By PATRICK MEEHAN, Centenary Sports Information Director
The first chill of fall has arrived just in time for the change of Centenary sports seasons.
The soccer teams’ regular season concludes Saturday, along with the end of the 2025 cross country slate. The Gents’ basketball team has its first exhibition game under its belt, and the regular season for both basketball teams will begin just as football wraps up its regular season next Saturday at home. Golf is now done for the fall.
SOCCER: The Ladies and Gents will finish the regular season in Houston on Saturday as they will face the University of St. Thomas Celts in a Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference doubleheader set for 5/7:30 p.m.
The Ladies (1-13-3, 0-7-2 SCAC) fell 2-0 to Concordia in their home finale on Sunday. The Gents (7-8-2, 5-5 SCAC) allowed a pair of late goals to Concordia on Sunday to fall 3-1.
The Gents, despite losing three straight matches, are in the mix for a berth into next month’s SCAC Soccer Tournament heading into their final regular season match. The Gents, picked to finish eighth in the preseason poll, have accumulated 15 points and are currently sixth in the conference standings. The event will be held Nov. 6-9 in Round Rock, Texas.
FOOTBALL: The Gents will play their final road game of the season on Saturday as they face the Hendrix College Warriors (4-3, 2-1 SCAC) in a conference matchup set for 6 o’clock in Conway, Ark.
Centenary (1-5, 1-2 SCAC) could not keep pace with the McMurry War Hawks on Saturday as the Gents fell 52-6 at Atkins Field. The Gents are back for their final home game Nov. 8 against Austin College, aiming to sweep the season series with the ‘Roos.
The SCAC postseason event is Nov. 15 in Little Rock, with pairings to be set after Nov. 8 games conclude.
MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY: The Gents finish their season on Saturday at the SCAC Championship in Prairie View, Texas.
The team will run an 8K race starting at 9 a.m. Centenary finished fourth in the Grambling State XC Invite on Oct. 9 in its most recent action.
Freshman Zack Wroten had the Gents’ top finish (19:12.40) to place 13th. The rookie has recorded the Gents’ top finish in all four meets this season.
BASKETBALL TICKETS: Season tickets and singe game tickets for the upcoming Centenary men’s and women’s seasons are now on sale online.
Single game ticket prices are $10 for adults and $5 for all children 12 and younger.
Both the men’s and women’s programs enter a new chapter as both have new head coaches this season. Shreveport native J.A. Anglin will lead the Gents and Minden product Rennie Bailey will lead the Ladies.
The Ladies’ first home game is set for Friday, Nov. 7 against ETBU at 6 in the Gold Dome while the Gents will take the court at home for the first time on Friday, Nov. 14 at 7, also against ETBU.
The Gents fell 95-66 to Tulane University in an exhibition contest on Tuesday in New Orleans. Dontarius Coleman led the way with 20 points.
MEN’S GOLF: The Gents shot a 40-over par 616 (314-302) to finish in a tie for sixth place in the Belhaven Invitational on Tuesday at The Refuge Golf Club in Flowood, Miss.
Junior Aubrey Snell, a former Parkway High School star, led the way as he finished fifth at 2-over par 146 (75-71) and was named to the All-Tournament Team. Snell, who tied for third place at the SCAC Preview earlier this month, now has seven top five finishes in his career.
The Gents have completed their fall season. The spring schedule will be announced soon.
VOLLEYBALL: The Ladies begin a season-long homestand on Saturday as they face the University of Dallas Crusaders at 1.
Centenary (2-19, 1-12 SCAC) has lost 12 matches in a row and aims for its first victory since a 3-1 win over the University of Ozarks on Sept. 28. Centenary wraps up the weekend with a non-conference contest against UC Santa Cruz on Sunday at 1.
Contact Patrick at pmeehan@centenary.edu