PITTSTON, PA (February 7, 2026) -- The King's College women's ice hockey team absorbed sustained pressure throughout Saturday night's Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) matchup, falling 5-0 to Lebanon Valley at the Revolution Ice Centre. The loss moves the Monarchs to 1-21-0 overall and 1-17-0 in conference play. The Flying Dutchmen improve to 15-6-0 on the season and 12-6-0 in the MAC.
 
King's settled in after a flurry of early LVC attempts, with McPherson turning aside a series of early shots as the visitors opened the game with heavy traffic toward the crease. The Monarchs answered with their first looks when Sammi Stead put a shot on target at 2:07, followed shortly by a drive from Victoria Fleury-Wright at 2:21 that forced another save.
 
Despite the push, the visitors broke through at 3:07 to take a 1-0 lead. King's responded with a wave of shot attempts, starting with Heinrich at 3:44, then Fleury‑Wright again at 4:10. Eva Goner added a blocked attempt at 4:29 as the Monarchs gradually tilted play back toward the offensive end. On the other side of the ice, netminder Will McPherson absorbed more pressure, covering wide-angle attempts at 5:40 and 6:39 to hold the margin at one.
 
The Monarchs continued to grind defensively midway through the first, with Sokol stepping into two critical blocks and Fleury‑Wright getting in a shooting lane shortly after. McPherson remained sharp, swallowing chances at 9:33, 9:38, and 12:51 before King's entered consecutive penalty kills beginning at 13:03. During those four shorthanded minutes, the Monarchs delivered one of their stronger defensive stands of the evening - Sokol blocked two more attempts, while McPherson made saves at 14:26 and 14:41 to keep the game within reach heading into the intermission.
 
King's set the tone early in the second, drawing a power play just 12 seconds into the period. The man advantage unit generated a steady string of looks from Stead, three rapid attempts from Sokol and a final push from Fleury‑Wright. All five attempts produced either saves or misses through traffic, but collectively amounted to the Monarchs' most concentrated offensive pressure of the game.
 
The visitors countered with prolonged zone time, prompting additional defensive commitment from King's. Fleury‑Wright continued her strong defensive period by blocking two attempts while Tietz and Dube. McPherson remained central to the kill, making stop after stop to erase a five‑shot power play.
 
Late in the frame, the Monarchs pieced together more offensive touches with attempts from Annie Sommer, Abby Barlocker and Jerrett Tietz before the horn.
 
The third period opened with another flurry of LVC opportunities - all turned away by McPherson - including sequential saves early on in the penalty kill. After returning to even strength, King's produced a clean zone entry that led to a look from Maddie Vaughan at 3:39, testing the goaltender from the wing.
 
Back‑to‑back goals at 4:04 and 4:36 widened the deficit to 3-0. King's continued to push offensively as Stead, Goner, and Barlocker each created attempts between 6:54 and 7:09. A power play at 7:50 allowed another opportunity to climb back in, but a neutral zone turnover with the net empty resulted in a shorthanded tally at 8:20 to make it 4-0. McPherson quickly steadied things again, making poised saves amid sustained pressure.
 
The Monarchs carved out more possession late in the contest. Sommer, Munn, Stead, and Vaughan each generated shooting lanes between 12:10 and 17:18, both of which were absorbed by traffic. King's defenders continued sacrificing in the final minutes: Tietz added another block at 16:00 and Vaughan stuffed an attempt at 17:26 to close a resilient third period. The visitors tacked on their final goal at 18:50.
 
Offensively, King's produced 12 shots, led by Stead and Sokol with three apiece, followed by Fleury‑Wright and Sommer with two each. At the faceoff dot, Vaughan paced the Monarchs with 10 wins, while Barlocker added seven.
 
Defensively, the Monarchs posted 17 blocked shots, highlighted by Sokol's team‑leading four, followed by Fleury‑Wright with three, Tietz and Munn with two each, and several players contributing singles. McPherson finished with 47 saves, including multiple clusters of three‑plus stops during penalty kills in all three periods.
 
King's returns to action on February 13, traveling to face cross-town rival Wilkes at the Toyota SportsPlex. Puck drop is set for 3:00 p.m.