WILKES-BARRE, PA (October 4, 2018) – The King's College women's volleyball team will host the Kings College Tri-Match at McGrane Gymnasium this Saturday, October 6. The match features the Albright College Lions (6-9, 0-5) and Rutgers-Newark Scarlett Raiders (12-5, 2-2). First to take the court will be the Monarchs and Lions at 11:00 a.m., followed by Albright vs. Rutgers-Newark at 1:00 p.m. and topped off with King's taking on the Scarlett Raiders at 3:00 p.m. King's looks to extend their victory run to five games while both visitors strive to break their losing streaks.

Event Details
Opponent: Alright College & Rutgers-Newark
Date: Sat, October 6, 2018
Time: 11:00 a.m. & 3:00 p.m.
Location: Wilkes-Barre, PA – McGrane Gymnasium
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Last Time Out: Wednesday night the Monarchs faced Centenary University in a nonconference match.  In a three-set sweep King's took down the Cyclones 25-13, 25-18 and 25-16. Rachel Galante clinched five kills and three solo blocks against the Cyclones while Olivia Musto and Grace Frati also contributed five kills and Karissa Hartzell four service aces and 14 digs. Wiatt Hoffmann had 21 assists.

The Book on The Monarchs (13-5, 2-2 MAC Freedom):

• The Monarchs are coming off a win against Centenary University 3-0.
• KC has a 14-9 overall record against Albright.
• Rutgers-Newark has fallen in both matches ever played against King's, in the last contest took place in 2016 and the Monarchs swept the match in three sets.
• King's is second in MAC Freedom for digs averaging 17.14 a set, Taylor Mueller leads the team with 329 and is No. 2 in the conference.
• Mueller also hold the No. 2 spot in MAC Freedom for service aces notching 39 this season.
• Senior Rachel Miller stays at the top of the team in kills (244) making her third in the conference and good enough to snag No. 21 in the nation.
• Hoffmann sticks with the leading position in assists totaling 541.
• Second-year Galante has been putting up an exceptional defense tallying 19 blocks and contributing at least three kills in over 80% of matches played.

The Book on The Lions (6-9, 0-5 MAC Commonwealth):

• The Lion's are on a two-loss streak after falling to Lebanon Valley College in a conference match 0-3.
• Albright is 1-6 at away venues and 1-0 in neutral site play.
• The highest hitting percentage obtained by the Lions in a contest this season was .202.
• Damaris Gomez is Albright's offensive threat with 110 kills, recording a game-high eight as well as three digs in their last match.
• Gomez places fifth in MAC CW for kills.
• On the defensive side, Senior Becca Davis leads the team and the conference averaging 5.43 digs per set also propelling the team to the top spot for digs in the conference.
• Sophomore Bryana Chambers (18) has just one less block than King's leader Galante (19)
• Alexa Poss holds 285 assists and 34 aces for the season.

The Book on The Scarlet Raiders (12-5, 2-2 New Jersey Athletics Conference):

• The Scarlet Raiders are coming off a 0-3 loss to Stockton University in a New Jersey Athletics Conference match locking up their conference record to 2-2.
• This was the team's first at-home loss of the season.
• Rutgers-Newark has 598 kills this season, currently 45 more than their opponents.
• Comfort Akinbo leads the team in terminations with 183 in total and averages 3.98 per set.
• Akinbo holds the top spot in the conference for kills.
• The team is No. 1 in the NJAC for service aces with 193 and averaging 3.27 per set thanks to freshman Sharon Starling who heads the conference as well as the team with 53.
• Junior Brione Lockett is first in the NJAC for digs with 298 this season while the team as a whole ranks No. 7.
• Karly Gregoire has contributed 464 assists, 30 service aces and 16 kills for the Scarlet Raiders.

 
Up Next: King's will play another MAC Freedom contest against Wilkes University on October 10 at 7:00 p.m. in Marts Center in Wilkes-Barre, PA.