BLOOMFIELD, N.J. - The Caldwell  College men's basketball team ended its 2008-09 season with a loss to Bloomfield College, 95-71 in the first round of the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference Tournament Tuesday night in the Bloomfield Gymnasium. The result eliminates the Cougars from the tournament and gives them a 12-16 record on the season. The Deacons, seeded first in the North, improve to 22-6 and advance to the semifinals, which will be held at Philadelphia University on Friday.

Bloomfield quickly took control of the game by building a 26-6 lead in the first seven minutes of the first half. The bulge grew to as many as 26 points before the Deacons took a 58-35 lead at the half. Bloomfield made 54.8 percent of their field goal attempts in the half while forcing 15 Caldwell turnovers. The Cougars came within 17 points three different times in the second half, the last time with just under 10 minutes to play. But the Deacons never let the game get any closer than that, as Bloomfield cruised to its third win over the Cougars this season. Caldwell finished with a season-high 29 turnovers, while the Deacons registered 16 steals.

Senior forward Manny Perez (Egg Harbor Twp./Egg Harbor Twp.) scored a game-high 22 points to go with eight rebounds and three assists while making all eight of his free throw attempts. A three-time all-CACC performer, Perez completes his career at Caldwell with 1,859 points to rank second on the program's all-time scoring list. He also holds the school record for most free throws made (567) while ranking third in field goals (639) and fifth in blocks (60). Fellow senior Carl Augustin (Stony Point, NY/Don Bosco Prep) scored 16 points in his final game, while freshman Malcolm Austin (Albany, NY/Christian Brothers Acad.) had 17 points. Ahmad Harris and Gage Daye each tallied 19 points to pace Bloomfield. Harris also recorded seven steals and five assists.