Head Coach Matt Klank
- Coach Matt Klank
Matt Klank is entering his eighth season as head coach of the Centenary men’s lacrosse program. The team went 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, as four of their conference losses were by seven goals or fewer.
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.
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. 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.
The 2010 squad finished 6-8, including 1-5 in the CSAC. Three of the Cyclones’ five conference losses were by two goals or fewer. Centenary used only two seniors, co-captains Jason Rieg and Eddie Montalvo, but the young players came through as Nolan (30 goals, team-high 40 assists, team-high 70 points), Nuzzolese (25 goals, seven assists) and Lowe (62 groundballs, team-high 30 caused turnovers) all played above their years.
Rieg and Nolan earned First Team All-CSAC status, while Montalvo took home Second Team honors and Lowe received Honorable Mention accolades. As a team, Centenary was given the CSAC Sportsmanship Award. Rieg also received United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) 2010 Scholar All-American honors, one of just 70 Division I, II and III student-athletes to earn the award.
The 2009 campaign was one of Klank’s best coaching jobs, as he guided an injury-plagued team, with only 16 student-athletes on the roster, to a 6-9 record, including a 4-2 mark in the CSAC. The Cyclones finished the season as the third-seed in the conference tournament, falling at Marywood in the first round.
In 2008 the Cyclones finished the year as the third-seed in the Pennsylvania Athletic Conference (PAC) with a 5-3 mark, including three straight victories to close out the season, before falling in the conference semi-finals.
Klank came to Centenary in 2005, following four seasons at Drew University as its assistant coach and offensive coordinator. Prior to joining Drew’s staff, Klank was an assistant at Villanova University (1998-2000) as well as at Montclair State University following his graduation in 1997. Klank has also had some experience at the high school level, as an assistant coach and offensive coordinator at Montclair Kimberly Academy from 1995-97.
Klank began his collegiate playing career at Drexel University in 1992. His freshman season he was the program's top scorer. After another year with the Dragons, he transferred to Montclair State for his final two years of eligibility. He received such honors as the ECAC Most Valuable Player and All-New Jersey First-Team in 1994. Klank also led the Red Hawks in scoring in his two years at MSU.
A graduate of Montclair State in 1997, Klank earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Commercial Recreation and Tourism. He currently lives in North Caldwell, N.J. with his wife Marisel and their daughter Ashley Elizabeth.
Assistant Coach Bo Ingalsbe
William "Bo" Ingalsbe enters his second season as Offensive Coordinator for the Centenary College men's lacrosse team. As a player, Ingalsbe played three seasons on a club team at Old Dominion University in Virginia Beach, Va. He was a team captain all three years and led the team in points and assists during his tenure. He transferred to Centenary for his senior season and started in goal for the Cyclones, compiling a program-best 11-4 record.
After graduating from Centenary with a B.A. in Communication in 2004, Ingalsbe coached youth and high school lacrosse in the Washington, D.C. area. In 2009 and 2010 he served as the Defensive Coordinator for Division III Birmingham-Southern College. While at BSC, he coached two All-Conference players, and led a man-down defensive unit that ranked among the top in the country. Ingalsbe also served as the athletic department's Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach at BSC.
Assistant Coach Shawn Rieg
Shawn Rieg is entering his third year as an assistant with the Centenary men’s lacrosse program. Rieg joins the Cyclones after spending the last two years as a basketball coach. Rieg was an assistant at West Morris Central High School in 2008-09 and then served on the staff of the varsity team at Voorhees High School this past season. Rieg’s brother, Jason, is a senior captain for Centenary.
Rieg has worked as a coach in some capacity since the Spring of 2006, when he was an assistant for the Indian Valley High School varsity tennis team. He then was the head coach for Long Valley Recreation basketball in 2006-07 followed by a stint at the Catholic Youth Organization in Long Valley, N.J.
Off the field, Rieg is a substitute teacher in the North Hunterdon/Voorhees School district and a Youth Minister at St. Luke Parish in Long Valley.
Rieg received a BA in Secondary Education – Social Studies from Penn State University in 2006. He began his collegiate career at PSU-Hazleton, spending two seasons on the men’s basketball team, before transferring to Penn State. While at Hazleton, Rieg earned All-CCAC Academic accolades.
Rieg is CPR certified and currently resides in Long Valley.
Assistant Coach John Lade
John Lade joins the Cyclones for his first season as an assistant coach after recently graduating from Syracuse University this past May with a B.S. in Biology.
Lade was a three year starting defender for the Orange from 2009-2011 where he was named a three-time All-American, 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.
Assistant Coach Ryan Whipple
Ryan Whipple enters his first season with the Centenary lacrosse program, serving as an assistant to head coach Matt Klank. Whipple comes to the Cyclones after playing four years of lacrosse at the University of New Haven.
For the past few years, Whipple has served as a claims adjuster for Raphael and Associates, Paladin Adjuster Group, and Travelers Insurance. Whipple graduated with dual B.A. degrees in Fire Administration Management and Arson Investigation from the University of New Haven in 2005 and currently resides in Budd Lake, N.J.