MARCH 20, 2013

KING'S MEN'S LAXERS HOSTING LYCOMING

WILKES-BARRE — The King's College men's lacrosse team will return to action today when the Monarchs host Lycoming College at 4:00 p.m. t McCarthy Stadium.

Fans unable to attend can follow the action on LiveStats at the following link:
http://www.sidearmstats.com/kings/mlax/scoreboard.aspx

King's enters the game with a 3-1 mark and will play its first game in a week since a 6-4 loss to Marywood. Lycoming, meanwhile, is 1-5 on the year.

The Monarchs are led by reigning Freedom Conference "Player of the Year" Lenny Fox who returns to the line-up after missing the Marywood game for family reasons. In three games, Fox has posted eight points on six goals and two assists. Mike O'Brien has a team-high 10 points on five goals and five assists with 13 ground balls while Kieran McMahon follows with six points on five goals and one assist.

Ryan Francik has won 36-of-53 face-offs and also tops the squad with 28 ground balls. Malcolm Ford adds 10 ground balls while Ed Dowse contributes eight. Brendan McCrudden has made 40 saves and owns a 5.5 goals against average.

Lycoming is paced by Sean Reilly with 21 points on four goals and 17 assists. Matt McCaffer follows with 17 points on 16 goals and one assist while Tom Lurie adds 14 points on five goals and nine assists. Mike Cooper chips in with 11 points on eight goals and three assists. Matt Doherty has a team-high 43 ground balls and has won 43-of-93 face-offs while Michael Wagner follows with 27 ground balls.  In goal, Alex Wylly has a 10.0 goals against average while making 67 saves.

The Monarchs ill return to action Saturday with a long drive to Bethany, West Virginia to face Bethany College at 1:00 p.m.