CENTER VALLEY, PA. (October 17, 2026) -- The King's College men's soccer team earned its second MAC Freedom victory of the season on Saturday afternoon, shutting out DeSales University by a final score of 4-0 in Center Valley, Pa. The Monarchs improve to 5-6-4 overall and 2-3-1 in conference play, while DeSales falls to 5-7-2 on the season.
King's opened the scoring in the 23rd minute when Cameron Jones found the back of the net at 22:38 to give the Monarchs an early 1-0 advantage. The Monarchs continued to apply pressure late in the first half, doubling their lead in the 44th minute as
Joaquin Cedillo scored his third goal of the season at 43:02 off an assist from
Anthony Ramirez. King's carried a 2-0 lead into halftime.
The Monarchs wasted little time extending their advantage in the second half.
CJ Anderson scored his second goal of the season at 53:40 to make it a 3-0 contest before
Santiago Javadpour found the net at 57:35 to cap the score at 4-0. Javadpour's goal marked his team-leading fourth of the season, while Anderson and Jones each recorded their second goals of the year.
Defensively, goalkeeper
Ben Van Valkenburg turned in another strong performance, making six saves to secure his third shutout of the season and second in the last three games. Van Valkenburg has now recorded at least six saves in four games this season as the Monarchs held DeSales scoreless despite facing 14 shots, including six on target.
King's finished with eight shots, five on goal, and three corner kicks, while DeSales recorded 14 shots and seven corner kicks. The Monarchs' four-goal performance and defensive effort secured their second conference victory of the 2026 campaign.
The Monarchs return to action on Wednesday, October 21, traveling to Dallas, Pa., to take on Misericordia University in another MAC Freedom matchup.
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