A McCarthy buzzer-beating three gave the Knights momentum at the half in their home opener against E'town and after an E'twon comeback, a three-point play in the paint from the senior with 1:16 to play in the game fueled Arcadia in a 8 pt. win over the Blue Jays on the opening night of Commonwealth play; Against LVC on the road on Saturday, McCarthy hit on his only 3pt attempt of the game and went 2-2 at the line providing a valuable 28 minutes for the Knights as they knocked off the Dutchmen to go up 2-0 in the league standings, the best start to their Commonwealth schedule since joining the league in the 2008-09 season. McCarthy averaged 13.5 ppg (12.2 ppg on the season) and shot 75 % from long-range and 90.9% from the free throw line in a 2-0 week for Arcadia (3-2 overall);