JANUARY 19, 2008
MONARCHS REGISTER 74-58 WIN OVER FDU-FLORHAMWILKES-BARRE -- The King's College men's basketball team overcame a sluggish start but recovered to post a 74-58 victory over FDU-Florham in a Freedom Conference matchup Saturday in Scandlon Gymnasium.
FDU came out of the gates quickly and built a 15-6 lead with 10:50 remaining in the first half following a three-pointer by Jared Neff. The Devils would maintain a 25-15 advantage following a George Twill trey with 6:17 left in the half.
The Monarchs, however, would use a 16-0 run thanks to seven points by Kofi Dwebeng and eventually took a 21-25 lead with 0:31 on the clock after a bucket down low from Kevin Conroy. The Devils would cut the score to 31-27 at the break when Ryan McPherson canned a jumper with 0:01 left.
In the second half FDU would continue to remain in the game as the Monarchs held a 44-41 lead with 13:07 remaining after a three-pointer from McPherson. The Monarchs stretched the lead to 56-48 after a Jamie Cousart jumper with 8:22 on the clock, then pushed the score to 64-51 after a pair of foul shots by Chris Hacker with 4:12 remaining.
FDU would close to within 64-54 on a pair of foul shots by McPherson with 3:28 on the clock but King's closed out the game with a 10-4 surge to seal the victory.
King's received a dominant second-half performance from senior center John Soboleski who scored 11 of his team-high 15 points in the second half while adding 11 rebounds to register a double-double. Cousart followed with 14 points and five rebounds while Dwebeng added 14 points. Ryan Nenstiel was the fourth Monarch to reach double-figures with 10 points.
McPherson led FDU with a game-high 24 points while Twill added 12 for the Devils. King's held a commanding 47-30 advantage in rebounding and committed just 11 turnovers compared to 25 for FDU.
The Monarchs will next travel to Center Valley for a critical Freedom Conference matchup with DeSales University in a rematch of the 2007 conference championship game.
KING'S COLLEGE 74, FDU-FLORHAM 58
FDU-FLORHAM (1-16/0-4 Freedom)
Ryan McPherson 8-13 5-6 24; George Twill 5-11 0-1 12; Ricky Fetske 3-4 0-0 6; Jared Neff 1-2 2-3 5; Andrew Biancosino 2-6 0-0 5; Danny Ciprut 2-4 0-0 4; Milton LaCroix 1-5 0-0 2; Colby Thompson 0-0 0-0 0; David Naringi 0-1 0-0 0; Jack Aversa 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 22-47 7-10 58.
KING'S COLLEGE (9-6/2-1 Freedom)
John Soboleski 5-7 5-10 15; Kofi Dwebeng 6-13 0-0 14; Jamie Cousart 6-15 2-2 14; Ryan Nenstiel 3-5 2-2 10; Jim Welsh 3-8 0-0 7; Chris Hacker 1-8 3-4 5; Kevin Conroy 2-6 0-0 4; Vince Scalzo 1-6 0-2 3; Jim Schule 1-2 0-0 2; Mike Wagner 0-1 0-0 0; Nate Alcott 0-1 0-0 0; Jared Black 0-0 0-0 0; Adam Brasky 0-1 0-0 0; Ian Gilmartin 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 28-74 12-20 74.
FDU-Florham................... 27 31 - 58
King's College.................. 31 43 - 74
3-point goals--FDU-Florham 7-17 (Ryan McPherson 3-7; George Twill 2-4; Jared Neff 1-1; Andrew Biancosino 1-3; Jack Aversa 0-1; Danny Ciprut 0-1), King's College 6-23 (Kofi Dwebeng 2-5; Ryan Nenstiel 2-4; Jim Welsh 1-6; Vince Scalzo 1-4; Jim Schule 0-1; Mike Wagner 0-1; Nate Alcott 0-1; Adam Brasky 0-1). Fouled out--FDU-Florham-None, King's College-None. Rebounds--FDU-Florham 30 (Ricky Fetske 6; Jared Neff 6), King's College 47 (John Soboleski 11). Assists--FDU-Florham 8 (Jared Neff 2; Ricky Fetske 2), King's College 13 (Jamie Cousart 3; John Soboleski 3). Total
fouls--FDU-Florham 18, King's College 12.
Technical fouls--FDU-Florham-TEAM,
King's College-None. A-700
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