GLENSIDE - Delaney Finn's career-high 17 points led four players in double-figures as the Arcadia University women's basketball team defeated Immaculata University by a 63-60 final in non-conference play inside Alumni Gymnasium on Saturday afternoon.
FOR THE RECORD
-The Knights improved to 6-3 on the season.
-Immaculata fell to 7-3.
ARCADIA 63, IMMACULATA 60
HOW IT HAPPENED
-The Knights led 8-7 with 5:26 on the first quarter clock before Immaculata used an 8-2 run to go up 15-10 with just over a minute left.
-The first quarter ended with Arcadia trailing 15-13 after a Finn three-pointer to end the period.
-The Knights began the second on an 8-0 run to take a 21-15 advantage with three minutes gone.
-The Mighty Macs tied the score at 26 with 1:26 until halftime before six-straight points from
Scarlett Glasser-Nehls gave Arcadia a 32-26 lead going into the break.
-Immaculata fought back in the third quarter to tie the score at 44 heading into the final 10 minutes.
-The Knights held a 59-54 lead with 2:29 on the clock before a 6-0 run gave the Mighty Macs a one-point lead with 38 seconds left.
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Hanna Rhoades weaved through traffic and sank a layup to give Arcadia the lead back with 31 seconds on the clock.
-A key defensive stop by
Abby Beam with five seconds left followed by two Beam free throws iced the game for the Knights.
KNIGHT LEADERS
Points: Finn (17) / Glasser-Nehls (15) /
Delaney Bell (14) / Rhoades (11)
Rebounds: Bell (11) / Glasser-Nehls (6) /
Kylie Meredith (6)
Assists: Glasser-Nehls (3) /
Taylor Koenig (3)
Steals: Glasser-Nehls (1) / Meredith (1) / Finn (1)
Blocks: Bell (2)
UP NEXT
-The Knights return to action on Tuesday when they host Elizabethtown for a 6:00 p.m. non-conference game.