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Junior forward Irene Hudson scored a game-high 18 points, including the go-ahead lay-up with 1:07 to play as Goldey-Beacom stormed back from a late 12-point deficit to stun Bloomfield College, 64-61 at the Joseph West Jones Center in a Saturday afternoon thriller. After having trailed the entire game until that point, junior swing Devonne Richardson - who filled the stat sheet with 15 points, nine rebounds, six assists and four steals - found Hudson underneath for the big basket, giving the Lightning their first lead of the day, 62-61. The two clubs turned it over in their next possessions before the Deacons (9-12,
7-7 CACC) missed two contested lay-ups in an attempt to regain the lead. Hudson snared the defensive board, was fouled and nailed both of her free-throw attempts with seven seconds left to close out the scoring as the visitors were not able to unleash a tying 3-pointer. Sophomore guard Melanie Johnson (12 points) provided a huge spark off the bench for Jen Carleton's team, draining 4-of-7 from beyond the arc, including a big triple with 1:50 left that brought Goldey within a point at 61-60. Bloomfield bolted out to the early lead, expanding to a 25-7 bulge before the Lightning closed within 29-19 by halftime. A 3-pointer by Ivettlis Castro (team-best 16 points, 4-8 from deep) with 5:43 remaining gave the Deacons a seemingly-comfortable 59-47 advantage, but a Richardson jumper sparked the game-ending 17-2 blitz as Goldey-Beacom shot a sizzling 59% in the second half and strong 45% for the game. The Lightning - which next hosts Nyack College in a make-up game on Monday night at 7:00 - dominated the boards (44-27), scored twice as often in the paint (28-14) and made all 13 free throws in the game, offsetting a
22-13 turnover disparity.