By PATRICK MEEHAN, Centenary Assistant AD for Communications
When you go to Conway, Ark., lunch at David’s Burgers is recommended. But the Centenary basketball team will be busy then and hopes to get a happy postgame meal instead.
They begin the Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament there at noon today. Coach J.A. Anglin didn’t need to spend much time on scouting their opponent.
A week after playing Colorado College, the Gents will have a rematch with the Tigers today in the opening game of the SCAC Tournament held at Hendrix College in Conway.
The Gents (10-15, 8-8 SCAC) lost their regular-season finale to the nationally-ranked (No. 4) University of St. Thomas Celts 75-63 on Sunday in Houston preceded by an 81-62 loss to Colorado College last Friday night in Colorado Springs.
Centenary, which started the season 1-9, rebounded to go 9-6 since under Anglin, in his first year with the Gents after a successful run at Bossier Parish Community College.
The Gents secured the No. 2 seed in the SCAC’s Blue Division and Colorado College will be the Gold Division’s No. 3 seed. The top six teams in the conference (top three in each division) qualified for the event which end Sunday. The champion will earn the league’s automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
If Centenary defeats Colorado College (12-13, 10-6 SCAC), then a rematch with St. Thomas (24-1, 16-0) awaits in the semifinals on Saturday.
A positive memory: The Gents defeated Colorado College 83-76 on Feb. 25, 2024 in Shreveport to win the SCAC Tournament title and advance to the NCAA Tournament.
STUNT: Centenary is ranked fifth in the country again in the second Division III poll of the regular season.
See the official rankings here: https://collegestunt.org/2026-rankings/
The Ladies were in that same spot in the first poll of the regular season last week. Centenary recorded three shutouts last weekend in the Warrior Invitational in East Stroudsburg, Pa.
The Ladies blanked Randolph College 24-0, Saint Elizabeth 8-0, and Albright College, 12-0. The Ladies’ only loss came to host East Stroudsburg 27-4 in a tough set of four games on Saturday in the Keystone state.
LACROSSE: The Gents remained unbeaten following a hard-fought 13-11 victory over the Huntingdon College Hawks in a non-conference contest last Saturday at home.
The Gents (5-0) are now 3-0 at home this season and scored double-digit goals for the fifth time in five games. Centenary is also off to its best start in program history.
Sophomore Noah Walsh scored a game-high five goals to lead the Gents and freshman Aiden McQuat had three. Freshman Andrew Hayden and junior Ethan Hewett each scored two goals and freshman Gavin Ferrington added one. Walsh added two assists and sophomore D Carter Romero had one. Freshman GK Jake Huff went the distance and recorded a season-high 16 saves
Centenary hits the road to face Augustana College next Friday, March 6) and Cornell College on March 7.
SOFTBALL: The Ladies went 0-4 last weekend in the Belhaven Tournament, falling twice each to Hardin-Simmons and the nationally-ranked and host Belhaven Blazers in Jackson, Miss.
The Ladies (3-6) return to conference play this weekend against Concordia in Austin, Texas. Centenary is off to a 3-0 start in the SCAC after a home sweep over Schreiner Feb. 12-13.
Contact Patrick at pmeehan@centenary.edu
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