WILKES-BARRE, PA (January 7, 2019) – The King's College men's basketball team (2-11, 0-2 MAC Freedom) will return to conference play this week for the first time in a little over a month, traveling to Manhattanville College in Purchase, NY for the final road conference game with the Valiants. King's has dropped four straight coming into the week, falling to Drew University Wednesday 71-60 in non-conference action. Wednesday's game at Manhattanville is King's first road game since December 8 at DeSales University.

Event Details
Opponent: at Manhattanville College (6-7, 0-2 MAC Freedom)
Date: Wednesday, January 9, 2019
Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Purchase, NY – Kennedy Gym (Directions)
Live Coverage: (Live Video) (Live Stats)

Last Time Out For King's: Freshman post player Jake Pawliczak posted his second double-double in the last three games for the King's College men's basketball team, but a 7-0 run midway through the second half lifted visiting Drew University to a 71-60 win in the final non-conference game of the 2018-19 season for King's.

Pawliczak has been playing well of late for the Monarchs (2-11), as the newcomer from Goshen, NY has averaged 15.6 points and 11.3 rebounds per game over the last three contests. His 14 points marked the fifth time he's gotten into double-figures this season, while the 13 caroms he grabbed Wednesday evening were a career-high and the second-most of any Monarch in a game in 2018-19.

Along with Pawliczak's strong night, King's got 12 points from junior Tyler Millan off the bench, as he made 3-of-4 from the field and 2-of-3 from deep along with connecting on all four of his free throws.

Junior Andrew Hudak finished with eight points, adding a game-high 15 rebounds on the night, which was a game-high for any Monarch this season. Junior Noah Tanner posted six points, four assists and two thefts as well for King's, while junior Joe Lonardi chalked up seven points and four rebounds in 14 minutes of action.

The Monarchs shot 35.5 percent (22-62) from the field on the night and won the rebounding battle 50-33. King's also got 27 points from its bench on Wednesday evening and posted a 13-1 edge in second-chance points.

A Look At The Monarchs (2-11, 0-2 MAC Freedom):

• The Monarchs are currently looking to snap a four-game losing skid, though the last three games have come by an average of 7.7 points.
• The Monarchs continue to hit the offensive glass well, ranking second in the MAC Freedom in offensive rebounds per game with 12.1 while the 157 total offensive caroms are the most in the league.
• King's is second in the MAC Freedom in blocks per game with 2.92 and are second in the conference in steals per game with 9.00.
• Junior Andrew Hudak posted a career-high for rebounds against Drew, pulling in 15 boards, and is now fourth in the MAC Freedom in rebounding with 8.3 boards per game.
• Freshman Jake Pawliczak has been playing well lately, posting 15.6 points per game over his last three games. He also ranks eighth in the MAC Freedom in rebounding with 7.4 nightly while his 1.4 blocks per game is third in the league.
• Junior Josh Bailey is eighth in the MAC Freedom in assists per game with 3.2 and ranks fourth in steals per game with 1.8.
• King's has out-rebounded its opponents in five of its last seven games, including a season-high +14 against Drew last week.
• The Monarchs have had at least four blocks in each of their last five games.

A Look At The Valiants (6-7, 0-2 MAC Freedom):

• Manhattanville is coming off a 99-62 loss to Wesleyan University last Wednesday, but before that had won two straight in the CUNY Coaches vs. Cancer Classic.
• The Valiants have the conference's highest scoring offensive unit, posting nearly 84.9 points per game. On the flip side, they allow the most points in the league by over 10 points, giving up 86.3 a night.
• Teams are shooting 49.7 percent against Manhattanville this season, though no squad in the MAC Freedom has made or attempted as many shots as the Valiants in 2018-19.
• Manhattanville make nearly 10 threes per game, the most of any team in the conference.
• The Valiants are first in the conference in steals per game with 9.08, while their 17.77 assists a contest is second-most in the conference.
• Sean Smith is the MAC Freedom's top scorer, throwing in 21.5 points per game so far this season. That ranks 39^th in the country.
• Smith also is first in the MAC Freedom in double-doubles with eight, while his 279 total points is 20^th in the nation.
• Teammate JoJo Cobbs is also sixth in the conference in scoring with 16.2 points per game.
• Connor Yetman is seventh in the MAC Freedom with 7.4 rebounds, and Mike Granda also chalked up 10.8 points per game after making 52.7 percent from behind the arc.

Against Manhattanville All-Time:  The Monarchs are 14-10 all-time against Manhattanville, sweeping the season series last season. King's has won three of the last four and four of the last five against the Valiants.

Up Next: King's is back at home Saturday, January 12 to host FDU-Florham in MAC Freedom play.