GLENSIDE, Pa. -- The Arcadia women's volleyball dropped a 3-2 decision to Clarkson on Friday night inside Alumni Gymnasium.
 
The Knights (17-6) won the first set 25-23, then saw Clarkson (10-8) pick up a 25-22 win in the second to even the match a 1-1. Arcadia pulled away for a 25-14 win in the third, and seemed to have the match in hand, but the Golden Knights, an NCAA Tournament team from a year ago, won the fourth, 25-22, and sealed the win with a 15-9 win in the fifth set.
 
Arcadia, after taking a 2-1 lead in the match, seemed well positioned to pick up the win when it took a 13-8 lead in the fourth set. The Golden Knights answered with a 6-1 scoring run to pull even at 14-14. Clarkson took an 18-17 lead, but Lizzie Joseph and Shannon Ryan put down kills for the Knights to give AU a 19-18 lead.
 
Two straight points from the Golden Knights gave the visitors a 10-19 lead, and despite managing to tie the contest twice down the stretch, Arcadia was unable to pull in front and eventually fell 25-22.
 
Ryan and Joseph paced the Knights' offense. The duo combined for 40 of the Scarlet and Grey's 60 kills, with Ryan putting down a season-high 21, and Joseph a season-best 19. Julia Paliwodzinski had 50 assists and 13 digs, and Emily Eng added to her school-record total with 26 digs. Maddie Sehrt added six kills and three total blocks on the day.
 
The Knights are back on the court tomorrow at Stevens Tech, where they will take on the Ducks and the Bombers of Ithaca beginning at 12 p.m.