WILKES-BARRE, PA (March 27, 2021)- FDU Men's Lacrosse traveled to King's College on Saturday afternoon, falling in a MAC Freedom matchup, 15-13. After the loss, the Devils fall to 1-5 overall and 1-3 in conference play, while the Monarchs improve to 1-5 and 1-3 in MAC conference play.
 
First Quarter
Sophomore Brian Stewart got the scoring started for FDU in the first, four minutes into the game. Less than 20-seconds later, King's tied the game and one-minute after, took a 2-1 lead. FDU got back on the board at 7:24 in the first quarter, thanks to sophomore Trevor Arnone netting his first of the game. With 4:22 left in the quarter, senior Tyler Garcia scored his first to regain the one goal Devils advantage, 3-2. Again, King's responded, tying the game just 40-seconds later and taking their second lead of the game with 1:22 remaining in the frame, 4-3. King's closed out the quarter with a one goal lead.
 
Second Quarter
Again, FDU responded after the Monarchs took the lead, tying the game at four off the stick of Arnone. After a save on their defensive end by goalkeeper Jackson Campbell, King's capitalized, scoring their fifth of the game to retake a one-goal lead. It was the Monarchs again just two-minutes later, increasing the advantage to 6-4, their largest lead of the game. FDU's offense continued to attack, ripping two shots at the new King's goaltender, before first-year Nicholas Perillo netted his first to cut the lead in half, 6-5. King's scored the next three goals of the game to grab a 9-5 lead, before Garcia struck again with 04 seconds remaining in the half, King's led 9-6 at the break.
 
There were five lead changes in the first half of play.
 
Third Quarter
Back and forth the contest continued, with Garcia scoring his third of the game to make it 9-7, before the Monarchs added two goals, 30-seconds apart, regaining a four-goal advantage, 11-7. King's added two more goals in the third quarter, and Perillo added another for FDU, giving the Monarchs a 13-8 lead headed into the fourth.
 
Fourth Quarter
After a King's goal to open the frame, sophomore Lucas Berghahn netted his first of the game off an assist from sophomore Zane Johnston. King's responded quickly to increase the lead to 15-9, before Johnston caught fire. Starting at the 10:02 mark, Johnston went on a scoring spree, netting four straight goals to bring the King's lead to 15-13. The Devils (Johnson) comeback fell short, with the Monarchs securing the 15-13 victory.
 
Lead Devils
Garcia led the way offensively with three goals and two assists followed by Johnston, who had five goals and one assist.
 
 
Shots away
The Devils fired away at the King's net, shooting the ball 32 times, led by Johnston with ten.
 
Up Next
FDU returns to action at Robert T. Shields Field on Saturday, April 3 at 1:00pm when they host Wilkes University.