Coker Men's Lacrosse vs. Florida Tech

Coker Men's Lacrosse vs. Florida Tech MEN'S LACROSSE PREVIEW

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

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

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

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

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