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Widener permitted two goals in each half and was dealt a 4-2 Commonwealth Conference loss by Arcadia at Leslie C. Quick Jr. Stadium.
Widener (11-3-2, 2-2 CC) could not contain Katie O’Malley, who had two goals and two assists for Arcadia (12-0-3, 4-0). It was the Knights’ sixth straight win.
Ashley Kneuppel knocked home O’Malley’s free kick in the 14th minute for a 1-0 Arcadia lead. O’Malley doubled the margin in the 35th minute, drilling a 30-yard free kick inside the top right corner.
The Pride got one back in the 51st minute for a 2-1 deficit. Rachel Kyprianou (Shrewsbury, PA) scored on a 10-yard shot off passes from sophomore Brittany Balentine (Medford, NJ) and junior Caryinna Yenchak (Ashley, PA).
Stephanie Welch tallied in the 63rd minute and O’Malley banged home a shot off the crossbar in the 74th minute for a 4-1 Knights lead.
Sophomore Brittany Harvis (Delran, NJ) capped the scoring for Widener on a goal that squirted inside the right post. Balentine got her second assist of the night.
Harvis had five shots for the Pride, who ended with a 15-9 edge. Senior Alee Gunter (Maple Shade, NJ) made two saves.
Jacki Law totaled five saves for the Knights.
Widener on Saturday hosts Lebanon Valley as part of a doubleheader with the men’s team on Senior Day. The women’s game starts at 1:00 pm, followed by the men’s contest at 4:00 pm.