EDWARDSVILLE – Visiting King's College raced out to a 7-1 lead in the first quarter and never looked back posting a 16-5 victory over host Wilkes University Wednesday night in a MAC Freedom matchup at Schmidt Stadium.
 
Wilkes falls to 0-10 overall on the year and 0-2 in league play while King's improves to 2-8 overall and 1-1 in conference games after the victory.
 
King's jumped out to an 11-3 lead at the half thanks to seven first quarter goals. Wilkes received goals from Matthew Bush (Lake Hopatcong, N.J./Jefferson Twp.) (twice) and Nicholas Ruggiero (Califon, NJ/Voorhees) in a three-goal first half.
 
John Wink (Glenside, Pa./Abington) scored three minutes into the third stanza to cut the lead to 11-4.  King's answered with the final two goals of the quarter to push the lead to 13-4 after three quarters.
 
Max Brown (Long Beach, N.Y./Long Beach) scored Wilkes final goal of the night off an assist from Wink with 9:12 left in the final period. King's scored three goals in the final frame to seal the win with two strikes coming over the final four minutes of play.
 
King's held a decisive advantage in the faceoff circle winning 17-of-22 draws.
 
Brian Manning (Long Beach, N.Y./Long Beach) finished with eight saves in net for Wilkes.
 
Up next Wilkes hosts Manhattanville College Saturday at 1:00 p.m. at Schmidt Stadium.