WILKES-BARRE, PA (September 19, 2019) -- The Monarchs head to Hartwick College for its first road game of the 2019 season, marking the 10th all-time meeting with the Hawks and the fifth all-time meeting in Oneonta. King's is 4-0 all-time in road games at Hartwick, while it looks for its first non-conference road victory since a 16-10 road win at Randolph-Macon in 2009.

Event Details
Opponent: at Hartwick College (1-1, 0-0 Empire 8)
Date: Saturday, September 21, 2019
Time: 2:30 p.m.
Location: Oneonta, NY – Wright Stadium (Directions)
Live Coverage: (Live Video) (Live Stats)

Things To Know:
King's vs. Hartwick Game Notes - Week 3
Tailgating Policy

The Coaches: Jeff Knarr is in his 10th season with the Monarchs, as he is only the second coach of King's College football since 1991. Knarr took over for Rich Mannello, who was the head coach since football was reinstated at King's in 1993. Mark Carr is in his 18th season at the head coach at Hartwick, posting a 65-101 record. Carr has been at Hartwick for 30 years though, serving as an assistant for 12 seasons before becoming head coach.



Schedule:  The King's College 2019 schedule features the exact same 10 opponents from the 2018 season. Along with that, King's second week bye falls at the same time, though the 2019 Mayor's Cup will be played in McCarthy Stadium vs. Wilkes University on November 16.

Welcome To The Fold: The Monarch coaching staff underwent a serious overall this summer, as King's brought on six new assistants due to the departure of Nate Hinkle (Widener), Edwyn Edwards (TCNJ), Matt Wehrhahn (Millsaps) and Peter Carpenter (Hampden-Sydney). Joining this staff this year are Christopher Bantell (DBs), Jacob Dopsovic (RBs), Joe Gorton (Asst. DBs), Jonathan Pollock (LBs) and King's alumni Andrew Zub (RBs). 
 
Looking at Hartwick: The Hawks are 1-1 on the season, picking up a 30-20 win over Alfred State last weekend after falling to Wilkes University 38-21 back on September 7. The Hawks have one more non-conference game, next week at St. Lawrence University, before opening up Empire 8 action October 12 against E-8 champion College at Brockport.

Preseason Poll: The Monarchs were picked to finish tied for sixth this season with crosstown rival Wilkes University. Reigning champ Delaware Valley University was the favorite among the coaches to repeat, while Stevenson was picked second. Lycoming, Widener and Misericordia rounded out the top five.

Single Digit Tough:  The Monarchs award single digits based on merit, and recently named two more as Single Digit players. Junior Gabe Boccella was honored with the accolade and will wear #8, while lineman Joe Damiano also earned the honor. Due to NCAA regulations, linemen can not wear single digits, but Damiano will wear a single digit in practice. With those two, King's now has seven Single Digit Tough players: Sallavanti (1), Horn (2), Downes (3), McCall (4), Shelton (5), Boccella (8), Damiano (66), Swartz (67). 

A Look At The Monarchs: 
• Kings looks to keep the ball rolling this weekend as they have has maintained a 73% completion percentage, ranking them first in the MAC and 9th in all of Division 3. 
• Sophomore, Tyler Moore, is making waves during his first game after putting himself top in the MAC for his 73% completion percentage, but ranks second in the conference with 25 completions per game. 
• Discipline has been a strength for this years Monarchs, as they are ranked seventh  in the Division III for fewest penalties and are ranked first for fewest penalty yards per game in the MAC. 
• Returner, Jordan Downes, had a great season opener last weekend showing Monarch fans he came to bring some heat. Downes leads the MAC and has earned himself third ranking in Division III and No. 48 overall with 258 all-purpose yards.  
• Returning from a promising season in 2018, Jaret Horn had a phenomenal game two weekends ago making him the MAC leader in forced fumbles and is second in sacks in the league.
• Monarchs found some success defending kicks this weekend. The monarchs are now tied with Misericordia to lead the MAC in blocked kicks.
• King's currently ranks fifth in total offense so far this season, averaging 432 yards per game. The defense is third in the MAC in yards allowed per game, surrendering just 298 through one contest. 
• Downes has played just one game compared to all of the other leaders in the conference, but still leads the MAC in rushing with 154 yards per game. His 154 yards is seventh overall. 
• Gabe Boccella leads the Monarchs with 91 receiving yards, and his 65-yard TD catch in Week 1 is the third-longest catch in the MAC this season. 
• The King's defense was strong in the Week 1 win over Moravian in getting off the field, holding the Greyhounds to just 3-of-12 on third-down conversions. That rate is best in the conference through two weeks. 
• Junior Mando Sallavanti is the career leader in forced fumbles per game in Division III with 0.33, while that rate is second in all of NCAA football. 
• King's has won it's last four road games, a streak that spans over a calendar year, back to a season-opening loss in 2018 at Moravian.
• Sophomore Tyler Moore became King's fourth starting quarterback in the last three seasons in Week 1. Prior to him, Zach Whitehead was the starter from 2015-17, while Boccella and Tommy Klock split starts in 2018. 
• King's will look to get to 2-0 for the first time since the program's restart in 1993. 

King's Two-Deep Injury Report: No significant injuries on the two-deep.

A Look Ahead: King's returns home next weekend for Homecoming 2019, hosting Lycoming College at 1 p.m. in the MAC opener for the Monarchs.