HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. (April 29, 2009) – Four Centenary men’s lacrosse players earned Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) All-Conference awards, the league announced Wednesday. Junior Jason Rieg (Chester, N.J./West Morris Central) was named to the First Team as an attacker, while defender Eddie Montalvo (West Islip, N.Y./West Islip), midfielder Joe Swantkoski (Flemington, N.J./Hunterdon Central) and goalkeeper Brian Troilo (Flemington, N.J./Hunterdon Central) each earned Second Team accolades. Senior Richard Brady (Morristown, N.J./Morristown) was the recipient of a CSAC Sportsmanship Award.

The award for Rieg is his second All-Conference honor, as he was named to the Second Team in 2008. He is the only member of the 2009 CSAC First Team not from Cabrini. The junior led Centenary with 39 goals, 26 assists and 65 points. He also recorded 30 groundballs. In the latest national rankings, Rieg is 13th in points per game, 30th in goals per game and 29th in assists per game. Within the CSAC, he ranks fourth in goals, second in assists, second in points, tied for fourth in game-winning goals, first in shots and tied for third in man-down goals per game. He was named CSAC Player of the Week twice and received Honor Roll accolades twice.

Montalvo led the team with 66 groundballs, while also recording two goals and one assist from his defense position. He ranked 65th nationally in groundballs and second in the CSAC. Swantkoski finished the season second on the team in goals (32) and points (35). He tallied three assists, 41 groundballs, five caused turnovers and 42 face-offs won.  He tied for second in the CSAC with three game-winning goals and he was named to the conference weekly Honor Roll on April 6.

Troilo is among the conference leaders in saves, with 144. He finished tied for fourth on the team with 32 groundballs. Brady played in all 14 games, finishing with six goals, two assists, 50 groundballs and three caused turnovers.

Centenary finished as the third seed in the CSAC and faces second-seed Marywood today at 4:00 p.m. in Scranton, Pa.

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HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. (April 28, 2009) - Two Centenary athletes received CSAC weekly awards, the league announced Monday. Sophomore pitcher Sarah Olsen (Lake Hopatcong, N.J./Pope John XXIII) was announced as the Pitcher of the Week, while junior attacker Jason Rieg (Chester, N.J./West Morris) was selected to the weekly Honor Roll. For Olsen, this was the second time this season she was awarded the Pitcher of the Week, while her third time overall appearing on the weekly awards. Rieg has now appeared in the weekly awards for the third straight week and has been awarded four times in total this season.

Coming off two straight weeks of being named the CSAC Player of the Week, Rieg was selected to the weekly Honor Roll this week. Rieg totaled ten points on eight goals and two assists, including a game-high five goals in the Cyclones’ overtime win over Shenandoah on April 25. Rieg who has led the No. 3 seeded Cyclones all season, now has totals of 39 goals and 26 assists for 65 points. The men’s lacrosse team will be on the road, Wednesday, April 29 for the first round of the CSAC playoffs as they face No. 2 seeded Marywood. The game is to start at 4:00 pm.

WINCHESTER, Va. (April 25, 2009) - The men’s lacrosse team clinched third place in dramatic fashion with an overtime win over Shenandoah University earlier Saturday afternoon. The Cyclones gave up the tying goal as time expired in the fourth quarter but were able to score the sudden death goal in overtime to get the win. Centenary finished out their regular season play going 6-8 and 4-2 in the conference.

The Cyclones held a slight advantage at halftime being up 10-7. Shenandoah took a brief lead early in the fourth quarter and Centenary needed goals from Travis Roy (Whippany, N.J./Whippany Park) to tie the score and re-gain their lead with one minute left in the quarter. Shenandoah, however, forced the overtime by scoring with no time remaining. Early into the overtime period though Joe Swantkoski (Flemington, N.J./Hunterdon Central) got loose for the Cyclones and scored the winning goal.

For the game Centenary was led by Jason Rieg (Chester, N.J./West Morris) who scored five goals and assisted on two others. Roy finished the day with four tallies, while Swantkoski netted three. Freshman Jonathan Agudo (Voorhees, N.J./Voorhees) scored twice for the Cyclones. For Shenandoah they were led by James Gonzalez and Stephen Mayor who each netted four goals.




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FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (April 22, 2009) - The men’s lacrosse team went on the road to face Farmingdale State College in non conference action earlier Wednesday afternoon. The Cyclones battled but fell to the Rams by a score of 19-8. For Centenary the loss puts them at 5-8 overall while the win moves the Rams up to 5-9.

The Cyclones dug themselves an early hole by falling behind 5-0 in the first quarter and then 12-2 in the first half. The Rams opened up the fourth quarter by scoring the first two goals and it wasn’t until the end of the fourth quarter when the Cyclones offense finally started clicking by scoring five goals; however, it was too late to get back into the game as the host Farmingdale State took the game by a score of 19-8.

Centenary was led on this day by junior Jason Rieg (Chester, N.J./West Morris) and senior Travis Roy (Whippany, N.J./Whippany Park) who each scored three goals apiece. Matt Biringer (Brick, NJ/Brick) and Joe Swantkoski (Flemington, N.J./Hunterdon Central) each scored a goal to round out the scoring for the Cyclones. In the net, senior Brian Troilo (Flemington, N.J./Hunterdon Central) and freshman Kyle McVay (North Brunswick, N.J./North Brunswick) combined to make eight saves on the day. The Rams were led by Sean Maxwell who scored four goals and had two assists on the day and Erick Thomson who had three goals and four assists.

Centenary will be back in action on Saturday, April 25, to complete their regular season schedule as they travel south to Shenandoah. The Cyclones are looking to secure the third spot in the CSAC standings with a win.


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HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. (April 18, 2009) - The men’s lacrosse team picked up its third conference victory of the season holding off a late comeback from Immaculata to secure the win 15-11 earlier Saturday afternoon. The Cyclones are now 3-2 in the CSAC and 5-7 overall. Immaculata dropped to 3-9, 1-5 in the conference.

Prior to the game the Cyclones honored its four seniors and after starting off the game opening up a three goal lead, it seemed they were poised to have a special afternoon. Joe Swantkoski (Flemington, N.J./Hunterdon Central) and Jason Rieg (Chester, N.J./West Morris) did most of the early damage for Centenary splitting four goals and two assists between them as Centenary held a 5-0 lead over the Macs. After a goal from senior, Richard Brady (Morristown, N.J./Morristown) the Cyclones seemed to be cruising and led at the half 9-3.

Things changed in the third quarter though for Immaculata as it outscored Centenary six goals to two and climbed right back into the game as the score was 11-9. The Macs brought themselves within one goal midway through the fourth quarter when the score was 12-11, but it was from there that senior Travis Roy (Whippany, N.J./Whippany Park) found his scoring touch. Roy scored his team’s and the game’s final three goals, sealing the win for his team. Rieg assisted on two of those scores.

For the game, Centenary was led by Rieg who tallied eight points with five goals and three assists and Swantkoski who scored four and assisted on two. Goalie Brian Troilo (Flemington, NJ/Hunterdon Central) picked up the victory and made seven saves on the day. For the Macs it was John Cacchio and Dante Tuscai who led the way with each picking up a hat-trick.

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HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. (April 20, 2009) – Four Centenary student-athletes earned Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) weekly awards, the league announced Monday. Men’s lacrosse junior attacker Jason Rieg (Chester, N.J./West Morris Central) was named his sport’s Player of the Week for the second consecutive week, while baseball’s Lou Penna (East Haven, Conn./Notre Dame) and Andrew Koncen (Elizabeth, N.J./Union Catholic) and softball’s Angelica Ruiz (Bergenfield, N.J./Bergenfield) earned Honor Roll recognition.

Rieg led Centenary to a 1-1 week, 1-0 in conference, by recording 17 points on seven goals and 10 assists in the two games. The Cyclones clinched a berth in the CSAC Tournament by way of a 15-11 win over Immaculata on April 18, a game in which Rieg totaled game-highs in both goals (five) and assists (three). The junior leads the team with 55 points on 31 goals and 24 assists.

The Cyclones (5-7, 3-2 CSAC) return to action on Wednesday, April 22, with a road game against Farmingdale State at 4:00p.m., before closing out the 2009 regular season on the road against Shenandoah on Saturday, April 25, at 2:00 p.m.

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HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. (April 16, 2009) - The men’s lacrosse team lost in heartbreaking fashion earlier today in their non-conference contest against Alvernia College. Centenary was down a goal with a minute left to play and was able to tie the game and force overtime with 23 seconds remaining in regulation. Alvernia, however, scored the sudden death goal with a 1:44 left in the overtime period.

This game was played evenly throughout as neither team took a lead of more than three goals. The Cyclones got on the board first when sophomore Joe Swantkoski (Flemington, N.J./Hunterdon Central) scored off a give and go pass from Jason Rieg (Chester, N.J./West Morris). Alvernia came right back and took scored the next two goals to take a 2-1 lead. Rieg scored his first goal of the game 30 seconds later to even the score up at two for the first quarter. In the second quarter both teams traded a pair of goals as the first half ended even at four.

In the second half the offenses and scoring began to open up a bit. Alvernia, playing down a man, got a spark from Chris Baker who scored the fifth goal for his Crusaders, then on the ensuing faceoff picked up a groundball and ran in uncontested to score the Crusaders sixth goal nine seconds later. Alvernia scored one more time to open its biggest lead of 7-4 with six minutes to play in the third. The Cyclones were not phased and after goals from Matt Biringer (Brick, N.J./Brick), Rieg and Travis Roy (Whippany, N.J./Whippany Park) the score was back even, this time at seven. Right before the quarter was up, however, Alvernia regained the lead when Tom Casper found the net giving his team the slight advantage of 8-7.

In an already exciting game the fourth quarter did not disappoint. Alvernia kicked off the scoring when Benjamin Stidham scored pushing his team ahead by two, 9-7. The Crusaders again could not put Centenary away when Swantkoski scored his second of the game, followed by a goal from Jonathan Agudo (Voorhees, N.J./Voorhees), his second of the game, tying the score again at nine. Alvernia broke the tie with a minute remaining and needed one last defensive stand for the win. The Cyclones in what could have been their final possession moved the ball around the perimeter before Rieg was able to thread the needle to Roy on the crease who found the back of the net and forced overtime. In the overtime period both teams played conservatively, but it was Alvernia’s Drew Giberson who was able to get the game winner with 1:44 remaining in the game.

For the game the Cyclones were again led by Rieg who scored two goals but was playing the role of play maker today recording six assists as well as three groundballs. Swantkoski, Roy and Agudo each scored a pair of goals. Alvernia was led by Chris Baker who finished with three goals and goalie Kevin Shupp made 12 saves in the win.


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HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. (April 13, 2009) – Five Cyclones received Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) weekly awards for four different sports, the league announced Monday. Men’s lacrosse player Jason Rieg (Chester, N.J./West Morris Central) earned Player of the Week recognition, while baseball’s Jordan Wright (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin East), golf’s Sean Kelley (Roxbury, N.J./Roxbury) and softball’s Angelica Ruiz (Bergenfield, N.J./Bergenfield) and Sarah Olsen (Lake Hopatcong, N.J./Pope John XXIII) all were named to their sports’ Honor Roll.

Rieg recorded 13 points on eight goals and five assists in two victories, including three goals and three assists in a win over Gwynedd-Mercy and five goals and two assists in a 21-4 victory over Wells, leading the Cyclones to a 2-0 (1-0 CSAC) week.

The Chester, NJ native is enjoying a successful junior season, as he is leading the team in both goals (24) and assists (13) as well as picking up 19 groundballs. This is the second time this season that Rieg has been honored by the league as he was named to the Honor Roll on March 16.

The Cyclones as a team are keeping an eye on the post season. The top four finishers in the CSAC qualify for the playoffs, and Centenary currently sits in that fourth position with a 2-2 CSAC record. A win over conference foe Immaculata University on April 18 would clinch their spot as well as leave them with a chance to move up in the standings. The Cyclones will next be in action on April 16 as they take on Alvernia College. The game is set to start at 4:00 pm.

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AURORA, N.Y. (April 12, 2009) - The men’s lacrosse team scored a season-high 21 goals on their way to a 21-4 victory of Wells College. Centenary jumped out to a six goal lead in the first quarter and never looked back from there. Centenary has now moved to 4-6 on the season and have won three games in the row. Wells has dropped to 0-7 with the loss.

The Cyclones put up six goals in the first quarter and eight in the second quarter and didn’t give up their first goal until the 13th minute of the second quarter. Centenary had big individual games from Jason Rieg (Chester, N.J./West Morris), Joe Swantkoski (Flemington, N.J./Hunterdon Central) and Jonathan Agudo (Glen Gardner, N.J./Voorhees). Rieg finished with five goals and two assists, Swantkoski tallied six goals and Agudo recorded four goals and two assists. In the net, Brian Troilo (Flemington, N.J./Hunterdon Central) and Michael Vilivong (Linwood, N.J./Mainland Regional) combined for five saves. Wells college was led by Adam Neider who scored two goals in the game.

Centenary will be in action next on April 16 against non-conference opponent Alvernia. 


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HACKETTSTOWN, N.J. (April 8, 2009) - In what was a competitive and physical game it was the Cyclones who came away with the 10-7 victory over Gwynedd-Mercy College on a crisp Wednesday afternoon. The win for the Cyclones was their second conference win in a row and now gives them a CSAC record of 2-2. The loss for the Griffins keeps them at one win in the CSAC at 1-4.

Gwynedd-Mercy took control of the game in the early going jumping out to a three goal lead in the quarter’s first five minutes. The Cyclones got on the board when Jonathan Agudo (Glen Gardner, N.J./Voorhees) scored to make the score 3-1 Gwynedd-Mercy. Four minutes later, sophomore, Joe Swantkoski (Flemington, N.J./Hunterdon Central) got his first of the game and just minutes after that Agudo scored again to even the score at three. In the second quarter again it was the Griffins who struck first, this time Jon-Eric Lane found the net and gave his team a 4-3 lead. Centenary rolled off the next three goals, however, and regained the lead at 6-4. Both teams traded goals before the half was over and Centenary held a two goal advantage at 7-5.

In the second half both teams tightened up their defenses and goals were hard to come by. Centenary extended their lead on a goal by Swantkoski but Gwynedd-Mercy kept it right there when Nicholas Hummel scored his third goal of the game. Senior, Jason Rieg (Chester, N.J./West Morris) iced the game for Cyclones by scorng his team’s final two goals and secured the victory at 10-7.

Centenary was led by Rieg who finished with six total points, three goals and three assist. Agudo also scored a hat trick and recorded one assist. Swantkoski finished with two goals and one assist. Beside the offense the Cyclones were led on defense by junior, Eddie Montalvo (West Islip, N.Y./West Islip) and in the net Brian Troilo (Flemington, N.J./Hunterdon Central) came up with several key saves on his way to 11 total. For Gwynedd-Mercy they were led by Hummel who finished with three goals, Kevin Hens who made seven total saves for the Griffins.


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