WILKES-BARRE, PA (September 10, 2018) – The King's College women's volleyball team will conclude its four-match home stand on Wednesday evening, hosting FDU-Florham in a big MAC Freedom Conference opening match in McGrane Gymnasium. In a battle of two conference playoff teams from 2017, the Monarchs (6-0) are looking to stay unbeaten, and a victory tonight would give them a 7-0 overall start for the second time in the last four seasons.
 
Event Details
Opponent: vs. FDU-Florham (2-7)
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Wilkes-Barre, PA – McGrane Gymnasium (Directions)
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Last Time Out: The Monarchs swept a tri-match from Penn State Brandywine and Gwynedd Mercy University, winning both matches in straight sets. Senior Rachel Miller recorded 26 kills and three aces, while freshman Grace Frati added 15 kills and 4 aces in the twin-bill. Freshman Wiatt Hoffmann had 64 assists, while fellow first-year player Taylor Mueller had 41 digs on Saturday, including 22 against Gwynedd Mercy. The two match wins gave coach Bernie Kachinko 500 career wins in 27 seasons at King's.
 
The Book on King's (6-0):

• King's is seeking it's second consecutive MAC Freedom Conference playoff berth and were tabbed third in the MAC Freedom Conference preseason coaches' poll in August.
• King's is looking for its first victory against FDU-Florham since 2015.
• King's has made life hard for opponents, as they have the lowest opponent hitting percentage (.029), and the fewest opponent kills per set (8.24) in the MAC Freedom.
• King's boasts a .207 hitting percentage, good for third-best in the conference.
• Bernie Kachinko became one of 32 active coaches with 500 wins with his team's victory against Gwynedd Mercy on Saturday.
• Senior Rachel Miller is just 12 kills away from becoming the seventh player in program history to reach 1,000 kills for her career, and is 15 away form passing Aimee Coleman for sixth on the program's all-time kill list.
• Miller is also second in the MAC Freedom with 3.81 kills per set, and seventh with a .290 hitting percentage.
• Freshman Danielle Kitchner is ninth in the conference with a .276 hitting percentage.
• Newcomer Taylor Mueller is tied for second in the MAC Freedom with 16 service aces, and second with 5.40 digs per set.
• Sarah Hayward leads the team with six blocks and four solo blocks, and is fifth in the conference with 0.55 blocks per set.

 
The Book on FDU-Florham (2-7):

• FDU-Florham is trying to make the MAC Freedom playoffs for the fourth straight season and were selected fourth in the MAC Freedom Conference preseason coaches' poll last month.
• FDU-Florham leads the conference with 519 total digs.
• Head coach James Madsen has a .644 career winning percentage at FDU-Florham, the highest in program history.
• The team went 27-9 in 2017; it was their best record since 2010 where the team went 33-8.
• Senior Katie Quinlan is sixth in the MAC Freedom with a .291 hitting percentage.
• Senior Lauren Harris has 1,116 career kills, and is 27 away from fifth place on the program's all-time list in that category.
• Harris was also on the First Team All-MAC Freedom in 2017.
• First-year setter Kacie Ros has 249 assists on the season, good for fourth in the conference.
• FDU-Florham defeated King's in straight sets last year in Madison, N.J. on Sept. 19.

 
Up Next: The Monarchs will travel to the Hartwick Invitational in Oneonta, N.Y. this weekend, where they will play four matches. On Friday, they will play against host Hartwick College on Friday at 4 p.m. and SUNY Poly at 6 p.m. The tournament will conclude on Saturday with matches against Hilbert College at 10 a.m. and SUNY Oneonta at 12 p.m.