OCTOBER 12, 2016

KING'S LATE RALLY FALLS SHORT IN 2-1 LOSS TO WILKES

WILKES-BARRE, PA --- The King's College women's soccer team saw their late rally fall short in a 2-1 loss to Wilkes University on Wednesday afternoon at McCarthy Stadium in Wilkes-Barre.

The Monarchs fall to 3-8 overall and 0-3 in conference play while the Colonels improve to 3-9 overall and 2-1 in the conference.

The teams played a scoreless first half in which the Monarchs outshot the Colonels 5-2. King's controlled possession for a majority of the half especially late and even though none of their five shots were on goal they had better opportunities to score than the Colonels.

However, Wilkes came out strong in the second half and was able to score the first goal of the game in the 62^nd minute. Elena Denger threw in a ball from the left side that Micaela Oliverio headed towards goal before Dianna Connor was able to strike it into net before a King's defender could get a touch on the ball. Connor struck again about four minutes later for her second goal of the game when Nicolette Towlen found her on a cross from the right side off of a counter-attack.

The Monarchs regrouped and fought to get on the board. They nearly cut the deficit in half in the 72^nd minute when Amy Barge's shot from distance just hit the crossbar and Allison Andrew rebound shot was saved by the Colonel keeper. King's finally was able to get on the board in the 80^th minute when Danielle Putnam knocked in a rebound off a shot from Barge that once again hit the crossbar. The Monarchs had one more chance to even the score in the 86^th minute but Kristen Ryan's shot from in the box was saved.

The Colonels held a 13-10 shot advantage after outshooting the Monarchs 11-5 in the second half. The Monarchs had three corner kicks while Wilkes had one.

Danielle Putnam scored King's lone goal while Amy Barge had the assist. Ally McMahon made four saves in goal for the Monarchs.

Dianna Connor led the Colonels with two goals while Nicolette Towlen, Elena Denger, and Micaela Oliverio recorded an assist each. Alyssa Young made two saves to record the win in net.

The Monarchs will return to action on Saturday when they travel to Purchase, N.Y. to face Manhattanville College at 4:00 p.m.