GLENSIDE, Pa. – The Arcadia University women's team, seeded third in the MAC Commonwealth Championship, travels to Owings Mill, Md. Thursday to take on the second-seeded Stevenson Mustangs in the semifinals of the MAC Commonwealth Championship.
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Tournament Schedule:
Play-In Game - Tuesday, Nov. 3
Game 1 - No. 4 Lebanon Valley 2, No. 5 Albright 1 (F)
Semifinal Round - Thursday, Nov. 5
Game 2 - No. 4 Lebanon Valley at No. 1 Messiah, 6 p.m.
Game 3 - No. 3 Arcadia at No. 2 Stevenson, 7 p.m.
Final - Saturday, Nov. 7
Game 4 - Game 2 Winner vs. Game 3 Winner at Highest Remaining Seed
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About Arcadia: The Knights enter the semifinals winners of four straight. Arcadia put together a 6-2 conference record to clinch the third seed in the tournament as part of a 13-5 regular season. The Scarlet and Grey closed out the regular season with a 7-0 win at Hood, as six different Knights found the back of the net.
Arcadia's Leaders: An Honorable Mention to the All-MAC Commonwealth team,
Jess Kelly leads all Knights with 26 points. The sophomore dished out a team-high 10 assists while adding eight goals to tie her for the most among active Knights this year. Second-Team All-MAC Commonwealth selection
Kayla Haberbosch is tied with Kelly with eight goals while also handing out a trio of assists for 19 total points. The Knights' defense is led by First-Team All-MAC Commonwealth honoree, freshman
Veronica Pontis, and Second-Team All-MAC Commonwealth honoree, senior
Melia Ochsner. The pair has anchored a defense that ranks second in the conference allowing just 16 goals all season. Rookie
Evelyn Feigeles has started every game in goal for Arcadia posting a 13-5 record.
All-MAC Commonwealth: Arcadia placed six on the All-MAC Commonwealth Team; junior
Jackie Glanfield and Pontis were First-Team selections, Ochsner, Haberbosch and sophomore
Tara Smith were tabbed to the Second-Team, while Kelly received Honorable Mention to the team.
About Stevenson: The Mustangs enter the semifinals having alternated wins and losses over the last four games. They clinched the second seed in the MAC Commowealth Championship with a 2-1 win over Lebanon Valley on Saturday. Stevenson holds a 6-2 league record, finishing the regular season 9-10 overall.
Stevenson's Leaders: Kellen Whittman leads the Mustangs' offense with 21 points on a team-leading nine goals with three assists. Allie Ondrejcak leads the team in assists with seven, and has added three goals for 13 total points. Jordan Porretto sits second on the team with five goals.
Last Meeting: Stevenson took the regular season meeting 1-0 in the conference opener. Ondrejcak scored in the seventh minute for the game's only goal.
Playoff History: This marks Arcadia's third straight MAC Commonwealth Championship appearance; Stevenson knocked the Knights out of the playoffs in last year's semifinals as the top-seeded Mustangs took a 1-0 win from the fourth-seeded Knights. That was the only playoff meeting between the two institutions in MAC Commonwealth play; however Arcadia won the ECAC Division III South Championship in penalty kicks in the 2013 (Arcadia's first year of eligibility). Arcadia made on MAC Freedom Championship appearance falling to Manhattanville in the 2008 championship game. The Scarlet and Grey made 10 appearances in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference Championship, including five straight from 2002-06, claiming four titles (1998, 1999, 2000, 2005)
