By PATRICK MEEHAN, Centenary Assistant AD for Communications
The Centenary Gents basketball team will prep for their upcoming regular season with an exhibition contest tonight in Monroe against ULM set for 6:30 PM inside b1Bank Fant Coliseum.
The Gents are led by second-year head coach J.A. Anglin while Ryan Cross enters his first season as the head coach of the Warhawks. Centenary and ULM have played each other 34 times in history with the Gents winning 19 times compared to 15 for the Warhawks. Wednesday’s meeting is the first since Dec. 20, 2017 in Monroe.
The Gents are set to play 25 regular-season games and a pair of exhibition contests as they will begin their regular season on Friday farther east on I-20 against Belhaven in a non-conference contest set for 6 o’clock in Jackson, Miss.
The Gents’ other exhibition game will be against the Lamar Cardinals on Wednesday, Nov. 11 in Beaumont, Texas. Centenary then faces Millsaps College on the road on Friday, Nov. 13 back in Jackson.
The Gents’ first home game is scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 17 against East Texas Baptist and their first Southern Collegiate Athletic Conference contest is set for Friday, Dec. 11 against LeTourneau inside the Gold Dome.
Zach Schonfarber has joined the Centenary men’s basketball coaching staff as an assistant coach. Schonfarber, a Shreveport native, graduated from Louisiana Tech University with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology.
He spent four years as an assistant coach for the boys’ and girls’ basketball teams at Loyola College Prep. As interim girls head coach in 2022-23, he helped the Lady Flyers to an undefeated record in district play as they advanced to the second round of the playoffs. Schonfarber spent four years as a student manager (2016-2020) and one year as a graduate assistant (2021-2022) for the Louisiana Tech men’s basketball team.
BASKETBALL TICKETS: Season and single game tickets for the 2026-27 Centenary men’s and women’s basketball seasons are now on sale and available for purchase online at https://fan.hudl.com/usa/la/
Single game ticket prices are $10 for adults and $5 for all children 12 and younger. Both Centenary teams are scheduled to play 13 home games this season.
FOOTBALL: The Gents, who just enjoyed a bye week, return to action this Saturday for their final home game of the season against Lyon College with a Halloween kickoff set for 6 o’clock at Atkins Field.
Centenary (2-4, 1-1 SCAC) will finish its regular season on Saturday, Nov. 7 at Texas Lutheran University with kickoff set for 1 p.m. in Seguin, Texas.
SWIMMING: The Ladies and Gents opened their seasons at home last weekend with a pair of dual meets against McMurry inside the Centenary Fitness Center.
Senior Hannah Waddell, a former Caddo Magnet star, continued to sparkle in her return to the pool after missing last season due to injury as she recorded an impressive six individual wins for the Ladies. Waddell was also a member of the Ladies’ winning teams in both the 200-medley and 200 free relays.
The Ladies and Gents are back in the water on Saturday for the annual Hendrix Classic in Conway, Ark.
MEN’S SOCCER: The Gents (3-10, 0-7 SCAC) will finish their season at home this weekend with a pair of league contests against Hendrix College at 5 on Friday and the University of the Ozarks at noon Sunday at Atkins Field. Centenary fell 3-0 to Austin College and LeTourneau last weekend on the road.
WOMEN’S SOCCER: The Ladies (2-10-1, 0-5-1 SCAC) will also complete their season at Atkins Field this weekend against Hendrix (Friday at 7:30) and Ozarks (Sunday at 2:30) after falling twice on the road last weekend to Austin College (3-0) and LeTourneau (3-2).
VOLLEYBALL: The Ladies (1-16, 0-10 SCAC) went winless on the road in conference play last weekend, suffering a trio of sweeps against Concordia, Texas Lutheran and St. Thomas in a league crossover hosted by Austin College in Sherman, Texas.
Centenary is back on the road this weekend for a pair of SCAC matches, on Friday at Ozarks and on Saturday at Hendrix. The Ladies will face LeTourneau in their season finale at home on Saturday, Nov. 7 at 1 o’clock.
WOMEN’S GOLF: The Ladies finished third in the Abilene Intercollegiate on Tuesday, capping their fall season at Live Oak Golf Club in Abilene, Texas.
Centenary shot an 82-over par 650 as the Ladies shot a 51-over par 335 in Monday’s opening round and followed that with a 31-over 315.
Junior Amber Shaw climbed up the leaderboard on Tuesday and was the Ladies’ top finisher as she tied for sixth place at 28-over par 158. She shot a 12-over 83 on Monday and posted a 4-over 75 in the final round.
Contact Patrick at pmeehan@centenary.edu