(4/24/06) Hackettstown, NJ --- Centenary's Men's Lacrosse team dropped their final regular season game earlier today by the final of 15-9, to the visiting Spartans of York College (PA).

The afternoon began with both teams scoring early goals, as York took the early 5-3 advantage after one quarter.  In the second, the visiting Spartans added five more goals, while their defense tightened up and held the Cyclones to just one.  By the halftime intermission the Spartans had built a 10-4 cushion and never allowed Centenary back into it.  The Cyclones made a few small rallies, attempting to get back in to the game but York always seemed to have an answer for every Centenary score.

When the Cyclones Ryan Loomis (Bridgewater/Bridgewater) scored his lone goal of the day with 12:25 remaining in the third quarter the led was trimmed to 11-5.  With Centenary hoping to start a run, the Spartans proceeded to the next two goals pushing the margin to 13-5.  Despite a late third quarter goal by CC's Ryan Mangold (Hillsborough/Hillsborough), York led 13-6 with the final 15 minutes left.  The home team was able to net three unassisted goals in the closing three minutes, but it was not enough as York came away with the 15-9 road victory, improving themselves to 11-5 on the season.  The loss gives the Cyclones a final record of 5-8 overall in 2006.

In the win for York, Ben Libertini (Catonsville, MD/Catonsville) led all scorers with three goals and four assists.  Adam Cross (Westminster, MD/Westminster) added six goals, while Brendan Hopkins (Monrovia, MD/Urbana) and Josh Papsen (Baltimore, MD/North County) each chipped in with three points respectively.  As for Centenary,  Nate Small (Great Mills, MD/Leonardtown) scored three goals, while adding one assist.  Eric Dechert (Avalon / Middle Twp.) scored two goals, while Nick Pielmeier (La Plata, MD/Chopticon), Nick Csenteri (Columbus / NBC), Loomis, and Mangold tallied one each.

(04/15/06) --- On Saturday afternoon the Centenary Men's Lacrosse team downed Manhattan Ville 13-6 for the teams first conference victory.  The win also improved the team to 5-6 overall on the year.

The host Valiant opened the game with a goal in the first three minutes, but the Cyclones came right back to of their own for an early 2-1 lead.  The next four goals were all be Manhattanville, and the homes team led 5-2 with just over 10 remaining in the opening half.  The Cyclones then went on a scoring string of their own, running off six unanswered scores before the half. The Centenary lead stood at 8-5 as both teams headed into the halftime break.

Centenary's Ryan Loomis opened the second half with back-to-back goals, pushing the Cyclones advantage to 10-5 with 9:27 showing on the third quarter clock.  Manhattanville tallied there only score of the second half minutes later, however the Centenary offensive ball control silenced any opportunity of a Valiant comeback.  Centenary's defense held Manhattanville to just one goal, thanks in part to eight second half saves by senior goalie Ryan Seickel.  Seickel ended the day with a total of 11 saves, along with his team's fifth victory.  Offensively for Centenary, Loomis and Matt Rogers led all scorers with three goals each, while Rogers added an assist.  Centenary's leading scorer Nate Small also chipped in with two goals and two assists, while Nick Csenteri and Eric Dechert netted two each.

 

(04/05/06) Union, NJ --- Kean University got three goal and a career high five assists from Steve Gill (Patchogue, N.Y.) to lead the Cougars to a 10-3 victory over visiting Centenary College, in Knickerbocker men’s lacrosse action on Wednesday evening. With the win, the Cougars improved to 5-5 and 1-3 in conference play, while the Cyclones suffer their fifth loss of the year and fall to 3-5 and 0-4 in the Knickerbocker.
 
Kean jumped out to a 2-0 first quarter lead on a pair of goals by Gill. Centenary world tie the game later in the period on goals by Nate Small (Great Mills, Md.) and Nick Pielmeier  (La Plata, Md.). The Cougars would seize control of the game scoring four unanswered goals over the second and third periods. During that run Gill, Josh Morales (Clifton, N.J.), Mike Calonita (New Hyde Park, N.Y.) and Dennis Lukacsko (Lincoln Park, N.J.) all scored one goal.

Centenary would tally the first goal of the fourth off the stick of Nick Csenteri (Columbus, N.J.) before the Cougars closed out the quarter with four straight goals. Lukacsko, Calonita, Brian Buttray (Lincoln Park, N.J.) and Trevor Hartrum (High Bridge, N.J.) all scored during the period.

Kean out shot Centenary 50-23 in the win, while both sides won 8-of-16 face off’s. Cougar sophomore goalie Dave Nichols (Florham Park, N.J.) made 15 saves in the win and for the Cyclones Ryan Seickel (Bound Brook, N.J.) stopped 15 shots.

(03/30/06) Hackettstown, NJ --- Earlier today the Centenary Men's Lacrosse team dropped a Knickerbocker Conference game 12-6, to visiting Farmingdale State.

In the games opening quarter it looked like it was going to be Centenary's day, as the Cyclones jumped out to a 4-2 advantage.  The Cyclones Ryan Loomis (Bridgewater/Bridgewater) tallied both of his goals in the first 15-minutes of play, putting the home team ahead by the two-goal cushion.  Unfortunately from there the Cyclones offense went silent as the Rams defensive pressure combined with a strong face-off, which won 14 of the games 21 starts, did not allow another Centenary goal until the two-minute mark of the third quarter.

Over that time frame Farmingdale was able to regain the lead 5-4, on a goal by Ryan LaFlare (Lindenhurst, NY/Lindenhurst) with just two minutes to go in the half.  The Rams tacked on one more in the final minute, to hold a 6-4 advantage at the halftime break.  The second half proved to be more of the same, as Farmingdale kept control of the ball and made the Cyclones play from behind.  By the time the Cyclones Matt Rogers (Leonardtown, MD/Leonardtown) scored their fifth goal at the 2:02 mark of the third period, Farmingdale was already up 10-5.  The two teams combined for three scores over the final 15 minutes, as the Rams notched their fourth victory of the season.

Farmingdale was led by LaFlare and Jeremy Goohs (Merrick, NY/Calhoun) who each scored four goals.  Goohs also added an assist for game high total of five points.  Rams' goalie Chris Hardgrove (Farmingdale, NY/Farmingdale) made eight saves in the win.  For Centenary Loomis scored twice, while teammates Eric Dechert (Avalon/Middle Twp.), Matt Rogers, Nick Csenteri (Columbus/NBC) and Ryan Mangold (Hillsborough/Hillsborough) each added one.    

(03/18/06) --- The Eastern University Eagles returned home after a tough road loss on Friday night to take on the Cyclones of Centenary in an early afternoon game on Saturday. The Eagles jumped to an early 2-0 lead but could not make the advantage hold as the visiting Cyclones put away 4 man advantage goals to win 8-2.

The Eagles jumped to their first lead of the young season when first year attack Michael Ryan scored off a nice pass from senior Ryan Hamidi. Jimmy Caiola closed out the opening quarter with arush at goal and a nice shot to the lower right corner of the goal.

The visiting Cyclones took advantage of a man up opportunity to halve the Eastern advantage when Ryan Loomis scored the first of his three goals on the day just over four minutes into the second quarter. The Cyclones tied the game before half on Eric Dechert's only goal of the match.

The opening minutes of the third frame proved to be some of the most exciting of the match as the Eagles took several shots from in close and hit the right upright on a chance with the score level. Shortly after that chance, an Eastern penalty gave the visitors another chance, and Nick Pielmeier put that chance away.

The Cyclones scored twice more in the third including another Loomis goal on a delayed penalty call. The Eagles were unable to get things going in the fourth as every possession seemed to end with a turnover and a man down situation. The Cyclones scored two man advantage goals in the closing frame and were able to dominate possession against an Eagle team that looked as though their legs were gone.

The Eagles (0-4), who have not had any favors from the schedule thus far and will not get any on Monday, return to the road to take on a nationally ranked Ohio Wesleyan squad.

(03/15/06) Hackettstown, NJ --- The Centenary Men's Lacrosse team made it as successful home opener earlier today as they defeated visiting Hartwick College by the final of 10-8.

Centenary scored their quickest goal of the season when junior Matt Rogers Leonardtown, MD/ Leonardtown) took a pass from Nick Pielmeier (La Plata, MD/ Chopticon) off the face-off , and gave the Cyclones a 1-0 lead, just twenty-seconds into the game.  Centenary held the lead for over the next five minutes until Hartwicks' Lee Austin (Duxbury, MA/ Duxbury) scored on a pass from Dan Giovinazzo (Waltham, MA/ Waltham) to knot the game at 1-1.  The two teams proceeded to trade goals throughout the remainder of the half, with neither team taking more than a one-goal advantage.  Following a 3-3 tie at the halftime break, the two sides again played leap frog during the third period.

The Cyclones did manage to take a 6-5 lead after three quarters on goal by Ryan Loomis (Bridgewater/ Bridgewater) with 3:47 on the clock.  The hosts then appeared to take control of the game, scoring the first two goals of the fourth quarter.  Centenary led 8-5 with just under ten minutes left in the game.  Following the eighth Centenary goal, the Hawks' Tyler Beeson (Downingtown, PA/ Downingtown) and Steve Caramello (Duxbury, MA/ Duxbury) notched back-to-back goal to quickly put Hartwick back into the game.

After a penalty thrown against the visitors at the six-minute mark, Centenary's Loomis once again tallied a big goal, pushing the lead back to a two-goal advantage.  Hartwick did make it interesting in the closing minutes when Andrew Kraemer (Moorestown, NJ/ Moorestown) scored with 2:37 remaining, pulling the Hawks to within 9-8.  Centenary was fortunate enough to seal the win with a final goal by Eric Dechert (Avalon/ Middle Twp.) with just 0:25 left on the clock.  The win improves the Cyclones to 1-2 on the season, as the loss drops Hartwick to 0-4.

The Cyclones Nate Small (Great Mills, MD / Leonardtown) led the scoring tallying three goals and one assist.  His teammate Ryan Loomis also netted three goals, while Matt Rogers added two.  Nick Csenteri (Columbus / NBC) and Eric Dechert rounded out the scoring with one goal a piece.  As for Hartwick, Steve Caramello scored two goals while Lee Austin and Blaine Meyer (Wayne, PA / Conestoga) each chipped in with one goal and two assists.

(03/08/06) MONTCLAIR, NJ --- Freshman A.J. Bachman (Montville, NJ/Mountain Lakes) scored three times and Bryan Klimchak (Clark, NJ/Arthur L. Johnson) added two goals and an assist as Montclair State picked up its first win of the 2006 season with an 8-2 victory over Centenary College in Knickerbocker Conference Men's Lacrosse action at Sprague Field on Wednesday evening.

Evan Wehmeyer (Succasunna, NJ/Pope John XXIII) added two goals for the Red Hawks (1-2, 1-2 KLC), who rebounded from losses to Kings Point and 10th-ranked Stevens. Ryan Seickel (Bound Brook, NJ/Bridgewater) made 11 saves for the Cyclones, who fell to 0-2 overall, 0-1 in the conference.

After a scoreless seven minutes to open the game, Klimchak got Montclair State on the board with 6:28 to play in the opening period as he took a feed from Dave Armstrong (Nutley, NJ/Nutley) and fired a shot past Seickel for the first goal of the game. Bachman netted the first of his goals with 3:05 left as the Red Hawks led 2-0 after the first quarter. Klimchak's second of the game with 8:37 to play in the second period gave MSU a three-goal advantage and Wehmeyer scored on a man-up opportunity as Montclair State headed into halftime up 4-0.

In the second half, Armstrong collected his only goal of the contest at 12:02 to make the score 5-0, and Bachman's second off an assist from Kevin Cosgrove (Fair Lawn, NJ/Fair Lawn) increased the Montclair lead to six. Wehmeyer netted his second with 3:31 to play in the third as the Red Hawks led 7-0 after three quarters. Bachman notched his first collegiate hat trick with 6:41 left in the final period for last MSU tally.

The Cyclones averted the shutout with two goals in the final minute. Nick Peilmeier (LaPlata, MD/Chopticon) fired a shot with 53 seconds left that beat MSU goalkeeper Thomas Bowers (Hamburg, NJ/Pope John XXIII) to the right side. Just over thirty seconds later, Peilmeier got off a shot that Bowers stopped. Eric Dechert (Avalon, NJ/Middle Township) stuffed in the rebound for the final margin.

Bowers finished with 16 saves for Montclair State which was outshot in the game, 36-33. The Red Hawks held a 30-27 advantage in ground balls, including five by freshman Tyler Meixner (Hamburg, NJ/Vernon) and four by Matt Sharp (Wilmington, DE/Salesianum).

The Red Hawks return to action on Saturday, March 11 as they host Farmingdale State in a Knickerbocker Conference matchup at Sprague Field. Faceoff is set for 1:00 and the contest is a rematch of last year's ECAC Division III Metro championship game won by Montclair State, 13-8. Centenary is off until March 14 when the Cyclones host Hartwick at 4:00 pm.

(03/04/06) PLATTSBURGH, NY --- Plattsburgh State senior Jon Kane (Kahnawake,QUE/Salmon River) scored four goals and recorded one assist to lead the Cardinals' to a 16-2 nonconference home-opener victory over Centenary College at the Lacrosse Complex.

Freshman Frank Sangiovanni (Huntington Station, NY/Huntington) scored three goals while sophomore Tommy Spencer and senior Adam Lockley (Manlius, NY/Fayetville-Manlius) each contributed two goals in the win.

Freshman Nate Small (Great Mills, MD/Leonardtown) and sophomore Ryan Mangold (Hillsborough, NJ/Hillsborough) had the Cyclones only two goals for the game.

Sophomore goalie Billy Hughes (East Patchogue, NY/Bellport) came up with four saves in the victory. Plattsburgh finished with a 38-11 shots advantage.
 

DATE	OPPONENT	TIME	RESULT
MARCH
4	Plattsburgh		L, 16-2/0-1
8	Montclair State %		L, 10-3/0-2
15	Hartwick		W, 10-8/1-2
18	Eastern University		W, 8-2/2-2
22	University of Scranton		W, 7-6 (ot)/3-2
25	Maritime College %		L, 13-11/3-3
30	Farmingdale State %		L, 12-6/3-4
APRIL
5	Kean University %		L, 10-3/3-5
10	Alvernia		W, 11-7/4-5
12	USMMA %		L, 19-4/4-6
15	Manhattanville %		W, 13-6/5-6
19	Stevens %		L, 24-4/5-7
22	Richard Stockton College of NJ %		L, 11-6/5-8
24	York College		L, 15-9/5-9
Home Games are in BOLD % Knickerbocker Lacrosse Conference Contest
Head Coach: Matthew Klank Assistant Coaches: Eric Siegel

NO.	NAME	YR.	POS.	HT.	WT.	HOMETOWN/HIGHSCHOOL
1	Mike Hamlet	SO	MID	5-11	160	Leonardtown, MD/ Leonardtown
2	Bart Rogers	JR	GK	5-11	170	Leonardtown, MD/ Leonardtown
4	Kyle Shepard	FR	ATT	5-8	150	Austin, TX/ Austin
5	Nick Pielmeier	SR	MID	5-10	160	La Plata, MD/ Chopticon
6	Nick Csenteri	SR	MID	6-3	180	Columbus
7	Nate Small	FR	ATT			Great Mills, MD/ Leonardtown
8	Josh Strunk	JR	DEF	5-10	220	Hampton/ Voorhees
11	Ryan Mangold	SO	ATT	5-8	185	Hillsborough/ Hillsborough
12	David Nolan	JR	DEF	6-1	195	Freehold/ Freehold Twp.
14	Travis Roy	FR	MID	5-8	150	Whippany/ Whippany Park
16	Ryan Seickel	SR	GK	5-6	140	Bound Brook/ Bridgewater
17	Eric Dechert	SR	ATT	6-0	200	Avalon/ Middle Twp.
18	Matt Rogers	JR	ATT	5-10	190	Leonardtown, MD/ Leonardtown
19	Jamie Nowakowski	JR	DEF	6-1	200	Wilmington, DE/ Newark
20	Jose Ramirez	JR	DEF	5-8	200	Sparta/ Sparta
21	Bryan Watkinson	JR	MID	5-11	175	Whitehouse Station/ Hunterdon Cent.
22	Ryan Loomis	JR	MID	6-0	165	Bridgewater/ Bridgewater
23	Jack Hunt	FR	MID	5-11	140	Mechanicsville, MD/ Chopticon
24	James Blount	FR	MID	5-7	140	Leonardtown, MD/ Leonardtown
25	Richard Brady	FR	DEF	5-11	185	Morristown/ Morristown
27	Sean O'Keeffe	JR	MID	5-7	140	Aberdeen/ Old Bridge
28	Evan Woltman	JR	DEF	6-2	190	Bridgewater/ Bridgewater
29	Brian Troilo	FR	GK	6-3	180	Whitehouse Station/ Hunterdon Central
30	Jerome Ferguson	FR	MID	5-9	150	Irvington/ East Orange
31	Andrew Rogers	FR	MID	6-1	195	Leonardtown, MD/ Leonardtown
34	Matt Biringer	FR	MID	5-7	160	Brick/ Brick Twp.

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