GLENSIDE, Pa. -- Taylor Dunn scored a game-high 24 points and added seven boards as the Arcadia women's basketball team opened its season with a 68-45 win over Centenary on Saturday afternoon at Alumni Gymnasium.
 
Dunn scored 18 of her 24 points in the first half as the Knights took a 33-13 lead into halftime. Arcadia led 13-2 after a first quarter in which it held the Cyclones to 1 of 18 shooting with seven turnovers. The Cyclones didn't get on the board until 1:12 remained in the period when Victoria Jacobs made good on a layup to make the score 11-2. Centenary opened the game missing each of its first 16 shots.
 
After taking the 11-point lead into the second quarter, the Cyclones cut their deficit to single digits with the first bucket of the stanza, but five straight points from the Knights, including a three-point play by Dunn, pushed AU's lead to 14 (18-4) and the Knights never led by fewer than 11 the rest of the way. Arcadia's lead reached as big as 27 points in the second half.
 
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In addition to Dunn's 24, Caitlin Jensen and Julia Makowski each scored 15, and Camille Menns led the team with 10 rebounds … Jensen added eight rebounds and three assists, while Dunn had three steals … Arcadia forced the Cyclones into 28 turnovers on the day, and held Centenary to 30.4 percent (17-56) shooting … The Knights also got to the free throw line 28 times, converting 23 attempts (.821), while Centenary was 8 of 11 (.727) … Arcadia shot 34.4 percent from floor, due in part to a 1 for 15 showing (.067) from beyond the arc … Katie Alvarez led the Cyclones with a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds, but also had eight turnovers … Victoria Jacobs scored nine points on 4 of 13 shooting.
 
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The Knights hit the road on Wednesday at DeSales beginning at 7 p.m.