RUTHERFORD, N.J. – The Felician College women's volleyball team nearly came all the way back from a two-sets-to-none deficit, saving six match points before succumbing to host Bloomfield College, 3-2 (25-22, 25-23, 12-25, 28-30, 15-13), in Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference action Wednesday night at Bloomfield College Gymnasium.

The loss kept Felician (4-13, 4-9 CACC) one-half game behind Post University for fourth place in the CACC North Division, and pushed Bloomfield (3-18, 3-9) within a half-game of the Golden Falcons. Felician has six conference matches left to play. The division's top four teams at season's end will qualify for the league playoffs.

Felician sophomore setter Susie McKeever (North Fort Myers, Fla.) amassed career highs of 39 assist and five service aces. Classmate Olivia Emerson (Sparks, Nev.) produced her third double-double of 2013 with 16 kills and a season-high 19 digs.

The Golden Falcons suffered narrow losses in each of the first two sets, but rebounded to take a 17-8 lead in an eventual 25-12 Set 3 victory. In Set 4, Felican came back from a 19-14 deficit, then saved five match points late in the set. With the score 28-28, Golden Falcon sophomore middle Kayla Gallagher (Bloomingburg, N.Y.) came up with a kill and a service ace to force a fifth set. It was the longest set by points for Felician this season.

The Deacons took a 11-8 lead in the deciding set, only to see Felician knot things up at 12-12. Kills by Lizzie Meyer (Otsego, Minn.) and Deandra Black (East Brunswick, N.J.) brought the hosts back to match point. A solo block from Felician senior Alexa Scrivanich (Paramus, N.J.) made it 14-13, but a Black kill gave Bloomfield the victory two hours, three minutes, after first service.

Black hit .317 and led all players on the night with 20 kills. Bloomfield setter Jacquelyn Madlock (Alta Loma, Calif.) finished with 43 assists and seven digs. Gallagher put down a season-high 13 kills and Scrivanich had 10 kills and two blocks for Felician.