By PATRICK MEEHAN, Centenary Sports Information Director
Centenary’s first official football season continues on the road for the rest of the month, with a Saturday visit to Austin College, and all other fall sports are also competing away from home.
MEN’S GOLF: Centenary finished seventh in the 2024 SCAC Preview to open its 2024 fall season on Tuesday at the White Bluff Golf Course in Whitney, Texas.
The Gents, who were in eighth place after the opening round of the event on Monday were back at a familiar site where they competed last season in the SCAC Championships. Centenary finished at 51-over par 627 for the tournament after shooting a 26-over par 314 on Tuesday which was preceded by a 25-over 313 on Monday.
Senior Andrew Bennett, a native of Bossier City, paced the Gents as he tied for sixth place at 4-over par 148. Bennett shot a 5-over par 77 on Tuesday after a 1-under par 71 in Monday’s opening round.
Bennett claimed the 2024 individual conference title last season on the very course last April, becoming the first Centenary men’s golfer in the Division III era to win an individual conference title as he finished at 4-under par 212. Bennett finished in a tie with Texas Lutheran University’s Tobey Willis to earn his 10th-career top 10 finish.
Sophomore Aubrey Snell, a Shreveport native, finished in a tie for eighth place, shooting a 6-over par 150 with consecutive rounds of 75 and recorded his third-career top-10 finish.
The Gents will next be in action in the UMHB Invitational at Sammons Park Golf Club in Temple, Texas this weekend.
WOMEN’S GOLF: The Ladies finished fifth at the 2024 SCAC Preview on Tuesday at plus 188 (764) on Tuesday in their season-opening tournament at White Bluff Golf Course.
The Ladies shot a team score of 379 and moved up from seventh place after Monday’s first round in which they shot a 385.
Freshman Haylee Crowder, a Haughton native, earned the Ladies’ top finish of the tournament at 15th place as she shot a 21-over 93 on Tuesday to finish 37-over par 181. Crowder, in her collegiate debut on Monday, shot a 16-over par 88 and was tied for 12th place.
The Ladies return to action next month as they will face Southern University in a dual match at Oakwing Golf Club in Alexandria on Oct. 14.
WOMEN’S SOCCER: Centenary plays the Millsaps College Majors in a non-conference contest this afternoon at 5 at Harper Davis Field in Jackson, Miss.
The Ladies (0-2-1) are coming off of a 3-3 tie against the Huntingdon College Hawks on Sunday afternoon in a non-conference match in Montgomery, Ala. The Majors (1-5-1) are 1-2-1 at home this season and crushed Tougaloo by a score of 12-0 at home on Sunday. Centenary and Millsaps met last season in Shreveport and finished in a scoreless tie.
The Ladies’ three goals scored on Sunday is the most by the Ladies since a 5-1 win over Austin College at home on Oct. 7, 2022.
Sophomore Zoe Keller made her first-career start in goal for the Ladies and went the distance, recording eight saves in her 90 minutes.
VOLLEYBALL: The Ladies fell 3-0 to the University of Texas-Dallas Comets on Tuesday evening in a non-conference contest in Richardson, Texas.
The Ladies (0-8) will return to action on Saturday to open Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference play against McMurry in Abilene, Texas at 1 p.m.
The Comets won the first set by a score of 25-15, took set two 25-11, and closed out the sweep with a 25-12 win in set three. The Ladies finished with 26 digs, 14 kills, 12 assists, and one solo block while the Comets tallied 36 digs, 53 kills, 49 assists, and eight service aces.
Contact Patrick at pmeehan@centenary.edu