WILKES-BARRE, PA (September 12, 2018) – The King's College field hockey team will travel up 81 to take on Scranton in a 7 p.m. Thursday night game.

Event Details
Opponent: at University of Scranton (4-0)
Date: Thursday, September 13
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Location: Scranton, PA – Weiss Field
Live Coverage: (Live Stats) (Live Video)

Last Time Out: King's played their home opener against Muhlenberg College that resulted in a thrilling win over the Mules 2-1. The Monarchs are now on a two-game win streak. Jolee Treslar and Maryrose Mauro scored goals while Rachel Zultevicz and Connie Mangino added assists. Brianne Maluda made four saves in cage.

The Book On The Monarchs (2-2):

• Senior Kelsey Gabriele still leads the MAC Freedom with an average of 5.00 shots per game and 20 shots on the season.
• Freshman Jolee Treslar is ranked 10th in the MAC Freedom with an average 2.50 shots per game with 10 shots so far this season and leads the Monarchs with two goals scored.
• Sophomore Goalkeeper Brianne Maluda increase her save percentage to 0.724 with 23 saves which lands her the fifth rank and fourth in saves per game with 5.75 in the MAC Freedom.
• Senior Kelley O'Keefe (fourth) and Junior Maryrose Mauro (fifth) are ranked in the MAC Freedom in the game-winning goals category with one each.
• The Monarch defense is ranked 55th in the nation and 3rd in the MAC Freedom with a 0.25 shutout average
• King's is 9-16 all-time against the Royals including a 4-8 record in Scranton. The Royals won last year's meeting 4-0 after the Monarchs defeated the Royals 2-0 on their home turf in 2016. The series is tied at five matches apiece since the Royals left the MAC Freedom for the Landmark Conference following a 3-0 loss to King's in the 2006 Freedom Conference Championship.

The Book On The Royals (4-0):

• The Royals enter the game with an undefeated record after shutting out last year's MAC Freedom Champions, Misercordia University, 2-0 on Tuesday night in Dallas. The Royals have had two common opponents with King's this year, defeating Muhlenberg 2-1 in their season opener and Elmira 4-0 last Saturday.
• The Royals are led by junior Gracie McClatchy who has scored five goals this season. Sophomore Megan Gallagher follows close behind her with three goals
• McClatchy leads the Landmark Conference with 12 points and was named an Honorable Mention on the Longstreth/NFHCA Division III Weekly Award winners after recording five goals and one assist in Scranton's two wins last week.
• Senior Erin Tolley is ranked second in the conference with eight points. She leads the conference and is ranked ninth in the nation with one assist per game. Gallagher is third with seven points.
• The Royals defense is led by sophomore goalkeeper Jenna Cyr who holds a .778 save percentage and has a 0.57 goals against average. Her GAA is the best in the Landmark and 17th in the nation this year.
• The Royals have only allowed two goals in their four games while scoring 12. They are ranked 11th in the nation with a 0.50 GAA. Scranton has earned 34 penalty corners.

Up Next: After the quick trip up the road, the Monarchs return home on Saturday for a 5 p.m. match against the Mighty Macs of Immaculata University who has a 1-4 record on the season.