GLENSIDE - After going almost five minutes without a basket to start its home opener, the Arcadia University women's basketball team found another gear as it defeated Kean University by a 76-50 final in non-conference play inside Alumni Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon.

FOR THE RECORD
-Arcadia improved to 4-1.

-Kean fell to 2-2.

ARCADIA 76, KEAN 50
HOW IT HAPPENED
-Kean jumped out to a 4-0 lead as the Knights missed their first eight shots from the field before a Hanna Rhoades layup got them on the board.

-Arcadia finished the quarter on a 17-6 run, taking a 17-10 lead into the first break.

-The Cougars trimmed the lead to one with 1:49 until halftime as the Knights held a 32-29 advantage into the locker room.

-Arcadia began the third on a 12-4 run, leading 44-33 with 5:40 left in the third. 

-Leading 48-39 with just over three minutes left in the third quarter, a 9-0 run to end the period handed the Knights a 57-39 advantage going into the final 10 minutes.

-Arcadia pushed its lead as high as 27 en route to the victory.

KNIGHT LEADERS
Points: Rhoades (21) / Delaney Bell (15) / Kylie Meredith (11)
Rebounds: Rhoades (6) / Bell (6) / Mara Weaver (4) / Taylor Koenig (4)
Assists: Meredith (5) / Weaver (3) / Scarlett Glasser-Nehls (3)
Steals: Bell (2) / Rhoades (2) / Riley O'Hagan (2)
Blocks: Emily Schall (1) / Hannah Barry (1)

UP NEXT
-The Knights return to action on Tuesday when they travel to Muhlenberg for a 5:00 p.m. non-conference game.