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Senden Strikes Twice Early and the Icemen’s Push Runs Out of Time Against Florida

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November 8, 2026

A Jacksonville Icemen player battles a Florida Everblades player for the puck at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, with the final score JAX 1, FLA 4.

Jacksonville Icemen in action against the Florida Everblades at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena on November 7. Photo via @jaxicemen.

The Jacksonville Icemen spent Saturday night chasing a game that got away from them in the first period, and against the defending Kelly Cup champions, the chase came up short. Mark Senden scored twice in the opening frame and the Florida Everblades beat Jacksonville 4-1 at VyStar Veterans Memorial Arena, handing the Icemen a second straight loss in the weekend series and ending their four-game point streak.

Jacksonville actually started brightly, earning early power plays and generating chances, but the home team could not convert and Florida punished the waste. Senden opened the scoring at 9:49 of the first period, finishing a play set up by Jesse Lansdell and Maleek McGowan. The period also featured the night’s first fight, with Florida’s Sean Allen and Jacksonville’s AJ Schlepp dropping the gloves at 7:59. Senden struck again at 14:32, this time on the power play with assists from Jack Horbach and Jordan Sambrook, and the Icemen skated to the intermission down 2-0.

The Icemen found their answer in the second period, and it came from the slot. On a Jacksonville power play, Tanner Kelly fired a quick touch pass from the left-wing side that found Adam McMaster in front, and McMaster rifled the puck home at 6:33 to cut the deficit to 2-1. Bennett MacArthur picked up the second assist. Just as on Friday night, Jacksonville trailed by a single goal entering the third period, and the building had every reason to believe.

This time, the equalizer never came. Lansdell restored Florida’s two-goal lead at 4:16 of the third, converting assists from Senden and McGowan to complete a three-point night for Senden. Seconds later, the game turned feisty again as Jacksonville’s Tyler Schleppe and Florida’s Tiernan Shoudy fought at 4:29. The Icemen pulled goaltender Cameron Rowe for an extra attacker late, but a shattered Jacksonville stick killed a quality chance to draw within one, and Devon Paliani scored into the empty net at 18:43 to close the scoring.

Rowe finished with 24 saves on 27 shots for Jacksonville, which sent 26 shots at Florida goaltender Cam Johnson. The Icemen fell to 3-3-3 on the season, while Florida, at 7-1-0, showed exactly why it carries the Kelly Cup champion label. The series wraps up on Sunday afternoon at 3:00 PM, and Jacksonville gets one more crack at the champions on home ice.

Ben James Holds Four Shot Lead Into Final Round At World Wide Technology Championship

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November 8, 2026

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Ben James at the World Wide Technology Championship

Ben James leads at the World Wide Technology Championship. Photo via the PGA Tour.

Ben James takes a four shot lead into Sunday at the World Wide Technology Championship after a third round 66 moved him to 21 under at El Cardonal at Diamante, four clear of Ryan Gerard and chasing his first PGA Tour victory in just his 22nd career start.

Third-Round Notes – Saturday, November 7, 2026

2026 World Wide Technology Championship (Sixth of Eight FedExCup Fall Events)
El Cardonal at Diamante, Los Cabos, Mexico — November 5-8, 2026 — Par/Yards: 36-36—72/7,452 — Purse: $6 million ($1,080,000) — FedExCup Points: 500 (winner)

Weather: Partly cloudy. High of 77. Wind NW 7-12 mph.

Third-Round Leaderboard
1 Ben James 65 64 66 195 (-21)
2 Ryan Gerard 66 68 65 199 (-17)
T3 Chris Kirk 63 72 65 200 (-16)
T3 Denny McCarthy 68 65 67 200 (-16)
T5 Four players tied 201 (-15)

Ben James (1st/-21)
Seeks first PGA Tour victory in his 22nd career start on Tour (best: 2nd, 2026 Biltmore Championship Asheville)
Looks to become the fifth rookie to win on Tour this season and first since Jackson Koivun at the 3M Open
Would become the 10th first-time winner this season and fourth first-time winner of the event (first since 2017 Patton Kizzire)
Earns his third ever lead/co-lead after any round on Tour
Held the outright 36-hole lead this week by one over Peter Malnati
Held the outright 36-hole lead at the 2026 RBC Canadian Open (finished T54)
54-hole score of 195 matches his best on the PGA Tour (previous: 195, 2026 Bank of Utah Championship, finished T5)
One bogey thru 54 holes this week (par-4 eighth in third round)
Recorded scores of 65 or better in 14 of 47 rounds on Tour this season and owns a scoring average of 67.67
In 12 starts this season, owns seven top-25 finishes, including four top-10s, and sits No. 62 in the FedExCup Fall standings
Turned professional in June after earning PGA Tour membership as the No. 1 player in the 2026 PGA Tour University Ranking
Became the fourth player to earn Tour membership as the No. 1 player from PGA TOUR University, joining Ludvig Åberg (2023), Michael Thorbjornsen (2024), and David Ford (2025); seeks to join Åberg (2023 RSM Classic) as the only players to win on Tour in the same season that they joined the Tour through the program
Played four seasons at the University of Virginia (2022-26), earning seven individual victories, tying Ben Kohles’ school record for career wins; became the fifth collegiate golfer in history to earn four All-America First Team honors

Ryan Gerard (2nd/-17)
One of four players bogey free in the third round with a 65: Cam Davis (T13/-13), Jay Leng (T18/-12), Seamus Power (T18/-12)
Ranks sixth this week in SG: Tee to Green (9.264) and seventh in SG: Around the Green (3.033)
Seeking his second PGA Tour title in his 81st start (2025 Barracuda Championship)
In his third season on the PGA Tour, recorded 23 made cuts, 12 top-25 finishes and eight top-10s in 27 starts this year
Owns three runner-up finishes this season (the Memorial Tournament presented by Workday/2nd, Sony Open in Hawaii/2nd, The American Express/T2)
Qualified for the FedExCup Playoffs for the second straight season, advancing to the Tour Championship (3rd) for the first time
Highest-ranked player in the field at No. 23 in the Official World Golf Ranking
Owns top-25 finishes in six of his last seven Tour starts, including a T4 in his most recent start at the Baycurrent Classic

Third-Round Notes
Guadalajara, Mexico native Alvaro Ortiz (T5/-15) cards his second consecutive 66 and enters the final round six back; best finish in 13 career starts on Tour is T13 at the 2024 VidantaWorld Mexico Open
Michael Kim (T9/-14) cards the low round of the day with a 9-under 63; leads the field this week in SG: Putting (9.325)
Pierceson Coody (T27/-10) aces the 178-yard par-3 ninth, his first hole-in-one on Tour in his 83rd career start; becomes the first player to ace No. 9 at El Cardonal at Diamante in World Wide Technology Championship history
In the last three years of the event being played at El Cardonal at Diamante, the winner sat at least one stroke back entering the final round: 2025 Ben Griffin (two back, won by two), 2024 Austin Eckroat (one back, won by one), 2023 Erik van Rooyen (one back, won by two)

FedExCup Fall Notes
The last four events on Tour were won by a player who held at least a share of the 54-hole lead: Andrew Novak (VidantaWorld Mexico Open, led by six), Austin Smotherman (Butterfield Bermuda Championship, co-leader), Michael Brennan (Baycurrent Classic, co-leader), Austin Smotherman (Bank of Utah Championship, led by one)
The winner will receive a two-year PGA Tour exemption, including membership on the PGA Tour Championship Series in 2028, invitations to The Players Championship and PGA Championship next season and 500 FedExCup points
The World Wide Technology Championship is the sixth event of the 2026 FedExCup Fall, a series of eight tournaments played after the Tour Championship that finalizes eligibility for the 2027 PGA Tour Season. Players look to secure their position inside the top 100 in the standings and become exempt on the PGA Tour for the 2027 season.
One player is currently projected to move inside the top 100 on the FedExCup Fall standings: Moving IN: Chris Kirk (T3; 110th → 87th); Moving OUT: Jason Day (DNP; 100th → 101st)