Anderson, Ind. – The Centenary lacrosse team is back on the road as the Gents are set to face the Anderson University Ravens on Friday at 6 p.m. at Macholtz Stadium.
Live stats and live video are available for the game at the links below:
Stats: https://aua.prestosports.com/sports/mlax/2021-22/boxscores/20220325_ok7u.xml
Video: https://boxcast.tv/channel/vkh8oft0eyoh6ojszukm
Centenary (0-6) fell 27-11 to the Kalamazoo College Hornets on Tuesday in a non-conference, neutral-site contest at the University of Dallas. Anderson (4-2) defeated Franciscan 21-11 on Saturday.
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. Kalamazoo scored 10 goals in the fourth quarter but the Gents held them to three in the third period.
The Gents finished with a 54-45 edge in ground balls and the Hornets took 49 shots to the Gents' 36. Centenary went 21-41 on face off opportunities while Kalamazoo went 20-41.
Freshman A G'Colby Spivey (Dallas, Texas) led the Gents with a single-game season-high four goals and recorded his second multi-goal performance of the season after scoring two in his collegiate debut on Feb. 5 versus Cornell College. Seven Gents scored on goal each and junior M/A Kyle Comi (Allen, Texas) had a game-high two assists.
Sophomore midfielder Jordan Cook (Bryant, Ark.) and junior D Chris Dant (Bossier City, La.) each had a game-high six ground balls. Spivey, junior D Ethan Little (Tyler, Texas), and freshman D Barrett Stewart (Boerne, Texas) each had five ground balls. Junior MF Blake Federico (Boerne, Texas) and Comi each had four GB's. Dant scored his first-career goal in the fourth quarter.
Centenary freshman GK Alex Nicks-Davis (Nashville, Tenn.) started and played 15 minutes as he allowed nine goals and made three saves. Fellow rookie Jason Turner (Bossier City, La.) relieved him and played the final 45 minutes. He allowed 18 goals and made eight saves. Nicks-Davis, freshman A Braxton Parchman (Shreveport, La.), sophomore D Matthew Lulich (New Orleans, La.), and sophomore LSM Jackson Ossman (Shreveport, La.) each had three ground balls.
Spivey led the Gents with eight shots, Parchman took six shots, Cook had two caused turnovers, took six shots, and had an assist. Junior A John Mark Waniewski (Bossier City, La.) took four shots, scored a goal, and had one ground ball. Junior MF Dario Garcia (Dallas, Texas) took five shots, had two ground balls, and scored one goal. Freshman MF Marc Mackey (Houston, Texas) took three shots and scored one goal.
Cook is the team leader in goals with 11 and Spivey is next with nine. Comi, Mackey, Parchman, and Waniewski each have six goals. Cook, Parchman, and Spivey are tied for the team lead in assists with four and Comi has three. Cook is the leader in points with 15 while Spivey is next with 13.
See the Gents' complete season schedule here: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/mlax/2021-22/schedule
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