2/28/13

MEN AND WOMEN ADVANCE TO FINAL FOUR

The Berkeley College New York men's and women's basketball teams advanced to the United States Collegiate Athletic Association Final Four today.

The men began the day by defeating Penn State York by a score of 92-72. The Knights were led by forward Danzel Whyte who grabbed a game high 11 rebounds, 6 offensive and dropped in 16 points on 6 for 10 shooting. He was joined in double figures by forward Jose Stable with 21 points and 10 rebounds and guard Kaseem Williams with 21 points and 9 assists.

Following the men's game, the women advanced with a 68-63 win over Penn State Brandywine. The Knights were led by guard Aiyesha Brown who led all scorers with 23 points and hit 4 for 9 from three-point range. She was joined in double figures by forward Milan Germany with 14 points and 15 rebounds, guard Janay Thomas with 13 points, and guard Olivia Byfield with 10 points.

The men return to action tomorrow at 3 P.M. and the women at 7 P.M.

2/27/13

MEN AND WOMEN VIE FOR NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP

The New York men's and women's basketball teams will begin their quest for their first national championship on Thursday at the United States Collegiate Athletic Association National Basketball Championships.

The#3 seeded men tip off at Noon against #6 seeded Penn State York on Thursday and the #5 seeded women tip off at 4 P.M. against the #4 seeded Penn State Brandywine.

All of the action will be broadcast live at: http://uscaabasketball.prestosports.com/landing/index

ALL-AMERICANS ANNOUNCED

Nine Berkeley College athletes were honored by the United States Collegiate Athletic Association at the National Basketball Championships banquet for their academics and performance.

Gary Williams, Jr., Jovan Bovell, and Aiyesha Brown were all named Honorable Mention All-Americans.

Isaac Robinson and Kaseem Williams were named Second Team All-Americans.

Milan Germany and Jose Stable were named First Team All-Americans.

Alexander Loniakan and Janay Thomas were named Academic All-Americans.

Congratulations!

2/21/13

VOLLEYBALL IMPROVES TO 3-0


The New Jersey men's volleyball team improved to 3-0 on the season last night after defeating Sarah Lawrence College in straight sets, 25-13, 25-17, 25-16. The team was led by Lucas Pucheta, who managed 10 kills on a .381 hitting percentage.

Overall the team played poorly, managing only a .192 hitting percentage and only 4 aces with 13 service errors, yet still managed to walk away with the victory.

The team now heads to Bard College for the weekend and will square off against Keuka College and Sage College on Friday night, then Mount Saint Vincent and Bard College on Saturday.

2/17/13

MEN WIN THIRD CONSECUTIVE CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP

The Berkeley College New York men's basketball team defeated St. Joseph's College of Brooklyn 71-67 to earn their third consecutive Hudson Valley Men's Athletic Conference Championship while at the same time extending their conference unbeaten streak to 25 consecutive games. The championship was the Knights' sixth overall in men's basketball in the HVMAC.

The Knights jumped out to an early dominating lead going into the half with a 17-point lead, 44-27, while shooting 54.5% from the field. The second half, however, would tell a different story as the Bears would outscore the Knights 40-27 in the half and even take the lead with 6:59 left in the game, 56-54.

The Bears would not relinquish the lead until 4:22 remained in the game and the Knights would hold on for the rest of the game despite the Bears' 22-11 advantage at the free throw stripe in the second half and overall 31-16 advantage at the line and their 28 to 11 advantage in turnovers for the game. The Knights would dominate the boards 53 to 33 with sophomore forward Danzel Whyte grabbing a game high 15 including 7 offensive.

Senior Jose Stable and junior Jovan Bovell would lead the team with 19 points apiece and Stable contributed 13 boards.

The win improves the Knights' record to 15-7 for the season as they prepare for their third consecutive appearance in the United States Collegiate Athletic Association National Basketball Championship Tournament.

2/16/13

WOMEN FALL TO ST. JOE'S

The Berkeley College New York women's basketball team fell to St. Joseph's College 56-42 in the Hudson Valley Women's Athletic Conference semifinals despite a spirited 20-9 run to open the second half to take a 34-32 lead with just under 13 minutes left in the game.

The Knights were led by junior forward Milan Germany with 14 points, 9 rebounds, 4 steals, and 3 assists. She was joined in double figures by sophomore guard Janay Thomas with 11 points. The Knights were outrebounded 54-34 by the Bears and shot only 22% for the game yet still managed to keep it close throughout the second half.

The loss drops the Knights to 12-9 on the season as they prepare to travel to the United States Collegiate Athletic Association National Basketball Tournament starting February 27 at Penn State Fayette.

MEN ADVANCE TO HVMAC FINAL

The Berkeley College New York men's basketball team advanced to their third consecutive Hudson Valley Men's Athletic Conference championship game by defeating Vaughn College 74-44 earlier today.

Senior forward Jose Stable led all scorers with 19 points in 28 minutes on 8 for 12 shooting. He was joined in double figures by senior guard Kaseem Williams with 16 points in 25 minutes on 6 for 11 shooting and 9 assists. Overall ten different players scored for the Knights who dominated the game from the opening tip. For the game the Knights shot 55.4% from the field and grabbed 48 rebounds to Vaughn's 21.1% and 42 rebounds.

The win improves the Knights' record to 14-7 on the season and they will try and secure their third consecutive conference championship at 2 P.M. on Sunday.


2/15/13

NJ MEN WIN AGAIN

The Berkeley College New Jersey men's basketball team took an early and commanding lead on Bard College Friday night, before Bard cut a 16-point second-half deficit to two with 3:38 remaining in the game. Berkeley, however, would outscore Bard 13-3 from there, earning an 82-70 victory in the first-ever meeting between the teams on Friday night to improve to 12-11 on the season.

The key to the game was the turnover battle, with Berkeley only turning the ball over six times all game to Bard's 17.

Berkeley got 25 points, seven rebounds and four steals from freshman Dukens Germain (Columbia/Maplewood, NJ). Freshman guard Darryl Robinson (Franklin/Somerset, NJ) added 15 points for the Knights.

The Knights have two games remaining on the schedule, travelling to Davis College on Tuesday before ending the season at home against conference rival Williamson on Thursday.

MEN AND WOMEN RECEIVE BID TO NATIONAL TOURNAMENT


The Berkeley College New York men's and women's basketball teams received bids to the United States Collegiate Athletic Association National Basketball Championship Tournament today.

This marks the third consecutive season the men's team has been selected to participate in the national championship and the second consecutive season for the women. The men lost in the championship game last season to Andrews University.

Seedings for the tournament will be announced on Wednesday.


CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS SET

The New York women's basketball team will play St. Joseph's College on Saturday, February 16, at 8 P.M. at The College of New Rochelle in the semifinals of the Hudson Valley Women's Athletic Conference.

The New York men's basketball team will play Vaughn College on Saturday, February 16, at 2 P.M. at The College of New Rochelle in the semifinals of the Hudson Valley Men's Athletic Conference.

Come out and support your Knights!

WOMEN WIN, REACH SEMIFINALS

The New York women's basketball team cruised to a 76-19 win over Vaughn College in the first round of the Hudson Valley Women's Athletic Conference playoffs and will play St. Joseph's College Saturday night in the semifinals.

The Knights were led by senior guard Rachel Thomas, who led all scorers with 21 points while adding 12 rebounds. She was joined in double figures by Aiyesha Brown with 17, Janay Thomas with 16, and Tierra Williams with 16 points. Junior forward Milan Germany dished out 11 assists for the Knights.

The win improves the team's record to 12-8 on the season and 5-1 in conference play.

2/10/13

NJ MEN'S VOLLEYBALL STARTS OFF 2-0

The Berkeley College New Jersey men's volleyball team defeated both Yeshiva University and St. Joseph's College today 3-0 to kick off their inaugural season at 2-0.

The Knights defeated Yeshiva University 25-19, 25-17, 26-24 and then defeated St. Joseph's College 25-13, 25-20, 25-14.

The Knights return to action on Wednesday, February 20 against Sarah Lawrence College.

WOMEN DEFEAT ALBANY FOR 1ST TIME


The Berkeley College New York women's basketball team defeated Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences for the first time in their brief history by a score of 59-56 to improve to 11-8 overall and 4-1 in the Hudson Valley Women's Athletic Conference.

The Knights started the game poised as both teams were exchanging baskets for the first five minutes of play. Berkeley College then went on a mini 6-0 run to take a 14-7 lead, sparked by an Olivia Byfield and-one off an offensive rebound. The Panthers would come back to within one point, 16-15, on a free throw by Alexa Schooley, however, the Knights quickly turned in an 8-0 run to go up, 24-15, with 3:34 remaining in the first half. The Knights would extend to an 11 point lead twice before going into the locker up, 31-20. Milan Germany led the Knights with 10 points, while Schooley led the Panthers with 10 points as well.

The Knights would extend their lead to 14 points in the opening three minutes of the second half but the Panthers were not fazed as they used that as motivation to make a strong comeback, using a 6-0 run to get them under ten points. Then, with 13 minutes remaining in the game both teams traded baskets as Berkeley maintained their lead for a while, until Kelsey Johnson drained a lay-up that tied the game at 52-52 with four minutes remaining in the game. Germany scored on the Knights next possession to re-take the lead, 54-52. After a few missed shots by both teams, the Panther’s Schooley tied the game at 54-54 with 2:21 remaining.

Turnovers would haunt both teams in the next couple of possessions and with just over one minute to play; Aiyesha Brown hit a three pointer that put the Knights up, 57-54. About a minute later, Germany came up with a steal that led to a Rachel Thomas fast-break lay-up, which would ice the game for the Knights.

Berkeley College was led by Germany’s 17 points and eight steals. Tierra Williams grabbed nine boards and couple of key baskets, while Brown chipped in with 14 points and six rebounds.

NY ENDS CONFERENCE REGULAR SEASON UNDEFEATED


The Berkeley College New York men's basketball team extended their conference win streak to 24 straight games and ended the Hudson Valley Men's Athletic Conference regular season undefeated for the third consecutive season with a 90-63 win over Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences to improve to 13-7 on the season.

The Knights had a solid first half, shooting 18-32 (56%) from the field and pouring in 12 fast-break points; while the Panthers also turned in a nice effort, shooting 16-33 (48%) from the field, however, it was the Knights that went up by as many as 15 points, 21-6, with over 13 minutes to play, powered by back-to-back fast-break lay-ups by Kaseem Williams and Jose Stable. Both teams would trade baskets for the rest of the half as Berkeley College went into the locker room up by 11, 50-39. Stable led the Knights with 14 points on a perfect 5-5 from the field.

Defense was on the Knights mind for the second half as they only allowed 10 points in the first 13 plus minutes of play. In that span the Knights extended their lead to 24 points, 73-49 with 6:20 remaining in the game. The Panthers would only get within 15 points before the Knights went on another run to end the game by a final score of, 90-63.

The Knights were lead by seniors’ Williams and Stable whom had 19 and 22 respectfully. Danzel Whyte contributed nicely, leading all scorers with 23 points and grabbing 11 rebounds.

The Knights will be the #1 seed entering the HVMAC playoffs on February 16 at The College of New Rochelle.

2/7/13

WOMEN DEFEAT MOUNT SAINT VINCENT


The Berkeley College women's basketball team defeated the College of Mount Saint Vincent 56-44 to improve to 10-8 on the season and continue to make a case for a second consecutive appearance in the USCAA National Tournament.

Mount Saint Vincent pulled in front 9-5 in the first five minutes and then would match their largest lead of the period on a basket at the 12:18 mark before going nearly 10 minutes before scoring again.

The Knights took advantage with an 8-0 run capped by a Milan Germany bucket. The team's would trade free-throws over the final 1:02 of the opening stanza and went to the intermission tied at 19-19. Berkeley was held to 17.6-percent shooting in the half but scored 10 of its 19 points off of 17 Mount Saint Vincent turnovers. The Knights also hauled in 12 offensive rebounds before the break and scored 12 second chance points.

The Dolphins opened the second stanza with 12 of the first 18 points scored to take their largest lead of the night, 31-25, with 16:28 left in regulation. An Aiyesha Brown three-pointer at the 13:52 mark started a 15-4 run for the Knights that saw them pull in front 40-35 at the midway point of the second period. The Dolphins would bounce back to tie it at 44-44 but would not score again with 6:15 remaining in the game.

Brown led the way for Berkeley with a game-high 25 points after shooting 8-for-23 overall and a perfect 7-for-7 from the free-throw line. Germany added 13 points and team-highs in rebounds with 11 and blocks with two, while Rachel Thomas chipped in with 11 points and five rebounds.

Berkeley returns to action on Sunday against conference rival Albany Pharmacy at 2 P.M. at Hostos Community College.

2/5/13

WOMEN DEFEAT YESHIVA


The women's basketball team defeated Yeshiva University Monday night by a score of 72-55 to improve to 9-8 on the season and 3-1 in the Hudson Valley Conference, thereby assuring themselves of at least the #3 seed in the upcoming playoffs.

The Knights put four players in double figures with two players managing double-doubles. Aiyesha Brown led all scorers with 22 points while adding 12 rebounds. Rachel Thomas added 21 points, Tierra Williams 16, and Milan Germany 11 points with 14 rebounds. Janay Thomas added 9 assists.

The Knights return to action Wednesday night against Mount Saint Vincent at 5:30 P.M.

2/4/13

KNIGHTS CRUISE PAST NEW SCHOOL

The New York men's basketball team cruised to a 96-47 win over The New School to improve to 11-7 on the season.

The Knights were led by Jose Stable with 20 points in 31 minutes of action and Kaseem Williams with 18 points in 20 minutes. Elijah Craig joined them in double figures with 14 points in 14 minutes.

The Knights return to action on Saturday against The King's College at 1 P.M.

NJ LOSES TO #1 NHTI


The New Jersey men's basketball team kept it close throughout the first half and for a good ten minutes in the second half, before the #1 ranked NHTI Lynx pulled away for a dominating 25-point win over the Knights, 108-83.

Berkeley was only down six points with 12:19 remaining in the game when NHTI went on a 17-2 run to put the game out of reach.

The Knights were led by Isaac Robinson's 23 points and 11 rebounds and Dukens Germain's 11 points and 10 rebounds. The team is now 11-11 on the season and will have some time off before playing Bard College on February 15.

2/2/13

NY LOSES TO NHTI IN SECOND HALF

The Berkeley College New York men's team never looked better in the first half against #1 seeded NHTI on Saturday, and never looked worse in the second half as the game told a tale of two stories.

The Knights dominated early, leading the Lynx by as much as 19 points in the first half before settling for a 40-23 lead at halftime that included several highlight dunks.

The Knights would push the lead to 20 early in the second half before the Lynx came out on fire going on a 30-10 run to tie it at 53-53 with 10:53 remaining in the game. At the 5:19 mark the Lynx would take the lead for good and would close out the game for an 84-76 win, outscoring the Knights 61-36 in the second half.

The Knights were led by All-American Jose Stable with 25 points and 7 rebounds. He was joined in double figures by Kaseem Williams with 15, Danzel Whyte with 11, RJ McFarlane with 10, and Elijah Craig with 10. Craig also had a team-high 14 rebounds.

The loss drops the Knights to 10-7 on the season. They will square off against The New School at 4 P.M. tomorrow.

WOMEN POST STIRRING WIN OVER NHTI

The New York women's basketball team got off to a stupendous start against NHTI Saturday at the Berkeley College Invitational, leading 28-14 at the half, before NHTI made a late run that saw them get within two and have the opportunity to tie or win it at the buzzer. The Knights walked away with the win 58-56 to improve to 8-7 on the season.

Junior forward led the Knights with 22 points and 13 rebounds, though overall the Knights managed to shoot only 27.8% from the field for the game. Sophomore guard Janay Thomas added 11 points and 6 rebounds and senior forward Rachel Thomas contributed 10 points and 6 boards for the Knights.

Berkeley will face Briarcliffe College in the championship game at Noon.


NJ DEFEATS THE NEW SCHOOL

The Berkeley College New Jersey men's basketball team got themselves back over .500 on the season with a resounding 101-43 win over The New School to improve to 11-10 on the season.

The Knights were led by senior guard Gary Williams who led all scorers with 23 points in 24 minutes. Four other Knights scored in double figures with freshman guards Dukens Germain, Daniel Timi, and Hassan Abdullah with 17, 15, and 10 respectively, and freshman forward Darryl Robinson with 14 points.

All eleven Knights scored and shot 51.8% from the field for the game.

The Knights return to action against the #1 seeded team in the country in NHTI on Sunday at 2 P.M.

2/1/13

BERKELEY INVITATIONAL THIS WEEKEND


This weekend Berkeley College will host its annual Berkeley College Invitational Basketball Tournament, featuring nationally ranked men’s and women’s teams from the NYC metropolitan area and the Berkeley men's and women's teams from the Woodland Park and New York City campuses. All games will be played at Hostos Community College in the Bronx, New York.

Saturday, February 2, 2013

12:00PM (Men) - The New School (1-3) vs. #12 Berkeley College NJ (10-10)
2:00PM (Women) – Central Penn College (5-13) vs. #11 Briarcliffe College (8-4)
4:00PM (Women) – #5 NHTI (14-6) vs. #4 Berkeley College NY (7-7)
6:00PM (Men) - #1 NHTI (25-1) vs. #7 Berkeley College NY (10-6)

Sunday, February 3, 2013

10:00AM – Women’s Consolation Game
12:00PM – Women’s Championship Game
2:00PM (Men) – NHTI vs. Berkeley College NJ
4:00PM (Men) – The New School vs. Berkeley College NY

Berkeley College NJ (Men): Enjoying its most successful season in team history, the New Jersey squad (10-10) are currently ranked #12 in the USCAA-2 and making a strong push for qualification to the National Tournament. The Knights are led by freshman forward Isaac Robinson (Conwell Egan Catholic/Trenton, NJ) with a 19.2 scoring average and 8.7 rebounds per game, including a career-high 46 points last Monday night against Vaughn College. Senior guard Gary Williams (Marist/Jersey City, NJ) is second on the team with a 11.6 scoring clip.

Berkeley College NY (Women): The fourth-ranked Knights (7-7) are seeking to break a recent three-game slide against fifth-ranked NHTI whom they defeated earlier this season 65-54 in Concord, NH to win the NHTI Holiday Inn New Year’s Invitational. The Knights are led by junior guard Milan Germany (Notre Dame Prep/Bronx, NY) at 19.5 points per game and senior guard Aiyesha Brown (John Adams/Jamaica, NY) who drops 13.4 points per game.

Berkeley College NY (Men): The seventh-ranked Knights (10-6) bring a four game winning streak into the tournament and face the #1 ranked NHTI Lynx (25-1) who have won 17 games in a row. Berkeley will seek to avenge an 86-83 loss earlier this season to the Lynx in the championship game of the NHTI Holiday Inn New Year’s Tournament. The Knights are led by the senior guard tandem of Jose Stable (EBC HS for Public Service/Brooklyn, NY) with 22.1 points per game and Kaseem Williams (Boys & Girls/Brooklyn, NY) with 19.7 points per game.

Hostos Community College is located on the corner of the Grand Concourse and East 149th Street in the New York City borough of the Bronx. The campus is easily accessible by mass transit by taking the 2, 4 or 5 subway to the 149th Street-Grand Concourse station.