WILKES-BARRE, PA (March 26, 2025) -- The King's College men's volleyball team battled hard against Arcadia University before falling 3-0 to the Knights in their Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) matchup on Wednesday evening.
 
Arcadia (9-17, 3-3 MAC) took an early 5-3 lead in the opening set, but the Monarchs (12-13, 1-5 MAC) answered quickly with a 7-3 run that included points by Logan Dougherty, Gavin Gilhool, and Ben Maskiell. The visitors were not going down easy and created a 12-4 push to regain their momentum. King's looked to pester the Knights, but with an Arcadia ace, the Knights took the first set 25-18.
 
The second set was a series of runs. The Monarchs threw the first punch with a 5-2 jolt thanks to Logan Aikens, Dougherty, Logan Place, and Bousquet. Arcadia came right back with their own 6-2 burst to gain a four-point cushion. King's stayed hungry throughout the set and continued to go back-and-forth with their conference opponent. The Monarchs were down 24-19 when the team made one last 4-0 push. Arcadia edged past the Monarchs with a 25-23 second set win.
 
The Knights kept the same energy to start the third and final set. The Monarchs were down 10-8 when they rallied a 5-1 run to overtake the visitors. Arcadia responded once more with 13-3 burst and looked to secure the win. King's tacked on back-to-back tallies to keep the set alive before falling 25-18 to the Knights.
 
The Monarchs finished with 30 kills, 28 assists, seven blocks, and 25 digs. Dougherty had a team-high of nine kills with six digs. Gilhool was right behind with eight kills and a hitting percentage of .600. Maskiell produced 26 assists, two kills, two blocks, and six digs. Aikens fueled the defense with five blocks, while collecting four kills. Bouquet had six digs, three blocks, and four kills.
 
Arcadia ended with 43 kills, 38 assists, seven aces, eight blocks, and 31 digs. The Knights had four players with double-digit figures. Danny Gonzalez had 16 kills and eight digs. Josh Clendening recorded 11 kills, eight digs, and five blocks. Cameron Birch earned 10 kills and seven digs. Riley Kodidek dished out 34 assists with six digs.
 
King's will travel to Hoboken, NJ for a MAC meeting against #5/#6 Stevens at 1 p.m. and a non-conference matchup against #9 Vassar at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 29^th.