BLOOMFIELD VS. CHESTNUT HILL BOX SCORE

BLOOMFIELD VS. LeMOYNE BOX SCORE

BLOOMFIELD, N.J. (October 1, 2011) - Bloomfield's women's volleyball team dropped to 4-8 overall and 3-6 in conference play Saturday afternoon, as they fell to CACC rival Chestnut Hill College and non-conference opponent LeMoyne College in both legs of a home tri-match.

In the opening match of the day, the Lady Deacons took a commanding lead over the visiting Griffins of Chestnut Hill by taking the first two sets of the match.  Junior setter Allison Hart (Pagosa Springs, Co.) began the match with five consecutive service aces to give Bloomfield a 6-1 lead, allowing the home team to pick up a 25-18 victory in set number one.  It was more of the same in the second set, as the Lady Deacons held on in a seesaw battle to take a 25-23 victory and put the Griffins on the brink.

But Chestnut Hill would rally to take a decisive 25-12 victory in the third set to avoid the sweep, and  win a nail-biting set of their own with a 25-23 victory in the fourth frame to force a decisive fifth set.  With a conference victory in the balance, it was the Griffins who completed the three-set comeback, taking the final stanza 15-5 to earn the 3-2 match victory and leave the Lady Deacons 0-1 on the afternoon. 

Bloomfield would earn a similar fate against LeMoyne in the final match of the day, coming up on the short end of a 3-0 decision to move their non-conference record to 1-2 on the season.  The Dolphins were able to take the opening set 25-19, and took the following two frames by 25-13, and 25-14 scores to earn the sweep. 

Sophomore Dominic Spivey (Newark, N.J.) led the Lady Deacons with 18 kills in the loss to Chestnut Hill, while Chereese Sheen (Queens, N.Y.) posted the highest kill total of her Bloomfield College career with 16.

Da'Cheray Thomas (Newark, N.J.) rounded out the offensive attack with 11 kills, while Brandi Bodin (Clara City, MN) led the defensive effort with a team-high 28 digs.  Daliana Perez (Jersey City, N.J.) totaled a season-high 19 digs, while Thomas contributed 12 digs in the setback.  Hart finished with a career-high 10 servic aces in the loss. 

Bloomfield returns to action Tuesday, October 4 with a road match against CACC North Division rival Nyack College.  Start time for the contest is set for 7:00 PM.