SEPTEMBER 11, 2012

KING'S FIELD HOCKEY EDGED BY MUHLENBERG, 2-1

WILKES-BARRE -- Samantha Swire scored both goals, including tghe game-winner with 29:54 left in the contest as the visiting Muhlenberg College field hockey team edged host King's College 2-1 Tuesday night at McCarthy Stadium.

With the win, Muhlenberg improved to 3-1 on the year while King's slipped to 2-2.

King's missed out on a chance to take the lead with 12:46 remaining in the opening stanza when Abby McManus' penalty corner was stopped by Muhlenberg keeper Kristen Dornenburg.

The Mules eventually took a 1-0 lead at the half when Swire scored unassisted with 7:54 left on the clock. King's tied it up 2:31 into the second half when Alyssa Monaghan struck net off an assist by Abby McManus. But Muhlenberg answered just 2:35 later when Swire converted a feed to the front of the net off the stick of Kayleigh Theis to score what proved to be the game-winning goal.

King's outshot Muhlenberg 12-10 and held a 17-8 lead in penalty corners. Megan Withrow made five saves in net for the Lady Monarchs while Dornenburg posted six stops, including the first-half penalty corner.

King's returns to action Thursday at 7:00 p.m. at the University of Scranton.