WILKES-BARRE, PA - Being careless with the ball turned out to be quite costly for the College at Florham Devils on Saturday afternoon, as they committed 31 turnovers in a 71-55 loss to King's in Freedom Conference action.

With the loss, the Devils dropped to 8-12 (4-6 Freedom) while the Monarchs improved to 13-8 (7-3 Freedom).

King's held a 13-10 lead midway through the first half but the Monarchs then went on a 15-6 run to grab a 28-16 advantage with 3:10 remaining.  FDU responded with an 8-2 run to close to within 30-24 with 0:13 to go but the Monarchs got the last bucket of the half to take a 32-24 edge into intermission.

The Monarchs built their lead back up to 12, 44-32, with 14:11 to go in the game but the Devils clawed their way back and were down by just four, 46-42, with 10:19 to play.  That was as close as FDU would get though, as King's exploded for a 23-7 run over the next nine minutes to take a 69-49 lead with 1:16 left on their way to the 71-55 victory.

Junior center Meghan Lentine led the Devils with 12 points and nine rebounds while senior forward Shealyn Taggart added seven points and a game-high 12 boards.  Freshman guard Brianna Nicholls had 12 points but also had 13 turnovers.

The Devils return to action on Wednesday, February 9, 2011, at home against Manhattanville beginning at 6 pm.