WILKES-BARRE, PA (October 19, 2018) – The King's College men's soccer team will look to lock up a top two seed in the MAC Freedom Tournament and the home semifinal match that goes with it on Saturday night when they host Delaware Valley University at 7:30 p.m. on Senior Night at McCarthy Stadium.
 
Event Details
Opponent: at Delaware Valley University (3-11-0, 0-5-0 MAC Freedom)
Date: Saturday October 20, 2018
Time: 7:30 p.m.
Location: Wilkes-Barre, PA – McCarthy Stadium (Directions)
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Last Time Out: King's locked up their seventh consecutive conference tournament berth with a 2-0 victory at 2017 MAC Freedom Champion DeSales. August Axtman opened up the second half with his fifth penalty kick goal of the year and Aidan DeCamillo put the match away with a goal in the 86th minute. Owen Geedey made a season-high six saves to equal his school record of eight shutouts in a season.
 
Delaware Valley conceded four first-half goals in a 5-0 loss at regionally-ranked Eastern. The Aggies were out-shot 33-1 in the match. Josh Jarrett made a conference-best 15 saves in goal.
 
The Book On The Monarchs (9-4-2, 4-1-0 MAC Freedom):

• After clinching a spot in the postseason tournament, the Monarchs now have their sights set on earning the top seed. A victory over the Aggies on Saturday will set up a showdown at Eastern on the final day of the regular season with the first-ever MAC Freedom Regular Season Championship on the line. Eastern is 5-0 in conference play and will face DeSales on Saturday in a rematch of last year's Championship match.
• The Monarchs continue to be the top-ranked defense in the MAC Freedom and are highly-ranked in the nation. King's has played the most minutes of any team in the conference while conceding the least amount of goals. KC has recorded a 0.57 goals against average and a .574 shutout percentage. The Monarch defense is allowing just 7.5 shots per match.
• KC is outscoring the opposition 26-9 this season and are also outshooting them 243-112. King's got outshot for the first time all season on Wednesday but still came away with a win on a very windy day. The Monarchs have put 45.3% of their shots on goal for 110 total which is just two less than total shots they have allowed. The team continues to lead the conference with 6.87 corner kicks taken per match.
• Defender August Axtman did it again on Wednesday as the junior captain scored his fifth penalty kick goal of the year, and ninth of his career. His six goals this season are tied for fourth in the MAC Freedom. His three game-winning goals are the most in the conference. He has been named the MAC Freedom Defender of the Week twice this season while anchoring King's defense.
• Senior keeper Owen Geedey is having one of his best seasons of his impressive career and is a significant reason why King's has one of the top defenses in the nation. The captain has been honored twice as the MAC Freedom Defensive Player of the Week. He has recorded eight shutouts this season which is the most in the MAC Freedom. He is currently the school record holder with 30 career shutouts. His .842 save percentage and 0.58 goals against average is the best in the conference. Geedey has a career GAA of 0.60 which will be a new program record.
• Junior forward Aidan DeCamillo scored a goal on Wednesday to give him 12 points on five goals and two assists this year. DeCamillo is tied for 10th in the conference in points and has recorded a point in all four of King's conference wins.
• Freshman Quentin Szeker-Cortes sits in a tie for fifth in the conference with five assists. The defender has recorded all his assists off set pieces as he has taken many of the free kicks and corner kicks for the Monarchs.
• Nine other Monarchs have scored this year lead by sophomore Liam McLoughlin with three goals. Juniors Fabio Massa and Ryan Romeo along with sophomore Sam Pipicelli have scored twice each. McLoughlin has also recorded two assists and is fifth in the conference with 33 shots taken and Massa is sixth with 31.
• King's is 23-10-2 against the Aggies dating back to 1982. The Monarchs have won the past nine meetings between the programs including six shutouts. KC is 18-1 in the series since 2000 with Del Val's lone victory being King's only blemish of the year in 2008.

The Book On The Aggies (3-11-0, 0-5-0 MAC Freedom):

• Delaware Valley has been eliminated from postseason contention and are on an eight-match losing skid. The Aggies have one win over an NCAA program this year defeating Yeshiva 1-0 to open the season.
• DVU is 1-5 in road matches this season including an 0-3 record in conference road matches.
• The Aggies are being outscored 30-15 this year including 8-0 in their past two matches against Eastern and Misericordia. DVU has been shutout six times.
• Chris Zirpoli is in his second season as head coach of his alma mater where he was a goalkeeper from 2002-2005.
• Senior Nick Miller and junior Austin Daniels lead the team with six points on two goals and two assists each.
• Juniors Billy Frazier Jr. and Andre Pemyashkin have also scored two goals each this season. Both of Pemyashkin's goals were game-winners. Frazier Jr. scored Del Val's last goal in a 2-1 loss against FDU-Florham. The Aggies have also benefited from two own goals.
• Senior Giovanni Million and freshman Patrick Lawler have added three points on one goal and one assist apiece this year.
• Sophomore Josh Jarrett leads the conference in saves per match with 6.33. He has recorded a 2-10 record in 12 matches in net with a 2.25 GAA and a .738 save percentage.

Up Next: The Monarchs will wrap up the regular season with what could possibly be a MAC Freedom Championship preview down in St. Davids as King's takes on first-place Eastern University at 3 p.m. next Saturday on Olson Field.