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1 FOLLOW THE MIDS > /NavyAthletics /NavyAthletics 111TH SEASON ( ) 27 NCAA TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES 437 ALL-AMERICANS 15 NATIONAL HALL OF FAME MEMBERS 27 NATIONAL AWARD WINNERS GM 12: ARMY Date Faceoff: Saturday, April 14 12:00 pm Location: West Point, N.Y. Facility: Michie Stadium Television: CBS Sports Network Announcers: Dave Ryan, Evan Washburn Live Video: None Radio: WNAV 1430 AM, 99.9 FM Announcers: Pete Medhurst, Joe Miller Live Stats: NavySports.com 2018 NAVY MEN S LACROSSE SCHEDULE 7-4 Overall 6-1 Patriot League 4-1 Home 3-2 Away 0-1 Neutral DATE RK OPPONENT RESULT TV / RV at Jacksonville L / RV at Maryland (1/2) L / RV UMBC (RV/RV) W / -- at Boston U. * (--/RV) W / -- at Bucknell *(20/RV) W RV / RV vs. Penn (17/19) L RV / RV Lafayette * W / -- Loyola * (9/8) L 9-15 CBSSN / -- at Lehigh * (14/12) W RV / RV Holy Cross * W RV / RV COLGATE * (--/RV) W CBSSN / 17 at Army * 12:00 pm CBSSN 4.21 at Syracuse 2:00 pm 4.24 PL Quarterfinals TBA 4.27 PL Semifinals 4:30 / 7:30 CBSSN 4.29 PL Championship 12:00 pm CBSSN * Patriot League Game # Played at Tierney Field (Sparks, Md.) Rankings - USILA Coaches Poll / Maverik Media Poll AROUND THE PATRIOT LEAGUE PATRIOT LEAGUE OVERALL W L Pct. W L Pct. NAVY Bucknell Loyola Lehigh Colgate Boston U Army Holy Cross Lafayette USILA/NIKE COACHES POLL (4.9) Rk Team Record Pts. Last Wk. 1. Maryland (22) 2 2. Denver Albany (1) 1 4. Duke Johns Hopkins Syracuse Rutgers Yale Loyola Virginia Cornell Bucknell Villanova Notre Dame Penn State Vermont Lehigh NAVY NR 19. Robert Morris Michigan Receiving Votes: Georgetown, Harvard, Bryant, North Carolina, Brown, UMBC, Marquette, Massahcusetts, Princeton Italics denotes 2018 opponent; NR - Not Ranked; RV - Receiving Votes NAVY MIDSHIPMEN 2018 Record: 7-4, 6-1 Patriot League 2017 Record: 6-8, 4-4 Patriot League Streak: Won 3 Last Game: 4.7, defeated Colgate, Next Game: 4.21 at Syracuse, 2:00 pm Ranking: 18 (USILA Coaches); 17 (Maverik/IL Media) Head Coach: Rick Sowell (Washington College 86) Career Record: (19th year) Navy Record: (7th year) GAME DAY STORYLINES u SCENE SETTER: While bragging rights will once again be on the line when Army and Navy battle one another on Saturday at Michie Stadium (12:00 PM), there are also have heavy Patriot League playoff implications on the line for the two programs. The Mids, who enter the contest 7-4 overall and 6-1 in Patriot League action, are led by seventh-year head coach Rick Sowell, while the 5-5 Black Knights are under the direction of head coach Joe Alberici. Saturday s game marks the 99th meeting in a series that Navy leads, , and dates back to u FOLLOW THE ACTION: Saturday s contest will be televised live via CBS Sports Network with Dave Ryan and Evan Washburn calling the action. Additionally, Pete Medhurst and Joe Miller will provide the call on 1430 AM / 99.9 FM WNAV. The game will NOT be streamed online due to television coverage, however live stats will be available at NavySports.com. u STAT MATCHUP: The scoring and shooting statististics for Army and Navy are near mirror images. Navy has scored 95 goals, Army 96. Navy has 62 assists, Army has 61. Navy has 157 points, as does Army. Navy has 372 shots, Army has 377. Navy s leading scorer is Christian Daniel with 29 points on 19 goals and 10 assists. Nate Jones leads Army with 28 points on 19 goals and 9 assists. The most eye-popping difference between the two is the turnover category. Navy has 171 turnovers, while the Black Knights have 130. u FACT OR FICTION: There are two Navy men s lacrosse players whose fathers are currently admirals in the Navy. FACT! Joe Byrne s father, Bill, is a 1987 graduate of the Naval Academy and served as the Commandant of Midshipmen from He was also a decorated QB for the Navy football team. Ryan Wade s father, John, is a 1990 graduate of the Naval Academy and was a two-year letterwinner as a member of the Mids lax team. MAVERIK MEDIA POLL (4.9) Rk Team Record Pts. Last Wk. 1. Maryland (25) 2 2. Albany (4) 1 3. Denver (1) 4 4. Johns Hopkins Duke Yale Syracuse Rutgers Cornell Loyola Bucknell Virginia Villanova Penn State T Notre Dame Vermont T NAVY RV 18. Lehigh Robert Morris T Michigan Receiving Votes: Massachusetts, Harvard, Brown, Penn, Georgetown, Bryant, North Carolina, UMBC, Colgate 1 ARMY WEST POINT BLACK KNIGHTS 2018 Record: 5-5, 2-4 Patriot League 2017 Record: 11-4, 6-2 Patriot League Streak: Lost 3 Last Game: 4.7, lost to Boston University, 8-7 Next Game: 4.20 at Loyola, 7:00 pm Ranking: NR (USILA Coaches); NR (Maverik/IL Media) Head Coach: Joe Alberici (Alfred 91) Career Record: (14th year) Army Record: (13th year) u WHAT S ON THE LINE?: Saturday s contest is much more than just your average game. One of the most storied rivalries in college sports, the winner of Saturday s Star Game not only gains bragging rights, but each member of that team receives a star for their letter sweater signifying a victory over their archrival. Additionally, a Navy win would secure at minimum a share of the Patriot League regular-season title and an opening-round bye as the No. 1 or 2 seed in the Patriot League Tournament (April 24 / 27 / 29). u PATRIOT LEAGUE TOURNAMENT: With just two weeks left in the Patriot League regular season, four teams - Navy (6-1), Bucknell (5-1), Loyola (5-1) and Lehigh (5-2) - have qualified for the six-team Patriot League Tournament set to begin on Tuesday, April 24 with two quarterfinal games involving the #3 through #6 teams. Colgate (2-4), Boston University (2-4), Army (2-4) and Holy Cross (1-5) are fighting for the final two spots. If Navy, Bucknell and Loyola all win out, Loyola would be the #1 seed, Navy the #2 seed and Bucknell the #3 seed based on goal differential between the tied teams (the goal differential can be no greater than eight in any contest): Loyola +5, Navy -1 Bucknell-4. u THE RACE TO 100: Senior attackman Jack Ray and junior midfielder Greyson Torain are well within range of reaching the 100-point scoring milestone. Just 32 players have recorded 100 points in Navy s 111-year history with the last coming in 2016 when Patrick Keena closed out his career with 108 points. Ray enters the weekend with 94 points, while Torain has amassed 88. Ray also need just 1 goal to join the Mids all-time top- 20 goal-scorers list. He has posted 72 career goals. u POLL ANALYSIS: Ranked for the first time this season, Navy enters the weekend ranked #18 in the USILA Coaches Poll and #17 in the Maverik/IL Media Poll. Navy hasn t been ranked since last year when it was ranked the first three weeks of the season - #10 on Feb. 7, #17 on Feb. 18 and #18 on Feb. 25. ALSO IN ACTION (Patriot League teams in italics) Friday, April 13 Lafayette at #12 Bucknell Saturday, April 14 #20 Michigan at Ohio State #18 NAVY AT ARMY Boston University at #9 Loyola Dartmouth at Princeton Jacksonvill at Richmond #8 Yale at Brown Holy Cross at Colgate Towson at Massachusetts Georgetown at #13 Villanova #4 Duke at #10 Virginia #5 Johns Hopkins at #15 Penn State #16 Vermont at Stony Brook Cornell at #17 Lehigh St. John s at #2 Denver Providence at Marquette Harvard at Penn North Carolina at #6 Syracuse Sunday, April 15 #7 Rutgers at #1 Maryland 7:30 PM 11:00 AM 12:00 PM 12:00 PM 12:00 PM 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 1:00 PM 1:00 PM 1:00 PM 1:00 PM 2:00 PM 2:00 PM 2:30 PM 3:00 PM 3:00 PM 3:00 PM 4:00 PM 7:00 PM

2 NAVY NUMERICAL ROSTER No Name Yr Pos Ht Wt Hometown / High School 3 Mitch Mona (MO-nuh) So DM La Plata, Md. / St. John College (D.C.) 4 Chris Hill Sr A Novato, Calif. / Marin Catholic 5 Michael Strack Sr D North Babylon, N.Y. / St. Anthony s 6 Greyson Torain (tore-ain) Jr M Glen Burnie, Md. / DeMatha Catholic 7 Patrick Walsh Jr M Langhorne, Pa. / St. Joseph s Prep 8 Ryan Wade Jr M/A Coronado, Calif. / Norfolk Academy (Va.) 9 David Jones Sr DM Annapolis, Md. / Severn 10 Colin Meehan (ME-han) Fr DM Chantilly, Va. / Chantilly 12 Drew Smiley Jr M Shrewsbury, Mass. / Saint John s 13 Taylor Esoldi (ee-soul-dee) Sr M San Diego, Calif. / Cathedral Catholic 15 Brock Martin Fr M Raleigh, N.C. / Athens Drive 16 Brad Alexander So FO Carmel, N.Y. / Ridgefield (Conn.) 17 Christian Daniel Fr A Owings, Md. / Northern 18 Tim Griffin Fr DM Rockville, Md. / Our Lady of Good Counsel 19 Luke King Jr D Severna Park, Md. / Severna Park 20 Spencer Rees (REECE) Fr GK Baltimore, Md. / Boys Latin 21 Casey Rees (REECE) Sr M Baltimore, Md. / Boys Latin 22 Michael Foster Fr M Manassas, Va. / St. John Paul the Great 24 Ryan Kern So GK Middletown, Del. / Salesianum 25 Jeff Durden Fr LSM/D Cumming, Ga. / The McCallie School (Tenn.) 26 Nick Ramsey Sr GK Crofton, Md. / DeMatha Catholic 27 Justin Knode (kuh-node) Sr A Prince Frederick, Md. / Calverton 28 Steve Hincks (HEENKS) Sr D/LSM Edgewater, Md. / South River 29 Noah Seely Jr DM Falmouth, Maine / Governor s Academy (Mass.) 30 Ian Burgoyne (burr-goyne) Jr M Darien, Conn. / Darien 31 John Salcedo (sal-see-doe) Fr M Little Silver, N.J. / Christian Brothers Academy 32 Hiram Carter (HIGH-rum) Sr D Apopka, Fla. / Lake Brantley 33 Mike Allen Jr D Spotswood, N.J. / St. Joseph 34 Brendan Jacob So M Haverford, Pa. / Haverford School 35 Tom Evans So D Great Falls, Va. / Landon School 36 Connor Young So A Monkton, Md. / McDonogh School 37 Logan Spilker Fr M Severna Park, Md. / Severna Park 38 Mike Loscalzo (low-scall-zo) Jr FO Wading River, N.Y. Shoreham-Wading River 39 Nick Franchuk Fr D/LSM Southport, Conn. / Fairfield College Prep 40 DJ Plumer (PLEW-mer) Sr DM Stevensville, Md. / Kent Island 41 Andrew McKenna Fr D Stony Brook, N.Y. / Ward Melville 42 Jack Ray Sr A Wyckoff, N.J. / Don Bosco 43 Tommy Miller So D/LSM West River, Md. / St. Mary s 44 Morgan Koucky (COO-ski) Fr A Carmel Valley, Calif. / Carmel 45 Dave Little Sr A Vienna, Va. / Woodberry Forest 46 George Martin Fr M Dagsboro, Del. / Indian River 47 Jacob Mandish Fr LSM Davidsonville, Md. / Severn School 48 Joe Byrne Fr A Coronado, Calif. / Coronado 49 Jack Hogan So LSM Auburn, N.Y. / Auburn 50 Shaun Herock Jr. (HERE-ock) Fr FO Cumming, Ga. / North Forsyth 51 Ray Wardell (war-dell) Sr DM Babylon, N.Y. / Babylon 55 Chris Kalafut (CAL-uh-foot) Fr M Kennesaw, Ga. / Harrison 56 Donovan Murphy Fr LSM Montgomery, N.Y. / Valley Central 57 Tyler Perreten (PAIR-uh-ten) Fr A Crofton, Md. / Severn School 58 Joe Varello (vuh-rell-o) Sr FO Kings Park, N.Y. / Smithtown West 60 George Uhrich (YUR-ick) Sr LSM Ambler, Pa. / La Salle College (HS) 64 Sam Kopf (COP-f) Jr DM Seattle, Wash. / Seattle Prep 66 Joe delyra (duh-lear-uh) Fr M Brightwaters, N.Y. / Chaminade ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No Name Yr Pos 16 Brad Alexander So FO 33 Mike Allen Jr D 30 Ian Burgoyne Jr M 48 Joe Byrne Fr A 32 Hiram Carter Sr D 17 Christian Daniel Fr A 66 Joe delyra Fr M 25 Jeff Durden Fr LSM/D 13 Taylor Esoldi Sr M 35 Tom Evans So D 22 Michael Foster Fr M 39 Nick Franchuk Fr D/LSM 18 Tim Griffin Fr DM 50 Shaun Herock Jr. Fr FO 4 Chris Hill Sr A 28 Steve Hincks Sr D/LSM 49 Jack Hogan So LSM 34 Brendan Jacob So M 9 David Jones Sr DM 55 Chris Kalafut Fr M 24 Ryan Kern So GK 19 Luke King Jr D 27 Justin Knode Sr A 64 Sam Kopf Jr DM 44 Morgan Koucky Fr A 45 Dave Little Sr A 38 Mike Loscalzo Jr FO 47 Jacob Mandish Fr LSM 15 Brock Martin Fr M 46 George Martin Fr M 41 Andrew McKenna Fr D 10 Colin Meehan Fr DM 43 Tommy Miller So D/LSM 3 Mitch Mona So DM 56 Donovan Murphy Fr LSM 57 Tyler Perreten Fr A 40 DJ Plumer Sr DM 26 Nick Ramsey Sr GK 42 Jack Ray Sr A 21 Casey Rees Sr M 20 Spencer Rees Fr GK 31 John Salcedo Fr M 29 Noah Seely Jr DM 12 Drew Smiley Jr M 37 Logan Spilker Fr M 5 Michael Strack Sr D 6 Greyson Torain Jr M 60 George Uhrich Sr LSM 58 Joe Varello Sr FO 8 Ryan Wade Jr M/A 7 Patrick Walsh Jr M 51 Ray Wardell Sr DM 36 Connor Young So A Head Coach: Rick Sowell (SOUL) - Washington College 86, Seventh Season Associate Head Coach: Ryan Wellner - Mary Washington 00, Seventh Season Assistant Coach: Rob Camposa (cam-poe-suh) - Stony Brook 11, Second Season Volunteer Assistant Coach: Spencer Parks - Towson 16, First Season 2018 Team Captains: DJ Plumer and Jack Ray TEAM BREAKDOWN MIDSHIPMEN BY CLASS Seniors (15): Hiram Carter, Taylor Esoldi, Chris Hill, Steve Hincks, David Jones, Justin Knode, Dave Little, DJ Plumer, Nick Ramsey, Jack Ray, Casey Rees, Michael Strack, George Uhrich, Joe Varello, Ray Wardell Juniors (10): Mike Allen, Ian Burgoyne, Luke King, Sam Kopf, Mike Loscalzo, Noah Seely, Drew Smiley, Greyson Torain, Ryan Wade, Patrick Walsh Sophomores (8): Brad Alexander, Tom Evans, Jack Hogan, Brendan Jacob, Ryan Kern, Tommy Miller, Mitch Mona, Connor Young Freshmen (20): Joe Byrne, Christian Daniel, Joe delyra, Jeff Durden, Michael Foster, Nick Franchuk, Tim Griffin, Shaun Herock Jr., Chris Kalafut, Morgan Koucky, Jacob Mandish, Brock Martin, George Martin, Andrew McKenna, Colin Meehan, Donovan Murphy, Tyler Perreten, Spencer Rees, John Salcedo, Logan Spilker MIDSHIPMEN BY STATE California (4): Byrne, Esoldi, Hill, Koucky, Wade Connecticut (2): Burgoyne, Franchuk Delaware (2): Kern, G. Martin Florida (1): Carter Georgia (3): Durden, Herock Jr., Kalafut Maine (1): Seely Maryland (17): Daniel, Griffin, Hincks, Jones, King, Knode, Mandish, Miller, Mona, Perreten, Plumer, Ramsey, C. Rees, S. Rees, Spilker, Torain, Young Massachusetts (1): Smiley New Jersey (3): Allen, Ray, Salcedo New York (9): Alexander, delyra, Hogan, Loscalzo, McKenna, Murphy, Strack, Varello, Wardell North Carolina (1): B. Martin Pennsylvania (3): Jacob, Uhrich, Walsh Virginia (4): Evans, Foster, Little, Meehan Washington (1): Kopf 2 MIDSHIPMEN BY POSITION Attack (10): Byrne, Daniel, Hill, Knode, Koucky, Little, Perreten, Ray, Young Midfield (16): Burgoyne, delyra, Esoldi, Foster, Jacob, Kalafut, B. Martin, G. Martin, C. Rees, Salcedo, Smiley, Spilker, Torain, Wade, Walsh Defensive Midfield (8): Griffin, Jones, Kopf, Meehan, Mona, Plumer, Seely, Wardell Close Defense (8): Allen, Carter, Evans, Franchuk, Hincks, King, Miller, Strack Long Stick Midfield (7): Durden, Franchuk, Hincks, Hogan, Miller, Murphy, Uhrich Faceoff (5): Alexander, Durden, Herock Jr., Loscalzo, Varello Goalkeeper (3): Kern, Ramsey, S. Rees

3 NAVY S PROBABLE LINEUP ATTACK 4 CHRIS HILL SR NOVATO, CALIF. GP-GS G A P EMG Career CHRISTIAN DANIEL FR OWINGS, MD. GP-GS G A P EMG Career JACK RAY CO-CAPTAIN SR WYCKOFF, N.J. GP-GS G A P EMG Career Starter in 12 gms last yr w/ 22 pts... scored 1 pt Fr / So years combined... scored 2G at Jacksonville in 2018 opener... scored game-winner vs. Holy Cross... 1G, 1A vs. Colgate... starter vs. Loyola (1G, 1A)... careerhigh 4G, 1A vs. Bucknell in Navy s leading scorer, has pt in every game... 17th among nation s freshmen in points... has all 4 EMG for Navy... scored Navy s first goal of scored career-high 5G vs. Lafayette... needs 1 pt to become 13th Navy freshman to score 30 pts. Starter in 46 straight gms... needs 1G to join Navy s all-time top 20 in goals career hat tricks, incl. 5G vs. Boston and 4G on 5 shots at Bucknell... team-high 16G in PL play this season gm pointscoring streak snapped by HC. MIDFIELD 6 GREYSON TORAIN JR GLEN BURNIE, MD. GP-GS G A P EMG Career RYAN WADE JR CORONADO, CALIF. GP-GS G A P EMG Career CASEY REES SR BALTIMORE, MD. GP-GS G A P EMG Career unanimous 1st-Team All-PL, HM All-American... 50th career G scored vs. Lafayette gm point streak snapped by Penn... 4 pts (3G, 1A) at Boston, game-winner... 5 pts (3G, 2A) at Bucknell points in 17 are 4th most by a MF in program history. Owns team-best 21-game point streak, incl. assists in 18 straight... T20th on Navy all-time saves list (46)... 1G, 5A vs. Colgate... 1G, 4A vs Lafayette... 2G, 2A vs. Bucknell... led Navy in Pts (co) & A in scored pts in 13 of 14 gms in HM All-American, 1st-Team All- PL... has scored 8 of his 11 G in last 5 gms... missed 17 with knee injury... Navy s 3rd-leading scorer in 16 with 37 pts (34-3)... 34G are most by a Navy MF since pts are 6th most by a Navy midfielder. 45 DAVE LITTLE SR VIENNA, VA. GP-GS G A P EMG Career st multi-point gm of 2018 at Lehigh w/ 2G... produced 2 G vs. Colgate... scored a point in 10 of 12 gms he played in 17, incl. school-record 9G vs. Lehigh... scored game-winner vs. Army in Scored 3G vs. Holy Cross in 17 PL Tournament. DEFENSE 5 32 MICHAEL STRACK SR N. BABYLON, N.Y. GP-GS G A P GB CT Career HIRAM CARTER SR APOPKA, FLA. GP-GS G A P GB CT Career ANDREW MCKENNA 41 FR STONY BROOK, N.Y. GP-GS G A P GB CT Career Has started each of last 25 contests... USILA National Team of Week (3/6), holding Bucknell s Will Sands to 1A (#4 in pts/gm)... career-high 7 GB, 3 CT vs. Penn... career-high 4 CT vs Lafayette... 2A vs. Lehigh... #T15 at Navy in career CT. Missed all but 4 gms in 17 due to injury... ranked #14 on Navy career CT list (21)... career-high 3 CT vs. Penn... held Bucknell leading goal scorer Connor O Hara without a goal... started 15 of the 16 gms Navy s 2016 NCAA Tournament run. Made his collegiate debut as a starting member of D at Maryland... career-high 4 CT at Bucknell and vs. Holy Cross... stands 2nd on the team in CT with 12. SECOND MIDFIELD DREW SMILEY JR SHREWSBURY, MASS. GP-GS G A P EMG Career IAN BURGOYNE JR DARIEN, CONN. GP-GS G A P EMG Career LOGAN SPILKER FR SEVERNA PARK, MD. GP-GS G A P EMG Career Has been slowed by a wrist injury this spring... 1st goal this season vs. Lafayette... 1st career hat trick and assist at Delaware ( 17)... 1st start at attack at Penn ( 17), 1G, 1A... returned to midfield vs. Loyola ( 17), scored 2G. Lone point of 2018 an assist vs. UMBC in home opener... made first career start at Penn in scored 1st career goal in 17 win over Bucknell... 1st career point in win at Delaware last yr, an assist on the third of Drew Smiley s 3 goals. Made his collegiate debut at Jacksonville in the opener... scored his first collegiate goal off an assist from Ian Burgoyne vs. UMBC. DEFENSIVE MIDFIELD FACEOFF SPECIALIST Stepped into role 2x All-American JEFF DURDEN FR CUMMING, GA. Matt Rees played the last 3 years... JOE VARELLO SR KINGS PARK, N.Y. GP-GS G A P GB CT Career DAVID JONES SR ANNAPOLIS, MD. GP-GS G A P GB CT Career DJ PLUMER CO-CAPTAIN 40 SR STEVENSVILLE, MD. GP-GS G A P GB CT Career named PL Rookie of the Week following 5GB, 1CT effort vs. UMBC... caused 2 TOs at Jacksonville in debut... also faced off vs. Jax... scored 1st career G vs. Loyola. Strong, physical player who can play offense or defense... 1st career CT at Jax in opener... goal vs. Penn, 1st since 1st career game at Navy in goal vs. Colgate... 2 CT, 2GB vs. Lafayette. Wears #40 to honor former Navy lax player & SEAL Brendan Looney... recorded A vs. Holy Cross... 6th on Navy s career CT list with of only 6 players in Navy history with 40 CT... 5GB and 3 CT vs. Yale in 16 NCAA Tourney GP G A GB FO FO% Career JEFF DURDEN FR CUMMING, GA. GP G A GB FO FO% Career GOALKEEPER RYAN KERN SO MIDDLETOWN, DEL. GP-GS Min GA GAA Sv Sv% Career #14 nationally in FO %... #6 on Navy career FO wins list, #11 on season list... Mids #2 FO guy his first 3 seasons... named PL FO Specialist of Week 3x in tied school record w/ vs. Loyola, 14GB, 1G, 1A... won career-best 80% (12-15) vs. UMBC. Will serve as the Mids secondary faceoff specialist, facing off with a pole... won 2 of his 13 draws in his collegiate debut vs. Jacksonville. USILA National Team of Week w/ career-high 18 svs vs. Lehigh saves at Jax... #20 on Navy s all-time saves list... 3rd frosh in program history to start the opener in goal (2017) saves, most by a Navy frosh since Mickey Jarboe (179) in 97.

4 Overall Navy Leads, Inaugural Meeting , Navy 5-0 in Annapolis, Md. Navy Leads, Last Meeting , Navy 10-6 in West Point, N.Y. Navy Leads, Last Navy Win , Navy 10-6 at Neutral Site Navy Leads, Last Army Win , Army 9-3 at PL Tournament Navy Leads, Current Streak Navy, 1 Game Star Games Navy Leads, Sowell vs. Army 3-7 (3-5 at Navy) GAME-BY-GAME STAT COMPARISON ( LAST 20 GAMES: NAVY / ARMY STATS) Date Site Result Atten. Shots GB FO EMO Saves TO West Point W, , / / / / / Annapolis W, , / / / / / Annapolis ^ W, , / / / / / West Point W, , / / / / / Hamilton, NY ^ W, / / / / / Annapolis W, , / / / / / Annapolis ^ W, , / / 22 6 / / / West Point L, 6-9 4, / / / / / / Baltimore W, , / / 28 8 / / / 7 18 / Baltimore L, , / / / / / 8 15 / West Point ^ L, , / / / / / / Annapolis L, , / / / / / / West Point L, , / / 29 8 / / / 8 12 / Annapolis L, , / / 37 4 / / / 8 7 / West Point L, , / / / / / 8 14 / Annapolis W, , / / / / / 7 14 / Annapolis ^ L, , / / / / / 6 12 / West Point W, OT 11, / / / / / 9 10 / Annapolis ^ L, 3-9 1, / / 25 4 / / / 9 13 / Annapolis W, , / / / / / 7 16 / 8 ^ Patriot League Tournament PLAYER STATS VS. ARMY No. Player GP G A Pts Sh GB CT 4 Chris Hill Michael Strack Greyson Torain Ryan Wade David Jones Drew Smiley Taylor Esoldi Casey Rees Steve Hincks Ian Burgoyne Hiram Carter DJ Plumer Jack Ray Dave Little ALL-TIME SERIES Date W/L Score Site W 5-0 West Point W 3-2 Annapolis W 3-2 West Point W 6-1 Annapolis T 4-4 West Point L 8-5 Annapolis W 6-5 West Point W 7-6 Annapolis L 10-4 West Point L 6-5 Annapolis W 10-3 West Point W 5-4 Annapolis L 13-2 West Point L 7-5 Annapolis L 6-3 West Point W 12-5 Annapolis L 7-5 West Point T 7-7 Annapolis W West Point L 9-3 Annapolis W 10-9 West Point W 14-5 Annapolis L 11-8 West Point L 11-5 Annapolis L 15-4 West Point W 10-7 Annapolis W 9-3 West Point W 6-2 Annapolis L 8-5 West Point W 14-6 Annapolis L West Point L 11-6 Annapolis W 10-7 West Point L 10-8 Annapolis SERIES VS. ARMY Date W/L Score Site W 8-5 West Point L 11-9 Annapolis W 9-4 West Point W 18-7 West Point W 16-7 West Point W 7-5 Annapolis T 7-7 West Point L 14-4 Annapolis W 8-7 West Point L 7-4 West Point L 9-8 West Point W 8-5 Annapolis W 12-9 West Point W 10-5 Annapolis W West Point W 14-7 Annapolis W Annapolis W Annapolis W 10-9 Annapolis W West Point L 9-8 Annapolis W West Point W (1) West Point W 10-9 Annapolis L 9-6 West Point L 10-6 Annapolis W 12-4 West Point W 10-9 (1) Annapolis W 6-5 West Point W 12-1 Annapolis W 19-9 West Point L (1) Annapolis L 12-7 West Point W 10-8 Annapolis No. Player GP G A Pts Sh GB CT 51 Ray Wardell George Uhrich Faceoff No. Player GP G A Pts Sh GB FO 58 Joe Varello Goalkeeper No. Player GP Min. GA GAA Sv Sv% 24 Ryan Kern 1 60: Date W/L Score Site W 10-9 West Point W Annapolis L 15-8 West Point L Annapolis W 11-5 West Point W 11-9 Annapolis W 10-8 West Point W 10-4 Annapolis W 9-6 West Point W Annapolis W West Point W 12-9 Annapolis W 15-8 $ Annapolis W West Point W 8-5 $ Hamilton, N.Y W 12-9 Annapolis W 12-1 $ Annapolis L 6-9 West Point, W 8-4 Baltimore L 7-6 Baltimore L 11-8 $ West Point L 9-14 Annapolis L 6-9 West Point L 7-14 Annapolis L 7-14 West Point W 10-7 Annapolis L 7-11 $ Annapolis W (1) West Point L 3-9 $ Annapolis W 10-6 Annapolis (#) - Overtime ; + - NCAA Tournament; $ - Patriot League Tournament 4 LAST TIME VS. ARMY NAVY 10, #8 ARMY 6 APRIL 15, 2017 ANNAPOLIS, MD. Score By Quarters F Army (10-2, 6-1 PL) Navy (6-7, 4-4 PL) Navy went on a 7-0 run over the final 16 minutes of the game to overcome a three-goal deficit and defeat #8 Army West Point The Mids also clinched the Army- Navy Star Series presented by USAA for the 19th time in the last 21 years. Navy jumped out to a 2-0 lead as attackman Dave Little utilized to a Ryan Wade pass to ripple the back of the net and put the Mids on the scoreboard. Midfielder Greyson Torain tacked on an unassisted goal. The Mids held the Black Knights off the scoreboard until the eight-minute mark in the second quarter, when Nate Jones sent his shot past Navy keeper Ryan Kern. On the ensuing faceoff, Army defensive middie Anthony George picked up the ground ball and passed back to faceoff specialist Dan Grabher who knotted the game. Navy took a 3-2 lead four minutes later when attackman Chris Hill wrapped around the cage and scored his first career goal against the Black Knight. Army answered 43 seconds later when Conor Glancy picked up the ground ball and fed middie Ted Glesener for a 15-yard goal straight up the middle. The Mids looked to get the final shot of the half following an Army turnover, but Navy failed to convert after an errant pass on its offensive end of the field. Army quickly got the ball to mid-field where David Symmes threaded his pass to Jones who was being smothered by Navy defenseman Michael Strack at the crease and Jones batted it in for the go-ahead goal with just 1.9 seconds left. Army scored back-to-back goals to open play in the third quarter, unassisted strikes by Symmes and All-Patriot League attackman Cole Johnson, to give the Black Knights a 6-3 advantage with 3:32 to play in the game. The Johnson goal, however, would be Army s final goal of the game, as the Mids defense clamped down and held the Black Knights without a goal for the final 18:32. Navy s offense began to whittle away at Army s lead, scoring a pair of goals in 10 seconds. The Mids tied the game less than a minute into the final stanza when Ray was left uncovered at the crease and Little found him for the door-step goal. Nearly six minutes later (8:20), Kern made one of his 10 fourth-quarter saves that sparked a transition goal that saw senior defenseman Chris Fennell feed Little for the game-winner. Navy went on to score three more times, including a pair by Wade, to lead the Mids to their third consecutive Star Game victory. Scoring Summary H-V 1 10:28 N Little from R. Wade :37 N Torain unassisted :00 A Jones from Miller :50 A Grabher from George :50 N Hill from R. Wade :07 A Glesener from Glancy :01 A Jones from Symmes :49 A Symmes unassisted :32 A Johnson unassisted :11 N Torain unassisted :01 N Dove unassisted :06 N Ray from Little :20 N Little from Fennell :19 N R. Wade unassisted :20 N Flounlacker from Torain :00 N R. Wade unassisted 10-6 Team Stats Army Navy Shots = =30 Ground Balls = =29 Faceoffs = =11 Clears 15-15, , 85.0 Extra-Man 0-1, , 00.0 Saves = =17 Turnovers = =16 ARMY: Scoring - George 0-1=1, Glancy 0-1=1, Glesener 1-0=1, Grabher 1-0=1, Johnson 1-0=1, Jones 2-0=2, Miller 0-1=1, Symmes 1-1=2. Goalkeeping - Barretto (L, 60:00, 6 svs, 10 GA). Faceoffs - Grabher NAVY: Scoring - Dove 1-0=1, Fennell 0-1=1, Flounlacker 1-0=1, Hill 1-0=1, Little 2-1=3, Ray 1-0=1, Torain 2-1=3, R. Wade 2-2=4. Goalkeeping - Kern (W, 60:00, 17 svs, 6 GA). Faceoffs - Dove 11-18, Varello 0-1.

5 NAVY IN THE NATIONAL POLLS Nike/USILA Maverik Date Coaches Poll Media Poll Preseason NR RV Preseason NR RV 2.12 NR RV 2.19 NR NR 2.26 NR NR 3.5 RV RV 3.12 NR NR 3.19 NR NR 3.26 RV RV 4.2 RV RV BY THE NUMBERS Record vs. Teams Ranked in Top Record vs. Teams Ranked in Top Record vs. Teams Ranked in Top Record vs. Teams Ranked in Top Record vs. Teams Ranked in Top Record vs. Teams When Ranked in Top Record vs. Teams When Ranked in Top Record vs. Teams When Ranked in Top Record vs. Teams When Ranked in Top Record vs. Teams When Ranked in Top *** Rankings began in 1973 NAVY S RECORD AGAINST... Rk Record Last Game L 4-10 at Maryland L Maryland W at Yale L at Brown L 5-10 at Maryland L 5-6 Johns Hopkins L 4-9 Lehigh W 10-6 Army L 9-15 Loyola L 9-11 at Penn L 4-15 Johns Hopkins L 6-13 at Maryland W 10-7 Army W 10-7 at Lehigh W 10-9 Loyola W 6-3 at Bucknell L 3-11 vs. Penn L 6-10 at Lehigh W 7-6 at Holy Cross W 13-8 at Bucknell W 9-3 Ohio State W 11-5 at Army All-Time Record // 44.3 NAVY S RECORD WHEN RANKED... Rk Record Last Game L 8-7 at Bucknell (OT) L 10-8 vs. #6 Virginia L 10-9 at #7 Georgetown W 12-2 vs. Holy Cross L 6-9 at #17 Army L 3-9 Army W 8-3 at Colgate W at #20 Army (OT) L #2 Maryland L 7-8 #15 Loyola (OT) L 5-14 at #3 Duke W 12-3 Holy Cross L 4-10 #4 Johns Hopkins L at #4 Brown W 12-7 at Lehigh W 11-5 at Delaware L 7-8 Boston U L 11-8 at #9 Mass W 11-5 #3 Georgetown All-Time Record // 59.6 NAVY, ARMY AMONG WINNINGEST PROGRAMS Navy is one of just seven Div. I lacrosse programs that has produced 700 wins and just four from becoming one of four with 800. With 796 wins, Navy is the fourth-winningest team in Div. I men s lacrosse history behind Johns Hopkins (979), Syracuse (901) and Maryland (817). Navy will face three teams among the list this season - Maryland (L, 10-4), Army on Saturday at 12:00 pm and Syracuse next Saturday at 2:00 pm. THE 700 CLUB Johns Hopkins (8-2) Syracuse (6-4) Maryland (9-1) Navy (7-4) Army (5-5) Hobart* (4-7) Cornell (8-3) * Hobart played at the Div. III level prior to 1995 and Div. II prior to 1980 SCOUTING THE BLACK KNIGHTS Thirteenth-year Army head coach Joe Alberici has directed the Black Knights to a 5-5 record, including a 2-4 mark in Patriot League play. After opening the season 3-0, including a 9-7 win over nationally-ranked Rutgers, the Black Knights have lost five of their last seven. Their two wins during that stretch were against Lafayette and Holy Cross. Army heads into the weekend having lost three in a row by a total of six goals vs. Colgate, 10-7 vs. Bucknell and 8-7 vs. Boston University. Army s defense has been stout, holding its opponents to just 7.10 goals per game which is #2 nationally. It has given up double-digit goals just twice this season loss in triple OT to Syracuse and 10-7 loss to Bucknell. On the other side of the field, the Black Knights offense stands 43rd, averaging 9.60 goals per game. Army has reached double digits four times this season, but haven t done it in its last five contests. Junior attackman Nate Jones leads the offense with 28 points on a team-best 19 goals and 9 assists. Senior attackman Conor Glancy has 26 points on 16 goals and 10 assists, while senior All-Patriot League middie David Symmes has produced 20 points on 13 goals and 7 assists. Junior keeper AJ Barretto owns a 7.03 goals-against average (#3 in the country) and boasts a 54.5 save percentage. Army has used five different players in the faceoff game this season, however, senior John Ragno has taken the bulk and is 84 of 144 (58.3) which stands 16th nationally and fourth in the Patriot League. Preseason Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year Johnny Surdick is 14th nationally in caused turnovers per game (1.89), while Army as a team is fifth (9.30). ARMY VS. NAVY - THE SERIES Saturday s contest marks the 99th contest between Army and Navy on the lacrosse field, meeting for the 86th consecutive year. It s the longest continuous lacrosse series between Navy and another team. Navy owns a series advantage and has won 17 of the last 26 contests in the series. The Mids also own a advantage in Star Games, winning 14 of the last 20 including each of the last three. Should Navy defeat Army on Saturday, it would be the first class to go 4-0 in Star Games against the Black Knights since the Class of 2007 accomplished it. The Mids lead the series in West Point, , however the Black Knights have won four of the last five games played at Michie Stadium. Navy won the last meeting in West Point, 11-10, on an overtime goal by current senior Casey Rees. Army and Navy have met twice in a season on seven previous occasions. In 1978 and 81, the two also met in the NCAA Tournament. The two have met in the Patriot League Tournament in 2005, 06, 07, 10, 15 and 16. Navy has scored eight or more goals in 24 of the last 31 contests against Army. However, the Mids have scored double figures just four times in the last 13 games of the series. Navy has held Army to single digits in 12 of the 20 games since joining the league in BREAKING DOWN THE RIVALRY All-Time Army-Navy Record Navy Leads, (56.7) OVERALL RECORD VS. ARMY (50.0) STAR GAME RECORD VS. ARMY (50.0) Saturday s Army-Navy men s lacrosse game is one of four remaining Star competitions for the season. In addition to men s lacrosse, the Army-Navy women s lacrosse game will also be played on Saturday following the men s game. The Army-Navy baseball series is slated to be played April 20 (Fenway Park in Boston, Mass.) and April 21 (West Point), while the men s tennis match will be played April 21 in Annapolis. Navy needs to win three of the final four Star competitions to secure the Army-Navy Star Series presented by USAA and win the Star Series for the 20th time in the last 22 years Star Game Victories Over Army M Swimming & Diving W Basketball W Swimming & Diving W Tennis M Indoor Track & Field M Outdoor Track & Field Gymnastics W Outdoor Track & Field M Basketball 5 COVERING THE MIDS 566 Brownson Road Annapolis, Md Fax: Asst. AD / Assoc. SID (Men s Lax) Stacie Michaud Phone (w) (c) michaud@usna.edu INTERVIEW POLICY All interviews with head coach Rick Sowell and/or Navy lacrosse players should be arranged through Assistant AD / Associate SID Stacie Michaud. 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6 MEET OUR NATION S FUTURE LEADERS Navy s Class of 2018 has put together a record over four seasons, including an 23-8 record in Patriot League action. The Mids were crowned 2016 Patriot League Regular-Season Champions and earned the program s first NCAA Tournament berth since 2009 when they received an at-large bid in 16. A win by the Mids on Saturday would secure at minimum a share of the Patriot League regular-season title and an opening-round bye as the No. 1 or 2 seed in the Patriot League Tournament (April 24 / 27 / 29). Additionally, the Class of 2018 would be the first class to post a 4-0 mark in Star Games since the Class of Navy s seniors will graduate on May 25 and be commissioned either 2nd Lieutenants in the Marine Corps or Ensigns in the Navy. Graduates serve a minimum of five years in the Navy or Marine Corps, while pilots serve eight years upon earning their wings. NAVY S SENIOR LACROSSE PLAYERS Hiram Carter Navy Pilot Taylor Esoldi Surface Warfare (Nuclear) USS San Diego (LPD 22) Chris Hill Surface Warfare (Nuclear) USS San Diego (LPD 22) Steve Hincks Surface Warfare USS Comstock (LSD 45) David Jones Marine Corps Ground Justin Knode Marine Corps Ground Dave Little Marine Corps Ground DJ Plumer Naval Flight Officer Nick Ramsey Submarines Jack Ray Submarines Casey Rees Surface Warfare USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) Michael Strack Other George Uhrich Special Warfare Joe Varello Surface Warfare USS Leyte Gulf (CG 55) Ray Wardell Surface Warfare (Nuclear) USS Somerset (LPD 25) ON THE MOVE Senior Joe Varello is ranked among the nation s top 15 in faceoff winning percentage. He has won 121 of the 203 draws he has taken this season for a 59.6 winning percentage and is ranked 14th nationally. Heading into the weekend, he stands sixth on the Mids career wins list with 210 and trails fifth-place Chris Dingman ( ) by 48. With 13 wins against Colgate last weekend, he became just the sixth player in school history to win 200 or more faceoffs. Behind a career-high tying 5-assist performance against Colgate (4.7), junior midfielder Ryan Wade joined the Mids all-time top 20 list. Tied for 20th with Owen Mc- Fadden ( ), Wade has produced 46 career assists in only 27 contests. He has played the fewest games among those players listed on the assists leader board with the next closest being Brendan Schneck ( ) who amassed 48 assists in two seasons before leaving the Academy. Three Navy players are currently ranked among the Mids top 20 in career caused turnovers. Co-captain DJ Plumer stands sixth with 41, just 4 out of the top 5. Senior Hiram Carter is 14th with 21 takeaways, while senior Michael Strack has amassed 19 and is tied for 15th on the list. Additionally, Strack is ranked 19th on the Mids single-season caused turnovers list with 14. Senior Jack Ray needs 6 points to become the 33rd player in school history with 100 points, while junior Greyson Torain needs 12. Ray, who has targeted 72 career goals, is also just 1 goal shy of joining the Mids all-time top 20. Billy Looney ( ), Bob Wehman ( ) and Brendan Schneck ( ) occupy the #20 spot on the leader board with 73 goals. Behind his career-high 18-save performance at Lehigh (3.24), sophomore goalkeeper Ryan Kern joined Navy s all-time top 20. With 225 saves, he stands 20th and trails 19th-place Cliff Eley ( ) by 6. PATRIOT LEAGUE SUCCESS Since joining the Patriot League in 2004, Navy has put together a record (67.5) against conference members, which includes an 11-6 (64.7) mark in the Patriot League Tournament. The Mids are (68.0) in regular-season action. The Mids have lost regular-season contests to... Army (6) Boston U. (2) Bucknell (7) Colgate (6) Holy Cross (1) 2013 Lafayette (2) Lehigh (4) Loyola (4) Navy dropped the program s first Patriot League Tournament contest in the 2008 semifinals against eventual champion Colgate and its second to Army in the 2010 championship contest. Twenty-four of the 38 losses (63.2) have been in games played either at the opponent s field or at a neutral site. Navy owns a (72.7) Patriot League record at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, including a (75.6) mark during the regular season. The Mids have produced undefeated records in conference action twice, 7-0 in 2004 and 6-0 in 07. Navy has won at least a share of the Patriot League regular-season title seven times ( ) since joining the league in Additionally, the Mids have claimed the league s tournament crown five times ( ). Games: 227 Navy Leads, (69.4) Last Game: , defeated Colgate, Opponent W L T Pct. Streak Army Won 1 Boston U Won 1 Bucknell Won 3 Colgate Won 1 Holy Cross Won 1 Lafayette Won 1 Lehigh Won 4 Loyola Lost 2 OFFENSIVE EXPLOSION IN LEAGUE PLAY Despite averaging just 5.25 goals against its four nonconference opponents (7 vs. Jacksonville, 4 vs. Maryland, 7 vs. UMBC, 3 vs Penn), Navy has reached double digits in five of its seven Patriot League games (10 - Boston U., 13 - Bucknell, 15 - Lafayette, 9 - Loyola, 10 - Lehigh, 5 - Holy Cross, 12 - Colgate), averaging goals in league play. It s the fourth-best average in the league behind Loyola (14.17 G/Gm), Bucknell (11.83) and Lehigh (11.00). Ten different players accounted for the Mids 15 goals against Lafayette, including Christian Daniel s careerhigh 5. Daniel is the first Navy freshman to notch 5 of more goals in a conference game (ECAC, , or Patriot League, 2004-present) in program history. Junior Ryan Wade produced a 5-point game against the Leopards with a goal and 4 assists. Wade bested that mark a week ago against Colgate where he matched his career high with 5 assists. It s the most assists by a Navy player since Greyson Torain dealt out 5 against Lehigh a year ago. Christian Daniel (3G, 2A), Jack Ray (4,1) and Greyson Torain (3,2) each produced 5-point games in the win over Bucknell. Ironically, the last time Navy had three players with 5 points apiece was the 2017 Bucknell game - Ryan Wade (0,5), Chris Hill (4,1) and Torain (4.1). The last time Navy had three players with hat tricks was April 16, 2016, when Patrick Keena, Casey Rees and Kevin Wendel scored three goals apiece en route to an overtime win at Army. Ten different players posted points in Navy s win over Colgate (4.7), including senior short-stick midfielders David Jones and DJ Plumer who both punched in goals. 6 NAVY TRENDS Category 2018 Sowell Streak Overall W-3 Home W-2 Road W-3 Neutral L-4 Patriot League W-3 Patriot League Tournament L-4 Nonconference (incl. PL tourney) W-1 On Grass L-8 On Turf W-3 Leading after 1st qtr W-1 Trailing after 1st qtr W-1 Tied after 1st qtr W-1 Leading at halftime W-16 Trailing at halftime L-1 Tied at halftime W-2 Leading after third qtr W-26 Trailing after third qtr W-1 Tied after third qtr L-1 Player scores a hat trick L-1 Two players with hat tricks W-16 Three players with hat tricks W-6 Navy has more shots W-1 Opp. has more shots W-2 Shots are equal W-1 Navy has more saves W-4 Opp. has more saves L-1 Saves are equal L-1 Navy wins more faceoffs W-2 Opp. wins more faceoffs W-2 Faceoff wins are equal L-1 Navy has more GB W-1 Opp. has more GB W-2 Ground Balls are equal L-3 Navy has higher clear pct W-3 Opp. has higher clear pct W-2 Clear pct. is equal W-1 Navy scores EMO goal W-1 Navy doesn t score EMO W-2 Game decided by 1 goal W-1 Game decided by W-4 Game decided by W-1 Game decided by L-1 Navy scores 0-5 goals W-1 Navy scores 6-9 goals L-1 Navy scores goals W-10 Navy scores 15+ goals W-7 Opp. scores 0-5 goals W-13 Opp. scores 6-9 goals W-6 Opp. scores goals W-1 Opp. scores 15+ goals L-6 FALLEN HERO NOT FORGOTTEN For the eighth consecutive year, Navy is honoring the memory of fallen Navy SEAL and former Navy lacrosse player Lt. Brendan Looney ( 04), who was killed in Afghanistan on Sept. 21, In each of the last seven years, Navy s players voted who among his teammates best represented what Looney stood for as a man, a warrior and a teammate. Senior short-stick defensive midfielder and co-captain DJ Plumer has been selected to wear jersey No. 40 this spring. Players Who Have Worn #40 In Honor of Brendan Looney 2011 Marty Gallagher Class of Cade Norris Class of Matt Morrison Class of Pat Kiernan Class of Brendan Gaine Class of Patrick Keena Class of John Trainor Class of DJ Plumer Class of 18

7 STREAKS The following players have started at least 15 consecutive games heading into Saturday s game. Gms. Player Streak Started 46 Jack Ray (Sr./A) Greyson Torain (Jr./M) Casey Rees (Sr./M) Ryan Kern (So./GK) Michael Strack (Sr./D) 2017 Ray sat out the 2015 opener due to injury and saw limited time against Maryland the following game. Since the 2015 Maryland game, he s started 46 consecutive games in which he was eligible to play (12 in 2015, 16 in 2016, 7 in 2017, 11 in 2018). He missed seven games a year ago with a broken foot suffered against the Terps, but started every game he played in. Torain, Kern and Christian Daniel (11) have started every game since arriving at Navy. Rees started every game as a sophomore (16 gms) before suffering a season-ending knee injury in the fall of his junior year. He has starterd every game this season. The following players enter the weekend with pointscoring streaks of 5 or more games. Player Pt. G A Last time w/o a pt. Ryan Wade Boston U., Christian Daniel Greyson Torain Penn, Wade and Daniel are the only two players on the squad to post a point in every game this season. Wade has produced a point in each of the last 21 contests dating back to last year s Bucknell game (3.4). He was held without a point in just one game in vs. Boston U. In the 27 games he s played over his career, he s been held without a point three times. Wade has produced an assist in each of the last 18 contests and played just three games a year ago where he didn t post an assist - Boston U., Penn, Lafayette. Daniel has started and posted a point in every game (11) he has played in at Navy and has goals in each of the last nine contests. Ray saw his 11-game point-scoring streak snapped two weeks ago by Holy Cross. Torain s 12-game point scoring streak was snapped by Penn (3.6). Ironically, the last time he was held scoreless was by Penn a year ago (3.7). TIP OF THE HAT Since the start of the 2004 season, at least one Navy player has turned in a hat trick in 140 of the last 218 games. Among those 140 games, the Mids have won 98 of them. At least one Navy player has pitched a hat trick in four of the seven Patriot League contests this season. Against Boston U., Jack Ray scored a career-high tying 5 goals, while Greyson Torain added 3. At Bucknell, Ray paced the team with 4 goals, Torain pitched in his seventh hat trick with 3 goals and rookie Christian Daniel added his name to the list with his first career hat trick. Against Lafayette, Daniel produced a careerhigh 5 goals. In the Loyola game, Ray recorded his 10th career hat trick and his third in Patriot League play this season with 3 goals. Hat Tricks Career 18 Last G Jack Ray 10 3 Loyola, Casey Rees 9 0 at Brown, Greyson Torain 7 2 at Bucknell, Dave Little 3 0 Holy Cross, Christian Daniel 2 2 Lafayette, Chris Hill 1 0 Bucknell, Drew Smiley 1 0 at Delaware, Ryan Wade 1 0 Maryland, Ray Wardell 1 0 Lehigh, ON THE ROAD AGAIN The Mids a all-time record in true road games and a mark in neutral site games. Since the beginning of the 2004 campaign, Navy has won 46 of its 93 true road games. Navy has had a losing record on the road in five of the last nine years, however, the Mids have had a winning road record in three of the last four seasons. Under seventh-year head coach Rick Sowell, Navy is on the road. Navy played five of its first six games of the season away from Annapolis - Feb. 4 at Jacksonville (L, 12-7), Feb. 10 at Maryland (L, 10-4), Feb. 17 at home vs. UMBC (W, 7-5), Feb. 24 at Boston U. (W, 10-8), March 3 at Bucknell (W, 13-8) and March 6 vs. Penn (L, 11-3) at Tierney Field in Sparks, Md. BREAKING DOWN NAVY S RECORD SINCE 2004 Year Record Home Away Neutral Total NATIONAL EXPOSURE Since the start of 2004, 77 Navy lacrosse games have been televised (6) CSTV 1-1 ESPN 2-1 WMAR (6) CSTV 3-0 ESPN (7) CSTV 2-4 ESPN (5) CSTV 2-1 ESPN 0-1 MASN (8) CBS C 1-2 ESPN 2-2 MASN (7) CBS C 3-0 ESPN 1-2 MASN (8) CBS C 3-3 ESPN (3) CBS 0-2 ESPN (4) CBS 1-2 ESPN 0-0 NBC (5) CBS 0-2 ESPN (2) CBS 0-2 ESPN (4) CBS 2-1 ESPN (7) CBS 2-1 ESPN 1-1 ASN 1-0, BTN (3) CBS 2-0 ESPN (1) CBS 1-1 ESPN 0-0 CBS Sports Network: ESPN: 7-17 NBC Sports Network: 0-1 MASN: 1-2 American Sports Network: 1-0 WMAR: 1-0 Big Ten Network: 0-1 The Mids will have three regular-season games televised this season, all by CBS Sports Network. Navy dropped a 15-9 decision to Loyola (3.17) in its first TV appearance of the season, but bounced back last week to earn a victory over Colgate at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in a game aired by CBS Sports Network. Saturday s Star Game between Army and Navy at Michie Stadium in West Point will be televised beginning at 12:00 pm. CBS Sports Network is also on tap to televise the Patriot League Tournament Semifinals (April 27) and Championship (April 29). Navy made seven television appearances in 2016, the most since 2010 when eight Navy games were aired. Since 2004, the Mids own a record (42.9) when their games are televised. They are on CBS Sports Network all-time and 7-18 on the ESPN family of networks. The Mids are also 1-0 on American Sports Network, 0-1 on Big Ten Network, 1-0 on local Baltimore station WMAR, 1-2 on MASN and 0-1 on NBC Sports Network. Navy is in games that have not been televised since the start of IN THE CLASSROOM The rigors a student-athlete faces at a Service Academy are unlike those a typical student-athlete might encounter on a day-to-day basis. Whether it s the added military training, mandatory room or uniform inspections or the academic schedule, Service Academy student-athletes are in a league of their own. The Naval Academy s academic day is divided into six 50-minute class periods beginning at 7:55 am and concluding at 3:20 pm. Unique to the Academies, all 4,400 Midshipmen reside on the Yard in Bancroft Hall and dine together in King Hall. Below are class schedules for this spring from one lacrosse player out of each class at the Academy. CHRISTIAN DANIEL S SPRING SCHEDULE Freshman Undeclared 17 credits U.S. Government and Constitutional Development Advanced Spanish with Readings on Contemporary Spanish Rhetoric and Intro to Literature II Preparing to Lead Fundamentals of Seamanship Calculus III with Vector Fields Swimming - required of all midshipmen RYAN KERN S SPRING SCHEDULE Sophomore Political Science Major 19 credits Introduction to International Relations Congress and National Security Decision Making The Middle East in the Premodern World General Physics II Introductory Statistics Basic Spanish II Martial Arts - - meets P.E. requirement of all midshipmen GREYSON TORAIN S SPRING SCHEDULE Junior Quantitative Economics Major 18 credits Applications of Cyber Engineering Principles of Propulsion Industrial Organization Advanced Navigation Economic Statistics Game Theory Martial Arts II - meets P.E. requirement of all midshipmen JOE VARELLO S SPRING SCHEDULE Senior English Major 20 credits Principles of Propulsion Engineering in the Littoral Zone Control Systems Laboratory Accounting Victorian Literature History of the English Language Junior Officer Practicum (Surface Warfare) Tennis - meets P.E. requirement of all midshipmen ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE Freshman Nick Franchuk is ranked #1 in Academic Order of Merit (OM), #1 in Military OM and #1 in Overall OM in the Class of 2021 (1199 students). Fellow freshmen Christian Daniel and Logan Spilker are also ranked #1 in Academic Order of Merit among the Class of Daniel validated out of 8 classes. Junior Ian Burgoyne stands #91 in Academic Order of Merit, #103 in Military Order of Merit and #101 in Overall Order of Merit in the Class of 2019 (1097 students). Burgoyne has twice been named to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll ( ). A DAY IN THE LIFE OF CO-CAPTAIN DJ PLUMER Senior Political Science 15 credits 0700 Wake up 0710 Breakfast 0755 Creative Writing 0855 Aeronautics 0955 Political Thought and Ideology 1055 Revolutionary American 1205 Lunch Formation 1210 Lunch 1230 Film / Lift 1330 Homework 1500 Treatment 1545 Practice 1900 Dinner Homework 0000 Lights Out

8 DANIEL MAKING HIS MARK One of the brightest young offensive starts in the country, Navy attackman Christian Daniel has enjoyed a sensational rookie campaign. A starter in every game this season, he leads Navy in the scoring column with 29 points on 19 goals and 10 assists. In Patriot League action, he has amassed 22 points on 16 goals and 6 assists. He, along with junior middie Ryan Wade, has produced at least one point in all 11 contests this season. He is the first Navy freshman to reach 15 goals and 10 assists since Sam Jones and Tucker Hull both produced 23 goals and 15 assists in He needs 1 point to become just the 13th freshman in school history to score 30 points and is 4 shy from breaking into the Mids top 10 rookie scorers. He is 3 goals away from Navy s all-time top 10 freshman goal scorers and is tied for 10th on Navy s freshman assists list. Daniel has scored all 4 of Navy s extra-man goals this season - 2 against Lafayette (3.10), 1 vs. Loyola (3.17), 1 vs. Colgate (4.7). Daniel stands 17th in the country among freshman point producers, averaging 2.50 per game, and is 121st among all players. The Patriot League boasts four players ranked among the nation s top 20 rookie scorers. Joining Daniel on the list is Boston University s Chris Gray (4.25), who stands third on the list; Colgate s Mike Hawkins (3.09), who is seventh; and Loyola s Aidan Olmstead (2.70), who is 15th. ALL-TIME NAVY FRESHMAN POINTS LEADER BOARD (30-POINT SCORERS) Rk Pts (G-A) Player Year (37-18) Mike Herger (22-21) Brendan Schneck (23-17) Ian Dingman (23-15) Tucker Hull (23-15) Sam Jones (19-19) Jeff Long (11-26) Paul Basile (28-9) Tom Hanzsche (27-10) John Hawley (27-6) Nick Mirabito (33-0) James Chambers (12-19) Dave Pittard (19-10) CHRISTIAN DANIEL 2018 ALL-TIME NAVY FRESHMAN GOALS LEADER BOARD Rk G Player Year Mike Herger James Chambers Tom Hanzsche Nick Mirabito John Hawley Tucker Hull Sam Jones Ian Dingman Adam Borcz Jack Ray Brendan Schneck CHRISTIAN DANIEL 2018 ALL-TIME NAVY FRESHMAN ASSISTS LEADER BOARD Rk A Player Year Paul Basile Brendan Schneck Dave Pittard Jeff Long Mike Herger Ian Dingman Tucker Hull Sam Jones Mike Chanenchuk CHRISTIAN DANIEL John Hawley Jim Shulson 1975 VARELLO IN THE MIDST OF SENSATIONAL SENIOR YEAR Senior Joe Varello patiently waited his first three seasons for an opportunity to shine. He has done just that in his senior season. Varello has won 59.6 percent of the draws ( ) he has taken this year and is ranked #2 in the Patriot League and #14 nationally. He is 11th on the Navy single-season faceoff wins list with 121 and became just the 10th different Navy player to reach 100 wins in a single season when he went 9 for 13 against Holy Cross (4.31). He is sixth on the Mids career faceoff wins list with 210, trailing fifth-place Chris Dingman ( ) by 48. He became only the sixth player in school history to reach the 200-win milestone following his 13 for 25 performance against Colgate last weekend. Varello played a spectacular game against Loyola (3.17), tying the Navy single-game record and Navy- Marine Corps Memorial Stadium record by winning a career-high 21 faceoffs (of 28). He grabbed a careerbest 14 ground balls, the second most in program history to boot. To close out the day, he scored his second career goal and dealt out his first collegiate assist. He has been named Patriot League Faceoff Specialist of the Week three times this season (Maryland, Boston U., Bucknell). NAVY S CAREER FACEOFF WINS LIST Brady Dove Chris Pieczonka William Wallace Logan West Chris Dingman JOE VARELLO 2015-PRESENT Jason Hull Mikelis Visgauss Jay James Max Grant NAVY S SINGLE-SEASON FACEOFF WINS LIST (1995 to present) Chris Pieczonka Brady Dove Brady Dove Brady Dove Max Grant Dan Sullivan Brady Dove Chris Pieczonka William Wallace Mikelis Visgauss JOE VARELLO Logan West Frankie Coppola William Wallace Jason Hull 1998 NAVY JOINS FORCES WITH TEAM IMPACT The Navy lacrosse program has collaborated with Team IMPACT over the last three years, embracing sevenyear-old Grayson Osborne as its honorary captain. Team IMPACT s mission is to improve the quality of life for children facing life-threatening and chronic illnesses through the power of team. Established in 2011, Team IMPACT has matched over 900 children with collegiate teams at over 400 institutions in 45 states, improving the quality of life of hundreds of courageous children and touching the lives of over 25,000 student-athletes. For more information about the program, log on to www. goteamimpact.org(.) Here s a little more about Navy s favorite teammate - Grayson is in first grade. He lives with his parents Dan and Danielle, brother Holden, sister Annabelle, and their dog Fitz. Outside of school, Gray loves legos, all things Star Wars, outdoor activities and being read to - especially Curious George stories! But his favorite activity is blowing the whistle at Navy lacrosse practices for the faceoff drills. Gray has a tremendous heart, a natural ability to put others first and to keep a smile on through even the most difficult circumstances. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE Since 2000, Navy s defense has been ranked among the top five nine times, including #1 three times ( ). The Mids have held 34 of their last 55 opponents to single-digit goals, including 8 of their 14 foes in This season, Navy has held six of its last nine opponents to single digits - 5 by UMBC, 8 by Boston U., 8 by Bucknell, 5 by Lafayette, 7 by Lehigh and 4 by Holy Cross. Since 2004, Navy owns a mark (77.9) when holding opponents to nine or fewer goals - the Mids lost twice in 2005, four times in 06, once in 07, once in 08, twice in 09, twice in 10, three times in 11, three times in 12, three times in 13, four times in 14, twice in 15, once in 16 and twice in 17. Since 2004, Navy owns an amazing 74-3 record (96.1) when holding its opponents to six or fewer goals, including a 32-2 mark in the last eight seasons combined. The Mids were 3-0 in 2017, holding Dartmouth (6), Holy Cross (4) and Army (6) to six or under, while they are 3-0 this year (UMBC - 5, Lafayette - 5, Holy Cross - 4). Dating back to 2003, Navy HAD won 45 straight games when holding its foes to five or fewer goals. That streak, however, was snapped on March 26, 2011, by Colgate in a 5-4 win over the Mids. Navy has won 58 of its last 59 when achieving the feat, including a 3-0 mark in Navy s defense has given up double-figure goals 65 times in its last 184 games (2006-present), 67 times in the last 200 (2005-present) and 70 times in the last 218 games (2004-present) - Ohio State, Army, Johns Hopkins and Syracuse in 04; Georgetown and Virginia in 05; Army 06; Colgate, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins and North Carolina in 07; Georgetown, Johns Hopkins 2x and Colgate in 08; Colgate, Johns Hopkins and Duke in 09; North Carolina, Lafayette, Towson, Georgetown, Maryland and Army-PL Tourney in 10; North Carolina, Lehigh, Bucknell, Towson, Maryland, Army and Johns Hopkins in 11; Jacksonville in 12; Fairfield, Bucknell, Lafayette, Colgate, Lehigh, Army and Johns Hopkins in 13; Holy Cross, Towson, Lehigh 2x, Colgate, Army and Maryland in 2014; Johns Hopkins, Lehigh, Loyola and Army-PL Tournament in 2015; Johns Hopkins, Boston U., Army, Maryland, Yale and Brown in 16; Johns Hopkins, Maryland, Penn, Loyola, Colgate and Holy Cross- PL Tournament in 17; Jacksonville, Maryland, Loyola and Colgate in 18. Since 04, Navy has held 61 of its 218 opponents to 25 or fewer shots and is (losses to Ohio State 04, Colgate 06, Maryland 07, Army 08, Johns Hopkins 08-twice, Colgate 09, Army 11, Jacksonville 12, Bucknell 15). NAVY IN THE NCAA STATISTICS Yr. Rk Scoring Def #Gm GA

9 NAVY FIELDS ELITE MIDFIELD LINE All-American midfielders Casey Rees and Greyson Torain were among the 50 players named to the 2018 Tewaaraton Award Watch List on March 1. The Navy pair join Patriot League players Johnny Surdick and David Symmes of Army, Chris Gray and Jack Wilson of Boston U., Will Sands of Bucknell, Andrew Pettit of Lehigh and Loyola s Foster Huggins and Pat Spencer on the list. Navy also has two players on the women s preseason watch list - Jenna Collins and Kelly Larkin. Torain is the team s third-leading scorer this season with 26 points on 14 goals and 12 assists, while Rees has amassed 14 points on 11 goals and 3 assists. In 2016, Rees etched his name in as one of the program s top-scoring midfielders. As the team s thirdleading scorer, he produced 37 points on a team-best 34 goals and 3 assists. The 37 points are tied as the sixth most by a midfielder in school history. The 34 goals are the most by a Navy player since 2004 when Joe Bossi pumped in 44 and Ian Dingman scored meanwhile, the 34 goals are the third most in program history by a midfielder and the most since Brian Keith set the record of 41 in of his 37 points were scored against Patriot League foes, while he scored just 11 points against nonconference opponents. Last season, Torain stepped up his game and was tied as the Mids leading scorer with 38 points alongside Ryan Wade (13-25=38). Torain recorded a team-high tying 23 goals and dealt out 15 assists. The last time a midfielder led Navy in scoring was in 2010 when Pat Moran totaled 38 points on 28 goals and 10 assists. Torain s 38 points are tied as the fourth most by mifielder in school history and the most since Moran s 38 in The 14 assists, meanwhile, are the most by a Navy midfielder since Andy Warner dealt out 21 in Torain is one of just 15 different midfielders in Navy history who have scored 30 or more points in a season. It has been accomplished 22 times with Graham Gill ( ), Jamie Slough ( ), Brian Keith ( ), Glen Miles ( ) and Mike Chanenchuk ( ) having done it multiple times over their careers. One of Torain s most incredible stats is 37 of his 54 career goals have been unassisted, including 18 of 23 a year ago and 7 of 14 this spring. Wade, meanwhile, was moved from attack to midfield in the fall and has flourished in his new position. He stands #2 on the Mids scoring list this season with 27 points on 6 goals and 21 assists. He is ranked 22nd nationally in assists per game (1.91) and is ranked 20th on the Mids all-time assists leader board with 46 in just 27 contests. Navy has NEVER had two 30-point scorers out of the midfield in the same season. Wade and Torain very well could be that first tandem. NAVY S ALL-TIME SINGLE-SEASON POINTS LEADER BOARD (MIDFIELDERS ONLY) Rk Pts G-A Player Year Brian Keith Glen Miles Bob DeSimone Greyson Torain Patrick Moran Casey Rees Mike Chanenchuk Graham Gill Billy Looney Graham Gill Dennis Supko Andy Warner Adam Borcz Brian Keith Mike Chanenchuk Greg Conlin Jamie Slough Jamie Slough Mike Chanenchuk Harry MacLaughlin Jamie Slough Glen Miles RYAN WADE GREYSON TORAIN 2018 PLENTY OF GOALS TO GO AROUND Navy owns an 83-8 record (91.2) when scoring 10 or more goals since 2004, including a 59-7 mark (89.4) in the last 10 seasons (9-1 in 2009, 10-1 in 2010, 3-2 in 2011, 5-0 in 2012, 3-0 in 2013, 4-0 in 2014, 5-0 in 2015, 9-2 in 2016, 6-1 in 2017, 5-0 in 2018). Navy has scored 7 or fewer goals in 38 of its last 93 contests, including five times this year (Jacksonville, L, 12-7; Maryland, L, 10-4; UMBC, W, 7-5; Penn, L, 11-3; Holy Cross, W, 5-4). Fourteen different players scored goals for the Mids last season, including six who reached double digits. Midfielder Greyson Torain led the group with 23. Seventeen different players have posted goals for the Mids this season, led by senior attackman Jack Ray and rookie attackman Christian Daniel with 19 apiece. Senior short-stick middie DJ Plumer was the latest Navy player to add his name to the list, scoring his eighth career goal and first this season vs. Colgate (4.7). In the Mids 15-5 win over Lafayette (3.10), 10 players accounted for the 15 goals. Navy hasn t finished a season averaging double figures since 2007 when it averaged goals. NAVY S SCORING AVERAGE SINCE 2000 Year Gms Goals Avg NAVY S YOUTH MOVEMENT Several freshmen have made their mark on the Navy lacrosse program this seaosn. Freshman attackman Christian Daniel is Navy s leading scorer, posting 29 points on 19 goals and 10 assists. He has recorded at least one point in each of the Mids 11 contests, including goals in each of the last nine. Daniel made his collegiate debut in the opener against Jacksonville where he produced three points on a goal and a pair of assists. At Bucknell, he recorded his first career hat trick en route to a career-high 5 points (3G, 2A). Against Lafayette, he punched in a career-best 5 goals, becoming the first Navy freshman to score 5 or more goals in a conference game. The first Navy freshman attackman to start since Jack Ray in 2015, Daniel scored the Mids first goal of 2018, sticking his shot off an assist from Ray at the 9:29 mark in the opening quarter. Andrew McKenna and Nick Franchuk have both earned starting nods on defense this season in filling the void left after senior Steve Hincks was injured in the off-season. Frankchuk got the call against Jacksonville, while McKenna has started the last 10 games. McKenna played a monster game against Bucknell where he recorded 4 caused turnovers and picked up a pair of ground balls. He also had 4 CT against Holy Cross. He is second on the team with 12 takeaways. Jeff Durden has stepped into the long-stick midfielder role, a tall task left vacant following the graduation of two-time All-American Matt Rees. Durden owns 25 ground balls and 5 caused turnovers to date. He was named the Patriot League Rookie of the Week following his performance in the UMBC win (5GB, 1CT). Midfielder Logan Spilker and short-stick defensive midfielder Tim Griffin have also seen action. Spilker is a member of the Mids second midfield line and scored his first collegiate goal against UMBC, while Griffin has seen action in nine games. 9 A CLOSER LOOK AT NAVY S SCHEDULE Five of Navy s opponents this season are among the nation s top 20 teams, including three in the top 10, according to this week s edition of the USILA/Nike Coaches Poll. Rk Team Record Pts. Prev. 1 Maryland (22) 2 6 Syracuse Loyola Bucknell Lehigh NAVY NR Four Patriot League teams (Bucknell, Lehigh, Loyola, Navy) are ranked in BOTH the Coaches Poll and the Maverik Media Poll. Meanwhile, Colgate is receiving votes in the media poll. Navy spent four consecutive weeks (April 4-25) ranked inside the top 10 in 2016, its longest stay since the 2007 season when it spent seven straight weeks among the top nine. Prior to 2016, Navy had not been ranked inside the top 10 since The Mids earned a #7 ranking on April 18 and 25, their highest ranking since 2008 when they were #6 after upsetting third-ranked Maryland. Going into the 2016 Patriot League Tournament, both Navy and Loyola were ranked among the top 10 marking the first time since May 7, 2012, the Patriot League has two teams ranked in the top 10. Since the start of the 2004 season, Navy has played 95 of its 218 games against teams ranked in the top 25, posting a record (41.1). In games against unranked foes since 2004, Navy is (71.5). The losses are to Army (2x in 10, ), Boston U. (16-17), Bucknell ( ), Colgate ( ), Georgetown ( ), Holy Cross (13-17), Jacksonville (12-18), Lafayette (17), Lehigh (11) and Towson ( ). ONE-GOAL DECISIONS Navy is under head coach Rich Sowell in onegoal games. Navy has played 91 one-goal games (of 319) since the start of the 1996 season, winning 38 (41.8). Among those 91 games, 32 of them have gone into extra minutes with Navy winning 13 (40.6). Over the last 11 seasons (2008-present), 44 of the Mids 153 contests have been decided by one goal and Navy has produced wins in just 20 of those contests. Over the last nine seasons (2010-present), the Mids are in one-goal affairs. In 2007, Navy played a program-record seven one-goal games, including five that were decided in overtime. Navy was 1-1 in 2012 in one-goal decisions, marking the first time since 1996 that it had not played at least three one-goal games. Navy finished 2015 with a 5-1 mark in one-goal contests. It s the first team in school history to win five onegoal games. NAVY S ONE-GOAL GAMES (SINCE 1996) Year Gms. Record OT Record Total , , 40.6

10 NAVY TO HOST 2018 NCAA QUARTERFINALS Hofstra (May 19) and Navy (May 20) will be the host sites for this year s NCAA Quarterfinal games. Hofstra has previously hosted the quarterfinal round nine times, including last year, while Navy has hosted five times previously, most recently in Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass., will be the site of the 2018 Division I semifinals and final, in addition to the Divisions II and III national championship games. These championships will represent the fifth time the home of the NFL s New England Patriots has hosted the event. The championships also took place there in 2008, 2009, 2012 and Harvard University will serve as the host school. Tickets ($20 adults, $15 students) for the NCAA Quarterfinals hosted by Navy can be purchased online at NavySports.com(.) ALL IN THE FAMILY Over the years, Navy has seen several sets of brothers walk through the gates of the Academy. Some of those brothers attended the Academy at the same time, like the Looneys (Brendan 04, Steve 06, Billy 07) and the Lennons (Clipper 05, Bobby 09, Joe 10). Others, like Shane ( 09), Pat ( 14) and Brendan ( 16) Durkin, just missed playing alongside one another. Navy has one sets of brothers on this season s squad - Casey ( 18) and Spencer ( 21) Rees. Older brother, Matt, was a four-year letterwinner and two-time All- American long-stick midfielder for the Mids who graduated last May. The Rees father, Cliff ( 88) played basketball alongside David Robinson at Navy and earned a trip to the Elite 8 his Plebe year. Matt and Casey Rees are among just four sets of brothers who have earned All-America honors while playing for the Midshipmen. They join the Looney s (Steve and Billy), the Supko s (Len and Denny) and the MacLaughlin s (Don and Harry). Junior midfielder Ryan Wade and 2017 graduate Connor Wade, who played goalkeeper for the Mids, are the sons of two-year lacrosse letterwinner Rear Adm. John Wade ( 90) and nephew of three-year lacrosse letterwinner Tim Andrews ( 88). Senior defenseman Steve Hincks father, Steven ( 78), garnered Honorable Mention All-America honors as a defenseman for the Mids his senior year. As a freshman he was a member of the team that played in the program s first NCAA Championship Game and was an NCAA Semifinalist the following three seasons. Sophomore attackman Connor Young s father, Steve, is a 1984 graduate of the Naval Academy and was a member of the football and soccer teams. Freshman attackman Joe Byrne has a familiar last name around the Yard. That s because nearly everyone in his immediate family has graduated from the Naval Academy. His father, Bill, graduated from the Naval Academy in 1987 and later served as the Commandant of Midshipmen at the Naval Academy from A Rear Admiral in the Navy, he assumed command of Carrier Strike Group 15 in October of A three-year football letterwinner, he was co-captain of the 1986 team. One of just three quarterbacks in Navy history to throw for more than 1,000 yards in three different seasons, he holds the school record for career touchdown passes (29) and ranks second in school history in career completions (381), single-game passing yards (399) and career passing yards (4,582). He also holds the school record for single-game completions (37). His mother, Amy, graduated from the Naval Academy in 1987 and was a member of the cross country and track & field teams. His sister, Brigid, graduated from the Naval Academy in 2013 and was a member of the cross country and track & field teams. His brother, Michael, graduated from the Naval Academy in 2016 and was a member of the sprint football team. His sister, Martha, is a senior at the Naval Academy and was a member of the women s lacrosse team her first two years in Annapolis. Freshman midfielder George Martin s father, George, is a 1991 graduate of the Naval Academy who was a member of the golf team. SOWELL AMONG ELITE COMPANY Seventh-year Navy head coach Rick Sowell is just the third lacrosse coach overall in the sport s history and the only active coach to lead three different D-I programs to the NCAA Tournament. Sowell guided Dartmouth to the 2003 NCAA Tourney, Stony Brook to the 2010 NCAA Quarterfinals and Navy in Joining him on that list are Jack Emmer and Tony Seaman. Denver s Bill Tierney (RIT, Princeton, Denver) and Stony Brook s Jim Nagle (SUNY Oneonta, Colgate, Stony Brook) have also led three teams to the NCAA Championship, however, not all three were D-I programs. COACHES TO TAKE THREE D-I TEAMS TO THE DANCE Rick Sowell Dartmouth 2003 Stony Brook 2010 Navy 2016 Jack Emmer SUNY Cortland 1972 Washington & Lee Army Tony Seaman Penn Johns Hopkins Towson HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE 2018 marks the 57th season Navy will have played at least one game at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Navy earned a 5-1 victory over Delaware on Feb. 21, 2016, in what was the program s 200th game played at the stadium. The Mids own a record (62.6) at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Having played at least a game a year at the stadium for 42 consecutive years, Navy stepped away in 2003, allowing for state-of-the-art renovations to take place. Navy has played all of its home games at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium since the beginning of the 2004 campaign. Navy owns a record (66.0) in games played at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium since the start of the 2004 campaign. Since 2004, Navy has lost back-to-back games at home 10 times. In its 111th year of men s lacrosse, Navy has lost 3 straight home games just 9 times #1 Virginia, #2 Johns Hopkins, #9 N. Carolina 1985 Washington College, N. Carolina, Army 2003 #13 Rutgers, Air Force, #4 Georgetown, #4 Maryland 2008 #4 Georgetown, #7 Johns Hopkins, #4 Johns Hopkins 2011 Colgate, #7 Maryland, #17 Army 2013 Towson, #1 Maryland, Army 2014 Colgate, #1 Loyola, #6 Johns Hopkins... and four-straight home games just once 2003 #13 Rutgers, Air Force, #4 Georgetown, #4 Maryland 2016/17 Army / #2 Maryland, Boston U. Opponents have scored double digits against the Mids 26 times in games played on their home field over the last 14 seasons. Navy owned a 7-2 record in games played at home in It s the first time it has won seven home games since 2007 (7-1). Navy won six straight games at home in 2016 before dropping its Patriot League Tournament contest to Army. The Mids had not won six straight at home in a single season since Meanwhile, it was Navy s first six-game single-season home winning streak since Navy put together a 4-0 mark in Patriot League regularseason games played at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in It s the first time Navy has been undefeated in Patriot League play at home since 2010 when it was 2-0. It s the first time the Mids have been 4-0 in Patriot League action at home since NAVY IN OVERTIME Navy owns a all-time record in overtime contests, including a mark in games at home. 28 of the 43 games have been decided in a single overtime period, however 9 have gone into double OT, 4 into three extra frames, 1 into four and 1 into six. In 2016, Navy played three overtime contests. The Mids dropped a double-overtime heartbreaker to #5 Johns Hopkins on Feb. 9, 2016 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. It marked just the fifth time in the 90-game series history the game had been decided in extra frames and the first double-ot game between the two. Hopkins has won four of the five. Two weeks later (2.27), Navy dropped its first game in the series to Boston U., a double-ot matchup (10-9). The Mids bounced back with an victory in overtime at Army (4.16). It was just the fourth time in series history the game went into extra minutes and the first since Perhaps no overtime game in school history gained more attention than when Andy Warner etched his name into Naval Academy lore by way of his overtime goal against 17th-ranked Johns Hopkins in 2010, snapping a 36-game losing streak to the Blue Jays. It was the Mids first win over Hopkins since Navy pulled out a 9-8 triple-overtime victory over Colgate in the 2009 Patriot League Tournament Semifinals. Midfielder Joe Lennon scored four goals for the Mids, including the last three. It marked the Mids first OT win in postseason action, as Navy previously lost NCAA Tournament decisions to Cortland State (2OT) in 1972 and Washington & Lee (3OT) in The Navy win also went down in the record books as the longest Patriot League Tournament contest. The Mids 8-7 loss against Cornell in 2008 marked the first time in program history that Navy had played an overtime game at a neutral site. ALL-TIME OVERTIME GAMES All-Time Overtime Record Home Away 8-9 Neutral 1-1 Patriot League Tournament 1-0 NCAA Tournament 0-2 One Overtime Two Overtimes 1-8 Three Overtimes 3-1 Four Overtimes 1-0 Six Overtimes 0-1 OVERTIME GAMES (SINCE 2000) at North Carolina (1) L Johns Hopkins (1) L UMBC (1) L at Penn State (1) W at North Carolina (6) L Stony Brook (3) W North Carolina (4) W Georgetown (1) L at North Carolina (1) W Johns Hopkins (1) L at Bucknell (1) L at Johns Hopkins (1) L Maryland (2) L at Ohio State (1) W vs. Cornell (1) L Bucknell (1) W Georgetown (1) L vs. Cornell (3) W Loyola (1) L Bucknell (1) W at Colgate (1) W Georgetown (1) L Johns Hopkins (1) W at Bucknell (2) L at Georgetown (1) L Georgetown (1) L Loyola (2) L #14 Towson (3) W #5 Johns Hopkins (2) L at Boston U. (2) L at Army (1) W (#) - overtime periods

11 YEAR-BY-YEAR RECORDS AT NAVY-MARINE CORPS MEMORIAL STADIUM Year Overall Pct. Conf. Pct NA Total present Navy played its home opener vs. VMI at Rip Miller Field due to a blizzard. * 2004-present Patriot League member; ECAC Lacrosse League member NAVY-MARINE CORPS MEMORIAL STADIUM - HOME OF THE MIDSHIPMEN GAMES AT NMCMS SINCE 2004 Date Opponent Result Rk #20 Ohio State L * Bucknell W * Hobart W * Lehigh W * Holy Cross W #1 Johns Hopkins (OT) L Colgate W #19 Hobart W = #13 Penn W #7 North Carolina W * Lafayette W #7 Georgetown L #6 Maryland W * #4 Army W 12-9 T Lehigh W #9 Army W = #16 Delaware W #21 Ohio State W * Lafayette W * Lehigh W * Holy Cross W #5 Georgetown L #12 Johns Hopkins L Saint Joseph s W #5 North Carolina W Canisius W * Colgate W #11 Maryland (2OT) L * Army W Army W Colgate W VMI W Mount St. Mary s W * Lehigh W * #12 Bucknell (OT) W #4 Georgetown (OT) L #7 Johns Hopkins L = #4 Johns Hopkins L VMI W #19 Ohio State W * Lafayette W * Colgate L #8 Maryland W #15 Loyola (OT) L #4 North Carolina L * #13 Bucknell (OT) W 8-7 RV * Holy Cross W 12-3 RV #13 Georgetown (OT) L RV #17 Johns Hopkins (OT) W 9-8 NR VMI W 14-8 RV * Lafayette W 15-6 NR Towson W NR * Colgate L 4-5 NR #7 Maryland L 4-10 NR * #17 Army L 9-14 NR VMI W 14-7 RV #4 North Carolina L 8-9 NR * Bucknell L 9-14 NR * Holy Cross W 13-7 NR * #7 Lehigh L 4-9 NR #6 Johns Hopkins W 8-2 NR VMI W 20-7 NR Detroit W 11-7 NR * Lafayette W NR Towson L 7-8 NR #1 Maryland L 8-11 NR * Army L 7-14 NR Date Opponent Result Rk VMI W 18-5 NR Georgetown (OT) L 8-9 NR * Holy Cross W NR * Lafayette W 11-3 NR * Colgate L 7-10 NR * #1 Loyola (2OT) L 6-7 NR #6 Johns Hopkins L 5-6 NR VMI W 21-7 RV #8 Maryland L 1-8 RV * Bucknell L 7-8 NR #14 Towson (3OT) W 8-7 NR * Lehigh W RV * Boston U. W 14-6 RV * #13 Army W 10-7 RV Army L Air Force W #5 Johns Hopkins (2OT) L Delaware W * #15 Loyola W 10-9 RV * Lafayette W * Holy Cross W * Colgate W Sacred Heart W Army L #2 Maryland L * Boston University L * Bucknell W 13-7 NR Dartmouth W 11-6 NR * Lehigh W 14-9 NR * #8 Army W 10-6 NR Holy Cross L 7-11 NR UMBC W 7-5 RV * Lafayette W 15-5 RV * #9 Loyola L 9-15 NR * Holy Cross W 5-4 RV * Colgate W RV * - Patriot League game; + - Patriot League Tournament game; = - NCAA Tournament game 11

12 NAVY-MARINE CORPS MEMORIAL STADIUM - HOME OF THE MIDSHIPMEN ALL-TIME SERIES RECORDS AT NAVY-MARINE CORPS MEMORIAL STADIUM Opponent Record Pct Last Mtg. Air Force , W 10-6 Army , W 10-6 Baltimore , W 23-1 Boston U , L 7-8 Brown , W 14-6 Bucknell , W 13-7 Canisius , W 13-5 Colgate , W Cornell , W 5-4 Cortland State , L 9-10 (2OT) Dartmouth , W 11-6 Delaware , W 5-1 Detroit , W 11-7 Georgetown , L 8-9 OT Harvard , W 9-7 Hobart , W 9-8 Hofstra , W 14-9 Holy Cross , W 5-4 Johns Hopkins , L (2OT) Lafayette , W Lehigh , W 14-9 Loyola , L 9-15 Maryland , L UMBC , W 7-5 Massachusetts , L Mount St. Mary s , W 12-5 Mt. Washington LC , L 4-10 North Carolina , L 8-9 Ohio State , W 8-6 Penn , W 11-5 Penn State , W 9-7 Philadelphia LC , W 9-6 Princeton , W 9-6 Sacred Heart , W 7-1 Saint Joseph s , W 10-3 Stony Brook , W (3OT) Syracuse , L 8-11 Towson , W 87 (3OT) Virginia , W 10-7 VMI , W 21-7 Washington College , W 14-6 * Includes the April 2, 2005, contest vs. Georgetown that began at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium and was later finished at Rip Miller Field the following day TOP NAVY LACROSSE ATTENDANCE MARKS AT NAVY-MARINE CORPS MEMORIAL STADIUM Rk Att. Opponent Date Result 1. 18,694 Johns Hopkins L ,017 Johns Hopkins # L ,056 Army L ,042 Johns Hopkins L ,271 Johns Hopkins L ,109 Maryland W ,625 Maryland L 7-8 2OT 8. 14,124 Maryland W ,000 Johns Hopkins W ,857 Johns Hopkins L 8-9 # NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals * Attendance officially kept beginning with the 1995 season NAVY TEAM RECORDS Goals 24 Penn, Assists 14 VMI, Points 37 Penn, Shots 75 Penn, Ground Balls 66 Holy Cross, Saves 28 Brown, Faceoff Wins 23 VMI, Faceoff %.944 (17-18) Lafayette, EMO Goals 4 VMI, Maryland, OPPONENT TEAM RECORDS Goals 22 Johns Hopkins, Johns Hopkins, Assists 17 Johns Hopkins, Points 39 Johns Hopkins, Shots 68 Maryland, Ground Balls 65 Johns Hopkins, Saves 34 Wash. College, Faceoff Wins 27 Johns Hopkins, Faceoff %.900 (18-20) N. Carolina, EMO Goals 6 Johns Hopkins, NAVY INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Goals 9 by Dave Little vs. Lehigh, Assists 8 by Paul Basile vs. Brown, Points 10 by Sam Jones vs. VMI, by Sam Jones vs. VMI, Shots 18 by Billy Looney vs. Johns Hopkins, Ground Balls 17 by Brady Dove vs. Lehigh, Saves 27 by Louis Brown vs. Johns Hopkins, Faceoff Wins 21 (21 of 28) by Joe Varello vs. Loyola, (21 of 25) by Brady Dove vs. Lehigh, (21 of 29) by Brady Dove vs. Maryland, Faceoff % (min. 10 attempts) (10-10) by Brady Dove vs. VMI, (13-13) by William Wallace vs. Lafayette, *Navy team statistcs other than goals, assists, points, shots, saves available from 1992-present; Navy individual statistics other than goals, assists, points, shots are available from 1996-present; saves available from 1968-present OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Goals 8 by Craig Bubier, Johns Hopkins, Assists 8 by Pat Spencer, Loyola, Points 12 by Pat Spencer, Loyola, Shots 15 by Ryan Brown, Johns Hopkins, Ground Balls 10 by Stephen Robarge, VMI, Saves 34 by Hart, Washington College, Faceoff Wins 18 by R.G. Keenan, North Carolina, Faceoff %.900 (18-20) by R.G. Keenan, North Carolina,

13 RICK SOWELL S HEAD COACHING LEDGER Career Record , 50.6 (19th Season) Navy (7th Season): 46-48, 48.9 Stony Brook (5): 47-26, 64.4 St. John s (2): 6-20, 23.1 Dartmouth (5): 33-35, 48.5 Year School W L Pct Conference Championships / NCAA Tournament 1999 Dartmouth Dartmouth Dartmouth Dartmouth Dartmouth Ivy League Champion (program s first and only), NCAA First Round 2005 St. John s Hired to restart program 2006 St. John s Stony Brook America East Championship Semis 2008 Stony Brook America East Championship Semis 2009 Stony Brook America East Champinship Runner-Up 2010 Stony Brook America East Regular-Season, Tournament Champions, NCAA Quarterfinals 2011 Stony Brook American East Regular-Season Champion, Championship Runner-Up 2012 Navy Navy Navy Patriot League Quarterfinals 2015 Navy Patriot League Co-Regular Season Champion, Patriot League Semifinals 2016 Navy Patriot League Co-Regular Season Champion, Patriot League Semifinals NCAA Quarterfinals 2017 Navy Navy SOWELL VS. THE OPPONENTS Opponent Record Navy SB SJ DC Last Meeting Air Force W, 10-6 Albany W, ARMY W, 10-6 Binghamton W, 12-8 Boston College W, 12-0 BOSTON U W, 10-8 Brown L, Bryant W, 13-6 BUCKNELL W, 13-8 COLGATE W, Cornell L, 17-9 Dartmouth W, 11-6 Delaware W, 11-5 Denver W, 9-7 Detroit W, 11-7 Drexel L, 12-6 Duke L, 15-7 Fairfield L, 10-9 Georgetown L, 9-8 OT Hartford L, Harvard L, 12-4 Hobart L, 12-7 Hofstra L, HOLY CROSS W, 5-4 JACKSONVILLE L, 12-7 Johns Hopkins L, 15-8 LAFAYETTE W, 15-5 LEHIGH W, 10-7 LOYOLA L, 15-9 Marist W, 13-7 MARYLAND L, 10-4 Massachusetts L, 13-6 UMBC W, 7-5 North Carolina L, 9-8 Ohio State L, PENN L, 11-3 Penn State L, 13-3 Princeton W, 13-6 Quinnipiac W, 20-7 Robert Morris W, 12-3 Rutgers L, 4-3 Sacred Heart W, 7-1 Siena W, St. John s W, 9-4 SYRACUSE L, Towson W, 8-7 (3OT) Vermont W, 12-9 Villanova L, 10-5 Virginia L, (OT) VMI W, 21-7 Wagner W, 16-4 Yale W, opponents in ALL CAPS MILESTONE WINS # Date Opponent Score Site Head Coach at Holy Cross Worcester, Mass. Dartmouth Vermont 7-3 Hanover, N.H. Dartmouth Lafayette 12-8 Stony Brook, N.Y. Stony Brook Albany 11-7 Stony Brook, N.Y. Stony Brook VMI 21-7 Annapolis, Md. Navy Army 10-6 Annapolis, Md. Navy Colgate Annapolis, Md. Navy HEAD COACH RICK SOWELL On June 9, 2011, Naval Academy Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk introduced Rick Sowell, a man who has been involved with rebuilding programs at Georgetown, Dartmouth, St. John s and Stony Brook, as the Naval Academy s eighth head men s lacrosse coach in its 100-plus year storied history. In his first season at Navy, Sowell directed the Mids to a 6-6 record, including a 3-3 mark in Patriot League action. It marked Navy s first.500-win season since Navy capped off its season with an 8-2 rout over No. 6 Johns Hopkins. The six-goal victory marked the Mids largest margin of victory in the series since 1965 when Navy scored a 15-6 win over the Blue Jays. Meanwhile, the Class of 2012 became the first class since 1974 to graduate having twice beaten Hopkins. In 2014, the Mids earned their first trip back to the conference postseason tournament since Sowell guided Navy to a share of the Patriot League regularseason title in 2015 and the No. 1 seed in the league tournament. He was named the 2015 Patriot League Coach of the Year. Sowell garnered Patriot League Coach of the Year honors for a second straight year in 2016, led the Mids to the league s regular-season crown and the program s first NCAA Tournament bid since Additionally, Navy s opening-round win over Yale was the program s first NCAA Tournament win since Sowell compiled a (.644) record in five seasons at Stony Brook and was named the America East Coach of the Year in each of the last two seasons as he guided the Seawolves to back-to-back America East regular-season titles ( ). In 2010, Sowell led Stony Brook to the program s first America East regular-season title, a school-record 13 wins, a No. 6 national ranking and a 9-7 victory over Denver in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Seawolves were just a game away from advancing to the school s first final four, losing in to Virginia in the quarterfinals, Stony Brook had four players earn All-America honors, including Kevin Crowley who was the school s first First-Team All-American and was named the USILA Player of the Year. Sowell, who was an assistant coach for the gold-medal winning Team USA at the 2010 World Championships in England, led Stony Brook to a 9-6 record in 2009 and a final ranking of No. 20. It marked the school s first end-of-theseason national ranking. Stony Brook finished 4-1 in America East and stood as the regular season co-champions. Prior to Stony Brook, Sowell was tapped to head the rebirth of the St. John s lacrosse program that had been dormant since Sowell had just one season to recruit before the Red Storm took the field in Sowell was the head coach at Dartmouth from and revived the Big Green program, taking the team from last place in the Ivy League to first. In his final season at Dartmouth in 2003, Sowell s squad posted an 11-3 record and won the Ivy League with a 5-1 record. It was Dartmouth s first Ivy League title since 1965 and just the third Ivy League title in school history. During the title run, the Big Green upset No. 2 Princeton marking the first time that Dartmouth had won at Princeton since Sowell was also named the NEILA Coach of the Year that season. Sowell s coaching career began at Washington College in Chestertown, Md., where he helped guide the Shoremen to the NCAA D-III national title game in 1986 and the semifinal round in Sowell was named the 1985 D-III National Midfielder of the Year and was also a two-time All-American. He helped lead Washington College to the D-III national championship game twice. His 45 goals and 14 assists earned him D-III First-Team All- America honors and an invitation to participate in the annual North-South All-Star Game. Sowell graduated from Washington College in 1986 with a bachelor s degree in history. 13