(4/24/07) Earlier today the Centenary Men’s Lacrosse team dropped their final game of 2007, 10-8 decision to Alvernia College.  The loss gives the Cyclones a final record of 5-9 for the year.
 

The host Cyclones opened a 2-1 advantage after one period behind goals by Nate Small (Great Mills, MD/Great Mills) and Brian Troilo (Whitehouse Station/Hunterdon Central).  The second period as not as kind to the hosts, as they fell behind 4-2 after three unanswered goals, one by Alvernia’s Tom Novak and two others from Tom Fraker.  Small registered his second of the game pulling Centenary to within one at the three minute mark of the half.  The visiting Crusaders would get one more from Fraker giving them a 5-3 lead at the break.  
 

Centenary would open the second half would two straight goals, tying the game at 5-5 following a Matt Rogers (Leonardtown, MD/Leonardtown) score.  The Cyclones however could keep the momentum allowing another three straight goals from Alvernia.  After trading goals around the two minute mark of the third quarter, Centenary’s Ryan Mangold (Hillsborough/Hillsborough) connected on a goal with 0:32 seconds remaining, bringing the deficit to 9-7.  The Men had their best opportunity at come from behind victory when Matt Rogers tallied his second goal with just over five minutes remaining, trimming the lead to 9-8.  Unfortunately the Crusaders’ Sean Cullen iced the game for Alvernia, when he took an assist from Tom Fraker netting the visitor’s 10th goal.
 

Centenary’s Small, Rogers, and Troilo would all register two goals a piece, while Small added three assists to lead the team with five points.  As for Alvernia, Tom Fraker scored a game high six goals and added an assist.  Goalkeepers, Bart Rogers (Leonardtown, MD/Leonardtown) and Mark Lenahan made seven and nine saves respectively in the contest.

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(4/18/07) This afternoon the Centenary Lacrosse team recorded their third win of the season, as they defeated College of Mount Saint Vincent 7-3.  The victory gets the Cyclones in the win column within conference play.  The loss drops CMSV to 2-11 overall, 0-8 in conference.
 

The excitement of the game did not get into full swing until half way through the opening quarter when Centenary’s Nate Small (Great Mills, MD/Great Mills) scored back-to-back unassisted goals.  The first coming at the 6:15 mark and the second with 2:49 left.  The Cyclones would lead 3-0 after a goal by Ryan Mangold (Hillsborough/Hillsborough) off an assist from Rory Murray (Cranford/Seton Hall Prep) in the closing seconds of the period.  The home team would extend its lead to 5-0 at the halftime break following goals by Murray and Matt Rogers (Leonardtown, MD/Leonardtown) in the second quarter.

The third quarter was again fairly quiet until the six minute mark, when the Dolphins got in on the scoring.  Jason Reynolds and William Powers each netted a goal within 0:19 seconds of one another to pull the deficit to 5-2.   After the momentum change, the Cyclones took it right back in the fourth as freshman Vic DeMaio (Vernon/Vernon) scored on an assist from Mangold five minutes in.  The two sides would then exchange a pair of goals late, as the Cyclones coasted to the 7-3 win. 

Centenary goalie Brian Troilo (Whitehouse Station/Hunterdon Central) would make seven fourth quarter saves (14 total) to preserve the victory.  Nate Small led the offense scoring three times, while Mangold added a goal and two assists. 

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(4/21/07) On an afternoon which began with celebration, as six Centenary Men’s Lacrosse players were honored before playing their final game in a Cyclone uniform, the team fell 13-7 to Richard Stockton.  The loss ends the Cyclones conference schedule at 1-8, and moves them to 3-11 overall.  The victory for Stockton gives them a winning season as they finish 7-6, 5-4.
 

The visiting Osprey’s opened the scoring with a goal from Charlie Doud, when Steve Mazurek found him for the shot halfway through the opening period.  Stockton would strike again, but not until the 11 minute mark of the second quarter when Keith Bologno scored unassisted goal.  Nearly four minutes later the visitor’s would extend the lead to 3-0 when Doud tallied his second of the game.  Centenary’s Ryan Mangold (Hillsborough/Hillsborough) followed with his own unassisted score getting the home team on the board.  The Ospreys would tack on two more goals to Centenary’s one in the closing five minutes of the half to lead 5-2 at the halftime break.
 

The host Cyclones made an early third quarter charge to get back into the contest as Nate Small (Great Mills, MD/Great Mills) and Vic DeMaio (Vernon/Vernon) would each find the back of the net in the first two minutes, pulling Centenary to within one.  Stockton however would answer right back with two of their own, pushing the deficit back to four goals at 7-4.  Mangold would register his second goal of the game, on his way to a game high four, at the 7:06 mark giving the Cyclones hope.  Unfortunately for the home team it was not meant to be, as the Ospreys ran off five unanswered goals, extending the cushion to 12-5 with 10:44 remaining in the game.  Ryan Mangold would cap off the scoring for Centenary scoring two more times in closing minutes, while Stockton’s Brendan McCarthy netted the last goal for the victors.
 

Mangold led Centenary with his four goals, while Small added two goals and an assist.  For the Ospreys five different players netted two goals a piece and goalkeepers Ryota Ishikawa and Pete Marcellano combined for eight saves in the win.

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(4/14/07) Earlier today the Centenary Men’s Lacrosse team lost a heartbreaker to visiting Manhattanville College by the score of 13-12.  The Cyclones were unable to hold the late lead and dropped their fifth in a row, now falling to 2-10 on the season, 0-7 in the Skyline Conference.
 

The game began very slowly has both sides took minutes of the clock attempting to find what attacking schemes were going to bring the best results.  Centenary tallied the games first two goals, as both Rory Murray (Cranford/Seton Hall Prep) and Nate Small (Great Mills, MD/Great Mills) connected on unassisted attempts.  The Valiants Matt Harold got the visitor’s on the board when he made a run from his defensive position and found the back of the net just before the end of the quarter.  The scoring picked up quite a bit in the second quarter as the two teams combined for eight goals, five for Manhattanville and 3 for Centenary.  The difference came out when the visitor’s strung together three consecutive goals from the 5:13 mark to 1:44.  M’ville’s Shannon Sturz and Vin Menzenski recorded the trifecta putting the guests in front 6-4.  Centenary’s Ryan Mangold (Hillsborough/Hillsborough) would beat the halftime buzzer with a goal, getting Centenary to within one at the break.
 In the second half both sides again traded goals, neither side being able to put the other one away.  Through the first six scores of the half, three went to Centenary and three to Manhattanville.  After each team traded another pair of goals, the Cyclones found themselves trailing 10-9 heading into the final 15-minutes of play.  The spark that Centenary was looking for seemed to come when Matt Rogers (Leonardtown, MD/Leonardtown) and Mangold scored two straight finally putting Centenary in front 11-10.  The Valiants however would not go away coming back and tying the game 11-11 on a goal by Luke Dorfman.  The Cyclones Travis Roy (Whippany/Whippany Park) put the home ahead for the third time in the game at the 6:25 mark, only to have Manhattanville tied it again three minutes later.  The game winner came off the stick of Shannon Sturz, when he netted a shot just 10-seconds later, putting the Valiants ahead to stay.

In the victory for Manhattanville Sturz led the offense recording four goals and an assists, while Luke Dorfman and Vin Menzenski each added two goals a piece.  For the Cyclones Nate Small and Rory Murray each tallied three goals.  Small also chipped in with two assists, while Ryan Mangold and Matt Rogers netted two goals each.

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(4/11/07) In early afternoon action the Centenary Men’s Lacrosse team fell to Montclair State in a Skyline Conference contest by the final of 22-5.  The win for MSU improves them to 7-3, 6-1 Skyline, while the Cyclones fall to 2-9, 0-6 on the year.
 

The host Cyclones began the game in the same fashion have they in recent games, securing the opening face, taking time off the clock, and scoring the early goal.  This time it came off an assist from Evan Woltman (Bridgewater/Bridgewater) to Vic DeMaio (Vernon/Vernon).  The down side for Centenary came when they were unable to secure the face-offs.  Montclair proceeded to score the next four goals over the next eight minutes of play.  The goals came, two by Bryan Klimchak, one by Evan Wehmeyer, and one by A.J. Bachman for pushed MSU out to a 4-1 lead.  Centenary netted another at the 4:04, from the stick of Nate Small (Great Mills, MD/Great Mills) mark of the first quarter to pull within two, only to have the Red Hawks run off two more to end the quarter up 6-2.   Montclair opened the second with another pair of goals, to stretch the lead to 8-2 before Small found the back of the net for Centenary.  From that point on it was all about the Red Hawk offense as MSU recorded nine unanswered goals and found themselves in front by the score of 17-3 with just over 11 minutes remaining in the contest.  Each team closed out the game making numerous substitutions, including both goalkeepers.  Montclair managed five more scores to Centenary’s two and moved on with the 22-5 victory.
 

Montclair was led by Bryan Klimchak and Patrick Nann who each scored five goals.  Evan Wehmeyer added two goals and four assists to join Klimchak and Nann with six pints each.  As for the Cyclones, Nate Small tallied four goals, while Vic DeMaio added the other.  Ryan Mangold (Hillsborough/Hillsborough) and Evan Woltman each recorded an assists.

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(4/9/07) Earlier this afternoon visiting Maritime College Men’s Lacrosse took a 10-8 come from behind victory today to improve themselves to 5-5 overall 3-3 in the Skyline Conference.  The hard luck loss drops the host Cyclones to 2-8,  0-5 in the conference.
 

The two teams began the game very patient both taking care of the ball in their half of the field.  Centenary took an early 1-0 advantage when Matt Rogers (Leonardtown, MD/Leonardtown) assisted on a goal by Ryan Mangold (Hillsborough/Hillsborough).  The Cyclone lead was short lived as less then three minutes later Maritime’s Lawrence Montrueil tied the score on an unassisted goal.  The two teams traded another pair of goals before the end of the quarter and went to second tied 2-2.  The Privateers gained the advantage in the second scoring twice to Centenary’s once, and holding the 4-3 lead in the break.
 

The Cyclones came alive to start the third as Nate Small (Great Mills, MD/Great Mills) and Ryan Mangold scored two straight unassisted goals pushing the home team back in front 5-4.  Once again the lead changed hands, as Maritime netted the next two and held a 6-5 cushion with just over four minutes to play in the third.  Over the next 15 minutes, stretching into the final leg  of the contest, Centenary’s Small contributed three assist and the team was able to put three goals past Maritime goalie Colin Gallagher, building a comfortable 8-6 lead.  The downfall came in the closing 4:22 of the contest.  Following the eighth Cyclone goal, Maritime’s offense began to click and the road team won five consecutive face-offs, all by Donald Toby, netted two goals to tie the game and then two more for the 10-8 lead with 1:04 remaining.  Centenary did however gain possession in the final rush, but were unable to tally another score.
 

For Centenary in the loss Nate Small and Ryan Mangold each netted three goals each, while Small added three assists.  Matt Rogers finished with a pair of goals and assists.  Maritime’s Keith Fricke led all scorers with four goals, while teammate Tom Freeman chipped in with three goals.  Goalie’s Brian Troilo (Whitehouse Station/Hunterdon Central) and Colin Gallagher each made 15 saves in the contest.    

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(4/7/07) Kings Point, NY—The Mariners defeated the Centenary Cyclones this afternoon by the final of 19-3, bringing their record to 8-2 overall and 5-0 Skyline.  Centenary falls to 2-7, 0-4 in the Skyline.

The Cyclones struck first at the 13:45 mark when Rory Murray (Cranford/Seton Hall Prep) scored unassisted to give Centenary their only lead of the day.  The Mariners couldn’t seem to find the back of the net until sophomore Robert De Pol beat Brian Troilo (Whitehouse Station/Hunterdon Central) to even the score at one each. 

USMMA would then go on a tear and score nine straight goals while goalie John Pagano and the Mariners defense held the Cyclones scoreless in the quarter.  Ian Callery scored off an assist from Tony Buleza to give the Mariners the 2-1 lead, a lead they would never relinquish.  Sean Dougherty scored at the 12:55 mark and Brennan Dougherty added two consecutive goals to extend the Mariners lead to 5-1.  Tony Buleza would score a goal of his own at the 5:52 mark and Brennan would add another goal just 18 seconds later to extend the lead even further, 7-1.

The Mariners would go into halftime with a 10-1 lead and came out just as strong in the second half.  Centenary would strike first with Matt Rogers (Leonardtown, MD/Leonardtown) scoring just 2:28 into the 3rd quarter to cut the deficit to 10-2.  Brennan Dougherty answered right back off an assist from Sean Dougherty to give the Mariners the nine goal lead again.  Centenary’s Rory Murray would score his second goal of the game at the 10:15 mark in the 3rd quarter and that would conclude the scoring for the Cyclones. 

For USMMA Brennan Dougherty finished the game with six goals while Sean Dougherty added three goals and four assists.  Jim Flannery also had a very productive with two goals and two assists.  As for the Cyclones Murray scored twice, while Matt Rogers netted one.  Goalie Brian Triolo made 15 saves in his 32 –minutes of time.

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(4/4/07)  Earlier this afternoon in Men’s Lacrosse, the visiting Cougars of Kean University defeated the host Cyclones of Centenary 14-10 for their second Skyline Conference victory and sixth overall this season.  The loss drops Centenary to 2-6, 0-3 in conference play.

Centenary opened the game as they have recently with a great first possession, as sophomore Travis Roy (Whippany/Whippany Park) won the face-off, found Nate Small (Great Mills, MD/Great Mills) who assisted Ryan Mangold (Hillsborough/Hillsborough) for a 1-0 lead just 0:54 seconds into the contest.  The difference in the quarter came over the next 14-plus minutes, as Kean proceeded to outscore the Cyclones 5-1.  The two teams traded the next five goals, each score going back and forth for the entire second period.  The Cougars would eventually lead 8-4 going in the halftime intermission.  As the second half began Centenary again quickly grabbed the momentum netting a fifth goal just 0:26 seconds into the restart, when Small again assisted, this time to Matt Rogers (Leonardtown, MD/Leonardtown).  The three goal deficit would be the closest that the home team would get.  Kean rattled off four of the next six goals, the fourth on an unassisted score from Steve Gill (Patchogue, NY/Patchogue-Medford) twelve seconds into the final quarter which extended the lead to 12-7.  Centenary would get to double-digit goals scoring twice in the game’s final two minutes; unfortunately it was a little too late.

Kean’s Dennis Lukacsko (Lincoln Park/Seton Hall Prep) and Steve Gill led the way for the Cougars each scoring four goals, while Gill added three assists for a game high seven points.  For Centenary Nate Small scored three and assisted on three more for his six points, and teammates Vic DeMaio (Vernon/Vernon), Ryan Mangold, and Matt Rogers each netted two a piece.

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