GLENSIDE, Pa.- Julia Makowski scored a career high 26 points, including 20 in the first half, as the Arcadia women's basketball team defeated Hood, 89-77 on Saturday afternoon.
 
Makowski added seven rebounds to go along with her career high in points. Taylor Dunn added 25 and grabbed 10 boards for a double-double. Camille Menns also had a double-double, with 14 points and 11 boards.
 
The contest was tightly contested throughout. Trailing 6-5 in the first quarter, the Knights (3-4, 1-0 MACC) went on an 8-6 run, capped by a Makowski layup, to take a 13-6 lead with 5:02 remaining. The Blazers (2-5, 1-1 MACC) answered, closing the first quarter on a 14-4 run, taking a 20-18 lead into the second.
 
Arcadia was unable to distance itself from the Blazers in the second quarter. Tied 24-24 with 8:13 remaining in the half, Makowski scored five straight points, a three and a layup, to give the Knights a 29-24 lead. Still leading by five (35-30) with 4:01 on the clock, Hood scored five unanswered points, to even the score and tie the game sixth time.
 
The Knights took a four-point lead with 1:47 remaining after Holly Daveski converted a layup, making the score 40-37 Arcadia took a three point lead (42-39) into the break.
 
The Knights began the second half with a Menns layup, to extended their lead to five 44-39. Hood responded with a 9-0 run, to take a 48-45 lead with 7:32 remaining in the third quarter. Nether team was able to draw separation for the remainder of the quarter, with the largest lead from that point being just three points. The Knights took a two point lead (67-65) into the fourth.
 
The Knights pulled away in the fourth quarter, beginning the period on a 13-2 run, which began with a Dunn triple and was capped with a three-point play from Courtney Hoffman, giving the Knights a 15-point lead (82-67) lead with 5:21 to play.
 
Hood cut the lead to just seven with a 10-2 run, making the score 84-77 with 1:10 remaining. However, the Knights were able to close out the Blazers in the final minute, taking the 12-point victory.
 
The Knights out rebounded the Blazers, 42-36 in the contest. Arcadia shot 53.6 percent (30-56) in the contest, while Hood went 29 for 64 from the field (45.3 percent). The Knights also had more points off turnovers with 24, compered to the Blazer's 18.
 
The Knights return to action on Wednesday when they host Alvernia at 8 p.m.