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Chris Fazzini scored 20 points as the King&#8217;s College men&#8217;s basketball team overcame a three-point half-time deficit to fend off Manhattanville, 70-67 and avenge an early-season loss in a Freedom Conference men&#8217;s basketball game Saturday at Scandlon Gymnasium.Fazzini also added eight rebounds, two assists and two steals in the victory.Dan Rutecki finished with 18 points and nine rebounds for King&#8217;s, while Tom Heston added 16 points for the Monarchs.With the win, King&#8217;s improved to 10-11 overall and 4-6 in league play.Women&#8217;s basketballManhattanville 71, King&#8217;s 68 (OT)Kelsey Seitz scored a game-high and season-best 18 points for King&#8217;s, but the Monarchs fell in overtime.Tara Zdancewicz hit her career high with 17 points and added seven rebounds for King&#8217;s, while Jennifer Fabian added points and nine rebounds.Olivia Hoffman pulled down 10 rebounds and blocked seven shots for King&#8217;s.Track and fieldKing&#8217;s qualifies three for MAC championshipsMarissa Durako qualified for indoor Middle Atlantic Conference championship in the 5,000 meters by finishing second in the race with a time 18.12.33 as King&#8217;s College competed in the Deschriver Invitational at East Stroudsburg University.King&#8217;s competitors Taylor Runo and Erika Martyn qualified for the MAC&#8217;s in weight throw. Runo had a throw of 10.39 meters while Martyn qualified with a throw of 8.92 meters.On the track, Joe Falcone ran a 7.12 in the men&#8217;s 55 meter dash and 25.15 in the 200 meter dash. Ellen Kuzma crossed the line in 7.87 in the 55 in the women&#8217;s meet and 29.71 in the 200, while Ashley Strazdus finished in 8.60 in the 55 and 31.77 in the 200.In field events Jill Korgeski was third in the shot put with a throw of 12.61 meters, once again improving her MAC-leading mark. She also had the top Division III mark at the meet. Sonia Okolo was seventh with a throw of 11.40 meters.Misericordia&#8217;s Hause, Clarke and Bolton break marksMikael Hause set a school record by running a 15:27.26 to finish third at 5,000 meters while pacing the Misericordia University men&#8217;s indoor track &amp; field team at Susquehanna.Eric Deignan (4:25.59) was fifth in the mile while Sean Luzzi was seventh.Michael Harth (51.47) was third at 400m and fourth at 200m (23.24).Greg Shultz tied for fifth in the high jump (1.78m) and Trever Reed was seventh at 3000m (9:13.44).Oniesha Clarke set a school record to win the 60m dash in7.83 for the Misericordia University women&#8217;s indoor track &amp; field team.Sarah Wigg (15.74m) added a win in the weight throw and Reilly Wagner (1.64m) won the high jump.Bianca Bolton (18:33.19) set a school record to lead a one-two finish with teammate Bethany Killmon in the 5000m and Katie Fairchild, Kelty Fairchild, Melanie Fry and Amy Viti won the 4x400m (4:01.50).Sarah Ostroski was second in the long jump (5.4m) and Viti (2:15.63) and Bolton were third and fifth, respectively, at 800m.Clarke was second at 200m (26.6) and Katie Fairchild (1:01.15), Wagner and Kelty Fairchild finished third and fifth. respectively, at 400m.<div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta>Times Leader</bylineMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><shirttailMeta>Reach Times Leader sports at 570-829-7143 or on Twitter @ TLSports</shirttailMeta></div>

King’s College men’s basketball team surges to victory over Manhattanville