JANUARY 12, 2011
KING'S WOMEN REMAIN UNBEATEN IN CONFERENCE PLAY WITH 61-47
WILKES-BARRE – The King's College women's basketball team raced out to a 41-23 half-time lead and never looked back as the Lady Monarchs remained unbeaten in Freedom Conference play with a 61-47 victory over visiting Delaware Valley College Wednesday in Scandlon Gymnasium.
With the win, King's improved to 10-5 overall and stands alone in first place with a 4-0 ledger in conference games. Delaware Valley, meanwhile, slipped to 6-9 overall and 0-4 in league play.
King's jumped out to an early 16-9 lead at the 13:12 mark following four straight points from Katlin Michaels, a bucket by Lindsay Atchison, and a three-pointer from Brittany Muscatell. After the Aggies cut the lead to 16-11 on a jumper by Sarah Delcasale with 12:54 on the clock, the Lady Monarchs countered with a 7-2 surge to take a 23-13 lead following a traditional three-point play by Molly Dahl.
The Aggies closed to 24-17 on a pair of foul shots by Jackie Shunkwiler with 7:15 remaining in the half, but the Lady Monarchs would go on a decisive 14-3 run to take command. Paige Carlin ignited the assault with seven straight points while Muscatell contributed four in the run, including a pair of foul shots with 2:17 left in the half to give King's a 38-20 lead. After the Aggies cut the lead to 38-23, Michaels buried a three-pointer from the wing with 0:37 on the clock to give the Lady Monarchs an 18-point lead at the break.
In the second half, both teams would have trouble finding the basket, but King's did enough to stretch the lead to 55-31 after back-to-back inside baskets by Atchison and Dahl with 8:34 to play. The Lady Monarchs continued to hold a comfortable lead and led by 19 points with 2:38 to go after a driving lay-up form Muscatell gave King's a 59-40 advantage.
Delaware Valley outscored King's 7-2 the rest of the way to close the gap during the final moments of the contest.
Carlin led a balanced attack with 12 points, seven rebounds, three assists, and three steals, while Muscatell also added 12 points with four assists. Dahl enjoyed a solid game with nine points and 13 rebounds while Michaels also tallied nine points and four boards. Samantha Simcox was also outstanding inside with five points and 10 rebounds while Celia Rader chipped in with five points.
The Aggies were paced by Emily Soper who score 15 points on 7-of-18 shooting while adding a game-high 17 rebounds. Brittany Battinieri added 13 points but was 5-of-20 from the field and 3-of-10 from three-point range. Shunkwiler chipped in with seven points and 10 boards.
King's returns to action Saturday when the Lady Monarchs travel to meet cross-town rival Wilkes University in a 1:00 p.m. Freedom Conference matchup.
KING'S COLLEGE 61, DELAWARE VALLEY 47
DELAWARE VALLEY (6-9, 0-4 Freedom)
Emily Soper 7-18 1-5 15; Brittany Battinieri 5-20 0-0 13; Sarah Delcasale 4-7 0-0 8; Jackie Shunkwiler 2-6 3-5 7; Melissa Weil 1-6 1-2 3; Sarah Innerst 0-7 1-2 1; Liz Hover 0-1 0-0 0; Anna Clem 0-0 0-0 0; Rochelle Teesdale 0-1 0-0 0; Amanda Turowski 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 19-66 6-14 47.
KING'S COLLEGE (10-5, 4-0Freedom)
Paige Carlin 3-10 4-4 12; Brittany Muscatell 3-5 5-6 12; Katlin Michaels 4-13 0-0 9; Molly Dahl 2-8 5-9 9; Lindsay Atchison 3-7 0-0 6; Samantha Simcox 2-7 1-4 5; Celia Rader 2-11 0-0 5; Abby Malloy 1-6 1-2 3; Kyley Henry 0-0 0-0 0; Nina Magan 0-3 0-0 0; Carissa Gegaris 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 20-71 16-25 61.
Delaware Valley................ 23 24 - 47
King's College................... 41 20 - 61
3-point goals--Delaware Valley 3-12 (Brittany Battinieri 3-10; Melissa Weil 0-2), King's College 5-28 (Paige Carlin 2-4; Celia Rader 1-8; Brittany Muscatell 1-1; Katlin Michaels 1-4; Abby Malloy 0-4; Nina Magan 0-3; Lindsay Atchison 0-3; Molly Dahl 0-1). Fouled out--Delaware Valley-None, King's College-None. Rebounds--Delaware Valley 50 (Emily Soper 17), King's College 58 (Molly Dahl 13). Assists--Delaware Valley 10 (Brittany Battinieri 4), King's College 13 (Brittany Muscatell 4). Total fouls--Delaware Valley 20, King's College 15. Technical fouls--Delaware Valley-None, King's College-None. A-95
