CHESTER, Pa. - The Arcadia University women's basketball team fell at Widener University, 71-52, to finish off the regular season with a 6-4 record.
Taylor Fritz led the way for the Knights, scoring 13 points with three rebounds and two steals.
Scarlett Glasser-Nehls also scored 13 points along with a team-high four assists, while
Julia Makowski finished the night with a double-double for 11 points and 10 boards.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Holly Daveski and Fritz led the charge for the Knights, scoring five points a piece in the first quarter as they fueled an 8-0 run to open up the contest. However, Widener would battle its way back to take the lead at the end of the opening quarter, 18-16.
- The Pride carried momentum into the second quarter, going on a 13-8 run to take a seven-point lead with 4:57 remaining in the half. The Knights answered back by closing out the stanza on a 6-1 run, 33-30, with buckets from Makowski, Glasser-Nehls and Maria Tully.
- Both teams went back-and-forth to open up the second half. Glasser-Nehls shrunk the Knights deficit to three points with an acrobatic layup to bring the score to 44-41 with 2:17 remaining. The Knights would head into the final quarter down three points after a jumper from Fritz, 52-49.
- The Pride's offense would be too much to overcome in the final quarter as the squad put together a 19-3 run to close out the contest.
KNIGHT LEADERS
- Points: Fritz/Glasser-Nehls 13
- Rebounds: Makowski 10
- Assists: Glasser-Nehls 4
- Steals: Makowski 4
Team Comparison
- The Knights edged out the Pride on the glass, 38-35.
- Both teams scored ten points off second chance baskets.
- Widener shot 46.9 percent from the field, while shooting 50 percent in the final quarter.