IMMACULATA, Pa. – The Arcadia University women's basketball team picked up its second consecutive win Tuesday night with a 57-46 triumph over Immaculata. Senior
Addy Crenny led the Knights with her second double-double of the season on 15 points and 10 rebounds; she added five blocks and three assists on the night as well.
It took just four seconds to get on the board for an early lead the Knights would not relinquish. The Knights scored nine of the first 11 points over the game's first 5:10, including four straight from senior
Valerie DiMuro just over three minutes in. A jumper from Crenny with 1:34 remaining in the opening quarter gave the Knights their first double-digit lead of the night at 15-5. The Might Macs' Reilly Larkin made a free throw down the stretch to end the first quarter 15-6 in favor of the Knights.
DiMuro and classmate
Morgan Wensley combined for the first eight points of the second stanza to put the Scarlet and Grey up by a 23-6 margin half way through the frame. A late three from Wensley made the score 28-12 at halftime.
DiMuro led all scorers with eight points at the break on 3 of 6 shooting and 2 of 2 from the charity stripe. Crenny pulled in five rebounds to match her five first half points. The Knights defense held the Might Macs to just 5 of 22 shooting from the field in the first half, including 0-5 from distance.
Maureen Fiocca helped push the Knights led to 23 to open the second half as the senior scored five points in the first two minutes. With the Knights leading 44-18 with 4:49 left in the third quarter, the hosts began a chip away at the lead with an 11-0 run over the next three plus minutes to pull within 15 at 44-29.
Camille Menns put a stop to the run with a jumper with 61 ticks left before
Imani Alston beat the buzzer with a quarter-ending three to send the Knights to the fourth quarter with a 49-29 lead.
The fourth quarter would be controlled by the Mighty Macs, who outscored the Knights 17-8 in the final 10 minutes.
Crenny led the way for the Knights with 10 points and five rebounds in the second half as DiMuro added six points on 3 of 4 shooting with four boards.
DiMuro finished the game with 14 points on 6 of 10 shooting and 7 rebounds, along with four blocks and a steal. Arcadia took advantage of Might Mac mistakes as the Scarlet and Grey scored 22 points off turnovers and 16 second chance points. The bench did its job contributing 13 points, while not allowing the hosts' bench to score any points.
Arcadia (2-2) comes back from the Thanksgiving break to travel to Welsey on Sunday, before returning home to face Lebanon Valley on Wednesday.