FEBRUARY 9, 2005
KING'S MEN'S BASKETBALL REMAINS ATOP FREEDOM
CONFERENCE WITH 69-46 WIN OVER LYCOMING
WILKES-BARRE -- When the King's College men's
basketball team retained sole possession of first-place in the MAC Freedom
Conference as the Monarchs posted an important 69-46 victory over visiting
Lycoming College Wednesday at Scandlon Gymnasium.
King's, which swept the season series from the Warriors, improved to 18-4
overall and 9-2 in conference play. Lycoming slipped to 15-7 and 6-5
in league play. The win was also the first for the Monarchs as the
top-ranked team in the Mid-Atlantic Region. The latest regional
rankings were released Wednesday afternoon.
King's built a 33-24 half-time lead but took advantage of the Warriors
cold shooting in the second stanza as the Monarchs outscored the visitors
36-22 over the game's final 20 minutes.
The Monarchs received another balanced scoring effort as Marty O'Hora
topped the squad with 14 points and eight rebounds. Freshman John
Soboleski also posted a career-high of 14 points with five boards off the
bench. Landon Gabriel netted 13 points, including three
three-pointers, while distributing five assists.
Thomas Moore contributed 10 points while Brian Horgan totaled seven
points, five rebounds, four assists, and five steals. Jim
Welsh chipped in with six points.
The Warriors struggled mightily from the field, connecting on just 29.3
(17-58) percent of its shots from the field and were 5-of-22 from
three-point range.
Jonathan Pribble topped Lycoming with 20 points on 8-of-17 shooting while
adding nine rebounds. Shaun Morris added nine points while Kevin
Morris chipped in with seven.
King's will next host Drew University Saturday at 3:00 p.m.
