FREDERICK, Md. – Junior guard Maureen Fiocca poured in a game-high 21 points while grabbing eight rebounds and a game-high six steals to lead the Arcadia University women's basketball team to a 70-53 Commonwealth Conference victory at Hood College Wednesday.
 
The Knights evened their record at 2-2 for the season, while the Blazers fell to 1-3. It was the first conference game of the season for both squads.
 
Junior forward Addy Crenny recorded her third double-double of the season for Arcadia with 14 points and game-high 15 boards, while junior guard Samantha Caligiuri also scored in double-figures with 13 points. Junior forward Rachel Jacob dropped in seven points and pulled down eight rebounds off the bench, while junior guard Dominique Hassinger chipped in with seven points and six boards.
 
Senior forward Rachel Wiley posted a double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds to lead Hood, while senior guard Rachel Kessler scored eight points with six rebounds and three steals. Junior guard Alexis Briscoe also netted eight points and picked up four rebounds off the bench.
 
The Knights won the game at the free throw line, making 35 of their 47 attempts (75 percent) while shooting 32 percent (16-50) from the field and 30 percent (3-10) from three-point range. The Blazers shot 29 percent (20-69) from the field, 18 percent (3-17) from three and 46 percent (10-22) from the line.
 
The leaded exchanged hands several time in the first half and the Blazers held a narrow 20-19 lead after a layup from Briscoe with 2:41 left in the period, but that proved to be their final lead of the game. Jacob put in a layup on the ensuing trip down the floor as the Knights closed the half with a 6-2 burst to take a 26-22 lead at the break.
 
Arcadia opened the second half with a 10-4 run that was capped by a free throw from Caligiuri four minutes into the frame, and used a seven-point run open a game-high 17-point margin after Caligiuri knocked down a jumper to make it 59-42 with 5:13 to go in the contest.
 
Hood cut the deficit to nine with an 11-3 run that was capped by a layup from sophomore guard Alexis Andrukat with 2:47 remaining to bring the score to 62-53, but that was the final bucket of the game for the Blazers and the Knights pulled away with eight straight at the line to close the game.
 
Arcadia will next host a non-conference contest against Penn State-Brandywine Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Alumni Gymnasium.