WILKES-BARRE, PA (April 12, 2019) – The King's College men's lacrosse team will look to get back into the Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) picture on Saturday, heading to Eastern University for a conference match at 1 p.m. in St. Davids, PA. The Monarchs are coming off a nice 12-6 win over Delaware Valley University Wednesday at home, as Brian Steiger tallied six points on four goals and two assists.

Event Details
Opponent: at Eastern University (7-6, 3-0 MAC Freedom)
Date: Saturday, April 13, 2019
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: St. Davids, PA – Olson Field (Directions)
Live Coverage: (Live Video) (Live Stats)

Last Time Out: Senior Brian Steiger posted a season-high six points and classmate Matt Basile stayed hot with 17 saves as the King's College men's lacrosse team picked up its first Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) win of the year with 12-6 triumph over Delaware Valley University.

Neither team could find the back of the net in the early going, but Delaware Valley (5-7, 0-3 MAC Freedom) scored at 6:07 to take a 1-0 lead on a Khalil Lindsey goal. Less than a minute later, sophomore Michael O'Brien got the scoring going for King's as he tallied off an assist from Ryan Matusiewicz.

At the 2:20 mark of the first quarter, Steiger scored his first of four goals on the night on a nice set-up from sophomore Gabe Vansuch, but DelVal tallied with 17 seconds to go in the opening stanza.

In the second quarter, King's scored twice over the first 10 minutes of the quarter, both coming off the stick of Steiger. The Monarch lead would grow to three at 5-2 with 4:02 left in the half, as sophomore Gabe Vansuch tallied from Steiger. One of the biggest sequences of the game came next, as King's was whistled for a pair of penalties with 3:04 left in the half.

The man-down unit would stand strong, causing a turnover on a great stick to fend off the Aggies who had a two-man advantage. DVU would net a goal again right before the end of the period, as Dylan Brasch beat Basile on a great shot on the near post high to make it 5-3 heading to halftime.

The man-down unit continued to shine in the beginning of the third quarter, as the Monarchs turned away Delaware Valley attempt and broke quickly down the field before Jared Gambino tallied a man-down goal on a helper from Vansuch to put King's up 6-3 at 13:40.

Over 11 minutes later, Steiger scored once again on a quick developing play as Matusiewicz fed Steiger in front, and his shot found the back of the net to send the game into the fourth with King's up 7-3.

The contest opened up in the fourth quarter, as the two teams combined for eight goals and 29 shots combined. The run continued for King's to start the fourth, as Gambino tallied off a turnover following a great play from Chris Surina to make it 8-3.

After the teams traded the next four goals of the game to make it 10-5 King's, Matt Wiabel scored unassisted to pull the Aggies to within four with 4:34 to play. With DelVal having some momentum, King's was whistled for another penalty to give the Aggies the man-up opportunity.

On the ensuing EMO chance, Sam Moyer intercepted a pass at the top of the zone, rumbled down field alone and his effort eventually ended up in another man-down goal for King's, this time coming from sophomore Charlie Alessi.

The next possession for Delaware Valley ended in a save from Basile, and after a clear from King's, Alex Martin finished the scoring with his ninth goal of the year to clinch the win for the home team.

Matasiewicz finished with a career-high four points on a goal and career-best three assists. Vansuch added three points on a score and two helpers, while also picking up three ground balls. Gambino and O'Brien would each find the net twice as well for King's.

Moyer and Mike McDougal were fantastic defensively for King's, forcing many of the shots to come from the outside on Basile. The senior netminder stopped 73.9 percent of the shots on cage Wednesday evening, allowing just six goals on 55 shots faced. The Monarch man-down unit also stunned DelVal unit into a 0-for-6 night.

A Look At The Monarchs (3-8, 1-2 MAC Freedom):

• Matt Basile is first in saves per game and fourth in save percentage in the MAC Freedom.
• Gabe Vansuch is ranked eighth in the MAC Freedom for shot percentage, which is .376 percent.
• Trevor Douenias is ranked fifth in the MAC Freedom conference in ground balls per game.
• Gabe Vansuch is leading the team in goals with 19, closely followed by Jared Gambino with 14.
• Brian Steiger has a total of 11 assists, which is leading the team; Charlie Alessi who has a total of eight assists on the season closely follows him.
• Trevor Douenias has a total of fifty-five ground balls, which is leading the team.
• Basile has a total of 165 saves with a .591 save percentage. He ranks 19^th in the nation with 15 saves per game, while his 59.1 save percentage is 27^th overall.
• King's dished out nine assists on 12 goals on Wednesday, which tied a season-high for the Monarchs.
• Chris Surina leads a trio of Monarchs with 13 caused turnovers, as Jacob Wrede and Sam Moyer each have 13 forced mistakes as well.

A Look At The Eagles (7-6, 3-0 MAC Freedom):

• The Eagles are coming into Saturday's contest on a three-game win streak, earning three victories by a combined four goals in MAC Freedom action. Eastern knocked off Wilkes 10-9 in overtime Wednesday.
• Eastern has played the most difficult schedule in the MAC Freedom, having fallen to four ranked squads this season.
• Zach Bauer is third in the MAC Freedom in face-off winning percentage, winning 58.8 percent of his face-offs this season. He is also ninth in the league in ground balls per game with 4.67.
• Chris Durning is ranked sixth in caused turnovers per game and second in ground balls per game in the MAC Freedom.
• Eastern has three players with 20 goals on the season, as Colin Piper leads the team with 35 points on 20 goals and 15 assists.
• Trent Ashton also has 20 goals along with 16 caused turnovers, and Mark Buannic has tallied 20 goals along with 22 ground balls and three man-up goals.
• Antonio Yeoman also has 16 goals and five helpers, and Sam Emig has tallied 10 goals.
• Defender Cole Millard has posted 18 caused turnovers as well, which is second on the team.

Against Eastern All-Time: King's is looking for its first win over the Eagles, as King's has gone 0-12 since 2000. The Monarchs though have been with the Eagles the last two seasons, falling 9-7 in St. Davids in 2017 while falling 11-6 last season.

Up Next: King's will take on DeSales University in McCarthy Stadium Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. in more MAC Freedom action.