SCRANTON, Pa. – Junior Nicole Hutson scored a game-high five goals, including the game-winner, to lead the Arcadia University women's lacrosse team to a 9-5 victory at Marywood University on a chilly Sunday afternoon.
 
FOR THE RECORD: The Knights improved to 3-1 for the season with the win, while evening their road record at 1-1. The host Pacers fell to 2-1 with their first loss of the season.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED: Arcadia never trailed in this one, and took the lead for good when Hutson started a three-goal run that put the Knights in front 5-2 midway through the first half. Hutson scored the first two goals of that run, while junior Marie Brockman capped it off with an assist from freshman Shannon Ryan with 11:04 left in the period.
 
Ashley Valway and Gwyneth Gleason brought Marywood back within one by halftime, but that was as close as the Pacers would get as Arcadia outscored Marywood 4-1 in the second half for the 9-5 final. Hutson opened the second half scoring with what would be the game-winner six minutes in and added another tally with 12:28 remaining to put the Knights up 7-4.
 
IN GOAL: Junior Liz Stierle improved to 3-1 in goal after stopping eight shots for Arcadia. Lauren Smith fell to 2-1 for the Pacers after recording a game-high nine saves.
 
ARCADIA LEADERS: Hutson totaled five goals on eight shots in the game, and was 1 for 2 on her free position attempts. Ryan had one goal with game-high totals of four assists and five draw controls, while Brockman finished with one goal, one assist and four draw controls. Senior Erin Misner and freshman Julia Imbert had one goal each, while freshman Jess Derr picked up a game-high six groundballs.
 
MARYWOOD LEADERS: Valway's two goals were the only multi-goal performance for the Pacers, while Gleason had a goal and two assists for a team-best three points. Sam Bussinelli and Erin Healy also scored for Marywood, while Moly Yelencsics led the team defensively with six groundballs and two caused turnovers.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS: Arcadia outshot Marywood 28-15 and held a 13-3 advantage on draw controls. The Knights were 2 for 9 on free position attempts, while not allowing a single free position attempt for the Pacers.