WILKES-BARRE, PA (October 20, 2022) -- Coming off a thrilling road win last weekend in the Pretzel Bowl, the King's College football team returns to McCarthy Stadium to host the Lebanon Valley College Dutchmen in the MAC match up at noon. The Monarchs earned an exciting 27-21 overtime win at Albright thanks to a quick three-and-out from the King's defense and some solid runs from Shemar Ellis to secure the win in Reading. Tyler Moore was named the King's MVP in the game. The Dutchmen are coming off a 34-10 loss to Delaware Valley on their Homecoming Weekend as the Aggies went ahead 14-3 in the first quarter and never looked back.

Event Details:
Opponent: vs. Lebanon Valley (4-3, 4-1 MAC)
Date: Saturday, October 22, 2022
Time: 12:00 p.m.
Location: Wilkes-Barre, Pa. - McCarthy Stadium (Directions)
Tickets: Adults - $5, Seniors & Non-King's Students - $2, King's Students & Children 6 and Under - Free
Live Coverage: (Live Video)(Live Stats)

Things to Know:
King's vs. Lebanon Valley Game Notes
King's vs. Lebanon Valley Flip Card
Tailgating Policy
Pet Policy
Spectator Policy



The Coaches: Jeff Knarr is in his 13th season (12th with a 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. Today is the 117th game that Knarr has been the head coach of the Monarchs. Joe Buehler is in his seventh season at the head of his alma mater. Previous to his appointment to the head coaching position, Buehler served as the Dutchmen's offensive coordinator and offensive line coach for 12 seasons. Under his tenure, the Dutchmen have never had a winning season and posted 5-5 overall records twice.

Looking at Lebanon Valley: Last time out, the Dutchmen fell, 34-10, to nationally-ranked Delaware Valley. Lebanon Valley scored in each of the first and third quarters, but their offensive efforts fell short in their first MAC loss in 2022. Braden Bohannon leads the Dutchmen in the pocket as well as in the run game as the sophomore leads the quarterback rotation with an average of 127.71 yards per game, completing 76 passes on 155 attempts for 894 yards and six touchdowns. On the ground, Bohannon has run the ball for 436 yards on 100 carries for an average of 62.29 yards per contest. The Dutchmen receiving core is led by Jay Sisko with 21 catches for 266 yards and two touchdowns at an average of 38.00 yards per outing. Defensively, Jacob Horton paces the Dutchmen with 44.0 total tackles with 4.0 tackles for loss, while Brody Robinson posts a team-high 5.0 tackles for a loss of 40 yards and 4.0 sacks for 38-yards lost.

Home Threads: For the second time this season, the Monarchs will be wearing their "red on red" uniform combination. On Saturday afternoon in front of their home crowd, King's will step onto the turf wearing their red jerseys and red pants with their traditional gold helmets.

Single Digit Tough: The Monarchs award single digits based on merit, leadership and are retained throughout their time at King's. King's returned two single digit members from the 2021 season and added two more this past spring. Two weeks ago, the King's football program was proud to announce its most recent addition to the member of the Single Digit Tough group as they named senior defensive lineman Dallas Solomon as a Single Digit Tough Monarch. The Monarchs now have five Single Digit Tough players: Mike Karycinski (0), Joseph Carchio (1), Brendan Mozeleski (3), Dallas Solomon (8), and Brandon Cohen (9).

Captains This Weekend: King's will send four Monarchs out to the coin flip on Saturday afternoon. Representing the offensive unit will be senior quarterback Tyler Moore and sophomore wide receiver Michael DiGregorio. For the defense, senior defensive back Joseph Carchio and sophomore defensive back Amir Gibson.

A Look at the Monarchs:

• King's returns a core of leaders and role players on both sides of the football in 2022. For the offense, the Monarchs return All-MAC Second Team honoree in Brandon Cohen as he ranked as one of the top tight ends in the MAC, posting 28 catches for 213 yards and two touchdowns for an average of 21.30 yards per game. The defensive unit returns All-MAC First Team selection in Brendan Mozeleski as he ranked fifth in the conference with 83 total tackles for an average of 8.3 per contest. His 1.20 tackles for loss also ranked ninth in the MAC last season.
• The Monarchs return 28 seniors on their roster, including seven who have returned for their fifth year of collegiate eligibility. Sixteen of those 28 are listed on this week's two-deep, including 13 projected as starters.
• King's comes into this year's season with a total of 11 coaches on staff, and of that group three are King's graduates (Ben Bakanas, Joe Damiano, Tommy Gilmore). 
• King's was picked to finish eighth in the MAC Preseason Coaches Poll among the 11 conference schools. Lebanon Valley was slated seventh.
• The Monarchs defense remains strong in the MAC standings as they rank fourth in scoring defense, allowing just 18.3 points per contest while holding their opponents to a conference fourth-best 273.5 total yards per game. King's is also limiting their opponents run game to 99.5 yards per game which ranks third in the MAC, and their defensive efficiency rating in the pass game is second in the conference at 95.2 percent.
• King's is showing out in the pass game as they rank second as a team with an average of 225.2 yards per game and third in offensive efficiency at 130.6 percent.
• Tyler Moore ranks second among MAC quarterbacks as one of just two quarterbacks averaging over 200 yards a game (225.2).
• The Monarchs place three receivers in the top-20 in the MAC led by Tyler Carey at second with 79.2 yards per contest and a conference-high six touchdowns. He is joined by Michael DiGregorio who ranks fifth at 56.7 yards per game and Brandon Cohen who ranks 17th with 31.8 yards per outing.
• Shemar Ellis and Tyler Carey are tied for second among conference players with an average of 6.0 points per game.
• King's continues to shine on special teams, as Michael DiGregorio ranks second in the MAC with 24.7 kickoff return yards per game and third in punt returns yards at 8.0 yards per return.
• The dynamic defensive duo of Joseph Carchio and Brendan Mozeleski fall in the top-15 in the MAC in tackles as Carchio ranks ninth at 7.3 tackles per game and Mozeleski comes in at 13th with 6.2 tackles per contest.
• Additionally, Dallas Solomon and Jassiem Lettsome both average over 1.00 tackles for loss in a game, as Solomon (1.08) ranks seventh in the MAC and Lettsome (1.00) ranks 14th.
• Nobody has defended more passes in the MAC at this point in the season than Teone Sherrod as he leads the conference with eight break ups at 1.33 per game.
• Mozeleski has delivered as he leads the MAC in forced fumbles with three in six games.

Up Next: King's will head out for their final trip outside of Wilkes-Barre next Saturday, October 29 as they travel back to Reading, Pa. to take on the Alvernia University Golden Wolves. Kick off is set for noon at the Alvernia University Turf Field.