Box Score
CALDWELL, N.J. – The Caldwell College women's basketball team lost a hard-fought game to Bloomfield College, 52-41 in the championship game of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament Saturday evening at the George R. Newman Center. The Cougars (18-11) were making their second straight appearance in the CACC finals. The Lady Deacons (20-9) receive the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Division II Tournament for the first time in the program's history.

Caldwell led early, 11-6 when Bloomfield took control of the game by scoring 20 consecutive points to take a commanding 26-11 lead with 3:40 left in the first half. A conventional three-point play by senior forward Jeanette Anderson (Lynn, MA/Lynn English) ended the run, and the Cougars closed out the half with a 5-1 run to make the halftime score 27-16 Bloomfield. Caldwell shot just 20.0 percent from the field in the half compared to 34.6 percent for the Lady Deacons, who forced 13 Cougar turnovers.

Sophomore guard Nicole Angelo (Mount Laurel, NJ/Camden Catholic) helped the Cougars get back in the game with a pair of threes, combined with a basket from Anderson that brought Caldwell within three, 27-24 with 17 minutes remaining. The lead was five, 35-30 with 9:32 on the clock when Bloomfield scored the next eight points, including a three from Ariel Wilson and a conventional three-point play by Ivettlis Castro, that gave the Lady Deacons a 43-30 advantage with 6:15 to play. Caldwell wasn't able to get any closer than 11 points the rest of the way, as the Cougars fell in the CACC finals for the second year in a row.

Caldwell improved its shooting in the second half, hitting 52.6 percent compared to 29.4 percent after halftime. But the Cougars made 8-of-16 from the free throw line and committed 24 turnovers for the game.

Anderson led all players with 17 points and nine rebounds, while Angelo finished with 16 points on 3-of-3 shooting from three-point range. Junior forward Emily Caswell (Wakefield, RI/Prout School) and freshman forward Alyssa James (Rosedale, NY/St. Mary's) each grabbed nine rebounds, and junior guard Jessica Coscia (Staten Island, NY/Moore Catholic) had four assists. Tierra Scott led Bloomfield with 13 points and nine rebounds, and was named the tournament's Most Valuable Player. Anderson and Caswell were included on the All-Tournament team for Caldwell.

The Cougars have applied for a berth in the ECAC Tournament and will find out on Monday if their application was accepted.

CACC Women's Basketball Tournament
Quarterfinals, Saturday, Mar. 1 - at Campus Sites
Game 1: 1S Philadelphia 69, 4N Dominican 51
Game 2: 2N Caldwell 70, 3S USciences 65
Game 3: 1N Bloomfield 61, 4S Goldey-Beacom 52
Game 4: 2S Holy Family 71, 3N Felician 50

Semifinals, Friday, Mar. 7 - at Caldwell College, Caldwell, N.J.
2N Caldwell 81, 1S Philadelphia 52
1N Bloomfield 62, 2S Holy Family 47

Finals, Saturday, Mar. 8 - at Caldwell College, Caldwell, N.J.
1N Bloomfield 52, 2N Caldwell 41