Coker Cobras
The Coker College men's lacrosse team is set to take on the Mars Hill University Lions on Saturday (Mar. 2) at 4:00 PM on the Coker Athletic Field to open South Atlantic Conference play.
The last time out the Cobras came away victorious in their road matchup with Barton College on Saturday (Feb. 23), as took down the Bulldogs 14-10. The Cobras started out the game slow and after one quarter of action the Bulldogs seemed to be cruising with a three-goal lead but the Cobras would respond in the second quarter run a run of their own. Matt Murphy found Jonah Robertson for the first Coker goal of the game and shortly after Denton Wilks picked up an assists on a goal by Joe Venazio to cut the deficit to just one. Murphy and Robertson would connect again later in the quarter, with Murphy firing the Cobras into a tie before Barton grabbed a late go-ahead goal to take the lead into the half.
Robertson and Venazio opened the third quarter with a goal each to put the Cobras on top but Barton would respond again to retake the lead midway through the quarter. Both teams would trade goals with Ethan Irizarry taking the feed from Nicholas Maddox to find the back of the net for the Cobras. The final minutes of the third quarter saw Coker find the back of the net four times with Murphy scoring twice and Venazio and Robertson each scoring once. Irizarry fired a shot past the Barton goalie once again to extend the Coker lead to four early in the fourth quarter but Barton stormed back once again to cut the deficit to just one. Over the remaining five minutes of the game Irizarry, Wilks, and Venazio all scored a goal to seal the victory for the Navy and Gold.
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 during the season opener against Chowan (Feb. 6). He is not only leading the Cobras in goals with 18, but also in assists with nine.
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 | 10-7 L
2.16 | at Embry-Riddle (FL) | 10-9 L
2.20 | at Mount Olive | 16-15 L
2.23 | at Barton | 14-10 W
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 | 17
#3| Matt Murphy | 14
#7 | Ethan Irizarry | 7
Assists
#8 | Joe Venazio | 9
#6 | Jonah Robertson | 8
Ground Balls
#42 | Jason McNeany | 33
#18 | Justin Hopkins | 18
#16 | Charles Stafford | 17
Caused Turnovers
#18 | Justin Hopkins | 10
#16 | Charles Stafford | 5
Saves
#5 | Chris Hagy | 54
Mars Hill
The Mars Hill men's lacrosse team is coming off of a loss their last time out against Roberts Wesleyan, a game in which they lost by a score of 20-4. The Lions currently sits at 1-2 overall this season, and the game against the Cobras will also be their first SAC matchup. Prior to the season Mars Hill was picked to finish eighth in the South Atlantic Conference with defender Kyle Dozzi being named to the preseason second team all-conference.
Mars Hills Roster
1 Ryan Prylinski G Fr 5-10 176 LaGrange Park, Ill. / Lyons Township
2 Frankie Villeneuve A So 5-8 185 Rochester, Minn. / Century
3 Joel Borman G Fr 5-11 155 Houston, Texas / Friendswood
4 Chase PrettiPearsall M Sr 6-2 185 Vancouver, Canada / Vancouver Technical Secondary
5 Connor Fernandes A Jr 6-1 210 Franklin, Wisc. / Franklin
6 Jake Trafton A Sr 6-1 175 Wilmington, N.C. / Hoggard
7 Samuel Wittman M Fr 6-3 200 Houston, Texas / Friendswood
8 Parker Beaudry A/M So 5-10 170 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada / Vimy Ridge Academy
9 Zac Carrigan A/M So 5-9 175 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada / Linsly School
10 Luke Truitt G Fr 5-11 155 Evansville, Ind. / Central
11 Josh Bryers M Sr 5-9 170 Stoney Creek, Ontario / Bishop Ryan Catholic Secondary
13 Kyle Dozzi D Sr 6-3 210 Port Moody, B.C. / Dr. Charles Best Secondary
15 Corbett Kolb LSM So 5-10 170 Washington, D.C. / Patriot
16 Zachary Phipps FO Fr 5-8 160 Lowell, Mich. / Lowell
17 Devin Thorpe D Jr 6-5 210 Monroe, N.C. / Sun Valley
18 Austin Shafer M Fr 5-9 155 Wichita, Kan. / Asheboro
19 Jackson Courson M Fr 6-0 190 Palm Coast, Fla. / Matanzas
20 Tremain Hill A/M Jr 6-0 240 Charleston, W. Va. / Capital
22 Tynan Shatzko A Fr 5-7 196 Langley, British Columbia, Canada / Langley Secondary School
23 McKenzie Shubert D Sr 5-7 160 Calabasas, Calif. / Calabasas
24 Elijah Byrdsell LSM Jr 5-10 195 Orlando, Fla. / Olympia
25 Jayson Moorman M So 5-8 170 Orlando, Fla. / Barry
26 Colton Playsted M Jr 5-10 190 Calgary, Alberta, Canada / Rundle College Academy
27 Trent Dockery FO Jr 5-7 180 Virginia Beach, Va. / Kellam HS
28 Jordan Flynn A Fr 6-1 170 Asheville, N.C. / TC Roberson
33 Anthony Farmer M Sr 5-11 230 Lake Wylie, S.C. / Clover
34 Gaige Swallow D Fr 6-0 205 Easton, Pa. / Easton Area
35 Zach Wright A Jr 6-0 185 Durham, N.C. / Orange
37 Spencer Andrews M Jr 5-10 175 Uxbridge, Ontario, Canada / Uxbridge Secondary
Head Coach: Brendan Storrier
Assistant Coach: Kyle Rhatigan
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.