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FEBRUARY 16, 2016

KING'S BASKETBALL TEAMS HOSTING DEL-VAL WEDNESDAY NIGHT IN FINAL HOME GAMES ON SENIOR NIGHT, MONARCH MEN LOOKING TO REMAIN ALIVE

WILKES-BARRE -- The King's College women's and men's basketball teams will play their final home games of the 2015-16 season Wednesday night when Delaware Valley University visits Scandlon Gymnasium for a Freedom Conference doubleheader on Senior Night. The women tip off at 6:00 p.m. while the men follow at 8:00 p.m. King's will honor their women's and men's seniors prior to each of their respective games. The game was originally scheduled for Tuesday but was rescheduled due to inclement weather in the Bucks County area.

Fans can follow the games online at the following links:

Video (both games): http://livestream.com/kingscollege

WRKC Radio, 88.5 FM: http://wrkc.kings.edu/list/current.html

LiveStats (Women): http://www.sidearmstats.com/kings/wbball/

LiveStats (Men): http://www.sidearmstats.com/kings/mbball/

The King's women are playing for pride after being eliminated from Freedom Conference Tournament contention on Saturday after suffering a 65-62 loss to Misericordia in a game the Lady Monarchs led by 16 points at the half. King's (11-12/4-8 Freedom) will look to secure a season sweep over a Delaware Valley team that the Lady Monarchs defeated 85-74 in Doylestown back on December 2. The Aggies (12-11) are currently tied for third-place in the league with Manhattanville with 8-4 records in Freedom play. Delaware Valley has clinched a conference tournament berth.

On the men's side, King's (11-12/5-7 Freedom) is currently in for sixth-place in the Freedom Conference as the top-four teams qualify for the league playoffs. The Monarchs come off a 79-68 loss to Misericordia on Saturday. Delaware Valley, meanwhile, is in second-place in the conference at 17-6 and 8-4 and have clinched a playoff berth.

After playing Delaware Valley on Tuesday, the Monarchs travel to face Wilkes in the regular-season finale Saturday. Manhattanville , which lost to first-place DeSales Tuesday night, is a half-game ahead of King's at 6-7 and close out against Misericordia at home on Saturday. Wilkes, meanwhile, defeated last-place FDU-Florham last night and a home matchup with King's on Saturday. If King's wins its last two games and Manhattanville defeats Misericordia, the Monarchs would be locked in a three-way tie for the fourth snd final playoff berth. The MAC tiebreaking criteria would then come into play.

King's women are paced by senior forward Jennifer Fabian who averages 12.3 points and 7.3 rebounds per-game while making 21 three-pointers. Junior small-forward Kayla Feairheller follows with 10.8 points and 3.5 rebounds while converting 37 three-pointers while senior forward Tara Zdancewicz adds 8.6 points and 4.7 rebounds.

Sophomore center Olivia Hoffman averages 6.5 points and 8.1 rebounds per-game and needs just one blocked shot to set a new King's single-season record. Hoffman has 86 blocks and is currently tied with 1999 King's graduate Heather Medashefski for the all-time Lady Monarch record.

Junior point-guard Kasey Seitz has tallied 6.1 points, 3.0 assists, and 3.0 rebounds with 27 three-pointers. Freshman guard Cayle Spencer has posted 4.2 points and 2.3 boards with 18 treys while senior point-guard Sara Krupinski has registered 3.8 points, 2.7 rebounds, and 2.8 assists. Freshman forward Alexis Steeber chips in with 3.6 points and 2.7 rebounds while sophomore guard Rachael DeTore chips in with 3.3 points and 1.9 rebounds. King's averages 61.5 points while allowing 60.3 each contest.

The Delaware Valley women are led by senior guard Eireann Anastasi, the Freedom Conference's top scorer with 19.3 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.3 assists, and 41 three-pointers. Fellow senior guard Kelsey Kilpatrick follows with 12.2 points, 3.3 abounds, and 2.2 assists with 64 three-pointers. Junior center Sam Foy adds 11.6 points and 5.2 rebounds while freshman guard Danielle Skedzielewski chips in with 9.7 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 14 three-pointers. The Aggies average 64.0 points while yielding 61.2 each per-game.

King's men's squad is paced by junior forward Dan Rutecki who tops the squad with 14.0 points, 7.7 rebounds, and 3.1 assists. Rutecki enters the game with 961 points and needs 39 to reach the 1,000-point plateau. Sophomore guard Chris Fazzini follows with 11.9 points and 3.9 rebounds with 13 three-pointers. Senior center Tom Heston adds 11.4 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 3.1 assists while junior guard John Fazzini contributes 10.2 points, 3.1 rebounds, and 32 three-pointers.

Freshman guard Jake Barber has tallied 7.6 points with 2.1 rebounds while senior guard Connor Hughes averages 7.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 24 three-pointers. Junior guard Nate Oliver has tallied 7.2 points with 29 three-pointers while junior forward John Dini has registered 3.4 points with 15 three-pointers. Junior post player Derek Wilkins chips in with 3.1 points and 2.8 rebounds. King's has averaged 74.5 points per-game while yielding 72.1 each contest.

For Delaware Valley, leading the way is leading scorer in the Freedom Conference in senior forward Chris Moran who tops the squad with 19.1 points, 9.7 rebounds, and 27 three-pointers. Junior guard Tyliek Kimbrough follows with 12.8 points, 4.1 points, and 3.7 rebounds while senior forward Barry Brockington adds 11.6 points and 4.6 rebounds with 29 three-pointers. Freshman guard Alex Matsinye contributes 8.6 points and 4.1 rebounds with 21 treys while senior guard Zach Sly chips in with 8.0 points, 4.5 rebounds,and 3.4 assists. The Aggies average 75.4 points while allowing 65.9 per-game.

After playing Delaware Valley King's teams will close out the regular-season with a doubleheader at Wilkes on Saturday. The women's game tips off at 1:00 p.m. with the men to follow at 3:00 p.m.


King's Senior Career Capsules

Jennifer Fabian
G/GS    Pts        Rebs    Ast        Stl        Blk
22/15    266        165        26        15        25        
23/19    194        157        36        20        18    
25/25    265        129        27        18        50    
21/10    166        151        13        20        18
92/69    907        605        103      73        111

Tara Zdancewicz
G/GS    Pts        Rebs    Ast        Stl        Blk
21/4    178           96        10        20          7    
24/1      96           76        14        11          9
25/1      97           70         9           7          7    
25/0      54           25         4           7          7
96/7    427        275        37        45         30

Sara Krupinski
G/GS    Pts        Rebs    Ast        Stl        Blk
21/3      80         58        58           8           2
22/1      22         27          4           6           1
25/0      31         30        28           5           1
16/0      13         10          3           1           2    
85/4     149        127     96          20          7

Tom Heston
G/GS    Pts        Rebs    Ast        Stl        Blk
21/21    247        162        62        32        17
26/26    165        137        60        22        20
25/24    193        157        50        19        60
25/25    158        141        34        12        13
98/97    766        603       212       87       110
   
Connor Hughes
G/GS    Pts        Rebs    Ast        Stl        Blk
22/22    146        78        36         11          1
23/0       75         26        15          9           0
23/0       95         33        18          7           2    
23/2       80         40        18          7           2
92/25    417       179       88        36          5