NY MEN IMPROVE TO 7-6

The New York men's basketball team earned its third victory in the Hudson Valley Men's Athletic Conference with a 79-53 victory over Vaughn College. With the win the Knights regained sole possession of first place in the conference at 3-0 while improving to 7-6 for the season.

The Knights held the Warriors (6-8 overall, 3-2 HVMAC) scoreless for the first 6:35 on the opening half en route to an early 14-0 lead. Their lead ballooned to 42-18 at halftime as the Berkeley defense limited Vaughn to 23% FG shooting for the half. The Warriors would get as close as 12 points at 42-30 with 14:32  to play in the second half before Berkeley would go on an 8-0 run to push the lead back to 20 at 50-30 and were never seriously threatened afterwards.

Seniors Kaseem Williams (Brooklyn, NY/Boys & Girls) and Jose Stable (Brooklyn, NY/EBC High School for Public Service) led the scoring for Berkeley with 25 points and 22 points, respectively. Junior Danzel Whyte (Brooklyn, NY/Teachers Preparatory) was the third Knight to finish in double figures in scoring with 11 points.

Berkeley completes its weekend series tomorrow afternoon with a 12:00 matinee against SUNY-ESF in a USCAA conference game at the Borough of Manhattan Community College.

MEN FALL TO CENTRAL PENN

The New Jersey men's basketball team lost to USCAA rival Central Penn College for the second time this season, 91-66. The loss is the second in a row for the Knights following a five game winning streak and hurts the Knights' chances of winning the regular season Atlantic States Athletic Conference inaugural championship. The Knights are now 9-8 overall and 2-2 in the ASAC.

The Knights never threatened Central Penn, trailing by 14 at the half, 36-22, while only managing to put three players in double figures, led by freshman guard Dukens Germain's 12 points.

The men return to action on Friday against Valley Forge Christian College.

WOMEN LOSE TWO

NEWPORT NEWS, VA. – People always say basketball is a game of runs, well on Friday night the Apprentice School Lady Builders proved that to be very true.

After racing out to an 18-point lead in the first half, only then to trail 48-43 with 13:18 left, the Lady Builders score the next 33 points to defeat Berkeley College 76-51 in the opening night of the 2013 Martin Luther King Classic.

Apprentice School avenged a 65-61 loss to Berkeley last Sunday in New York City. Berkeley was topped by Milan Germany with 17 points and seven rebounds while Aiyesha Brown added 14 points and seven rebounds.

In the second game of the Classic, Berkeley lost to Briarcliffe College 72-65 to fall to 7-6 on the season. The Knights were led by Brown's 18 points. She was joined in double figures by Germany with 17 and Rachel Thomas and Olivia Byfield with 10 points each.

The Knights return to action on January 26 in a pivotal Hudson Valley matchup against St. Joseph's College of Brooklyn.

WOMEN WIN THIRD STRAIGHT

The women's basketball team continues to defy all odds this season, coming back from 15 points down with a little more than seven minutes remaining in the game to defeat Apprentice School by a final score of 65-61 to improve to 7-4 on the season. The win marked the third in a row for the team after winning the NHTI New Year's Tournament.

The Knights were led by junior forward Milan Germany (Notre Dame Prep/Bronx, NY), who led all scorers with 26 points and 14 rebounds. Sophomore guard Janay Thomas (Longwood/Queens, NY) added 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Knights.

The Knights return to action next weekend when they travel to Newport News, Virginia, for the MLK Classic at Apprentice. They face USCAA power house Briarcliffe College on Friday at 4 P.M.

NJ WINS FIFTH STRAIGHT

The Berkeley College New Jersey men's basketball team continued their historic season with their fifth straight win and sixth in seven games to improve to 9-7 on the season, defeating conference rival Williamson Trade 54-47 last night in Virginia.

Williamson entered the game at 11-2 and as the #2 ranked team in the USCAA. The Knights were led by freshman guard Andrew Tomlin (Central/Newark, NJ) with 17 points on 6 for 11 shooting including 2 for 2 from three-point range. The Knights won with stifling defense, holding Williamson to 27.3% shooting for the game.

The Knights face Southern Virginia University today at 2 P.M.

STABLE EARNS THIRD STRAIGHT AWARD

Senior forward Jose Stable earned his third straight Player of the Week nod for the Hudson Valley Men's Athletic Conference, leading the Knights to a runner-up finish at the NHTI New Year's Tournament. Over the tournament, the senior guard/forward averaged 27.5 points, while shooting 61 percent (22-for-36), grabbing 8.0 rebounds and swiping 3.5 steals. During an opening-round victory over Maine-Augusta, Stable shot a perfect 13-for-13 from the field en route to a 33-point, eight-rebound, six-steal effort.

MILAN GERMANY NAMED PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Junior forward Milan Germany has been named the United States Collegiate Athletic Association Women's Basketball Player of the Week! Germany scored 42 points, had 18 rebounds, 14 assists, and four steals as the team defeated Maine-Augusta and NHTI over the weekend. Germany was recognized as the NHTI Holiday Inn New Year’s Tournament MVP. In addition, she was named the Hudson Valley Women's Athletic Conference Rookie of the Week.

WOMEN WIN CHAMPIONSHIP

The New York women's basketball team won the New Hampshire Technical Institute Holiday Inn New Year's Tournament today 65-54 over #6 ranked NHTI. Aiyesha Brown was named to the All-Tournament Team and Milan Germany the Tournament MVP.

The team previously won the Dr. Betty Shabazz Tournament this season. The win improves their season record to 6-4.

NJ WINS FOURTH IN A ROW

The New Jersey men’s basketball team defeated Vaughn College 90-56 to improve to 8-7 on the season, starting 2013 one game over .500 for the first time in program history. 

Berkeley College took a commanding 30-5 lead in the first 10 plus minutes of action in the first half. The Knights would go into the half up, 43-24. In the second half, the Knights would extend their lead to as many as 39 with a 70-31 lead at the 10:32 marker. The final score was 90-56.

Freshman Darryl Robinson’s 27 points led the Knights on 11-18 from the field; he also added 10 rebounds and five steals. Senior Gary Williams added 19 points and three steals while freshman Andrew Tomlin chipped in with nine points, seven rebounds and five steals.

The Knights will hit the road and head to Southern Virginia University on Friday, January 11, 2013 to take on Williamson Trade.

BERKELEY SWEEPS THREE

Berkeley College swept a trifecta this evening with all three basketball programs winning tonight. The wins improved all three programs to one game over .500 for the season as well!

The New York women's basketball team got the night started with a stirring 61-60 win over University of Maine-Augusta in New Hampshire. The New York men followed suit, beating the University of Maine-Augusta's men's team 87-66. The New Jersey men meanwhile defeated Vaughn College at home by a score of 90-56.

The women improve to 5-4 on the season while the New York men improve to 6-5 and the New Jersey men improve to 8-7.

The win for the New Jersey program is their fourth in a row.