Bloomfield, N.J. -  The Bloomfield College volleyball team roared in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) North Division match up Friday evening against the Chargers of Dominican College, 3-1 in front of an enthusiastic home crowd at the Bloomfield Gym. The victory moves the Bears to 13-10 on the season and 9-4 in CACC action while Dominican falls to 11-6 overall and 8-6 in CACC play.

In the first set Bloomfield battled point for point in the early going and had a 15-14 advantage after a kill and service ace from junior transfer Diannmarie Rivera (Trujillo Alto, P.R.). The Chargers responded with a side out on a kill from senior Kayla Dexter who went on to serve five straight points and Dominican enjoyed a 20-15 advantage.  The Bears attempted a comeback but fell short as sophomore McKenzie John recorded a set-winning kill for the 25-21 win and a 1-0 lead in the match. 

Bloomfield clawed their way back in, grabbing set two (25-22) and set three (25-17) and controlled the match 2-1 heading into the fourth set. The Bears crowd in attendance were on the edge of their seats after enjoying a serving contest to raise money for Breast Cancer Awareness between sets two and three, they were eager to watch Bloomfield close out the contest with a win. 

The Chargers had other plans entirely, jumping out of the gate to a 15-11 lead over Bloomfield before the Bears mounted a surge to tie the set at 18-18 on a kill by Rivera. Rivera would come thru again with another kill to knot the score up again, this time at 22-22. Dominican saw match point (24-22) on a service ace by John but the Bears wouldn't be denied on this night, roaring back with four straight points to take the set (26-24) and the match (3-1) in a conference marquee battle.

Rivera finished the game with a double-double, recording 10 digs and team-high 20 kills on the evening. Senior Deandra Black (Teaneck, N.J.) had 11 kills for the Bears and sophomore setter Jacquelyn Madlock (Alta Loma, C.A.) posted a game-high 41 assists. 

On the Chargers side, John led all attackers with 27 kills and completed a double-double with 11 digs. The Dominican offense ran thru Kera Dexter who notched 26 assists for the match.

Next up for the Bears they travel to the City of Brotherly Love to face the Griffins of Chestnut Hill in a CACC inter-division battle on Saturday, October 25 at 6:00pm. Don't miss a minute of the action; you can see it LIVE by clicking HERE or via Live Stats by clicking HERE. You can see pictures from tonights game by logging on to our new facebook page: facebook.com/bcbearsathletics