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1 Navy (3-3) at Towson (0-3) Tuesday, March 16 7:00 pm Johnny Unitas Stadium Towson, Md. Navy Midshipmen 2010 Record 3-3, 2-1 Patriot League 2009 Record 11-5, 4-2 Patriot League Streak Lost 1 Last Game March 12 - lost to #15 Lafayette, 15-8 Next Game March 20 - Holy Cross (12:00 pm) Ranking RV (USILA Coaches); RV (Nike/IL Media) Head Coach Richie Meade (North Carolina 76) Career Record (20th year) Navy Record (16th year) Sports Information Contact Stacie Michaud Phone michaud@usna.edu Web Site NavySports.com Game Preview The 3-3 Navy lacrosse team will look to get back on track when the Midshipmen travel to nearby Towson to renew an old rivalry with the Tigers (0-3)... meeting for just the ninth time in series history and the first time since 1997, Navy and Towson will battle one another Tuesday evening at Johnny Unitas Stadium in Towson beginning at 7:00 pm. Navy looked to have built some steam, picking off Lehigh on the road and Patriot League rival Bucknell at home, however, Navy s winning streak came to a halt last Friday... the undefeated and nationally-ranked Lafayette Leopards scored 10 second-half goals, including four straight to open the third quarter, en route to claiming a 15-8 victory over the Mids... it was Lafayette s first win over Navy in 11 meetings. Towson has been snake bitten in all three of its contests this season, coming up short in games against Bucknell, Stony Brook and most recently Maryland... the Tigers gave up double-digit goals in all three contests, including their 12-8 loss against No. 5 Maryland on Saturday. Tuesday s contest will be broadcast over the radio waves by WNAV 1430 AM with Pete Medhurst handling the call... coverage begins with the Navy Lacrosse Pregame Show at 6:45 pm... live stats will be available at On The Road Again The Mids are on tap to play five road games and one neutral site contest this spring. Navy has split its two road games to date... the Mids opened up Patriot League play on the road by scoring an 8-3 victory over Lehigh on March 2... Navy, though, dropped a 15-8 decision to Lafayette last Friday. Since the beginning of the 2004 campaign, Navy has lost 12 of its 38 true road games (neutral sites not included). The Mids were 5-4 on the road a year ago, losing twice by one goal (North Carolina, 9-8, Bucknell, 8-7). Navy was outscored by its opponent on the road and surrendered eight or more goals in seven of the nine contests. Navy s Patriot League Tournament win over Bucknell last April marked the Mids eighth game on the road... it was the most true road games Navy has played since 1979 when that team turned in a 5-3 road game mark. It was only the third time in the history of the program that Navy had played eight road games and 1979 were the others. Towson Tigers Record 0-3, 0-0 CAA 2009 Record 7-10, 4-2 CAA Streak Lost 3 Last Game March 13 - lost to #5 Maryland, 12-8 Next Game March 21 - Virginia (12:00 pm) Ranking NR (USILA Coaches); NR (Nike/IL Media) Head Coach Tony Seaman (Cortland 65) Career Record (27th year) Towson Record (12th year) Sports Information Contact Eric Rhew Phone erhew@towson.edu Web Site TowsonTigers.com Taking the Field In Navy has reached the 10-win marker in each of the last six seasons, a program record. 9 Dating back to last year s Patriot League Tournament contest against Colgate, senior midfielder Joe Lennon owns the team s longest point streak... he has produced a goal or an assist in nine-straight games. 8 Navy has scored eight goals in each of its last three contests, winning two of the three. 7 Seven of Navy s 2010 opponents are ranked in this week s USILA Preseason Coaches Poll - North Carolina (3), Maryland (4), Johns Hopkins (7), Georgetown (9), Lafayette (11), Loyola (16) and Bucknell (18). 6 Navy has scored six goals this season with under 60 seconds remaining in the quarter. 5 Second-year goalkeeper RJ Wickham has produced double-figure saves in five of the six games this season (Lehigh - 9). 4 Junior defenseman Michael Hirsch recorded a career-high four caused turnovers against Lafayette last Friday. 3 Senior midfielder Patrick Moran has produced hat tricks in three games this season - VMI, Loyola, Bucknell. 2 Since 2004, Navy has lost just two games (40-2) when scoring 10 or more goals since Towson has given up double figure goals in all three games this season. 1 Navy has won just one of its four games played against Towson on the road. Meet the Mids Navy will hold its annual Meet the Mids event this Saturday following its game against Holy Cross (12:00 pm) at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Members of the Navy men s lacrosse team will be available for autographs on the Blue Concourse, with the first 300 kids in line for the postgame autograph session receiving a Navy lacrosse Meet the Mids t-shirt, compliments of Chick-fil-A. In addition, Navy s 2010 lacrosse poster and an autograph card will be available, while prizes will also be handed out. Page 1 Game Information 2010 Schedule Date: Tuesday, March 16 Faceoff: 7:00 pm Location: Towson, Md. Facility: Johnny Unitas Stadium Capacity: 11,198 (Field turf) Television: None Radio: 1430 WNAV (Pete Medhurst) All-Access: None Live Stats: Live Stats at TowsonTigers.com Series: Navy Leads, 5-3 Streak: Towson, 1 game Last Meeting: , Towson won, Navy Schedule 3-3 / 2-1 Patriot League Home: 2-2 Away: 1-1 Neutral: 0-0 February Date Rk Opponent (Rk) Result / Time 13 T11/11 VMI W T11/15 LOYOLA (15/16) L 7-8 OT 25 16/14 N. CAROLINA (C) (4/3) L 4-11 March 2 RV/RV at Lehigh * W RV/RV Bucknell *(C) (13/13) W 8-7 OT 12 17/13 at Lafayette * (15/19) L RV/RV at Towson 7:00 pm 20 --/-- HOLY CROSS * 12:00 PM 27 --/-- at Colgate * 3:00 pm April 2 --/-- GEORGETOWN (C) 7:00 PM 10 --/-- at Maryland (E) 12:00 pm 17 --/-- vs. Army * + (E) 4:00 pm 24 --/-- JOHNS HOPKINS (C) 12:00 PM 30, 2 Patriot League Tournament (C) May 15, 16 NCAA Tournament First Round 22, 23 NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals 29, 31 NCAA Tournament Semifinals, Final Television - CBS College Sports (C); ESPNU (E) Rankings - USILA Coaches / Nike/Inside Lacrosse Media * denotes Patriot League Game + Day of Rivals (Baltimore, Md.) NCAA quarterfinal games played at Princeton and Stony Brook NCAA semifinal and championship games played at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md. Navy Lacrosse History First Season 1908 NCAA Championships / Last 0 / NA National Championships / Last 17 / 1970 PL Tournament Championships / Last 5 / 2009 PL Regular-Season Championships / Last 5 / 2008 NCAA Tournament Appearances / Last 26 / , 1st Rd. lost to 3rd-seeded Duke, 14-5 PL Tournament Appearances / Last 6 / 2009 All-Time Record / 103rd Yr All-Time Patriot League Record 34-6 /7th Yr All-Time Patriot League Tournament Record 10-1 All-Time NCAA Tournament Record 16-26

2 Previewing Towson Guided by 12th-year head coach Tony Seaman, Towson has had a rocky start to the 2010 campaign... having played just three games to date, the Tigers are 0-3 for the first time since the 1978 seadon in which they finished Towson has dropped contests to Bucknell (13-9), Stony Brook (14-11) and Maryland (12-8)... the Tigers have surrendered double-digit goals in all three contests. Towson has struggled in its clearing game, successfully getting the ball from defense to offense just 62.7 percent of the time, while its opponents have cleared the ball 91.3 percent of their opportunities. Towson has yet to settle on a keeper... senior keeper Rob Wheeler has started all three contests, but owns a goals-against average, while saving just 36.2 percent of the shots he has faced... junior Travis Love, however, had a breakthrough performance against the Terps over the weekend... he has posted a.571 save percentage in the second half of the last two games that featured a career-high seven saves at Maryland. Senior middie Will Harrington is pacing the team with 10 points on a team-best nine goals... five of his nine goals have been scored when Towson was a man up Grad student Chris Pastirik s 10 points have been split between five goals and five assists. Redshirt freshman Matt Thomas owns a 50.0 faceoff percentage, winning 34 of the 68 draws he has taken this season... he has accounted for all but nine faceoffs for the Tigers this spring. Series History Tuesday s contest between Navy and Towson marks only the ninth game in a series that was discontinued following the 1997 campaign... Navy holds a 5-3 advantage, however the Mids have won just one of the four games played at Towson. The inaugural meeting was won by Navy, 13-9, but a regular series was not set up until the 1991 campaign... Navy and Towson met seven straight years before the series stalled out. Navy head coach Richie Meade owns a 1-2 record against Towson. Towson head coach Tony Seaman has never met the Mids during his 12-year stint with the Tigers, however in previous positions with Penn and Johns Hopkins he produced a 12-5 record. Last Time Out vs. the Tigers Towson owned a 4-2 lead and by halftime had jumped out to a 7-2 advantage en route to capturing a 14-6 victory over Navy on April 12, 1997, in Towson. The Midshipmen were anchored by a two-goal effort by attackman Jamie O Leary, while Mike Newton turned in a goal and an assist for the Mids. Future All-American and Kelly Award winner Mickey Jarboe turned in 14 saves as a rookie netminder Navy Lacrosse Navy-Towson Series Overall Navy Leads, 5-3 Inaugural Meeting , Navy 13-9 at Annapolis, Md. Navy Leads, 4-0 Last Meeting , Towson 14-6 at Towson, Md. Towson Leads, 3-1 Last Navy Win , Navy 9-8 at Neutral Site NA Last Towson Win , Towson 14-6 Current Streak Towson, 1 game All-Time Game Comparison (Navy / Towson Stats) Date Site Result Shots GB FO Clears EMO Saves Annapolis W, / 49 NR NR NR NR 15 / Towson L, / 47 NR NR NR NR 13 / Annapolis W, / / 44 5 / / / / Towson W, / / 73 9 / / / / Annapolis W, / / 46 9 / / / / Towson L, / / 50 9 / / / / Annapolis W, / / 20 9 / / / / Towson L, / / 43 9 / / / / 14 Towson-Navy Connections Third-year Navy assistant coach Stan Ross was a member of Coach Tony Seaman s coaching staff at Towson from 1999 to 2004 and helped lead the Tigers to three conference titles and three NCAA Tournament appearances. Navy volunteer assistant coach and longtime member of the Midshipmen lacrosse program Mark Goers returns to his alma mater for the first time as a member of the Navy staff. A 1995 graduate of Towson, he is the Tigers all-time leader in faceoff win percentage (70.2) and ranks fourth with 375 faceoff wins. Towson Tigers Inside the Stats Record Conference Record Coaches/Media Poll RV / RV NR / NR Current Streak Lost 1 Lost 3 Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Scoring Margin Shots / Gm Shots Allowed / Gm Ground Balls / Gm GB Allowed / Gm Faceoffs Faceoff Pct Clears Clear Pct EMO EMO Pct Man Down (killed-att.) Man Down Pct Save Pct Towson Schedule/Results 0-3 / 0-0 CAA Home: 0-1 Away: 0-2 Neutral: 0-0 Date Opponent Result / Time 2-27 BUCKNELL L at Stony Brook L at Maryland L NAVY 7:00 PM 3-21 VIRGINIA 12:00 PM 3-27 at Loyola 12:00 pm 4-3 DELAWARE * 3:00 PM 4-7 UMBC 7:30 PM 4-10 at Massachusetts * 4-17 DREXEL * 7:30 PM 4-24 PENN STATE * 12:00 PM 4-28 at Johns Hopkins 7:00 pm 5-1 at Hofstra * 7:00 pm 5-5/8 CAA Tournament * CAA Opponent Page 2

3 2010 Navy Lacrosse Upon Further Review: Lafayette 15, Navy 8 Lafayette scored 10 second-half goals, including four straight to open the third quarter... the last time Navy allowed an opponent to put up 10 goals in a half was April 19, 2003, when Johns Hopkins scored 10 in the opening half (7-3) en route to a 17-3 win in Baltimore. The 15 goals were the most given up by Navy to a team other than Johns Hopkins (twice) since a 15-8 loss to Hofstra in the 1999 NCAA Tournament.. Navy s defense did a nice job of holding Lafayette at bay in the second quarter, as the Leopards scored at 14:07 and not again until 20 seconds remaining in the half. Starting middie Joe Lennon extended his point streak to nine straight games by punching in a pair of goals off assists from sophomore attackman Ryan O Leary. Senior midfielder Patrick Moran has produced a point in every game this season... he and Lennon are the lonesome duo to achieve this feat. Junior midfielder Brian Striffler turned in a career-high two-goal effort against the Leopards. Sophomore keeper RJ Wickham turned in double-digit saves for the fifth time in six games this season, by turning aside 16 shots on goal. Navy s three extra-man goals were a season high. Lafayette came into the game averaging 14.0 goals per game and thanks to seven different goal scorers, Lafayette scored 15 goals for the third time this season. A Closer Look at Navy s Schedule Seven of Navy s opponents this season are among the nation s top 20 teams according to this week s USILA Coaches Poll, including four in the top 10. Rk Team Record Pts. LW 3 North Carolina Maryland Johns Hopkins Georgetown Lafayette Loyola Bucknell Meanwhile, Navy s 2010 schedule features games against three programs who received NCAA Tournament berths a year ago North Carolina, Maryland and Johns Hopkins. Since the start of the 2004 season, Navy has played 54 of its 102 games against teams ranked in the top 25, posting a record (55.6)... two of the losses have come against the No. 1-ranked team in the country at the time (Johns Hopkins twice). Since the start of the 2000 campaign, 84 of Navy s 154 games have been against ranked teams... in those games, Navy is (50.0). In games against unranked foes since 2000, Navy is 62-8 (88.6)... the losses have come against UMBC ( 01), Air Force and Penn State ( 03), Bucknell ( 05, 09) and Colgate ( 06, 08 and 09). Navy Among Winningest Programs Navy is one of just six Div. I men s lacrosse programs that has produced 700 wins. With 742 wins, Navy is the third-winningest team in Div. I men s lacrosse history behind Johns Hopkins (896 wins) and Syracuse (796 wins). The 700 Club Johns Hopkins (4-2) Syracuse (3-1) Navy (3-3) Hobart* (1-2) Maryland (5-0) Army (1-4) * Hobart played at the Div. III level prior to 1995 It s Not Over Until... Navy s defensive unit has had moments where it struggled to finish out quarters this spring. Four of Navy s six opponents have punched in goals with under 60 seconds remaining in the period... a total of five goals have been scored in the final minute of the game, including back-to-back goals to North Carolina with under 50 seconds to play in the opening quarter of play (0:49, 0:01). Eventually the mental mistake comes back to haunt you, as it did in the Loyola contest in which the Greyhounds netted the game-winner with just nine seconds left in the first overtime period. The Mids gave up a crucial goal to Patriot League foe Lafayette last Friday, as the Leopards scored a goal with just 20 seconds left in the first half, giving them a two-goal lead. Buzzer Beaters Date Opponent Pd Time Score 2-20 Loyola OT 0:09 Loy, North Carolina 1 0:49 NC, North Carolina 1 0:01 NC, Bucknell 1 0:44 Tied, Lafayette 2 0:20 Laf, 5-3 On the flip side, Navy has benefitted six times on goals scored in under 60 seconds. Six different players have accounted for those six goals - Basil Daratsos and Joe McAuliffe vs. VMI, Patrick Moran vs. Loyola, Evan Sullivan vs. North Carolina, Brendan Connors and Andy Warner vs. Lafayette. On the Flip Side Date Opponent Pd Time Score 2-13 VMI 1 0:51 Navy, VMI 1 0:47 Navy, Loyola 2 0:23 Loy, North Carolina 2 0:16 NC, Lafayette 3 0:22 Laf, Lafayette 4 0:14 Laf, 15-8 Covering The Mids Navy Sports Information 566 Brownson Road Annapolis, Md Fax: Associate SID (MLax) Stacie Michaud Office Phone Cell Phone michaud@usna.edu SID Fax Releases / Photos via All Navy men s lacrosse releases, game notes and media advisories are distributed via to a list maintained by the sports infomation office. Media and fans who wish to be included on this list can contact lacrosse SID Stacie Michaud at or via at michaud@usna.edu or sign up at Media Services Pregame notes, media guides, gameday programs and statistics will be provided to working media prior to each game. A complete postgame packet consisting of team and individual statistics will be available at the conclusion of the game. Interview Policy All interviews with Navy head coach Richie Meade and/or Navy lacrosse players should be arranged through lacrosse SID Stacie Michaud. Media should allow 24 hours advance notice for all interviews and be respectful of the students class schedules. Postgame Interviews Navy head coach Richie Meade and requested Navy players will be available for postgame interviews outside of the home team locker room following a 10- minute cooling off period. Media wishing to interview specific players should contact Associate SID Stacie Michaud prior to the end of the game. NavySports.com Navy lacrosse is one of 32 sports that can be followed on the internet at Updated releases, bios, statistics and additional information will regularly be posted on the Navy web site. Ticket Information Tickets for all Navy home lacrosse games may be purchased at the Navy Ticket Office at Ricketts Hall or on game day at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. For more information on tickets for Navy lacrosse games, call the Navy Ticket Office at US4-NAVY. Navy Lacrosse Admission $10 Adults $5 Students (17 & under) For a special group rate, please call Navy s Probable Lineup # Pos. Player Yr Hometown GP-GS G A P Sh Other Notes 1 A Andy Warner Jr. Corning, N.Y GB Recorded a career-high 5 pts at Lehigh (2G, 3A) 23 A Brendan Connors Sr. Bellmore, N.Y SOG% Led Navy in goals and hat tricks (3) last year 40 A Ryan O Leary So. East Meadow, N.Y SOG Produced a pair of assists at Lafayette 6 M1 Nikk Davis So. Cockeysville, Md SOG Dealt out a career-high 3 assists in win over Bucknell 13 M1 Patrick Moran Sr. Annapolis, Md EMG Has recorded 3 hat tricks this season, including Bucknell gm 22 M1 Joe Lennon Sr. Westminster, Md TO Owns team-best 9-gm pt streak dating back to PL Tourney 12 M2 Kevin Doyle Jr. Towson, Md SOG Scored first goal (vs. VMI) since Holy Cross gm in M2 Basil Daratsos Sr. Niskayuna, N.Y SOG Healthy after battling a knee injury for two seasons 27 M2 Brian Striffler Jr. Virginia Beach, Va SOG Scored a pair of goals at Lafayette 20 FO Robby Battle Sr. Herndon, Va , 47.1 Second on the team in ground balls with FO Jaren Woeppel Sr. Camillus, N.Y GB, 6 CT 10 Patriot League Preseason Defensive Player of the Year 6 FO Nikk Davis So. Cockeysville, Md GB Gritty, quick player who has been pivotal on the wings 34 D Ian Crumley So. Oakton, Va GB, 4 CT Member of scout team as a plebe, has started all 6 gms in D Michael Hirsch Jr. Schwenksville, Pa GB, 6 CT Caused 4 turnovers in the Lafayette contest 56 D Matt Vernam So. Shoreham, N.Y GB, 1CT A starter in 12 of the 16 contests a year ago GP-GS GA GAA Sv Sv% Min Notes 3 GK RJ Wickham So. Penn Yann, N.Y :59 Has recorded double-digit saves in 5 of 6 gms (9 vs. Lehigh) A-Attack; M1-First Midfield; M2-Second Midfield; FO-Face-off Midfield; D-Close Defense; GK-Goalkeeper Page 3

4 2010 Navy Lacrosse Commitment Makes the Difference Navy is in the midst of one of its most dominant runs in school history... since the start of the 2004 season, Navy owns a record (71.6). Navy s 73 wins over the last seven years are tied with Cornell as the fourth most in the country, while its 71.6 winning percentage is the seventh best. Having made six straight NCAA Tournament appearances, it s the third-longest consecutive streak behind Johns Hopkins (38) and Maryland (7). During that same stretch, Navy is (55.6) against ranked teams and 43-5 (89.6) against unranked foes. Since the start of the 2004 season, Navy owns a (44.0) record against teams ranked higher than it in the USILA Coaches Poll... against lower ranked or unranked teams, Navy is (80.5). The Mids have posted a (74.5) record at home, outscoring their foes, , during that span... just nine teams have reached double digits on Navy s home field during that stretch. The Mids are also respectable on road, owning a record (67.5) in true road affairs over the last seven years and defeating 14 ranked teams in the process... three of Navy s 13 road losses have come against unranked Patriot League opponents. The Mids have produced the top-three win totals in school history during this stretch... in 2004, Navy won 15 games en route to its NCAA Championship game appearance and in 2005, the Mids produced 12 wins in earning their second-consecutive NCAA Tournament berth... Navy won 11 games in 2006, 07 and 09. The Class of 2007 became the winningest class in school history on March 21, 2007, when it claimed its 45th win in 56 contests... the Class of 07 won 49 of its 64 contests (76.6). Navy has won 10 or more games in a program-record six straight seasons (15 in 2004, 12 in 2005, 11 in 2006, 07 and 09 and 10 in 2008). Navy s Record Since 2004 Overall Home Away Neutral vs. Patriot League Opponents vs. Ranked vs. Unranked Navy scores 10 or more goals Navy holds opp. to 6 or fewer goals Navy has 30 or more shots Navy holds opp. to 25 or fewer shots Times opp. scores 5 or fewer goals 42 Times opp. takes 20 or fewer shots 23 Goals For Goals Against By Winning % 7-yr Combined 2010 Rk. Team Record Pct. Record 1. Cornell Virginia Duke Johns Hopkins Notre Dame Syracuse Navy Georgetown Maryland Princeton By Wins 7-yr Combined 2010 Rk. Team Record Pct. Record 1. Duke Virginia Cornell Johns Hopkins Navy Syracuse Maryland Notre Dame Delaware Georgetown Paul Vernam Names to Tewaaraton List Senior attackman Tim Paul and sophomore close defenseman Matt Vernam have been named to the 2010 Tewaaraton Award Preseason Watch List... the Tewaaraton Trophy is awarded to the nation s top lacrosse player. The Navy duo is among 63 players named to the preseason list released on March 5. A 2009 Honorable Mention All-American, Paul produced two goals and two assists in games against VMI and Loyola before suffering a career-ending knee injury with 2:10 left in regulation against the nationally-ranked Greyhounds on Feb. 20. He was the 2009 recipient of the Coach William H. Dinty Moore Award which is presented to Navy s outstanding offensive player. Last season, he was the Mids top point producer with 32 points on 18 goals and 14 assists. During his four-year career, he scored two or more goals in 22 of the 47 games he saw action in. Vernam is Navy s lone returning starter on close defense, as he emerged as a starter in each of the last 12 games last spring. A member of the Mids man-down unit, he was part of a group that yielded just six extra-man goals in 40 attempts (85.0) to lead the nation in efficiency. It s the seventh consecutive year a Navy player has been named to the watch list. Previous Tewaaraton Watch List Members Yr. Player 2004 Ian Dingman 2005 Graham Gill, Mitch Hendler Steve Looney, Matt Russell 2006 Ian Dingman, Billy Looney Steve Looney, Matt Russell 2007 Billy Looney 2008 Jordan DiNola 2009 Tim Paul, Andy Tormey 2010 Tim Paul, Matt Vernam Faceoff Trio Among Navy Leaders Seniors Robby Battle and Frankie Coppola are ranked among Navy s top 15 faceoff specialists. Battle, who emerged as Navy s starter towards the end of the season a year ago, has won 65 draws over the last two seasons and stands 13th on Navy s career wins list. Last season he won 33 draws, while this year he has won 32 of the 68 faceoffs (47.1) he has taken... he needs 14 more wins to join the Mids single-season leader board. Coppola garnered Second-Team All-Patriot League recognition a year ago after winning 50.8 percent of his draws ( ). He currently stands 10th on the Navy leader board with 128 wins over the last three seasons. Coppola has taken just 10 faceoffs this season, winning just three. Sophomore Logan West has won 18 of the 34 draws he has taken this year and adding on his 1 for 5 effort last spring, he stands tied for 16th on the Mids all-time wins list. Career Faceoff Wins Rk. Wins Player Year Chris Pieczonka William Wallace Chris Dingman Jason Hull Mikelis Visgauss Jay James Max Grant Dan Sullivan Chris Messineo Frankie Coppola 2006-present Michael Schaal Bart Orr Robby Battle 2007-present Tommy Wallin Dan Decker Logan West 2009-present 19 Dan Kretz Page 4 Around the League 2010 Patriot League Standings Patriot League Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. Lafayette Holy Cross NAVY Army Bucknell Lehigh Colgate PL Players of the Week Offensive Player of the Week None Defensive Player of the Week 3-8 Jaren Woeppel, Navy >> Held Charlie Streep scoreless (6v6; scored 1 EMG) Goalkeeper of the Week 2-22 RJ Wickham, Navy >> Record career-high 19 saves vs. Loyola 3-8 RJ Wickham, Navy >> Made 27 saves in wins over Lehigh, Bucknell >> Stopped pt blank shot as time expired vs. Bison Rookie of the Week None Games Around the Country Games in italics feature Patriot League teams Tuesday, March 16 Providence at Massachusetts Mount St. Mary s at Robert Morris Binghamton at Hobart Manhattan at Presbyterian Colgate at Harvard Denver at Notre Dame Bucknell vs. Jacksonville (Winston-Salem, NC) Princeton at North Carolina Marist at Rutgers St. John s at Stony Brook Navy at Towson Vermont at Virginia Wednesday, March 17 Holy Cross at Hartford Delaware at Georgetown Friday, March 19 Dartmouth at North Carolina Saturday, March 20 Rutgers at Army Holy Cross at Navy Maryland at UMBC Wagner at Bryant Yale at Cornell Villanova at Delaware Penn State at Duke Quinnipiac at Hobart Sacred Heart at Hofstra Air Force at Loyola Detroit at Manhattan Canisius at Mount St. Mary s Ohio State at Notre Dame Siena at Saint Joseph s Vermont at St. John s Denver at Stony Brook Marist at VMI Fairfield at Colgate Penn at Princeton Lafayette at Bucknell Brown at Harvard Syracuse at Johns Hopkins 3:00 pm 3:00 pm 3:30 pm 3:30 pm 4:00 pm 4:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 3:30 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 12:00 pm 12:00 pm 12:00 pm 3:00 pm 3:00 pm 4:00 pm 4:00 pm 8:00 pm

5 2010 Navy Lacrosse USILA Coaches Poll (3-15) Rk Team Record Pts. LW 1 Virginia (10) 1 2 Syracuse North Carolina Maryland Princeton Hofstra T10 7 Johns Hopkins Duke T10 9 Georgetown Cornell Lafayette Drexel Notre Dame Harvard Stony Brook Loyola Yale Bucknell Robert Morris RV 20 Brown RV Receiving Votes: Delaware, Massachusetts, Navy, Fairfield, Ohio State, Penn Italics denotes 2010 opponent Take Note Dating back to last season, at least one Navy player has turned in a hat trick in nine of the last 13 games (did not vs. Duke 09, North Carolina, Lehigh & Lafayette in 10), including Patrick Moran, who has produced hat tricks in three games this season including each of the first two contests. A year ago, Patrick Moran and Evan Sullivan were responsible for a combined 12 of the Mids 15 extra-man goals... Moran has scored four of the Mids eight manup goals this season, while Sullivan is responsible for one... Andy Warner has scored three this season, including two against Lafayette last Friday. Senior middies Joe Lennon and Patrick Moran are the only players to produce a point in all six games this season... furthermore, Lennon owns the team s longest current point producing streak, turning in a point in nine consecutive games... the last game he did not score a goal or deliver an assist was last year s Johns Hopkins contest. Since 2004, Navy owns an amazing 50-1 record when holding its opponents to six or fewer goals, including a 8-0 mark in the last two seasons combined. Sophomore keeper RJ Wickham s 19-save effort against Loyola (2-20), which earned the Feb. 22 Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Week award, was the best by a Navy keeper since former Navy team captain Seth DiNola turned away 21 shots on goal in a losing effort against Penn State (5-4) on April 12, Wickham recorded 42 saves (7.00 sv/gm) in six games a year ago and six games into 2010, he has turned back 88 shots on goal (14.7 sv/gm). Wickham has recorded double digit saves in five of the six games this season, coming up just one short at Lehigh. After leading the nation a year ago, Navy s man-down defense has given up 12 goals on 30 attempts (60.0)... last season the Mids surrendered six goals on 40 attempts. Navy owns a 40-2 record when scoring 10 or more goals since 2004, including a 7-0 mark in 2009 and 10. The Mids have won 17 in a row when leading at the half, including a 9-0 mark over the last two seasons... Navy has won 19 straight when leading after three quarters. Navy owns a 15-1 record in Patriot League regular-season games played at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium... its lone loss, a 10-9 decision against Colgate last March. Nike/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll (3-15) Rk Team Record Pts. LW 1 Virginia (19) 1 2 North Carolina Syracuse Princeton Maryland Hofstra Cornell Johns Hopkins Duke Georgetown Harvard Stony Brook Notre Dame Loyola Lafayette Drexel RV 17 Brown Bucknell Delaware Yale Receiving Votes: Robert Morris-40, Navy-20, Siena-6, UMBC-3, Massachusetts-2, Fairfield-2, Rutgers-1, Ohio State-1 National Exposure Since the start of 2004, 41 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 (1) CBS C 1-1 CSTV/CBS College: 13-9 ESPN 6-9 MASN 1-2 WMAR 1-0 Navy will make at minimum six appearances on TV this season, including four nationally-televised contests on CBS College Sports. CBS College Sports will carry Navy home games against North Carolina (Feb UNC won, 11-4), Bucknell (March 6 - Navy won, 8-7 OT), Georgetown (April 7 pm) and Johns Hopkins (April 12 pm). Additionally, CBS College Sports will air both Patriot League Tournament Semifinal Games (April 30), along with the Patriot League Championship on May 2. ESPNU will televise the Navy-Maryland contest on April 10 (12 pm) and the following week s Day of Rivals event at M&T Bank Stadium featuring Army vs. Navy (4 pm) and Maryland vs. Johns Hopkins (6:30 pm). Last spring, CBS College Sports aired Navy s 10-4 upset victory over No. 8 Maryland from Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium... more than 15,000 fans were on hand to watch the Mids hand Maryland the largest margin of defeat in the series since ESPNU carried the 2009 Army-Navy Star Game as a part of the Day of Rivals event at M&T Bank Stadium where better than 20,000 saw Navy earn an 8-4 win. Lacrosse fans tuned in to CBS College Sports to watch Navy claim its fifth Patriot League Tournament with wins over Colgate and Bucknell last spring. The Mids own a (51.2) record when their games are televised... Navy is 13-9 on CBS College Sports all-time and 6-9 on the ESPN family of networks... the Mids are also 1-0 on local Baltimore station WMAR and 1-2 on MASN. The Mids own a 52-9 record (85.2) in games that have not been televised since the start of Navy s 2010 Television Schedule 2-25 North Carolina L, Bucknell W, Georgetown 7:00 pm 4-10 at Maryland ^ 12:00 pm 4-17 vs. Army (Baltimore) ^ 4:00 pm 4-24 Johns Hopkins 12:00 pm 4-30 Patriot League Semifinals TBA 5-2 Patriot League Championship TBA CBS College Sports; ^ ESPNU Page 5 Navy In The Polls Navy In the National Polls Date USILA Coaches Nike/IL Media Preseason T11 11 Preseason / Week 1 (2-15) T11 11 Week 2 (2-22) Week 3 (3-1) RV 18 Week 4 (3-8) Week 5 (3-15) 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 8-9 at J. Hopkins (OT) L 8-9 Johns Hopkins L 5-14 at Duke L 4-11 North Carolina W 19-8 North Carolina L 8-9 at North Carolina L 5-12 Johns Hopkins W 10-4 Maryland L 7-15 Johns Hopkins W UMBC L 7-8 Maryland (2OT) W 4-3 Bucknell (OT) W 8-7 Bucknell (OT) W 11-3 at North Carolina L 8-15 at Lafayette W 6-3 at Bucknell W 9-8 vs. Colgate (3OT) W 11-4 at UMBC W 8-6 #19 Ohio State L 9-12 Ohio State W 9-3 Ohio State W 11-5 at Army All-Time Record (46.7) 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 W 11-3 at #14 N. Carolina W 8-3 at Colgate L 8-9 at #6 N. Carolina L 5-12 #7 Johns Hopkins L 7-8 #15 Loyola (OT) L 5-14 at #3 Duke W 8-4 Army L 4-10 #4 Johns Hopkins L 9-10 Colgate L 4-11 #4 N Carolina L 8-15 at #15 Lafayette W 11-5 at #22 Army L 11-8 at #9 Mass W 11-4 #3 Georgetown All-Time Record (60.2)

6 2010 Navy Lacrosse The Nation s Future Leaders Each year head coach Richie Meade looks to his senior class to provide leadership for his team... the Class of 2010 has been a part of one of the most successful periods in Navy lacrosse history. In four years, the Class of 2010 has amassed a (66.0) overall record, including a 17-4 Patriot League mark (81.0). It has earned a share of two regular-season Patriot League crowns (2007, 08) and has captured two Patriot League Tournament titles (2007, 09). It has made three-consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. It has turned in 10-plus wins in each of the last three seasons. It has produced a 3-1 record against Army, winning two N-Stars. The following is a list of Navy s seniors and their service assignments. Anthony Arena Surface Warfare Robby Battle Surface Warfare Jake Brosnan Surface Warfare Mike Campbell - coach Special Warfare Brendan Connors Surface Warfare Frankie Coppola Marine Corps Ground Basil Daratsos Navy Pilot Stephen Driscoll Marine Corps Ground William Hendricks - coach Surface Warfare Kyle Kapron Marine Corps Pilot Gordon Lawson Submarines Joe Lennon Navy Pilot Joe McAuliffe Navy Pilot Patrick Moran Surface Warfare Ward Odenwald Submarines Tim Paul Surface Warfare Chris Petkas Surface Warfare Zack Schroeder Surface Warfare Paul Sullivan Surface Warfare Evan Sullivan Special Warfare Jaren Woeppel Naval Flight Officer National Leader Board According to the latest national statistics released on Monday by the NCAA, the Mids are ranked among the top 10 in a pair of categories. Thanks to the netminding duties of sophomore RJ Wickham, the Midshipmen are ranked No. 2 in saves per game, stopping shots on goal... Wickham stands second nationally in save percentage, turning back 64.7 percent of the shots he s faced... he s 11th in goals-against average, giving up 8.04 goals per contest. Though the Mids were dropped for 15 goals in their last outing, they are still among the nation s top 10 scoring defensive units... Navy is No. 10, giving up 8.17 goals per contests. The Mids finished the 2009 campaign ranked among the top 10 in four categories and in the top 20 in six. Navy s man-down defense was the best in the nation, surrendering just six goals on 40 attempts, stopping 85.0 percent of the extra-man opportunities it faced. Meanwhile, on the flip side of things, the Mids extraman unit scored on 44.1 percent of its chances and finished the year ranked No. 7. Navy s scoring defense gave up 7.69 goals per game and was ranked seventh. Navy in the NCAA Rankings (out of 58) Statistic Rk Avg. Saves Per Game Scoring Defense Scoring Margin Win Percentage Caused Turnovers Per Game Man-Down Defense Faceoff % Assists Per Game Ground Balls Per Game Points Per Game Turnovers Per Game Extra-Man Offense Scoring Offense Wickham Solid Between the Pipes Last February RJ Wickham not only made his first appearance in a varsity game, he was called upon to be the Mids starting keeper. Wickham is one of just 18 Navy keepers all-time to play in a game as a freshman. He is only the fourth Navy freshman to get a starting nod in goal, joining Scott Bartkowski, Steve Nims and Mickey Jarboe. Wickham made six saves and gave up eight goals against Bucknell in the 09 league opener in what was his first contest minding the goal. Having played just six games, he finished the year ranked fourth on Navy s all-time freshman saves list with 42. Wickham opened the 2010 campaign with a solid effort, stopping 12 shots on goal against VMI. His 19-save performance against Loyola marked the best effort by a Navy keeper since former Navy team captain Seth DiNola turned away 21 shots on goal in a losing effort against Penn State (5-4) on April 12, he was rewarded by being named the Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Week on Feb. 23. He recorded his third-straight double-figure save game by turning away 14 shots against fourth-ranked North Carolina. He received his second Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Week honor on March 8 after making a combined 27 saves against Lehigh and Bucknell... he made a diving save as time expired in the game against Bison, forcing overtime and an eventual Navy win. Playing an equal number of games as last season (6), he has more than doubled his save production... recording 42 saves last spring, he has made 88 stops this season. He stands second nationally in save percentage, turning back 64.7 percent of the shots he s faced... he s 11th in goals-against average, giving up 8.04 goals per contest... at a team, the Midshipmen are ranked No. 2 in saves per game, stopping shots on goal. He is approaching the program s top 20 career leader board... with 130 saves over the last two seasons, he is just 24 saves shy of joining the list... tied for 19th are 2009 graduate Tommy Phelan and 2007 grad Colin Finnegan. All-Time Career Saves Leaders Mickey Jarboe Jeff Johnson Kevin Farrington Joe Donnelly Garrett Luebker Bill Mueller Scott Bartkowski Matt Russell Louis Brown Steve Nims Malcolm Ogilvie Ray Finnegan Steve Soroka Jon Higdon Dennis Wedekind Mickey Reeves Cliff Eley Leonard Supko Tommy Phelan Colin Finnegan RJ Wickham 2009-present All-Time Saves by a Navy Freshman Mickey Jarboe * (12/12) Scott Bartkowski * (11/10) Steve Nims * (9/9) RJ Wickham * (6/6) Jeff Johnson 1976 * Starter in goal as a rookie; (#/#) indicates GP/GS NMC Memorial Stadium Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Navy s record at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium since 2004 Year Overall Pct. PL Pct Total Date Opponent Result Navy 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 * - Patriot League game; + - Patriot League Tournament game; = - NCAA Tournament game Page 6

7 2010 Navy Lacrosse Navy Tabbed to Win Patriot League By a cast of voters that included the league's coaches and sports information directors, the five-time Patriot League Champion Navy lacrosse team has been selected to once again finish first according to a preseason Patriot League poll. Navy secured 11 of the 14 first-place votes (eligible for only 12 due to not being able to vote for yourself) to find itself atop the standings, while Bucknell accounted the remaining three first-place votes. The Mids have amassed a 34-6 regular-season record in the Patriot League since joining the seven-member lacrosse conference in 2004 which includes two undefeated seasons (2004, 07). It s the sixth time in the seven years it has been a member of the Patriot League that Navy has been chosen as the preseason pick to win the conference... last year Colgate was selected as the league favorite Patriot League Preseason Poll School Pts. Record PL Record 1. NAVY 71 (11) Bucknell 63 (3) Colgate Army Lehigh Lafayette Holy Cross (#) first-place votes PL Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Austin Winter, Bucknell PL Preseason Defensive Player of the Year Jaren Woeppel, Navy Preseason Picks Under Meade Year Preseason Finish st 1st st T-1st st T-1st st 1st st T-1st nd 3rd Patriot League Success Since joining the Patriot League in 2004, Navy is 44-7 (86.3) against opponents from the conference, which includes a 10-1 mark in the Patriot League Tournament. The Mids have lost regular-season contests to Bucknell in 05 and 09, Colgate in 06 and 09, Army in 08 and Lafayette in 10, while dropping the program s first Patriot League Tournament contest at the 2008 semifinals against eventual champion Colgate... six of the seven losses were in games played either at the opponent s field or at a neutral site. The Mids own a 21-1 record at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium against Patriot League competition since joining the conference... the Mids are 15-1 during the regular season, dropping a 10-9 decision to Colgate last spring, and 6-0 in the conference tournament. The Mids have produced undefeated marks 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 in five ( ) of the six years it has been a member of the league. Additionally, the Mids have claimed the league s tournament crown five times ( ). 31 different Midshipmen have garnered All-Patriot League recognition, while 19 of the 31 have earned honors multiple times. In 2008, three-time All-American Jordan DiNola was selected as the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year... though Navy has fielded the nation s top-ranked scoring defense five times since joining the league, Di- Nola is the first Midshipman who has been named the league s top defensive player. Richie Meade was named the 2004 Patriot League Coach of the Year after leading the Mids to a flawless 7-0 mark in league competition... he received the award a second time after guiding Navy to a 6-0 record in Department of Defense Since 2000, Navy s defense has been ranked among the top four nine times and No. 1 four times. Navy finished the 2009 campaign ranked seventh in scoring defense, giving up 7.69 goals per game (123 goals / 16 gms). Allowing 8.17 goals per game (49 goals / 6 gms), Navy s defense is currently ranked 10th in the country. The Mids have held 19 of their last 38 opponents to seven or fewer goals, winning 30 in a row when achieving that feat (since 00). Navy s defense held Lehigh off the scoreboard in the first and fourth quarters en route to claiming an 8-3 win. The Mids held Bucknell off the scoreboard for just under 29 minutes between the second and fourth quarters to build a 6-2 lead... though Bucknell came back to tie the game and force overtime, the Mids prevailed, 8-7. Navy has lost 11 games when holding foes to nine or fewer goals since 2004, posting a mark (85.1)... twice in 2005, four times in 06, once in 07, once in 08, twice in 09 and once in 10. Navy s defense has given up double-figure goals just 14 times in its last 68 games (2006-present), 16 times in the last 84 (2005-present) and 20 times (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-twice and Colgate in 08; Colgate, Johns Hopkins and Duke in 09, North Carolina and Lafayette in 10) in the last 102 games (2004-present). Dating back to 2003, Navy has won 43 straight games when holding its foes to five or fewer goals. Since 04, Navy has held 45 of its 102 opponents to 25 or fewer shots and is 38-7 (Ohio State 04, Colgate 06, Maryland 07, Army 08, Johns Hopkins 08-twice, Colgate 09). Navy in the NCAA Statistics Yr. Rank GAA #Gm Goals Allowed NA * rank and averages prior to Tuesday s Lehigh game Navy Erased From Rankings After appearing in the national rankings for 97 consecutive weeks, Navy was dropped from the USILA Coaches Poll on March 8 after losing back-to-back home games to No. 15 Loyola and No. 4 North Carolina. Prior to being left out of the rankings, the last time the Mids dropped out of the polls was following its 12-9 loss against Ohio State in During that six-year run, Navy was ranked as high as No. 2 (the last eight weeks of 2004) and as low as No despite knocking off Georgetown last spring, the Mids slipped to No. 17 on March 30. Along the way, Navy captured a win over the top-ranked team... in 2004, the Mids earned a 9-6 victory over the No. 1 Maryland Terrapins in College Park. The Mids spent two weeks at No. 11 on the USILA Coaches Poll and then slipped to No. 16 the week of Feb. 22. How it Breaks Down March 8 - May Feb May Feb May Feb May Feb. 4 - May Feb. 9 - May Feb. 8 - Feb. 22 Breaking It Down Point Production - Starters Attack Midfield Opponent G-A-P, Sh G-A-P, Sh VMI 4-4-8, , 14 Loyola 4-1-5, , 10 N. Carolina 0-0-0, , 12 Lehigh 4-4-8, , 11 Bucknell 4-1-5, , 14 Lafayette 3-3-6, , 19 Totals , , shot% 25.0 shot% 37.3% of team s G 39.2% of team s G 76.5% team s goals combined (39 of 51) 83.3% team s assists combined (25 of 30) 79.0% team s points combined (64 of 81) 69.3% team s shots combined (131 of 189) Quickest Goals of 2010 Span Opponent 2 Goals 0:33 (3:29-2:56, 1st) VMI 0:37 (4:46-4:09, 3rd) Loyola 0:42 (8:34-7:52, 1st) VMI 0:47 (14:54-14:07, 1st) Lehigh 3 Goals 1:38 (9:30-7:52, 1st) VMI 1:50 (2:37-0:47, 3rd) VMI 4 Goals 5:14 (13:06-7:52, 1st) VMI 5 Goals 6:34 (9:30-2:56, 1st) VMI Largest Runs of 2010 Opponent Run Time Made Score VMI :06 (1) - 0:51 (1) Navy, 7-0 Bucknell 5-0 9:42 (2) - 1:07 (3) Navy, 6-2 VMI 4-0 1:05 (2) - 8:15 (3) Navy, 11-3 VMI 4-0 2:37 (3) - 8:30 (4) Navy, 15-4 Loyola 3-0 4:46 (3) - 12:41 (4) Tied, 6-6 Lehigh :28 (1) - 14:07 (2) Navy, 3-0 Lehigh :13 (4) - 1:57 (4) Navy, 8-3 Opponents Longest Dry Spell Opp. Drought Span Opponent 0 Goals 28:50 Bucknell (2nd - 4th Q) 0 Goals 17:21 Lehigh (1st - 2nd Q) 0 Goals 17:02 Lehigh (3rd - 4th Q) 0 Goals 15:17 VMI (1st - 2nd Q) 0 Goals 13:47 Lafayette (2nd Q) 0 Goals 13:40 VMI (3rd - 4th Q) 0 Goals 13:39 Loyola (3rd - 4th Q) 0 Goals 13:30 VMI (2nd - 3rd Q) Scoreless Quarters - By Opponent Opponent Quarter Qtr / Game Score VMI 1st Navy, 7-0 / 7-0 North Carolina 4th Navy, 2-0 / 4-11 Lehigh 1st Navy, 1-0 / 1-0 Lehigh 4th Navy, 3-0 / 8-3 Bucknell 3rd Navy, 3-0 / 6-2 Scoreless Quarters - By Navy Opponent Quarter Qtr / Game Score North Carolina 1st UNC, 2-0 / 0-2 Page 7