WILKES-BARRE, PA (January 28, 2019) – The conference games continue Wednesday for the King's College women's basketball team, as the Monarchs embark on a road trip down to St. Davids, PA to take on Eastern University in Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) play. The Monarchs dropped their first game in the last five on Saturday to conference-leading DeSales University, but remain tied for third place in the competitive top half of the MAC Freedom standings.

Event Details
Opponent: at Eastern University (6-13, 1-7 MAC Freedom)
Date: Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: St. Davids, PA – The Gymnasium at St. Davids (Directions)
Live Coverage: (Live Video) (Live Stats)

Last Time Out For King's: Senior forward Alexis Steeber scored a team-high 20 points, but it wasn't quite enough as the King's College women's basketball team was topped by No. 18/21 DeSales University in Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) play from McGrane Gymnasium.

The Monarchs (11-8, 5-3 MAC Freedom) let 13-10 in the opening quarter after Lindsey Dippre finished an 8-0 from for King's with a deep three-pointer with 3:48 to go in the period. DSU (16-2, 7-0 MAC Freedom) answered with a 19-0 run over the six-plus minutes, eventually taking a 26-point edge into the halftime break at 46-20.

After halftime, King's outscored the Bulldogs 42-33 in the second half thanks to 14 points from Steeber and 10 points from freshman Emily Kriston. King's got the DeSales lead down to as little as 14 with 3:41 to go in the game after a triple from Kriston, but the Monarchs would get no closer as their four-game winning streak came to an end.

Steeber finished 6-of-16 from the floor on her way to the team-high in points, adding six rebounds and five assists. Steeber has now scored 20 points in back-to-back games for the first time in her career. Kriston finished with a career-high 13 points, making 3-of-5 from deep, adding four assists and four boards.

Dippre finished with three trifectas as well for the Monarchs, who finished one shy of a season-high in three-pointers with 11 made triples Saturday. King's show 50 percent from downtown (11-22), but 22 turnovers on the day along with just nine made two-point buckets hurt the cause.

Senior Kayla Dillinger posted six points on 2-of-4 shooting from three, and junior Rebecca Prociak was held to a season-low five points while grabbing a team-leading seven rebounds. King's was playing without its second-leading scorer in Mackenzie Yori Saturday, who came into the game averaging 15.6 points per game.

A Look At The Monarchs (11-8, 5-3 MAC Freedom):

• The Monarchs currently are tied for third place in the MAC Freedom standings with Manhattanville and are two games ahead of Wilkes for the final playoff spot.
• King' has been shooting the bell well as of late from deep, and currently is tied for the most made three-pointers of any conference squad at 125.
• Junior Rebecca Prociak is tied for third in the conference in scoring as of Monday, scoring 16.6 points per game. Prociak is first in the league in made free throws with 102.
• Prociak's 102 made free throw shots is the is just three off her career-high of 105 made last season. She's also 22 for her last 28 from the charity stripe.
• Junior Mackenzie Yori missed her first career game on Saturday against the Bulldogs of DeSales, as the University of Scranton transfer started the first 44 games in the red and gold.
• Senior Alexis Steeber continues to fill up the scoresheet for the Monarchs, as she is now second in the MAC Freedom in made field goals with 119. Steeber is sixth in the league in scoring with 15.4 points per game.
• Steeber needs 92 points to hit 1,000 for her career, meaning she needs to average exactly what she's averaging right now to get there over the final six regular season games.
• Teammate Rebecca Prociak has 955 points as a Monarch, as she closes in on the 1,000-point plateau as well.
• Freshman Emily Kriston posted double figures for the first time at King's Saturday, posting 13 points in 26 minutes, adding four assists and four rebounds.
• Fellow newcomer Zoe Stein also established her new career high against DeSales, going 2-of-3 from the floor for four points while adding a steal.
• For the first time this season, King's assist-to-turnover ratio has dipped under 1.00 as the Monarchs have 292 assists and 293 turnovers on the campaign.
• The Monarchs currently have three players averaging over three players with 15 points per game. No King's team in program history has had three players finish a season with each averaging over 15 a game.

A Look At the Eagles (6-13, 1-7 MAC Freedom):

• The Eagles are coming off their first conference win of the campaign on Saturday, defeating Wilkes 82-68 at home. EU has been much better at home this year, going 3-4 but the scoring margin is only -2.9 in home games for Eastern.
• Eastern is currently sixth in the MAC Freedom in scoring offense, posting 66.7 points per game, while ranking seventh in points against with 70.8.
• EU is third in rebounding offense in the league with 44.1 rebounds per game, while its rebounding margin of 3.4 is third-best in the MAC Freedom as well.
• The Eagles are averaging 18.6 turnovers per game this year, which is second-highest in the conference. Conversely, EU turns teams over only 15.8 times a game, which is the lowest rate in the MAC Freedom.
• The Eagles are led by Regie Robinson, who comes into the contest on Wednesday fourth in the conference in scoring with 16.6 points. She's the only player in the league averaging a double-double with 10.4 rebounds per game as well.
• Minika Glenn was added mid-year to the roster and is adding a ton of value with 14.3 points and 8.1 rebounds a game.
• Jaelyn Harris is also posting 10.4 points per game, making a team-high 41 three-pointers.

Against Eastern All-Time: King's and Eastern have split the last six games in the series, with the Monarchs holding a 14-8 record against EU since 2008.

Up Next: King's will travel to FDU-Florham Saturday at 1 p.m. for more MAC Freedom play in Madison, NJ.