DALLAS, PA (February 22, 2025) -- The King's College women's basketball team spoiled Misericordia University's senior day on Saturday afternoon as both Alli Lindsay and Lauren Casey finished with double-doubles as part of a 57-54 win in Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) play. With the win in Dallas, the Monarchs finish the regular season 9-16 overall and 5-9 in the standings, while the Cougars fall to 6-20 with a 4-10 conference mark.
 
Misericordia (6-20, 4-10 MAC Freedom) had the quick start early with the first five points of the game, but King's (9-16, 5-9 MAC Freedom) went on a 12-3 run to jump ahead, 12-8, with 4:01 to go in the first. The Monarchs answered the Cougars' seven-point spurt as Cadie Lewis delivered the next five points, and both teams converted a field goal down the stretch as King's held a 19-18 lead after the first quarter of play.
 
It was again the host Misericordia who had the recipe for success in the second, opening the frame on an 11-4 run. The teams traded baskets over the next stretch before a fast break score in the final seconds from Layla Orth made it a four-point game, 36-32, in favor of the Cougars at the break.
 
Lindsay buried a three to start the second half, and Casey delivered a jumper off a feed from Lindsay to give King's the 37-36 edge with 8:21 to go in the third. It was a tight contest over the next stretch with six lead changes and a tie, but a three-point play from Casey sparked an 8-0 run by the Monarchs as their lead jumped to 49-42 with 2:06 left in the frame. Misericordia hit a three in the final 1:09 of the quarter, and Kathy Shepherd hit one from the free throw line as the Monarchs maintained a 50-45 advantage at the end of the third.
 
The pace of play slowed in the fourth quarter as both offenses stalled. Neither team recorded a field goal over the first 3:12 of the quarter before a jumper from Gianna Dickson sparked the scoring for both teams. After trading possession in the next 1:53, King's continued to lead, 57-52.  Misericordia's Samantha Casey hit a pair at the charity stripe with 2:53 to go, and the Cougars late comeback efforts came up shy as King's went on to win, 57-54, on the road on Saturday afternoon.
 
Lindsay finished with a double-double of 15 points and 10 rebounds with three assists and three steals, while Casey added her own double-double of 11 points and 10 rebounds with a steal. Lewis rounded out the double-digit scorers with 11 to go along with six boards, two assists, and a steal. Dickson tallied seven points and a steal, while Shepherd added five boards and four points. Claire Aufiero also had a solid effort of four rebounds and two assists in the team win.
 
Jocelyn Grosch led the Cougars with 15 points, four assists, and three steals, while Emily Romanowski finished with a double-double of 14 points and 12 rebounds.
 
King's shot 32.4% from the floor and had a 45-40 advantage in the rebounding margin. Inside the stat sheet, the Monarchs had the edge in second chance points (8-4), bench points (9-4), and points in the paint (20-16) for the game.