The Berkeley College women's basketball team split a pair of contests in recent weeks, defeating Bryant & Stratton-Albany in an NACIA contest back on December 14 by a score of 95-57, before losing the first game of calendar year 2025 at Penn State York (January 4) by a score of 65-59. With that output, the Knights are now 5-6 on the 2024-2025 campaign, including a mark of 2-1 in Regional play.

The Knights' win over the Bobcats at Achievement First Brooklyn High School was a classic example of an all-round effort, as five Berkeley College players scored in double figures, including Anastasia Davis, as she scored a game-high 23 points. Additionally, the standout snatched five rebounds, while also leading all Knights with five steals. Magan Jackson contributed 16 points, six rebounds, and four steals, and Maria Negron played 30 minutes off of the bench, posting a double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds. Finally, it was Ariella Johnson and DeSiraye Sealy scoring 11 and 10 points, respectively. Johnson snatched nine rebounds and added six assists, and Sealy finished with four rebounds, three dimes, and three steals.

Despite the loss for the Bobcats, Bryant & Stratton-Albany was paced by Mei-Lin Calliste, as she posted a double-double with a team-high 20 points and a game-high 18 rebounds. Dasia Edmond finished with 17 points, six rebounds, two assists, and two steals, and Keyanna Drew put together a fine all-around game, finishing with 14 points, eight rebounds, and a game-high six steals.

The Knights dominated the game from start to finish, racing out to a 22-8 advantage after one quarter of play, before increasing that advantage to 26 points (49-23) as the teams headed into the locker room at halftime. Berkeley continued to pour it on in the second half, outscoring the visitors 46-34 to account for the 38-point margin of victory (95-57).

Berkeley was the more efficient team shooting the basketball, as the Knights converted on 37.6 percent of their attempts from the floor (41-109), while the Bobcats earned a conversion rate of 30.4 (17-56). The Knights dominated on the glass, snatching 58 rebounds to Bryant & Stratton-Albany's 45, and Berkeley dished 31 assists to the Bobcats' seven. The Knights also won the turnover battle by a wide margin, committing just 19 miscues while forcing 39 opposition mistakes.

This past Saturday in the Knights' loss to Penn State York, Jackson led the way with a team-high 21 points and a game-high 16 rebounds, including 12 on the offensive glass. Davis played 19 minutes and finished with nine points and eight rebounds, and Johnson and Christa Williams netted seven points apiece.

In the victory for the Nittany Lions, Delaney Burroughs knocked down 11 of her 14 attempts from the line, scoring a game-high 22 points in the process. Kaya Camasta just missed out on a double-double, as she scored 13 points while snatching nine rebounds and adding three assists, and Abigail McAlexander finalized her afternoon with 13 points and three steals.

Berkeley trailed 32-28 at the half, and 49-38 with 2:00 remaining in the third quarter, but the Knights put together an 8-0 run to slice Penn State York's advantage to three points (49-46) with 9:28 remaining in the game. The Nittany Lions then responded by rattling off eight of the next 10 points over a span of 5:15 to snatch a 57-48 edge with 4:13 to play.

The Knights continued to battle, pulling to within four (62-58) on a converted Johnson jumper with 41 seconds remaining, but that would be the final bucket that Berkeley would drain, as Penn State York held on for a six-point victory (65-59).

The Nittany Lions converted on 36.5 percent of their shots from the floor (23-63), while Berkeley connected on just 21 out of 79 attempts (26.6 percent). Berkeley did dominate on the glass, snatching 52 rebounds compared to just 37 for Penn State York. The Nittany Lions held a 19-10 advantage in assists, and the teams committed 12 turnovers apiece.

Berkeley will return to the hardwood on Sunday afternoon, as the Knights will stay on the road to battle Penn State Mont Alto. Start-time for the contest is scheduled for 3:00pm.