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JANUARY 21, 2013

KING'S WOMEN WIN 8TH STRAIGHT WITH 65-41 VICTORY OVER KEYSTONE

WILKES-BARRE — Lindsay Atchison and Celia Rader combined for 33 points as the King's College women's basketball team posted a 65-41 victory over visiting Keystone College Monday night in Scandlon Gymnasium.

With the win, King's won its eighth straight game, improving to 13-4 while Keystone slipped to 9-7.

Both teams struggled offensively in the first half but the Lady Monarchs managed a 8-2 lead with 12:27 on the clock following a rare four-point play by Celia Rader.  King's slowly extended the lead, pushing the score to 19-4 following a short jumper by Jennifer Fabian. 

Keystone ended a near nine-minute scoreless streak when Charlene Hook made one-of-two foul shots to bring the score to 19-5 with 2:36 left in the half. From there King's used a trio of three-pointers from Rader to key a 13-0 run as the Lady Monarchs took a 32-5 lead int the half-time break.

Keystone shot just 9.5 (2-21) percent from the field in the opening stanza while the Lady Monarch defense forced 17 turnovers at the break.

In the second half King's kept on the offensive and built its largest lead of the game at 41-11 after a driving lay-up from Atchison with 15:10 remaining. With King's coach Brian Donoghue begining to substitute liberally, the Lady Giants managed to cut the lead to 17 points when a three-point play from Jazmyn Robinson brought the score to 46-29 with 6:32 to go. But King's quickly regained momentum and maintained a minimum 20-point lead the rest of the way.

Atchison finished the game with a double-double, posting 17 points, 12 rebounds, three assists, and three steals. Rader followed with 16 points, six rebounds, three steals, and four three-pointers. She also moved to within 35 points of reaching the 1,000-point plateau for her career. Fabian just missed a double-double, garnering nine points and 11 boards, while Tara Zdancewicz  contributed eight points.

King's leading scorer Katlin Michaels posted an unusual double-double. Michaels finished the game with just two points but tallied 12 assists and 11 rebounds in the game.  King's forced 26 Keystone turnovers while registering 14 steals.

Keystone was paced by Robinson with 14 points, five rebounds, four assists, and four steals while Valetta Richardson followed with eight points.

King's returns to action Wednesday with a big Freedom Conference matchup at Misericordia University. Tip-off is set for 6 PM at the Anderson Center in Dallas.