GLENSIDE, Pa. – The Arcadia University women's lacrosse team outscored visiting Eastern University 11-3 in the second half on its way to a 22-13 non-conference victory on a blustery Wednesday afternoon at Jean Lenox West Field.
 
FOR THE RECORD: The Knights improved to 5-1 with their third consecutive victory, while the Eagles fell to 1-5 with the loss.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED: The Knights looked as though they might run away with this one early, going up 5-1 after senior Erin Misner scored her third goal of the game 6:39 into the contest and leading 8-3 following junior Allegra Benites' first goal of the contest midway through the first half. Arcadia's lead was 11-5 before Eastern rallied with a five goal run to close the first half with a one-goal deficit, 11-10, at the break.
 
The Knights scored each of the first three goals in the second half, two of which were from Benites and the third coming off the stick of junior Marie Brockman to create some distance before closing the game with a 7-1 run to put the game away. Benites started that surge with 13:52 left in the game, and junior Nicole Hutson capped it off with 12 seconds on the clock.
 
ARCADIA LEADERS: Freshman Shannon Ryan had five goals and a season-high eight assist while grabbing a game-high eight draw controls, while Benites finished with five goals, two assists, three draw controls and two groundballs. Misner totaled four goals, one assist and three draw controls, while freshman Julia Imbert added three goals and two assists. Brockman filled out the box score with two goals, two assists, two ground balls, three caused turnovers and three draw controls. Hutson also had four points, scoring three goals with one helper.
 
EASTERN LEADERS: Liz Brennan scored four goals with three ground balls, five draw controls and two caused turnovers, while Anna Charlebois added three goals with two assists. Sam Brennan and Julie Haggan also had three goals and with three ground balls; Haggan had a team-best eight draw controls.

IN GOAL: Junior Liz Stierle totaled 14 saves in her 55:43 between the pipes for Arcadia, improving her record to 5-1. Alina Odjemski has 12 saves in taking the loss for Eastern.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS: Arcadia outshot Eastern 45-39 in the game with a 22-17 advantage in the second half to go with a 19-18 advantage on draw controls and a 21-16 edge in groundballs.