Four Ravens Receive Second-Team All-HCLC Honors

Four Anderson University men's lacrosse team standouts Kenny Bentley, Clayton Emery, Timothy Jackson and Cole Whatley each received second-team Heartland Collegiate Lacrosse Conference (HCLC) honors, which was announced by the conference on Wednesday.

Kenny Bentley (So.; M/FO; Lansing, Mich./Holt)

• Career All-Conference Selections: Second Team (2023)
• Conference-Only Averages: 13.5 Ground Balls Per Match (1st in HCLC), Won 70-of-96 (72.9 percent) Faceoffs (3rd in HCLC)
• Conference-Only Totals: 4 Games Played, 5 Assists, 5 Points, 54 Ground Balls, 5 Caused Turnovers, Won 70-of-96 (72.9 percent) Faceoffs
• Overall Averages: 9.36 Ground Balls Per Match (21st in nation, 1st in HCLC), Won 142-of-246 (57.7 percent) Faceoffs (2nd in HCLC)
• Overall Totals: 11 Games Played, 3 Goals, 6 Assists, 9 Points, 103 Ground Balls, Won 142-of-246 (57.7 percent) Faceoffs
• Single-Match School Record: 18 Ground Balls vs. Hanover (4/15)
• Single-Season School Record: 9.36 Ground Balls Per Match
• Career School Record: 228 Ground Balls

Clayton Emery (Jr.; A; Fishers, Ind./Hamilton Southeastern)

• Career All-Conference Selections: Second Team (2022, 2023)
• HCLC Offensive Player of the Week
• Conference-Only Averages: 5.33 Goals Per Match (1st in HCLC), 6 Points Per Match (3rd in HCLC)
• Conference-Only Totals: 3 Games Played, 16 Goals, 2 Assists, 18 Points
• Overall Averages: 3.5 Goals Per Match (29th in nation, 2nd in HCLC), 4.3 Points Per Match (2nd in HCLC)
• Overall Totals: 10 Games Played, 35 Goals, 9 Assists, 44 Points
• Single-Match School Record: 11 Goals vs. Mount St. Joseph (4/19)
• Single-Season Rankings: 35 Goals (2nd in School History), 3.5 Goals Per Match (2nd in School History), 4.4 Points Per Match (2nd in School History)

Timothy Jackson (Fr.; G; Cottontown, Tenn./George Walton Academy)

• Career All-Conference Selections: Second Team (2023)
• HCLC Defensive Player of the Week
• Conference-Only Stats: 3 Games Played, 90 Minutes in Goal, Saved 14-of-23 Shots, .609 Save Percentage, 6.00 Goals Against Average
• Overall Stats: 10 Games Played, 385:54 in Goal, Saved 68-of-102 (66.7 percent) Shots (Ranks 2nd in nation, 1st in HCLC), 5.29 Goals Against Average (1st in nation)
• Single-Match School Record: Saved 86.7 percent (13-of-15) Shots vs. Centenary (La.) (4/1)
• Single-Season School Records: Save 66.7 Percent (68-of-102) Shots, 5.29 Goals Against Average

Cole Whatley (Sr.; M/A/FO; Green Bay, Wis./Notre Dame Academy)

• Career All-Conference Selections: Second Team (2023)
• Four-Time HCLC Offensive Player of the Week in 2023 (School Record)
• Eight-Time HCLC Offensive Player of the Week in career (School Record)
• Conference-Only Averages: 6.25 Points Per Match (2nd in HCLC), 4 Goals Per Match (T-4 in HCLC), 2.25 Assists Per Match (T-3 in HCLC)
• Conference-Only Stats: 4 Games Played, 16 Goals, 9 Assists, 25 Points
• Overall Averages: 4.36 Goals Per Match (5th in nation, 1st in HCLC), 6.09 Points Per Match (6th in nation, 1st in HCLC), 1.73 Assists Per Match (2nd in HCLC)
• Overall Stats: 11 Games Played, 48 Goals, 19 Assists, 67 Points
• Single-Match School Record: 13 Points vs. Mount St. Joseph (4/19)
• Single-Season School Records: 48 Goals, 4.36 Goals Per Match, 67 Points, 6.09 Points Per Match
• Career Records: 122 Goals, 154 Points, 2.84 Goals Per Match

UP NEXT

Anderson (7-4), which holds the No. 2 seed in the North Division, faces off with HCLC South Division champion Colorado College (7-6) in the HCLC Tournament Semifinals on Friday at 4 p.m. in Hanover.