RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Bloomfield College clawed back from a two-set deficit to earn a 3-2 (21-25, 17-25, 27-25, 25-18, 15-12) Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference women's volleyball victory over host Felician University on Friday night at Job Gymnasium. Felician (1-7, 0-3 CACC) was playing in its 2017 home opener.

Junior outside hitter Jandra Fabian (Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic/Polictenico Madre Rafaela Ybarra) led Bloomfield with 21 kills, 19 digs and four blocks. The Bears received 52 assists and 17 digs from freshman setter Junelly Marrero (Cataño, Puerto Rico/Academia Bautista de Puerto Nuevo). Felician junior outside hitter Paulina Calero (El Centro, Calif./Southwest) put down a career-best 26 kills and added 15 digs.

After attacking at a .082 rate in dropping the first two sets, the Bears (4-7, 3-0) hit a combined .284 in winning the final three. Fabian accumulated four kills and four digs in the deciding set.

The Golden Falcons fell behind, 4-1, in Set 5, but ran off five consecutive points, including two Calero kills and an ace from Amanda Coccia (Rahway, N.J./Roselle Catholic), to move ahead, 6-4. The edge was short-lived, however, as Bloomfield captured the next three rallies for a 7-6 lead.

With the set tied, 8-8, Bloomfield scored consecutive points on a Fabian kill and a Felician attack error, and never trailed again. Another Golden Falcon error put the visitors ahead, 12-9, and the teams traded side-outs the rest of the way. At 14-11, Felician saved one match point on a Calero kill, but on the next rally, Fabian answered to end the match one hour, 57 minutes after the first service.

Bear sophomore Danielle Quintanar (El Paso, Texas/Canutillo) posted 20 kills. Bloomfield freshman Ashley Stroot (Rolesville, N.C./Rolesville) hit .667 with 16 kills, eight digs, three blocks and three aces.

Felician sophomore libero Lauren Mack (Valparaiso, Ind./Valparaiso) tied for match-high honors with 19 digs and added five assists. Classmate Charlotte Greek (Menifee, Calif./Murrieta Mesa) had a career-high 43 assists and eight digs, and junior Baylei Furman (Kahehoe, Hawaii/Moanalua) hit .308 with eight kills and six digs.

Felician nearly ended the match in three sets. After falling behind, 19-12, and using both of their timeouts, the Golden Falcons rallied to tie the score at 23-23. Felician saved three match points, but never took the lead, before succumbing, allowing Bloomfield to extend the match and eventually emerge victorious.

On Saturday, Felician travels to northern Delaware for the second time in five days. The Golden Falcons play a CACC contest at Goldey-Beacom College at noon.