Krista Mundy	Jessica Pankey

Box Score
Photo Gallery (courtesy of Dan Ceccacci)

SCRANTON, Pa.—King’s College junior goalkeeper Megan Withrow (Wernersville, Pa./Conrad Weiser) made life difficult for The University of Scranton field hockey team Thursday evening at Fitzpatrick Field.

Withrow finished with 18 saves and senior forward Callie Berryman (Kingston, Pa./Holy Redeemer) scored twice to lead the Lady Monarchs to a 4-1 victory.

Withrow made 10 saves in the first half alone, stopping a number of potential scoring opportunities for Scranton, which, with the loss, fell to 2-2 on the season.  The Royals failed to convert any of its six penalty corners in the first half and fell behind 2-0 by intermission.

King’s, now 3-2, got on the scoreboard in the 29th minute when senior forward Meaghan Wernimont (Reeders, Pa./Pocono Mountain) blasted in a shot just inside the arc on a ball served up on a penalty corner by senior forward Jackie Sikora (Trenton, NJ/Robbinsville)

Three minutes later, Sikora set up Berryman’s first goal—an 18-yard blast that that found the upper right corner of the cage—by delivering a ball from the right sideline.

Early in the second half, King’s extended its lead to 3-0 when junior forward Kim Howanitz (Shickshinny, Pa./Northwest Area) followed up her first shot attempt that was saved by Royal sophomore goalkeeper Krista Mundy (North Caldwell, NJ/West Essex) and tapped it into the cage.

The Royals answered in the 51st minute, cutting the margin to 3-1 when freshman midfielder/back Jessica Pankey (Pompton Lakes, NJ/Pompton Lakes) scored the first goal of her career.  She tapped in a put-back off a previous shot attempt that was saved by Withrow.

In the 60th minute, King’s set the final score when Berryman fought off a Royal defender and tapped in a shot in front of the cage on a previous shot attempt that was saved by Mundy, who played the entire second half for Scranton and finished with eight saves.

The Royals will return to action this Saturday, September 15, against Albright College in Reading, Pennsylvania, at 1:00 p.m.

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