CALDWELL, N.J. – The Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) saw their top two women's basketball teams in the North Division battle it out Thursday evening at the Newman Center and the Bears pulled out a, 57-49 upset victory over regionally ranked, Caldwell University. Bloomfield handed the Cougars their first defeat in league play this season as the visitors secured their sixth consecutive CACC win powered by the double-double machine, Zhane Robinson (Newark, N.J.) who picked up her 8^th of the season as she netted 19 points and 17 rebounds. Senior guard Tianna Smith (Spring Valley, N.Y.) who eclipsed 1,500 career points on Tuesday, chipped in 17 points to the Bloomfield effort. Deja McKenzie (Baltimore, M.D.) added a solid day's work with 10 boards to go along with 6 points.
 
The Bear Necessities
Score: Bloomfield 57, Caldwell 49 
Records: Bloomfield (14-6, 11-1 CACC) | Caldwell (15-4, 10-1 CACC)
Location: Newman Center / Caldwell, N.J.
 
How It Happened

• Robinson got the scoring underway with a basket in the paint on Bloomfield's first possession. The Cougars enjoyed a 9-5 lead after a three-pointer but the Bears roared back to tie the score at 10-10 with just over two minutes to play in quarter number
• The road team secured a slim 16-15 advantage at the end of the frame as Smith netted seven of Bloomfield's points
• The Cougars regained the lead with the first bucket of the 2^nd quarter and extended for their largest advantage of the game, 25-20 with two minutes to play. By halftime, the Bears found themselves down by two (28-26) as the home team led for 57.4 percent of the first two quarters
• Both regionally ranked squads had trouble finding baskets early in the third quarter but the Cougars managed to edge out in front, 39-32 before the Bears answered with a 8-4 run fueled by five points from Robinson to close out the period
• Bloomfield clawed ahead in the 4^th quarter for their largest advantage of the battle, going up 49-45 with 5:38 on the clock. Up 52-47, the Bears were able to whittle off over a minute and a half from the clock with consecutive offensive rebounds extending the visitors possession
• Senior guard Morgan Taylor (Paterson, N.J) made her mark at the free throw line going 8-of-11 including three down the stretch to seal the win and give the Bears sole possession of first place in the CACC North Division

 
Up Next: Bloomfield will continue on to the second of four CACC road contests when they visit the Lions of Georgian Court University on Saturday. The inter-divisional match up is scheduled for a 1:00 pm tip-off in Lakewood.  
 
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