Box Score READING, Pa. – The Arcadia University women's basketball team dropped a 62-55 Commonwealth Conference contest at Albright College Wednesday night, snapping the Knights' five-game winning streak.

The Lions improved to 3-2 for the season and 1-1 in conference play, while Arcadia is now 5-1 overall after dropping its first conference game of the season.
 
Sophomore guard Samantha Caligiuri (West Grove, Pa.) scored a game-high 14 points to lead the Knights, while fellow sophomore guard Dominique Hassinger (Franklinville, N.J.) netted 12 points with five rebounds and four assists. Sophomore guard Mary Badeen (Newport, Maine) added 11 points with seven boards.
 
Junior guard Jessica Ventuelli (Bridgewater, N.J.) also scored a game-high 14 points to lead Albright, thanks in large part to an 8-for-10 showing at the free throw line. She also had four rebounds and four assists. Sophomore center Kelecia Harris (Blakeslee, Pa.) netted 10 points with five rebounds and four blocks, while sophomore forward Emily O'Donnell (Warminster, Pa.) chipped in with nine points and six boards.
 
The Lions opened the game with an 8-2 run over the opening two minutes, which was answered by a 10-0 run for the Knights that put them ahead 12-8 following Hassinger's jumper three minutes later. The lead changed hands several time from there and Arcadia found itself back on to after Badeen drained a three to give the Knights a 26-25 lead with 5:11 left in the first half. That proved to be the final advantage for Arcadia the rest of the way.
 
Hassinger tied the game at 29-all with a fast-break layup with 3:19 left in the period before senior forward Meghan Boyle (Monson, Mass.) answered with a layup at the other end that started an 8-1 run for the Lions to close out the first frame, giving them the lead for good.
 
Scoring went back and forth for the opening ten minutes of the second half and Albright managed to push its lead to 11 after senior guard Kristi McFadden (Coatesville, Pa.) sank a pair of free throws with 9:20 to go. The Knights managed to chip away at that lead and were back within five after Caligiuri hit a jumper to cut the deficit to 58-53 with just 29 seconds left, but Arcadia was forced to foul after that and the Lions high 3-of-4 attempts to close out the Albright win.
 
Free throw shooting ended up being the difference as the Lions went 22-for-32 at the line, while the Knights were just 12-of-24.
 
Arcadia will next host its first home game of the season when it hosts Stevenson University Saturday at 1 p.m. at Alumni Gymnasium. All fans attending the game will receive free popcorn, the first 100 students in attendance will get a free Arcadia Knight stress ball, and there will be a halftime performances by Knight Club and Puro Ritmo.
 
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