HOW IT HAPPENED: Arcadia jumped out to a 9-1 lead in the opening set and never looked back on its way to a 25-20 win. The Pride (12-17, 4-4 MACC) scored four in a row on set-point before sophomore
Lizzie Joseph ended it with a kill. The Knights opened a 7-2 lead to start as they cruised to a 25-14 win in the second set, and used a 10-1 run after Widener scored four of the first five points in the third set on their way to a 25-18 win to complete the sweep.
ARCADIA LEADERS: Joseph and freshman
Shannon Ryan totaled 11 kills each to lead the Knights. Ryan's eight digs placed just shy of a double-double, while her three serve aces were a match-high. Junior
Colleen Stengel handed out a match-high 33 assists, while freshman
Emily Eng registered a match-high 16 digs.
WIDENER LEADERS: Nicole Dorman had a match-high 14 kills with six digs to lead the Pride, accounting for nearly half of their total offensive output. Sabrina Barbieri had 22 assists and five digs, while Lauren Elliott led the team defensively with 10 digs.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS: Arcadia outscored Widener 51-39 in the match while hitting 28-percent as a team with 37 kills, eight service aces and six blocks. The Pride hit just eight-percent as a team with 27 kills, seven blocks and five aces.