PURCHASE, NY (January 9, 2019) – The King's College women's basketball team had four players in double-figures on Wednesday evening, but host Manhattanville College used a late 8-0 run to pull away for a 66-60 win in Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) play from Kennedy Gym.

The game remained tight from the opening tip-off, and in the second half no team led by more than five points. The contest featured six ties, while the Monarchs took the lead twice during the game, the latest at 2:23 left to go in regulation with a pair of free throws by Mackenzie Yori.

On the next possession, Sarah Coutu posted a pair of free throws to regain the Valiant lead at 56-55. That would start the decisive eight-point run for Manhattanville (12-1, 3-0 MAC Freedom), as Kayleah McGuire finished the spurt with a free throw with 46 seconds to play. King's cut the score down to five twice on jumpers by Alexis Steeber and Kayla Dillinger, but Manhattanville iced the game at the line.

King's (7-7, 1-2 MAC Freedom) scored seven of the game's first nine points of the game to take a 7-2 lead, but the Valiants went on a 9-0 run just before the end of the first quarter to take an 18-16 lead into the quarter intermission. The teams traded the lead at 21-20 as Samantha Rajza connected on a three-pointer as part of a 9-0 King's run that saw the Monarchs take a 26-20 advantage.

The Monarchs continued to lead until a Geena Catalano lay-up at the buzzer tied the game at 29 going into halftime. The third quarter saw the contest stay as a one-possession game for all of 50 seconds of the period. Down two going into the fourth, King's trailed until a 6-0 run spurred by four points by Yori make the score 55-54, setting up the finish.

Junior Rebecca Prociak posted 15 points on 5-of-12 shooting for the Monarchs, adding seven rebounds, two blocks and two steals. Steeber went 6-of-14 from the floor en route to 15 points Wednesday, as the senior finished with 15 points for her third straight game and the fourth time in the last six. Rajza posted 15 points as well for King's, making 4-of-6 from downtown, adding five caroms as well.

Yori also finished with 13 points for King's, which shot 20-of-55 (36.4 percent) for the contest. King's forced 24 turnovers on the night and posted 21 points off those giveaways.

McGuire chalked up 24 points and 12 rebounds to lead the Valiants and Coutu also finished with 22 points, six rebounds and two assists. Manhattanville was 21-of-47 on field goal attempts Wednesday, while making 22-of-32 from the free throw line.

King's returns to the floor at home Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m., hosting FDU-Florham in McGrane Gymnasium in more MAC Freedom play.