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Winner Arcadia ARC 15-11,7-9 MAC Freedom
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Delaware Valley DelVal 12-14,8-8 MAC Freedom
Winner
Arcadia ARC
15-11,7-9 MAC Freedom
67
Final
55
Delaware Valley DelVal
12-14,8-8 MAC Freedom
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Arcadia ARC 15 24 16 12 67
Delaware Valley DelVal 12 12 18 13 55

Game Recap: Women's Basketball |

Glasser-Nehls Career High Leads Women's Basketball to First-Ever MAC Postseason Victory

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. – The No. 5-seeded Arcadia University women's basketball team secured its first-ever Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) postseason victory in program history, defeating No. 4 Delaware Valley University by a 67-55 final in the MAC Freedom play-in game on Monday evening. Scarlett Glasser-Nehls led all scorers with a career-high 25 points, followed by Delaney Bell with 16 and Hanna Rhoades with 11.

The victory marks the first postseason victory since Arcadia joined the MAC in 2007-2008, both during its time in the MAC Commonwealth and MAC Freedom. The victory is the first in the postseason dating to at least the 2002-03 season.

 HOW IT HAPPENED

- The Knights began the contest on a 10-3 run with four points from Bell on a free-throw and a three-pointer.

-The Aggies countered with a 6-0 run to bring the score to 10-9 with under four minutes left in the first quarter.

-Arcadia held a 15-12 lead after the first ten minutes.

-The Knights outscored Delaware Valley 24-12 in the second quarter, holding a 39-24 lead heading into halftime.

-The Aggies started the third quarter on a 8-2 run to cut the lead to 41-32.

-Arcadia held a 55-42 lead after the third quarter.

-The Knights lead never went below 10 points in the fourth as they cruised to the victory.

KNIGHT LEADERS

Points: Glasser-Nehls (25) / Bell (16) / Rhoades (11)
Rebounds: Bell (15) / Mara Weaver (6) / Rhoades (5)
Assists: Glasser-Nehls (5) / Abby Beam (2) / Weaver (2) / Dayna Balasa (2)
Steals: Glasser-Nehls (2) / Balasa (1)
Blocks: Bell (5) / Weaver (1) / Balasa (1)

INSIDE THE STATS

 -Glasser-Nehls bested her old career-high, set earlier this season, by one point.

-Bell secured her seventh double-double of the season.

-Bell also set a new career-high with five swatted shots.

-The Knights defense was stifling, holding Delaware Valley to 29.2 percent from the floor and 14.3 percent from three-point.

UP NEXT

Arcadia (15-11), now advances to face the top-seed in the MAC Freedom Tournament, No. 8 DeSales University in the semifinals with tip-off scheduled for 8:00 p.m.

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