WILKES-BARRE, PA (September 4, 2018) – The King's College field hockey team will be back in action on Wednesday afternoon at 6 p.m. when the team travels down to Gwynedd Valley to take on the Griffins of Gwynedd Mercy University. The Monarchs fell 4-1 in their season opener on Friday at Elmira.

Event Details
Opponent: at Gwynedd Mercy University (1-0)
Date: Wednesday, September 5
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Gwynedd Valley, PA – GM Athletic Complex
Live Coverage: (Live Stats) (Live Video)

Last Time Out: King's had trouble finding the back of the cage in a 4-1 loss at Elmira to begin the season on Friday afternoon. The Monarchs outshot the Soaring Eagles 30-9 in the game. Jolee Treslar scored King's lone goal off an assist from Hannah Robbins. Elmira scored all four of their goals off eight penalty corners.

The Book On The Monarchs (0-1):

• The Monarchs lost their season opener for the second consecutive year.
• Senior Kelsey Gabriele leads the MAC Freedom in shots per game with 14.00 after the opening weekend.
• Freshman Jolee Treslar is tied for seventh in the MAC Freedom with two points on one goal and is third in shots per game with 5.00.
• Freshman Hannah Robbins is tied for third in the conference with one assist.
• The Monarchs lead the MAC Freedom with 30.00 shots per game

The Book On The Griffins (1-0):

• The Griffins began the year with a 2-1 victory at 2017 MAC Freedom Champion Misericordia University. It was the third straight year GMU has begun the season with a victory over the Cougars.
• Gwynedd Mercy earned the CSAC automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament last season and finished with a 17-4 record including going undefeated against CSAC teams. The Griffins fell 5-3 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to Trinity (CT).
• Maggie Walsh and Lauren Jani scored a goal each for the Griffins against Misericordia to rank tied for fourth in the newly former Atlantic East Conference.
• Shannon Carroll and Julia McKenzie lead the team with an assist each.
• Michaela Swenk and Kaitlyn Lutz have recorded three shots each and are tied for third in the AEC in shots per game with 3.00.
• Abi Kennedy has a .750 save percentage making three saves while facing seven shots in cage.
• GMU outshot Misericordia 13-7 and held an 8-4 advantage in penalty corners.
• The Monarchs are 2-1 all-time against the Griffins and 1-0 when playing in Gwynedd Valley. King's won the first two meeting between the programs in 1999 and 2000 by scores of 2-1 and 3-2. GMU defeated the Monarchs 3-2 in Dallas last season on the opening weekend.

Up Next: This weekend King's will be on the road for their third straight game to begin the season. The Monarchs will be in Selinsgrove to take on the River Hawks of Susquehanna University on Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. on Sassafras Field.