Pleasantville, N.Y. - The Adelphi University women's basketball team will still be searching for its first regular-season victory come Wednesday's home opener, after Saturday's 71-64 loss to Bloomfield College at the Conference Challenge in Pleasantville.
The Panthers (0-2) jumped out to a significant 24-13 first-quarter lead, but were unable to hold the fort.
Much like yesterday's game, the 'Cats started out sizzling from the field, making nine of their first 16 attempts -- four of which came from three.
A pair of
Rolanda Robinson threes lifted the Brown and Gold to an early 18-6 advantage midway through the opening quarter.
As Adelphi built as much as a 15-point lead in the second quarter, the efficiency then began to dip.
Over the final two quarters, the Panthers shot just 9-for-31 (29.0 percent) from the floor, thus leading to Bloomfield's (1-1) comeback.
A 20-8 third quarter for the Bears all of a sudden had Bloomfield leading 53-48 with ten minutes to play. The 'Cats again stayed within two possessions, but
Lauren Hammersley's three-pointer to close the gap to 63-62 late in the fourth was the closest Adelphi came to a comeback the rest of the night.
The Panthers committed 17 total turnovers in the contest, leading to fourteen Bloomfield points. The Bears also converted ten offensive rebounds into 20 second-chance points.
Robinson buried three treys in what was a 14-point night for the junior.
Carmen Kweti set career-highs with nine points and 12 rebounds in her first start of 2023-24.
The beginning of NE10 play highlights the home opener for the Panthers, who will play American International College this Wednesday (Nov. 18) at 5:30 p.m. at the Center for Recreation and Sport.
