WILKES-BARRE – Junior Dianna Connor (Effort, PA/Pleasant Valley) and sophomore Nicolette Towlen (Ewing, NJ/Ewing) each scored one goal to lead the Wilkes University women's soccer team to a 2-1 win at rival King's College in Middle Atlantic Conference Freedom (MAC Freedom) action on Wednesday afternoon.

The Lady Colonels improved to 2-1 in MAC Freedom play and 3-9 overall.

Towlen got Wilkes on the board in the 62^nd minute when junior Elena Denger (Nazareth, PA/Nazareth) took the ball out of bounds, threw it in to junior Brittany Gurreri (Dallastown, PA/Dallastown), who headed it toward Connor for the one-time goal.

Connor added to the Wilkes lead in the 66^th minute when Towlen found her on a cross for another one-timer and the 2-0 lead.

The Monarchs cut the lead in half in the 80^th minute, but the Lady Colonels were up to the task and held on for the crucial victory.

Wilkes outshot King's 13-10 with six hitting the target compared to three for the Monarchs. The Lady Colonels dominated the second half, outshooting King's 11-5.

Senior goalkeeper Alyssa Young (West Babylon, NY/West Babylon) made two saves in net to earn the victory.

Wilkes returns to the pitch on Saturday when it will host Misericordia in a MAC Freedom tournament semifinal rematch, a game won by the Lady Colonels to advance to the MAC Freedom Championship, at Schmidt Stadium beginning at 2:30 p.m.