Coker Cobras
The Coker College men's lacrosse team is set to take on the Florida Tech Panthers on Sunday (Feb. 10) at 2:00 PM on the Coker Athletic Field.
The last time out for the Cobras turned out to be a record day as there were five records either broken or tied in a 25-8 defeat of Chowan, with two of those being individual records. Joe Venazio set the single-game record for goals in a game (8) and tied the record for most points in a game (11).
Venazio got the party started just over two minutes in with the first goal of the season off of an assist from Jonah Robertson and just one minute later all-conference midfielder Ethan Irizarry increased the Coker lead with an unassisted goal. Denton Wilks and Justin Hopkins both found the back of the net shortly after to put the Cobras up 4-1 midway through the first quarter. Following a Chowan goal, the Cobras went on a 5-0 run to end the half that included goals from Robertson, Venazio, and Wilks. Justin Hopkins picked up his second goal of the game early in the second quarter before Venazio and Matt Murphy added a pair of goals to their totals. Jason McNeany added of his own after taking the faceoff and finding the back of the net.
Stephen Sperbeck and Ethan Ramsey both found the back of the net to start the third quarter before Robertson, Venazio, and Lucas Hediger gave the Cobras a 20-8 lead heading to the final quarter. Coker put the clamps on the Hawks in the fourth quarter and spectacular sophomore Venazio had a hand in four of the five goals, leading the Cobras to the 25-8 victory. Chris Hagy was strong between the pipes, picking up six saves in the game.
Player to Watch
Venazio had a tremendous first game back after missing the majority of last season due to injury, finding the back of the net eight times and also adding three assists. Not only did Venazio stuff the stat sheet but he was also very efficient in his shots as 13 of his 14 in the game were on goal.
Coker Cobras
2019 Men's Lacrosse Roster
2 Ethan Irizarry M So. 6-3 190 New York, N.Y. / Mainland Regional HS
3 Matt Murphy A So. 5-9 160 Lindenhurst, N.Y. / Lindenhurst Senior HS
4 Denton Wilks M Jr. 6-2 210 Osteen, Fla. / Winter Springs HS
5 Chris Hagy G So. 5-11 170 Bel Air, Md. / Bel Air HS
6 Jonah Robertson A/M Fr. 5-10 210 Palm Coast, Fla. / Matanzas HS
8 Joe Venazio A So. 5-7 155 Myrtle Beach, S.C. / Carolina Forest HS
9 Stephen Sperbeck M So. 5-9 145 Myrtle Beach, S.C. / Socastee HS
11 James Brugger D So. 5-9 150 Mooresville, N.C. / Lake Norman HS
12 Van Seiler LSM Sr. 5-8 155 Winter Springs, Fla. / Winter Springs HS
13 Chris Stallings G Jr. 5-11 150 Bel Air, Md. / Harford Community College
15 Ryan Bass D So. 5-11 175 Austin, Tx. / McNeil HS
16 Charles Stafford M Sr. 5-8 150 Hampstead, Md. / Hereford HS
17 Evan Bachman D Jr. 6-2 190 Simpsonville, S.C. / Woodmont HS
18 Justin Hopkins LSM So. 6-1 160 Sugar Hill, Ga. / North Gwinnett HS
19 Nicholas Maddox M Sr. 5-10 175 Winter Springs, Fla. / Winter Springs HS
20 Lucas Hediger A Sr. 6-1 165 Simpsonville, S.C. / J.L. Mann
22 Corey Gales M Fr. 5-7 155 Palm Coast, Fla. / Matanzas HS
23 Ethan Ramsey M Fr. 5-9 152 Ocean Springs, MS / Ocean Springs HS
24 Ryan Bohm - / -
25 Austin McCutchen M Jr. 6-3 185 Murrells Inlet, S.C. / St. James HS
26 Dezmon Patten M Fr. 5-10 165 Irmo, S.C. / Dutch Fork HS
27 Kaleb Philson D Fr. 6-1 197 Greenville, S.C. / Greenville HS
30 Ariel Perez M Fr. 5-11 230 Immokalee, Fla. / Immokalee HS
31 Evan Gentry D Fr. 6-4 178 Palm Coast, Fla. / Matanzas HS
33 William Pollok M Fr. 5-8 140 Chapin, S.C. / Spring Hill HS
39 Emmanuel Adjaye D So. 5-11 217 Bel Air, Md. / Dominican College
42 Jason McNeany M Fr. 6-0 187 North Attleboro, Mass. / North Attleboro HS
43 Henry Haskett M Fr. 5-11 150 Adelaide, Australia / Sacred Heart College
44 Nicholas Taylor D Fr. 6-4 170 Snellville, Ga. / Brookwood HS
45 Andrew Dappen A So. 6-1 160 Haymarket, Va. / Battlefield HS
Head Coach: David Oliver
Assistant Coach: Daniel Rew
2019 SCHEDULE
Home- Bold Conference- *
2.6 | Chowan | 25-8 W
2.10 | Florida Tech | 2:00 PM
2.16 | at Embry-Riddle (FL) | 1:00 PM
2.20 | at Mount Olive | 3:00 PM
2.23 | at Barton | 4:30 PM
3.2 | Mars Hill* | 4:00 PM
3.9 | at Lincoln Memorial* | 3:00 PM
3.16 | at Catawba* | 7:00 PM
3.20 | Newberry* | 7:00 PM
3.24 | Montevallo | 1:00 PM
3.30 | at Queens (N.C.)* | 1:00 PM
4.6 | Tusculum* | TBA
4.10 | at Wingate* | 7:00 PM
4.20 | Lenoir-Rhyne* | 7:00 PM
Key Figures
(2019 Leaders)
Goals
#8 | Joe Venazio | 8
#6 | Jonah Robertson | 3
#4 | Denton Wilks | 3
Assists
#8 | Joe Venazio | 3
#3 | Matt Murphy | 3
Ground Balls
#42 | Jason McNeany | 8
#16 | Charles Stafford | 7
#18 | Justin Hopkins | 4
Caused Turnovers
#18 | Justin Hopkins | 2
#15 | Ryan Bass | 1
Saves
#5 | Chris Hagy | 6
Florida Tech
Florida Tech will open up their season against the Cobras after a solid finish to last season. Despite falling to Tampa in the first round of the SSC Tournament, the Panthers finished last season with a 9-6 record with the first ever 6-1 mark in conference history. Following the season they were ranked as high as #16 in the country, while midfielder Logan Sweeney was a 2018 USILA/Nike Honorable Mention All-America
Florida Tech
2019 Men's Lacrosse Roster
1 Ryan Land FO 5-8 170 Sr Ellicott City, MD/Howard HS
2 Tyler Oblong DM 5-11 165 r-Sr Cincinnati, OH/Loveland HS/CCBC Essex
3 Logan Sweeney M 6-4 215 Sr Sykesville, MD/Liberty HS
4 Mason Ostrowski A 6-1 180 So Annapolis, MD/Annapolis HS
5 Braden Dunn M 5-9 165 Fr Hanover, PA/Southwest HS
6 Brad Schillinger A 5-7 180 Sr Rochester, NY/Rush Henrietta HS/Dowling College
7 Reid Chaconas M 6-4 210 Jr Westminster, MD/Glenelg Country School
8 Matt Young G 5-9 185 r-Sr Cincinnati, OH/Indian Hill HS
9 Brennan Banks M 5-11 170 Fr South Elgin, IL/St. Charles North HS
10 Bryce Johnson M 5-10 180 r-So Iamsville, MD/St. John’s Catholic Prep
11 Matt Weinstein M 6-1 205 Sr Reisterstown, MD/Franklin HS
12 Max Cussen D 6-2 185 So St. John, FL/Bolles School
13 Brett Pohlmeyer M 5-11 195 Sr Severna Park, MD/Severna Park HS
14 Luke Palmisano A 6-1 190 So Catonsville, MD/Catonsville HS
15 Justin Williams M 6-3 195 So Forrest Hill, MD/Fallston HS
16 Daniel Flock G 5-9 180 r-Sr Ellicott City, MD/Calvert Hall/University of Vermont
17 Jake Berger D 6-3 190 r-Sr Woodbine, MD/St. Mary’s HS/Wagner College
18 Rick Svetkoff D 6-4 205 Fr Tarpon Springs, FL/East Lake HS
19 Patrick Stewart A 5-8 150 Fr Westminster, MD/Westminster HS
20 Ethan Tosheff FO 5-8 150 Fr Burr Ridge, IL/Nazareth Academy
21 Matt Gutmann A 6-1 165 Fr Holbrook, NY/Sachem North HS
22 David Welsh D 6-2 190 So Westminster, MD/Westminster HS
23 Addison Abramson LSM 5-9 175 Sr Reisterstown, MD/Franklin HS
24 Tristan Arias M 6-1 185 Fr Towson, MD/Towson HS
25 Thomas Gribben D 6-0 180 Jr Mount Pleasant, SC/Wando HS
26 Will Bredeck M 6-1 185 Fr Catonsville, MD/Catonsville HS
27 Jake Pierson DM 5-11 175 Sr Chambersburg, PA/Chambersburg Sr HS
28 Tim Patschorke A 5-9 183 So Saint Louis, MO/CBC HS
29 Nick Fornadel D 6-2 210 Jr Sykesville, MD/Calvert Hall
30 Brandon Harry A 6-0 190 So Catonsville, MD/St. Paul’s School
31 Justin Wittfelt M 6-0 200 r-Jr Sykesville, MD/McDonough School
32 Raymond Francois G 6-1 207 Jr Lakeland, FL/Lakeland Hs
33 Tommy Bowser A 5-10 170 r-So York, PA/York Catholic
34 Robert Filipow DM 5-10 165 Jr Fairfield, NJ/West Essex Regional HS
35 Jake Bredeck LSM 6-3 190 Sr Catonsville, MD/Catonsville HS
37 Ryan Lepp D 6-3 180 r-Fr Bel Air, MD/C. Milton Wright HS
38 David Demeter FO 5-7 183 So Cocoa Beach, Fla./Cocoa Beach HS
39 Kyle Sergio LSM 5-10 170 So Lake Ronkonkoma, NY/Sachem North HS
40 Austin Smith LSM 6-3 180 So Glenbrook, IL/Glenbrook North HS
41 Joe Lamson M 5-9 170 Fr La Fayette, NY/La Fayette HS
42 Jake Hahn G 5-10 180 So Bowie, MD/Bishop O’Connell HS
43 Sam Sidari M 5-11 170 Fr St. Charles, IL/Saint Francis HS
44 Nolan Penn FO 6-1 190 Fr Melbourne Beach, FL/Melbourne Central Catholic
45 Kyle Renz G 6-5 260 r-Fr Nanuet, NY/Nanuet HS
49 Marley Scott DM 6-1 166 Jr Woodstock, MD/Marriots Ridge HS
50 Tyler Covey A 6-1 250 Sr. Westminster, MD/Loyola Blakefield HS
WATCH LIVE ON THE COBRA SPORTS NETWORK
Can't make it to the game? Catch all of the action on the Cobra Sports Network via Stretch Internet at the link below. You can also download the South Atlantic Conference app to watch all of Coker's home games! Just search "South Atlantic" and download the app to your device. The app is available on Apple TV, Roku, Amazon, and Android TV.