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Freedom Conference hoops

King's at Misericordia

Today, Anderson Center, Dallas

Women: 6 p.m.

Men: 8:05 p.m.

TV (men): MyNetworkTV (WQMY)

KING'S (13-4, 5-1)
No	Player	Pos	Ht	PPG	Yr
21	Katlin Michaels	G	5-7	13.7	Sr.
10	Celia Rader	G	5-7	13.9	Sr.
22	Lindsay Atchison	F	6-0	10.8	Sr.
14	Molly Dahl	F	5-10	5.2	Sr.
23	Jennifer Fabian	F	5-10	5.4	Fr.

MISERICORDIA (9-7, 3-3)
No	Player	Pos	Ht	PPG	Yr
10	Tyann McDaniel	G	5-4	10.3	Sr.
31	Lauren Smicherko	G	5-6	12.7	Jr.
13	Hannah Seely	G	5-8	11.7	Jr.
33	Nikki Baro	F	5-9	4.3	Fr.
22	Sam Baro	F	5-10	4.7	So.

Lineups based on last game

NOTES

• Tonight's opener is a rematch of last season's Freedom Conference title game, won 64-54 by the Cougars in Wilkes-Barre. Tyann McDaniel scored 15 points in the contest and was named tournament MVP.

• Misericordia was the only Freedom team to beat King's last season, including a 68-56 win in Dallas. The Lady Monarchs beat the Cougars 51-44 in the teams' other meeting in 2011-12.

• Freshman Jennifer Fabian made her first career start for King's on Monday in a non-conference win over Keystone, extending the team's winning streak to eight games. The Lady Monarchs hit a high mark of 13 straight wins last season.

• The Cougars also won a non-conference game on Monday, topping Penn State Wilkes-Barre. Sam Baro moved into the starting lineup in place of Caitlin Kessler.

• King's enters the game in second place in the Freedom standings, one behind FDU-Florham for first. Misericordia is tied with DeSales and Eastern for third.

KING'S (8-9, 3-3)
No	Player	Pos	Ht	PPG	Yr
15	Joe Caffrey	G	6-0	5.4	Jr.
3	Matt Fiorino	G	5-10	12.1	Sr.
22	Kyle Hammonds	G	6-3	13.0	Jr.
52	Ian Oakley	F	6-4	4.4	Sr.
33	Tom Heston	F/C	6-6	5.5	Fr.

MISERICORDIA (8-9, 4-2)
No	Player	Pos	Ht	PPG	Yr
10	Matt Greene	G	5-9	11.9	Jr.
5	Jesse Urich	G	5-10	6.0	Fr.
3	Sean Bieski	G/F	6-2	5.0	Sr.
32	Steve Ware	F	6-4	10.8	So.
33	Justin Grotevant	F	6-4	9.5	Sr.

Lineups based on last game

NOTES

• King's pulled back into the conference race by winning both games last week, topping Wilkes and Manhattanville to sit in fifth place.

• After a 4-0 start, Misericordia lost a first-place battle at DeSales and couldn't hold onto a halftime lead at Delaware Valley. The Cougars are tied with DelVal and FDU for second.

• Misericordia won both meetings last season – 62-60 in Wilkes-Barre and 60-53 in Dallas – en route to the team's first Freedom Conference title.

• Monarchs guard Matt Fiorino was named Freedom Conference Player of the Week thanks to a career-high 28-point performance against rival Wilkes. The senior added 18 against Manhattanville while moving into second place all-time in program history by hitting his 190th career three-pointer.

• Tonight's game will be televised live on MyNetworkTV, with tip-off coming at 8:05 p.m. The teams will meet again on Feb. 12 at King's.