NOVEMBER 24, 2014
KING'S BASKETBALL TEAMS IN ACTION TUESDAY NIGHTWILKES-BARRE — The King's College men's and women's basketball teams return to the court Tuesday night with respective home and away games. The Lady Monarchs travel to face local rival Scranton at 5:30 p.m. in the John Long Center. The King's men, meanwhile, will host Drew University at 7:00 p.m. in Scandlon Gym.
Follow the men's game on LiveStats at:
http://www.sidearmstats.com/kings/mbball/Follow the women's game on LiveStats at:
http://athletics.scranton.edu/sports/wbkb/2014-15/boxscores/20141125_41wt.xmlThe women's game will also be on Live Video at:
http://portal.stretchinternet.com/scranton/King's is 2-2 after replacing third in the University of Rochester Invitational Tournament on Saturday after posting a 77-76 win over Clarkson University. Scranton, meanwhile, is 4-0 after winning the Scotty Wood Tournament at Muhlenberg College.
Senior forward
Marissa Manning tops King's with 14.0 points and 7.5 rebounds per-game while sophomore forward
Kayla Feairheller follows with 12.5 points and 7.3 boards. Junior forward Jen Fabian and sophomore guard
Kasey Seitz both average 9.0 points per-game.
King's men, meanwhile, face Drew University looking to avenge a 84-73 loss to the Rangers last season in Madison, NJ. Both teams enter the matchup with identical records of 3-1. The Monarchs placed second in the Susquehanna University Invitational on Saturday while Drew defeated Vassar 80-60, also on Saturday.
Sophomore forward
Dan Rutecki leads King's with averages of 15.5 points and 8.0 rebounds while freshman forward
Chris Fazzini follows with 9.5 points and 2.8 boards. Sophomore guard
Nate Oliver has tallied 8.8 points with eight three-pointers while freshman forward Dan Borner contributes 8.5 points and 4.5 rebounds.
Both King's teams will then enjoy Thanksgiving break before returning to the court Wednesday to open Freedom Conference play at home against Delaware Valley College. The women's game is at 6:00 p.m. while the men follow at 8:00 p.m.
