Arcadia University News

Arcadia University’s men’s lacrosse team (4-4) scored seven unanswered goals to start the match and went on to defeat Bryn Athyn (1-5), 13-3, on April 3. The victory is the first road win in program history. Chris Jacovino scored four goals and assisted on two more to lead the Knights. The first 10...

Lynn Beatty , a star field hockey player who concluded her career at Arcadia University in December 2012, recently was awarded an NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. The NCAA scholarships are awarded to graduating student-athletes in all three Divisions who have demonstrated excellence on and off the...

The Arcadia University Field Hockey team was named a 2012 Gladiator by SGI/NFHCA Division III National Academic Team Award winner on March 5 by the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA). In addition, 12 Knights were named to the 2012 Gladiator by SGI/NFHCA Division III National Academic...

Justin Scott , head coach of Arcadia University’s men’s basketball team, was named MAC Commonwealth Coach of the Year by his peers in the league on Feb. 22. Scott led the Knights to a 16-11 record and to the semifinals of the MAC Tournament after being picked to finish ninth in the preseason poll...

Hey Coach! I had been meaning to shoot you an email for quite a while now, but I just wanted to thank you again for allowing me to still be part of the team this year! It really did mean a lot to me. It's so exciting to see the program grow like it is! And it sure makes me proud to have been part...

By FRANCESCA MAYR ’16 Photography JIN ZHAO ’13 On a glacial Monday afternoon, service-minded Arcadia University students, joined by members of the surrounding community, gathered in the sports dome to prepare nutritious meals for those in need at the second annual Pack-a-thon. Shaking the cold from...

Men’s and Women’s Soccer Earn NSCAA Team Academic Award Arcadia University’s men’s and women’s soccer teams earned National Soccer Coaches Association of America Team Academic Awards. The NSCAA annually recognizes college and high school soccer programs that have excelled in the classroom, in...

By SARAH R. SCHWARTZ ’10 Photography JOSH BLUSTEIN Fall 2012 was full of triumphs for Chemistry major Lynn Beatty ’12 . She earned a place in Arcadia’s Physician Assistant program and led Arcadia’s field hockey team to the Commonwealth Conference playoffs for the first time. Given her work ethic...

During Homecoming weekend, the Athletic Hall of Fame welcomed new members in a ceremony that took place on the second floor of the Library. Watch video of the induction ceremony . The inductees included: Tom DeGeorge ’04 Tom DeGeorge joined the men's soccer program in Fall 2001 as a transfer...

The Arcadia University Field Hockey team rallied back from a two-goal deficit to beat non-conference opponent Keystone College, 5-3, at Riverfront Sports Complex in Scranton, Pa. The Knights scored five unanswered goals on the way to the win and a 9-2 record—the best start in program history. Megan...

Arcadia University Director of Athletics Brian Granata has announced the appointment of Daniel J. Drutz as Arcadia’s new Sports Information Director. Drutz will start on Oct. 5. “I am very excited to welcome Dan to our team at Arcadia,” says Granata. “Dan has a wealth of experience in sports...

Usually a stronghold full of fans wearing scarlet and grey t-shirts and collegiate gear, Arcadia University's Easton Field was swarmed by players in blue and white uniforms on Sept. 13. That evening, Arcadia's women's soccer team welcomed more than 50 girls from Glenside's Hunter Soccer Club to a...

Arcadia University’s Field Hockey team hosts Richard Stockton College under the lights at Easton Field on Friday, Aug. 31, at 7 p.m. It will be the first NCAA game ever played on the new turf surface. To mark the occasion, a ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place at 6:45 p.m. Students, faculty,...