

WOMEN FINISH STRONG AT YORK

The New York women's cross country team had two runners finish in the top 20 of the York College Invitational today with Sarah Celin finishing in 6th place at 27:09 and Emma Marthans finishing in 13th place overall at 28:47.

They were joined by Lacey Garnett in 83rd at 37:12 and Lliane Reyes in 108th at 42:20. In all 21 colleges participated in the meet. The team next competes at the Hudson Valley Conference Championship on October 21.

NJ WINS THIRD STRAIGHT

The New Jersey men's soccer team is on a three-game win streak again after defeating Medgar Evers College 10-2 today in Newark, NJ.

The Knights fell behind 1-0 before scoring four unanswered goals to take a 4-1 lead. Medgar would score to cut the lead down to two before Berkeley would score six more goals to put the game out of reach.

Jason Rodrigues and Keston Miguel would score two a piece while Ramon Arce, Kevin Ortiz, Eucario Solano, Nuno Santos, Danny Vieceli, and Xhulio Albrahimi would each score one. Ortiz, Solano, Arce, Vieceli, Miguel, and Luis Godinez would each add an assist for the Knights.

The win evens the team's record at 6-6 on the season as they hope to cross the .500 mark for the first time all season against Moravian on Tuesday.

NY EXTENDS UNBEATEN STREAK TO FOUR GAMES

The New York men's soccer team extending their unbeaten streak to four games and improved to 3-0 in the Hudson Valley Conference with a 5-0 win over Vaughn College today to improve to 3-7-1 on the season.

The Knights were led by freshman forward Hasan Sezer, who is quickly becoming an offensive force in the conference, scoring a hat trick against the Warriors. He was joined by freshman midfielders Ahmet Colak and Clas Anton Hakansson.

The win sets up a match-up of undefeated conference opponents when the Knights square off against Albany on Saturday, October 13. In the meantime the Knights will face City College of New York at home on Monday at 7 P.M. at Aviator Sports Complex.

NJ MEN WIN SECOND IN A ROW

The Berkeley College New Jersey men's soccer team has had a season of streaks this season and are now on a winning streak again having won their last two matches.

The team improved to 5-6 on the season with the most lopsided win in their brief history defeating Sarah Lawrence College 13-2 Wednesday night. Freshman forward Kevin Ortiz (Kearny/Kearny, NJ) got the team on the scoreboard early with an unassisted goal at the 13:47 mark, his first of two goals on the evening. Less than two minutes later sophomore forward Ramon Arce (Bernads/Bernardsville, NJ) scored on an assist from Ortiz to take a 2-0 lead. Freshman forward Keston Miguel (Eastside/Paterson, NJ) would score 15 seconds later on an assist from sophomore midfielder Eucario Solano (Absegami/Galloway, NJ) to extend the lead to 3-0.

Six minutes later freshman defender Thomas Cruz (Kearny/Kearny, NJ) would score the first of his three goals on the evening on an assist from senior midfielder Johnny Campos (Kearny/Kearny, NJ). Sarah Lawrence would respond less than a minute later to make the score 4-1 before Berkeley would respond with goals by freshman defender Thiago Cruz (Kearny/Kearny, NJ), freshman forward Shawn Duda (Secaucus/Secaucus, NJ), and two more goals by Thomas Cruz to make it 8-1 before Sarah Lawrence would score again to make it 8-2 at halftime.

The Knights would score five more times in the second half on goals by Ortiz, Miguel, sophomore defender Luis Godinez (PCTI/Paterson, NJ), Thiago Cruz, and Solano.

The team returns to action this Sunday for their third home game of the season at NJIT versus Medgar Evers College at 2 P.M.

CROSS COUNTRY COMPETES AT CSI

The New York men's and women's cross country teams competed at the College of Staten Island Invitational, their second meet of the 2012 season. Amanda Bostrom (Falun, Sweden) was the top female finisher coming in 50th overall out of 128 runners with a time of 25:54 followed by Lacey Garnett (Baltimore, MD) at 87th in a time of 29:54 and Llianne Reyes in 106th in a time of 33:38.

On the men's side, Sinder Skogen finished 59th overall out of 113 runners at a time of 21:22. He was followed by James Abram at 82nd in a time of 23:33, John Durandisse at 96th in a time of 25:36, and Jermund Ottermo at 107th in a time of 28:10. The team next competes at the York Invitational on October 7th at Van Cortlandt Park.

NJ STOPS LOSING STREAK

The New Jersey men's soccer team defeated USCAA opponent The King's College 9-0 to end their three game losing streak and improve to 4-6 on the season.

The Knights had eight different players score with only freshman forward Xhulio Albrahimi scoring twice for the Knights. Nuno Santos, Luis Godinez, Shawn Duda, Jason Rodrigues, Johnny Campos, Terry Gutierrez, and Keston Miguel also scored for the Knights.

The Knights return to action against Sarah  Lawrence College on Wednesday at 7 PM at Tibbetts Brook Park in Yonkers.

NEW YORK TIES MARITIME

The New York men's soccer team tied SUNY Maritime 1-1 to improve to 2-7-1 on the season. Freshman standout forward Hasan Sezer scored in the 49th minute to give the Knights the 1-0 lead before it was relinquished in the 75th minute to Maritime. The Knights are 2-0-1 in their last three and next play conference opponent Vaughn College at Queens College at 3:30 PM on Saturday.