SEPTEMBER 1, 2017
KING'S WOMEN'S SOCCER TO KICK OFF SEASON TONIGHT AT PENN COLLEGE
WILKES-BARRE — The King's College women's soccer team will kick off the 2017 season tonight when the Lady Monarchs travel to Williamsport to face Penn College of Technology in a 7:00 PM matchup.
Fans can follow the game online tonight at the following links:
Live Video:
https://portal.stretchinternet.com/pct/
LiveStats:
http://www.sidearmstats.com/penncollege/wsoc/
Led by eighth-year head coach Frank Carrozza, King's is looking to improve upon its 7-8-1 record from 2016 in which the team barely missed a Freedom Conference Tournament berth via a tie-breaking criteria.
King's returns 15 players from last season and a 14-player freshmen class will look to make its presence felt. The youthful King's squad has just one senior and five junior players on the squad.
Paving the way for the squad is the senior combination of senior
Kristen Ryan and juniors
Mallory Fox and
Abby Smith.
Junior forward
Allison Andrew is the top returning scorer after registering 11 points on four goals and three assists. Sophomore forward
Danielle Putnam followed with nine points on three goals and three assists while Ryan added eight points on three goals and two assists from the midfield. Fellow sophomore
Allie Balotin chipped in with two goals.
Players looking to contribute on the forward line with Andrew and Putnam include sophomore
Sam Nogula, along with freshmen
Emily Harrington,
Marissa Dare,
Melanie Matthews,
Jillian Seay, and
Lauren Geiger.
Joining Ryan in the midfield are sop mores
Anna Lacalamita and
Natalie Poulton, as well as freshmen
Breanna Jacinto,
Stephanie Corea,
Emma Baumbusch,
Breaunna Colonna-Dotter, and
Bekah Araujo.
Joining Fox and Smith defensively include juniors
Andrea Galvin and
Liz Waring, sophomores
Sophia Sacknievich,
Caitlin Hargrave, and
Grace Ann Curran, along with freshmen
Angela Edgell and
Cassie Keady.
In goal, KIng's returns sophomore
Jess Schenfeld who played in 13 games as a rookie in 2016 and posted a 1.31 goals against average with 35 saves. Freshmen
Elizabeth Nolan and
Lindsay Cousins are also battling for playing time.
King's will play a 16-game chedule, which includes seven Freedom Conference contests. The Monarchs make their home debut Wednesday with 4:00 PM matchup against Clarks Summit University at McCarthy Stadium.
