3/10/12

KNIGHTS FALL IN CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

The Berkeley College New York men's basketball team fell short in their bid to earn their first national championship, falling for the second straight year to Andrews University who have now won consecutive national championships.

Despite holding a 39-33 lead at halftime, the Knights were outscored 39-19 in the second half to fall 72-58 to the Cardinals. Turnovers cost the Knights as they committed 26 to the Cardinals 6. The Cardinals would earn 25 points off of those turnovers to the Knights 8.

The Knights were led by Jose Stable who had 17 points and 9 rebounds and Danzel Whyte who added 10 points. The Knights finish the season at 20-9, their best season ever. Congratulations Knights on a wonderful season!

WATCH MEN LIVE TODAY

Follow the action LIVE today at 7:30 P.M. as the Berkeley College New York men's basketball team looks to avenge last year's loss to Andrews University and win their first national championship!

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3/9/12

MEN VIE FOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!!!

The New York men's basketball team defeated Vermont Tech 75 to 70 this afternoon to advance to the USCAA National Basketball Championships Championship Game!

The Knights were led once again by sophomore center Elijah Craig with 15 points and 15 rebounds and junior guard Kaseem Williams with 23 points and 4 steals. All-American Jose Stable finished with yet another double-double with 12 points and 14 rebounds.

The Knights will face defending champion Andrews University. It will be a rematch of last year's first round game in which the Knights held a lead until the final minute before Andrews University managed to tie the game and send it into overtime where they squeaked out a one point win over the Knights.

The game will be played at 7:45 P.M. tomorrow and will once again be shown live on the web.

3/8/12

WOMEN FINISH SEASON WITH THRILLER

The Berkeley College New York women's basketball team finished their season in thrilling fashion, defeating Penn State Fayette in overtime 94-87!

So far it is the highest scoring game in the women's bracket of the USCAA National Championships by a large margin.

The Knights were led by junior forward Janay Collins who led all scorers with 32 points and 15 rebounds. Sophomore center Rahinet Koti added 9 points, 16 rebounds, and 3 blocks. Junior forward Kysharece Young also contributed a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds.

The team ends the season with an overall 15-12 record, an incredible improvement over their inaugural 2-18 season last year.

MEN IN SEMIFINALS

The Berkeley College New York men's basketball team remains on the road to their first national championship after a hard fought win over #1 seeded Central Penn College 87-77.

The Knights were behind by one at halftime, 33-32 before once again winning the second half.

The Knights were led by All-American, Jose Stable, who had his sixth consecutive double-double in the national championships with 24 points and 17 rebounds. He was joined by Honorable Mention All-American Elijah Craig with 21 points, 19 rebounds, and 4 blocked shots. Fellow Honorable Mention All-American Kaseem Williams added 18 points and sophomore guard Jovan Bovell added 14 as the Knights placed four of their five starters in double figures.

The Knights await the winner of the Vermont Tech/Penn State Dubois game. They will play at 4 P.M. in the Main Arena again and the game will be streamed live.

MEN ADVANCE TO QUARTERFINALS

The Berkeley College New York men's basketball team defeated Maine-Machias 91 to 73 to advance to the quarterfinals of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association Men's Basketball Championships.

All-American Jose Stable led with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Sophomore center Elijah Craig pulled down 19 rebounds and junior guard Kaseem Williams led all scorers with 22 points.

The team squares off against Central Penn College today at 4 P.M.

The game can be viewed live at: http://theuscaa.com/2012_Basketball_National_Championships/Live_Video

WOMEN FALL TO SVU

The Berkeley College New York women's basketball team fell to Southern Virginia University 73-55 in the first round of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association Women's Basketball Championships.

Led by junior forwards Taisha Sherman and Janay Collins with 16 points and 14 points respectively, the Knights fell behind early before a spirited second half fell short. Junior guard Aiyesha Brown added 8 rebounds and 4 assists.

The team finishes their season today with a game against Penn State Fayette at 5:30 P.M.

3/1/12

FIRST ROUND MATCHUPS ANNOUNCED

NEW YORK, NY – The Berkeley College New York men’s and women’s basketball teams received at-large bids to the 2012 United States Collegiate Athletic Association Men’s and Women’s Basketball National Championships to be held March 6-10 at the campus of Penn State Fayette in Uniontown, PA.

This marks the second consecutive year that the men’s team has been selected to participate and the first year for the women’s team, which is only in their second season of existence as a varsity program.

The men’s team is coming off their most successful regular season in their rich history, finishing the season with a 17-8 record and winning the Hudson Valley Men’s Athletic Conference regular and postseason championships for the second consecutive year.

The women’s team improved dramatically from their inaugural 2-18 season last year to improve to 14-11 on the season while winning the Dr. Betty Shabazz Tournament at Medgar Evers College and the Delta Dental New Hampshire Technical Institute Tournament during the season.
“It’s an honor to be selected by your peers to participate in a national tournament and to have the opportunity to represent your institution,” said Brian Maher, athletic director for Berkeley College. “The students on both teams have worked hard the entire season to achieve their success and it is well deserved.”

The men’s team will square off against ninth-seeded University of Maine-Machias on March 7 at 5:30 P.M. The women’s team will square off against fifth-seeded Southern Virginia University on March 7 at 9:30 P.M.