Queens Announces Coaching Changes, Recognizes Octave and Berardi

Queens Announces Coaching Changes, Recognizes Octave and Berardi

Sep 25, 2017

FLUSHING, N.Y. – The Queens College Department of Athletics has announced two coaching changes, with the departures of head coaches Jason Octave (volleyball) and Christina Berardi (softball).

Octave, a standout on the Queens men's volleyball team from 2003-2006, recently entered his third season as head women's volleyball coach. After serving as interim head coach during the 2015 season, Octave had the interim tag removed in April of 2016. In addition to volleyball, he assisted in the department's financial office.

In his first season overseeing the Knights' program in 2015, Octave posted an 11-15 overall mark and a 7-9 record in East Coast Conference (ECC) play, with six players registering over 100 kills. In 2016, Octave mentored Cassidy Stewart, who was named ECC Co-Rookie of the Year and earned a spot on the All-ECC Second Team, while the Knights averaged 2.07 service aces per set, the most by a QC team since the 2010 season. This year, Queens was 2-4 under Octave in the early portion of the season.

Queens College alumnus Merlin Thompson takes over the volleyball program for the remainder of the season. Thompson served the athletics department as an administrator for nearly 30 years and has extensive volleyball experience, notably with the Knights' men's volleyball team, Creole Volleyball Club and USA Volleyball.

Berardi took over as head softball coach in July of 2016 and also served as Assistant Facilities Coordinator during her time with Queens. She recently started her second year with the department and has decided to pursue an opportunity at Stony Brook University.

In her first season at the helm this past spring, Berardi led the Knights to a 13-17 overall record and 10-14 mark in the ECC. Queens won four of its final five conference games to make a late playoff push. Two of Berardi's players landed on the All-ECC First Team in ToniMarie Valeriano and Stevianne Ognibene, while Valeriano also garnered NFCA all-region honors.

Wed, 05/22 | Women's Tennis vs. North Georgia L, 4-0 (Final)
Tue, 05/14 | Women's Tennis vs. NYIT W, 4-2 (Final)
Fri, 05/10 | Baseball at NYIT L, 14-1 (Final) BX
Thu, 05/09 | Baseball vs. LIU Post L, 9-0 (Final) BX
Mon, 05/06 | Baseball at LIU Post W, 14-11 (Final) BX
Sat, 05/04 | Baseball vs. LIU Post L, 2-0 (Final) BX
Sat, 05/04 | Baseball vs. LIU Post L, 6-2 (Final) BX
Fri, 05/03 | Baseball at LIU Post L, 4-1 (Final) BX
Wed, 05/01 | Baseball at Dominican (N.Y.) L, 3-2 (Final) BX
Mon, 04/29 | Baseball vs. St. Thomas Aquinas W, 8-7 (Final) BX
Sun, 04/28 | Baseball vs. St. Thomas Aquinas W, 4-0 (Final) BX
Sun, 04/28 | Softball at LIU Post L, 10-1 (Final - 5 innings) BX
Sun, 04/28 | Softball at LIU Post L, 3-1 (Final) BX
Sat, 04/27 | Baseball at St. Thomas Aquinas L, 7-2 (Final - 7 innings) BX
Sat, 04/27 | Baseball at St. Thomas Aquinas L, 11-8 (Final) BX
Fri, 04/26 | Softball at Dominican (N.Y.) (Cancelled)
Fri, 04/26 | Softball at Dominican (N.Y.) (Cancelled)
Thu, 04/25 | Softball vs. Molloy W, 1-0 (Final) BX
Thu, 04/25 | Women's Lacrosse vs. Post L, 14-12 (Final) BX
Thu, 04/25 | Softball vs. Molloy L, 4-0 (Final) BX
Wed, 04/24 | Baseball vs. American Int'l L, 12-5 (Final) BX
Tue, 04/23 | Softball vs. NYIT L, 9-1 (Final - 5 innings) BX
Tue, 04/23 | Baseball vs. Bridgeport W, 11-4 (Final) BX
Tue, 04/23 | Softball vs. NYIT L, 5-1 (Final) BX
Tue, 04/23 | Baseball vs. Bridgeport L, 7-6 (Final) BX
Sat, 04/20 | Women's Lacrosse at Bridgeport L, 21-3 (Final) BX
Fri, 04/19 | Baseball at Bridgeport L, 7-4 (Final) BX
Fri, 04/19 | Baseball at Bridgeport W, 4-2 (Final) BX
Thu, 04/18 | Softball vs. Georgian Court L, 9-5 (Final) BX
Thu, 04/18 | Softball vs. Georgian Court L, 2-0 (Final) BX
Wed, 04/17 | Women's Lacrosse at NYIT L, 21-3 (Final) BX
Tue, 04/16 | Softball vs. Mercy W, 15-7 (Final - 6 innings) BX
Tue, 04/16 | Baseball vs. Dominican (N.Y.) W, 11-10 (Final) BX
Tue, 04/16 | Softball vs. Mercy W, 5-2 (Final) BX
Sun, 04/14 | Baseball vs. Molloy L, 6-2 (Final) BX
Sat, 04/13 | Softball vs. Bridgeport L, 5-1 (Final) BX
Sat, 04/13 | Baseball at Molloy W, 4-1 (Final) BX
Sat, 04/13 | Softball vs. Bridgeport L, 5-4 (Final) BX
Sat, 04/13 | Women's Lacrosse vs. St. Thomas Aquinas L, 18-6 (Final) BX
Sat, 04/13 | Baseball at Molloy L, 5-4 (Final - 10 innings) BX
Fri, 04/12 | Softball at Molloy W, 3-0 (Final) BX
Fri, 04/12 | Baseball vs. Molloy W, 4-2 (Final) BX
Fri, 04/12 | Softball at Molloy L, 4-0 (Final) BX
Thu, 04/11 | Softball at St. Thomas Aquinas L, 8-0 (Final - 5 innings) BX
Thu, 04/11 | Softball at St. Thomas Aquinas L, 4-1 (Final) BX
Wed, 04/10 | Women's Lacrosse vs. Molloy L, 21-6 (Final) BX
Sun, 04/07 | Baseball at Lincoln (Pa.) W, 13-5 (Final) BX
Sun, 04/07 | Baseball at Lincoln (Pa.) W, 11-2 (Final) BX
Sat, 04/06 | Baseball at Lincoln (Pa.) W, 16-1 (Final) BX
Sat, 04/06 | Women's Lacrosse vs. District of Columbia W, 21-3 (Final) BX
Sat, 04/06 | Softball at NYIT W, 7-0 (Final) BX
Sat, 04/06 | Baseball at Lincoln (Pa.) W, 12-4 (Final) BX
Sat, 04/06 | Softball at NYIT L, 4-3 (Final - 11 innings) BX
Fri, 04/05 | Women's Tennis at Goldey-Beacom W, 6-1 (Final)
Thu, 04/04 | Softball at Mercy L, 7-4 (Final) BX
Thu, 04/04 | Softball at Mercy L, 3-2 (Final) BX
Wed, 04/03 | Women's Lacrosse at LIU Post L, 19-1 (Final) BX
Tue, 04/02 | Baseball vs. Caldwell W, 7-3 (Final - 7 innings) BX
Mon, 04/01 | Softball vs. LIU Post L, 8-0 (Final - 6 innings) BX
Mon, 04/01 | Softball vs. LIU Post L, 5-0 (Final) BX
Sun, 03/31 | Baseball vs. NYIT L, 7-5 (Final) BX
Sat, 03/30 | Baseball at NYIT L, 5-4 (Final - 8 innings) BX
Sat, 03/30 | Softball at Bridgeport L, 15-10 (Final) BX
Sat, 03/30 | Women's Lacrosse vs. St. Michael's L, 19-5 (Final) BX
Sat, 03/30 | Softball at Bridgeport L, 7-0 (Final) BX
Sat, 03/30 | Baseball at NYIT L, 13-5 (Final) BX
Fri, 03/29 | Baseball vs. NYIT W, 10-9 (Final) BX
Thu, 03/28 | Women's Lacrosse at Nyack L, 16-9 (Final) BX
Tue, 03/26 | Softball vs. St. Thomas Aquinas L, 6-1 (Final) BX
Tue, 03/26 | Women's Lacrosse vs. Mercy L, 20-1 (Final) BX
Tue, 03/26 | Softball vs. St. Thomas Aquinas L, 12-2 (Final) BX
Sun, 03/24 | Baseball at Mercy L, 3-2 (Final - 10 innings) BX
Sat, 03/23 | Women's Tennis vs. Fairleigh Dickinson W, 5-2 (Final)
Sat, 03/23 | Baseball vs. Mercy W, 20-10 (Final) BX
Sat, 03/23 | Women's Lacrosse vs. Southern N.H. L, 16-3 (Final) BX
Sat, 03/23 | Baseball vs. Mercy W, 8-4 (Final) BX
Fri, 03/22 | Baseball at Mercy L, 5-3 (Final) BX
Fri, 03/22 | Women's Tennis vs. Butler W, 4-3 (Final)
Thu, 03/21 | Softball vs. Holy Family (Postponed)
Thu, 03/21 | Softball vs. Holy Family (Postponed)
Wed, 03/20 | Softball vs. Pace L, 5-2 (Final) BX
Wed, 03/20 | Women's Lacrosse vs. Jefferson L, 18-3 (Final) BX
Wed, 03/20 | Softball vs. Pace L, 10-0 (Final - 5 innings) BX
Tue, 03/19 | Baseball at Caldwell W, 6-0 (Final) BX
Mon, 03/18 | Women's Lacrosse vs. Holy Family W, 18-11 (Final) BX
Sun, 03/17 | Baseball vs. Bloomfield W, 11-2 (Final) BX
Sun, 03/17 | Baseball vs. Bloomfield W, 3-2 (Final) BX
Sat, 03/16 | Baseball vs. Bloomfield W, 12-4 (Final) BX
Sat, 03/16 | Women's Lacrosse at Roberts Wesleyan L, 21-3 (Final) BX
Sat, 03/16 | Baseball vs. Bloomfield W, 16-12 (Final) BX
Fri, 03/15 | Softball at Barry L, 10-2 (Final - 5 innings) BX
Thu, 03/14 | Softball at Barry W, 6-3 (Final - 8 innings) BX
Thu, 03/14 | Softball at Barry L, 4-1 (Final) BX
Wed, 03/13 | Softball at Nova Southeastern L, 8-1 (Final) BX
Wed, 03/13 | Softball at Nova Southeastern L, 12-0 (Final - 5 innings) BX
Tue, 03/12 | Softball vs. Ave Maria L, 4-3 (Final) BX
Tue, 03/12 | Softball vs. Ave Maria W, 5-4 (Final - 8 innings) BX
Tue, 03/12 | Women's Lacrosse vs. Caldwell L, 21-17 (Final) BX
Mon, 03/11 | Softball at Palm Beach Atl. L, 3-2 (Final) BX
Mon, 03/11 | Softball at Palm Beach Atl. L, 14-6 (Final - 5 innings) BX
Sun, 03/10 | Baseball vs. Southern Conn. St. L, 15-12 (Final) BX
Sat, 03/09 | Women's Lacrosse at Wilmington (Del.) L, 18-6 (Final) BX
Sat, 03/09 | Baseball vs. Wilmington (Del.) L, 8-2 (Final) BX
Fri, 03/08 | Baseball vs. Stonehill W, 5-4 (Final) BX
Fri, 03/08 | Baseball vs. Concordia (N.Y.) L, 10-6 (Final) BX
Fri, 03/08 | Women's Tennis vs. Fordham L, 6-1 (Final)
Thu, 03/07 | Baseball vs. Wilmington (Del.) L, 8-0 (Final) BX
Wed, 03/06 | Baseball vs. Stonehill W, 11-10 (Final - 10 innings) BX
Tue, 03/05 | Baseball vs. Felician L, 11-4 (Final) BX
Mon, 03/04 | Baseball vs. Concordia (N.Y.) L, 18-8 (Final) BX
Sun, 03/03 | Softball vs. New Haven (Postponed)
Sun, 03/03 | Softball vs. New Haven (Postponed)
Sat, 03/02 | Men's Basketball at District of Columbia L, 75-62 (Final) BX
Sat, 03/02 | Women's Basketball at District of Columbia L, 66-64 (Final) BX
Fri, 03/01 | Women's Tennis vs. LIU Brooklyn L, 5-2 (Final)
Wed, 02/27 | Women's Basketball vs. St. Thomas Aquinas L, 63-53 (Final) BX | V
Wed, 02/27 | Men's Basketball vs. St. Thomas Aquinas L, 75-66 (Final) BX | V
Sun, 02/24 | Women's Lacrosse at Stonehill L, 21-2 (Final) BX
Sun, 02/24 | Softball at Merrimack (Cancelled)
Sun, 02/24 | Softball at Merrimack (Cancelled)
Sat, 02/23 | Softball vs. Saint Anselm (Cancelled)
Sat, 02/23 | Baseball at Nyack W, 13-11 (Final) BX
Sat, 02/23 | Softball vs. Saint Anselm (Cancelled)
Sat, 02/23 | Baseball at Nyack W, 8-4 (Final) BX
Fri, 02/22 | Baseball at Nyack T, 7-7 (Final - 10 innings) BX
Thu, 02/21 | Women's Basketball vs. Molloy W, 57-47 (Final) BX | V
Thu, 02/21 | Men's Basketball vs. Molloy L, 72-56 (Final) BX | V
Sat, 02/16 | Men's Basketball at Bridgeport L, 86-58 (Final) BX
Sat, 02/16 | Women's Basketball at Bridgeport L, 70-52 (Final) BX
Wed, 02/13 | Women's Basketball vs. Mercy W, 92-76 (Final) BX | V
Wed, 02/13 | Men's Basketball vs. Mercy W, 76-59 (Final) BX | V
Sun, 02/10 | Men's Basketball vs. Daemen L, 89-63 (Final) BX | V
Sun, 02/10 | Women's Basketball vs. Daemen L, 64-50 (Final) BX | V
Fri, 02/08 | Men's Basketball vs. Roberts Wesleyan L, 62-45 (Final) BX | V
Fri, 02/08 | Women's Basketball vs. Roberts Wesleyan W, 84-78 (Final - 2OT) BX | V
Sat, 02/02 | Men's Basketball at LIU Post W, 76-54 (Final) BX | A | V
Sat, 02/02 | Women's Basketball at LIU Post L, 69-61 (Final) BX | A | V
Wed, 01/30 | Women's Basketball vs. NYIT L, 78-60 (Final) BX | V
Wed, 01/30 | Men's Basketball vs. NYIT W, 74-64 (Final) BX | V