READING, Pa. - Kianna Saillant's hat-trick led five goal scorers as the Arcadia University women's ice hockey team defeated Alvernia 7-1 in Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) play on Friday evening.

FOR THE RECORD
-Arcadia improved to 13-3-1 in conference play and 15-4-2 overall.

-Alvernia fell to 9-8-0 and 10-9-0, respectively.

ARCADIA 7, ALVERNIA 1
HOW IT HAPPENED
-The Knights jumped out to a 2-0 lead early in the first with goals from Megan Sladish and Rylie Duffy.

-Alvernia got on the board at 8:58 of the first to cut the lead to 2-1.

-Saillant notched her first goal at 16:34 of the second with an assist from Leah Hatcher to move the lead to 3-1.

-Saillant scored the first two goals of the third followed by tallies from Reese Plotnikoff and Charlotte Siksik to finish the scoring.

-Gabby Meager was phenomenal, stopping 27 shots for Arcadia.

KNIGHT LEADERS
Goals: Saillant (3) / Plotnikoff (1) / Duffy (1) / Siksik (1) / Sladish (1)
Assists: Haylee Kos (2) / Duffy (1) / Grace Matthews (1) / Hatcher (1) / Carys Jelley (1) / Abbi Komrofske (1) / Kylie Atzert (1) / Rheya Zemlak (1)
Shots: Saillant (6) / Jelley (5) / Duffy (3) / Chloe Makinson (3)
Blocks: Komrofske (2)
Saves: Meager (27)

UP NEXT
-The Knights return to action tomorrow when they host No. 14 Wilkes for a 1:40 p.m. MAC game at Hatfield Ice Arena.