2008 SEASON IN REVIEW

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1 2008 SEASON IN REVIEW Season Highlights A remarkably well-balanced offense, featuring five double-figure point-scorers and 13 different goal scorers, and a smothering defense propelled Navy to its third unbeaten league mark in program history (5-0-2) and its seventh Patriot League regular-season title (third outright) since the 1998 season. The Mids closed out the season with a mark, good for a 75.0 winning percentage - the fifth highest in program history and the 22nd best clip nationally. Navy reached double-figure wins and produced a winning record for the 14th consecutive year. During this span, the Mids are in exclusive company as one of only 10 Division I teams to have won 10 or more games in every season. After alternating wins and losses through its first four games, Navy produced a mark in its next 16 contests, including an 11-game unbeaten streak (9-0-2) to close out the regular season. The Mids posted nine shutouts during this season-ending stretch, while outscoring its opponents by a decisive 23-3 margin. Navy made its third consecutive Patriot League postseason tournament appearance and 12th in its 15 years of league membership. The Midshipmen's conference mark allowed Navy to claim the No. 1 seed and right to host the conference playoffs in Annapolis for the first time since Freshman Kate Herren's 96th minute winner against Colgate in the Patriot League Semifinals lifted Navy to a 1-0 overtime victory and sent the Mids to their thirdconsecutive Patriot League Championship Game. Navy concluded the year with a mark at home... it was the fourth time in program history and the second in the last three years the Mids have won 10 or more games at home... over the last three seasons, Navy boasts an impressive mark at the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility. In a Class of its Own Navy s record-setting eight-member senior class (the largest in program history) concluded their careers with a four-year mark of This special group of Midshipmen won a pair of league tournament titles and made two NCAA appearances, advancing to the second round during a memorable 2006 run. With a 15-win season and regular season conference crown in 2008, the group ended its tenure tied with the Class of 2005 for the most wins by a class in school history (60). Class of 2009 Record by Year Fr. So. Jr. Sr. Overall Pct Four Years Navy s eight-member senior class won two Patriot League Tournament titles, made a pair of NCAA Tournament appearances and finished their tenure with a four-year mark of Barnes, Moeller Tabbed League s Best Navy's Lizzie Barnes and Shelly Moeller were recognized as the Patriot League Goalkeeper and Defensive Player of the Year, respectively. It was the second career player-of-the-year honor for each player. Barnes is the only keeper in league history to to earn the top goalkeeping distinction twice, while Moeller joined former Navy great Nicole Aunapu '99, as one of only three players to earn the defensive honor twice. Honor Roll Six players were named All-Patriot League, tying for the conference s highest number of honorees senior Lizzie Barnes and junior Shelly Moeller were both named first-team members for the second time in their careers, while seniors Kristen Laraway, Julie Reynolds and Carey Young along with sophomore Carissa Youker were named to the second team it was the third all-league certifcate for Reynolds and Moeller. Junior Shelly Moeller earned Second-Team NSCAA All-Mid-Atlantic Region kudos for the second time in her career... Moeller and senior Kristen Laraway were both named to the Soccer America National Team of the Week during the year... Laraway earned the nod after a two-goal effort in a season-opening win over Vermont, while Moeller did so after scoring two goals and leading Navy to three shutouts from Oct Young Sets Navy Games Played Mark Senior Carey Young set a new school record for games played after appearing in all 22 games for the Mids last fall. Young graduated after playing a programbest 89 contests and making 76 starts - tied for the fifth-most all-time. Young enjoyed a banner year in 2008, establishing career-highs in points (9) and assists (5) in Her four assists against league foes were the second most among Patriot League players. Defensive Prowess Navy boasted the Patriot League s lowest scoredupon defense for the third consecutive season, allowing just 14 goals (only two during league play) and putting together a team goals-against average of the 12th-lowest mark nationally and the fourth-lowest in program history... the Mids also finished among the national leaders in save percentage (86.5) and shutout percentage (59.1), concluding the year with the eighth and 12th-best marks in the country, respectively. Navy shutout a conference-high 13 opponents, including seven in a row during a mid-season stretch from Oct the 13 shutouts stand as the fourth-most in school history and marked the third-consecutive season in which the Mids blanked 11 or more opponents... Navy posted a Patriot League-best six shutouts in seven regular season games... the Mids two goals against were tied with Army for the fewest allowed in in conference play. Navy rarely relinquished a lead during the 2008 season, winning all 14 games in which it was the first team to score... the Mids limited the opposition to one or fewer goals in 19 of 22 contests. Working Overtime Navy played in a school-record eight overtime contests... its four overtime victories were the most in a single season in program history. Mids' 2008 Golden Goals Date Player Time Opponent (Result) 8/31 Shelly Moeller 93:33 UC Davis (W, 2-1 OT) 10/3 Kristen Laraway 94:15 Bucknell (W, 1-0 OT) 10/26 Anastasia Abid 106:52 Holy Cross (W, 3-2 2OT) 11/7 Kate Herren 95:52 Colgate (W, 1-0 OT) 20

2 Balanced Attack After losing its top-two scorers from 2007, the Navy offense received contributions from its almost entire roster on its way to boasting the Patriot League's most potent attack, scoring 1.77 goals per game. The Mids produced five double-figure point-scorers (Calderon, Laraway, Moeller, White, Youker) and 21 different players with at least a point... a total of eight Navy players either met or surpassed previous careerbest point totals in An explosive offensive talent, second-team league all-star Kristen Laraway made the most of her final collegiate season, pacing the Mids with 17 points on a career-high six goals and five assists. Sophomore Carissa Youker booted in a team-leading seven goals, including five game-winners... Her seven goals ranked as the fourth-most in the conference, while her five game-deciding tallies tied for the sixthbest single-season mark in school history Youker finished second on the team with 16 points (7 g, 2 a) on her way to earning second-team all-league kudos. Driving Navy s success in the upper-third was the terrific rapport between Carissa Youker and classmate Christine Calderon... after the duo joined the starting- 11 midway through the season, Calderon factored in on four of Youker s goals, including three game-winners during a 10-game stretch from Sept. 12-Oct. 12 where Navy won 9 of 10 games, the duo put up 24 points (8 g, 8 a) and produced five game-winners. Sophomore Christine Calderon emerged as the Midshipmen s primary table-setter... the second-year forward led Navy and ranked second in the Patriot League with seven assists... she added a pair of goals to finish the year with a career-best 11 points. Barnes Raises the Bar Goalkeeper Lizzie Barnes put the finishing touches on her decorated four-year career with the Blue and Gold in 2008 and not only left her mark as one of the top Navy players all-time at her position, but also as one of the most accomplished student athletes in the history of the Patriot League. On the field, her exploits set an impressive standard, as she left Annapolis as the Navy and Patriot League career leader in goals-against average (0.65) - the 20th-lowest career GAA in NCAA history. In 2008, Barnes ranked among the national leaders in both save percentage (19th) and GAA (22nd) and posted eight solo shutouts to finish her career as the MIds all-time leader with 29. In her three years as a starter, Navy posted a (.782) record with 42 shutouts. Off the field, Barnes achievements were second to none. In 2008, Barnes joined a select 12-member group of Naval Academy student-athletes who have earned multiple Academic All-America certificates in a career, garnering first-team laurels for the second time in her career. She is one of just three Midshipmen, including former great Nicole Aunapu ('99), to twice have garnered first-team laurels. Moreover, Barnes, who posted a 3.90 cumulative GPA and graduated 15th in Overall Order of Merit in the Academy s Class of 2009, also earned the Patriot League s top academic honor, its Female Scholar- Athlete of the Year award. She is the third Navy women's soccer player to earn the laurel in the 18 years of the award - the most of any league program. Memorable Games of 2008 Aug Navy 2, UC Davis 1 (OT) Junior stalwart Shelly Moeller headed in a free-kick from teammate Kristen Laraway in the 94th minute to cap a thrilling late-game comeback and give Navy a 2-1 overtime win at UC Davis. Senior keeper Lizzie Barnes played terrifically, tying a career-high with 10 saves, and classmate Sam Schroth netted the equalizer in the 71st minute to force the extra period and set the stage for Moeller's heroics. Oct. 4 - Navy 1, Bucknell 0 (OT) Kristen Laraway s penchant for big-game heroics was once again on display as Navy s senior forward drove home a picture-perfect blast from 20 yards out to lift the Mids to an exhilarating 1-0 overtime win over visiting Bucknell. With the win, Carin Gabarra joined an elite group of coaches with 200 career wins. The victory also proved to be the deciding factor in the final regular season standings as the Mids and Bison went 1-2, with just two-points separating the teams. Oct Navy 3, Holy Cross 2 (2OT) Sophomore Anastasia Abid put home a rebound in the 107th minute to lift the Mids to a 3-2 double overtime victory at Holy Cross. The win gave Navy control of its own destiny and paved the way for the team to capture its seventh regular season title since the 1998 season. The rare high-scoring affair saw Navy allow two firsthalf goals - the only two goals the Mids allowed against a conference foe during the 2008 regular season. The contest also saw back-up keeper Beth Reed deliver a huge effort off the bench, making two saves, including a breakaway save late in the second half. Nov. 1 - Navy 1, Colgate 0 Quite fittingly, it was senior team captain Julie Reynolds first goal of the season which proved to be the difference in the 2008 regular season finale as the Mids secured the No. 1 seed and won their first outright Patriot League regular season crown since With the win, Navy finished the seven-game conference slate unbeaten for just the third time in school history. The Mids previously finished unbeaten during the 1998 (5-0-1) and 2002 seasons (4-0-3). The win also marked Navy s 200th victory in program history. Nov. 7 - Navy 1, Colgate 0 (OT) - PL Semifinals Freshman Kate Herren scored her first career gamewinner just 5:52 into the first overtime period to put an end to a closely contested semifinal contest and send the top-seeded Midshipmen to the conference final for the third-straight season. Herren s Golden Goal gave Navy its school-record fourth overtime victory of the season. Shelly Moeller celebrates after heading in the game-winner just 3:33 into the first overtime in an early-season comeback win at UC Davis. The Mids won a school-record four OT games in

3 2008 RESULTS AND STATISTICS Record Home Away Neutral All Games Patriot League Games Non-conference Games Date Opponent Result / Score Record Att. Navy Goals Scored (Assist) 8/23 Vermont W / Laraway (UA), Abid (Weikle, Young), Laraway (Weikle, Youker) 8/29 at No. 10 Stanford L / Weikle (Schroth, Lomeli) 8/31 at UC Davis W 2-1 OT / Schroth (Abid), Moeller (Laraway) 9/5 & Winthrop L / /7 & Central Conn. State T 0-0 2OT / /12 at Liberty W / Weikle (Grijalva, White), Youker (McCaskey) 9/14 at VMI W / Calderon (Abid) 9/19 Mount St. Mary s W / Laraway (UA), Youker (Calderon, Grijalva), White (Lagunzad), Herren (Calderon, Grupp), White (Calderon, Lomeli) 9/21 VCU L / Weikle (White, Laraway) 9/26 Francis Marion W / White (Weikle), Abid (Laraway), Serfass (Youker, White) 9/28 Saint Francis (Pa.) W / Young (Calderon, Weikle), Youker (Calderon) 10/3 * Bucknell W 1-0 OT / Laraway (UA) 10/6 Delaware State W / Youker (UA), Laraway (UA), Youker (Calderon), Moeller (Lagunzad), Young (Grijalva) 10/10 * Lafayette W / Moeller (Young), Youker (George), Lomeli (Young), Own goal 10/12 * Lehigh W / Youker (Calderon), White (Laraway) 10/17 * American T 0-0 2OT / /19 UMBC W / Moeller (Lomeli), White (Grijalva) 10/24 * at Army T 0-0 2OT / , /26 * at Holy Cross W 3-2 2OT / Laraway (Young), Calderon (Young), Abid (Kendzior) 11/1 * at Colgate W / Reynolds (McCaskey) 11/7 % Colgate W 1-0 OT / Herren (Laraway) 11/9 % Army L 0-1 2OT / * Patriot League contest; & Navy Soccer Invitational (Annapolis, Md.); % Patriot League Tournament (Annapolis, Md.) Overall Stats Patriot League Stats ## Name GP-GS G A Pts Sh GW GP-GS G A Pts Sh GW 13 Laraway, Kristen Youker, Carissa White, Brittany Calderon, Christine Weikle, CiAnna Young, Carey Moeller, Shelly Abid, Anastasia Lomeli, Stephanie Herren, Kate Grijalva, Jen Schroth, Sam Reynolds, Julie Serfass, Amanda McCaskey, Elise Lagunzad, Alex Kendzior, Annie Kelly, Katie George, Katelyn Grupp, Jessica Ster, Sara Dunbar, Jenn Navy Opponents ## Name GP-GS Min. GA GAAvg Sv Pct Sho GP-GS Min. GA GAAvg Svs Pct Sho 99 Willemse, Traci : Pedicini, Eowyn : Reed, Beth : : Barnes, Lizzie : : Navy : : Opponents : :

4 Navy Game 1 Vermont Aug. 23, 2008 Annapolis, Md. Attendance: 475 Team Goal A Time Navy Laraway :58 Navy Abid -1 Weikle, Young 55:22 Navy Laraway - 2 Weikle, Youker 75:18 Team Stats Navy Vermont Shots = = 3 Saves 1-1 = = 11 Corners 10-3 = = 2 Fouls 2-3 = = 4 Kristen Laraway s first career multi-goal game Navy improves to all-time in season openers Program s 14th-consecutive home-opening victory #10 Stanford Game 2 Navy Aug. 29, 2008 Stanford, Calif. Attendance: 589 Stan O Hara-2 Riley 19:56 Stan Noyola-1 O Hara, Redman 35:41 Stan Noyola-2 O Hara, Press 56:50 Navy Weikle-1 Schroth, Lomeli 75:10 Team Stats Stanford Navy Shots 11-8 = = 4 Saves 2-0 = = 6 Corners 2-4 = = 0 Fouls 3-3 = = 10 Weikle s goal was one of only eight allowed on the season by Stanford, a Final Four participant in 2008 Team Statistics Shot Statistics Navy Opp Goals-Shot Attempts Goals Scored Average Shots Per Game Assists Goal Breakdown Total Goals Unassisted 5 1 Overtime 4 1 Corner Kicks Penalty Kicks Goals By Period 1 2 OT 2OT Total Navy Opponent Shots By Period Navy Opponent UC Davis Game 3 Navy Aug. 31, 2008 Davis, Calif. Attendance: 171 UCD VanBuskirk Boge 49:59 Navy Schroth-1 Abid 70:53 Navy Moeller-1 Laraway 93:33 Team Stats UC Davis Navy Shots = = 9 Saves = = 12 Corners = = 2 Fouls = = 2 Moeller s OT winner was the 11th in school history. Lizzie Barnes tied a career high with 10 saves and moved into fourth all-time on Navy s career save list. Game 5 CCSU Sept. 7, 2008 Annapolis, Md. Attendance: 404 None Team Stats Navy CCSU Shots = = 15 Saves = = 4 Corners = = 3 Fouls = = 9 It was Barnes 22nd career shutout, pulling her even with Kim Bonafede 05 for the program record. For her efforts, Barnes earned her first of three league goalkeeper of the week awards on Sept. 8. Marked just the sixth 0-0 draw in program history. Game 4 Navy Winthrop Sept. 5, 2008 Annapolis, Md. Attendance: 250 WU Tidwell :33 Team Stats Navy Winthrop Shots 8-6 = = 10 Saves 1-2 = = 3 Corners 4-1 = = 4 Fouls 1-4 = = 6 The one-goal setback snapped Navy s 11-game home unbeaten streak (10-0-1). It was the first career meeting between the two programs... game was played as part of the ninthannual Navy Soccer Invitational. Game 6 Navy Sept. 12, 2008 Liberty Lynchburg, Va. Attendance: 303 Navy Weikle-2 Grijalva, White 19:33 LU Betancourt-1 Obelin 30:07 Navy Youker-1 McCaskey 40:25 Team Stats Liberty Navy Shots 5-8 = = 6 Saves 1-0 = = 4 Corners 4-2 = = 1 Fouls 5-5 = = 9 Weikle s goal snapped a 219:33 scoreless streak. Reed earned her third career start and played a collegiate-high of 90 minutes in the victory. Saves By Period Navy Opponent Corner Kicks By Period Navy Opponent Fouls By Period Navy Opponent Record When Navy... All-Time 2008 plays at home plays away from home plays in Maryland plays outside of Maryland is leading at the half is trailing at the half is tied at the half scores first opponent scores first takes more shots takes fewer shots takes equal shots in one-goal games scores one goal scores two goals scores three goals scores 4-plus goals goes into overtime plays in August plays in September plays in October plays in November plays ranked opponents plays a Patriot League opponent plays a Patriot League game plays a Patriot League home game plays a Patriot League road game

5 Game 7 Navy Sept. 14, 2008 VMI Lexington, Va. Attendance: 117 Navy Calderon-1 Abid 71:45 Team Stats Navy VMI Shots 6-7 = = 8 Saves 0-4 = = 5 Corners 0-1 = = 3 Fouls 2-3 = = 10 Barnes recorded the 23rd shutout of her career, passing 2005 graduate Kim Bonafede to become Navy s all-time shutout leader. Calderon s goal was her first career game-winner. The win was Navy s third-consecutive road victory. Mt. St. Mary s Game 8 Navy Sept. 19, 2008 Annapolis, Md. Attendance: 650 Navy Laraway :29 Navy Youker-2 Calderon, Grijalva 53:01 Navy White-1 Lagunzad 66:05 Navy Herren-1 Calderon, Grupp 69:40 MSM Florio-1 Karpinski 70:53 Navy White-2 Caldeon, Lomeli 82:25 Team Stats Mount St. Mary s Navy Shots 5-7 = = 25 Saves 7-5 = = 6 Corners 0-2 = = 2 Fouls 8-4 = = 10 Calderon matched a Navy record with three assists. VCU Game 9 Navy Sept. 21, 2008 Annapolis, Md. Attendance: 350 VCU Hartman-3 Flanagan 22:31 Navy Weikle-3 Laraway, White 25:56 VCU Pastor-3 Power 49:31 VCU Flanagan-4 Power 77:08 Team Stats VCU Navy Shots 6-8 = = 4 Saves 0-0 = = 2 Corners 2-1 = = 3 Fouls 7-2 = = 7 Weikle tied her previous season-best with her third goal of 08. She also scored three goals in Francis Marion Game 10 Navy Sept. 26, 2008 Annapolis, Md. Attendance: 375 Navy White-3 Calderon, Weikle 45;36 Navy Abid-2 Laraway 77:40 Navy Serfass-1 Youker, White 87:10 Team Stats Francis Marion Navy Shots 2-6 = = 14 Saves 3-2 = = 3 Corners 0-0 = = 2 Fouls 1-5 = = 8 Serfass 88th-minute goal was the first of her career. White continued a tear in which she recorded eight points over a span of three games (3 g, 2 a). St. Francis (Pa.) Game 11 Navy Sept. 28, 2008 Annapolis, Md. Attendance: 225 Navy Young-1 Calderon, Weikle 14:58 SFU Dunyon-1 Seibert 51:37 Navy Youker-3 Calderon 57:22 Team Stats St. Francis (Pa.) Navy Shots 3-5 = = 16 Saves 2-3 = = 3 Corners 1-3 = = 6 Fouls 5-3 = = 13 It was Youker s third game-winner of the season. The multi-assist effort by Calderon was her second in a three-game span and third of her career. Game 12 Bucknell Oct. 4, 2008 Navy Annapolis, Md. Attendance: 425 Navy Laraway :15 Team Stats Bucknell Navy Shots = = 16 Saves = = 1 Corners = = 2 Fouls = = 7 Win marked Gabarra s 200th career coaching victory. It was the 12th Golden Goal in Navy history and the first scored by Laraway. Navy s first regular season win vs. Bison since 2005 The Mids improved to 6-2 in home league openers. Game 13 Delaware State Oct. 6, 2008 Navy Annapolis, Md. Attendance: 95 Navy Youker :09 Navy Laraway :40 Navy Youker-5 Calderon 19:30 Navy Moeller-2 Lagunzad, Kelly 30:47 Navy Young-2 Grijalva 53:14 Team Stats Delaware State Navy Shots 1-1 = = 27 Saves 3-3 = = 1 Corners 0-0 = = 8 Fouls 2-2 = = 3 It was Youker s first career two-goal game. Game 14 Lafayette Oct. 10, 2008 Navy Annapolis, Md. Attendance: 404 Navy Moeller-3 Young 26:55 Navy Youker-6 George 64:44 Navy Lomeli-1 Young 73:45 Navy Own Goal :03 Team Stats Lafayette Navy Shots 3-1 = = 18 Saves 3-4 = = 2 Corners 0-1 = = 8 Fouls 4-3 = = 4 Navy reached 10-win mark for 14th-straight season. Lomeli s first collegiate goal; George s first assist. Game 15 Lehigh Oct. 12, 2008 Navy Bethlehem, Pa. Attendance: 437 Navy Youker-7 Calderon 11:17 Navy White-4 Laraway 63:49 Team Stats Lehigh Navy Shots 9-4 = = 11 Saves 3-1 = = 7 Corners 1-2 = = 5 Fouls 2-4 = = 7 The victory was Navy s sixth-straight win and ninth in 10 games... outscored opposition 22-6 during span. Navy improved to a perfect 3-0 in league play. Youker s fifth game-winner (4th goal in three games). 24

6 American Game 16 Oct. 17, 2008 Annapolis, Md. Attendance: 450 None Team Stats American Navy Shots = = 13 Saves = = 3 Corners = = 3 Fouls = = 9 Navy pitched its fifth shutout in as many games and ninth of the year (fourth-straight against a league foe). The Mids and Eagles played to a regular season draw for the second-consecutive season. The Navy women s soccer program had a lot to celebrate during the 2008 season, winning 15 matches and claiming its seventh Patriot League regular-season title since UMBC Game 17 Navy Oct. 19, 2008 Annapolis, Md. Attendance: 450 Navy Moeller-4 Lomeli 22:17 Navy White-5 Grijalva 60:10 Team Stats UMBC Navy Shots 2-4 = = 13 Saves 3-2 = = 2 Corners 0-0 = = 3 Fouls 6-1 = = 5 It was Navy s sixth-straight win over UMBC... the Mids have outscored the Retrievers 18-1 over span. The Mids concluded their non-league slate at It was also Navy s sixth-consecutive clean sheet. Game 18 Army Oct. 24, 2008 West Point, N.Y. Attendance: 1,000 None Team Stats Navy Army Shots = = 10 Saves = = 9 Corners = = 2 Fouls = = 10 Only the second draw in Army-Navy series history; the Mids and Black Knights played to a 1-1 tie in The shutout was Navy s fifth straight against Patriot League competition (seventh in a row on the year). Both squads entered the game unbeaten in PL play. Game 19 Navy Oct. 26, 2008 HC Worcester, Mass. Attendance: 512 Navy Laraway-6 Young 4:33 HC Donnelly-8 Stand 7:41 Navy Calderon-2 Young 13:59 HC Stand-6 Donnelly 24:11 Navy Abid-3 Kendzior 106:52 Team Stats Navy Holy Cross Shots = = 13 Saves = = 6 Corners = = 4 Fouls = = 13 The win clinched Navy s third-straight league tourney berth and its 12th in 15 years of membership. Game 20 Navy Nov. 1, 2008 Colgate Hamilton, N.Y. Attendance: 164 Navy Reynolds-1 McCaskey 14:04 Team Stats Navy Colgate Shots 4-5 = = 6 Saves 2-1 = = 4 Corners 3-3 = = 3 Fouls 5-3 = = 7 The win secured Navy s seventh Patriot League regular- season title (third outright) since It was the 200th victory in program history. Navy concluded league play with an unbeaten mark for the third time in program history (prev. 1998, 2002). Game 21 Colgate Nov. 7, 2008 Navy Annapolis, Md. Attendance: 725 Navy Herren-2 Laraway 95:52 Team Stats Colgate Navy Shots = = 14 Saves = = 3 Corners = = 4 Fouls = = 14 Navy earned its third-straight berth into the PL final. Mids stretched their unbeaten streak to 12 (10-0-2). Navy s school-record fourth overtime victory of Class of 2009 tied program-record with 60th victory. Carey Young played in Navy-record 88th career gm. Game 22 Army Nov. 9, 2008 Annapolis, Md. Attendance: 828 Army White- Clegg 105:15 Team Stats Army Navy Shots = = 14 Saves = = 5 Corners = = 6 Fouls = = 15 Navy finished season at the.750 winning percentage was its fifth-highest in program history. It was the first league championship that saw all three contests require overtime to determine the victor A season-high 828 fans attended the league final. 25