WILKES-BARRE, PA (January 10, 2019) – Following King's College's 15-point loss Wednesday at Manhattanville College, the Monarchs will return home to McGrane Gymnasium for its first home Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) contest in over a month, hosting FDU-Florham Saturday at 3 p.m. in Wilkes-Barre. The Monarchs are looking to snap a five-game losing skid, while picking up their first conference win of the season.

Event Details
Opponent: vs. FDU-Florham (4-10, 1-2 MAC Freedom)
Date: Saturday, January 12, 2019
Time: 3:00 p.m.
Location: Wilkes-Barre, PA – McGrane Gymnasium (Directions)
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Last Time Out: The King's College men's basketball team outscored host Manhattanville College 43-30 in the second half but couldn't overcome a first-half deficit as the Monarchs dropped a Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) contest 80-65 in the final road conference trip to Manhattanville.

King's (2-12, 0-3 MAC Freedom) outshot its hosts on Wednesday evening, and each team finished with 22 made field goals, but the Valiants benefitted from 40 free throw attempts while going 75 percent from the charity stripe which proved to be the difference.

Turnovers were also problematic for the Monarchs on Wednesday, as King's gave the ball away 32 times which led to 29 points off turnovers in the contest. The turnovers also led to break outs for the Valiants (7-7, 1-2 MAC Freedom), who posted a 22-6 edge in fast break points.

Noah Tanner finished with a team-high 16 points, scoring 14 in the second half, as he was 5-of-10 from the floor including making all five of his shots from the charity stripe. Freshman JJ Glinsky came off the bench in the second half to play 18 of the 20 minutes, scoring all 14 of his points in the closing period, going 3-of-6 from the floor and 7-of-7 from the line.

Andrew Hudak also posted a double-double of 12 points and 10 rebounds, his second double-double of the season and the fourth game this season with 10 or more boards. Joe Lonardi added five points and nine rebounds for King's, which out-rebounded its hosts 48-42 on the contest. King's held MAC Freedom leading scorer Sean Smith to just 10 points, as he was 1-of-12 from the floor and 0-of-8 from deep.

A Look At The Monarchs (2-12, 0-3 MAC Freedom):

• The Monarchs have played better at home this season than on the road, going 0-5 in true road games with both wins coming in McGrane Gymnasium against Clarks Summit University and Hartwick College.
• Freshman JJ Glinsky came off the bench to score 14 points in the second half alone against Manhattanville after not playing in the last two games. Glinsky made all seven of these free throws, two more than he had taken all season prior to Wednesday's game.
• Sophomore Noah Tanner scored a team-best 16 points Wednesday, which was his second-best scoring output of the season behind just the 22 points against Grove City on November 17.
• The 32 turnovers by King's Wednesday evening was the most in school history, surpassing the 31 against Baptist Bible in 2007.
• King's comes into the game Saturday with the MAC Freedom's fourth-best scoring defense, allowing teams to post 74.9 points per game.
• The Monarchs are third in the MAC Freedom in total rebounding, posting 38.1 boards per game behind just Eastern (41.6) and Wilkes (39.6). The 12.1 offensive rebounds per game is the most in the MAC Freedom.
• With his 10 rebounds Wednesday, Andrew Hudak moved into No. 2 in the conference in rebounding with 8.5 per night, posting his second double-double of the year with 12 points as well.
• Freshman Jake Pawliczak is fourth in the league in field goal percentage, making 54.9 percent of his field goals.
• The current five-game losing skid is the longest for the Monarchs since a 10-game skid mid-way through the 2016-17 season.

A Look At The Devils (4-10, 1-2 MAC Freedom):

• FDU-Florham is coming off a conference loss to Eastern University Wednesday, falling 89-79 on the road. Florham also fell in its last home game to Rutgers-Newark 58-39, while knocking off Southern Maine 77-56 back on New Year's Eve.
• Head Coach Jeff Slanovec is in his first season as the head coach at FDU-Florham, after serving as an assistant coach at Gettysburg College the last four seasons.
• The Devils come into the weekend with the MAC Freedom's best scoring defense, allowing 69.4 points per game. On the flip side, FDU-Florham is scoring just 66.3 points a night, lowest in the conference.
• The Devils rank second in the MAC Freedom in three-pointers made per game, averaging 8.9 a game.
• In 14 games this season, the Devils have taken only 180 free throws, which is 100 less than the next total by King's with 283.
• FDU-Florham is averaging 30.6 rebounds per game, and its rebounding margin is -7.9, both lowest in the MAC Freedom.
• Andy Fleurantin ranks 16^th in the conference in scoring with 12.4 points per game, leading the Devils, making 40 percent from behind the arc.
• Anthony Mitchell is pouring in 11.7 points per game, making 47.4 percent of his field goals while teammate Darren Davy is also posting 10.4 points a game.
• Rajaan Dixon leads the team in rebounding with 7.6 nightly, also posting 7.5 points a game.

Against FDU-Florham All-Time: King's and FDU-Florham have played each other a total of 96 times coming into the game this weekend, with King's holding a 63-33 all-time advantage. The squads split the season series last year, and FDU-Florham has won three of the last four after King's had won four straight. The first meeting between the two teams came all the way back in 1950, a 91-60 win for the Monarchs.

Up Next: King's will host local rival Wilkes University Wednesday January 16 at 6 p.m. in MAC Freedom play from McGrane Gymnasium.