UNION, N.J. - A third quarter advantage of 22-11 helped lift the Arcadia University women's basketball team to a 64-61 road non-conference win at Kean University on Saturday afternoon.

The victory continued the Knights best start in program history.

FOR THE RECORD
-Arcadia moved to 9-0 this year while Kean fell to 6-6.

HOW IT HAPPENED
-Kean held a 17-6 lead with two minutes left in the first before a 4-0 run to end the quarter helped the Knights cut the deficit to 17-10 after one.

-Arcadia opened the second on an 8-0 run with five points from Hanna Rhoades and three from Delaney Bell.

-The Knights led 20-19 with five minutes left, but an 11-4 run gave the Cougars a 30-24 lead going into halftime.

-Arcadia started the third on a 10-0 run, taking a 34-30 lead with 6:37 on the clock.

-The Knights best run finished at 20-4, holding a 44-34 lead with 3:36 left in the third.

-Arcadia led 46-41 heading into the final 10 minutes.

-The Knights were outscored in the fourth, but Abby Beam went four-for-four from the free throw line in the final 20 seconds to ice the win.

KNIGHT LEADERS
Points: Rhoaes (21) / Bell (20) / Katie Rodriguez (12)
Rebounds: Bell (14) / Rodriguez (13) / Mara Weaver (7)
Assists: Beam (5) / Weaver (5) / Bell (4)
Blocks: Bell (3) / Rodriguez (2) / Weaver (1)
Steals: Rodriguez (1) / Weaver (1) / Scarlett Glasser-Nehls (1)

INSIDE THE STATS
-The Knights shot 64 percent (7-11) in the third, and 33 percent (15-46) in the other three quarters.

-Kean turned 22 Arcadia turnovers into 25 points.

-The Knights dominated on the boards 49-32.

NOTES
-Bell notched her 12th career double-double.

-Rodriguez reached her second double-double with the Knights.

-Arcadia had its second-best day at the free throw line this season.

-The Knights had their second-most turnovers of the year.

-This was Arcadia's lowest-scoring game this season.

UP NEXT
The Knights return to action on Friday when they travel to Division I Drexel for a 2:00 p.m. exhibition.