Box Score NOVEMBER 1, 2014
KING'S MEN'S SOCCER HEADED TO FREEDOM CONFERENCE PLAYOFFS AFTER 2-0 WIN OVER MANHATTANVILLEPURCHASE, NY — The King's College men's soccer team will have an opportunity to defend its 2013 Freedom Conference championship as the Monarchs wrapped up the 2014 regular-season with an important 2-0 win over host Manhattanville College Saturday in Purchase, NY.
With the win, King's clinched the third-seed in next week's conference tournament as the Monarchs improved to 13-5-1 overall and 5-2 in Freedom Conference play. Manhattanville, which was also vying for a playoff berth, saw its season end at 7-11 and 3-4. The Monarchs will be making their third straight appearance in the conference championship event.
King's took a 1-0 lead with just 3:42 left in the first half when
Korbin Keene scored on a drive from 25 yards out in a scramble for a loose ball. The Monarchs added an insurance goal with 28:23 left in the contest when
Keegan Fees struck net off an assist from
Chris Nygren.
King's outshot Manhattanville 10-7 while the Valiants owned a 6-4 lead in corner kicks. King's goalie
Tyler Wilson made two saves in the game while Manhattanville keeper Willie Silber made four stops.
Ironically, the 2014 Freedom Conference Tournament features the exact same semi-final pairings as last season. Top-seeded Eastern (14-3/6-1) will hist fourth-seeded FDU-Florham (6-9-3/4-3). FDU upset Eastern in last season's semi-finals. Meanwhile, third-seeded King's will travel to meet second-seeded Misericordia. The Monarchs defeated Misericordia last season in overtime penalty kicks and then went on to post a 2-1 victory over FDU-Florham in the Freedom Conference title match.
