BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Bloomfield College women's basketball team used a triple-double from junior transfer, Nia Mallette to help propel them to a, 113-58 victory over visiting Bryant and Stratton College of Syracuse Friday evening. The win represented the highest home opener point total the Bears had since 2002 and the first ever triple-double recorded under third-year coach, Anthony Green.
 
The home team, currently riding a three-game win streak also enjoyed a career-high, 22 points from Kayla Lewis who tickled the twine with 8-of-13 shooting from the floor that included 3-of-4 from beyond the arc and a perfect, 3-of-3 from the freethrow line. Bianca Ellis chipped in 18 points followed by a 16-point effort from senior, Anisha Able who ended the night with a double-double adding 12 rebounds. Classmate, Mia Martinez had a modest 12 points and 8 assists as Bloomfield saw four starters in double-figures.
 
Mallette ended her historic night with team-highs of 27 points, 16 rebounds, 10 assists and flirted with a quadruple-double, racking up 8 steals.
 
The Bears put up 107 shots in the game and converted 40.2 percent of them (43) as they forced a program record 52 turnovers from the Bobcats.
 
Bloomfield will take some time off for the Thanksgiving break before resuming action on December 2^nd when they hit the road to face Fisher College. The showdown with the Boston Mass team is set for a 6:00 pm tip-off.
 
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GAME VIDEO (2^nd Half Only)


 
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