BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Bloomfield College women's basketball team suffered their ninth consecutive setback Tuesday evening when Dominican University came to The Den and walked out with an, 81-66 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference victory.  

RECORDS

• Bloomfield 3-11 (0-5 CACC), Dominican 13-4 (5-0 CACC)

BLOOMFIELD'S LEADERS

• Senior Taneshia Tucker, 26 points, 8 rebounds, 4 assists
• Senior Kamrin Babbs, 12 points, 12 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 steals
• Freshman Bianca Ellis, 11 points off the bench

 
DOMINICAN LEADERS

• Graduate Tanasha Mills, 25 points, 8 assists, 2 rebounds
• Graduate Chidinma Ndukauba, 17 points, 13 rebounds, 3 blocks
• Junior Cayla Howard, 15 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists (1,000^th career point)
• Sophomore Tamia Nunes, 15 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 steals

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Dominican led by four points by halftime and extended to a double digit lead in the second half. 
• The Bears cut the deficit to six points in the fourth quarter after an Ellis long-range three.
• The Chargers answered by extending their lead to 17 points which was their largest for the game on their way to the victory. 

 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

• The teams were even on the glass (42-42) and Bloomfield took a slight edge on points in the paint, 32-30. 
• The Bears, thanks to Ellis had the advantage in bench production, 19-3.
• The Chargers sit at #5 in the D2CSC East Region Poll.

UP NEXT

• Bears return to the court Saturday, January 18 against Chestnut Hill who comes to town for a 1:00pm showdown. 

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