4.22 at Lehigh, 7:00 pm Ranking NR (USILA Coaches); NR (Nike/IL Media) Head Coach Rick Sowell (Washington College 86) Career Record

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1 Navy Midshipmen 2014 Men s Lacrosse Game NOtes Game 12: #6 Johns Hopkins April 18 7:00 pm Annapolis, Md. NMC Memorial Stadium Game Information Date Faceoff: Friday, April 18 7:00 pm Location: Annapolis, Md. Facility: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Capacity: 34,000 (FieldTurf) Television: CBS Sports Network (Brent Stover, Evan Washburn) Radio: 1430 AM, 99.9 FM WNAV (Pete Medhurst and Joe Miller) Live Video: None Live Stats: NavySports.com Series: Johns Hopkins Leads, Streak: Johns Hopkins, 1 Game Last Meeting: , JHU def. Navy 15-4 Social Media Outlets Twitter Facebook twitter.com/navyathletics facebook.com/navyathletics Navy Midshipmen 2014 Record 4-7, 3-5 Patriot League 2013 Record 3-10, 1-5 Patriot League Streak Lost 2 Last Game 4.12, lost to Army, 14-7 Next Game 4.22 at Lehigh, 7:00 pm Ranking NR (USILA Coaches); NR (Nike/IL Media) Head Coach Rick Sowell (Washington College 86) Career Record (15th year) Navy Record (3rd year) Sports Information Contact Stacie Michaud Phone michaud@usna.edu Web Site NavySports.com Up Next at #17 Lehigh Tuesday, April 22 7:00 pm Ulrich Sports Complex 1430 AM / 99.9 FM WNAV PatriotLeague.TV Johns Hopkins Blue Jays 2014 Record Record 9-5 Streak Won 3 Last Game 4.14, def. Mount St. Mary s, 17-2 Next Game 4.23 vs. Villanova (7:00 pm) Ranking 6 (USILA); 5 (Warrior/IL Media) Head Coach Dave Pietramala (Johns Hopkins 90) Career Record (17th year) Johns Hopkins Record (14th year) Sports Information Contact Ernie Larossa Phone elarossa@jhu.edu Web Site HopkinsSports.com Navy s Schedule 4-7 Overall / 3-5 Patriot League Home: 3-3 Away: 1-4 Neutral: 0-0 Navy Date Opponent (Rk) Rk Result / Time 2.9 VMI RV/NR W Georgetown RV/NR L 8-9 OT 2.22 at Bucknell (RV/20) * NR/NR L Holy Cross * NR/NR W Lafayette * NR/NR W at Towson (NR/RV) NR/NR L at Lehigh (15/14) * NR/NR L Colgate * (RV/18) NR/NR L at Boston U. * NR/NR W Loyola * (1/1) NR/NR L 6-7 2OT 4.12 at Army * (RV/18) NR/NR L Johns Hopkins (6/5) NR/NR 7:00 pm 4.22 at Patriot League Quarterfinals at Lehigh TBA 4.25 at Patriot League Semifinals 4:30 / 7:30 pm 4.27 at Patriot League Championship 1:00 pm 5.3 at Maryland -/- 1:00 pm * Patriot League Game Rankings - USILA Coaches Poll / Inside Lacrosse Media Poll Navy Lacrosse History First Season 1908 NCAA Championships / Last 0 / NA USILA 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 7 / 2010 All-Time Record / 107th Yr. All-Time Patriot League Record / 11th Yr. All-Time Patriot League Tournament Record 11-2 All-Time NCAA Tournament Record Game Preview The Navy men s lacrosse team (4-7, 3-5 Patriot League) will look to capture its third straight victory over Johns Hopkins (8-3) in Annapolis when it plays host to its longtime rival Friday under the lights. The 88th edition of the Navy-Johns Hopkins game is slated for a 7:00 pm faceoff at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Friday evening s contest will mark the final collegiate game played at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium for Navy s 13 seniors... those 13 players and their families will be honored in a pregame ceremony.. The game will be televised by CBS Sports Network with Brent Stover (play by play) and Evan Washburn (analyst) calling the action. There will be no video stream available for this contest. The game will also be carried live by 1430 AM / 99.9 FM WNAV with Pete Medhurst and Joe Miller handling the call. Coverage begins with the Navy lacrosse pregame show at 6:45 pm. The Mids are looking to bounce back after dropping a tough 14-7 decision to archrival Army last Saturday at West Point. Meanwhile, the Blue Jays are riding a three-game winning streak that includes an impressive 11-6 victory over nationally-ranked Maryland last Saturday. Senior Salute The following is a list of Navy s seniors and their service assignments upon graduation in May. Pat Durkin Marine Corps Ground Austin Heneveld Navy Pilot Erik Hoffstadt Submarines Tucker Hull Marine Corps Ground Sam Jones Special Warfare Pat Kiernan Surface Warfare MCM Crew Dominant Matt Morrison Special Warfare Nik Mullen Surface Warfare MCM Crew Dominant Sean Price Marine Corps Ground Ben Sampson Surface Warfare USS Princeton (CG 59) Trevor Shafran Navy Pilot Matt Steffens Surface Warfare USS Comstock (LSD 45) Paul Zimmerman Marine Corps Ground MCM - Mine Countermeasures, CG 59 - Guided Missile Cruiser, LSD 45 - Dock Landing Ship Taking the Field In Navy has lost just five games (58-5) when scoring 10 or more goals since the start of the 2004 season... Navy is 12-0 under Sowell when scoring 10 or more goals (5-0 in 2012, 3-0 in 2013, 4-0 in 2014). 9 Navy is 9-9 under Rick Sowell in games played at home. The Mids are 3-3 in games played at Navy- Marine Corps Memorial Stadium this season. 8 Freshman Brady Dove stands 8th on the Mids all-time single-season ground balls list with 70 this spring. It s the most ground balls by a Navy player since Mikelis Visgauss picked up 80 in of the last 15 games between Navy and Johns Hopkins have been decided by one goal. Additionally, four of the seven one-goal games have gone into extra minutes. 6 Junior midfielder Gabe Voumard has produced multiple goals in 6 games this season, including each of the last 3 games. 5 Senior long stick midfielder Pat Kiernan is just 8 ground balls shy of moving into the top 5 on the Mids career ground balls list. He has 175 and is ranked eighth. 4 Kiernan is pacing the Mids with 19 caused turnovers this spring and is ranked 4th on Navy s all-time single season list. He needs just 1 caused turnover to become the program s third different player to post 20 takeaways in a season and first to do it multiple times. 3 Senior Sam Jones leads Navy with 35 points (20-15)... he is 3 points shy of matching his career best of 38 set his freshman year. 2 Tucker Hull has been held without a goal in just 2 games this season (Georgetown, Lehigh) and without a point just once (Lehigh). 1 Third-year Navy head coach Rick Sowell is just 1 win shy of earning his 100th collegiate victory. He owns a record in 15 years as a head coach. 1

2 2014 Navy Numerical Roster Alphabetical Roster No Name Yr Pos Ht Wt Hometown / High School 2 Nik Mullen Sr. D Wading River, N.Y. / Shoreham-Wading River 3 T.J. Hanzsche So. A Berwyn, Pa. / Malvern Prep 4 Paul Zimmerman Sr. GK Homer, N.Y. / Homer 5 Grant Schuster Fr. M Suwanee, Ga. / Lambert 6 Ryan Everson Jr. D Greenfield, Wis. / Culver Military Academy (Ind.) 7 Troy Gargiulo Jr. M Ballston Spa, N.Y. / Ballston Spa 8 Will Cybulski Jr. A Oakton, Va. / James Madison 9 Erik Hoffstadt Sr. M Dover, Del. / Caesar Rodney 10 Chris Fennell Fr. LSM/D Milford, N.J. / Delaware Valley 11 Zach Hirsch So. M Wyckoff, N.J. / Ramapo 12 Gabe Voumard Jr. M Cape May, N.J. / Saint Augustine 13 Pat Durkin Sr. M Germantown, Md. / Our Lady of Good Counsel 14 John Connors So. GK Bellmore, N.Y. / Chaminade 15 Austin Heneveld Sr. M East Hampton, N.Y. / East Hampton 16 Jack Hinderland Jr. A Webster, N.Y. / Webster Thomas 17 Ryan Kelly Fr. GK Warrington, Pa. / Central Bucks South 18 Kevin Wendel So. M East Islip, N.Y. / East Islip 19 Matt Morrison Sr. M Bethesda, Md. / The Landon School 20 Matt Rees Fr. D Sykesville, Md. / Boys Latin 22 Colin Flounlacker Fr. M Stevensville, Md. / Kent Island 23 Patrick Keena So. A Vienna, Va. / The Landon School 24 Brendan Francis Fr. A Ponte Vedra, Fla. / Ponte Vedra 25 Sean Price Sr. M Millersville, Md. / Severna Park 27 Sam Jones Sr. A Annapolis, Md. / Severna Park 28 Kevin Whitlock Jr. M Monmouth Beach, N.J. / Red Bank Catholic 29 Tim Roy Jr. M Flemington, N.J. / Hunterdon Central 30 Brendan Gaine Jr. M Bay Shore, N.Y. / Bay Shore 31 John Trainor Fr. M Northport, N.Y. / Northport 32 Will Jordan Fr. M Medford, N.J. / St. Joseph s Prep (Pa.) 33 Alex Heyward Jr. M Charlotte, N.C. / Ardrey Kell 34 Jules Godino So. D Summit, N.J. / Summit 35 Justin Adams So. M San Diego, Calif. / Rancho Bernardo 36 Beau Gomez So. D Ambler, Pa. / Wissahickon 37 Pat Menezes So. LSM Wading River, N.Y. / Comsewogue 38 Harrison Mather Jr. LSM Ridgewood, N.J. / Ridgewood 39 Tucker Hull Sr. A Charlotte, N.C. / Providence 40 Pat Kiernan Sr. LSM Ridgewood, N.J. / Ridgewood 41 Bear Mistele So. M Ross, Calif. / San Francisco University (HS) 42 Matt Steffens Sr. D Chestertown, Md. / Queen Anne s County 43 Richie Doktor Fr. M North Massapequa, N.Y. / St. Anthony s 44 Ben Sampson Sr. LSM Doylestown, Pa. / Emmaus 45 Brendan Durkin So. M Germantown, Md. / Our Lady of Good Counsel 47 Ben Goodrich Fr. LSM Stevensville, Md. / Kent Island 48 Jack Morgenthaler So. M Downingtown, Pa. / Malvern Prep 49 Sean Reilly So. FO Doylestown, Pa. / Central Bucks East 51 Connor Prevost Fr. M Cary, N.C. / Cardinal Gibbons 52 Trevor Shafran Sr. D Great Falls, Va. / Langley 53 Trevor Diamond Fr. LSM Skaneateles, N.Y. / Skaneateles 54 Connor Wade Fr. GK Chesapeake, Va. / W.T. Woodson 55 Brady Dove Fr. FO Stevensville, Md. / Kent Island 56 Aaron Zimmerman So. M Homer, N.Y. / Homer 57 Russ Atkinson Fr. M Devon, Pa. / Malvern Prep Head Coach: Rick Sowell (Washington College 86), Third Season Assistant Coaches: Ryan Wellner (Mary Washington 00), Third Season and J.L. Reppert (Navy 99), Third Season Volunteer Assistant Coach: Mickey Jarboe (Navy 00), Third Season 2014 Team Captains: Pat Kiernan and Matt Morrison No Name Yr Pos Pronunciation 35 Justin Adams So. M 57 Russ Atkinson Fr. M 14 John Connors So. GK 8 Will Cybulski Jr. A sigh-bull-ski 53 Trevor Diamond Fr. LSM 43 Richie Doktor Fr. M Doctor 55 Brady Dove Fr. FO 45 Brendan Durkin So. M 13 Pat Durkin Sr. M 6 Ryan Everson Jr. D E-ver-son 10 Chris Fennell Fr. LSM/D fuh-nell 22 Colin Flounlacker Fr. M 24 Brendan Francis Fr. A 30 Brendan Gaine Jr. M GAIN 7 Troy Gargiulo Jr. M gar-zsu-lo 34 Jules Godino So. D go-dean-o 36 Beau Gomez So. D 47 Ben Goodrich Fr. LSM 3 T.J. Hanzsche So. A HAN-she 15 Austin Heneveld Sr. M HEN-uh-veld 33 Alex Heyward Jr. M 16 Jack Hinderland Jr. A 11 Zach Hirsch So. M 9 Erik Hoffstadt Sr. M 39 Tucker Hull Sr. A 27 Sam Jones Sr. A 32 Will Jordan Fr. M 23 Patrick Keena So. A KEEN-uh 17 Ryan Kelly Fr. GK 40 Pat Kiernan Sr. LSM 38 Harrison Mather Jr. LSM MAY-ther 37 Pat Menezes So. LSM muh-nezz-ez 41 Bear Mistele So. M mi-stell 48 Jack Morgenthaler So. M MORE-gen-thaw-ler 19 Matt Morrison Sr. M 2 Nik Mullen Sr. D 51 Connor Prevost Fr. M PRE-vohst 25 Sean Price Sr. M 20 Matt Rees Fr. D reece 49 Sean Reilly So. FO 29 Tim Roy Jr. M 44 Ben Sampson Sr. LSM 5 Grant Schuster Fr. M SHOE-ster 52 Trevor Shafran Sr. D SHAF-ren 42 Matt Steffens Sr. D 31 John Trainor Fr. M 12 Gabe Voumard Jr. M voo-mard 54 Connor Wade Fr. GK 18 Kevin Wendel So. M WHEN-del 28 Kevin Whitlock Jr. M 56 Aaron Zimmerman So. M 4 Paul Zimmerman Sr. GK 2015 Team Breakdown Midshipmen By Class Seniors (13): P. Durkin, Heneveld, Hoffstadt, Hull, Jones, Kiernan, Morrison, Mullen, Price, Sampson, Shafran, Steffens, P. Zimmerman Juniors (10): Cybulski, Everson, Gaine, Gargiulo, Heyward, Hinderland, Mather, Roy, Voumard, Whitlock Sophomores (14): Adams, Connors, B. Durkin, Godino, Gomez, Hanzsche, Hirsch, Keena, Menezes, Mistele, Morgenthaler, Reilly, Wendel, A. Zimmerman Freshmen (15): Atkinson, Diamond, Doktor, Dove, Fennell, Flounlacker, Francis, Goodrich, Jordan, Kelly, Prevost, Rees, Schuster, Trainor, Wade Midshipmen By State California (2): Adams, Mistele Delaware (1): Hoffstadt Florida (1): Francis Georgia (1): Schuster Maryland (10): Dove, B. Durkin, P. Durkin, Flounlacker, Goodrich, Jones, Morrison, Price, Rees, Steffens New Jersey (9): Fennell, Godino, Hirsch, Jordan, Kiernan, Mather, Roy, Voumard, Whitlock New York (13): Connors, Diamond, Doktor, Gaine, Gargiulo, Heneveld, Hinderland, Menezes, Mullen, Trainor, Wendel, A. Zimmerman, P. Zimmerman North Carolina (3): Heyward, Hull, Prevost Pennsylvania (7): Atkinson, Gomez, Hanzsche, Kelly, Morgenthaler, Reilly, Sampson, Virginia (4): Cybulski, Keena, Shafran, Wade Wisconsin (1): Everson 2 Midshipmen by Position Attack (7): Cybulski, Francis, Hanzsche, Hinderland, Hull, Jones, Keena Midfield (25): Adams, Atkinson, Doktor, B. Durkin, P. Durkin, Flounlacker, Gaine, Garguilo, Heneveld, Heyward, Hirsch, Hoffstadt, Jordan, Mistele, Morgenthaler, Morrison, Prevost, Price, Roy, Schuster, Trainor, Voumard, Wendel, Whitlock, A. Zimmerman Defense (8): Everson, Fennell, Godino, Gomez, Mullen, Rees, Shafran, Steffens Long Stick Midfield (6): Diamond, Goodrich, Kiernan, Mather, Menezes, Sampson Faceoff (2): Dove, Reilly Goalkeeper (4): Connors, Kelly, Wade, Zimmerman

3 Scouting the Blue Jays In his 14th season at Johns Hopkins, head coach Dave Pietramala has his Blue Jays playing at the top of their game at the right time of the year. The Blue Jays won their first five games of the year, before stumbling in consecutive games to nationally-ranked programs Syracuse (12-10), Virginia (11-10 OT) and North Carolina (13-9). Hopkins snapped its losing streak against Albany and has since won three in a row, including an 11-6 win over No. 3 Maryland last weekend at Homewood Field. Johns Hopkins is ranked among the top 20 in 10 statistical categories, including extra-man offense where it is ranked fourth nationally. The Blue Jays have scored 21 goals on 37 opportunities (56.8) and are coming off a 3-for-4 performance at Mount St. Mary s Monday evening. The Blue Jays are also ranked among the nation s best in assists per game (5th), points per game (10th), faceoff winning percentage (11th), scoring margin (11th), scoring offense (12th), shot percentage (14th), winning percentage (15th), ground balls per game (17th) and scoring defense (17th). Johns Hopkins, however, is ranked 65th in caused turnovers per game (5.5) and clearing percentage (83.7). Two of the top point producers in the country are on Hopkins roster this season. Ranked ninth in points per game (4.55) and fourth in assists per game (3.27) is junior attackman Wells Stanwick. He has produced 50 points on 14 goals and a team-best 36 assists. Meanwhile, sophomore attackman Ryan Brown stands 11th in points per game (4.30) and third nationally in goals per game (3.20). Brown owns 43 points on a team-best 32 goals and 11 assists. Senior attackman Brandon Benn (27) and sophomore middie Holden Cattoni (20) have also topped 20 goals this season. Senior Eric Schneider directs the defense from between the pipes where he owns an 8.11 goals-against average and has stopped 54.6 percent of the shots he has faced this season. The defense has surrendered double digits in three games this season, all three losses. Following Hopkins tradition, Pietramala once again has one of the premiere faceoff men in the country. Junior Drew Kennedy owns a 63.6 winning percentage and is coming off a 9-for-11 effort against Mount St. Mary s. entering the week, he was ranked 11th nationally with a 62.7 winning percentage. Kennedy has also picked up a team-best 109 ground balls and stands third in the country, grabbing better than 10 a game. Series vs. Johns Hopkins Overall J. Hopkins Leads, Last Navy Win , Navy 8-2 in Annapolis, Md. J. Hopkins Leads, Last J. Hopkins Win , J. Hopkins 15-4 in Baltimore, Md. J. Hopkins Leads, 27-8 Current Streak J. Hopkins, 1 Game at Neutral Site J. Hopkins Leads, 1-0 Sowell vs. J. Hopkins (Overall) 1-1 at NCAA Tournament J. Hopkins Leads, 1-0 Sowell vs. J. Hopkins (At Navy) 1-1 Inaugural Meeting 1908, J. Hopkins 6-1 Last Meeting , J. Hopkins 15-4 Game-By-Game Comparison (Navy / Johns Hopkins Stats... since 1995) Date Site Result Atten. Shots GB FO EMO Saves TO Baltimore L, , / / / / / Annapolis L, , / / / / / Baltimore L, , / / / / / Annapolis L, , / / / / / Baltimore L, , / / 54 7 / / / Annapolis L, 6-7 OT 5, / / 44 5 / / / Baltimore L, , / / / / / Annapolis L, , / / 35 7 / / / Baltimore L, , / / / / / Annapolis L, 9-10 OT 18, / / 34 8 / / / Baltimore L, 8-9 OT 6, / / 31 9 / / / Annapolis L, , / / 21 8 / / / Baltimore L, , / / 34 8 / / / Annapolis L, , /25 25 / 26 8 / / / / Annapolis * L, , / / / / / / Baltimore L, , / / / / / 7 18 / Annapolis W, 9-8 OT 10, / / / / / / Baltimore L, , / / 35 6 / / / 8 14 / Annapolis W, , / / 22 5 / / / 7 12 / Baltimore L, , / / 37 3 / / / 8 9 / 11 * NCAA Tournament Navy vs. Johns Hopkins - The Series Tonight s contest marks the 88th meeting between Navy and Johns Hopkins... it s the 65th-consecutive year the two programs have battled and it is the third-longest continuous series between Navy and another team on the lax field behind Army-Navy and Navy-Maryland. The Blue Jays own a commanding advantage in the series, however Johns Hopkins amazing 36- game winning streak was snapped in 2010, when the Mids dealt the Blue Jays a 9-8 overtime loss. While Johns Hopkins owns a lead in games played in Annapolis, the Mids have won each of the last two played at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The first of the two was the 9-8 extra-frame victory by the Mids in which Andy Warner scored the game winner. Meanwhile, in 2012, Navy dismantled the Blue Jays in an 8-2 route. Seven of the last 15 games between Navy and Johns Hopkins have been decided by one goal... additionally, four of the seven one-goal games have gone into extra minutes. Third-year Navy head coach Rick Sowell is 1-1 all-time against the Blue Jays. Navy Stats vs. Johns Hopkins No. Player GP G A Pts Sh GB FO/CT 2 Nik Mullen T.J. Hanzsche Erik Hoffstadt Gabe Voumard Pat Durkin Austin Heneveld Kevin Wendel Patrick Keena Sam Jones Brendan Gaine Alex Heyward Jules Godino Pat Menezes Tucker Hull Pat Kiernan / 5 44 Ben Sampson Sean Reilly No. Player GP Min. GA GAA Sv Sv% 14 John Connors 1 9: Statistical Comparison Record Conference Record 3-5 NA Coaches/Media Poll NR / NR 6 / 5 Current Streak Lost 2 Won 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 (stops-att) Man Down Pct Save Pct Navy-Johns Hopkins Recap Eleventh-ranked Johns Hopkins held Navy scoreless for the final 28 minutes of the contest to cruise to a 15-4 victory over the Mids at Homewood Field. The Blue Jays scored the final 11 goals of the game after the two teams were deadlocked at 4-4 just over two minutes into the second half. The Mids took an early lead in the game when midfielder Gabe Voumard targeted his 8-yard shot over keeper Pierce Bassett s left shoulder 1:09 into the contest. Hopkins staged a rally just under the 10-minute mark when it took advantage of an offside call on the Mids. Middie Greg Edmonds picked up the ball and headed straight to the goal to tie things up. Junior Brandon Benn scored the next two goals for the Blue Jays, giving them a 3-1 advantage at the 12:24 mark in the second stanza. Navy battled its way back into the game when senior Bryce Dabbs fed Voumard on the left wing and a minute and a half later, T.J. Hanzsche took a Tucker Hull pass and fired it in from eight yards out to knot the game with 4:57 remaining in the opening half. The Blue Jays answered a minute later when midfielder Rob Guida wrapped around the right side of the goal and gave Hopkins a 4-3 advantage at the break. Voumard made it a hat trick when he sent a hard shot in at the 13:02 mark to even the score at 4-4. The game quickly turned in favor of Johns Hopkins when the Blue Jays scored back-to-back goals seven seconds apart to take a 6-4 lead. The Mids were never able to turn the momentum back in their favor as Johns Hopkins outscored Navy 11-0 over the final 28:02. April 20, 2013 Baltimore, Md. Score By Quarters F Navy (3-10, 1-5) Johns Hopkins (8-4) Team Stats Navy Johns Hopkins Shots = = 47 Ground Balls = = 37 Faceoffs = = 17 Clears Extra-Man Saves = = 8 Turnovers = = 11 Navy: Scoring - Dabbs 0-1=1, Hanzsche 1-0=1, Hull 0-1=1, Voumard 3-0=3. Goalkeeping - Hickey (L, 50:02, 12 saves, 13 GA); Connors (9:58, 1 save, 2 GA). Faceoffs - Kiernan 1-7, Reilly 0-4, McGoogan 1-3, Hargett 1-3, Demiris 0-2, Menezes 0-1. Johns Hopkins: Scoring - Benn 5-0=5, Brown 1-0=1, Cattoni 0-1=1, Edmonds 1-0=1, Guida 1-0=1, Kaestner 3-3=6, Ranagan 2-0=2, Sanders 1-0=1, Stanwick 1-5=6. Goalkeeping - Bassett (W, 55:32, 7 saves, 4 GA); Schneider (4:28, 1 save, 0 GA). Faceoffs - Poppleton 15-17, Kennedy 2-2, Madarasz 0-1.

4 Navy s Probable Lineup # Pos. Player Yr Hometown GP-GS G A P Sh Other Notes 3 A T.J. Hanzsche So. Berwyn, Pa EMG Has been without a point in each of the last 2 gms. 27 A Sam Jones Sr. Annapolis, Md SOG Needs 3 pts to match his career best (38) set as a Plebe 39 A Tucker Hull Sr. Charlotte, N.C EMG 1 of 11 players ranked in BOTH of Navy s top 20 career G & A lists 12 M1 Gabe Voumard Jr. Cape May, N.J GB Has scored a pair of goals in each of the last 3 games 13 M1 Pat Durkin Sr. Germantown, Md SOG Has posted points in 7 of the 11 contests 15 M1 Austin Heneveld Sr. East Hampton, N.Y GB 1st time he has reached double figure goals in his career 9 M2 Erik Hoffstadt Sr. Dover, Del SOG 1 of 3 players on the team who will graduate with honors 18 M2 Kevin Wendel So. East Islip, N.Y SOG Dealt out first career assist vs. Lafayette 22 M2 Colin Flounlacker Fr. Stevensville, Md SOG Recently worked his way onto the second midfield line 55 FO Brady Dove Fr. Stevensville, Md , 57.0 Has won fewer than 55.0 of draws in just 4 of the 11 games 49 FO Sean Reilly So. Doylestown, Pa , 66.7 Won 2 of 3 draws at Army last week 40 LSM Pat Kiernan Sr. Ridgewood, N.J GB, 19 CT Ranked 16th nationally in CT (1.73 per game) 31 DM John Trainor Fr. Northport, N.Y GB, 6 CT Has registered a CT in 6 of the 11 contests 33 DM Alex Heyward So. Charlotte, N.C GB, 7 CT Posted career-high 3 CT at Lehigh and Boston U. 2 D Nik Mullen Sr. Wading River, N.Y GB, 9 CT Held Loyola s Pontrello scoreless for 1st time this year 20 D Matt Rees Fr. Sykesville, Md GB, 6 CT 3rd on the team in GB, forced career-high 2 CT at Boston U. 34 D Jules Godino So. Summit, N.J GB, 3CT Replaced Chris Fennell in the lineup at Army due to injury GP-GS GA GAA Sv Sv% Min Notes 14 GK John Connors So. Bellmore, N.Y :08 Named PL GK of the Week for his 14 sv vs. Loyola A-Attack; M1-First Midfield; M2-Second Midfield; FO-Faceoff Specialist; LSM-Long Stick Midfield; DM; Short Stick Defensive Midfield; D-Close Defense; GK-Goalkeeper A Closer Look at Navy s Schedule Five of Navy s opponents this season are among the nation s top 20 teams according to this week s edition of the USILA Coaches Poll. Additionally, Towson, who defeated Navy earlier this season, is receiving votes. Rk Team Record Pts. LW 1 Loyola (11) 1 5 Maryland Johns Hopkins ARMY RV 17 Lehigh Three (Army, Lehigh, Loyola) of the 9 Patriot League teams are ranked in BOTH the USILA Coaches Poll and Warrior/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll. Meanwhile, Colgate is receiving votes in the media poll. Six of Navy s 2014 opponents finished the 2013 campaign ranked among the nation s top 20 teams according to the final installment of the USILA Coaches Poll. Rk Team 13 Record NCAA Tourney 5 Maryland Loyola Lehigh Johns Hopkins Bucknell Towson Navy s 2014 schedule features games against four programs who received NCAA Tournament bids a year ago Lehigh, Loyola, Maryland and Towson. Since the start of the 2004 season, Navy has played 72 of its 157 games against teams ranked in the top 25, posting a record (45.8). Beginning in 2000, 103 of Navy s 210 games have been against ranked teams... in those games, Navy is (43.7). In games against unranked foes since 2000, Navy is (73.4)... the losses are to Air Force ( 03), Army ( 10 twice, 12, 13, 14), Bucknell ( 05, 09, 11, 12, 13, 14), Colgate ( 06, 08, 09, 11, 13, 14), Georgetown ( 11, 13, 14), Holy Cross ( 13), Jacksonville ( 12), Lehigh ( 11), Penn State ( 03), Towson ( 10, 13, 14) and UMBC ( 01). Fallen Hero Not Forgotten For the fourth consecutive year, Navy will honor 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 three years, Navy s players voted who among his teammates best represented what Looney stood for as a man, a warrior and a teammate. Senior co-captain Pat Kiernan has been selected by his peers to honor Looney by wearing jersey No. 40 this spring. Players who Have Worn Jersey #40 in Honor of Brendan Looney 2011 Marty Gallagher Class of Cade Norris Class of Matt Morrison Class of Pat Kiernan Class of 14 Navy Among Winningest Programs Navy is one of just six Div. I men s lacrosse programs that has produced 700 wins and one of four to reach 750 victories. With 763 wins, Navy is the third-winningest team in Div. I men s lacrosse history behind Johns Hopkins (941), the only program to top 900 wins, and Syracuse (854). Navy will face three of the other 700-win programs this year. The Mids battled Army in the annual Star Game last Saturday and will meet the winningest program in Johns Hopkins on Friday evening. The Mids will also battle Maryland on May 3 in College Park. The 700 Club Johns Hopkins (8-3) Syracuse (8-3) Navy (4-7) Maryland (9-2) Army (8-3) Hobart* (4-7) * Hobart played at the Div. III level prior to 1995 Patriot League Tournament With the addition of Loyola and Boston U. this season, the Patriot League Tournament has been expanded to a six-team playoff that will feature a quarterfinal round where the top two seeds receive a bye. The 2014 Patriot League Quarterfinals will be played Tuesday, April 22, with the semifinals on Friday, April 25 and the championship on Sunday, April 27. Sixth-seeded Navy will travel to Bethlehem, Pa. to face the No. 3 seed Lehigh (7:00 pm), while the No. 5 seed will travel to the No. 4 seed. Colgate and Bucknell are vying for home field advantage with both teams owning a 4-3 Patriot League record. Both the Raiders and Bison have tough draws in the final week of conference play as Bucknell will travel to the league s lone unbeaten, Loyola, on Thursday evening, while Colgate will play host to Army on Friday night. If both win or both lose, Colgate would get the No. 4 seed and host Bucknell thanks to the Raiders 9-8 victory over the Bison during the regular season. If one wins and the other loses, the team that wins will have the better overall record and therefore host. The winners of the quarterfinal contests will then join Loyola and Army, the top two seeds, in the weekend semifinal and championship rounds which will be played at Loyola s Ridley Athletic Complex. The brackets will re-seed after the quarterfinal round. 4 Covering the Mids Navy Sports Information 566 Brownson Road Annapolis, Md Fax: Associate SID (Men s Lax) Stacie Michaud Office Phone Cell Phone michaud@usna.edu Interview Policy All interviews with Navy head coach Rick Sowell and/or Navy lacrosse players should be arranged through Associate SID Stacie Michaud. Sowell will be available daily between 2:00-3:00 pm. Media should allow 24 hours advance notice for all interviews and be respectful of the students class schedules. Postgame Interviews Navy head coach Rick Sowell and requested 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. Credentials Navy credentials members of the media only. 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5 USILA Coaches Poll (4.14) Warrior/IL Media Poll (4.14) Also In Action Rk Team Record Pts. Last Wk 1. Loyola (11) 1 2. Duke (2) 2 3. Denver Syracuse Maryland Johns Hopkins North Carolina Notre Dame Virginia Penn T Yale Hofstra Cornell Princeton Fairfield T Army RV 17. Lehigh Drexel RV Bryant T Harvard T17 Receiving Votes: Massachusetts, Albany, Air Force, Towson, Villanova, Penn State Italics denotes 2014 opponent Rk Team Record Pts. Last Wk 1. Loyola (15) 1 2. Duke (6) 2 3. Denver Syracuse Johns Hopkins North Carolina Maryland Notre Dame Penn Virginia Hofstra Cornell Yale Princeton Bryant Army Fairfield Drexel RV 19. Lehigh Massachusetts Receiving Votes: Air Force, Harvard, Albany, Saint Joseph s, Ohio State, Colgate, High Point Thursday, April 17 Bucknell at Loyola Friday, April 18 Army at Colgate Lehigh at Lafayette Johns Hopkins at Navy North Carolina at High Point Saturday, April 19 Brown at Cornell Maryland at Notre Dame Denver at Providence Penn at Dartmouth Rutgers at Duke Princeton at Harvard Air Force at Ohio State Bryant at Robert Morris Villanova at St. John s Georgetown at Marquette Bellarmine at Virginia Syracuse at Hobart Delaware at Penn State Albany at UMBC Yale at Michigan Boston U. at Holy Cross Hofstra at Massachusetts Drexel at Towson 7:30 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 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 1:00 pm 2:00 pm 2:00 pm 3:00 pm 3:00 pm 3:30 pm 4:00 pm 6:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm National Leader Board According to the latest national statistics released on Monday by the NCAA, the Mids are ranked among the top 20 in a pair of categories. The Mids are ranked among the top 20 in faceoff win % (17th, 57.0) and caused turnovers per game (17th, 7.91). Navy is just outside of the top 20 in man-down defense (21st, 68.4), ground balls per game (24th, 30.18) and scoring defense (26th, 9.36). After finishing outside of the top 30 in each of the last five years in faceoff percentage, Navy rookie Brady Dove has the Mids among the top 20. Dove stands 21st in the individual rankings, winning 57.0 percent ( ) of the draws he has taken, while Navy as a team is ranked 17th (57.0). Navy hasn t finished the season above 50 percent since 2008 when the Mids won 55.3 percent of their draws to finish 13th in the country. Navy has struggled on extra-man for a number of years, ranking in the 50s for the last three seasons. The Mids are 61st nationally, scoring just 6 goals on 28 opportunities (21.4). Navy in the NCAA Rankings (out of 67 Teams) Category Rk Avg. Leader Faceoff Win % Caused Turnovers Per Game Man-Down Defense Ground Balls Per Game Scoring Defense Scoring Margin Turnovers Per Game Scoring Offense Points Per Game Shot % Assists Per Game Saves Per Game Win % Clearing Percentage Extra-Man Offense Individual (top 50) Category Rk Avg. Player Caused TOs / Gm Pat Kiernan Faceoff Percentage Brady Dove Goals Against Avg John Connors Ground Balls / Gm Brady Dove Save % John Connors Saves / Game John Connors Assists / Game Sam Jones Points / Game Sam Jones Fast Facts Senior attackmen Tucker Hull and Sam Jones have started every game (49) they have played in since their arrival in Sophomore attack T.J. Hanzsche has earned a starting nod at attack in each of the last 19 contests. At least one Navy player has turned in a hat trick in 43 of the last 70 games (dating back to the 2009 season), including 6 of the 10 games this season. Sam Jones has pitched hat tricks in 4 contests this spring, while T.J. Hanzsche three hat tricks and Tucker Hull has twice registered three-plus goals. Junior middie Gabe Voumard pitched his fourth career hat trick and first of the year against Towson. The five games Navy did not post a hat trick in this season were losses at Bucknell, Lehigh and Army and at home against Colgate and Lafayette. T.J. Hanzsche (6), Sam Jones (5) and Tucker Hull (3) combined to score 14 of the Mids 21 goals in its win over Holy Cross. It was just the second time under head coach Rick Sowell that three players produced hat tricks. The first time was last year against Lafayette when Jones, Hanzsche and Gabe Voumard pitched three goals apiece. Among the 49 games in which they have played, Sam Jones and Tucker Hull have been held without a goal AND an assist in just 7 games apiece. Since 2004, Navy owns an amazing 57-2 record when holding its opponents to six or fewer goals, including a 15-1 mark in the last six seasons combined. Navy owns a remarkable 58-5 record when scoring 10 or more goals since 2004, including a 34-4 mark in the last six seasons (9-1 in 2009, 10-1 in 2010, 3-2 in 2011, 5-0 in 2012,3-0 in 2013 and 4-0 in 2014). At least one pole has scored either a goal or dealt out an assist every year since Senior close defenseman Nik Mullen produced his first collegiate point against VMI in this season s opener by dealing out an assist and extending the trend. Navy s poles have combined to score 9 points on 5 goals and 4 assists this season. Navy has registered a pair of man-down goals in each of the last two seasons and ironically in each of the first two contests. Patrick Keena (VMI) and T.J. Hanzsche (Georgetown) have Navy s short-handed goals this season. Navy has outscored their foes in games its has won, while it has been outscored in games it has lost. In games they have won, the Mids have outscored the opponent 32-9 in the first half. In games they have lost, the Mids have been outscored over the first two quarters. National Exposure Since the start of 2004, 60 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 (1) CBS 0-1 ESPN 0-0 CBS Sports Network: ESPN: 6-15 NBC Sports Network: 0-1 MASN: 1-2 WMAR: 1-0 Just two regular-season contests are on tap to be aired this season, both by CBS Sports Network. CBS Sports Network carried the April 12 showdown between Army and Navy live from Michie Stadium. Meanwhile, CBS Sports Network will broadcast Friday s Navy-Johns Hopkins battle at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in a rare Friday night under the lights contest. CBS Sports Network will also carry the Patriot League Tournament Semifinals and Championship Game. The expanded Patriot League Tournament format lends itself to two Patriot League quarterfinal contests on Tuesday, April 22, however, they will not be televised. The Patriot League Semifinals on April 25 (4:30 and 7:30 pm) and the Patriot League Championship Game (1:00 pm) on April 27 will be aired live. The Mids own a record when their games are televised (since 04)... Navy is on CBS Sports Network all-time and 6-15 on the ESPN family of networks... the Mids are also 1-0 on local Baltimore station WMAR, 1-2 on MASN and 0-1 on NBC Sports Network. The Mids own a record in games that have not been televised since the start of Navy s 2014 Television Schedule 4-12 at Army L, Johns Hopkins 7:00 pm 4-25 Patriot League Semifinals 4:30 / 7:30 pm 4-27 Patriot League Championship 1:00 pm CBS Sports Network 5

6 Welcome to the Club! On March 12, 2013, Navy attackman Tucker Hull became the 30th player in program history to join the Mids elite list of 100-point scorers. Hull took sole possession of 17th on Navy s all-time scoring list with a goal at Army last Saturday. With 127 points, he trails 16th-place Rich Wehman ( ) by 3 and is 5 behind 15th-place Dennis Nealon ( ). Meanwhile, Hull s classmate Sam Jones joined the elite 100-point list with 2 goals and an assist against arch rival Army on April 13, With his three-point effort at Army last weekend, he took sole possession of 13th on Navy s all-time scoring list and trails 12th-place Glen Miles by 3 points. Jones is 6 points shy of joining the top 10 where he would tie James Chambers ( ). Hull and Jones are only the fourth set of classmates in program history to reach 100 points. Brendan Schneck (121) and Mike Hannan (101) from the Class of 78, Mike Herger (197) and Brian Keith (134) from the Class of 1990 and Ian Dingman (188) and Billy Looney (103) from the Class of 2007 are the others. Hull and Jones are just the 13th and 14th players at Navy, respectively, to reach the 100-point mark as juniors. Mike Herger (109), Ian Dingman (102) and Brendan Schneck (121) accomplished it as sophomores. As Navy s leading scorer this spring with 35 points, Jones is just the seventh player in program history to reach the 30-point marker in each of his four seasons, joining Paul Basile, James Chambers, Ian Dingman, Mike Herger, Jeff Long and Nick Mirabito. As a sophomore, Hull produced 47 points on 23 goals and 24 assists, becoming the Mids first 40-point scorer since Nick Mirabito turned in 46 points on 23 goals and 23 assists in it s the most points scored by a Navy player since 2006 when Jon Birsner dealt out 36 assists en route to his 54-point effort. Hull has turned in a goal in 36 of the 49 games he has played in during his career, including hat tricks 13 times. He has dealt out assists in 28 games and has posted 31 multi-point performances. Among the 49 games Jones has played in, he has scored a goal in 38 contests and produced an assist in 32. He has recorded 23 multi-goal games, including hat tricks in 14 games. Additionally, he has put up multiple points in 35 contests. In Navy s 2012 opener against VMI, Hull and Jones combined to score 17 points, including 11 of the 14 goals... the last Navy tandem to combine for 11 goals was Brendan Schneck and Mike Hannan, who pitched in 6 and 5 goals, respectively, to help guide the Mids to a 16-8 win over Princeton on April 8, Jones turned in a remarkable 9-point (5-4) effort against the Keydets in just two years later, Jones posted a career-best 10-point performance (4-6) against the Keydets... it s the most points scored by a Navy player since Dennis Nealon produced 12 points against Washington College on March 20, Hull, meanwhile, led the Mids with six goals in the 2012 VMI game... it was the most goals by a Navy player since Taylor Harris scored six against Holy Cross on March 26, Teammate T.J. Hanzsche scored six goals against Holy Cross this season. Hull is one of only 3 players in program history to post three 8-point games in a season (2012) vs. VMI, 3-5 at Lafayette and 3-5 vs. Holy Cross... joins Mike Buzzell (1978) and Dennis Nealon (1990)... no Navy player has recorded four 8-point games in a season. Hull is one of 10 players in school history and 17 among active Div. I players to score 70 goals and deal out 50 assists over their careers... Jones, meanwhile, is one of 7 players in Navy history and among 13 active Div. I players to score 80 goals and deal out 50 assists. Hull stands among the nation s leaders in the following career categories: points (T33rd, 127), points per game (40th, 2.59), goals (44th, 75), assists (T29th, 52), assists per game (29th, 1.06). Jones, meanwhile, is ranked among the nation s leaders in the following career stats: points (T22nd, 137), points per game (28th, 2.80), goals (T30th, 82), goals per game (48th, 1.67), assists (23rd, 55), assists per game (27th, 1.12). Navy s Year-by-Year Scoring leaders (Since 2000) Eddie McKinnon Eddie McKinnon Eddie McKinnon Ian Dingman Ian Dingman Jon Birsner Jon Birsner Nick Mirabito Nick Mirabito Tim Paul Patrick Moran Tucker Hull Sam Jones Tucker Hull Sam Jones Sam Jones Navy s Career Points List Jeff Long Jon Birsner Dave Bayly James Chambers Syd Abernethy Glen Miles Sam Jones 2011-present Brian Keith Dennis Nealon Rich Wehman Tucker Hull 2011-present Home Field Advantage 2014 marks the 53rd season Navy has played at least one game at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Navy owns a record (65.3) in games played at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium since the start of the 2004 campaign, outscoring its foes, Since playing its entire home schedule at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium beginning in 2004, Navy has lost back-to-back games at home just 8 times. In its 107th year of men s lacrosse, Navy has lost 3 straight home games just 7 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... and four-straight home games just once 2003 #13 Rutgers, Air Force, #4 Georgetown, #4 Maryland The 2003 campaign marks the only season in which Navy has lost 4 straight home games at the 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, including the Field Turf surface and two video boards. Navy has played all of its home games at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium since the beginning of the 2004 campaign. Navy had won 20 consecutive home games against Patriot League foes before dropping a 10-9 decision to Colgate in Opponents have scored double digits against the Mids just 19 times in games played on their home field over the last 11 seasons... Navy has held 21 of its 73 opponents to five or fewer goals since 2004 in games played at home (includes 2010 game vs. VMI played at Rip Miller Field). The Patriot League 2014 Patriot League Standings Patriot League Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. Loyola *^ Army *^ Lehigh * Colgate * Bucknell * Navy * Holy Cross Boston U Lafayette * has secured a PL Tournament bid ^ has secured a bye in the PL Tournament Players of the Week - April 14 Offense: Dan Taylor, Lehigh Defense: Jackson Place, Bucknell Goalkeeper: Matt Poillon, Lehigh Rookie: Graham Savio, Loyola Mids Picked Sixth in 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 finish sixth according to the 2014 Preseason Patriot League Poll. The Mids have won at least a share of the regularseason Patriot League title in five of the 10 seasons ( ) they have been a member of the conference, while compliling an 11-2 record in the Patriot League Tournament to earn five Patriot League Tournament titles ( ) Patriot League Preseason Poll School Pts. Record PL Record 1. Loyola 123 (13) ECAC 2. Bucknell 109 (3) Lehigh 108 (2) Army Colgate Navy Holy Cross Lafayette Boston U. 16 NA NA 2014 Preseason All-Patriot League Team A David Dickson, Bucknell A John Glesener, Army A Justin Ward, Loyola M Thomas Flibotte, Bucknell M Terry McKenna, Holy Cross M Jimmy Ryan, Colgate D Joe Fletcher, Loyola D Jackson Place, Bucknell D Ty Souders, Lehigh GK Matt Poillon, Lehigh FO Alex Daly, Army LSM Pat Kiernan, Navy Offensive Player of the Year: John Glesener, Army Defensive Player of the Year: Joe Fletcher, Loyola Navy s Patriot League History Year Preseason RS Finish st 1st st T-1st st T-1st st 1st st T-1st nd 3rd st 2nd nd 5th th T-4th th 6th th 6th 6

7 Fantastic Faceoff Frosh Navy has struggled in its faceoff game over the last several years, but head coach Rick Sowell has high hopes that its youth will help spark a change. Freshman Brady Dove, who is ranked 21st nationally in faceoff winning percentage ( , 57.0) is already among Navy s top 15 on the career faceoff wins leader board, a list which dates back just 30 years when faceoffs were first documented. He stands 12th on the list and trails Frankie Coppola ( ) and Chris Messineo ( ) by just 4. Meanwhile, Dove is fifth on Navy s single-season faceoff wins list with 135. It s the most wins by a Navy player since Chris Pieczonka won 137 draws in He is just two shy of tying Pieczonka and needs 19 to tie third-place Dan Sullivan (1995). Dove became the program s all-time leader in faceoff wins by a freshman following a 12-for-17 performance against Lafayette. He took over the faceoff attempts record by a frosh just one game later at Towson when he won 17 of the 27 draws. Mike Haertel had been the record holder, winning 64 of 122 draws in He has lost the faceoff battle against the opposition just three times (Georgetown, Colgate, Army) this season. Dove won 16 of the 21 draws in the Mids opener against VMI (2.8) which marked the best faceoff day for a Navy player since Pat Kiernan won 80.0 percent (8-10) of his draws against Towson last year. He had a remarkable performance against Holy Cross (3.1) where he claimed 19 of the 34 draws he took. The 19 wins tied as the third most in program history, just one off the record set in 1995 and later tied in It also marked the most wins by a Navy player since Logan West won 19 against Bucknell on March 3, Meanwhile, the 34 attempts are the most in school history, improving upon the previous mark of 32 set by Dan Sullivan (twice) in In the win over Lafayette, he won 12 of the 17 draws, including four in a row to start the fourth quarter in which Navy converted into four goals in just 1:14. Last year, Navy s Sean Reilly cracked the lineup where he won 31 of the 62 draws he took as a Plebe. He stands 19th on Navy s career wins list with 35 wins. With faceoff wins comes ground balls and Dove is leading the way in that category, as well. He has amassed 70 grounders which stand eighth on Navy s single-season list. It s the most ground balls by a Navy player since Mikelis Visgauss picked up 80 in NCAA Faceoff Winning % List ( ) Joseph Nardella Rutgers ( ) Dylan Levings Yale ( ) Ryan Buttenbaum Lehigh ( ) Sam Talkow Boston U ( ) Brady Dove Navy Navy s Career Faceoff Wins List Chris Pieczonka Jay James Max Grant Dan Sullivan Frankie Coppola Chris Messineo Brady Dove 2014-present Navy s Single-Season Faceoff Wins List Chris Pieczonka Max Grant Dan Sullivan Chris Pieczonka Brady Dove 2014-present Navy s Freshman Faceoff Wins List Brady Dove Mike Haertel 1997 Navy s Freshman Faceoff Attempts List Brady Dove Mike Haertel 1997 Kiernan Among Nation s Top Poles Senior long stick defensive midfielder Pat Kiernan is one of the best at his position in the country. Kiernan, a 2014 Preseason All-American, was among the national leaders in both caused turnovers (12th, 2.00) and ground balls (32nd, 5.23) last season. He is Navy s record holder for career caused turnovers (70), a stat introduced in With 26 caused turnovers last season, he finished the year ranked No. 3 on the Mids single-season list. He is also ranked fourth (19, this season), tied for 11th (14, 2012) and tied for 17th (11, 2011) on the chart. He is eighth on the career ground balls list with 175, trailing seventh-place Chris Pieczonka who posted 177 from Meanwhile, he turned in 68 grounders last spring to etch his name in at ninth on the Mids single-season chart. At that point it was the most ground balls by a Navy player since 2008 when draw specialist Mikelis Visgauss grabbed 80. He is also 19th on the Mids career faceoff wins list, winning 24 of the 54 draws (44.4) he has taken. Kiernan has produced 16 career points, including a program-record 10 points in He is tied for fourth in the country among active poles with 16 points. Kiernan is the Mids all-time leader in career points scored by a Navy defensemen, while his 12 goals are the most in program history. NCAA s Top Active Scoring Defensemen (Career) (6-22) Roger Ferguson, Brown (Sr.) (7-19) Bobby Schmitt, Bellarmine (Jr.) (7-17) John LoCascio, Villanova (Sr.) (14-2) Joseph Lisicky, Virginia (Sr.) - Transfer from Lynchburg ( ) 16 (8-8) Alex Matarazzo, Hartford (Sr.) 16 (12-4) Pat Kiernan, Navy (Sr.) Navy s Top Scoring defensemen (Points) Pat Kiernan (2011-present) Zack Schroeder ( ) Navy s Top Scoring defensemen (Goals) Pat Kiernan (2011-present) Zack Schroeder ( ) Bucky Morris ( ) Navy s Career Caused Turnovers List Pat Kiernan 2011-present Austin Miller Michael Hirsch Sam Jones 2011-present Andy Tormey Matt Vernam Navy s Single-Season Caused Turnovers List Andy Tormey Austin Miller Pat Kiernan Pat Kiernan Geoff Leone Sam Jones Michael Hirsch Michael Hirsch Austin Miller Zack Schroeder Pat Kiernan Thomas Zimmerman Chris Fennell Nik Mullen Bobby Lennon Matt Vernam Pat Kiernan Peter Rogers 2011 Navy s Career Ground Balls List William Wallace Mickey Jarboe Frank Snyder Kevin Caradona Chris Pieczonka Pat Kiernan 2011-present Navy In the Polls Navy in the National Polls Date USILA Coaches Nike/IL Media Preseason RV NR 2.17 NR NR 2.24 NR NR 3.3 NR NR 3.10 NR NR 3.17 NR NR 3.24 NR NR 3.31 NR NR 4.7 NR NR 4.14 NR NR 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 6-7 Loyola (2OT) L 5-14 Johns Hopkins L 5-14 at Duke L 8-9 North Carolina W 19-9 North Carolina W 8-2 Johns Hopkins L 4-9 Lehigh W 10-4 Maryland L 7-15 Johns Hopkins W UMBC L 4-15 at Johns Hopkins L 6-13 at Maryland L Georgetown (OT) L 8-9 at Loyola L 2-13 at Lehigh W 6-4 at Bucknell L 9-14 Army L 12-7 at Lehigh W 8-6 Ohio State L 9-12 Ohio State W 9-3 Ohio State W 11-5 at Army All-Time Record (44.2) 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 12-6 at #22 Army L 11-8 at #9 Mass W 11-5 #3 Georgetown All-Time Record (60.0) 7