The New York women’s
basketball team picked up a convincing victory Thursday evening, defeating the
Cougars of Medgar Evers College by a score of 67-39 at the Cougars Cave
in Brooklyn, NY.
In the victory for Berkeley,
the Knights were led by Milan Germany who
scored a game-high 20 points to go along with nine rebounds, six assists, and three
steals. Patricia Patterson posted a double-double with 19 points and 13 caroms,
and Janay Thomas dropped in 10 points while dishing six assists and tallying
four steals.
The Knights led by just five points – 31-26 – as the teams
went into the locker room at halftime. The second session was a completely
different story, however, as Berkeley College dominated, holding Medgar Evers
to just 13 points in the final 20 points on five field goals. Berkeley tripled that point total – netting 36
points in the half on 14-35 shooting (40 percent).
Berkeley
dominated the Cougars on the boards, out-rebounding Medgar Evers by a wide
margin of 64-34, including a 29-12 advantage on the offensive glass. In
addition, the Knights dished 19 assists to the Cougars’ nine, while also
tallying 16 steals to Medgar Evers’ 11.
Despite the loss for the Cougars, it was Nia Tompkins
scoring a team-high 20 points.
Berkeley
College will now have
eight days off before returning to action on Saturday, January 11th,
as the Knights will participate in the NHTI Holiday Inn New Years Tournament by
taking on U-Maine Augusta, with start-time for that contest scheduled for 2:00pm.
