By PATRICK MEEHAN, Centenary Athletics Assistant AD/Communications
Kane was more than able Tuesday night for the Centenary basketball team
Freshman Kane Broussard made a Gents’ program record 10 3-point baskets as he scored 34 points and led the Gents to a 94-64 blowout victory over the Howard Payne Yellow Jackets on Tuesday night in a non-conference contest inside the Gold Dome.
Broussard, from Iowa in southwest Louisiana, finished with a season-high point total as he made 10 of 15 from beyond the arc. He was 12-18 from the floor in 39 minutes and his 12 made shots were also a season high.
The previous program record for made 3’s in a game was nine by A.J. Hall on Jan. 12, 2022 against Southwestern in the Gold Dome. Broussard’s 10 treys are the most by a SCAC player in a game this season.
The Gents (4-11) led 56-17 at halftime over the Yellow Jackets (11-8) as they notched their first home win of the season and evened the season series after losing 103-82 in Brownwood, Texas on Dec. 12. Centenary’s victory on Tuesday was its largest of the season and largest since a 97-64 home win over the University of Dallas on Jan. 20, 2024, exactly two years ago.
Centenary tied its season high in points which was previously accomplished in a 94-89 win at McMurry on Jan. 9 in Abilene, Texas. The Gents made a season-best 17 treys on Tuesday, the most in a game since hitting 22 in a 105-69 win over Southwestern on Jan. 12, 2022 – as Hall made those nine treys.
Centenary will return to action versus Concordia in league play at the Gold Dome on Friday at 5:30 and hopes to host Texas Lutheran Saturday at 4.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: The Ladies fell 77-40 to Howard Payne on Tuesday inside the Gold Dome.
The Ladies (2-13) lost their eighth game in a row while the Yellow Jackets (9-10) won their third in a row. Tuesday marked the second meeting between the teams this season after the Yellow Jackets beat the Ladies 85-40 in Brownwood, Texas on Dec. 12.
Centenary, 0-5 at home, will host Concordia in Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference play on Friday at 7:30, then is slated to play Texas Lutheran in the Gold Dome at 6 Saturday night.
SWIMMING: The men’s and women’s teams completed their home schedule on Saturday in a conference double dual meet against Austin College and St. Thomas.
The Ladies tallied six individual wins and two men’s swimmers, Daniel Lewis and Ubaldo Ayala were honored on Senior Day inside the Centenary Fitness Center. The Ladies defeated Austin College 90-57 and St. Thomas 103-63 while the Gents were defeated by Austin 114-65 and UST 143-40.
Junior Reece Esser was named the SCAC Women’s Swimmer of the Week on Tuesday as she tallied three individual wins – in the 50 free (25.76), 100 fly (1:02.40), and 100 back (1:05.89).
GYMNASTICS: The Ladies wrapped up a busy weekend in the Midwest on Sunday with a second-place finish against Illinois State in Normal, Ill.
The Ladies finished with a 185.575 team score while the Redbirds posted a winning score of 193.700. Centenary earned a team score of 185.700 to finish third in the 2026 Windy City Invite on Friday night in Chicago.
The Ladies’ best event score on Sunday was a 47.375 on floor, followed by a season-high 46.950 on vault, a 45.775 on beam, and a season-best 45.475 on bars.
Sophomore Anna Ichiba highlighted the meet for the Ladies on Sunday as she won on beam with a season and career-high 9.80. She is this week’s recipient of the Midwest Independent Conference “Performance of the Week”.
Next up for the Ladies is a meet at Greenville University slated for Saturday.
Contact Patrick at pmeehan@centenary.edu