Center Valley, PA (February 25, 2021) - The DeSales University women's basketball team held Arcadia University to just 27.8 percent shooting for the game and to a season-low 40 points earning a 73-40 win over the previously unbeaten Knights in MAC Freedom action on Thursday evening in Billera Hall.

The Basics

• Final Score: DeSales - 73; Arcadia - 40
• Records: DeSales (5-0, 5-0 MAC Freedom); Arcadia (4-1, 4-1 MAC Freedom)
• It is DSU's third straight win over Arcadia and improves the Bulldogs all-time mark at home vs. the Knights to 11-0.

How it Happened

• DeSales scored the first seven points of the game and the final five points of the first quarter to take a 20-9 lead on a three from freshman Mikaela Reese.
• Defense took over in the second quarter as the Bulldogs allowed just five points and scored 16 of their own to take a commanding 36-14 lead into the halftime locker room.
• Both teams came out of the halftime locker room cold as DSU missed its first eight shots but the defense continued with the lead expanding to 30 (51-21) by the end of the quarter and DeSales cruised the rest of the way.

Top Bulldog Performers

• Junior Averi Jordan recorded her first double-double of the season with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
• Fellow junior Rylie Rittenhouse battled foul trouble all night but wound up with 11 points as well.
• Freshman Amelia Saunders had 10 points and Reese finished with nine tallies and seven boards.
• Freshman Lindsey Welsh played well of the pine with eight points and seven rebounds.

For the Foes

• Julia Makowski and Taylor Fritz each had 10 points and eight rebounds to lead the Knights.

Inside the Box Score

• DeSales once again capitalized on turnovers turning 26 Knight miscues into 26 points on the other end.
• The DSU bench out-scored Arcadia's pine, 32-13, for the game.
• AU was just 1-of-9 from three-point land.

Up Next

• These two teams finish up its back-to-back series tomorrow night in Glenside, PA with tip set for 7:00 pm.