The following players have started at least 15 consecutive games heading into the Holy Cross contest.

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1 Navy Midshipmen 2016 Lacrosse Game NOtes Gm 9: Navy vs. Holy Cross April 2 12:00 Pm Annapolis, Md. Game Day Storylines u Scene Setter: Thirteenth-ranked Navy will look to stay atop the Patriot League leader board when it plays host to Holy Cross Saturday in Annapolis. Action is slated for a 12:00 PM faceoff at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The Mids, who enter the game 6-2 and 4-1 in Patriot League action, are led by fifth-year head coach Rick Sowell, while the 1-9 Crusaders are under the direction of second-year head coach Judd Lattimore. Saturday s contest marks the 13th meeting in a series Navy leads, u Follow the Action: Saturday s contest will be carried live by 1430 AM / 99.9 FM WNAV and 1500 AM WFED with Pete Medhurst and Joe Miller handling the call. Coverage begins with the Navy Lacrosse Pregame Show at 11:45 AM. The game will also be streamed online for FREE via PatriotLeague.TV, while live stats will be available at NavySports.com. u 4 Straight, Do I Hear 5?: Navy has won four in a row for the first time since 2012 when it defeated Lafayette, Towson, Holy Cross and Colgate. The Mids are looking to win five straight for the first time since 2008 when they beat Mount St. Mary s, Lehigh, Lafayette, Holy Cross, Bucknell and Colgate. u Poll Analysis: Navy stands #13 in the country according to this week s USILA/Nike Coaches Poll. It s the highest Navy has been ranked since opening the 2010 season at #11. The Mids haven t cracked the top 10 since 2009 when Navy stood ninth following an 8-6 win over 19th-ranked Ohio State. u Win and You re In: A Navy win over Holy Cross on Saturday coupled with either a Colgate loss or an Army win will assure the Mids a spot in the six-team Patriot League Tournament. Army West Point will also punch its ticket with a win over Boston U. on Saturday. u The Race to 400: Already the program s career faceoff wins leader, junior Brady Dove is 8 wins shy of becoming one of just 9 players in Patriot League history to reach the 400-win mark. Dove stands 11th on the league s all-time wins list, while three other current Patriot League players are among the top 10 list by Sam Talkow, Boston U.; 396 by Graham Savio, Loyola; 393 by Alex Daly, Army West Point. u Double Digits: Navy has scored 81 goals in 8 games this season for a goals per game average. The Mids have not finished a season averaging double figures since 2007 when they produced goals per contest. Navy has reached double figures in six games this season and have won four in a row when scoring 10 or more goals. u Who s Scoring?: Navy s starting attack and midfield have combined to score 71 of the 81 goals this season (87.7) with the attack scoring 41 times and the midfield 30 times. The remaining 10 goals have been scored by long pole Matt Rees (5), short-stick defensive middie John Trainor (2) and second-line midfielders Colin Flounlacker (2) and Ray Wardell (1). u Ground Attack: Navy has won the ground ball war in each of its eight games this season. On the year it has 41 more ground balls ( ) than its foes. The Mids are ranked 21st nationally (29.50), while faceoff specialist Brady Dove (5.50) stands 15th and long pole Matt Rees (4.75) is 26th. u Droughts: The Mids are 4-0 in games in which their opponents have experienced scoring droughts of 20 minutes or more. While Navy wasn t quite able to hold it s last 2 foes to 20 minutes - Lafayette was held without a goal in the opening 19:12 and the final 19:51 and Navy went on an 8-1 run against Lehigh in the second quarter that saw the Mountain Hawks go scoreless for 17:10 and 13:09 - Navy captured 11-4 and 12-7 wins over Lafayette and Lehigh, respectively. Fennell and Rees Among IL s Midseason First-Team All-Americans Navy junior defenseman Chris Fennell and junior long pole Matt Rees are among the Inside Lacrosse First- Team Midseason All-Americans released on Thursday. The 16-player first team is made up of players from Brown (3), Denver (2), Duke (2), Harvard (1), Maryland (2), Navy (2), Notre Dame (1), Stony Brook (1), Villanova (1) and Yale (2). Meanwhile, the 16-player second team is made up of players from Army West Point (1), Brown (1), Denver (3), Johns Hopkins (1), Marquette (1), Maryland (1), Notre Dame (1), Providence (1), Stony Brook (1), Syracuse (3), Towson (1), Yale (1). A - Dylan Molloy, Brown; Ben Reeves, Yale; Jake Froccaro, Villanova; Connor Cannizzaro, Denver / Shack Stanwick, Johns Hopkins; Dylan Donahue, Syracuse; Matt Schultz, Stony Brook; Cole Johnson, Army West Point M - Myles Jones, Duke; Tyler Pace, Denver; Deemer Class, Duke; Challen Rogers, Stony Brook / Sergio Salcido, Syracuse; Bryan Cole, Maryland; Eric Scott, Yale; Zach Miller, Denver FO - Will Gural, Brown / Trevor Baptiste, Denver SSDM - Isaiah Davis-Allen, Maryland / Jack Adams, Towson LSM - Matt Rees, Navy / Liam Byrnes, Marquette D - Matt Landis, Notre Dame; Bobby Duvnjak, Harvard; Michael Quinn, Yale; Chris Fennell, Navy / Alec Tulett, Brown; Christian Burgdorf, Denver; Jarrod Neumann, Providence; Nick Mellen, Syracuse GK - Jack Kelly, Brown / Shane Doss, Notre Dame Streaks The following players have started at least 15 consecutive games heading into the Holy Cross contest. Gms. Player Streak Started 44 T.J. Hanzsche (Sr./A) John Connors (Sr./GK) Jules Godino (Sr./D) Kevin Wendel (Sr./M) Patrick Keena (Sr./A) Jack Ray (So./M) 2015 The following players enter the weekend with scoring streaks of 2 or more games. Player Pt. G A Last time w/o a pt. Patrick Keena at Loyola, Jack Ray Army WP, T.J. Hanzsche Johns Hopkins, Since the start of the 2004 season, at least one Navy player has turned in a hat trick in 121 of the last 185 games (65.4). Among those 121 games, the Mids have won 86 contests (71.1). Navy put together an 8-0 record a year ago in the eight games a Mids scored three or more goals. The Mids are 5-2 this season. Game / Date Player g Air Force / Patrick Keena 3 Greyson Torain 3 #5 Johns Hopkins / Jack Ray 3 Boston U. / Casey Rees 3 Bucknell / Jack Ray 4 Casey Rees 4 T.J. Hanzsche 4 #15 Loyola / Casey Rees 5 Lafayette / T.J. Hanzsche 3 Jack Ray 3 Lehigh / Patrick Keena 3 1 Navy Midshipmen NavySports.com Game 9 6-2, 4-1 PL Record 1-9, 0-4 PL 13 / 13 Ranking NR / NR Won 4 Streak Lost 1 W, 12-7 at Lehigh Last Game L, 10-8 at Hartford Rick Sowell Head Coach Judd Lattimore / 17th Career Record 7-16 / 2nd / 5th School Record 7-16 / 2nd Date Faceoff: Saturday, April 2 12:00 PM Location: Annapolis, Md. Facility: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Television: None Radio: WNAV 1430 AM, 99.9 FM; WFED 1500 AM (Pete Medhurst, Joe Miller) Live Video: NavySports.com / PatriotLeague.TV Live Stats: NavySports.com Overall: Navy Leads, 11-1 In Annapolis: Navy Leads, 5-0 In Worcester: Navy Leads, 4-0 At Neutral Site: Navy Leads, 2-1 Streak: Navy, 2 Games First Mtg: , 23-5 Navy Last Mtg: , 7-6 Navy Last Navy Win: , 7-6 in Worcester Last Holy Cross Win: , 7-5 in Flushing, N.Y. Sowell vs. Holy Cross: 4-1 (3-1 at Navy) Navy holy Cross Scoring Offense Scoring Defense Scoring Margin Shots / Gm Shots Allowed / Gm ground Balls / Gm Faceoffs Faceoff Pct Clears clear Pct extra-man Offense Extra-Man Offense Pct Man Down (stops-att) Man Down Pct Save Pct Overall 4-1 Patriot League Home: 4-1 Away: 2-1 Neutral: 0-0 Holy Cross Crusaders GoHolyCross.com Date Opponent (Rk) Navy Rk Result / Time 2.6 Air Force (RV/RV) 18 / 18 W Johns Hopkins (5/6) 18 / 18 L (2OT) 2.21 Delaware 16 / 16 W at Boston U. * (RV/NR) 16 / 16 L 9-10 (2OT) 3.5 at Bucknell * (RV/RV) RV / RV W Loyola * (15/13) RV / RV W Lafayette * 16 / 14 W at Lehigh * (RV/RV) 16 / 14 W Holy Cross * 13 / 13 12:00 pm 4.9 Colgate * 3:30 pm 4.16 at Army West Point * 12:00 pm 4.19 at Maryland 7:00 pm 4.22 Sacred Heart 7:00 pm 4.26 PL Quarterfinals TBA 4.29 PL Semifinals 4:30 pm / 7:30 pm 5.1 PL Championship 12:00 pm * Patriot League Game Rankings - USILA Coaches Poll / Cascade/Maverik Media Poll vs Game Details Inside the Series Stat Comparison 2016 Navy Schedule

2 Navy Numerical Roster No Name Pos Yr Ht Wt Hometown / High School 2 DJ Plumer (PLEW-mer) M So Stevensville, Md. / Kent Island 3 T.J. Hanzsche (HAN-she) A Sr Berwyn, Pa. / Malvern Prep 4 Spencer Coyle M So Annapolis, Md. / St. Mary s 6 Greyson Torain (tore-ain) M Fr Glen Burnie, Md. / DeMatha Catholic 7 Patrick Walsh M Fr Langhorne, Pa. / St. Joseph s Prep 8 Ryan Wade A Fr Coronado, Calif. / Norfolk Academy (Va.) 9 David Jones M So Annapolis, Md. / Severn 10 Chris Fennell (fuh-nell) D Jr Milford, N.J. / Delaware Valley 11 Zach Hirsch M Sr Wyckoff, N.J. / Ramapo 12 Drew Smiley A Fr Shrewsbury, Mass. / Saint John s 13 Taylor Esoldi (ee-soul-dee) M So San Diego, Calif. / Cathedral Catholic 14 John Connors GK Sr Bellmore, N.Y. / Chaminade 16 Michael Strack D So North Babylon, N.Y. / St. Anthony s 17 Ryan Kelly GK Jr Warrington, Pa. / Central Bucks South 18 Kevin Wendel (WHEN-dull) M Sr East Islip, N.Y. / East Islip 19 Luke King D Fr Severna Park, Md. / Severna Park 20 Matt Rees (REECE) LSM Jr Sykesville, Md. / Boys Latin 21 Casey Rees (REECE) M So Sykesville, Md. / Boys Latin 22 Colin Flounlacker (FLOUN-lack-er) M Jr Stevensville, Md. / Kent Island 25 Chris Hill A So Novato, Calif. / Marin Catholic 26 Nick Ramsey GK So Crofton, Md. / DeMatha Catholic 27 Justin Knode (kuh-node) A So Prince Frederick, Md. / Calverton 28 Steve Hincks (HEENKS) LSM So Edgewater, Md. / South River 29 Noah Seely M Fr Falmouth, Maine / Governor s Academy (Mass.) 30 Ian Burgoyne (burr-goyne) M Fr Darien, Conn. / Darien 31 John Trainor M Jr Northport, N.Y. / Northport 32 Hiram Carter (HIGH-rum) D So Apopka, Fla. / Lake Brantley 33 Mike Allen D Fr Spotswood, N.J. / St. Joseph 34 Jules Godino (go-dean-o) D Sr Summit, N.J. / Summit 35 Justin Adams M Sr San Diego, Calif. / Rancho Bernardo 36 Beau Gomez D Sr Ambler, Pa. / Wissahickon 37 Pat Menezes (meh-nezz-ezz) M Sr Wading River, N.Y. / Comsewogue 38 Mike Loscalzo (low-scall-zo) M Fr Wading River, N.Y. Shoreham-Wading River 39 Mike Germano (jur-mahn-o) FO So Wilmette, Ill. / New Trier 40 Patrick Keena (KEEN-uh) A Sr Vienna, Va. / The Landon School 41 Bear Mistele (mi-stell) M Sr Ross, Calif. / San Francisco University (HS) 42 Jack Ray A So Wyckoff, N.J. / Don Bosco 44 Dave Little A So Vienna, Va. / Woodberry Forest 45 Brendan Durkin M Sr Germantown, Md. / Our Lady of Good Counsel 47 Ben Goodrich LSM Jr Stevensville, Md. / Kent Island 48 Jack Morgenthaler (MORE-gan-thaw-ler) LSM Sr Downingtown, Pa. / Malvern Prep 49 Sean Reilly FO Sr Doylestown, Pa. / Central Bucks East 50 Ted Demiris (duh-mear-is) FO Sr Parkton, Md. / Hereford 51 Ray Wardell (war-dell) M So Babylon, N.Y. / Babylon 53 Riggs Dawson FO Jr Annapolis, Md. / Broadneck 54 Connor Wade GK Jr Chesapeake, Va. / W.T. Woodson 55 Brady Dove FO Jr Stevensville, Md. / Kent Island 56 Aaron Zimmerman M Sr Homer, N.Y. / Homer 58 Joe Varello (vuh-rell-o) FO So Kings Park, N.Y. / Smithtown West 60 George Uhrich (YUR-ick) D So Ambler, Pa. / La Salle College (HS) 64 Sam Kopf (COP-f) M Fr Seattle, Wash. / Seattle Prep 66 Matt Smith LSM Fr Orefield, Pa. / Parkland Alphabetical Roster No Name Pos Yr 35 Justin Adams M Sr 33 Mike Allen D Fr 30 Ian Burgoyne M Fr 32 Hiram Carter D So 14 John Connors GK Sr 4 Spencer Coyle M So 53 Riggs Dawson FO Jr 50 Ted Demiris FO Sr 55 Brady Dove FO Jr 45 Brendan Durkin M Sr 13 Taylor Esoldi M So 10 Chris Fennell D Jr 22 Colin Flounlacker M Jr 39 Mike Germano FO So 34 Jules Godino D Sr 36 Beau Gomez D Sr 47 Ben Goodrich LSM Jr 3 T.J. Hanzsche A Sr 25 Chris Hill A So 28 Steve Hincks LSM So 11 Zach Hirsch M Sr 9 David Jones M So 40 Patrick Keena A Sr 17 Ryan Kelly GK Jr 19 Luke King D Fr 27 Justin Knode A So 64 Sam Kopf M Fr 44 Dave Little A So 38 Mike Loscalzo M Fr 37 Pat Menezes M Sr 41 Bear Mistele M Sr 48 Jack Morgenthaler LSM Sr 2 DJ Plumer M So 26 Nick Ramsey GK So 42 Jack Ray A So 21 Casey Rees M So 20 Matt Rees LSM Jr 49 Sean Reilly FO Sr 29 Noah Seely M Fr 12 Drew Smiley A Fr 66 Matt Smith LSM Fr 16 Michael Strack D So 6 Greyson Torain M Fr 31 John Trainor M Jr 60 George Uhrich D So 58 Joe Varello FO So 54 Connor Wade GK Jr 8 Ryan Wade A Fr 7 Patrick Walsh M Fr 51 Ray Wardell M So 18 Kevin Wendel M Sr 56 Aaron Zimmerman M Sr Head Coach: Rick Sowell (SOUL) - Washington College 86, Fifth Season Assistant Coach: Ryan Wellner -Mary Washington 00, Fifth Season Assistant Coach: Michael Phipps - Maryland 07, Second Season Volunteer Assistant Coach: Dom Lamolinara (LAM-o-li-nair-uh) - Syracuse 14, First Season 2016 Team Captains: Pat Keena and Jules Godino Team Breakdown Midshipmen By Class Seniors (15): Justin Adams, John Connors, Ted Demiris, Brendan Durkin, Jules Godino, Beau Gomez, T.J. Hanzsche, Zach Hirsch, Patrick Keena, Pat Menezes, Bear Mistele, Jack Morgenthaler, Sean Reilly, Kevin Wendel, Aaron Zimmerman Juniors (9): Riggs Dawson, Brady Dove, Chris Fennell, Colin Flounlacker, Ben Goodrich, Ryan Kelly, Matt Rees, John Trainor, Connor Wade Sophomores (17): Hiram Carter, Spencer Coyle, Taylor Esoldi, Mike Germano, Chris Hill, Steve Hincks, David Jones, Justin Knode, Dave Little, DJ Plumer, Nick Ramsey, Jack Ray, Casey Rees, Michael Strack, George Uhrich, Joe Varello, Ray Wardell Freshmen (11): Mike Allen, Ian Burgoyne, Luke King, Sam Kopf, Mike Loscalzo, Noah Sealy, Drew Smiley, Matt Smith, Greyson Torain, Ryan Wade, Patrick Walsh Midshipmen By State California (5): Adams, Esoldi, Hill, Mistele, R. Wade, Connecticut (1): Burgoyne Florida (1): Carter Illinois (1): Germano Maine (1): Seely Maryland (16): Coyle, Dawson, Demiris, Dove, Durkin, Flounlacker, Goodrich, Hincks, Jones, King, Knode, Plumer, Ramsey, C. Rees, M. Rees, Torain Massachusetts (1): Smiley New Jersey (5): Allen, Fennell, Godino, Hirsch, Ray New York (9): Connors, Loscalzo, Menezes, Strack, Trainor, Varello, Wardell, Wendel, Zimmerman North Carolina (1): Heyward Pennsylvania (8): Gomez, Hanzsche, Kelly, Morgenthaler, Reilly, Smith, Uhrich, Walsh Virginia (3): Keena, Little, C. Wade Washington (1): Kopf 2 Midshipmen by Position Attack (8): T.J. Hanzsche, Chris Hill, Patrick Keena, Justin Knode, Dave Little, Jack Ray, Drew Smiley, Ryan Wade Midfield (21): Justin Adams, Ian Burgoyne, Spencer Coyle, Brendan Durkin, Taylor Esoldi, Colin Flounlacker, Zach Hirsch, David Jones, Sam Kopf, Mike Loscalzo, Pat Menezes, Bear Mistele, DJ Plumer, Casey Rees, Noah Sealy, Greyson Torain, John Trainor, Patrick Walsh, Ray Wardell, Kevin Wendel, Aaron Zimmerman Defense (8): Mike Allen, Hiram Carter, Chris Fennell, Jules Godino, Beau Gomez, Luke King, Michael Strack, George Uhrich Long Stick Midfield (5): Ben Goodrich, Steve Hincks, Jack Morgenthaler, Matt Rees, Matt Smith Faceoff (6): Riggs Dawson, Ted Demiris, Brady Dove, Mike Germano, Sean Reilly, Joe Varello Goalkeeper (4): John Connors, Ryan Kelly, Nick Ramsey, Connor Wade

3 Navy s Probable Lineup Attack 3 T.J. Hanzsche Sr Berwyn, Pa. GP-GS G A P EMG Career Patrick Keena co-captain 40 Sr Vienna, Va. GP-GS G A P EMG Career Jack Ray So Wyckoff, N.J. GP-GS G A P EMG Career A starter in 44 straight games dating back to March 9, 2013 vs. Lafayette... has scored points in 21 of the last 23 contests... has scored a goal in each of the last 6 games... 15th nationally in shooting % (.464). Wearing #40 to honor former Navy lax player and SEAL Brendan Looney... has led the team in scoring in each of the last 2 years... T16th on Navy s career assist list, needs 1 for 15th... has scored 2 or more pts in all 8 gms in A starter in 20 straight games... has produced a point in 9 consecutive games... scored gamewinner vs. #15 Loyola... 6 career hat tricks, 3 this year including 3 vs. Lafayette last Tuesday. MIdfield Greyson Torain Fr Glen Burnie, Md. 6 GP-GS G A P EMG Career Kevin Wendel Sr East Islip, N.Y. GP-GS G A P EMG Career Casey Rees So Sykesville, Md. GP-GS G A P EMG Career One of the fastest players on the team... posted a hat trick in his first collegiate game (Air Force)... scored twice vs. Johns Hopkins... dealt out a career-high 3 assists at Bucknell... 3 pts (2-1) vs. Lafayette. 2nd-year starter at midfield... paced the midfield a year ago with 24 points on 20G and 4A... posted a career-best 4 pts on 2G, 2A vs. Hopkins... scored a goal and dealt out an assist last Saturday at Lehigh. First-year starter... recorded 3 straight hat tricks - Boston U. (3), Bucknell (4) and Loyola (5)... NCAA OPOW on 3.21 Navy s 2nd-leading scorer in PL play (14-1=15)... only 1 point vs. 3 non-pl teams this spring. Defense Chris Fennell Jr Milford, N.J. 10 GP-GS G A P GB CT Career Hiram Carter So Apopka, Fla. GP-GS G A P GB CT Career Jules godino co-captain 34 Sr Summit, N.J. GP-GS G A P GB CT Career Tewaaraton Watch List Third-Team All-American and PL Defensive Player of the Year... has started every game he has played in (32)... #12 nationally in CT/gm (1.75)... posted 5 CT vs. Lafayette. First-year starter, beat out Michael Strack for spot vacated by Ryan Everson who graduated last May... posted 3GB and 2 CT in win over Loyola... grabbed 3 GB and caused a TO in the double OT loss to #5 Johns Hopkins. Co-captain... 2nd year starter... #9 on Navy s CT list... produced a career-high 4 takeaways vs. Loyola... part of a defense that has held 16 of its last 22 opponents to single digits... 1st career assist in win at Lehigh. Second MIdfield Spencer Coyle 4 So Annapolis, Md. GP-GS G A P EMG Career Colin Flounlacker Jr Stevensville, Md. GP-GS G A P EMG Career Ray Wardell So Babylon, N.Y. GP-GS G A P EMG Career Chipped in assists against #5 Johns Hopkins and Bucknell... a starter as a frosh last year... only game he did not start last year was the finale at Air Force... scored points in 6 of 14 contests last season. Has goals this season vs. Bucknell and Lafayette... turned in an assist against Hopkins... a starter in 8 games last year... scored goals in 9 games last spring, including each of the last 5 games. Punched in his first goal of the year in win over Lafayette... played in seven games a year ago, scoring 2 goals on 4 shots over the course of the season. Defensive Midfield Matt Rees Jr Sykesville, Md. 20 GP-GS G A P GB CT Career John Trainor Jr Northport, N.Y. GP-GS G A P GB CT Career #8 nationally in caused TOs per game (1.88), #26 in GB (4.75)... tied for 3rd on Mids career CTs list... posted a career-high 6 CTs vs. Air Force... has scored a goal in 5 games this season... 8 GB vs. Lafayette. Navy s most veteran short-stick defensive middie... ranked #10 on Navy s career takeaways list after posting 17 in played transition game to perfection at Lehigh with 1G, 2A. Faceoff Specialist Brady Dove Jr Stevensville, Md. 55 GP G A GB FO FO% Career Joe Varello So Kings Park, N.Y. GP G A GB FO FO% Career x All-Patriot League selection... became Navy s career faceoff wins record holder vs. Loyola where he was 13 of was 14 for 19 (73.7) in win over Lehigh... ranked #18 in FO% nationally (59.9). Ranked 19th on Navy s career faceoff wins list... won 6 of the 13 draws against Boston U.... saw action in 13 games a year ago, including the opener against VMI where he won 11 of the 16 draws he took. Goalkeeper John Connors Sr Bellmore, N.Y. 14 GP-GS Min GA GAA Sv Sv% Career Second-Team All-Patriot League selection... tied for 11th on Navy career saves list... one of 13 players in program history to reach 300 career saves... ranked #4 nationally and #1 in the PL in GAA (6.75). 3

4 Overall Navy Leads, 11-1 Last Navy Win , Navy 7-6 in Annapolis, Md. Navy Leads, 5-0 Last Holy Cross Win , HC 7-5 in Worcester, Mass. Navy Leads, 4-0 Current Streak Navy, 2 Games at Neutral Site Navy Leads, 2-1 Sowell vs. Holy Cross 5-1 (4-1 at Navy) Inaugural Meeting , Navy 23-5 Last Meeting , Navy 7-6 Game-By-Game Stat Comparison (Navy / Holy Cross Stats) Date Site Result Atten. Shots GB FO EMO Saves TO Annapolis W, , / / / / / Worcester W, / / / / / Annapolis W, , / / / / / Dallas, Texas W, , / / / / / Dallas, Texas W, , / / / / / Worcester W, / / / / / / Annapolis W, , / / 34 7 / / / / Worcester W, / / / / / 5 15 / Annapolis W, , / / / / / 13 7 / Flushing, N.Y. L, , / / / / / / Annapolis W, / / / / / 9 17 / Worcester W, / / / / / / 14 Player Stats vs. Holy Cross No. Player GP G A Pts Sh GB CT 2 DJ Plumer T.J. Hanzsche Spencer Coyle Chris Fennell Zach Hirsch Kevin Wendel Matt Rees Casey Rees Colin Flounlacker John Trainor Hiram Carter Jules Godino Justin Adams Beau Gomez Pat Menezes Patrick Keena Bear Mistele Jack Ray Dave Little Aaron Zimmerman Scouting the Crusaders Second-year Holy Cross head coach Judd Lattimore has led the Crusaders to a 1-9 record, but don t let that mark fool you. Holy Cross dropped a double-overtime decision (11-10) to then 14th-ranked Harvard, lost by one (12-11) to Lehigh and lost by one (10-9) against Loyola. The Crusaders lone win of the season was a 10-6 victory over Jacksonville last Saturday. Junior attackman Jon Vogel is atop the Crusaders scoring leader board with 28 points on a team-high 26 goals and 2 assists. Senior attackman Sean Wilkinson, who sat our Tuesday s game against Hartford, boasts an even scoring line with 13 goals and a team-high 12 assists. Additionally, Marc Buermann has played a pivotal scoring role with 22 points on 17 goals and 5 assists. Scoring, however, hasn t been the problem for Holy Cross, rather its inability to hold its foes under 10 goals. Nine of the Crusaders 10 opponents have reach double figures, including nationally-ranked Brown who scored 20 against them and Bucknell who put up 18. Holy Cross defense stands 64th among 68 teams, giving up goals per outing. Senior keeper Michael Ortlieb has faced 365 shots (143 more than Navy s John Connors, though he has played 2 more games). He has a goals-against average and a 44.8 save percentage. The defense, however, is averaging 8.50 caused turnovers per game which stands 11th nationally. Parker Greiwe is atop the HC list with 14 this spring. The defense has had to fight extraordinarily hard due to the lack of faceoff wins. The Crusaders are winning just 35.6 percent (90-253) of the draws this season and stand 63rd nationally. Senior Joe Reilly (88-237, 37.1) has take all but 16 of the faceoffs this season. Series vs. Holy Cross No. Player GP G A Pts Sh GB FO 55 Brady Dove Joe Varello No. Player GP Min. GA GAA Sv Sv% 14 John Connors 2 115: Navy vs. Holy Cross - The Series Saturday s contest marks the 13th meeting between Navy and Holy Cross. The Mids own an 11-1 advantage in the series, including wins in each of the last two contests. Navy and Holy Cross have played one another three times in Worcester, Mass. (2005, 09, 11) and six times in Annapolis (2004, 06, 10, 12, 14, 15). Meanwhile, Navy and Holy Cross have met on neutral ground three times. In 2007, the two programs faced one another at SMU s Ford Stadium where the Mids dealt Holy Cross a 12-2 loss. It was Navy s first trip to Texas since the Mids defeated Johns Hopkins, 9-6, on May 8, 1971, at the Houston Astrodome. In 2008, Navy and Holy Cross were part of the Ford Patriot Cup which featured two high school games, along with two Div. I men s lax games (Rutgers vs. Army). Navy scored a 16-3 win over the Crusaders at Texas Stadium, the former home of the Dallas Cowboys. In 2013, Holy Cross earned its first victory over the Midshipmen, securing a 7-5 victory in a game that was played at Citi Field, the home of Major League Baseball s New York Mets. It was just the second Div. I men s lacrosse game played at a Major League Baseball venue. Navy has scored eight or more goals in 10 of the 12 games, while putting up double-figure goals in eight of the 12 (8 in 2005 and 2011, 7 in 2015). The Mids defense, meanwhile, has held Holy Cross to five or fewer goals in eight of the 12 games. 4 Last Time vs. Holy Cross Navy 7, #19 Holy Cross 6 Feb. 28, 2015 Worcester, Mass. Score By Quarters F Navy (2-2, 1-1) #19 Holy Cross (2-1, 1-1) Attackman Dave Little scored an extra-man goal with 2:55 left in the game to lead Navy to a 7-6 victory over 19th-ranked and previously unbeaten Holy Cross last February in Worcester, Mass. Freshman Jack Ray scored the first of his game-high three goals five minutes into the game to give Navy a 1-0 lead. Holy Cross answered when attackman Sean Wilkinson wrapped around the cage for his first of two goals. Navy regained the lead just 45 seconds later when rookie Spencer Coyle fed Gabe Voumard who powered in his shot past Michael Ortleib for the 2-1 advantage. Holy Cross would again tie the game, this time with 5.8 seconds remaining in the opening period, when Kevin Lux found a seam on extra-man. The second quarter featured much of the same with the two teams trading goals, but Navy took 4-3 lead into the half thanks to two second-quarter goals by Ray. Navy took advantage of a two-man advantage when T.J. Hanzsche found midfielder Kevin Wendel and Wendel sent his shot past two Crusdaders defensemen. Navy s defense held Holy Cross off the scoreboard for 30 minutes, but finally bent with just under 10 minutes to play in the game when the Crusaders scored back-toback goals by Marc Buermann and Wilkinson and pulled even with the Mids. The Crusaders took their first lead in the game when senior Clay Haarman slipped his defender and targeted his 8-yard shot with 4:46 remaining in the contest. Fifty-two seconds later, Navy executed its transition game to perfection as Ray made the extra pass to Hanzsche standing on the crease for the goal. Not only did Navy score the equalizer, the Mids were rewarded with an extra-man opportunity as Wilkinson was called for a one minute slash. With just one tick remaining on the extra-man advantage, attackman Patrick Keena found Little who took a shot from a defender just as he sent his bouncer past Ortlieb for the game-winner. Scoring Summary h-v 1 9:41 N Ray unassisted :56 HC Wilkinson unassisted :11 N Voumard from Hanzsche :05 HC Lux from Wilkinson (EMG) :41 N Ray unassisted :46 HC McKenna from Wilkinson (EMG) :13 N Ray unassisted :20 N Wendel from Hanzsche (EMG) :51 HC Buermann unassisted :15 HC Wilkinson unassisted :46 HC Haarmann unassisted :54 N Hanzsche from Ray :55 N Little from Keena (EMG) 6-7 Team Stats navy Holy Cross Shots = = 29 Ground Balls = = 23 Faceoffs = = 6 Clears 10-12, , 76.5 Extra-Man 2-3, , 66.7 Saves = =11 Turnovers = = 14 Individual Leaders Navy: Scoring - Hanzsche 1-2=3, Keena 0-1=1, Little 1-0=1, Ray 3-1=4, Voumard 1-0=1, Wendel 1-0=1. Goalkeeping - Connors (W, 60:00, 13 saves, 6 GA). Faceoffs - Dove 9-14, Varello 1-2. Holy Cross: Scoring - Buermann 1-0=1, Haarmann 1-0=1, Lux 1-0=1, McKenna 1-0=1, Wilkinson 2-2=4. Goalkeeping - Ortlieb (L, 60:00, 11 saves, 7 GA). Faceoffs - Purdue 6-16.

5 Rk Team Record Pts. last Wk 1. Yale (11) 3 2. Notre Dame (9) 2 3. Brown (1) 4 4. Denver Villanova Maryland Syracuse Duke Albany Towson Johns Hopkins Stony Brook Navy Loyola North Carolina Army West Point Air Force Penn State RV 19. Massachusetts Penn RV Receiving Votes: Harvard, Hofstra, Boston U., Marquette, Richmond, Rutgers, Virginia Italics denotes 2016 opponent USILA/Nike Coaches Poll (3-28) Cascade/Maverik Media Poll (3-28) Also In Action Rk Team Record Pts. last Wk 1. Yale (10) 3 2. Notre Dame (11) 2 3. Brown (5) 4 4. Denver (2) 1 5. Maryland Villanova Syracuse Towson Johns Hopkins Albany Duke Stony Brook Navy Air Force Army West Point Loyola North Carolina Penn State RV 19. Massachusetts Boston U RV Receiving Votes: Hofstra, Virginia, Richmond, Penn, Harvard, Marquette, Rutgers Friday, April 1 #15 North Carolina at #8 Duke 6:00 PM Saturday, April 2 #17 Air Force at Bellarmine 12:00 PM #4 Denver at Georgetown 12:00 PM Holy Cross (PL) at #13 Navy (PL) 12:00 PM Drexel at #10 Towson 12:00 PM Lehigh (PL) at Boston U. (PL) 1:00 PM Princeton at #3 Brown 1:00 PM #19 Massachusetts at Delaware 1:00 PM UMBC at Lafayette (PL) 1:00 PM #6 Maryland at Michigan 1:00 PM #5 Villanova at Marquette 2:00 PM #9 Albany at UMass Lowell 2:00 PM #20 Penn at #1 Yale 2:30 PM Bucknell (PL) at #16 Army West Point (PL) 3:30 PM #2 Notre Dame at #7 Syracuse 5:00 PM #11 Johns Hopkins at Rutgers 7:00 PM Sunday, April 3 #16 Loyola (PL) at Colgate (PL) #18 Penn State at Ohio State 12:00 PM 12:00 PM Not all games listed - includes games involving ranked teams and Patriot League teams Mids Among The Leader Boards Navy is ranked among the top half of the country in 11 statistical categories, including top-10 rankings in three. Navy has held 6 of its 8 opponents to single digits and stands #4 nationally and #1 in the Patriot League in scoring defense (6.88). The Mids are #5 in clearing percentage, failing to successfully clear the ball just 13 times among 141 attempts. Navy is averaging 8.63 caused turnovers per game which is #9 in the NCAA. Additionally, the Mids are among the top 20 in winning percentage (#13, 75.0), scoring margin (#14, +3.25) and faceoff winning percentage (#16, 58.4). Navy continues to struggle with its extra-man offense (#55, 25.0) and man-down defense (#57, 55.0). Individually, Navy has three players ranked among the top 10. Keeper John Connors is #4 in goals-against average (6.75), attackman Patrick Keena is #7 in assists per game (2.38), and long pole Matt Rees is #8 in caused turnovers per game (1.88). Navy in the NCAA (out of 68 Teams) / Patriot League Rankings ncaa PL Category rk Rk Avg. Scoring Defense Clearing % Caused Turnovers / Gm Winning % Scoring Margin Faceoff % Turnovers / Gm Assists / Gm Ground Balls / Gm Points / Gm Scoring Offense Shot % Extra-Man Offense (%) Man-Down Defense (%) Saves / Gm Individual (top 50) ncaa PL Category Rk Rk Avg. Player Goals-Against Avg John Connors Assists / Game Patrick Keena Caused TOs / Gm Matt Rees Chris Fennell Shot % T.J. Hanzsche Ground Balls / Gm Brady Dove Matt Rees Faceoff % Brady Dove Save % John Connors Points / Gm Patrick Keena Extra-Man Goals Casey Rees Saves / Gm John Connors Odds and Ends Since 2004, Navy owns an amazing 65-3 record when holding its opponents to six or fewer goals, including a 23-2 mark in the last eight seasons combined. Navy is 4-0 this season, holding Air Force to 6 goals in the opener, Delaware to 1, Bucknell to 6 and Lafayette to 4. The 1 goal by Delaware marked the fewest goal scored by a Navy opponent since the Mids dealt Army West Point a 12-1 loss in the semifinals of the 2007 Patriot League Tournament. Navy is 68-6 record when scoring 10 or more goals since 2004, including a 44-5 mark in the last eight seasons (9-1 in 2009, 10-1 in 2010, 3-2 in 2011, 5-0 in 2012,3-0 in 2013, 4-0 in 2014, 5-0 in 2015, 5-1 in 2016). At least one pole (close defense or LSM) has either scored a goal or dealt out an assist every year since All-American defenseman Chris Fennell (1A vs. Air Force) and All-Patriot League pole Matt Rees (1G, 1A vs. Johns Hopkins; 1G vs. Delaware; 1G at Boston U., 1G vs. Loyola; 1G at Lehigh) have contributed points this season. Navy has scored 7 or fewer goals in 26 of its last 61 contests. The Mids snapped a 29-game losing streak with scoring 7 or fewer goals when they defeated Holy Cross on Feb. 28, 2015, in a 7-6 win. Navy earned a 5-1 win over Delaware in a defensive battle on Feb. 21. Navy has been held to single digit extra-man goals in 4 of the last 5 seasons (7 in 2012, 9 in 2013, 7 in 2014, 13 in 2015, 5 in 2016). Last year, Navy started the year 0 for 8 before finishing the season 13 for 43. It s the most extra-man goals scored by Navy since 2011 when it was 19 for 55. The Mids have struggled this season and are 5 for 20 (25.0). Navy has scored a man-down goal in each of the five seasons, featuring goals by three current players - Patrick Keena (VMI 14), T.J. Hanzsche (Georgetown 14) and Chris Fennell (Bucknell 15). The Mids have yet to score a man-down goal in 2016 Navy s defense surrendered double digit goals in just 4 contests in It s fewest since the 2009 season when the Colgate, Johns Hopkins and Duke scored double figures in wins over the Mids. Navy has given up double figures twice (Johns Hopkins-12, Boston U.-10) in its seven games this season. Save the Date The Sale of the Century VI has been pushed up to next Saturday, April 9 in conjunction with Navy s men s and women s lacrosse doubleheader against Colgate. Items on sale include shoes, helmets, game jerseys, t-shirts and a wide variety of other Navy team gear and Under Armour apparel. The sale will be open to the public from 12 noon-6:00 PM (Game ticket required after 2:00 PM). 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6 Department of Defense Since 2000, Navy s defense has been ranked among the top four 10 times including No. 1 three times. Navy finished its 2015 campaign ranked #13 in scoring defense, giving up 8.57 goals per game. It s the Mids best mark since they held their opponents to a 7.69 GAA in The Mids held 10 of their 14 opponents to single digits last spring. It s the fewest double-figure goal games Navy has allowed since Navy enters Saturday afternoon ranked #4 in scoring defense, holding its foes to 6.88 goals per game. Dating back to last season, the Mids have held 16 of their 22 opponents to single-digit goals. Six of Navy s eight foes this season have been held under 10, including each of the last four. Dating back to last year, Navy has held 11 of its last 20 opponents to scoring droughts of 20 minutes or more. Since 2004, Navy owns an mark (77.1) when holding opponents to nine or fewer goals - the Mids lost twice in 2005, four times in 06, once in 07, once in 08, twice in 09, twice in 10, three times in 11, three times in 12, three times in 13, four times in 14 and twice in 15. Navy s defense has given up double-figure goals 50 times in its last 151 games (2006-present), 52 times in the last 167 (2005-present) and 56 times (Ohio State, Army WP, Johns Hopkins and Syracuse in 04; Georgetown and Virginia in 05; Army WP 06; Colgate, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins and North Carolina in 07; Georgetown, Johns Hopkins 2x and Colgate in 08; Colgate, Johns Hopkins and Duke in 09; North Carolina, Lafayette, Towson, Georgetown, Maryland and Army WP-PL Tourney in 10; North Carolina, Lehigh, Bucknell, Towson, Maryland, Army WP and Johns Hopkins in 11; Jacksonville in 12; Fairfield, Bucknell, Lafayette, Colgate, Lehigh, Army WP and Johns Hopkins in 13; Holy Cross, Towson, Lehigh 2x, Colgate, Army WP and Maryland in 2014; Johns Hopkins, Lehigh, Loyola and Army WP -PL Tournament in 2015; Johns Hopkins and Boston U. in 16) in the last 185 games (2004-present). Dating back to 2003, Navy HAD won 45 straight games when holding its foes to five or fewer goals. That streak, however, was snapped on March 26, 2011, by Colgate in a 5-4 win over the Mids. Navy has won 51 of its last 52 when achieving the feat, including a 5-1 victory over Delaware and an 11-4 win against Lafayette this season. Since 04, Navy has held 59 of its 185 opponents to 25 or fewer shots and is (Ohio State 04, Colgate 06, Maryland 07, Army West Point 08, Johns Hopkins 08- twice, Colgate 09, Army West Point 11, Jacksonville 12, Lafayette 14, Bucknell 15) NCAA Scoring Defense Leaders Rk GAA GA Gm Team Notre Dame Marquette Yale Navy Towson Navy in the NCAA Statistics Yr. Rk Scoring Def #Gm GA Defense Can Play o Too Navy s defense has also proven to be an asset on offense this season. They - close defensemen, long poles and shorties - have combined for 7 goals and 11 assists. Junior long pole Matt Rees has scored 5 goals and added one assist this season. His 5 goals are the fourth most goals by a defenseman in school history, while his 6 points are tied as the fourth most. Junior short-stick defensive middie John Trainor also has 6 points this season, punching in 2 goals and adding 4 assists. He scored a goal and dealt out a pair of assists in Navy s win last Saturday at Lehigh. Navy s Defensive Scorers in 2016 Close Defensemen Chris Fennell 0-2=2 Jules Godino 0-1=1 Long-Stick Midfielders Matt Rees 5-1=6 Short-Stick Midfielders John Trainor 2-4=6 DJ Plumer 0-3=3 Navy s Top Scoring defensemen (D/LSM) - Career Points Pat Kiernan ( ) 13-4= Zack Schroeder ( ) 7-6= Bucky Morris ( ) 7-2= Matt Rees (2014-present) 5-1=6 6 Victor Barger ( ) 4-2=6 6 Seth DiNola ( ) 2-4=6 6 John Lawlor ( ) 4-2=6 Navy s Top Scoring defensemen (D/LSM) - Career Goals Pat Kiernan ( ) 13-4= Zack Schroeder ( ) 7-6=13 7 Bucky Morris ( ) 7-2= Matt Rees (2014-present) 5-1= Victor Barger ( ) 4-2=6 4 John Lawlor ( ) 4-2=6 4 John McNallen ( ) 4-0=4 National Exposure Since the start of 2004, 66 Navy lacrosse games have been televised (6) CSTV 1-1 ESPN 2-1 WMAR (6) CSTV 3-0 ESPN (7) CSTV 2-4 ESPN (5) CSTV 2-1 ESPN 0-1 MASN (8) CBS C 1-2 ESPN 2-2 MASN (7) CBS C 3-0 ESPN 1-2 MASN (8) CBS C 3-3 ESPN (3) CBS 0-2 ESPN (4) CBS 1-2 ESPN 0-0 NBC (5) CBS 0-2 ESPN (2) CBS 0-2 ESPN (4) CBS 2-1 ESPN (1) CBS: 0-0 ESPN 0-0 ASN 1-0 CBS Sports Network: ESPN: 6-16 NBC Sports Network: 0-1 MASN: 1-2 American Sports Network: 1-0 WMAR: 1-0 Navy will have four regular-season games televised this season. American Sports Network carried the Mids 10-9 victory over #15 Loyola (3.19) at Navy- Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. CBS Sports Network will broadcast back-to-back Navy games, first a home matchup on April 9 against 2015 Patriot League Tournament Champion Colgate followed by the annual showdown between Army and Navy slated for April 16 at West Point. The Big Ten Network has picked up the April 19 meeting between Navy and Maryland after the game was postponed from its Feb. 13 date due to dangerous temperatures. CBS Sports Network is also on tap to televise the Patriot League Tournament Semifinals (4.29) and Championship (5.1). The Mids own a record when their games are televised (since 04). Navy is on CBS Sports Network all-time and 6-16 on the ESPN family of networks. The Mids are also 1-0 on American Sports Network, 1-0 on local Baltimore station WMAR, 1-2 on MASN and 0-1 on NBC Sports Network. The Mids are in games that have not been televised since the start of Navy Trends Category 2016 Sowell Streak Overall W-4 Home W-3 Road W-2 Neutral L-3 Patriot League Foes W-4 Non-Conference W-1 On Grass L-7 On Turf W-4 Leading after 1st qtr W-2 Trailing after 1st qtr W-1 Tied after 1st qtr W-3 Leading at halftime W-4 Trailing at halftime L-1 Tied at halftime L-3 Leading after third qtr W-11 Trailing after third qtr L-3 Tied after third qtr W-1 Player scores a hat trick W-4 Two players with hat tricks W-6 Three players with hat tricks W-4 Navy has more shots W-3 Opp. has more shots W-2 Shots are equal L-1 Navy has more saves W-4 Opp. has more saves W-1 Saves are equal W-1 Navy wins more faceoffs W-10 Opp. wins more faceoffs L-13 Faceoff wins are equal W-2 Navy has more GB W-4 Opp. has more GB L-1 Ground Balls are equal L-3 Navy has higher clear pct W-1 Opp. has higher clear pct W-4 Clear pct. is equal L-3 Navy scores EMO goal W-2 Navy doesn t score EMO W-6 Game dec. by one goal W-1 Game decided by W-1 Game decided by W-3 Game decided by W-2 Navy scores 0-7 goals W-1 Navy scores 8-10 goals W-1 Navy scores goals W-3 Navy scores 14+ goals W-34 Opp. scores 0-7 goals W-12 Opp. scores 8-10 goals W-1 Opp. scores goals L-2 Opp. scores 14+ goals L-56 Fallen Hero Not Forgotten For the sixth consecutive year, Navy is honoring the memory of fallen Navy SEAL and former Navy lacrosse player Lt. Brendan Looney ( 04), who was killed in Afghanistan on Sept. 21, In each of the last five years, Navy s players voted who among his teammates best represented what Looney stood for as a man, a warrior and a teammate. Senior attackman and co-captain Patrick Keena has been selected to wear jersey No. 40 this spring. Players Who Have Worn #40 In Honor of Brendan Looney 2011 Marty Gallagher Class of Cade Norris Class of Matt Morrison Class of Pat Kiernan Class of Brendan Gaine Class of Patrick Keena Class of 16

7 One-Goal Decisions Navy has played 86 one-goal games (of 286) since the start of the 1996 season, winning 36 (41.9) of those contests. Among those 86 games, 31 of them have gone into extra minutes with Navy winning 12 (38.7). Over the last nine seasons (2008-present), 40 of the Mids 120 contests have been decided by one goal and Navy has produced wins in just 18 of those contests. Over the last seven seasons (2010-present), the Mids are in one-goal affairs. In 2007, Navy played a program-record seven one-goal games, including five that were decided in overtime. Navy was 1-1 in 2012 in one-goal decisions, marking the first time since 1996 that it had not played at least three one-goal games. Navy finished 2015 with a 5-1 mark in one-goal contests. It s the first team in school history to win five one-goal games. Navy had lost two in a row by one goal this season, ironically both double-overtime games vs. #5 Johns Hopkins and 10-9 vs. Boston U. - before scoring a 10-9 victory over Loyola last Saturday. Navy s One-Goal Games (since 1996) Year Gms. Record OT Record Total , , 38.7 Fennell Added to Tewaaraton Award Watch List All-American defenseman Chris Fennell was one of 15 players added to the Tewaaraton Award Watch List on March 17, pushing the list to 65 members. The field will be narrowed to 25 nominees on April 28 and the five finalists will be announced on May 12 and invited to the Tewaaraton Award Ceremony set for June 2 at the Smithsonian Institution s National Museum of the American Indian. Fennell has been an integral part of Navy s success on defense, anchoring a unit that is giving up 6.88 goals per game this season and is ranked fourth nationally. Dating back to last season, Navy s defense has held 16 of its 22 opponents to single digit goals, including six of the eight this spring Fennell has also helped direct Navy to a #9 national ranking in caused turnovers per game (8.63), as he stands 11th with a 1.75 average. Some Streaks Are Made to Be Broken Just over halfway into the Patriot League season, Navy has snapped a handful of losing skids to conference foes. The Mids had not beaten Bucknell since 2011 (0-5) and had not won a game in Lewisburg since 2009 (0-3). Navy scored a 13-6 win over the Bison on March 5. Loyola had won five in a row against Navy prior to the Mids 10-9 win two weeks ago. Navy earned a 12-7 victory at Lehigh last Saturday marking the program s first win in Bethlehem since 2010 (0-4). Navy Among Winningest Programs Navy is one of just seven Div. I men s lacrosse programs that has produced 700 wins and one of five to reach 750 victories. With 778 wins, Navy is the fourth-winningest team in Div. I men s lacrosse history behind Johns Hopkins (960), the only program to top 900 wins, Syracuse (875) and Maryland (781). Navy will play three of the other six teams who have won 700-plus games this season - Johns Hopkins (L, OT), Army West Point (4.16) and Maryland (4.19). The 700 Club Johns Hopkins (5-3) Syracuse (5-2) Maryland (6-2) Navy (6-2) Army West Point (7-2) Hobart* (5-4) Cornell (3-4) * Hobart played at the Div. III level prior to 1995 and Div. II prior to 1980 Record Watchers In his 34th game wearing a Navy uniform (3.19), junior Brady Dove became the Navy record holder for career faceoff wins. Dove won 13 of the 22 draws against Loyola and on his 12th attempt of the day, he moved past previous record holder Chris Pieczonka ( ) who posted 363 wins over 46 contests. Dove has amassed 392 faceoff wins in three seasons. Sophomore Joe Varello stands 19th on the list with 43 wins, trailing 18th-place Dan Decker ( ) by 11. On an 11 for 17 effort against Lafayette (3.22), Dove joined Navy s single-season faceoff wins list for a third time. He is the only player in program history whose name appears on the leader board three times. With 82 wins, he stands 17th on the list, 5 shy of tying 15thplace Chris Dingman (2003) and Jay James (2000). Dove is also ranked among the program s best in ground balls with 205. He needs 2 to tie third-place Steve Looney ( ), 9 to tie second-place John Duthie ( ) and 17 to tie record holder William Wallace ( ). He is also 28 shy of joining the Patriot League s all-time top-10 list (#10, Jason Fivek of Colgate with 233, ). Senior attackman Patrick Keena continues to climb Navy s top-20 career assists after joining the leader board with a 3-assist effort at Bucknell (3.5). He leads the team with 19 assists this season and owns 53 for his career. He is just the 18th player in school history to reach the 50-assist milestone. Tied for 16th, he needs 1 assist to tie 15th-place Syd Abernethy ( ) and 3 to tie 14th-place Shannon Heyward ( ). Keena (19) needs 9 more assists to join the Mids single-season assists leader board. The last player to add his name to that list was Jon Birsner who appears three times (29), 2005 (31) and 2006 (36). Senior attackman T.J. Hanzsche has scored 65 goals over his four seasons. He need 8 more goals to add his name to the Mids single-season goals scored list. Senior keeper John Connors moved into 11th (tied) on Navy s career saves chart (334) following his seasonhigh 13-save effort at Lehigh last Saturday. He needs 21 to reach 10th-place Louis Brown ( ). Behind a 12-save performance at Bucknell (3.5), he became just the 13th goalkeeper in Academy history to post 300 career saves. There are five active players who are among the top 10 on Navy s career caused turnovers list. Junior All- American Chris Fennell and junior pole Matt Rees are tied for third on the list with 44 and trail second-place Austin Miller ( ) by just 1. Co-captain Jules Godino stands ninth with 31, while junior short-stick defensive middie John Trainor is 10th with 28 and sophomore shorty DJ Plumer is tied for 20th with 13. Both Fennell and Rees are nationally ranked in caused turnovers this season and among the Mids top 20. Rees is tied for 12th with a team-high 15 takeaways, while Fennell is tied for 15th with 14. In The Classroom The rigors a student-athlete faces at a Service Academy are unlike those a typical student-athlete might encounter on a day-to-day basis. Whether it s the added military training, mandatory room or uniform inspections or the academic schedule, Service Academy student-athletes are in a league of their own. The Naval Academy s academic day is divided into six 50-minute class periods beginning at 7:55 am and concluding at 3:20 pm. Unique to the Academies, all 4,400 Midshipmen reside on the Yard in Bancroft Hall and dine together in King Hall. Below are typical schedules for each of the classes at the Academy. Greyson Torain s Spring Schedule Freshman Undeclared 18 credits Rhetoric and Intro to Literature II U.S. Government and Constitutional Development Preparing to Lead Fundamentals of Seamanship Foundations of Chemistry II Calculus II Swimming - required of all midshipmen Casey Rees Spring Schedule Sophomore Political Science Major 19 credits Introduction to International Relations Introduction to Comparative Politics Basic Spanish II The West in the Premodern World Introductory Statistics General Physics II Martial Arts - required of all midshipmen Brady Dove s Spring Schedule Junior General Engineering Major 19 credits Applications of Cyber Engineering Dynamics Materials Science Thermo-Fluid Sciences II The West in the Modern World Leadership: Theory and Applications Martial Arts II - meets P.E. requirement of all midshipmen John Connors Spring Schedule Senior History Major 16 credits Principles of Ship Performance Control Systems Laboratory England in the Viking Age Pacific War History Research Seminar Abnormal Psychology Junior Officer Practicum (Surface Warfare) Racquetball - meets P.E. requirement of all midshipmen 7

8 Dove Soars Among Faceoff s Elite Brady Dove etched his name into the Navy record books as one of the best faceoff men as a freshman in 2014, boasting the nation s 20th-best winning percentage (.564) and earning Second-Team All-Patriot League honors after turning in the program s secondmost single-season faceoff victories (163). Little did anyone know, it would be just a glimpse of what the future would hold for Dove and the Mids. A 2015 First-Team All-Patriot League selection, Dove finished last season ranked #8 in the country, winning 147 of the 235 draws (62.6). A Tewaaraton Award Watch List member, he placed fifth on the Mids singleseason wins list and set school records for faceoff wins and attempted by a sophomore. He opened the 2015 campaign by winning all 10 of his draws against VMI and combined with Joe Varello to win 21 of the 26 draws they took in the first 3 quarters. Dove was one of just three players nationally to go unbeaten in a game a year ago. He won 19 of the 25 draws he took against Lehigh ( ), tying the record for most wins at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. It was also just one off the school record for wins. In his 34th game wearing a Navy uniform, Dove became the school record holder for career faceoff wins, a list that dates back just 30 years when faceoffs were first documented. He won 13 of the 22 draws against Loyola (3.19) and on his 12th attempt of the day, he moved past previous record holder Chris Pieczonka ( ) who posted 363 wins over 46 contests. Atop the record book with 392 faceoff wins, he is one of just three players in school history to win 300 faceoffs, achieving the feat last year in the Patriot League Tournament Semifinals ( ). He is 8 wins shy of becoming only the ninth player in Patriot League history to win 400 draws. With 82 faceoff wins this season, he stands 17th on Navy s single-season wins list and is the only player in program history to have his named listed three times on that leader board (#2 with 163 in 2014, #5 with 147 in 105). He has lost the faceoff battle against the opposition just eight times in his career (2014 vs. Georgetown, Colgate, Army WP, Maryland; 2015 vs. Loyola, Army WP-PL Tournament; 2016 vs. Johns Hopkins, Boston U.) during his career (36 gms). He is the record holder for faceoff wins (163) and attempts (289) by a freshman and sophomore ( ). This year he will aim for the junior record held by Chris Pieczonka with 173 wins in 2004 and Max Grant with 281 attempts in Also one of the Mids top ground ball leaders, he is fourth on Navy s career list with 205. He needs 2 to tie third-place Steve Looney ( ), 9 to tie secondplace John Duthie ( ) and 17 to tie record holder William Wallace ( ). Navy s Single-game Faceoff Wins List Chris Pieczonka vs. Syracuse Dan Sullivan vs. Maryland Brady Dove vs. Lehigh Brady Dove vs. Holy Cross Logan West vs. Bucknell Logan West vs. Towson Dan Sullivan at Virginia Navy s Career Faceoff Wins List Brady Dove 2014-present Chris Pieczonka Patriot League Career Faceoff Wins List Chris Eck, Colgate, Tom Weiss, Lehigh, Ryan Snyder, Lehigh, Sam Talkow, Boston U., 2014-present Tony Vozzolo, Army West Point, Robert Grabher, Colgate, Ryan McCormack, Army West Point, Jake Clarke, Bucknell, Graham Savio, Loyola, 2014-present Alex Daly, Army West Point, 2013-present Brady Dove, Navy, 2014-present Navy s Single-Season Faceoff Wins List Chris Pieczonka Brady Dove Max Grant Dan Sullivan Brady Dove Jason Hull Chris Dingman Logan West Chris Dingman Jay James Brady Dove 2016 Navy s Junior Faceoff Wins List Chris Pieczonka Max Grant William Wallace Logan West Frankie Coppola Chris Dingman Brady Dove 2016 Navy s Sophomore Faceoff Wins List Brady Dove Logan West 2010 Navy s Sophomore Faceoff Attempts List Brady Dove Logan West 2010 Navy s Freshman Faceoff Wins List Brady Dove Mike Haertel 1997 Navy s Freshman Faceoff Attempts List Brady Dove Mike Haertel 1997 Navy s Career Ground Balls List William Wallace John Duthie Steve Looney Brady Dove 2014-present Navy s Single-Season Ground Balls List Chris Pieczonka Brady Dove Mikelis Visgauss Brady Dove 2015 All in the Family Over the years, Navy has seen several sets of brothers walk through the gates of the Academy. Some of those brothers attended the Academy at the same time, like the Looneys (Brendan 04, Steve 06, Billy 07) and the Lennons (Clipper 05, Bobby 09, Joe 10). Others, like Shane ( 09), Pat ( 14) and Brendan ( 17) Durkin, just missed playing alongside one another. Navy has two sets of brothers on this season s squad - Matt ( 17) and Casey ( 18) Rees and Connor ( 17) and Ryan Wade ( 19). Senior attackman T.J. Hanzsche s father, Tom, was a four-year letterwinner for the Mids from who played attack on four NCAA Quarterfinal teams. Senior goalie John Connors is the brother of four-year letterwinner Brendan Connors ( 10), who played on two NCAA Tournament teams and one (2007) of two Navy teams who went undefeated in Patriot League play. Junior goalkeeper Connor Wade and freshman attackman Ryan Wade are the sons of two-year lacrosse letterwinner Capt. John Wade ( 90) and nephew of three-year lacrosse letterwinner Tim Andrews ( 88). Matt and Casey Rees father, Cliff ( 88) played basketball alongside David Robinson at Navy and earned a trip to the Elite 8 his Plebe year. Sophomore long pole Steve Hincks father, Steven ( 78), garnered Honorable Mention All-America honors as a defenseman for the Mids his senior year. As a freshman he was a member of the Navy team that played in the program s first NCAA Championship Game and was an NCAA Semifinalist the following three seasons. 8 Navy in the Patriot League Mids Picked to finish Second in League After claiming a share of the program s sixth Patriot League regular-season title and first since 2008, Navy has been picked to finish second according to the 2016 Patriot League Preseason Poll. The cast of voters included the league s coaches and sports information directors. Loyola, who tied for third a year ago with a 5-3 mark, edged out both the league s regular-season champion - Navy - and tournament champion - Colgate - as this year s preseason favorite. The Greyhounds secured 12 of the 18 first-place votes (eligible for only 16, cannot vote for your own team) and totaled 122 points to stand atop the preseason vote. Although Navy accounted for five of the remaining six firstplace votes, the Mids held just a three-point advantage ( ) over Colgate for second. Army West Point was picked fourth with 85 points, followed by Bucknell (70), Boston U. (58), Lehigh (54), Holy Cross (29) and Lafayette (17). In addition to the preseason poll, the 2016 Preseason All-Patriot League Team was also unveiled. Headlining the 12-member team were reigning Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year, Navy junior Chris Fennell, who was selected as the 2016 Patriot League Preseason Offensive Player of the Year, and Loyola senior attackman Zach Herreweyers who was chosen as the preseason Offensive Player of the Year. Eight of the nine teams placed players on the preseason team, including Army West Point, Boston U., Colgate and Loyola with two selections apiece. Bucknell, Holy Cross, Navy and Lehigh each had one player chosen for the preseason squad. Patriot League Success Since joining the Patriot League in 2004, Navy has put together a record (68.0) against conference members, which includes an 11-4 (73.3) mark in the Patriot League Tournament. The Mids are (67.1) in regular-season action. The Mids have lost regular-season contests to... Army WP (6) 2008, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 Boston U. (1) 2016 Bucknell (7) 2005, 09, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 Colgate (5) 2006, 09, 11, 13, 14 Holy Cross (1) 2013 Lafayette (1) 2010 Lehigh (4) 2011, 12, 13, 14 Loyola (2) 2014, and dropped the program s first Patriot League Tournament contest at the 2008 semifinals against eventual champion Colgate and its second to Army in the 2010 championship contest. Twenty-one of the 31 losses (67.7) have been in games played either at the opponent s field or at a neutral site. Navy owns a Patriot League record at Navy- Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, including a 26-9 mark during the regular season. The Mids have produced undefeated records in conference action twice, 7-0 in 2004 and 6-0 in 07. Navy has won at least a share of the Patriot League regular-season title six times ( ) since joining the league in Additionally, the Mids have claimed the league s tournament crown five times ( ). Navy vs. The Patriot League Games: 207 Navy Leads, (69.3) Last Game: , def. Lehigh, 12-7 Opponent W L T Pct. Streak Army West Point Lost 1 Boston U Lost 1 Bucknell Won 1 Colgate Won 1 Holy Cross Won 2 Lafayette Won 7 Lehigh Won 2 Loyola Won 1

9 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/Nike Coaches Poll. Additionally, Boston U., is receiving votes. Rk Team record Pts. LW 6 Maryland Johns Hopkins Navy Loyola Army West Point Air Force Three (Loyola, Navy and Army West Point) of the 9 Patriot League teams are ranked in BOTH the Coaches Poll and the Cascade/Maverik Media Poll. Boston U. is ranked 20th in the media poll. Three of Navy s 2016 opponents finished the 2015 campaign ranked among the nation s top 20 teams and three more receivied votes (Army West Point, Loyola, Bucknell) according to the final installment of the USILA Coaches Poll. Rk Team 15 Record NCAA Tourney 7 Maryland Johns Hopkins T14 Colgate Since the start of the 2004 season, Navy has played 81 of its 185 games against teams ranked in the top 25, posting a record (42.0). In games against unranked foes since 2004, Navy is (72.1). The losses are to Army (2x in 10, ), Bucknell ( ), Colgate ( ), Georgetown ( ), Holy Cross (13), Jacksonville (12), Lehigh (11), Towson ( ) and Boston U. (16). Plenty of Goals to Go Around Last season, 19 different players contributed goals for Navy, including 14 with at least 2 goals. It s the most players to score for the Mids since the 2010 campaign when 21 different players punched in goals. Navy finished the 2015 season averaging 9.79 goals per game which ranked 38th in the country. It s Navy s best scoring average since finishing the 2007 season averaging goals per game. Additionally, the Mids 137 goals were the most since 2010 when that team scored also 137 goals, but in 15 games. The Mids have reached double digits in six of their eight games this season, including a season-best 13-goal effort at Bucknell (3.5). The Mids are ranked 32nd nationally and 5th in the Patriot League, averaging goals per game. Ten different players have scored goals for the Mids, including sophomore attackman Jack Ray who leads the team with 16. Navy s Scoring Average Since 2000 Year Gms Goals Avg Navy In Overtime Navy owns an all-time record in overtime contests, including a mark in games at home. 27 of the 42 games have been decided in a single overtime period, however 9 have gone into double overtime, 4 into three extra frames, 1 into four and 1 into six. The Mids dropped a double-overtime heartbreaker to #5 Johns Hopkins on Feb. 9 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. It marked just the fifth time in the 90-game series history the game had been decided in extra frames and the first double-ot game between the two. Hopkins has won four of the five. Navy also dropped its first game in the series to Boston U. on Feb. 27, a double-ot matchup (10-9). Perhaps no overtime game in school history gained more attention than when Andy Warner etched his name into Naval Academy lore by way of his overtime goal against 17th-ranked Johns Hopkins in 2010, snapping a 36-game losing streak to the Blue Jays. It was the Mids first win over Hopkins since Meanwhile, another overtime thriller saw Navy pull out a 9-8 triple-overtime victory over Colgate in the 2009 Patriot League Tournament Semifinals. Midfielder Joe Lennon scored four goals for the Mids, including the last three. It marked the Mids first overtime win in postseason action, as Navy previously lost NCAA Tournament decisions to Cortland State (2OT) in 1972 and Washington & Lee (3OT) in The Navy win also goes down in the record books as the longest Patriot League Tournament contest. The Mids 8-7 loss against Cornell in 2008 marked the first time in program history that Navy had played an overtime game at a neutral site. All-Time Overtime Games All-Time Overtime Record Home Away 7-9 Neutral 1-1 Patriot League Tournament 1-0 NCAA Tournament 0-2 One Overtime Two Overtimes 1-8 Three Overtimes 3-1 Four Overtimes 1-0 Six Overtimes 0-1 Overtime Games (Since 2000) at North Carolina (1) L Johns Hopkins (1) L UMBC (1) L at Penn State (1) W at North Carolina (6) L Stony Brook (3) W North Carolina (4) W Georgetown (1) L at North Carolina (1) W Johns Hopkins (1) L at Bucknell (1) L at Johns Hopkins (1) L Maryland (2) L at Ohio State (1) W vs. Cornell (1) L Bucknell (1) W Georgetown (1) L vs. Cornell (3) W Loyola (1) L Bucknell (1) W at Colgate (1) W Georgetown (1) L Johns Hopkins (1) W at Bucknell (2) L at Georgetown (1) L Georgetown (1) L Loyola (2) L #14 Towson (3) W #5 Johns Hopkins (2) L at Boston U. (2) L 9-10 (#) - overtime periods Navy In the Polls Navy in the National Polls Nike/USILA Cascade/Maverik Date Coaches Media Preseason RV RV 3.7 RV RV 3.14 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 6-7 Loyola (2OT) L 5-14 Johns Hopkins L 5-14 at Duke L Johns Hopkins (2OT) W 19-8 North Carolina L 5-6 Johns Hopkins L 4-9 Lehigh L 1-8 Maryland L 7-15 Johns Hopkins W UMBC L 4-15 Johns Hopkins L 6-13 at Maryland W 10-7 Army W 8-7 Towson (3OT) W 10-9 Loyola W 6-3 at Bucknell L 8-13 at Johns Hopkins L 6-10 at Lehigh W 7-6 at Holy Cross L 7-17 at Loyola W 9-3 Ohio State W 11-5 at Army All-Time Record (44.4) 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 7-11 Army W 12-7 at Lehigh L 8-15 at #15 Lafayette L Johns Hopkins (2OT) L 11-8 at #9 Mass W 11-5 #3 Georgetown All-Time Record (59.8) 9

10 Meet Our Nation s Future Leaders On May 27, Navy s seniors will graduate and be commissed either 2nd Lieutenants in the Marine Corps or Ensigns in the Navy. Graduates serve a minimum of five years in the Navy or Marine Corps, while pilots serve eight years upon earning their wings. On Nov. 19, Navy s seniors received their service assignments. Seven will be commissioned 2nd Lieutenants in the Marine Corps, while eight will serve as Ensigns in the Navy. Justin Adams John Connors Ted Demiris Brendan Durkin Jules Godino Beau Gomez T.J. Hanzsche Zach Hirsch Patrick Keena Pat Menezes Bear Mistele Jack Morgenthaler Sean Reilly Kevin Wendel Aaron Zimmerman Marine Corps Ground Surface Warfare (Nuclear) USS Cape St. George (CG-71) Submarine (Nuclear) Marine Corps Ground Submarine (Nuclear) Marine Corps Ground Supply Surface Warfare (Nuclear) USS Cape St. George (CG-71) Special Warfare Marine Corps Ground Marine Corps Ground Surface Warfare USS Pearl Harbor (LSD-52) Marine Corps Ground Surface Warfare USS Boxer (LHD-4) Marine Corps Pilot Bilderback Selected for Induction into IMLCA Hall of Fame Former Navy coach Willis Bilderback, the winningest Div. I coach (pct.) in NCAA history, has been selected for induction into the Intercollegiate Men s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IMLCA) inaugural Hall of Fame. Bilderback is among 11 men who will be honored in the inaugural IMLCA Hall of Fame Induction Celebration on Saturday, May 28 in Philadelphia as part of the weekend-long festivities surrounding the 2016 NCAA Men s Lacrosse Championships. A member of the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame, Bilderback took over reins at the Naval Academy in 1959 and guided the program to eight consecutive USILA national championship titles, including outright crowns in 1960, 62 63, 64, 65, and 66. The streak of five outright titles between is an accomplishment matched by no other team in the history of the sport. During that eightyear span, Navy produced a 79-8 (.908) record and a decade mark of (.869). The Mids won 25 consecutive games beginning with a season-opening victory over Rutgers on March 28, 1964, and ending four games into the 1966 campaign season. Bilderback also was at the helm when the NCAA adopted lacrosse as one of its sponsored sports, leading the Midshipmen to back-to-back tournament appearances (1971 and 72) in the first two years the tournament was held. Bilderback was the recipient of the Morris Touchstone Memorial Award, the National Coach of the Year, in just his second year as Navy s head coach and was inducted into the National Lacrosse Hall of Fame in He amassed a (.830) record over his 14-year head coaching career at the Academy. Seven Mids Named to Patriot League Silver Anniversary Team Seven former Navy standouts, including six who played in the 2004 NCAA Championship Game, were named to the Patriot League Men s Lacrosse 25th Anniversary Team it was announced last August. The Patriot League announced 25-player teams in each league-sponsored sport to commemorate its Silver Anniversary of being an all-sport conference. The league began sponsoring football in 1986 before becoming an all-sport conference during the season. The anniversary teams were voted upon by representatives of each league school. Among the men s lacrosse honorees, 10 received Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year recognition, including each of the last five, and all but one of the winners since The list also includes four winners of the league s defensive player of the year honor and two recipients of the goalkeeper of the year award. Eighteen of the 25 honorees earned first, second or third-team All-America status during their career, while the group has combined for 68 All-Patriot League honors. Jon Birsner, Navy ( ) Birsner, along with his Silver Anniversary teammates, helped propel Navy to six consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances beginning in 2004 when the Midshipmen won the hearts of America en route to their Memorial Day appearance in the National Championship Game against Syracuse. Also Navy s inaugural season in the Patriot League, the 2004 campaign saw the Mids win a program-record 15 games, claim its first of nine Patriot League Regular-Season titles (co- or outright) and win five Patriot League Tournament crowns. A two-time All-American, Birsner garnered Second- Team All-Patriot League honors as a junior before closing out his career as the 2006 Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year. The Mids leading scorer his junior and senior seasons, he stands eighth on Navy s career points (154) leader board and fourth in assists (105). Ian Dingman, Navy (2004, ) One of Navy s most dominant players in the modern era, Dingman was a three-time First-Team All-Patriot League attackman who garnered Second-Team All-America honors in Navy s leading scorer as a freshman and sophomore and the second-leading scorer his final two seasons, he is ranked fourth in school history in points (188), second in goals (125) and 11th in assists (63). He finished his career as one of just three players in program history to score at least 100 goals and deal out 50+ assists. Jordan DiNola, Navy ( ) DiNola, is joined by Billy Looney, Steve Looney and Matt Russell, among a group of just 36 men in the program s 108-year history to earn All-America honors at least three times. Also, one of just three players in school history to earn First- Team All-Patriot League recognition three times, he capped off his career by being named the 2008 Patriot League Defensive Player of the Year. Along the way, he anchored defenses that were ranked No. 1 nationally in 2006 (5.47), #3 in 2007 (6.60) and #3 in 2008 (6.50). Mitch Hendler, Navy ( ) Hendler was the cog in Navy s defensive unit that held 14 of its 18 opponents to single digits in 2004 and stood as the nation s second-ranked scoring defense (7.06). A year later, the Mids led the country surrendering 6.63 goals per game. A two-time First-Team All-Patriot League selection, he earned Third-Team All-America honors in 2004 and first-team kudos in 05. Billy Looney, Navy ( ) Looney is one of 36 players in program history to earn All-America honors at least three times and one of only 13 to lay claim on one of the top three All-America squads (1st, 2nd or 3rd, not Honorable Mention) at least three years. A First-Team All-Patriot League selection as a sophomore, junior and senior, he was a member of four Patriot League Regular Season and Tournament-winning teams. He also led the Mids to four consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances between Steve Looney, Navy ( ) The middle brother of the Brothers Looney (Brendan, Steve and Billy), Steve Looney was the prototypical Navy player - a workhorse who was gritty, determined and unselfish. A two-way middie who faced off when called upon, he garnered All- 10 America and All-Patriot League recognition three times. He was an active member of the Mids defense that was ranked #2 in the country in 2004 (6.63), while leading the nation in 2005 (6.63) and 2006 (5.47). Where there was a ground ball, there was Steve Looney, who closed out his career ranked third on the Mids leader board with 207. Matt Russell, Navy ( ) One of the most decorated players in program history, Russell was a threetime All-American who was the 2004 recipient of the Ens. C. Markland Kelly Award presented to the nation s best goalkeeper. He is one of just seven different players in school history to win the award. A three-time First-Team All-Patriot League selection, he was named the Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year in 2005 and 06. He helped orchestrate Navy s defensive units that were ranked #2 in the country in 2004 (6.63), while leading the nation in 2005 (6.63) and 2006 (5.47). He stood #2 in the country in goals-against average in 2004 (6.69) and 05 (6.68), before leading the nation as a senior with a 5.45 GAA. He closed out his career ranked ninth in the Navy record book in career saves (380). Patriot League Men s Lacrosse 25th Anniversary Team Army West Point: Jeremy Boltus ( ); John Walker ( ); Tim Pearson ( ); Bill Henderson ( ); Adam Fullerton ( ); John Glesener ( ); Garrett Thul ( ) Bucknell: Chris Cara ( ); Justin Zackey ( ); Justin Sussman ( ) Colgate: Peter Baum ( ); Brandon Corp ( ); Derek Laub ( ); Chris Eck ( ) Lehigh: Dan Taylor ( ); David DiMaria ( ) Loyola: Joe Fletcher (2014); Justin Ward (2014) Navy: Jon Birsner ( ); Ian Dingman (2004, ); Jordan DiNola ( ); Mitch Hendler ( ); Billy Looney ( ); Steve Looney ( ); Matt Russell ( ); On the Road Again The Mids, who will play five regular-season games away from Annapolis this season, are 2-1 on the road this spring - Boston U. (L, OT), Bucknell (W, 13-6), Lehigh (W, 12-7). Since the beginning of the 2004 campaign, Navy has lost 35 of its 71 road games (neutral sites not included). Navy has had a losing record on the road in 4 of the last 7 years. The Mids were 2-4 in 2010, 1-6 in 2011, 3-2 in 2012, 0-5 in 2013, 1-6 in 2014, 4-2 in 2015 and 2-1 in Under Rick Sowell, Navy is on the road. Last season the Mids put together a 4-2 mark in games played away from the friendly confines of Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium - #19 Holy Cross (W, 7-6), at #17 Johns Hopkins (L, 13-8), at Lafayette (W, 18-4), at Colgate (W, 7-6), at Loyola (L, 17-7) at Air Force (W, 9-8). Navy s 7-6 win over #19 Holy Cross last February marked its first win over a ranked team on the road since defeating #12 Colgate, 12-11, on March The Mids won back-to-back road games at Lafayette and at Colgate a year ago, marking the first time they had put together consecutive wins on the road since 2012 when the Mids beat Lafayette (12-7), Towson (10-6) and Colgate (12-11) on the road.

11 The Patriot League 2016 Patriot League Standings patriot League Overall w l pct. W L Pct. Army West Point Navy Boston U Loyola Lehigh Bucknell Colgate Lafayette Holy Cross Patriot League Preseason Poll 2015 PL 2015 School pts. Record Record 1. Loyola 122 (12) Navy 108 (5) Colgate 105 (1) Army West Point Bucknell Boston U Lehigh Holy Cross Lafayette This Week (All Times Eastern) Saturday, April 2 Holy Cross at #13 Navy Lehigh at Boston U. UMBC at Lafayette Bucknell at #16 Army West Point Sunday, April 3 #14 Loyola at Colgate 12:00 PM 1:00 PM 1:00 PM 3:30 PM 12:00 PM Patriot League Head-To-Head Schedule / Results army WP Boston U. Bucknell Colgate Holy Cross Lafayette Lehigh Loyola Navy Army West Point A, 11-7 A, 16-7 A, 14-5 A, Boston U B, 13-6 BU, 4.22 BU, BU, 10-9 (2OT) 4.2 B, C, (OT) B, LMd, 14-3 N, 13-6 Colgate A, 11-7 BU, 11-6 C, (OT) LU, Holy Cross A, B, LU, LMd 4.2 Lafayette A, 14-5 BU, LU, 11-6 LMd, 12-8 N, 11-4 Lehigh A, LU, 12-9 LU, LU, N, 12-7 Loyola LMd, 4.3 LMd 10-9 LMd, N, BU, 10-9 (2OT) N, N, 11-4 N, 12-7 N, Record of Navy s 2016 Opponents Record of Teams Navy Has Played Record of Teams Navy Has Beaten Record of Teams Navy Has Lost to Navy s 2016 Opponents Air Force (8-2, 2-0 SoCon) 2-6 at Navy L, vs. Denver L, at Marist W, 7-6 4OT 2-27 vs. Dartmouth W, vs. Sacred Heart W, at Robert Morris W, Furman * W, High Point * W, at Duke W, 10-9 OT 3-26 at Detroit W, at Bellaremine * 12:00 PM 4-9 Mercer * 2:00 PM 4-16 VMI * 2:00 PM 4-23 at Richmond * 12:00 PM 4-30 at Jacksonville * 2:00 PM at SoCon Championship Johns Hopkins (5-3, 0-0 Big Ten) 2-9 at Navy W, OT 2-20 at Loyola L, North Carolina L, Princeton W, Towson W, Syracuse W, OT 3-27 at Virginia L, OT 3-30 at UMBC W, at Rutgers * 7:00 PM 4-9 Ohio State * 2:00 PM 4-17 at Penn State * 7:00 PM 4-23 at Michigan * 7:00 PM 4-30 Maryland * 2:00 PM at Big Ten Tournament Boston U. (8-2,3-1 Patriot) 2-6 Providence W, UMass-Lowell W, at High Point W, Hartford L, Navy * W, OT 3-5 at Canisius W, Colgate * W, at Bucknell * L, at Harvard W, at Lafayette * W, Lehigh * 1:00 PM 4-9 Army West Point 1:00 PM 4-16 at Loyola 12:00 PM 4-22 at Holy Cross 7:00 PM at PL Championship 5-8 Duke 1:00 PM Bucknell (5-4, 2-3 Patriot) 2-6 Delaware W, at Bryant W, at Fairfield W, at Colgate * L, OT 3-5 Navy * L, at Holy Cross * W, Villanova L, Boston U. * W, at Loyola * L, at Army WP * 3:30 PM 4-8 Mount St. Mary s 7:00 PM 4-15 Lafayette * 7:00 PM 4-22 Lehigh * 7:00 PM at PL Championship Lafayette (1-7, 0-5 Patriot) 2-12 Sacred Heart L, Wagner W, at Loyola * L, Army West Point * L, at Penn L, Lehigh * L, at Navy * L, Boston U. * L, UMBC 1:00 PM 4-5 at Monmouth 3:00 PM 4-9 at Holy Cross * 1:00 PM 4-12 at NJIT 7:00 PM 4-15 at Bucknell * 7:00 PM 4-22 Colgate * 7:30 PM at PL Championship Lehigh (5-4, 3-2 Patriot) 2-6 NJIT W, at Duke L, at Furman W, Holy Cross * W, Colgate * W, at Army West Point * L, at Lafayette * W, Navy * L, Stony Brook L, at Boston U. * 12:30 PM 4-9 Loyola * 2:00 PM 4-12 at Princeton 7:00 PM 4-16 Cornell 2:30 PM 4-22 at Bucknell * 7:00 PM at PL Championship Colgate (3-6, 1-3 Patriot) 2-14 at Michigan L, Binghamton W, Bucknell * W, OT 3-5 at Lehigh * L, at Hobart W, at Boston U. * L, Cornell L, Fairfield L, Army West Point * L, Loyola * 12:00 PM 4-9 at Navy * 3:30 PM 4-16 Holy Cross * 12:00 PM 4-22 at Lafayette * 7:00 PM at PL Championship Army West Point (7-2, 4-0 Patriot) 2-12 Massachusetts W, Rutgers L, VMI W, at Syracuse L, at Lafayette * W, Lehigh * W, NJIT W, Holy Cross * W, at Colgate * W, Bucknell * 3:30 PM 4-9 at Boston U. 1:00 PM 4-16 Navy * 12:00 PM 4-22 at Loyola * 7:00 PM at PL Championship 5-8 at Notre Dame 12:00 PM Sacred Heart (2-6, 0-0 Northeast) 2-12 at Lafayette W, at Stony Brook L, Dartmouth W, at Denver L, vs. Air Force L, Providence L, at Vermont L, at Robert Morris * L, Mount St. Mary s * 7:00 PM 4-5 at Yale 7:00 PM 4-9 at Saint Joseph s * 1:00 PM 4-16 Wagner * 7:00 PM 4-19 Hartford 7:00 PM 4-22 at Navy 7:00 PM 4-26 Bryant * 7:00 PM 4-30 at Hobart * 1:00 PM at NEC Championship Delaware (3-7, 0-0 Colonial) 2-6 at Bucknell L, Mount St. Mary s L, at Navy L, vs. Michigan L, VMI W, Villanova L, at Manhattan W, at Binghamton W, OT 3-19 at Saint Joseph s L, at Rutgers L, Massachusetts * 1:00 PM 4-9 at Hofstra * 1:00 PM 4-16 at Towson * 12:00 PM 4-23 Drexel * 1:00 PM 4-29 Fairfield * 7:00 PM at CAA Championship Loyola (6-3, 3-1 Patriot) 2-13 at Virginia W, Johns Hopkins W, Lafayette * W, Towson L, at Holy Cross * W, Duke L, at Navy * L, at Georgetown W, Bucknell * W at Colgate * 12:00 PM 4-9 at Lehigh * 2:00 PM 4-16 Boston U. * 12:00 PM 4-22 Army West Point * 7:00 PM at PL Championship Holy Cross (1-9, 0-3 Patriot) 2-12 at Providence L, Vermont L, at Harvard L, OT 2-27 at Lehigh * L, Loyola * L, Brown L, Bucknell * L, at Army West Point * L, Jacksonville W, at Hartford L, at Navy * 12:00 PM 4-9 Lafayette * 1:05 PM 4-16 at Colgate * 12:00 PM 4-22 Boston U. * 7:05 PM at PL Championship Maryland (6-2, 0-0 Big Ten) 2-20 High Point W, at Yale L, vs. Notre Dame L, at Drexel W, at Princeton W, Albany W, North Carolina W, at Penn W, at Michigan * 1:00 PM 4-10 at Penn State * 7:00 PM 4-16 Rutgers * 4:00 PM 4-19 Navy 7:00 PM 4-24 Ohio State * 7:00 PM 4-30 at Johns Hopkins * 2:00 PM at Big Ten Tournament 11

12 Year-By-Year Records at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Year Overall Pct. Conf. Pct NA Total present Navy played its home opener vs. VMI at Rip Miller Field due to a blizzard. * 2004-present Patriot League member; ECAC Lacrosse League member Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium - Home of the Midshipmen Date opponent result Rk #20 Ohio State L * Bucknell W * Hobart W * Lehigh W * Holy Cross W #1 Johns Hopkins (OT) L Colgate W #19 Hobart W = #13 Penn W #7 North Carolina W * Lafayette W #7 Georgetown L #6 Maryland W * #4 Army W 12-9 T Lehigh W #9 Army W = #16 Delaware W #21 Ohio State W * Lafayette W * Lehigh W * Holy Cross W #5 Georgetown L #12 Johns Hopkins L Saint Joseph s W #5 North Carolina W Canisius W * Colgate W #11 Maryland (2OT) L * Army W Army W Colgate W VMI W Mount St. Mary s W * Lehigh W * #12 Bucknell (OT) W #4 Georgetown (OT) L #7 Johns Hopkins L = #4 Johns Hopkins L VMI W #19 Ohio State W * Lafayette W * Colgate L #8 Maryland W #15 Loyola (OT) L #4 North Carolina L * #13 Bucknell (OT) W 8-7 RV * Holy Cross W 12-3 RV #13 Georgetown (OT) L RV #17 Johns Hopkins (OT) W 9-8 NR VMI W 14-8 RV * Lafayette W 15-6 NR Towson W NR * Colgate L 4-5 NR #7 Maryland L 4-10 NR * #17 Army L 9-14 NR VMI W 14-7 RV #4 North Carolina L 8-9 NR * Bucknell L 9-14 NR * Holy Cross W 13-7 NR * #7 Lehigh L 4-9 NR #6 Johns Hopkins W 8-2 NR VMI W 20-7 NR Detroit W 11-7 NR * Lafayette W NR Towson L 7-8 NR #1 Maryland L 8-11 NR * Army L 7-14 NR VMI W 18-5 NR Georgetown (OT) L 8-9 NR * Holy Cross W NR * Lafayette W 11-3 NR * Colgate L 7-10 NR * #1 Loyola (2OT) L 6-7 NR #6 Johns Hopkins L 5-6 NR VMI W 21-7 RV #8 Maryland L 1-8 RV * Bucknell L 7-8 NR #14 Towson (3OT) W 8-7 NR * Lehigh W RV * Boston U. W 14-6 RV * #13 Army W 10-7 RV Army L Air Force W #5 Johns Hopkins (2OT) L Delaware W * #15 Loyola W 10-9 RV * Lafayette W * - Patriot League game; + - Patriot League Tournament game; = - NCAA Tournament game Navy Team Records Goals 24 Penn, Assists 14 VMI, Points 37 Penn, Shots 75 Penn, Ground Balls 66 Holy Cross, Saves 28 Brown, Faceoff Wins 23 VMI, Faceoff %.944 (17-18) Lafayette, EMO Goals 4 VMI, Maryland, Opponent Team Records Goals 22 Johns Hopkins, Johns Hopkins, Assists 17 Johns Hopkins, Points 39 Johns Hopkins, Shots 68 Maryland, Ground Balls 65 Johns Hopkins, Saves 34 Wash. College, Faceoff Wins 27 Johns Hopkins, Faceoff %.900 (18-20) N. Carolina, EMO Goals 6 Johns Hopkins, Navy Individual Records Goals 6 by T.J. Hanzsche vs. Holy Cross, by Tucker Hull vs. VMI, by Taylor Harris vs. Holy Cross, by Mike Herger vs. Brown, by Sid Abernethy vs. Maryland, by Mike Buzzell vs. Maryland, by Mike Hannan vs. Army, Assists 8 by Paul Basile vs. Brown, Points 10 by Sam Jones vs. VMI, by Sam Jones vs. VMI, Shots 18 by Billy Looney vs. Johns Hopkins, Ground Balls 14 by Logan West vs. Bucknell, Saves 27 by Louis Brown vs. Johns Hopkins, Faceoff Wins 19 by Brady Dove vs. Lehigh, by Brady Dove vs. Holy Cross, by Logan West vs. Bucknell, by Logan West vs. Towson, Faceoff % (min. 10 attempts) (10-10) by Brady Dove vs. VMI, (13-13) by William Wallace vs. Lafayette, *Navy team statistcs other than goals, assists, points, shots, saves available from 1992-present; Navy individual statistics other than goals, assists, points, shots are available from 1996-present; saves available from 1968-present Opponent Individual Records Goals 8 by Craig Bubier, Johns Hopkins, Assists 5 by Billy Eisenreich, Bucknell, by Bob Boneillo, Maryland, by Mike O Neill, Johns Hopkins, by Rich Hirsch, Johns Hopkins, by Kris Snider, Virginia, by Jack Thomas, Johns Hopkins, Points 10 by Brian Piccola, Johns Hopkins, by Jack Thomas, Johns Hopkins, Shots 15 by Ryan Brown, Johns Hopkins, Ground Balls 10 by Stephen Robarge, VMI, Saves 34 by Hart, Washington College, Faceoff Wins 18 by R.G. Keenan, North Carolina, Faceoff %.900 (18-20) by R.G. Keenan, N. Carolina,

13 Rick Sowell s Head Coaching Ledger Career Record , 50.0 (17th Yr.) Navy (5): 28-33, 45.9 Stony Brook (5): 47-26, 64.4 St. John s (2): 6-20, 23.1 Dartmouth (5): 33-35, 48.5 Year School W L Pct Conference Championships / NCAA Tournament 1999 Dartmouth Dartmouth Dartmouth Dartmouth Dartmouth Ivy League Champion (program s first and only), NCAA First Round 2005 St. John s Hired to restart program 2006 St. John s Stony Brook America East Championship Semis 2008 Stony Brook America East Championship Semis 2009 Stony Brook America East Champinship Runner-Up 2010 Stony Brook America East Regular-Season, Tournament Champions NCAA Quarterfinals 2011 Stony Brook American East Regular-Season Champion, Championship Runner-Up 2012 Navy Navy Navy Patriot League Quarterfinals 2015 Navy Patriot League Co-Regular Season Champion, Patriot League Semifinals 2016 Navy Sowell vs. the Opponents Opponent Record Navy SB SJ DC Last Meeting Air Force W, 10-6 Albany W, Army L, 11-7 Binghamton W, 12-8 Boston College W, 12-0 Boston U L, OT Brown W, Bryant W, 13-6 Bucknell W, 13-6 Colgate W, 7-6 Cornell L, 17-9 Delaware W, 5-1 Denver W, 9-7 Detroit W, 11-7 Drexel L, 12-6 Duke L, 15-7 Fairfield L, 10-9 Georgetown L, 9-8 OT Hartford L, Harvard L, 12-4 Hobart L, 12-7 Hofstra L, Holy Cross W, 7-6 Jacksonville L, 13-7 Johns Hopkins L, OT Lafayette W, 11-4 Lehigh W, 12-7 Loyola W, 10-9 Marist W, 13-7 Maryland L, 8-1 Massachusetts L, 13-6 UMBC W, 16-5 North Carolina L, 9-8 Ohio State L, Penn W, 7-5 Penn State L, 13-3 Princeton W, 13-6 Quinnipiac W, 20-7 Robert Morris W, 12-3 Rutgers L, 4-3 Sacred Heart W, 10-5 Siena W, St. John s W, 9-4 Syracuse L, Towson W, 8-7 (3OT) Vermont W, 12-9 Villanova L, 10-5 Virginia L, (OT) VMI W, 21-7 Wagner W, 16-4 Yale W, opponents in ALL CAPS Milestone Wins # Date Opponent Score Site head Coach at Holy Cross Worcester, Mass. Dartmouth Vermont 7-3 Hanover, N.H. Dartmouth Lafayette 12-8 Stony Brook, N.Y. Stony Brook Albany 11-7 Stony Brook, N.Y. Stony Brook VMI 21-7 Annapolis, Md. Navy Lehigh 12-7 Bethlehem, Pa. Navy 13 Head Coach Rick Sowell On June 9, 2011, Naval Academy Director of Athletics Chet Gladchuk introduced Rick Sowell, a man who has been involved with rebuilding programs at Georgetown, Dartmouth, St. John s and Stony Brook, as the Naval Academy s eighth head men s lacrosse coach in its 100- plus year storied history. In his first season at Navy, Sowell directed the Mids to a 6-6 record, including a 3-3 mark in Patriot League action which featured a victory over 12th-ranked Colgate in Hamilton, N.Y. It marked Navy s first.500-win season since Navy capped off its season with an 8-2 rout over No. 6 Johns Hopkins. The six-goal victory marked the Mids largest margin of victory in the series since 1965 when Navy scored a 15-6 win over the Blue Jays. Meanwhile, the Class of 2012 became the first class since 1974 to graduate having twice beaten Hopkins. In 2014, the Mids to put together a 3-5 Patriot League mark and earned their first trip back to the conference postseason tournament since He guided Navy to a share of the Patriot League regularseason title in 2015 and the No. 1 seed in the league tournament. He was named the 2015 Patriot League Coach of the Year. Sowell compiled a (.644) record in five seasons at Stony Brook and was named the America East Coach of the Year in each of the last two seasons as he guided the Seawolves to back-to-back America East regular-season titles ( ). The victory snapped an eight-game losing streak to top-10 opponents, as it last defeated a top-10 team on April 3, 2009, when the Mids defeated No. 8 Maryland, In 2010, Sowell led Stony Brook to the program s first America East regular-season title, a school-record 13 wins, a No. 6 national ranking and a 9-7 victory over Denver in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Seawolves were just a game away from advancing to the school s first-ever final four, narrowly losing in to Virginia in the quarterfinals, Stony Brook had four players earn All-America honors, including Kevin Crowley who was the school s first First-Team All-American and was named the USILA Player of the Year. Sowell, who was an assistant coach for the gold-medal winning Team USA at the 2010 World Championships in England, led Stony Brook to a 9-6 record in 2009 and a final ranking of No. 20 in the country. It marked the school s first end-of-the-season national ranking. Stony Brook finished 4-1 in America East and stood as the regular season co-champions. Prior to Stony Brook, Sowell was tapped to head the rebirth of the St. John s lacrosse program that had been dormant since Sowell had just one season to recruit before the Red Storm took the field in Sowell was the head coach at Dartmouth from and revived the Big Green program, taking the team from last place in the Ivy League to first. In his final season at Dartmouth in 2003, Sowell s squad posted an 11-3 record and won the Ivy League with a 5-1 record. It was Dartmouth s first Ivy League title since 1965 and just the third Ivy League title in school history. During the title run, the Big Green upset No. 2 Princeton marking the first time that Dartmouth had won at Princeton since Sowell was also named the NEILA Coach of the Year that season. Sowell s coaching career began at Washington College in Chestertown, Md., where he helped guide the Shoremen to the NCAA Division III national title game in 1986 and the semifinal round in Sowell was named the 1985 Division III National Midfielder of the Year and was also a two-time All-American. He helped lead Washington College to the Division III national championship game twice. His 45 goals and 14 assists earned him Division III First- Team All-America honors and an invitation to participate in the annual North-South All-Star Game. Sowell graduated from Washington College in 1986 with a bachelor s degree in history.