BLOOMFIELD, N.J. – The Bears women's basketball team dropped their final non-conference regular season game Monday afternoon to the Hawks of Saint Anselm College. The 67-61 setback on Martin Luther King Day snapped the Bears two-game win streak and was only their second home loss of the season. Zhane Robinson (Newark, N.J.) scored 19 points and snagged 11 rebounds for her 6^th double-double of the year and Tianna Smith (Spring Valley, N.Y.) chipped in 15 points, 7 boards and 4 steals during the contest. Deja McKenzie (Baltimore, M.D.) provided a spark off the bench as she poured in 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting from the field.
 
The Bear Necessities
Score: Saint Anselm 67, Bloomfield 61
Records: Saint Anselm (11-6) | Bloomfield (10-6)
Location: Bloomfield College Gym / Bloomfield, N.J.
 
How It Happened

• For the second straight game, the Bears got off to a sluggish start and Saint Anselm capitalized with an 11-3 spurt to begin the opening quarter. Robinson and Smith helped the home team regain their composure and answered back with a 13-1 romp to pull ahead 16-12 before a jumper by senior guard, Morgan Taylor (Paterson, N.J.) gave Bloomfield a 20-17 lead at quarter's end
• The Hawks began the 2^nd frame with a three-pointer to tie the match at 20-20 but Bloomfield endured and doubled their visitors' output the rest of the quarter for a 34-27 advantage at the break
• Smith, Robinson and McKenzie combined for 25 of the Bears' points at halftime and the home team seemed in control of the match, outshooting the Hawks, 43.3 percent (13-for-30) to 37.0 percent (10-for-27)
• Saint Anselm opened up the third period with a 7-2 run and found a way to knot the score at 36-36 as the Bears couldn't convert buckets in the paint and their offense stalled. By the end of the quarter, the Hawks had shifted the momentum with a 21-10 performance that had the home team questioning their effort on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball
• The Bears stayed within striking distance in the final frame but could not get over the hump as the offense struggled. A three point play by Smith with twenty-five seconds remaining pulled her team to a, 64-61 deficit but Bloomfield did not score another bucket and Saint Anselm picked up the regional win

 
Up Next: Bloomfield will take to the road for a short ride across the state line to face the Warriors of Nyack College. The Wednesday Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference battle is set to tip-off at 5:30 pm.
 
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