10/31/13

NY DEFEATS VAUGHN TO REACH FINALS

The New York men's soccer team defeated Vaughn College 5-0 in the HVIAC Semi Finals to earn their second consecutive trip to the HVIAC Finals where they will attempt to defend their title.

The Knights were led by Dare Aniyikaye with three goals. Stian Ness and Abdelwahab Mohamed both added a goal for the Knights while Camilo Montes and Gustavo Moreno combined for the shutout.

The win extends the Knights best ever single season record to 15-3.

NJ LOSES TO DREW

The New Jersey men's soccer team have lost three in a row to fall to 6-8-2 on the season after a 3-0 loss to Drew University. The team finishes out the season with a home match against Yeshiva University on November 10 at 2 P.M. at NJIT.

10/24/13

NEW YORK TO PLAY AT THE BARCLAYS CENTER!!!

What better place to take the Berkeley College - St. Joseph's College rivalry to the next level than to the BARCLAYS CENTER!

That's right, on December 27 at 3 P.M. Berkeley and St. Joe's will compete in men's basketball on the Brooklyn Nets home court! Those in attendance will not only get to see the two HVIAC powerhouses compete, but also have the option of staying or reentering to watch the Nets and the Milwaukee Bucks play at 7:30 that night!

Discounted tickets will be available soon! Keep an eye out for updates!

10/23/13

NY EARNS 14TH WIN

The Berkeley College New York men's soccer team defeated St. Joseph's College of Brooklyn 6-0 to complete a perfect conference regular season while earning their 14th regular season win, the most in program history.

The win improves the team's record to 14-3 and 7-0 in conference play. They will host the semi finals of the HVIAC post season at College of Staten Island at 1 P.M. on Sunday against Vaughn College before leaving for the USCAA National Championship Tournament.

Stian Ness led the way for the Knights with three first half goals and then added an assist in the second half. Abdelwahab Mohamed added two goals and three assists. The Knights out shot the Bears 43 to 4. Gustavo Moreno earned the shut out in net for the Knights.

10/22/13

CELIN FINISHES SIXTH IN HVIAC CHAMPIONSHIP

Sarah Celin continued her excellence in women's cross country with a sixth place finish at the Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Cross Country Championship.

Celin finished the 5K course in 20:38, a pace of 6:38 per mile.

NY EARNS BID TO NATIONAL TOURNAMENT

The Berkeley College New York men's soccer team has earned a bid to the United States Collegiate Athletic Association National Tournament. It is the first time a Berkeley College soccer program has earned an invitation to the National Tournament, which will take place in Charleston, WV from October 31 to November 2.

To view the official announcement, click here:http://theuscaa.com/2013_Bid_Selection_Shows/2013_USCAA_Men-s_Soccer_Bid_Selection_Show

10/20/13

NY MEN DEFEAT WESTBURY

The New York men's soccer team defeated SUNY Old Westbury 1-0 on a goal by Haakon Schjelderup at the 35:40 mark. Camilo Montes would ensure the goal stood up with yet another shutout on seven saves.

The team improves to 13-3 on the season, matching their best record ever. The team hosts St. Joseph's College on Tuesday in their final regular season game.

WOMEN BLANK YORK

The New York women's soccer team defeated York College 4-0 to improve to 3-2-1 on the season.

The Knights scored six minutes into the game on a goal by Kerry Ann Houghton on an assist by Wendy Vallardes. The Knights would strike again at 17:13 on a goal by Frida Sintiem. Vallardes would extend the lead to 3-0 and Sintiem would make it 4-0, both of which would be assisted on by Houghton.

The Knights host St. Joseph's College on Tuesday, October 22. A win or a tie secures the team a spot in the HVIAC post season.


NJ MEN LOSE TO FORT KENT

In a game marred by fouls and cards, the New Jersey men's soccer team competed valiantly against the #1 ranked team in the USCAA before falling 2-1 against Maine-Fort Kent.

The Knights fell behind 1-0 just before the half, but came out strong and tied it on a goal by William Cardenas at the 53rd minute to tie it. The Bengals would retake the lead just under six minutes later and would hold off the Knights to improve to 13-2 on the season.

The loss drops the Knights back to .500 at 6-6-2. They return to action Tuesday at Rowan University at 7.

10/17/13

MEN SECURE #1 SEED

The Berkeley College New York men's soccer team defeated The King's College 4-1 last night to improve to 12-3 on the season and secure the #1 seed in the Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for the post season with a 6-0 conference record with one game left in the conference against St. Joseph's.

The Knights have won six of their last seven and are currently ranked 7th in the United States Collegiate Athletic Association and are on the verge of a possible invitation to the USCAA National Championship Tournament.

The team travels to Old Westbury on Saturday for a Noon match.


WOMEN TIE SARAH LAWRENCE

The New York women's soccer team ended up in a scoreless tie against Sarah Lawrence College 0-0. The team's record is now 2-2-1 and they are fighting for the third seed in the Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. They host York College on Saturday at 2 P.M.

NJ POSTS WIN OVER YORK

The Berkeley College New Jersey men's soccer team defeated York College 2-0 to improve to 5-2 on their current eight game home stand.

The Knights scored 13:57 into the match on a nice give and go from Issa Musalaev to William Cardenas. Despite multiple chances the Knights wouldn't score again until the 83:16 mark on a nice header from Ray Scalfani off of a crossing pass from Bryan Costa.

Pierce Langlois secured the shut out in the net with two saves, a key one coming late in the second half on a one-handed dive from a shot inside the box.

The win improves the team's record to 6-5-2 on the season with #1 ranked University of Maine Fort Kent coming Saturday for a 2 P.M. match at NJIT.

10/13/13

NJ DEFEATS BRYN ATHYN TO END TWO GAME LOSING STREAK

The New Jersey men's soccer team went 5-0 at home their first season with home games. This season has been a different story, with the team going 4-3 so far at home. The Knights are finishing up a seven straight home game stand in which they have gone 4-2 so far.

After coming off consecutive losses to West Virginia Tech, 11-1, and Moravian College,1-0, the Knights defeated Bryn Athyn 5-0 to return to .500 on the season. The win puts the Knights at 5-5-2 for the year.

They will finish the home stand against York College on October 16 at 7 P.M. at NJIT.

NY HAS FIVE GAME WINNING STREAK STOPPED

The Berkeley College New York men's soccer team ended up on the losing end against the #1 ranked college in the USCAA, University of Maine-Fort Kent, ending their five game winning streak and dropping their record to 11-3 on the season.

The Knights had just come off a 2-1 win over CCNY and a 7-0 win over Vaughn College before the much anticipated match against University of Maine-Fort Kent. The Knights went up early 1-0 before UMFK railed off seven consecutive goals to put away the match, 7-1.

The Knights return to action on October 16 against The King's College at 7 P.M.

WOMEN SPLIT BETWEEN KING'S AND YESHIVA

The Berkeley College New York women's soccer team split two games over the weekend, losing to The King's College 6-0 to fall to 1-2 on the season and then bouncing back with a much needed 3-1 win over Yeshiva University to get back to .500 on the season. The Knights fell behind 1-0 at the half against Yeshiva before scoring three consecutive goals for the win.

The women return to action on October 16 at 7 P.M. against Sarah Lawrence College in a make-up game.

10/8/13

NJ LOSES NAILBITER

The Berkeley College New Jersey men's soccer team lost a tight contest 1-0 to Moravian College to fall to 4-5-2 on the season.

The Knights gave up an early goal 9:50 into the match that they would never recover from despite dominating ball possession, shots, and hitting the post three times in the second half.

The Knights would 13 shots to the Greyhounds 6 and 4 corner kicks to the Greyhounds 2, but would fail to capitalize on any of them.

The Knights return to action on Sunday at 2 P.M. against Bryn Athyn College.

10/7/13

NY EARNS TENTH WIN

The Berkeley College New York men's soccer team won their fourth consecutive match with a 2-1 win over City College of New York to improve to 10-2 on the season.

The Knights scored almost immediately with only 30 seconds elapsed on a goal by Abdelwahab Mohamed to take the 1-0 lead. The Knights wouldn't get on the board again until the 72nd minute on a goal by Dare Aniyikaye on an assist from Ahmet Colak.

CCNY would manage to ruin the shutout with a goal with only 43 seconds remain in the match.

Berkeley outshot CCNY 27 to 8 with Camilo Montes managing 5 saves to secure the win. The Knights return to action on Wednesday in a conference matchup with Vaughn College at 7 P.M. at Randall's Island.

10/6/13

NY MEN SECURE BIG WIN OVER ALBANY

The Berkeley College New York men's soccer team defeated Albany Pharmacy 2-0 to improve to 9-2 on the season and 4-0 in the conference.

The two teams, which have met three times now in the conference finals in the last four seasons, ended the first half scoreless before the Knights broke the game open with two goals within the first ten minutes of the second half to secure the win.

Stain Ness scored the first goal at the 51:45 mark assisted by Abdelwahab Mohamed followed by an unassisted goal by Mohamed at the 55:57 mark. The Knights out shot the Panthers 26 to 4 in the match. Camilo Montes recorded his fourth shutout of the season in the net.

The Knights return to action on October 7 at CCNY at 3 P.M.

WOMEN DEFEATED BY ALBANY

The Berkeley College New York women's soccer team lost to a powerful Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences team 11-0 to fall to 1-1 on the season.

The Knights never stood a chance against the perennial powerhouse with Albany managing 10 goals in the first half alone. Albany would manage 54 shots to Berkeley's 1 for the match.

The Knights return to action on October 12 against The King's College as they look to secure a spot in the conference postseason for the third consecutive season where they have been the runner up their first two seasons.

NJ DOMINATED BY WEST VIRGINIA

In the first meeting between the two programs, the Berkeley College New Jersey men's soccer team was dominated by visiting West Virginia Tech, the #4 ranked team in the country.

In the most lopsided lost in program history, the Knights fell behind early when WV Tech scored at the 4:46 mark to take the 1-0 lead on a free kick. Less than five minutes later Tech would score again to take a 2-0 lead and things snowballed from there. The Knights found themselves down 5-0 at the half and never truly threatened. It would be 8-0 before the Knights would get on the board on a nice one-on-one move by Oluwatoby Jato at the 60:36 mark in the second half.

WV Tech would manage three of their eleven goals on penalty kicks and would out shoot the Knights 32 to 6 for the match.

The loss is only the second home loss in program history and drops the Knights back down to .500 at 4-4-2 on the season. They return to action Tuesday night against Moravian at home at 7 P.M.

10/3/13

NJ WINS THIRD STRAIGHT

The Berkeley College New Jersey men's soccer team extended their winning streak to three games with a 3-1 win over #9 ranked Penn College.

The Knights got on the board almost immediately 2:43 into the match on a header by Jacob Tafur for a 1-0 lead. The Knights would go into the half tied before Penn College would tie it less than three minutes into the second half. The Knights would bounce back, however, less than six minutes later on a goal by Emmanuel Awoginba on an assist by Ramon Arce. The Knights would put it away at the 82:24 mark on a goal by Ricardo Franco. Pierce Langlois would secure the win for the Knights with five saves.

Penn College would manage 15 shots to Berkeley's 11, but Berkeley would earn 7 corner kicks to Penn College's 4 for the match. The Knights improve to 4-3-2 on the season.

The Knights return to action on Saturday at 12:30 at NJIT versus #4 ranked West Virginia Tech.