Arcadia University News

Arcadia University’s Athletics Department has announced the addition of men’s and women’s ice hockey programs, beginning in fall 2021. Arcadia becomes the fourth Division III college or university in Pennsylvania to offer ice hockey as a varsity sport, and the seventh college or university in...

Arcadia University Athletics ranked near the top third of DIII athletic programs, as ranked by the The National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) 2018-19 Learfield IMG Director's Cup standings released on June 12. With four teams making it to the NCAA Tournaments this year,...

Arcadia University’s Athletics program announces the addition of a Men’s and Women’s Indoor and Outdoor Track and Field program to its intercollegiate offerings, beginning in fall 2019. “It has been our goal for some time to add Track and Field to our sports offerings,” said Brian Granata ,...

Beginning in Fall 2019, Arcadia University will launch a co-educational esports program as a varsity sport where gamers will compete as part of Arcadia’s athletic programs. Some games that are being considered for implementation are League of Legends, Hearthstone, Overwatch, and Rocket League...

For the first time in program history, the Arcadia men's basketball team qualified for the NCAA Tournament and is set to take on New Jersey City University on Friday, March 1 in the first round. The game, set to be played in Marietta, Ohio will begin at 5 p.m. Watch the Live Stream More About the...

Women’s soccer For the third time in three seasons, the women’s soccer team earned a berth in the NCAA Division III Tournament. Coach Rick Brownell , who has been at the helm for the last 16 seasons, picked up his 200th career win as Arcadia defeated Albright 3-0 in the semifinals of the MAC...

Led by tournament Most Valuable Player Josh Scott ’s 30 points, men’s basketball captured the program’s first MAC Conference title with a 92-56 victory over Widener University on Feb. 23 in the Kuch Alumni Gymnasium. The Knights continued their season with a 80-60 victory over New Jersey City...

Men’s basketball has some unfinished business this Saturday, Feb. 23 as they battle Widener University in the MAC Commonwealth Championship Game. Join the fight at 7 p.m. in the Kuch Gym by wearing white to show your support. This is only the second time in program history that the team has vied...

Support men's basketball on Thursday, Feb. 21 at 7 p.m. in Kuch as they vie for a shot at the conference championship. Students: Stop by the Chat at 6:15 p.m. tonight and Wednesday for giveaways, music, and a selfie station with the Knight. Wear white for our "knight-outs" to be entered into a...

How often do you use one hand to complete an activity? Not often, according to Dr. Shailesh Kantak , assistant professor of Physical Therapy. The dependency on using both hands to complete most tasks of daily living– from putting on socks in the morning to pulling up the bedsheets at night– is what...

A bicycle kick goal by Daniel Tittelmayer ’22 on Oct. 9 over Albright University was featured as the No. 3 highlight on ESPN SportsCenter’s Top 10 list. The goal gave Arcadia a 1-0 lead in the match, which they won, 2-1. Read more

When students return to Arcadia this fall, they will see remodeled bathrooms in the residence halls, updated academic facilities such as an expanded DNA lab and a 3D design studio, and a renovated training center and aerobics rooms. No—Arcadia wasn’t featured on an HGTV home improvement show; these...

Eight student-athletes have been named to the Spring Academic All-MAC Teams. The students recognized are baseball players Mike Boulanger '19 , Nick Cardace '19 , Sean Carew '20 and Bryan Gillen '20 ; men's volleyball players Austin Braas '20 and Anthony Devantier '21 ; men's golf player Kyle...

Women's lacrosse player Shannon Ryan '20 was named to the Philadelphia Inquirer/PhillySIDA Academic All-Area Team. The team is nominated and voted on by the sports information offices of 30 area institutions from the Philadelphia metropolitan area. In order to be eligible for Academic All-Area...

The Arcadia Athletics Department has been raising money since Hurricane Harvey hit the Gulf Coast in order to send a cohort to Houston to help with the recovery efforts. The Knights landed in Houston yesterday morning and have begun helping those recover and rebuild. The group consists of two full-...

On May 5, Arcadia baseball defeated Hood College (25-12) to win the 2018 MAC Commonwealth Championship. With this win, Arcadia earned a bid to the NCAA Division III Baseball Championship and became the first team to win back-to-back conference titles in the MAC Commonwealth since Messiah College in...

The Arcadia University baseball team will play its home games at Skip Wilson Field on Temple University's Ambler campus beginning in the 2018 season. Arcadia moves to Skip Wilson Field from Erny Field, which has been the Knights' home since 2003. The Knights are slated to christen their new home...