ABINGTON, Pa. - The Arcadia University women's baskerball team led by seven points with just over two minutes remaining at Penn State Abington, but a late run from the Nittany Lions downed the Knights 67-66 in non-conference action on Tuesday evening.

FOR THE RECORD
-Arcadia fell to 4-4 with the defeat.

-Abington improved to 6-4.

ARCADIA 66, PENN STATE ABINGTON 67
HOW IT HAPPENED
-Both teams went basket-for-basket in the first quarter as the Knights held an 18-15 lead going into the second.

-Arcadia pushed its lead to 20-15 before a 9-0 stretch gave Abington a 24-22 lead with 6:18 until halftime.

-The Knights led 32-31 with under two minutes left before the Nittany Lions finished the quarter on a 5-0 run as Arcadia trailed 36-32 at the break.

-The Knights battled back in the third, holding a 50-49 advantage heading into the final 10 minutes.

-Abington hit the first shot of the fourth to retake the lead at 51-50 before Arcadia went on a 9-0 run to jump out to a 59-51 tally with 7:30 remaining. 

-The Knights held a 66-59 lead with 2:36 on the clock, but proceeded to go 0-4 from the floor while Abington used an 8-0 run to finish the game.

KNIGHT LEADERS
Points: Delaney Bell (16) / Hanna Rhoades (15) / Taylor Koenig (12)
Rebounds: Bell (9) / Abby Beam (6) / Rhoades (4) / Anastasia Bowman (4)
Assists: Beam (8) / Rhoades (4) / Koenig (4)
Blocks: Rhoades (1) / Koenig (1) / Bell (1)
Steals: Beam (3)

UP NEXT
-The Knights return to action on Sunday, December 28th when they travel to Division I Saint Joseph's for a 1:00 p.m. exhibition.