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ORANGEBURG, N.Y. (January 10, 2012) - Bloomfield's women's basketball team fell to 6-8 overall and 4-3 in conference play Tuesday evening, as they dropped a 66-62 overtime road decision to CACC North Division rival Dominican College.  

The evenly-matched affair saw neither team lead by more then five points in the opening half, with the Lady Deacons overtaking Dominican at 21-20 with 2:24 remaining in the period to complete a 6-0 run.  Bloomfield would hold the advantage heading into the intermission, staving off a Dominican spurt to take a slim 25-24 lead into the break. 

The visiting Lady Deacons engineered a second run midway through the second half, scoring seven consecutive points to take a 48-35 lead with 5:25 to play.  The visitors would remain ahead 52-46 with just over two minutes to play, but a pair of clutch threes by Dominican guard Shannon Lavelle in the final minutes of regulation erased the cushion and sent the game to overtime tied at 52.  

The Chargers would ride the momentum of the dramatic conclusion into the five minutes of extra time, opening up a six-point lead with 1:20 to play.  Bloomfield could not counter with a late-game flurry of their own, coming up just short of earning a season split with their divisional rivals and falling to a game over .500 in conference action. 

Senior point guard Emily Hall (Montclair, N.J.) continued her streak of brilliant play by leading the Lady Deacons with 20 points, five rebounds, four assists and four steals, while sophomore Ivettlis Castro (Carteret, N.J.) netted 19 points on 5-8 shooting from long-range off the bench.  Vanessa Lamison (Laurel, Md.) totaled 14 points and four rebounds to round out the double-figure scorers, while Lauren Deverin (Sewaren, N.J.) posted a game-high 12 rebounds in the setback. 

Bloomfield returns to action Thursday, December 12 when they host CACC North Division rival Concordia College.  Tip-off for the conference tilt is set for 6:00 PM.