COLCHESTER, Vt. – Junior Anisha Able recorded a double-double of 19 points and 11 rebounds to help the Bloomfield College women's basketball team rally in the fourth quarter against Southern New Hampshire University and pullout a, 62-57 victory Saturday evening in the Best Western Windjammer Tip-Off Classic at Saint Michael's College's Ross Sports Center.
 
RECORDS

• Bloomfield (1-1), Southern New Hampshire (1-1)

BLOOMFIELD'S LEADERS

• Junior Anisha Able, 19 points, 11 rebounds, 4 steals
• Senior Kamrin Babbs, 13 points, 5 rebounds
• Freshman Tamorie Wilson, 9 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 4 steals 
• Freshman Bianca Ellis, 9 points, 3 assists, 2 steals

 
OPPONENT LEADERS

• Stephanie Davis – 13 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists
• Sophomore Madison Hughes, 11 points, 6 rebounds
• Sophomore Abby Wager, 9 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists

 
GAME FACTS

• Bloomfield's first win over SNHU in program history. The all-time series record is now 2-1.
• The Bears held a 30-22 advantage in points in the paint and a commanding 15-5 edge in second chance points. Bloomfield dominated the game in steals with a 14-1 advantage over the Penmen.

THE ACTION

• Southern New Hampshire moved out to a 10-2 lead over the opening 3:21, led by five points from Davis. A pair of freethrows sent the Penmen to the second quarter with a 19-7 advantage.
• A layup from sophomore Ava Winterburn with 6:03 to go in the half gave SNHU its largest lead of the contest at 23-9, but Bloomfield would end the stanza with a 12-3 blitz capped by an Able layupthat slashed its deficit to 31-28 at the break.
• The Penmen would go up by as many as eight in the third quarter and brought a 43-38 advantage into the final frame.
• A Davis jumper just 23 seconds into the fourth pushed the Penmen lead to seven, but a three-pointer from Babbs finished off seven-straight from the Bears and evened the score at 45-all with 6:53 remaining. 
• A 10-0 rushed flipped the game the Bears way as they took the lead at 59-52 with 1:18 on the clock after another Able bucket in the paint. SNHU would get as close as 61-57 with 17 seconds left but Bloomfield held on for the non-conference win.

UP NEXT

• Bloomfield home opener vs College of Staten Island, Wednesday, November 13^th, 5:30 pm. 
• Bloomfield at University of the District of Columbia, Saturday, November 16^th, 1:00 pm. 

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