SEPTEMBER 20, 2011

KING'S MEN'S SOCCER REGISTERS 4-0 WIN OVER OLD WESTBURY

WILKES-BARRE -- The King's College men's soccer team exploded for three second half goals over a 3:36 span as the Monarchs posted a 4-0 victory over visiting SUNY Old Westbury Tuesday night at McCarthy Stadium in the Betzler Athletic Complex.

With the win, King's improved to 5-0-1 while Old Westbury slipped to 1-6.

The match, scheduled to start at 6:30 p.m., did not begin until 8:30 after Old Westbury's team bus dealt with traffic issues following a series of automobile accidents coming from Long Island.

When the game finally began, King's took a 1-0 lead with 31:52 left in the first half when Kevin Buchanan chipped a shot into the upper left corner from 25 yards out just beyond the reach of Old Westbury goalie Pablo Diaz.

The Monarchs took a 2-0 lead early in the second half when Niall Croke scored on a one-timer following a free kick from Joey Bender. The lead grew to 3-0 just 2:11 later when Billy Elliott struck net off a corner kick from Bender. The Monarchs scored their third goal in a 3:36 span when Bender made good on a thru ball off the foot of Alex Martino just 0:47 later, giving King's a 4-0 advantage with 34:08 left in the match.

King's outshot Old Westbury 23-1 and held a 16-1 advantage in corner kicks.

Monarch goalies Mark Labbadia, Brandon Raynor, and Andrew O'Shura all played but none of the three were forced to make a save.


King's will travel to Altoona on Thursday to face Penn State Altoona in a 7:00 p.m. matchup.