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Taneshia Tucker drives to the basket on a Holy Family defender
Gladstone Harris (harrisgl@montclair.edu)
84
Winner Chestnut Hill CHESTNUT 9-9, 5-1
80
Bloomfield BLOOMFIE 3-12, 0-6
Winner
Chestnut Hill CHESTNUT
9-9, 5-1
84
Final
80
Bloomfield BLOOMFIE
3-12, 0-6
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Chestnut Hill CHESTNUT 23 19 22 20 84
Bloomfield BLOOMFIE 20 18 16 26 80

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Bears Fight Hard But Come Up Just Short As Chestnut Hill Takes, 84-80 CACC Battle In The Den

BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The women's basketball team fought until the end but came up short Saturday afternoon when Chestnut Hill College visited The Den and left with an, 84-80 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference win.  

RECORDS
  • Bloomfield 3-12 (0-6 CACC), Chestnut Hill 9-9 (5-1 CACC)
BLOOMFIELD'S LEADERS
  • Senior Taneshia Tucker, 17 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 blocks, 2 steals
  • Junior Anisha Able, 17 points on 7-of-12 shooting and 3 rebounds
  • Senior Kamrin Babbs, 15 points, 6 rebounds, 4 blocks, 2 assists, 2 steals
  • Freshman Bianca Ellis, 14 points on 4-of-7 from 3-pt range, 5 rebounds 
CHESTNUT LEADERS
  • Sophomore Bridie McCann, 27 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists
  • Freshman Tiayo Adelekan, 15 points, 7 rebounds
  • Freshman Tikyra Miller, 11 points, 3 assists
  • Senior Bri Rider, 12 rebounds, 8 points, 4 assists,
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • The visitors jumped out to a 15-9 lead but moments later an 8-2 spurt from the Bears cut the lead to one 18-17 on an Able layup down low.
  • Bloomfield opened the second quarter with an 11-4 run to take a 31-27 lead. A Chestnut Hill three-pointer capped a 7-2 run that put the Griffins back ahead 34-33 with 4:33 left. 
  • The visitors enjoyed a 42-38 advantage at the break.
  • A short jumper at the 6:55 mark of the third gave the Griffins a double-digit lead, 52-42. Tucker netted a three-ball that helped to bring Bloomfield back within six 60-54 with 1:33 left.
  • The visitors held a 10-point lead heading into the final quarter but the Bears battled all the way back to within two, 82-80 with just seconds remaining in the game. Chestnut Hill sank two freethrows with seven seconds to go and sealed the conference victory.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
  • For the game, the Griffins connected on 42% of their shots from the field (29-69) while the bears shot 42.6% (26-61). 
  • The Bears shot 32 free throws, making 19 (59.4%) while the Griffins were an efficient 16 of 18 (88.9%).
  • CHC also held a 40-34 rebounding advantage and outscored the Bears 17-8 in the second chance points category.
UP NEXT
  • Bloomfield hits the road for their next two CACC match-ups. First the Bears go on the short van ride to Felician University on Wednesday, January 22 for a 5:30 pm showdown.
  • On Saturday, January 25 the women's team heads down to face Wilmington University at 1:00 pm. 
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