CALDWELL, N.J. - The Caldwell College volleyball team lost a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference match to Bloomfield College in three games, 30-23, 30-17, 30-28 Tuesday afternoon at the George R. Newman Center. With the loss, the Cougars fall to 1-21 overall, including a 1-10 mark in the conference, while the Deacons are now 10-15, 8-3 CACC.

Freshmen Keesha Francois (Elkins Park, PA/Cheltenham) and Justine Pecora (Clifton, NJ/Mt. St. Dominic Acad.) paced the Cougars with nine kills apiece, while freshman setter Kendra Kane (Secaucus, NJ/Lacordaire Acad.) dished out 24 assists. Defensively, junior Laura Ciesla (Chicago, IL/Lane Tech) and freshman Kathleen Estes (Lyndhurst, NJ/Lyndhurst) each had 12 digs. Francois recorded two solo blocks and Pecora had two block assists. Ursula Pereira led Bloomfield with 19 kills while hitting .263, and Sonia Perez tallied 26 assists in the win.

Next up for Caldwell is a home match against Nyack College in a CACC contest on Thursday, Oct. 18. Game time is set for 7:00 p.m. in the Newman Center.

CC (0) - 23 17 28
BC (3) - 30 30 30