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Centenary Receives Award of Merit at NADIIIAA Community Service Awards Reception
- Head Women's Soccer Coach Kevin Davies, Associate Athletic Director Josh Huber, Head Men's Lacrosse Coach Matthew Klank, and Head Men's Soccer Coach Keith O'Connor with the Josten's/ NADIIIAA Award of Merit
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. (January 15, 2012) – Centenary College was on hand Saturday to accept an Award of Merit as part of the Jostens/NADIIIAA Community Service Awards reception held at the NCAA National Convention.
Jostens and the National Association of Division III Athletic Administrators (NADIIIAA) honor institutions each year at the NCAA Convention for their excellence in community service. This year, Centenary College is a proud recipient of one of the two Award of Merit honorees. Director of Athletics, Billie Jo Blackwell, Associate Athletic Director Josh Huber, and Senior Woman Administrator, Iris Correa were presented the award by NADIIIAA President, Al Bean and Jostens’ representative Kelly McKenzie.
The Cyclones’ teams participated in many community service efforts in 2011, making them worthy of earning this distinction, however Centenary was chosen mainly in part for its efforts in helping a local child, Jacob Grimes, who suffers from A.L. Leukemia. Matthew Klank, Head Coach of the men’s lacrosse team observed a posting at a local grocery store about Jacob’s illness. The situation hit home for Klank who has a child of the same age, driving Klank to begin not only a fundraising effort for Jacob Grimes, but also a chance for Centenary teams to share their team camaraderie with the young boy. The men’s lacrosse, men’s soccer and women’s soccer teams all secured sponsors to donate an amount for each repetition of a lift-a-thon or similar event. The money raised was then donated to the Grimes family to assist in treatment costs. All in all, the teams raised over $8,000 and came away with an invaluable experience.
The Centenary College Athletic Department is honored to be recognized by Jostens and the NADIIIAA and looks forward to continuing its efforts to serve the community.
Men's Lacrosse Adds Three-Time All-American Lade To Staff
- John Lade Joins MLAX Coaching Staff
HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. (January 6, 2012) – The Centenary College men’s lacrosse team has added former three-time All-American John Lade from Syracuse University to their coaching staff for the 2012 season as a volunteer assistant coach.
Lade was a three year starting defender for Syracuse from 2009-2011 where he received All-American status each year, including two First-Team honors in 2010 and 2011. With the Orange, Lade was named the 2011 NCAA Division I Defensemen of the Year and was a member of the Division I National Championship Team in 2009.
Aside from playing in college, Lade was also a member of the U-19 Men’s U.S.A. Lacrosse Team that won the gold medal at the ILF World Championship in Vancouver, Canada in 2008. Lade also has experience coaching for youth/young adult lacrosse programs around New Jersey and even experience working for LB3 Lacrosse Program in Atlanta, Georgia.
The former champion looks to bring his skills and experience to the Cyclones staff as Head Coach Matt Klank is very excited to have Lade aboard: “We are thrilled to add John to our staff. John will provide our players with a wealth of experience when it comes to individual and team defense.”
Nolan And Nuzzolese Picked Pre-Season All-Conference By InsideLacrosse.com
- Conor Nolan
- Robert Nuzzolese
HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. (December 13, 2011) – Juniors Robert Nuzzolese (Woodbury, N.Y./Syosset) and Conor Nolan (Hillsborough, N.J./Immaculata) have been named to the 2012 Pre-Season All-Conference team as voted on by InsideLacrosse.com.
Nuzzolese finished the 2011 season as a second-team All-CSAC attack team member after scoring 28 goals, 28 groundballs, and four assists in his 12 games played. Nolan finished the year with second-team All-CSAC midfield honors after posting up 23 goals, 13 assists, and 55 groundballs for the Cyclones.
Season Review
HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. (June 17, 2011) - The Centenary men’s lacrosse team finished the 2011 season 6-7 overall and 1-5 in the Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC). Despite numerous injuries to key players, the Cyclones went toe-to-toe with each of their CSAC opponents. With the return of the full lineup and the experience gained by the rookies, CC looks to get back to its winning ways in 2012.
Sophomores Conor Nolan and Robert Nuzzolese were each named Second Team All-CSAC Midfield and Attack, respectively. Junior goalie Kyle McVay and sophomore defender Sean Lowe received Honorable Mention accolades. Nolan finished second on the team in points (36), assists (13) and groundballs (55) while scoring 23 goals. Nuzzolese scored 28 goals, second-highest total on the team, and tallied 32 points.
McVay had a career season, posting career-highs in minutes (583:30), saves (141), save percentage (.627) and goals against average (8.64). He set Centenary single-season records in GAA and save percentage and ranked 13th in save percentage, 27th in saves per game and 66th in goals against average in the final national statistics. He led CSAC in saves per game and ranked third in save percentage and ninth in goals against average. Lowe was a key member of a defense that limited opponents to 9.1 goals per game. He finished with 45 groundballs and a team-best 25 caused turnovers and tallied one assist from his defensive position.
Senior Joe Swantkoski finished his career with the fourth-highest goals total in program history after leading the squad in scores (36) and points (38), both career-highs. Freshman Tom Montalvo led the team with 25 assists and finished third in points (35) and fourth in goals (10).
Centenary opened its season 4-1, including an 11-5 victory over in-state rival Stockton. In the team’s CSAC opener, the Cyclones took Gwynedd-Mercy to the wire, eventually falling, 8-6. CC fell in its next conference matchup, 15-8 at Marywood, before picking up its first CSAC win with a 6-5 victory at Shenandoah.
But a three-game losing streak, including a tough 19-7 loss to eventual conference champion Cabrini and a 13-9 defeat at the hands of Immaculata, knocked CC out of playoff contention. Centenary picked up its fifth win of the season, 16-10 over Mount Saint Vincent, thanks to a career-high seven goals, tying the third-best single-game total. A tough loss at Neumann closed out the Cyclones’ 2011 campaign.
The team will be without Swantkoski in 2012, but with everyone else returning, Centenary looks to improve on its 2011 season.