Davion Berry en fuego

Sophomore Davion Berry scored a career high 41 points to lead Cal State Monterey Bay past visiting Cal State San Bernardino, 82-80, on Saturday night at the Kelp Bed.

"We had a great team effort tonight," said head coach Rob Bishop. "Berry carried us when we needed baskets but we got a great team effort from the entire team. Our rebounding and defense was much better tonight."

Berry had a team-high seven rebounds along with two assists. The scoring was spread among eight other players with sophomores Derrick Anderson and Brandon Ward contributing 11 and 10 points respectively.

In a game that consisted of 20 lead changes and 15 ties, the Otters held the largest lead of the game at 74-69 with 3:12.

Berry sank a jumper with 21 seconds left to give CSUMB an 80-77 lead, but the Coyotes answered right back when Robbie Robinson connected on his first 3-pointer of the night with 13 seconds left on the clock. Anderson hit the game winning free throws after driving down the key and drawing a foul on the next possession. CSUMB’s strong defense held the Coyotes from scoring in the final six seconds.

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Cal State Monterey Bay guard Davion Berry was named the California Collegiate Athletic Association’s (CCAA) men's basketball Player of the Week for the week of Jan. 24-30, it was announced on Monday.

"I am very proud of Davion for getting CCAA Player of the Week," said head coach #Rob Bishop. "He has been very consistent these past few weeks with not only scoring but rebounding too."

Berry, a sophomore from Oakland, Calif., had a big offensive weekend in helping the Otters gain a home split against Cal Poly Pomona and Cal State San Bernardino. He averaged 36.5 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 1.0 steals and a blocked shot while shooting 44.2 percent (19-of-43) from the field, including 7-of-16 (43.8) from behind the 3-point arc.

In a 74-65 setback to Cal Poly Pomona on Friday, Berry scored a game-high 32 points, collected nine rebounds, two assists, two steals and a blocked shot. He followed that performance with a career-high 41 points, on 11-of 25 (44.0) shooting, grabbed seven rebounds and had two assists during an 82-80 victory over Cal State San Bernardino on Saturday.