WILKES-BARRE, PA (September 29, 2022) -- For the second week in a row, the King's College football team is preparing for a MAC road contest as they are set to face the Lycoming College Warriors in Williamsport, PA on Saturday afternoon. The Monarchs are coming off their second-straight road win, 27-23, over FDU-Florham as big plays by Tyler Carey and Teone Sherrod helped King's post a winning comeback effort in Madison, NJ. The Warriors were dominant in their 45-0 at Albright last Saturday as they held the Lions to just 191 yards of total offense.

Event Details:
Opponent: at Lycoming (2-1, 1-0 MAC)
Date: Saturday, October 1, 2022
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: Williamsport, PA - David Person Field (Directions)
Tickets: Adults - $5, Senior Citizens and Students (ages 13-and-older) - $3, All Lycoming Students with Student ID and Children 12 and under - Free
Live Coverage: (Live Video)(Live Stats)

Things to Know:
King's vs. Lycoming Game Notes
Tailgating 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 114th game that Knarr has been the head coach of the Monarchs. After a successful playing career for the Warriors, head coach Mike Clark has led the Warriors to a 76-57 record, including two MAC titles (2008, 2013) and two MAC-Centennial Bowl Series games (2018, 2021). Clark has also seen individual players achieve success as he has coached 114 All-MAC selections, 45 Hampshire Honor Society members, 22 All-Region selections, and seven All-Americans.

Looking at Lycoming: The Warriors are coming off a dominant performance as they easily handled Albright College, 45-0, last Saturday to earn the win in their MAC opener. The Lycoming defense held Albright to just 191 total yards of offense while racking up 310 yards of total offense for four touchdowns. On the season, Heath Jones leads the run game with 160 rushing yards on 38 carries for an average of 53.33 yards per game. Quarterback Elijah Shemory has made 29 completions on 66 attempts with two interceptions and four touchdowns for 367 yards at an average of 122.33 yards per game. The Warriors receivers are led by Brandon Timothy and Ziare Williams with 101 yards each for their average of 33.67 yards per contest. Defensively, Lycoming is paced by Cole Senior with 26.0 total tackles, including 15 solo, while Hunter Campbell leads with a team-high two interceptions. Additionally, David Tomb leads the defensive efforts with 3.5 tackles for a loss of 11 yards, including 1.0 sacks for seven yards. The Warriors special teams sees Michael Coe put up 562 punting yards for an average of 37.47 yards per punt, while Ian Plankenhorn is 4-for-5 on field goal attempts and has posted 937 kick off yards for an average of 55.1 yards.

Travel Gear: King's will be traveling with their white jerseys and gold pants to go with the classic gold helmet for the debut of their final road combinations in 2022.

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. Last week, 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: At Lycoming, the Monarchs will be sending out seniors Brendan Mozeleski and Joseph Carchio to represent the defense and Tyler Carey and Liam Carroll to represent the offense at the coin flip.

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 rnaked 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. Seventeen 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. Lycoming was slated fourth.
• As a team, the Monarchs defense is holding teams to 19.7 points per game, which ranks fourth in the MAC, while the defense is also holding its opponents run game to a conference-third best 92.3 yards per contest. Additionally, the defense is tied for second with Lycoming with five interceptions in just three games.
• Individually, Tyler Moore ranks fourth in the MAC with an efficiency of 118.0 and an average of 182.3 yards per game.
• Moore has connected with Tyler Carey for a conference-high 81.7 average yards per game on 14 catches for three touchdowns at 17.5 yards per catch. This also places Carey ninth in the MAC with 6.0 points per game. Additionally, Carey ranks fourth in the conference with 96.7 all purpose yards per match up.
• On special teams, Michael DiGregorio currently sits at fourth in the MAC at an average of 21.7 yards per kickoff return and third at 9.8 yards per punt return.
• Kyle Prescavage is second in the MAC with 1.0 field goals per game, while his successful 42-yard attempt against Delaware Valley stands as the second longest in the conference this season.

Up Next: The Monarchs will return home over fall break as they host Stevenson University at 12:00 p.m. in McCarthy Stadium.