By PATRICK MEEHAN, Centenary Assistant AD for Communications
While Centenary’s football team tries to break through on the road Saturday, its futbol teams play at home in a Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference soccer doubleheader kicking off at noon at Atkins Field.
FOOTBALL: The Gents’ fourth quarter rally fell short in the final minute last Saturday night at Atkins Field in a 14-7 loss to Schreiner. But that game provides encouragement heading into the SCAC opener for coach Bryon Dawson’s team.
The Gents (1-3) go to Sherman, Texas, near Dallas to play Austin College (1-3) in a 3 p.m. contest. The Kangaroos also lost to Schreiner, 33-27 on Sept. 5.
WOMEN’S SOCCER: The Ladies fell 3-1 to East Texas Baptist University in a non-conference contest on Tuesday at Cornish Field in Marshall.
The Ladies (2-5) had won two in a row before falling short to the Tigers (5-4). The match was tied at 1-1 before ETBU scored two goals in the second half to seal the win.
Saturday, kickoff at home is 2:30 for Centenary against the University of St. Thomas.
MEN’S SOCCER: The Gents were edged 1-0 by the Millsaps College Majors last Friday in a non-conference contest at Harper Davis Field in Jackson, Miss. The Gents (3-3) and Majors (5-1-2) were meeting for the first time since the 2016 season.
Reid Brenner broke a scoreless halftime tie with a goal just seconds after the break and Centenary could not answer.
Gents’ junior goalkeeper Andres Orsorio played all 90 minutes and made seven saves, marking the fourth time this season he has tallied at least seven.
The Gents kick off against St. Thomas in a noon SCAC match Saturday at Atkins Field.
VOLLEYBALL: The Ladies were swept by Austin College in a SCAC match last Friday inside the Gold Dome.
Centenary (1-6, 0-2 SCAC) lost in straight sets (25-10, 25-15, 25-9) to the ‘Roos (9-4, 1-0 SCAC).
The Ladies don’t play until next weekend on the road in conference matches against Colorado College and the host University of Dallas in Irving, Texas.
MEN’S GOLF: The Gents shot a 51-over par 627 to finish in a tie for sixth place in the Scots Fall Invitational hosted by Lyon College on Tuesday at the Course at Eagle Mountain in Batesville, Ark.
Centenary, opening its season, shot a 17-over par 305 in Tuesday’s final round which was preceded by a 34-over par 322 on Monday.
Freshman Oscar Grinsfelder led the way for the Gents as he tied for ninth place after shooting a 4-over par 148 in his collegiate debut. He shot even-par 72 in Monday’s opening round and a 4-over par 76 on Tuesday.
The Gents return to the course in the Carla Spenkoch Invitational Oct. 12-13 at the Quarry Golf Course in San Antonio.
COACHING HIRES: Elijah Miller has joined the football coaching staff as the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach.
Miller, a native of Tacoma, Wash., is an experienced coach and offensive specialist with coaching experience at the NCAA Division I FBS, FCS, NAIA, high school and international professional levels. He comes to Centenary following a highly impactful tenure as the assistant head coach, offensive line coach, and recruiting liaison at Federal Way High School, one of the top programs in the state of Washington.
Tyron Riles has joined the volleyball coaching staff as an assistant coach. Riles, a native of Amarillo, Texas, comes to Centenary from West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas, where he served as graduate assistant director of operations and recruitment visits.
Riles was a founding member of West Texas A&M’s first men’s club volleyball program. He competed as an outside hitter, opposite, and setter, developing a multi-position understanding of offensive systems. Riles obtained a bachelor of science in education and a master of science in sports management from West Texas A&M.
Contact Patrick at pmeehan@centenary.edu