RUTHERFORD, NJ – The Bears women's basketball team hopped in the vans and travelled up the road to face the Felician University Golden Falcons Wednesday evening and came away with a, 52-46 victory. The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) showdown at Job Gymnasium improved the Bloomfield overall record to 16-11 and more importantly, 15-3 in league play. The Golden Falcons celebrated Senior Night and honored their three women's basketball seniors before falling to 9-16 overall and 7-11 in conference action after the setback.

CACC Player of the Week, Zhane Robinson (Newark, NJ) and junior forward, Bobbi Floyd both registered double-doubles for the evening. Robinson notched her 8^th double-double of the year with an even, 12 points and 12 rebounds while Floyd picked up her 5^th on a modest 11 point, 11 rebound night. Senior guard, Aanise Barnes (Newark, NJ) in her final visit to Job Gymnasium snagged a career and game-high, 13 boards to go along with 8 points.  
 
The visitor's struck the first blow in a low scoring opening quarter as Ilysia Lewis (Baltimore, MD) converted a layup in the paint. The CACC North Division teams combined for just 20 points in the 1^st frame with Bloomfield on top, 14-6. The pace quickened in the second quarter and the Bears extended their lead to thirteen (26-13) with 4:03 remaining until the break. Felician soared back with seven unanswered points and went into the locker rooms down 26-20 as the visitors failed to score again in the quarter.
 
The Golden Falcons clawed even closer after the 3^rd quarter, outscoring Bloomfield 18-15 and set the stage for a push in the final frame. The Bears reeled off the first six points of the 4^th and put the home team on their heels. Felician couldn't find the offensive firepower to catch up to their North Division counterparts and the Bears came away with their 15^th conference win.
 
Bloomfield is now set to play their final regular season game on Saturday against Caldwell University at 1:00 pm. The Cougars roll out the red carpet as they celebrate the women's basketball program seniors prior to tip-off at the Newman Center.
 
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