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
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
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* | 14-9 W
3.9 | at Lincoln Memorial* | 10-7 W
3.16 | at Catawba* | 12-6 L
3.20 | Newberry* | 17-12 L
3.24 | Montevallo | 1:00 PM
3.30 | at Queens (N.C.)* | 1:00 PM
4.6 | Tusculum* | 3:00 PM
4.10 | at Wingate* | 7:00 PM
4.20 | Lenoir-Rhyne* | 7:00 PM
Key Figures
(2019 Leaders)
Goals
#8 | Joe Venazio | 27
#3| Matt Murphy | 23
#7 | Ethan Irizarry | 16
Assists
#8 | Joe Venazio | 15
#20 | Lucas Hediger | 11
#6 | Jonah Robertson | 10
Ground Balls
#42 | Jason McNeany | 61
#18 | Justin Hopkins | 40
#16 | Charles Stafford | 28
Caused Turnovers
#18 | Justin Hopkins | 16
#11 | James Brugger | 9
#8 | Ryan Bass | 8
#2 | Ethan Irizarry | 8
Saves
#5 | Chris Hagy | 109
GAA
#5 | Chris Hagy | 10.66
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.
