BLOOMFIELD, NJ – The Bears women's basketball team are on a three-game win streak after defeating Five Towns College on Wednesday, 98-57. The North American Conference for Intercollegiate Athletics (NACIA) match-up in The Den saw senior forward,
Anisha Able go for 25 points and 12 rebounds.
THE BASICS:
SCORE: Five Towns 57, Bloomfield 98
LOCATION: Bloomfield, N.J. | Bloomfield College Gym
ALL-TIME MEETINGS: Five Towns 0-2, Bloomfield 2-0
HOW IT HAPPENED:
- Bloomfield shot 40.9 percent from the field in the first quarter on their way to a 22-16 lead.
- By halftime the home team had extended their advantage to 46-31 on the strength of 18 points across the first two periods by junior forward, Nia Mallette.
- The Bears defense forced 26 turnovers from the visitors which led to 31 points.
- Mallette finished the game with a double-double, recording 23 points and grabbing 11 boards while also dishing out 6 assists.
- Mia Martinez registered her first double-double in a Bears uniform, scoring 21 points to go along with a career-high 12 assists. The senior also had 5 steals and 4 rebounds.
- Kayla Lewis came off the bench to net 10 points in 24 minutes of action.
- Able notched her 13th straight double-double of the season and her 25 points tied her season-high.
- Bloomfield took over the #2 spot in the USCAA Week 7 National Poll.
UP NEXT:
The Bears hit the road as they travel to face-off with Bryant and Stratton College on Saturday, January 24
th. The second battle of the season with the Bobcats is set for a 5:30 pm tip-off.
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GAME VIDEO
Fans who can't make it to the game can watch Bloomfield College sports on their TVs or through various streaming devices, including
Roku,
Apple TV,
Amazon Fire TV and
Android TV. To download the app through those various streaming devices, go to new channel search and type in "USCAA Network."