DECEMBER 2, 2008
KING'S WOMEN LOOK TO EXTEND WINNING STREAK OVER LADY COLONELS
(Lady Monarchs have won 22 straight games vs. Wilkes dating to 1996-97 season)
WILKES-BARRE -- When the King's College women's basketball team hosts Wilkes University Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. in Scandlon Gymnasium, the Lady Monarchs will enter the matchup with two goals in mind.
The primary goal will be to win the first Freedom Conference game of the season on its home court. The secondary goal will be for King's to extend its 11-year winning streak over the Lady Colonels.
Meanwhile the King's and Wilkes Student Athlete Advisory Committees will be teaming up to hold a food drive. Both adults and students will be asked to donate a minimum of one canned food product in lieu of paid admission. Tickets are set at $4.00 for adults and $2.00 for students.
The game will also be available on the Internet through LiveStats, a statistical feed that provides the viewer live game statistics and play-by-play. LiveStats is available at the following link:
http://departments.kings.edu/athletics/sportsinfo/Live_Stats/xlive.htm.
The Lady Monarchs enter the contest with a 1-3 record after a 57-54 loss at Widener University on Monday. The Lady Monarchs have won 22 straight games against Wilkes with the last Lady Colonel victory coming by a 63-57 margin on February 11, 1997 in Scandlon Gym.
Wilkes, meanwhile, may have its best opportunity in years against a young King's squad that returns just two starters among the five returning players who saw action as reserves last season. Factor in eight freshmen on the Lady Monarch roster and King's will take its most inexperienced squad in years into the cross-town rivalry.
The Lady Colonels stand at 3-2 and have already surpassed their victory total from the 2007-08 season when Wilkes finished the year with a 2-23 mark.
King's is paced by senior guard Kaitlyn Fiorino, a returning first-team All-Freedom Conference selection, who averages 18.3 points and 5.8 rebounds with 12 three-point field goals. Junior forward Kaitlyn Malshefski follows with 9.0 points and 5.3 rebounds while junior guard Jessiva Paettie tallies 6.3 points with 2.0 rebounds and six three-pointers.
Freshman guard Abby Malloy contributes with 6.0 points and 1.3 rebounds while fellow rookie guard Brittany Muscatell adds 5.5 points and 7.0 points. Freshman forward Julianna Lynott has registered 3.5 points and 5.0 rebounds while sophomore guard Kristen Baumes chips in with 3.5 points with 1.5 rebounds.
Wilkes will be led by sophomore guard Sam Lynam who tops the squad with 13.6 points per-game, while adding 2.4 rebounds with six three-pointers. Senior center Chelse Gosse follows with9.6 points and 7.2 rebounds while sophomore guard Allison Horn tallies 9.2 points and 2.6 rebounds with five three-pointers.
Freshman guard Samantha Simcox adds 8.4 points with 8.6 rebounds. Senior forward Khadija Bates averages 4.0 points and 2,6 rebounds while sophomore guard Brittany Ely chips in with 3.8 points4.4 rebounds, and a team-high 3.0 assists per-game.
