NOVEMBER 30, 2009
MONARCH MEN REGISTER 55-48 WIN OVER MUHLENBERG IN HOME OPENER
WILKES-BARRE – The King's College men's basketball team posted its first win of the season as the Monarchs posted a 55-48 victory over visiting Muhlenberg College Monday in Scandlon Gymnasium.
With the win, King's improved to 1-4 on the year while Muhlenberg slipped to 1-3.
Both struggled offensively in the first half, due in large part to solid defensive play by both squads. The Monarchs used a jumper by Jim Schule at the buzzer to take a 24-18 lead into the break.
In the second stanza, the Monarchs built their biggest lead of the game when a three-pointer by Adam Brasky pushed the score to 38-29 with 12:55 left. Each team would respond with short spurts as the Monarchs' lead fluctuated between seven and four points until the Mules Ryan Foster canned a three-pointer and Evan Tozer scored on a layup to cut the King's lead to 47-46 with 1:23 remaining in the contest.
From there, Kevin Conroy scored down low and Schule converted a pair of foul shots with 0:39 lef to give the Monarchs a 51-46 advantage After Pewter Barnes made good on a pair of foul shots with 0:28 left to bring the Mules to within 51-48, Kyle Stackhouse sealed the win by making four of six free throws over the final 0:26 to secure the King's victory.
Schule led King's with 16 points and six rebounds while Stackhouse added 13 points, seven rebounds, and four assists. Conroy and Wagner chipped in with nine points apiece for the Monarchs.
Tozer led Muhlenberg with 11 points while Bob Berish added 10. Spencer Liddic contributed with nine points and 11 rebounds,
King's returns to action Wednesday when the Monarchs open up Freedom Conference play with an 8:00 p.m. home matchup against Eastern University in Scandlon Gymnasium.
KING'S COLLEGE 55, MUHLENBERG 48
MUHLENBERG (1-3)
Evan Tozer 4-11 1-2 11; Rob Berish 4-8 1-1 10; Spencer Liddic 3-5 3-6 9; Ryan Foster 2-7 0-0 6; Obi Nwizugbo 1-6 1-2 4; Jake Ramsay 1-1 0-0 3; Brian Frankoski 1-2 1-3 3; Peter Barnes 0-3 2-2 2; Justin Greenstone 0-2 0-0 0; Matt O'Hara 0-2 0-0 0; David Gwyn 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 16-48 9-16 48.
KING'S COLLEGE (1-4)
Muhlenberg..................... 18 30 - 48
King's College................ 24 31 - 55
3-point goals--Muhlenberg 7-23 (Evan Tozer 2-5; Ryan Foster 2-7; Obi Nwizugbo 1-3; Jake Ramsay 1-1; Rob Berish 1-3; Justin Greenstone 0-2; Matt O'Hara 0-2), King's College 6-19 (Mike Wagner 3-7; Jim Schule 1-2; Matt Fiorino 1-1; Adam Brasky 1-2; Dan Maguschak 0-1; Nick Reisig 0-6). Fouled out--Muhlenberg-Peter Barnes, King's College-None. Rebounds--Muhlenberg 40
(Spencer Liddic 11), King's College 33 (Kyle Stackhouse 7). Assists--Muhlenberg 9 (Justin Greenstone 3), King's College 10 (Kyle Stackhouse 4). Total fouls--Muhlenberg 23, King's College 13. Technical fouls--Muhlenberg-None, King's College-None. A-350
