WILKES-BARRE, PA (October 9, 2018) – King's College volleyball will travel down the street as they visit crosstown-rival Wilkes University on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. in a match that promises MAC Freedom playoff implications. The Monarchs will look to keep the good times rolling as they seek their fifth straight overall victory.
 
Event Details
Opponent: at Wilkes University (15-8, 1-3 MAC Freedom)
Date: Wednesday, October 10, 2018
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Wilkes-Barre, PA – Marts Center (Directions)
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Last Time Out: The Monarchs swept Albright and Rutgers-Newark at home in straight sets on Saturday during the King's College Tri-Match.
 
The Book on the Monarchs (15-5, 2-2 MAC Freedom):

• King's possesses a .187 hitting percentage, third best in the MAC Freedom.
• King's has an opponent hitting percentage of .120, the third lowest in the MAC Freedom.
• The Monarchs' 17.20 digs per set is the second highest in the conference.
• Rachel Miller is second in MAC Freedom with 4.05 kills per set and eighth with a .253 hitting percentage.
• Miller has 1,175 career kills. She is 42 away from fifth place on the program's all time kill percentage list.
• Taylor Mueller is second in the MAC Freedom with 5.72 digs per set, and is third with 0.66 service aces per set.
• Rachel Galante has a .404 hitting percentage over her last five matches, by far the highest on the team, including a .571 hitting percentage in their win against Albright on Saturday, her highest mark of the season.
• Danielle Kitchner possesses a .225 hitting percentage, second best on the team.

 
The Book on the Colonels (15-8, 1-3 MAC Freedom):

• Wilkes has allowed a .098 hitting percentage this season, the lowest in the MAC Freedom.
• They also have 215 team aces this season, the third most in the nation, and second in the MAC Freedom.
• Seven players have 20 or more service aces this season. No other Division III program can claim that many players.
• Sierra Smith has 24 service aces in 52 sets; her 0.46 aces per set are the seventh-highest in the conference.
• Jamey Mikovich is the Colonel's biggest star. A 2017 second-team all-conference selection, she tops the conference with 4.11 kills per set, easily placing her in the top 20 in Division III Volleyball. Her 308 kills also places her in the Top 10 in the nation.
• Mikovich also ranks sixth in the MAC Freedom with a .265 hitting percentage, eighth with 0.44 aces per set, and eight with 3.71 digs per set.
• Juilet Betke has 4.64 digs per set, fifth highest in the conference, and her 30 aces are second on the team behind Mikovich's 33.
• Karlye Huffman is tied with King's Wiatt Hoffmann for fifth in the conference with 8.59 assists per set.
• Michele Natale has 48 blocks on the season, good for fourth most in the conference.
• Head coach Joseph Czopek is a 1988 graduate of King's College with a Business Administration degree. He coached Wyoming Valley West for 17 seasons, and is in his seventh season as coach of the Colonels, where he has compiled an 89-132 record, and has led the Colonels to three MAC Freedom playoff berths.

 
Up Next: The Monarchs will ship up to Boston over fall break as they play at the MIT Quad Tournament this weekend. Up first is Massachusetts Institute of Technology on Friday night at 6:00 p.m. while we face Hunter College and Utica College at 10:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m. on Saturday.