BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Bears built an 18-point lead in the 1
st quarter and never looked back in their, 75-50 victory over visiting Nyack College Thursday evening. The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) North Division make-up game was postponed from a day earlier due to inclement weather and featured
Zhane Robinson (Newark, NJ) posting 27 points to go along with 8 rebounds.
The league win set Bloomfield back atop the North Division's leaderboard with a 13-2 mark and a 13-9 overall record. The Warriors fell to 2-22 on the year with a 2-13 conference record.
Junior forward,
Deja McKenzie (Baltimore, MD) ripped off 17 points on 8-of-15 shooting from the field and added 8 rebounds while the CACC Player and Defensive Player of the Week,
Bobbi Floyd (Las Vegas, NV) recorded her 3
rd straight double-double with 12 points and 12 boards which included 7 on the defensive glass, accented by 2 blocks and 2 steals.
The home team registered their largest scoring output in an opening quarter for the season that put Nyack on their heels, 28-10. The crowd at 'The Den' saw Robinson fire up 13 points across the first two quarters and Bloomfield took their eighteen-point advantage into the locker room for the half.
Kiamsha Bynes (Piscataway, NJ) chipped in a perfect 1
st half, going 3-of-3 from the field including 2-of-2 from downtown for 8 points.
In the second half, the Bears kept Nyack at a distance as the visitor's offense failed to get on track. The North Division leaders held the Warriors to 25.0 percent shooting for the game and cruised to their 8
th consecutive win.
Bloomfield now sets their sights on the regionally ranked Rams of Jefferson University as they travel to the 'City of Brotherly Love' for a Saturday afternoon showdown. The 2:00 pm battle features two playoff bound teams with the Bears already securing a first-round home game at The Den in the upcoming CACC Tournament.
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