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!

BERKELEY ATHLETES ACHIEVE ACADEMIC DISTINCTION

Several Berkeley College athletes received academic honors recently.

The following athletes were named to the United States Collegiate Athletic Association Fall All-Academic Team:

Sarah Celin (Cross Country)
Lacey Garnett (Cross Country)
Paul Logan (Soccer)
Joachim Moe (Soccer)
Noemi Saldivar-Torres (Cross Country)
Raymond Scalfani (Soccer)

The following athletes were named to the President's List for the Summer 2012 Quarter:
Amanda Bostrom (Cross Country)
Lacey Garnett (Cross Country)
Alexander Loniakan (Basketball)
Rony Luna (Soccer)
Gustavo Moreno (Soccer)
Noemi Saldivar-Torres (Cross Country)
Mouhamadou Sarr (Soccer)
Janay Thomas (Basketball)

The following athletes were named to the Dean's List for the Summer 2012 Quarter:

Dare Aniyikaye (Soccer)
Kayla Batista (Soccer)
Ben Mohamed Dembele (Soccer)
Mamadou Diallo (Soccer)
Jasmine Foster (Basketball)
Michele Gonzalez (Cross Country)
Abdourahmane Gueye (Soccer)
Terry Gutierrez (Soccer)
Abdelwahab Mohamed (Soccer)
Camilo Montes (Soccer)
Ibrahima Ndiaye (Soccer)
Lucas Pucheta (Soccer)
Xhuljano Shala (Soccer)
Ellinor Simonsson (Soccer)
Jacob Tafur (Soccer)
Daniel Timi (Basketball)

NY MEN'S BASKETBALL DEFEATS VERMONT TECH

In a rematch of the semifinals of the United States Collegiate Athletic Association National Tournament, the Berkeley Knights defeated the Vermont Tech Knights 83-68 in Manhattan Tuesday night.

The Knights jumped out to an early 20-12 lead sparked by a couple of three pointers by junior guards Mario Guzman (West Oaks Academy/New York, NY) and Alex Loniakan (Frolunda/New York, NY), which capped a 12-3 run. Vermont Tech would cut the lead to five with 11 minutes to play in the first, but Berkeley would answer back with a 9-3 run, powered by two more three pointers from Loniakan. The Knights led 49-38 at the half maintaining their lead from the beginning.

The second half would prove to be more of the same for Berkeley as they went up by as many as 17 points in the first four minutes of play. A three pointer by junior guard Jovan Bovell (Jamaica/Jamaica, NY) and back-to-back lay-ups by senior forward Jose Stable (EBC for Public Service/Brooklyn, NY) put the Knights up 63-46 with 15 and change to play. Vermont would fight back behind Alex Tyrrell’s 22 points. However, Berkeley maintained their double-digit lead throughout the second half and won by a final score of 83-68.

Berkeley was led by junior center Elijah Craig’s (Seward Park/Brooklyn, NY) double-double with 18 points and 14 rebounds to go along with his six blocked shots. Bovell added 17 while senior guard Kaseem Williams (Boys and Girls/Brooklyn, NY) chipped in with 16 and Loniakan went 4 for 7 from three point range for 12 points.

The Knights return to action Sunday against RPI at 4 P.M.

NY MEN'S BASKETBALL EARNS SPLIT

The Berkeley College New York men’s basketball team earned a split in the North Country Invitational Tournament by defeating SUNY-Potsdam 95-85 in the consolation game. Berkeley (1-1) lost in the opening game against host Clarkson University, 84-74.

In the opening game Berkeley would start sluggishly, committing ten turnovers and missing several easy layups, yet trailed the host Golden Knights only by six at halftime 39-33. With 17:54 remaining and Berkeley still down only by five, 45-40, Berkeley would get blitzed by a 13-0 run to trail 58-40 before slowly mounting a second half comeback and would eventually get the Knights to within four points before clutch outside shooting by Clarkson would ice the game for the home team. For Berkeley, senior Jose Stable (EBC/Brooklyn, NY) led with 22 points with fellow senior Kaseem Williams (Boys & Girls/Brooklyn, NY) adding 18 points.

In the consolation game, the Knights led the entire game, storming out to a 9-0 lead before Potsdam would climb back. On several occasions the Bears pulled within three before the Knights would go on a run. With the score 40-37, Berkeley went on a 12-2 run over the end of the first half and the start of the second half to up the lead to thirteen points at 52-39. Stable scored eight of his 31 points during this stretch. Yet the Bears would hang tough eventually pulling within three 75-72 before another 10-3 run would put the Knights ahead for good. Williams scored eight of the ten points, including a clutch three pointer from the corner to up the lead back to ten. Williams led all scorers with a career high 36 points on 10-17 shooting and hitting 13-16 from the charity stripe while also dishing out eight assists. Stable finished with 31 points on 11-17 shooting while grabbing eight rebounds and netting five assists. Junior guard Jovan Bovell (Jamaica/Jamaica, NY) chipped in 15 points on 6-8 shooting. Berkeley overall shot a blistering 59% from the field as a team and owned a slight edge in rebounds by a 35-31 margin.

The Knights next game will be Tuesday, November 20, at 7:00 PM as they host Vermont Tech at Borough of Manhattan Community College.

LONIAKAN NAMED TO ALL-ACADEMIC TEAM

Sophomore shooting guard Alexander Loniakan (Frolunda Sweden/New York, NY) earned a place on the Hudson Valley Men’s Athletic Conference 2012 Winter/Spring All-Academic Team, which was announced earlier today.

Instituted last season, the All-Academic Team recognizes excellence both in the field of play and in the classroom. The All-Academic Team consists of student-athletes who have reached sophomore academic standing and have earned a 3.5 cumulative grade point average or better at the conclusion of the spring semester, and participate in one of the conference’s winter and spring sports – basketball, tennis and volleyball.

BERKELEY DEFEATS SOUTHERN VIRGINIA

In a major upset, the New York men's basketball team defeated Southern Virginia University earlier today 97-88. Southern Virginia is the defending USCAA Division I national champions and came into the game having won six straight games.

The game was close before a late 21-8 run to end the half gave Berkeley a 45-40 lead. Berkeley wouldn't give back the lead for the remainder of the game closing it out at the free throw line by shooting 72% from the line for the game.

The Berkeley Knights were led by All-American Jose Stable who led all scorers with 25 points and 15 rebounds. He was joined in double figures by Kaseem Williams who would drop 21 points. They were joined in double figures by Stanley Hamp and Mario Guzman with 12 points each and Jovan Bovell with 10.

As a team Berkeley would shoot 54.4% for the game and 55.6% from the three point line and would out rebound SVU 42 to 32.

The win improves Berkeley's record to 17-8 while Southern Virginia falls to 15-10 on the season. Both teams will be competing in the USCAA National Championships.