Keenan Langston earned Rookie of the Week praise yet again
for his solid performances in back-to-back Knights victories over King’s
College and Albany College of Pharmacy. In Berkeley
College’s triumph over the Lions this
past Saturday, the Brooklyn, NY native netted
15 points, dished seven assists, and grabbed six rebounds while tallying two
steals. He followed that a day later with a 17-point, three rebound performance
in a Knights win over Albany College of Pharmacy. Senior guard Richard
Rampersad was named to the Honor Roll, as he averaged 16.5 points for the two
games this past weekend. He was especially effective in Berkeley’s win over the
Panthers, as he netted a game-high 22 points in that contest while nailing
seven of his 10 shots from the floor. Knights Head Coach Chris Christansen was
very proud of both of his players.
“Keenan is a hard-working student-athlete who paces our
squad, and leads by example,” Christiansen said. “His accolades are a direct
result of how he dedicates himself to being an effective basketball player. He
has been a key component of our recent winning streak, and I’m excited to see
how he plays during the latter stages of our season. As for Mr. Rampersad – I’m extremely
excited to see him be named to the Honor Roll. He played a great game against
Albany College of Pharmacy, and is very deserving of the praise bestowed upon
him.”
On the women’s side, Patricia Patterson was tabbed Rookie
of the Week for the third time this season, thanks to her poised efforts against
the College of New Rochelle (this past Tuesday evening)
and Albany College of Pharmacy (this past Sunday). In the Knights’ 62-53 win
over the Blue Angels seven days ago, the Grand St. Campus High School product netted
just five points, but also snatched a game-high 15 rebounds, to go along with
four assists and three steals. Five days later in a come-from-behind 44-38 Berkeley victory over
A.C.P., she grabbed 13 key rebounds for her club. In addition, Janay Thomas was
named to the Honor Roll, averaging 19 points and seven rebounds in Knights
victories over New Rochelle
and Albany Pharmacy. The junior guard shot 35.5 percent (11-31) from the field
on the week. Berkeley College Head Coach Sharod Tomlinson was very proud of his
players for their efforts.
“Patricia Patterson is an individual who knows how to turn
up the voltage when the game is on the line, and she played extremely hard down
the stretch in both of our victories last week,” Tomlinson said. “As for Janay,
she paced us offensively and showed her versatility on the court. We’re rolling
as a team right now, and hopefully it’ll continue this Thursday.
The Berkeley
College women’s
basketball team returns to action Thursday evening with a 6:00pm contest at the
College of Mount Saint Vincent, while the men’s squad is off until Saturday
evening when the Knights play a road game against Penn State DuBois. Start-time
for that contest is scheduled for 7:00pm.
