The Centenary Ladies and Gents basketball teams kick off a busy week Saturday when the Ladies (0-3) travel to Conway, Arkansas, to take on Hendrix (3-1) for the second time in as many games November 25 at 2 p.m. Meanwhile, the Gents (2-1) welcomes LeTourneau (2-1) on Saturday at 3 p.m. in the Gold Dome.
The Gents have a quick turnaround to take on Pelican State-rival Louisiana College (1-0) 7 p.m. Monday, November 27, in Pineville. The Ladies finish its four-game road swing in Tyler, Texas, against UT Tyler (1- 0) Wednesday, November 29, at 7 p.m. The Patriots have a pair of games this weekend.
Ladies at Hendrix: Live Stats and Video
Gents vs LeTourneau: Live Stats | Live Video
Gents at Louisiana College: Live Stats
Ladies at UT Tyler: Live Stats and Video
Ladies Opening Tip
- The Centenary Ladies (0-3) will look for its first win of the season Saturday, Nov. 25, when it takes on Hendrix for the second time in as many games.
- This will be the Ladies first game at Hendrix since the 2015-16 season.
- Following the game with the Warriors, the Ladies will take on the Warriors for the first time since the 2014-15 season. Senior Jessica Bruti is the only current Centenary player to have faced the Patriots, however, current assistant Brianna Edwards went for a double-double against UT Tyler with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
- Centenary has led all three games at halftime this season.
This will be the third-consecutive season that Hendrix and the Ladies have played twice in a season.
Last week in Sherman, Texas, for the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference/Southern Athletic Association Classic, the Ladies raced out to a seven-point lead early in the second quarter, but Hendrix cut the lead to two at half and went on to win 58-51. Sophomore Deunya Small led the Ladies with 12 points, while freshman Haylee Washington grabbed 12 boards.
Madison Martin recorded the double-double with 14 points and 12 boards for the Warriors.
Three Years Ago against UT Tyler
UT Tyler raced out to a 47-19 halftime lead before scoring 60 points in the second half en route to a 107-50 win in Shreveport November 15, 2014.
Current senior Jessica Bruti played 14 minutes, while current assistant coach and then-junior Briana Edwards tallied a double-double with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
Alexus Betrand is the only current Patriot who played in the game, as she grabbed a steal in two minutes of action.
The Series with the Warriors
Hendrix and Centenary will be meeting for the eighth time in a series that dates back to the 2013-14 season. Hendrix leads the all-time series 6-1, with the lone win coming last season when Jasmine Morris beat the buzzer with a layup as Centenary erased a four-point deficit with 34 seconds left.
The Series with the Patriots
This will be the fifth meeting all-time between Centenary and UT Tyler, with the Patriots holding a 1-4 advantage and a four-game winning streak in a series dating back to the 11-12 season.
The only Centenary win came Jan. 21, 2012, 77-62 in Tyler, Texas.
In the Block with Freshman
This is the second straight season a freshman has led the team in rebounding. Last season it was Deunya Small (8.1), while Haylee Washington is 117th in the nation with 9.7 rebounds per game this year.
Gents Opening Tip
- Centenary (2-1) looks to continue its two-game winning streak this weekend when it hosts LeTourneau and travels to Louisiana College on Monday.
- Senior Travion Kirkendoll, who led the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference in scoring his sophomore season, currently leads the conference in 17-18 (25.7 ppg). With 1,420 career points, he sits 15th in the career annals.
- Sophomore Cedric Harris (18.3 ppg) ranks third in the SCAC in scoring. Combined with Kirkendoll, if two Gents finish in the top-5 in scoring this season, it would be the 4th-consecutive season Centenary has accomplished this feat.
In a game that saw 18 ties, including at 65 with 6:37 left, LeTourneau used a 36-16 run the rest of the way to pull away for a 101-80 win last season in Longview, Texas, Nov. 26, 2016. During the run, the YellowJackets made six threes, five of which came from then-freshman Nate West.
Among returners, Travion Kirkendoll led Centenary with 21 points and eight boards, while Treylan Matthews added 10 points and five rebounds.
Five YellowJackets reached double-digit scoring, led by West off the bench with six triples and four free throws for 22 points. Caleb Loggins added 17, while Christian Seidl came off the bench for 16.
Recent graduate Raheem Regis came off the bench for 25 points and 17 boards for the Wildcats.
Last Year Against Louisiana College
The Gents led by as much as 21 early in the second half, but Louisiana College countered by cutting the deficit all the way to one with two minutes left. However, two key missed free throws by the Wildcats with 1:30 left kept Centenary in the lead as the Gents won 80-77.
Travion Kirkendoll broke the 1,000-career point barrier with 17 points and 11 boards. Jericho Gray came off the bench for 17.
Recent graduate Raheem Regis came off the bench for 25 points and 17 boards for the Wildcats.
The Series with LeTourneau
The Gents will be looking to even the all-time series with the YellowJackets as LeTourneau hold a 7-6 edge against the Gents. Centenary holds a 3-1 advantage since moving to NCAA Division III, but the Gents three-game winning streak was snapped last season in Longview.
The first game between LeTourneau and Centenary occurred during the 1970-71 season, an 85-65 win in Shreveport.
The Series with Louisiana College
The title of the best NCAA Division III men's basketball team in the Pelican State is on the line Monday in Pineville, Louisiana, when Centenary visits Louisiana College.
This will be the 34th meeting between the two teams in a series that dates back to the 1921-22 season, as Centenary picked up a 15-13 and 25-13 wins. The Gents lead the all-time series 28-5 and a three-game winning streak dating back to the final game of the 11-12 season. The Maroon and White lead 4-1 since moving to NCAA Division III.
Next Up
The Ladies and Gents return home with a doubleheader against Johnson & Wales, who joins the SCAC next season. Tip-off for the doubleheader on Friday, December 1, begins with the Gents at 5:30 p.m.