WILKES-BARRE, PA (January 7, 2019) – The King's College women's basketball team will be back out on the road for the first Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) game of the 2019 calendar year, making the final league trip to Manhattanville College Wednesday for an 8 p.m. tip-off with the Valiants. King's will be looking to shake off a 77-55 home defeat to Lycoming College Saturday.

Event Details
Opponent: at Manhattanville College (11-1, 2-0 MAC Freedom)
Date: Wednesday, January 9, 2019
Time: 8:00 p.m.
Location: Purchase, NY – Kennedy Gym (Directions)
Live Coverage: (Live Video) (Live Stats)

Last Time Out:  Visiting Lycoming College used a 28-4 run over the first 10 minutes of the game to pull away as the King's College women's basketball team fell for the first time at home this season with a 77-55 defeat to the Warriors in non-conference play from McGrane Gymnasium Saturday afternoon.

Playing at home for the first time in exactly a month, the Monarchs (7-6) couldn't get the offense rolling in the first quarter. On the flip side, the Warriors (11-4) could do no wrong in the opening stanza, shooing 72.2 percent (13-18) from the floor while scoring 22 of the period's 28 points in the paint.

Senior Alexis Steeber had another solid performance for the Monarchs, as she finished with a team-high 15 points on 7-of-14 shooting. Steeber also lead King's on the glass with six rebounds, while Yori totaled 14 points, connecting on two of her three shots from three-point land. Junior Rebecca Prociak finished with nine points and four rebounds, while Lindsey Dippre chalked up eight points, three assists and two rebounds.

King's shot 37.5 percent (24-64) from the floor on the afternoon, taking only four free throws on the contest. The four free throw attempts for King's was its fewest in a game since taking only three against FDU-Florham back on February 3, 2016. Freshman Emily Kriston also added five points in 16 minutes off the bench for the Monarchs.

A Look At The Monarchs (7-6, 1-1 MAC Freedom):

• King's sits right in the middle of the conference statistical standings in scoring offense and defense, ranking fourth in scoring at 70.5 points per game while posting the fifth-best scoring margin at 1.6 points.
• The Monarchs are third in the conference in free throw percentage at 69.7 percent for the season.
• King's still leads the conference in turnovers committed per game, giving up the ball just 14.3 times a game. The next closest team, Delaware Valley, is turning the ball over 15.4 times per contest.
• The Monarchs have the highest scoring trio of players in the league, as Rebecca Prociak, Mackenzie Yori and Alexi Steeber are combining to post 46.7 points between them.
• Prociak is third in the conference in scoring with 16.2 points per game, while Yori is right behind her with 16.0 points a night.
• The junior forward is second in the conference and 36^th nationally in double-doubles, chalking up six this season so far for King's.
• Yori ranks third in the conference in steals per game with 3.08, and her 23 made three-pointers is the fourth most in the MAC Freedom so far this season.
• Since shooting .476 against Eastern, the Monarchs have shot over 40 percent in one game, a narrow loss to No. 14 Illinois Wesleyan University in California.
• King's is 4-3 in true road games this season, including winning their last road game at Susquehanna University back on January 3.

A Look At The Valiants (11-1, 2-0 MAC Freedom):

• Manhattanville College is having a strong start to the season, having not lost to a Division III opponent this year. The Valiants lone loss came to Division II Nyack College by three points last week.
• The Valiants are outscoring their opposition by 28.4 points per game, which is the second-best rate in the MAC Freedom and eighth best rate in Division III.
• Manhattanville is fifth in the nation in scoring defense, allowing teams to post just 45.8 points per game. Much of that has to do with the fifth-best turnover margin in the nation, averaging 10.45 more turnovers forced than committed.
• The Valiants are also seventh in the NCAA in field goal percentage defense, as teams are shooting just 30.2 percent against them this season.
• Sarah Coutu has been a terror for opposing teams this season, as she is posting 15.6 points per game, while her 4.8 steals per game is third-best in NCAA Division III.
• Teammate Kayleah McGuire is tied with her teammate in scoring with 15.6 points a night, while ranking 12^th in rebounding with 6.7 per game. She also shoots 51.5 percent from the field, third-best in the MAC Freedom.

Against Manhattanville All-Time: Dating back to 2008, King's is 13-9 against the Valiants including winning the last three games against Manhattanville. Last season, King's defeated the Valiants in Purchase, NY 65-62. The series lately has produced low scoring affairs, with the winning score coming under 65 the last four contests.

Up Next: King's will host FDU-Florham in McGrane Gymnasium Saturday, January 12 at 1 p.m. in MAC Freedom play.