BLOOMFIELD, N.J. - Opportunity knocked on several occasions, yet the Bloomfield College women's soccer team salvaged a 3-3 draw Wednesday evening at Foley Field against the Warriors of Nyack College.
 
The Bears celebrated Senior Night, honoring Sarah Barnes (Sayerville, N.J.) and Paola Ramos (North Bergen, N.J.) before the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) which saw two would-be game-winners for Bloomfield (3-8-2, 1-7-2 CACC) come up short of snatching a victory away from the visiting Warriors.
 
The Bears jumped out front in the 8^th minute off a pass from Barnes that freshman, Lisa Parello (Staten Island, N.Y.) netted from just inside the 18 for a 1-0 advantage.  The Bloomfield lead stayed intact until halftime as the home team held a 7-4 edge in shots during the first half. Junior goalkeeper, Diana Vincentini (Lacey TWP, N.J.) picked up four saves in the opening period with all of Nyack's attempts being on target.
 
The Warriors (1-13-2, 1-8-1 CACC) would take control in the second half, scoring three straight goals across a twelve-minute span to go up 3-1 in the contest. Vanessa Sefriou scored the equalizer on her first goal of the season at the 60:50 minute mark followed by Krystal Vega in the 71^st minute and capped by a second Sefriou goal in the 72^nd minute of play.
 
With a greater sense of urgency felt on the Bloomfield sideline, the Bears put pressure on the Nyack defense and finally broke thru when Karla Calderon (West New York, N.J.) buried a shot past the Warriors goalkeeper, Jordan Jansen off a brilliant pass from Sammy Fonseca (San Jose, Costa Rica) in the 85^th minute. Almost three minutes later Calderon struck again, sneaking a goal past Jansen who had run up to the top of the box and misplayed the ball allowing the Bears striker to even the game at 3-3.
With the game winding down on the Bears' chances, freshman defender, Carla Briscoe (Ontario, Canada) lobbed a free kick from the Bloomfield half of the field that Fonseca eventually corralled and took a shot from 20 yards out which sailed just right of an empty Warriors net in the 90^th minute.
 
The teams would have to settle for overtime and with momentum clearly on Bears side, Bloomfield forced the issue in the overtime periods with a 5-0 advantage but Jansen thwarted three attempts that were on goal to preserve a tie for the visiting team.  
 
Jansen registered a game-high, 10 saves for Nyack while Vincentini turned away 6 shots on the evening for Bloomfield. The Bears held an 18-12 advantage in shots for the contest and a 4-0 edge in corner kicks. 
 
Bloomfield's 2015 season begins to wind down after officially being eliminated from CACC post-season contention Wednesday night, with just two road games remaining on the schedule. Saturday the  Bears will travel to Delaware to face the Lightning of Goley-Beacom at 1:00 pm and then conclude their year on Wednesday at 3:00 pm when they visit Post University. Stay up-to-date with the latest news, including game previews and recaps, from the Bloomfield College athletic department by liking the Bears on Facebook and following the Bears on Twitter or Instagram @GO_BCBears. Use the hashtag #BCBears to join the conversation.