IMMACULATA, Pa. - Hanna Rhoades came off the bench to shoot the lights out, hitting 9-of-11 three-pointers, setting a new single-game record in the process as the Arcadia University women's basketball team moved to 5-0 for the first time since 2013-14 with a 76-61 non-conference win at Immaculata University on Wednesday evening.
The Knights also set a new single-game team record with 17 made three-pointers.
FOR THE RECORD
The Knights improved to 5-0 while the Mighty Macs fell to 2-5.
HOW IT HAPPENED
-The two teams battled back and forth as Arcadia led 22-21 after one quarter.
-Leading 31-30 with 3:29 left in the second, an old-fashioned three-point play from
Katie Rodriguez and a
Kylie Meredith layup gave the Knights a 36-30 lead going into halftime.
-Immaculata hit a three-pointer to begin the third, cutting the lead in half, but back-to-back threes from Rhoades gave Arcadia a 42-33 lead with 8:29 on the clock.
-The Mighty Macs hit two free throws to cut the lead back to seven, but back-to-back-to back three pointers from Rhoades (x2) and
Mara Weaver pushed the lead to 51-35 at 6:13 in the third.
-After entering the third with a six-point lead, the Knights ended the ten minutes holding a 62-44 advantage.
-Arcadia's lead never sank below 15 in the fourth en route to the victory.
KNIGHT LEADERS
Points: Rhoades (29) /
Delaney Bell (14) / Rodriguez (13) /
Scarlett Glasser-Nehls (11)
Rebounds: Bell (13) / Rodriguez (8) / Weaver (5)
Assists: Bell (9) /
Abby Beam (7) / Glasser-Nehls (4)
Steals: Glasser-Nehls (3)
Blocks: Bell (3)
INSIDE THE STATS
-The Knights shot over 60 percent from deep in the first (6-10) and third (8-12).
-Arcadia's bench outscored Immaculata's 35-12.
-The Knights assisted on 27 of 29 made field goals.
-Arcadia won the board battle 34-25.
NOTES
-Rhoades broke the previous record of eight made three-pointers set by Michaela Holleran '15 against NJCU on January 9, 2012.
-The 17 made three's by the team beat the record of 12 matched twice on Holleran's record setting performance and last season against Neumann (11/8/22).
-Rhoades 29 points sets a new career-high, besting her previous high of 26 set at Goucher last season.
-Bell notched her 11th career double-double, missing her first career triple-double by one assist.
-Arcadia is averaging 10.8 made three-pointers per-game, which would have ranked third-best in Division III before play began today.
-The Knights missed a new single-game assist record by one.
UP NEXT
Arcadia returns to action on Saturday when it travels to Widener for a 1:00 p.m. non-conference game.
