MEN'S SOCCER FIGHTS FROM THREE DOWN TO FORDGE TIE

CENTER VALLEY, PA--- To finish out a very long regular season, having played in seven overtime games, the Monarchs found themselves tied 3-3 against DeSales University again at the end of 110 minutes of soccer.

With the tie, King's finds themselves at 13-1-5 overall and while finishing with a 3-1-4 Freedom Conference record. DeSales finishes their season at 6-12-1 and 2-5-1 in the conference. It is unclear at this time if the Monarchs have earned a post-seaosn berth due to a massive logjam in the Freedom standings.

DeSales came to play, scoring three first-half goals. Andrew Marshall scored the Bulldogs' first goal at 12:23 with an assist from Dustin Sturm. DeSales would put another one in at 24:49, this time off the foot of David Ackley, with help from German Reyes. The Bulldogs would find the goal once more before halftime when Matthew Germscheid buried a shot after getting a pass from Sturm, his second assist of the game. DeSales looked to run away with it, up 3-0 at the half.

But the Monarchs came out in the second half on fire when Mark Timko scored his seventh goal of the year, giving Cameron Audette and Ryan Symons credit for the assist. Audette would find the goal at 74:16 and move the Monarchs to within one goal of the tie. Symons would knot the game 3-3 when he scored at 81:15 receiving a pass from Joe Bender. 

But the game could not be deceided in regulation and it went into double overtime, where an additional twenty minutes of play could not determine a winner.

On the day, King's outshot the Bulldogs 16-11 and held a solid 13-5 advantage in corners. Sophomore goal tender Tim Kelly made two saves in the tie.

With Eastern upsetting Misericordia, King's and Eastern are locked in a two-way tie for the fifth and final playoff spot. The MAC tiebreaking criteria will determine the outcome and should be announced on Sunday.

With results still pending regarding the play off situation, King's next game has not been detrmined. Please stay tuned for play-off stories and when the Monarchs will be back in action.