ORANGEBURG, N.Y. - The Bloomfield College men's soccer team saw senior Rafique Roberts (Portmore, Jamaica) come off the bench and picked up three points as the Bears handed Dominican College a 2-1 loss in Orangeburg, N.Y. Wednesday afternoon. The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) victory improved Bloomfield to 4-8-2 overall and 3-5-2 in league action while the Chargers fell to 4-11 on the year and 3-7 in conference games.
 
The home team seized an early advantage with a shot past the Bears goalie, Wilson Cisneros (Bronx, N.Y.) in the fifth minute of play that gave Dominican a quick 1-0 lead. The two teams jockeyed for position the rest of the half as Bloomfield took the one goal deficit all the way to halftime. The Chargers outshot the visiting team 8-4 in the opening period but after an inspiring head coach speech at the break, the Bears looked to turn things around in the second half. 
 
Roberts took the words of inspiration to heart and served up a pass to classmate, Amin Miller (Mandeville, Jamaica) at the 60:40 minute mark that tickled the back of the net for the striker's third goal of the season. Less than five minutes later (65:01) with the score knotted at 1-1 Roberts took maters into his own hands, scoring the go-ahead-goal and his second of the season. Bloomfield turned the tables and outshot the home team 8-4 in the final period and took the much needed conference win.
 
Bloomfield will look to keep their post-season hopes alive as they welcome Philadelphia University on Saturday in another key league match up. The 3:30 pm CACC thriller will feature two teams battling for a playoff spot and the chance to take home the CACC trophy at the end of the tournament.
 
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