PURCHASE, NY (April 27, 2019) -- Sophomore goalkeeper Orla Cottell set the King's College women's lacrosse single-season record for saves Saturday, finishing the regular season with 192 but King's dropped the 2019 season finale to Manhattanville College 17-11 in play from GoValiants.com Field in Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom action. 

Despite the loss, King's (6-12, 3-4 MAC Freedom) made the conference tournament for the fifth straight season, while head coach Ashley Stevens became the first head coach to lead her squad to the conference playoffs in three consecutive seasons. The Monarchs will take on No. 1 seed Misericordia University Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. in Dallas, PA. 

King's fell behind early 2-0, but battled back with a three-goal run to take its first lead of the day at 4-3 after freshman Jen O'Connor tallied on a free position shot with 10:42 to go in regulation. 

Manhattanville responded with back-to-back goals to regain the lead at 5-4, but freshman Emily Sims tallied her second of the half with 2:23 remaining in the first half to tie the game at five. The Valiants' Melissa O'Mara though would net a goal with 1:32 to play in the first period to send the game to halftime with the hosts up 6-5. 

Cottell's record-breaking save came during the first period, as she denied a shot from O'Mara with 16:44 to go for her 179 stop of the season. Both teams took 16 shots in the first half, as the two teams also split the 12 draw controls. 

The second half would see the momentum slide to the side of the home team, as Manhattanville won 15 of the 18 draw controls in the stanza. The Valiants led by as many as eight in the second half, before King's tried to rally with three goals to make it 16-11 with a litte over three minutes to play. That would be as close as the Monarchs would get, as the hosts earned the upset win. 

Sims finished with a career-high four goals, adding three ground balls, a caused turnover and one draw control. Fellow freshman Jen O'Connor posted two goals and an assist to finish the regular season with 50 goals and 77 points. She also posted three ground balls, two caused turnovers and two draw controls. 

Junior Kelly Pierce posted her first two-goal game of the season, adding four ground balls, two caused turnovers and three draw wins, while Bailey Jordan finished with a goal and an assist. Sophomores Mary Kate Klodarska and Emma Lehman each posted a goal, and senior Katy Higinbothom added an assist. 

Junior defender Mia Dardanelli finished with four ground balls and three caused turnovers, a team-high while fellow junior Jennifer Smalley scooped three loose balls as well. King's was outshot on the day 37-33, but did score on two of its three free position shots. 

O'Mara led Manhattanville ith seven points on six goals and an assist, and Lara Keenan posted five points on two goals and three assists. Manhattanville took 11 free position shots, scoring six times, and tallied a 21-9 lead on draw controls.