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DECEMBER 11, 2015

UNDERMANNED KING'S MEN FALL TO APPRENTICE IN OVERTIME IN MONARCH CLASSIC OPENER

WILKES-BARRE — The King's College men's basketball team was unable to make a 13-point second-half lead hold up as the visiting Apprentice School rallied to post a 84-77 overtime victory in the opening round of the First National Community Bank/Monarch Classic Friday night in Scandlon Gym.

With the win, Apprentice improved to 5-4 while KIng's slipped to 6-4. In the other first-round pairing, Susquehanna University advanced to the title game with a 79-74 victory over 14th ranked Trinity College (Ct.).

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King's played the game without two of its top players as leading scorer Dan Rutecki (12.1 ppg) and third leading scorer John Fazzini (10.4 ppg) both missed the game with injuries.  Still, the Monarchs managed a 42-38 halftime lead and increased the advantage to to 13 points when a driving lay-up by Connor Hughes upped the score to 51-38 with 18:17 left in the contest.

The Monarchs maintained a 71-63 lead with 2:34 to play but the Builders battled back, using a 8-0 run to tie the game at 71-71 when Jay Melendez hit a driving lay-up with 0:07 left in regulation to send the game to overtime.

From there, King's managed just two points over the first 4:16 over overtime as the Apprentice School built a 81-73 with 0:44 to play. The Monarchs ushered just twi foul shots the rest of the way.

Chris Fazzini led King's with a career-highs with 24 points and 11 rebounds while Hughes tallied 17 points and a career-high 10 boards. John Dini contributed a career-high 12 points while Jake Barber and Nate Oliver chipped in with nine and eight points respectively. King's allowed the game to get away at the foul line as the Monarchs made 23-of-36 charity tosses.

The builders were paced by Melendez with 24 points and 10 boards while Zach Johnson added 17 points and three assists. Cameron Perry chipped in with 15 points and three assists.

King's will play Trinity in the consolation game Saturday at 1:00 p.m. in Scandlon Gym. Susquehanna and Apprentice will meet for the title at 3:00 p.m.

APPRENTICE SCHOOL 84, KING'S COLLEGE 77

APPRENTICE SCHOOL (5-4)
Jay Melendez 9-24 2-4 24; Zach Johnson 7-13 0-0 17; Cameron Perry 5-8 5-615; Michael Gainey 3-9 0-0 7; William Wilcox 0-7 7-8 7; Jalen Warren 3-6 0-0
6; Shaun Innis 3-5 0-0 6; Jalen Ruffin 1-2 0-0 2; Christian Cooper 0-3 0-0 0; Taaron White 0-1 0-0 0; William White 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 31-79 14-18 84.

KING'S COLLEGE (6-4)
Chris Fazzini 7-17 8-8 24; Connor Hughes 6-15 4-4 17; John Dini 4-6 0-0 12; Jake Barber 2-11 5-8 9; Nate Oliver 2-9 3-4 8; Tom Heston 0-3 3-12 3; Mike Prociak 1-2 0-0 2; Derek Wilkins 1-3 0-0 2; Sean O'Brien 0-0 0-0 0; Dan Angelo 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 23-66 23-36 77.

Apprentice School.............   38   33   13  -   84
King's College….….……...   42   29    6  -   77

3-point goals--Apprentice School 8-31 (Jay Melendez 4-14; Zach Johnson 3-6; Michael Gainey 1-5; Jalen Warren 0-1; Christian Cooper 0-2; Taaron White 0-1; William White 0-1; William Wilcox 0-1), King's College 8-30 (John Dini 4-6; Chris Fazzini 2-6; Connor Hughes 1-5; Nate Oliver 1-8; Jake Barber 0-5). Fouled out--Apprentice School-Shaun Innis; Zach Johnson, King's College-Nate Oliver; John Dini. Rebounds--Apprentice School 48 (Michael Gainey 10; Jay Melendez 10), King's College 51 (Chris Fazzini 11). Assists--Apprentice School 19 (Jalen Warren 5), King's College 13 (Tom Heston 5). Total fouls--Apprentice School 28, King's College 21. Technical fouls--Apprentice School-None, King's College-None. A-167




SUSQUEHANNA EDGES TRINITY 79-74 TO REACH MONARCH TOURNEY TITLE GAME

WILKES-BARRE -- In the first game Susquehanna improved to 8-0 with a hard-fought 79-74 win over 14th ranked Trinity.  Susquehanna trailed 38-37 at the break.Trinity led 67-66 with 3:33 to play But Susquehanna went on a decisive 9-0 run to take a 75-67 advantage after a three-pointer by Steve Weidlich and a pair of free throws from Dan Weiss.

Susquehanna placed four players in double-figures, led by Josh Miller with 19 points and eight rebounds while Weidlich followed with 15 points, eight rebounds, and six assists. Ryan Traub tallied 13 points while Weiss chipped in with 11 points and seven boards.  Susquehanna enjoyed a 18-of-20 shooting performance from the foul line in the game

Trinity was paced by Shay Ajayi with 19 points and 13 rebounds while Jaquann Starks followed with 13 points and two rebounds. Erick Santana and Andrew Hurd chipped in with seven points each. Trinity shot 6-of-7 from the foul line.

Trinity will face King's in the consolation game Saturday at 1:00 p.m. in Scandlon Gym. Fans can watch online at http://livestream.com/kingscollege


SUSQUEHANNA 79, TRINITY COLLEGE 74

SUSQUEHANNA (8-0)
Josh Miller 7-13 3-3 19; Steven Weidlich 4-15 4-4 15; Ryan Traub 5-7 3-3 13; Dan Weiss 3-8 5-6 11; Brandon Hedley 4-7 0-0 9; Dalton Reichard 2-3 0-0 5; Tyler Hoagland 1-4 2-2 4; Jason Dietrich 1-4 1-2 3. Totals 27-61 18-20 79.

TRINITY COLLEGE (4-3)
Shay Ajayi 8-15 1-1 19; Jaquann Starks 5-10 0-0 13; Erick Santana 2-5 2-2 7; Andrew Hurd 3-6 0-0 7; Connor Merinder 3-3 0-0 6; Rick Naylor 2-7 0-0 5; Eric Gendron 2-7 0-0 5; Paul Colson 1-1 2-2 5; Ed Ogundeko 2-5 0-0 4; Langdon Neal 1-5 1-2 3; Judah Woney 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 29-64 6-7 74.

Susquehanna...................   37   42  -   79
Trinity College……..…......   38   36  -   74

3-point goals--Susquehanna 7-23 (Steven Weidlich 3-11; Josh Miller 2-5; Dalton Reichard 1-1; Brandon Hedley 1-3; Jason Dietrich 0-2; Tyler Hoagland 0-1), Trinity College 10-22 (Jaquann Starks 3-6; Shay Ajayi 2-3; Paul Colson 1-1; Rick Naylor 1-4; Andrew Hurd 1-3; Erick Santana 1-3; Eric Gendron 1-2). Fouled out--Susquehanna-None, Trinity College-None. Rebounds--Susquehanna 34 (Josh Miller 8; Steven Weidlich 8), Trinity College 35 (Shay Ajayi 13). Assists--Susquehanna 14 (Steven Weidlich 6), Trinity College 15 (Andrew Hurd 3; Rick Naylor 3). Total fouls--Susquehanna 10, Trinity College 23. Technical fouls--Susquehanna-None, Trinity College-None. A-78