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Mia Martinez drives to the basket against a Felician University defender on the road
Gladstone Harris (harrisgl@montclair.edu)
78
Winner Bloomfield BC 4-12,1-6 CACC
68
Felician Fel 6-12,1-5 CACC
Winner
Bloomfield BC
4-12,1-6 CACC
78
Final
68
Felician Fel
6-12,1-5 CACC
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Bloomfield BC 12 24 21 21 78
Felician Fel 20 23 13 12 68

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Bears Hold On Against Felician For First CACC Win Of The Season, 78-68

BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Bears women's basketball team held on for their first Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference win on Wednesday evening against Felician University. The 78-68 road victory snapped Bloomfield's 10-game losing streak.  

RECORDS
  • Bloomfield 4-12 (1-6 CACC), Felician 6-13 (1-5 CACC)
BLOOMFIELD'S LEADERS
  • Freshman Bianca Ellis, 22 points (career-high) on 8-of-19 shooting and 6-for-14 from 3-point range 
  • Senior Taneshia Tucker, 17 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals
  • Junior Mia Martinez, 10 points (season-high), 6 assists, 4 rebounds
FELICIAN LEADERS
  • Freshman Stephanie Formby, 24 points, 12 rebounds, 3 blocks, 2 steals
  • Freshman Katherine Ritchie, 16 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals 
  • Freshman Ane Valle, 13 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Ellis got the scoring underway for the Bears with a three-pointer and the visitors were off to a 6-2 lead. 
  • The Golden Falcons answered with a 9-0 run to go up 11-6 with 4:39 on the clock before settling at 20-12 by the end of the frame. 
  • The home team racked up the first seven points of the 2nd quarter before another Ellis three-ball woke up the Bloomfield offense. Felician secured a 43-36 lead at halftime after shooting 54.3 percent from the floor.
  • The Bears offense came out of the break rolling, pushing a 14-7 run to climb to within one (50-49). 
  • With less than a minute to play in the quarter the visitors took their first lead of the half at 57-56 on an Anisha Able conventional three-point play. 
  • At the halfway point of the fourth, Bloomfield carved out a, 66-61 lead. The visitors were able to keep the Golden Falcons at bay to capture their first CACC decision of the year and halt their ten-game slide.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
  • For the game, the Golden Falcons connected on 42.4 percent of their shots from the field (28-66) while the Bears shot 35.7% (25-70). 
  • Seven lead changes in the game with Felician controlling time of possession, 26:10 to 10:35.
  • The home team out-rebounding Bloomfield 47-40 but the visitors held the edge in steals, 9-7 and blocks, 5-3.
UP NEXT
  • Bears on the road Saturday, January 25 when they head down to face Wilmington University at 1:00 pm. 
  • Bloomfield will return to The Den on Tuesday, January 28 to host Post University at 5:30 pm.
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