WILKES-BARRE, PA (March 26, 2019) – The King's College women's lacrosse team will look to snap a mini two-game losing skid Wednesday afternoon, as the Monarchs travel to Huntingdon, PA to take on Juniata College in road non-conference action. The Monarchs are coming off a 16-10 road loss at Lycoming College, as Jen O'Connor and Emma Lehman each tallied three goals for King's.

Event Details
Opponent: at Juniata College (5-4, 0-1 Landmark)
Date: Wednesday, March 27, 2019
Time: 5 p.m.
Location: Huntingdon, PA – Henry H. and Joanie R. Gibbel Stadium (Directions)
Live Coverage: (Live Video) (Live Stats)

Last Time Out: The host Warriors of Lycoming College scored four straight goals midway through the second half to open up a close game, using the run to earn a 16-10 victory over the King's College women's lacrosse team in non-conference play from Shangraw Athletic Complex Saturday afternoon.

King's (2-6) earned an early lead as freshman Jen O'Connor posted the first of her three goals on the day 2:07 into the game to give the Monarchs the early lead. After a Kelly McGinniss goal from Lyco, sophomore Mary Kate Klodarska scored on a nice shot with help from O'Connor to make it 2-1 KC.

The two teams exchanged goals over the next four tallies before Lyco posted back-to-back goals to take its first lead at 4-3. Sophomore Emma Lehman answered to tie the game for King's, posting her second of the day unassisted at 16:20.

The Warriors posted back-to-back scores at 6-4, but Lehman completed her hat trick with another unassisted goal at 14:33. After O'Connor netted another goal for King's to make it 7-6, LC got goals from Thamina Peti and McGinniss to take the game's biggest lead at 9-6.

Just before halftime though, King's netted a very valuable man-up goal, as sophomore Kylie McCarthy fed Klodarska for her second of the day to send the game into intermission with the score of 9-7 in favor of the hosts. The Warriors nearly potted a goal just before the break, but sophomore keeper Orla Cottell made a strong stop.

The second half started like the first period, as King's was the first to tally with McCarthy slicing through the defense and finding the back of the net to make it 9-8. That would be the last goal for the Monarchs for over 11 minutes, as Lyco went on a 4-0 run to take a 13-8 lead.

King's stopped the run on a free position goal from Emily Sims, but the Warriors tallied three goals on their next three possessions to make it 16-9. King's would get the ball back after another save from Cottell on LC's next possession, and O'Connor tallied with 11:23 to make it 16-10.

King's defense would stiffen down the straight, but the Monarchs couldn't make up the deficit. O'Connor totaled five points on three goals and two assists, adding three draw controls and six ground balls.

Defensively, Jennifer Smalley led King's with two caused turnovers and a ground ball, and fellow junior Kelly Pierce posted two draw controls and three ground balls. Cottell finished with 11 saves as well for the Monarchs.

Lehman tied her career high, posting three goals for the second time this season, while McCarthy finished with two points, four shots on goal and two ground balls. Klodarska contributed with two goals and four shots, picking up one draw control. Sims also finished with one draw control and two ground balls. King's was barely outshot on the day, 32-25, while posting 14 clears on 18 attempts.

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

• King's comes into the week with 75 goals on the season, which ranks fourth in the conference. The Monarchs are second in the conference in shooting percentage, making 45.2 percent of their shots.
• The Monarchs are third in the conference in draw controls, grabbing 89 on the season. King's is led by Jen O'Connor, who is fourth in the league with 5.63 draw controls per game. Sophomore Kylie McCarthy is 20^th in the MAC Freedom with 1.50 per contest.
• O'Connor is first in the conference in assists this season in the MAC Freedom with 16, and is 12^th in the conference in points per game with 3.88.
• Sophomore Mary Kate Klodarska is 18^th in the conference in points per game, posting 2.33 for the season. Klodarska is second on the team in points with 12 goals and seven assists.
• Freshman Emily Sims has 11 goals on the season, adding 15 ground balls and seven draw controls. 22 of her 27 shots this season have come on goal.
• Sophomore Emma Lehman has started all eight games this season, tying for third on the team in goals for King's with 11. She has scored on 11 of her 14 shots on goal this season.
• Junior Kelly Pierce is having a strong season for the Monarchs, posting 21 ground balls, 11 caused turnovers and seven draw controls.
• Fellow junior Jennifer Smalley has five caused turnovers for the season as a starting defender, while adding six ground balls.
• Starting goalkeeper Orla Cottell has played all 480 minutes this season for King's, posting a 39.1 save percentage while stopping 77 saves on the campaign.

A Look At The Eagles (5-4, 0-1 Landmark):

• The Eagles of Juniata are in their first season as a varsity program, having some solid success thus far with a 5-4 record. Juniata is coming off a 16-1 loss in its first Landmark Conference contest in program history.
• Juniata comes into the game Wednesday first in turnovers in the Landmark Conference, but also has caused the most turnovers in the league with 142.
• Talia Bertrando is second in the conference in points with 43, while her 37 goals this season ranks second in the league as well. She has scored 11 of her 37 goals on free position goals.
• Natalie Gibson is third in the Landmark in ground balls with 30, adding 27 caused turnovers and 27 draw controls. Her caused turnover mark is second in the Landmark.
• Arielle Danchenko is third on the team with 16 points, posting 10 goals and six assists, while adding 16 ground balls.
• Paige Riker has also added nine goals and six assists, picking up 14 ground balls while causing seven turnovers.
• Andrea Insalaco has started all nine games, posting 22 caused turnovers while picking up 27 ground balls.
• Sophomore goalkeeper Isabella Medaris has made 56 saves this season, adding a 40.9 save percentage.

Against Juniata All-Time: This is the first meeting between the two schools, as Juniata is in its first year as a varsity program.

Up Next: King's takes on Ramapo College Saturday, March 30 at 1 p.m. for the "Crosse Out Cancer" game in McCarthy Stadium.