CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – The Arcadia University women's lacrosse team beat Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) Freedom opponent DeSales University 15-12 to clinch the fourth seed in the MAC Freedom Tournament.
 
The Knights move to 9-8 overall and 4-3 in conference.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Morganne Dee scored just 36 seconds into the game to give the Knights the first lead.

- Gianna DiNofa scored a woman-up goal off of an assist from Olivia Poley making it 2-0.

- DeSales then scored their first goal of the competition with 9:33 left in the first quarter.

- The Knights put up three unanswered goals by Dee, Sarah Morris and Poley to extend their lead to 5-1.

- The Bulldogs scored two more goals before Joydyn Chan found the back of the net ending the first quarter with a score of 6-3 Arcadia.

- The Knights opened the second quarter with three unanswered goals; two from Dee and one from Morris assisted by DiNofa.

- DeSales put up two more before the half for a score of 9-5 Arcadia with 30 minutes left to play.

- The Bulldogs outscored Arcadia 6-4 in the third, but four goals from Dee (2), Juliane Calalo (2) kept them ahead 13-11.

- Calalo and Dee scored Arcadia's only two goals in the final 15 minutes of play, but two fourth quarter saves from Emily Griffith secured the 15-12 win.

- Griffith improves to 9-8 overall and 4-3 in conference, with nine saves on the day. 

KNIGHT LEADERS
Goals: Dee (7) / Calalo (3) / Morris (2)
Assists: Dee (2)
Draw Controls: Calalo (10) / Morris (2) / Maddie Ruger (2)
Ground Balls: Calalo (4) / Hope Miller (3) / Dee (2)
Caused Turnovers: Miller (3) / Dee (2)
Saves: Griffith (9)
 
UP NEXT
The Knights return to action on Wednesday, as they head to first seed Stevens for the MAC Freedom semi-finals match up.