WILKES-BARRE, PA (October 28, 2026) – The King's College field hockey team fell to Arcadia University, 3-1, on Wednesday afternoon at home. With the loss, the Monarchs fell to 1-16 overall and 0-7 in MAC Freedom play, while the Knights improved to 9-8 overall and 4-3 in conference play.
Arcadia outshot King's, 28-3, and held an 11-5 advantage in penalty corners. The Monarchs recorded 15 team saves, including 13 by first-year goalkeeper Tierney Hogan.
The Knights started quickly, recording the game's first shot at 3:30, but Hogan made the save. Arcadia scored shortly afterward to take a 1-0 lead. At 10:17, first-year Gwen Erb attempted to respond for King's, but her shot was saved. In the 12th minute, Hogan made two back-to-back saves to keep the deficit at one goal.
Early in the second quarter, Erb attempted another shot, but it went wide. At 28:12, the Knights earned a penalty corner and followed it with three consecutive shots. Hogan stopped two attempts, while senior captain Shaylee Heffron made a defensive save to keep the score at 1-0 heading into halftime.
King's eventually earned a penalty corner later in the third quarter at 42:23. Behnke sent a pass to Heffron, who fired a direct shot into the net to score her first goal of the season and tie the game at 1-1. Behnke also recorded the first assist of her collegiate career. Arcadia continued to pressure the Monarchs, but Hogan made additional saves to preserve the tie late in the third quarter.
Near the start of the fourth quarter, Arcadia earned a penalty corner in the 47th minute. The Knights followed with two shots, both stopped by Hogan, before scoring on a third attempt to take back the lead 2-1. Arcadia threatened again less than a minute later, but first-year Amelia Mason made a defensive save.
At 48:52, Hogan recorded two more saves during an aggressive Arcadia attack. The Knights then earned another penalty corner, but Mason made a block. At 50:33, first-year Reagan Bergstrom recorded a defensive block to keep King's within one goal at 2-1.
King's could not find an equalizer, as the Knights recorded two more shots in the 51st and 56th minutes, but Hogan stopped both attempts. Arcadia scored its third and final goal at 58:57 to secure the 3-1 victory.
The Monarchs return to action Saturday at McCarthy Stadium for their final game of the season against Lebanon Valley College at 5:00 p.m.
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