JANUARY 11, 2013

Women's Game Notes
Men's Game Notes

KING'S BASKETBALL TEAMS TRAVELING TO EASTERN

WILKES-BARRE — The King's College men's and women's basketball teams will continue Freedom Conference play on Saturday when both teams travel to face Eastern University in St. Davids. The women's game tips off at 1 PM with the men's game to follow at 3 PM.

Eastern will be holding a "Coat Drive" during both games. Any spectator bringing a jacket to donate will receive free admission to the game.

Fans unable to attend can follow the action on Live Video at the following link:
http://bit.ly/eagle_vision

Live Stats will also be available at:
http://www.goeasterneagles.com/livestats

The Lady Monarchs are 8-4 overall and 2-1 in Freedom Conference play after a 64-61 win over DeSales on Saturday.  The Lady Monarchs are led by the guard tandem of Celia Rader and Katlin Michaels.  Rader tops the squad with 14.7 points, 3.4 rebounds, and has connected on 39 three-pointers.  Michaels' all-around game has been outstanding as she adds 13.8 points, 6.0 rebounds, 6.8 assists and 3.3 steals.

Senior forward Lindsay Atchison follows with 8.8 points and 4.8 rebounds; sophomore forward Ashley Davies contributes 6.9 points and 6.1 boards, while senior forward Molly Dahl chips in with 5.6 points and 4.6 rebounds.

Eastern is 6-8 overrall and 2-1 in league play after a 83-80 loss at Misericordia on Wednesday.Sophomore center Megan Nowak, the reigning Freedom Conference "Player of the Year", tops the squad with 17.5 points and 10.3 rebounds. Kaitlyn Dougherty follows with 9.5 points  and 4.1 boards while Gina Di Domenico adds 8.9 points and 3.6 rebounds with 31 three-pointers.

The King's men, meanwhile, are looking to halt a two-game conference losing skid. King's stands at 6-8 overall and 1-2 in Freedom Conference play after a 69-55 home loss to DeSales on Wednesday. Eastern is 2-12 and 0-3 in the conference after a 83-59 loss at Misericordia.

The Monarchs are led by junior guard Kyle Hammonds who averages 12.9 points and 3.6 rebounds while making 26 three-pointers. Senior guard Matt Fiorino follows with 10.3 points, 2.5 rebounds, 2.2 assists and has connected on 34 treys. Sophomore Keyton Winder  averages 91 points and 4.4 rebounds but may miss the game with an injury. Sophomore forward Tim O'Shea adds 7.7 points and 3.9 boards.

For Eastern, Anthony Parenti tops the squad with 10.7 points and 4.4 rebounds. Tyler Sowers and Kyle Mallow chips in with 7.7 points each.