Women's Game Notes
Men's Game Notes

FEBRUARY 9, 2016

KING'S BASKETBALL TEAMS TRAVELING TO EASTERN FOR CRITICAL CONFERENCE TWIN BILL

WILKES-BARRE  --  With only four games left in the regular-season, the King's College women's and men's basketball teams are both in contention for Freedom Conference Tournament berths.  But both teams are both currently just outside of qualifying spots and each team's margin for error is slim.  The women's and men's squads will have an opportunity to move one step closer to the post-season Wednesday with a doubleheader at Eastern University in St. David. The women top off the action at 6:00 p.m. with the men to follow at 8:00 p.m.

Fans can follow the games online at the following links:

Live Video:   https://livestream.com/eagle-vision

LiveStats Women:   http://www.sidearmstats.com/eastern/wbball/

LiveStats Men:   http://www.sidearmstats.com/eastern/mbball/


With the top-four teams qualifying for the Freedom Conference Tournament, the King's women are tied for fifth-place with Eastern, one game behind third place Manhattanville and Delaware Valley. The Lady Monarchs enter the matchup at 11-10 overall and 4-6 in league play after a 71-68 overtime loss to Manhattanville on Saturday. Eastern, meanwhile, is 10-11 and 4-6 after falling to second-place FDU-Florham 78-64 on Saturday.

On the men's side, King's is tied with Eastern for fifth-place and both teams are a game behind Manhattanville and Misericoria who are tied for the fourth spot. The Monarchs enter Wednesday's game with a 10-11 overall record and a 4-6 league mark after a 70-65 win over Manhattanville on Saturday.  Eastern is also 10-11 and 4-6 after a 81-73 road win over FDU-Florham on Saturday.  King's won the first meeting between the teams 73-60 on January 16 in Wilkes-Barre.

King's women are paced by senior forward Jennifer Fabian who averages 12.7 points and 7.7 rebounds per-game while making 20 three-pointers. Junior small-forward Kayla Feairheller follows with 11.0 points and 3.5 rebounds while converting 34 three-pointers. Senior forward Tara Zdancewicz adds 8.0 points and 4.5 rebounds while junior point-guard Kasey Seitz has tallied 6.5 points3.2 assists, and 3.2 rebounds with 26 three-pointers. Sophomore 6-foot-2 center Olivia Hoffman has averaged 6.3 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 80 blocked shots and needs seven blocks to break King's single-season record of 86 set by Heather Medashefski during the 1998-99 campaign.

Freshman guard Cayle Spencer has posted 4.2 points and 2.2 boards with 16 treys while senior point-guard Sara Krupinski has registered 4.0 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 2.7 assists.  Freshman forward Alexis Steeber chips in with 3.8 points and 2.7 rebounds while sophomore guard Rachael DeTore chips in with 3.5 points and 2.0 rebounds.  King's averages 61.9 points while allowing 60.0 each contest.

The Eastern women are paced by junior 6-foot-2 center Emily Lavin who averages 15.4 points, 9.8 rebounds , and 88 blocked shots. Freshman forward Regie Robinson follows with 14.8 points and 8.8 rebounds while Taylor Price adds 13.7 points, 3.9 rebounds, and 3.9 assists with 18 three-pointers. Amanda Riff chips in with 6.7 points, 2.6 rebounds, and a team-high 32 three-pointers. The Eagles average 66.4 points while allowing 66.1 per-game.

King's is paced by junior forward Dan Rutecki who tops the squad with 13.7 points, 7.3 rebounds, and 3.1 assists. Sophomore guard Chris Fazzini follows with 12.0 points and 3.5 rebounds with 12 three-pointers. Senior center Tom Heston follows with 11.7 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 3.0 assists. Junior guard John Fazzini contributes 9.7 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 26 three-pointers.

Freshman guard Jake Barber has tallied 7.4 points with 2.1 rebounds while junior guard Nate Oliver has posted 7.7 points with 29 three-pointers. Senior guard Connor Hughes averages 6.7 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 15 three-pointers while junior forward John Dini has registered 3.6 points with 54 three-pointers. Junior post player Derek Wilkins chips in with 3.1 points and 2.8 rebounds.  King's has averaged 74.2 points per-game while yielding 71.6 each contest.

Shaquan Turk tops the Eagles with 19.5 points, 6.6 rebounds and 19 three-pointers.  Malcolm Garrison follows with 14.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 67 three-pointers while Abraham Kurnick adds 8.0 points and 3.0 rebounds. Austin James chips in with 7.5 points and 3.9 rebounds with 35 three-pointers. Eastern averages 79.4 points per-game while  allowing 77.1 points.

After playing Eastern, King's will then travel to Dallas to face Misericordia University in a Saturday doubleheader at 1:00 and 3:00 p.m.