Coker Men's Lacrosse vs. Montevallo

Coker Men's Lacrosse vs. Montevallo MEN'S LACROSSE PREVIEW

Coker Cobras

The Coker College men's lacrosse team will be back in action at home on Sunday (Mar. 24) as they host the University of Montevallo for a non-conference game starting at 1:00 PM.

The Cobras (4-5, 2-2) are coming off of a tough loss in their last game on Wednesday (Mar. 20) as they fell at home to Newberry 17-12. Coker jumped out to an 8-4 lead midway in the second quarter before the Wolves rallied back to tie it up at the half. Newberry would outscore the Cobras 8-3 over the final 30 minutes to pick up the win.

Matt Murphy and Joe Venazio led the Coker attack as they both scored four goals in the game, while Ethan Irizarry added a pair of goals himself. Charles Stafford and Nicholas Maddox were the other Cobras that managed to find the back of the net and Maddox would also add an assist to his statline. Jonah Robertson and Lucas Hediger led the squad in assists with two each and Justin Hopkins and Jason McNeany each added an assist.

Player to Watch

#8 Joe Venazio | A | Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Venazio has been a force to be reckoned with in his second campaign at Coker, leading the squad in goals (27), assists (15), and points (42). Venazio is currently tied for fifth in the South Atlantic Conference in goals and third in both assists and points.

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 D Jr. 5-11 175 Clark, N.J. / Union County College

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

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.

Cobra Sports Network

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