LINCOLN UNIVERSITY, Pa. – The Bears leading scorer and rebounder,
Zhane Robinson (Newark, N.J.) went for 31 points and 13 rebounds Wednesday night but it was enough as the women's basketball team were stunned, 66-62 against Lincoln University in a non-conference road test in Pennsylvania. Bloomfield's transfer guard continued to shoot over 50 percent from the field for the season as she went 12-for-21 (57.1 percent) against the Lions but only senior
Tianna Smith (Spring Valley, N.Y.) managed double-figures (12 points) to help support the visitor's offensive efforts.
The Basics
Score: Bloomfield 87,
Lincoln 66
Records: Bloomfield (3-3) |
Lincoln (2-5)
Location: Rivero Hall / Lincoln University , Pa.
How It Happened
* The Bears roared out to 15-8 advantage in the first quarter capped by a jumper from senior guard
Morgan Taylor (Paterson, N.J)
* Bloomfield failed to score again for the period and the home team reeled off nine straight points and took a 17-15 lead into the second stanza
* By halftime, the Lions had secured a 35-31 advantage as they out-shot the Bears 53.8 percent to 42.9 percent during the opening two quarters
*Bloomfield gained very little ground in the third quarter, scoring 17 points to Lincoln's 16 but gave that advantage back in the fourth with the home team netting 15 points to the Bears 14
* Taylor, coming off a season-high effort against LIU Post Sunday, added eight total points and four assists to the Bloomfield effort while Smith dished out six assists and a steal
Up Next: Bloomfield will finish up their three-game road swing when they travel to Felician University on Saturday. The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) battle is scheduled for a 1:00 pm tip-off against the Golden Falcons.
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