READING, Pa. - Kelecia Harris scored 18 points and grabbed 17 rebounds, to record her ninth double-double on the season, leading Albright to a 69-52 victory over Arcadia in a Commonwealth Conference game on Wednesday night in the Bollman Center.

Albright, which improved to 11-4 overall and 5-1 in the Commonwealth Conference, won for the ninth time in the past 11 games.

Albright jumped out to a 19-5 lead at the 12:40 mark of the first half, behind eight points from Harris.

Valerie DiMuro came off the bench to lead Arcadia with eight points and Addy Crenny added seven points, six rebounds and three assists as the Knights closed to within five at 32-27 on a three-point play from Crenny with 38 seconds left in the half.

Albright senior Jessica Venturelli, who opened the game with an 18-footer, nailed another just before the halftime buzzer to make the score 34-27 at the break.

Harris led the Lions with eight rebounds and Albright held a 28-16 edge off the glass in the first half. Venturelli also scored eight points, with four rebounds and four assists.

Albright shot 51.6 percent (16-31) while holding Arcadia to 28.9 percent (11-38) in the opening 20 minutes.

The Lions led 37-31 with 16:21 to play, when Venturelli scored five straight to build the lead back to 11 at 42-31 with 14:30 to play. Albright held a nine-point edge 50-41 with 9:37 to play when Kadijah Bishop's three-point play ignited a 12-4 run to give the Lions a 60-45 advantage and put the game away.

Harris, who finished with 18 points on 8-of-11 from the field and 2-of-4 from the free throw line, also grabbed 17 rebounds, added three assists, three blocks and two steals. Venturelli also had a strong all-around game connecting on 6-of-9 from the field for 13 points with five assists, four rebounds and three steals. Jane Joyce scored eight points, grabbed seven rebounds and dished out five assists to match Venturelli for the team high, and Bishop chipped in with seven points and nine boards.

Crenny led the Knights (7-7, 3-3 CC) with 13 points and 11 rebounds, and Dimuro finished with 11 points and five rebounds.

Albright won the battle of the two top rebounding teams in the conference 52-40, and shot 50.8 percent from the field 30-59, while keeping the Knights to 25.7 percent shooting.

The Lions return to action at Commonwealth Conference foe Hood in Frederick, Md., on Saturday (Jan.17) at 1 p.m.