Anderson, Ind. – The Centenary lacrosse team edged the Anderson University Ravens, 12-11, on Friday night at Macholtz Stadium.
The Gents won their first game of the season to improve to 1-6 while the Ravens dropped to 4-3. Centenary responded nicely from a 27-11 loss to the Kalamazoo College Hornets on Tuesday in a non-conference, neutral-site contest in Irving, Texas. Tuesday's game marked Centenary's first action in nearly a month, since a 13-2 loss to Hanover College on Feb. 26.
Centenary's offense, as it has been for the majority of the season, was effective on Friday as the Gents scored double-digit goals for the fourth time this season and second-consecutive game. Friday's victory was also a comeback effort as the Ravens jumped out to a 4-0 lead midway through the first quarter and led 7-3 after the period. Anderson led 8-5 at the half but the third quarter belonged to Centenary as the Maroon and White finished with a 5-0 advantage in the period. Centenary led 12-8 with 9:58 remaining and held off a late rally by the Ravens to claim the one-goal win.
The Gents were back on the field on Tuesday for the first time in nearly a month, having last played on Feb. 26 when they fell 13-2 at Hanover College. Centenary fell behind 14-0 at the half but caught fire in the second half, scoring 11 goals.
Sophomore midfielder Jordan Cook (Bryant, Ark.) scored five goals, the second time he has done so this season after previously scoring five against Huntingdon on Feb. 13, and recorded his third multi-goal performance of the season after scoring three against Hendrix on Feb. 15. Cook now has six multi-goal games in his career and a team-leading 16 this season. Freshman A G'Colby Spivey (Dallas, Texas) scored three goals, marking his third multi-goal game of the season and second in a row after scoring a season-high four on Tuesday against Kalamazoo. Junior M/A Kyle Comi (Allen, Texas) scored two goals and added three ground balls.
Junior A John Mark Waniewski (Bossier City, La.) and junior MF Dario Garcia (Dallas, Texas) each scored a goal and Cook, Waniewski, and freshman A Braxton Parchman (Shreveport, La.) each had one assist. Cook took a team-high 12 shots with six coming on goal and had a team-high six ground balls and added three caused turnovers. Senior LSM/FO Tripp Montgomery (New Iberia, La.) had four ground balls and a caused turnover. Spivey took eight shots, five on goal, and one ground ball. Parchman took three shots, with one on goal, and had two ground balls.
Sophomore LSM Jackson Ossman (Shreveport, La.) had a team-high four caused turnovers and added a pair of ground balls. Sophomore D Matthew Lulich (New Orleans, La.) finished with one shot, one ground ball, and one caused turnover. Junior D Chris Dant (Bossier City, La.) and junior D Ethan Little (Tyler, Texas) each had three ground balls.
Centenary freshman GK Alex Nicks-Davis (Nashville, Tenn.) started and played all but 32 seconds in the game as he picked up his first-career win and made eight saves. Anderson GK Eric Fisher (4-3) played all 60 minutes and suffered the loss, allowing all 12 goals and making six saves. Cole Whatley matches Cook with five goals to lead the Anderson offense. Josh Rhodes added three goals and three assists and Logan Lawrence and Zach Thompson each had two assists.
Centenary remains on the road to face Earlham College on Saturday in Richmond, Ind., at 5 p.m. (4 p.m. central).
See the Gents' complete season schedule here: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/mlax/2021-22/schedule
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