JANUARY 28, 2014
KING'S BASKETBALL TEAMS SET FOR FREEDOM CONFERENCE SHOWDOWNS WITH MISERICORDIA
WILKES-BARRE — The King's College women's and men's basketball teams return to the court Wednesday night with respective Freedom Conference home games against visiting Misericordia University. The women's game tips off at 6:00 p.m. while the men's game follows at 8:00 p.m. in Scandlon Gymnasium.
Ticket prices are set at $4 for adults and $2 for students. King's employees and students enter free with presentation of college I.D.'s. Fans unable to attend can follow the action online, via Live Video or LiveStats:
Live Video (KCTV):
http://www.kings.edu/mykings/streaming
WRKC 88.5 FM Radio/Internet Voice Stream:
http://wrkc.kings.edu/list/current.html
Women's LiveStats:
http://www.sidearmstats.com/kings/wbball/
Men's LiveStats:
http://www.sidearmstats.com/kings/mbball/
The men's game chill also be carried at 7:45 p.m. on
NEPA Sports Radio-The Game, 1340/1400/1440 AM and 100.7 and 106.7 FM, as well as on the Radio Bold app.
King's women have endured a difficult season after graduating five seniors from last season's Freedom Conference runner-up squad, then subsequently losing three starters to injury since the team began pre-season practices. The Lady Monarchs have just nine healthy players left and depth has been a factor.
The Lady Monarchs are 4-13 overall and 0-6 in Freedom Conference play following a 88-68 loss at Manhattanville College on Saturday. King's is looking to snap a six-game losing streak, the longest such streak since the team dropped 13 consecutive games during the 1993-94 campaign. Since Misericordia joined the Middle Atlantic Conferences as a Freedom Conference member in 2008-09, King's owns a 7-5 series advantage. Last season the Lady Monarchs won both games played between the teams.
King's women are led by junior center/forward
Marissa Manning who averages 14.0 points and 7.4 rebounds per-game. Freshman forward
Kayla Feairheller, who comes off a career-high 32-point effort against Manhattanville, follows with 13.5 points and 6.3 rebounds. Sophomore forward
Jennifer Fabian adds 10.1 points and 8.7 points while freshman point-guard
Kasey Seitz contributes 5.5 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 4.1 assists. Senior forward
Jessica McHugh chips in with 5.2 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 20 three-pointers. The Lady Monarchs average 62.7 points each contest while yielding 73.1 per-game
The Lady Cougars stand at 7-9 overall and are 3-3 in Freedom Conference play after registering a 80-61 home victory over Delaware Valley College on Saturday. Misericordia is led by senior forward Hannah Seely who averages 16.1 points and 6.9 rebounds per-game. Junior forward Sam Baro follows with 10.8 points and 3.0 rebounds with a team-best 19 three-pointers while freshman center Justine Seeley adds 10.6 points and 8.2 boards.
Senior guard Kate Drayton contributes 6.6 points, 5.0 rebounds, and a team-high 3.7 assists while freshman guard Shannon Croasdale has posted 6.4 points and 4.4 rebounds. Freshman forward Nikki Baro chips in with 5.8 points and 4.3 rebounds. The Lady Cougars average 66.6 points per-game while allowing 68.4 each contest.
The King's men come into the key game with a 10-7 overall record and are 3-3 in Freedom Conference play after having a five-game winning streak snapped during a 76-75 loss at Manhattanville on Saturday, a game in which the Monarchs failed to hold onto a 20-point second-half lead.
The Monarchs are led by senior small forward
Kyle Hammonds, the leading scorer in the Freedom Conference who averages 19.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 1.9 assists while making 40 three-pointers. Senior guard
Joe Caffrey follows with averages of 13.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 3.4 assists. Freshman forward
Dan Rutecki has enjoyed a solid first year in contributing 9.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists while sophomore center
Tom Heston has added 7.1 points and 5.3 boards. Junior forward
Tim O'Shea chips in with 6.1 points and 2.5 rebounds. King's averages 77.1 points per-game while allowing 69.8 each contest.
The Misericordia men enter the matchup with a 10-7 overall record and stand at 4-2 in the Freedom Conference following a 74-72 home non-conference win over Lebanon Valley College Monday night. The Cougars come into Wednesday night's game riding a five-game winning streak. The Cougars are paced by senior guard Matt Greene who averages 12.6 points, 3.1 assists, and 2.8 rebounds per-game while making 51 three-pointers.
Junior forward Steve Ware follows with 12.4 points and 7.1 rebounds while junior guard Joe Buscara adds 11.8 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 2.4 assists. Junior forward Cael Evans has tallied 9.0 points and 5.6 boards while freshman forward Erik Kerns chips in with 8.3 points and 4.1 rebounds. The Cougars average 67.6 points per-game while yielding 66.1.
Since the Misericordia joined the Freedom Conference in 2008-09, the Cougars have a 7-3 advantage in its series with King's.
On Saturday, King's returns home with a Freedom Conference doubleheader against DeSales University. The women play at 1:00 p.m. with the men to follow at 3:00 p.m. King's will also have its men's basketball Alumni Game at 10:00 a.m. King's is also hosting a Play Gray Day to serve as a fundraiser for Lady Monarch coach Brian Donoghue who is battling brain cancer.
For more information on how to participate go to the following link for information:
Play Gray Day
