Center Valley, PA (January 14, 2023) - Junior Lindsey Welsh tossed in a career-high 21 points leading the #9 DeSales University women's basketball past Arcadia University, 81-37, to stay unbeaten on the season and in the MAC Freedom.

The Basics

• Final Score: #9 DeSales - 81, Arcadia - 37
• Records: #9 DeSales (15-0, 7-0 MAC Freedom); Arcadia (10-6, 4-4 MAC Freedom)
• The Bulldogs have won 48 straight MAC Freedom games including the postseason.
• DeSales has won seven straight in the series and now owns a 22-1 all-time record vs. Arcadia.
• DSU ties the best start to a season equaling the 15-0 start to the 1989-90 season
• The Bulldogs also extend their school-record home win streak to 34-straight.

How it Happened

• The Bulldogs jumped out to an 11-3 lead and led by nine points (17-8) after one quarter of play, holding the Knights to just 3-for-17 from the field in the first 10 minutes.
• An 8-0 run near the end of the second quarter pushed the lead up to 20 points before DSU settled for a 36-19 halftime lead.
• DeSales dominated the third quarter shooting 68.4 percent in the quarter, hitting, six 3's, and holding Arcadia to just three points and 8.3 percent for the quarter, out-scoring the Knights 32-3 to open up a 68-22 lead and DSU never looked back in the fourth quarter.

Top Bulldog Performers

• Welsh finished career-highs in points (21) and rebounds (11) to record her first career double-double shooting 8-for-11 from the field and added five assists and two blocked shots.
• Senior Megan Bealer had 11 points, four rebounds, four assists, and four steals.
• Senior Maria Newsome and junior Mikaela Reese each had nine points and junior Amelia Saunders totaled eight points off the bench.

For the Foes

• Scarlett Glasser-Nehls had 10 points for the Knights.

Inside the Box Score

• DSU shot 45.3 percent from the field, hitting 10 3's at a 41.7 percent clip from outside the arc.
• DeSales dominated the glass out-rebounding Arcadia, 43-29.
• The Bulldogs also forced Arcadia into shooting just 28.0 percent from the field.

Up Next

• The Bulldogs are back in action on Wednesday when they travel to Stevens in a battle of the other unbeaten team in the MAC Freedom with sole possession of first place on the line midway thru the season. Game time is set for 8:00 pm.