MADISON, N.J. - The Arcadia University women's basketball team raced out to an 11-2 lead and never looked back as it defeated FDU-Florham by a 63-28 final in Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) play on Wednesday evening. Dayna Balasa finished with a game-high 14 points.

HOW IT HAPPENED
-The Knights finished the first quarter holding a 19-3 lead.

-Arcadia continued to build its advantage in the second quarter, entering halftime up 37-10.

-The Knights cruised to the victory in the second half.

KNIGHT LEADERS
Points: Balasa (14) / Olivia Wyckoff (6) / Abby Beam (6) / Jackie Skalski (6)
Rebounds: Wyckoff (8) / Skalski (5) / Mara Weaver (5)
Assists: Maya Lewis (5) / Beam (3) / Delaney Bell (3) / Morgan Bigler (3) / Scarlett Glasser-Nehls (3)
Steals: Beam (2)
Blocks: Wyckoff (3) / Bigler (1)

INSIDE THE STATS
-The Knights turned 18 Devil turnovers into 22 points.

-Arcadia got 41 points from its bench compared to six for FDU-Florham.

-Wyckoff set new career-highs in both points, blocks, and rebounds.

-Lewis notched new career-bests in points, rebounds, and assists.

-Skalski achieved a new benchmark in points.

-Bigler set new career-highs in blocks and steals.

UP NEXT
The Knights (13-6, 6-4 MAC Freedom) return to action on Saturday when they host Misericordia University for a 1:00 p.m. conference contest.