GLENSIDE, Pa. – Freshman Shannon Ryan scored a game-high five goals with two assists to lead the Arcadia University women's lacrosse team to a 21-8 victory over visiting Old Westbury Saturday afternoon at Jean Lenox West Field.
 

FOR THE RECORD: The Knights improved to 2-0 for the season with their second straight double-digit victory. This was the first game of the season for the Panthers.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED: Arcadia looked to be in control early after scoring eight of the first 10 goals in the game, but Old Westbury used a 4-1 surge to close within 9-6 following back-to-back goals from Natasha Treuman with just under 10 minutes remaining in the first half. Junior Allegra Benites answered with back-to-back goals of her own to spark a nine-goal run for the Knights that was capped by senior Erin Misner's fourth goal of the game, which gave Arcadia an 18-6 lead eight minutes into the second half.
 
The game was halted following Ryan's fifth goal of the game, eighth of the season, with 3:38 remaining on the clock as thunderstorms rolled into the area.
 
ARCADIA LEADERS: Ryan, who had a game-high nine draw controls, was one of three Knights to finish the game with five goals for the day. Benites scored five goals with two assists, two groundballs, two draw controls and two caused turnovers, while freshman Julia Imbert had five goals with one helper and two groundballs. Misner totaled four goals, four draw controls and four ground balls, while junior Nicole Hutson had one goal with a game-high three assists.
 
OLD WESYBURY LEADERS: Treuman led the Panthers with four goals, five groundballs, two draw controls and two caused turnovers. Sara Bey added a pair of goals while grabbing three draw controls.
 
IN GOAL: Liz Stierle improved to 2-0 after totaling four saves for the Knights. Ashley Gugliuzzo had just six saves in goal for the Panthers.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS: Arcadia outshot Old Westbury 42-14 in the game to go with a 19-11 advantage on draw controls and a 19-15 edge in groundballs. The Knights were 13 of 15 on clear attempts, while the Panthers were just 12 for 22.