WILKES-BARRE, PA (February 21, 2026) -- The King's College women's lacrosse team opened their 2026 slate on Saturday afternoon at McCarthy Stadium, dropping a nonconference contest to Ramapo College by a score of 21-4. The Monarchs open up the season with an 0-1 record while the Roadrunners jump out to a 1-0 start.
 
Ramapo controlled possession early and generated several quick looks on cage, but King's goalkeeper Alyssa Reeber answered with multiple saves to keep the game scoreless in the opening minutes. After a series of wide and high attempts, the visitors eventually converted at 12:36 to take a 1-0 lead.
 
King's tried to transition the other way but lost the ball on the clear, allowing the visitors to maintain steady pressure. Reeber turned aside another shot moments later, but continued possession led to two additional goals, giving the Roadrunners a 3-0 advantage. King's finally broke through at 5:59 when Emily Kane finished at the net to make it 3-1.

The Monarchs earned a free‑position opportunity soon after, but the Ramapo goalkeeper came up with the save. A late strike from the visitors sent King's into the second quarter trailing 4-1.
 
The scoring quickened as the visitors added three more in rapid succession to push the margin to 7-1. King's answered back when Sydney Stratton scored off a setup from Sarah Schultz at 11:56 to pull King's back within five. The Monarchs followed with strong defensive work, including a forced turnover from S.Schultz that flipped possession.
 
After the Roadrunners took a 9-2 lead, King's responded less than a minute later when Schultz capitalized on a feed from Emilee Schultz to trim the deficit to 9-3. Despite a free‑position save by Reeber and several defensive stands, the visitors scored again late to go up by seven heading into the half.
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Ramapo resumed control coming into the third quarter, adding three straight goals while maintaining long possessions off the draw. King's responded with transition efforts sparked by a pair of turnovers forced by Gianna Chiarizio. After sustained defending, Stratton scored again off a feed from Kane with 40 seconds left in the frame, cutting the margin to 14-4.
 
The final stretch continued with heavy pressure from the visitors. Reeber made several high‑quality stops, including saves on point‑blank attempts and free‑position looks, while King's defenders forced turnovers to disrupt the rhythm. The visitors still managed to add multiple goals early in the period, including one while playing down a player.
 
King's fought through several difficult clearing sequences, with Chelsea Lee collecting an early ground ball to relieve pressure. Reeber continued her strong performance with additional saves against shots from multiple directions. Despite the defensive push, the visitors added a free‑position tally midway through the quarter and converted on late chances to extend their lead.
 
Stratton paced the Monarch offense with two goals on three shots, adding a team-high five draw controls. Kane and S.Schultz rounded out the scoring with a goal and an assist each.  E.Schultz picked up a helper as well.
 
Defensively, Lee led the team with three ground balls and added a caused turnover. S.Schultz pitched in two caused turnovers. In the cage, Reeber turned aside 13 shots.
 
The Monarchs remain at home for a midweek matchup with Juniata College on Wednesday. First draw is set for 5:00 p.m.