The Berkeley College Athletic Department is proud to
announce that its men’s and women’s basketball teams have both qualified for
the 2014 Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament. The event
will take place this weekend from the Wellness Center on the campus of the
College of New Rochelle.
On the men’s side, the Knights have captured the HVIAC
Tournament crown three consecutive years, and will be shooting to make it four
in a row as they enter the event as the No. 2 overall seed after earning a mark
of 5-2 in league play during the regular season. Their opponent – the No. 3
seeded Warriors of Vaughn College – also finalized their conference portion of
their schedule at 5-2. The clash between the two teams will take place on
Saturday at 4:00pm.
In the Knights’ lone meeting with the Warriors this
season back on November 25, Berkeley rallied from a three-point halftime
deficit to defeat Vaughn by a score of 66-59 at the College of New Rochelle.
Sophomore guard Keenan Langston led the way for the Knights that evening,
scoring a game-high 26 points while also grabbing four rebounds. Berkeley
College will enter the tournament with a tremendous amount of confidence,
having won three consecutive games, and nine of their last 10 overall.
Vaughn College will serve as a formidable semifinal
round opponent for the Knights, as the Warriors will enter the tournament
having won five of their previous eight games. In addition, those five
victories were recorded by an average of 32.8 points. Vaughn has never won the
HVIAC Tournament, and will aiming to change history this weekend.
The Men’s Tournament Schedule is as follows:
Saturday,
February 15, 2014 – Semifinal Games:
No. 4 Seeded Albany Pharmacy vs. No. 1 seeded St.
Joseph’s Brooklyn (2:00pm)
No. 3 Seeded Vaughn College vs. No. 2 seeded Berkeley
College (4:00pm)
Sunday,
February 16, 2014 – Championship Game:
No. 4/No. 1 Winner vs. No. 3/No. 2 Winner (2:00pm)
On the women’s side for Berkeley, the Knights will be
looking to win their first-ever HVIAC crown after finishing the regular season
with an unblemished 6-0 conference record. The Knights – who are the No. 1
overall seed – will take on defending champion and No.4 seeded Bears of the
College of St. Joseph’s. The Bears were 4-2 in conference play during the
season. Game-time is scheduled for 6:00pm.
The Knights and Bears met in what turned out to be a
classic game during the regular season back on January 25, with the Knights pulling
out a 57-54 victory at the Borough of Manhattan Community College. In that win, three players scored in double figures for the Knights, as junior
guard Janay Thomas scored 16 points, junior forward Milan Germany added 14, and
senior guard Aiyesha Brown netted 13. The Knights come in to the tournament
having just put the finishing touch on its third consecutive winning season.
St. Joseph’s College of Brooklyn will push the Knights
to be at their absolute best, as the Bears won the Hudson Valley Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship a season ago and would
love to make it consecutive crowns. St. Joseph's enters the weekend with
momentum, having won five of their previous seven games.
The Women’s Tournament Schedule is as follows:
Saturday,
February 15, 2014 – Semifinal Games:
No. 4 Seeded St. Joseph’s Brooklyn vs. No. 1 seeded
Berkeley College (6:00pm)
No. 3 Seeded College of New Rochelle vs. No. 2 seeded
Albany Pharmacy (8:00pm)
Sunday,
February 16, 2014 – Championship Game:
No. 4/No. 1 Winner vs. No. 3/No. 2 Winner (4:00pm)
