WILKES-BARRE, PA (October 11, 2018) – The Monarchs travel to Cambridge, MA this weekend to compete in the MIT Quad Tournament. After a conference win against Wilkes University, King's College sits 16-5 in overall play and 3-2 in the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC). Friday, October 12, Massachusetts Institute of Technology looks to win their eighth game in a row. The Engineers are 17-2 overall and 6-1 in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC). Hunter College is up four games, 7-0 in conference play and holds 16-5 overall while Utica College is down four, 3-14 overall and 1-4 in Empire 8 contests. The Monarchs will battle the Hawks and Pioneers on Saturday, October 13.

Event Details
Opponent: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Date: Fri, October 12, 2018
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Cambridge, MA – Rockwell Cage
Live Coverage: (Live Video) (Live Stats)
 
Opponent: Hunter College & Utica College
Date: Sat, October 13, 2018
Time: 10:30 a.m. & 1:00 p.m.
Location: Cambridge, MA – Rockwell Cage
Live Coverage: (Live Video) (Live Stats)


Last Time Out: King's College collected another MAC Freedom win against Wilkes University Wednesday night. In a four-set clincher the Monarchs now extend their winning streak to six games, 16-5 overall and 3-2 in Mac Freedom, and handed Wilkes their first loss in four games. Rachel Miller (18) and Becca Goldberg (14) led the offense in kills, Wiatt Hoffmann provided 40 assists and Taylor Mueller (28) and Hoffman (14) lifted an exceptional number of digs to keep the game close ending in sets of 19-25, 25-19, 25-17 and 25-21.

The Book on The Monarchs (16-5, 3-2 MAC Freedom):

• The Monarchs come off a 3-1 conference win at Wilkes University.
• Senior Rachel Miller collected 18 kills in the game against Wilkes, she is now only 24 away from fifth place on the program's all time kill percentage list.
• Miller is third in MAC Freedom for total kills with 285 and is 20 in the nation.
• Freshman defensive leader Taylor Mueller is second in the conference and 16 in the nation for digs per set with 5.79.
• Mueller also leads in aces with 43.
• King's on average makes 31 less ball handling errors than their opponent.
• Freshman Wiatt Hoffmann has 641 assists puting her at sixth in the conference.
• On the net sophomore Rachel Galante (25) and freshman Danielle Kitchner (22) have racked up the top spots for blocks

The Book on The Engineers (17-2, 6-1 NEWMAC):

• MIT is second in the NEWMAC overall.
• 11 out of 17 of The Engineers wins this season have been in a three-set sweep.
• Senior Abby Bertics is the top of the league in kills per set (4.68) and third in total kills (248).
• MIT is 8-1 at home matches.
• Junior Shea Landeene is no. 3 in hitting percentage for the NEWMAC recording a .384.
• Home attendance at Rockwell Cage has on average been about 64.
• The Engineers have lost two games, at Springfield College and vs. #4 Johnson & Wales, both in a 3-1 match.
• Senior Christina Liao averages 10.48 assists per set that puts her at the top of the NEWMAC.
• MIT has only had one game where they have scored less than 50 points and still won the match 3-0.

The Book on The Hawks (16-5, 7-0 City University of New York Athletic Conference):

• Hunter College is No. 1 in the CUNYAC overall with a .762 hitting percentage and a four-game win streak.
• Senior Haley Trunkett is the team's defensive leader with 4.57 digs per set, 288 in total.
• The Hawks are currently first place in the league for all categories except service aces where they are sixth with 198 and in digs where they're second with 1126.
• Senior Miranda Hogan leads in assists (549) and service aces (29).
• The Hawks average 184 more kills than their opponents.
• Senior Taylor Haiduk pilots the team in kills with 208 currently.
• Hunter College has a record of 3-1 at neutral site games.
• Senior Marlena Budna has a total 55 blocks, 14 being solo.

The Book on The Pioneers (3-14, 1-4 Empire 8):

• Utica has lost the last four games they have played, three being an Empire 8 conference match.
• Utica is third in Empire 8 in digs averaging 16.29 per set
• Senior Hannah Voss accounts for 4.69 of those digs placing her fifth in conference leaders and at the top of the team.
• With 69 total blocks this season, Utica sits at no. 4 in conference standings with Nicole Herringshaw placing at no. 5 contributing 40.
• Senior Herringshaw also leads the team in kills recording 156 this season.
• Fourth-year Marissa Faroni heads the team in assists (177) and service aces (11).
• Sophomore Meaghen Romaguera has contributed 96.5 points to the teams overall 594 points this season.
• Freshman Casey Sims spearheads the Pioneers hitting percentage at .214.
• The Pioneers are second to last in the conference standings overall.

Up Next: King's will return to McGrane Gymnasium to play Misericordia University in a MAC Freedom battle on October 16, at 7:00 p.m.