Game 9: Boston U. March 29 1:00 pm Boston, Mass. Nickerson Field

Navy Midshipmen 2014 Men s Lacrosse Game NOtes Game 9: Boston U. March 29 1:00 pm Boston, Mass. Nickerson Field Game Information Date Faceoff: Saturday, March 29 1:00 pm Location: Boston, Mass. Facility: Nickerson Field Capacity: 10,412 (FieldTurf) Television: None Radio: 1430 AM, 99.9 FM WNAV (Pete Medhurst) Live Video: NavySports.com or PatriotLeague.TV (FREE) Live Stats: NavySports.com Series: First Meeting Streak: First Meeting Last Meeting: First Meeting Social Media Outlets Twitter Facebook YouTube twitter.com/navyathletics facebook.com/navyathletics youtube.com/navyathletics Navy Midshipmen 2014 Record 3-5, 2-3 Patriot League 2013 Record 3-10, 1-5 Patriot League Streak Lost 3 Last Game 3.22, lost to Colgate, 10-7 Next Game 4.5 vs. Loyola, 12:00 pm Ranking NR (USILA Coaches); NR (Nike/IL Media) Head Coach Rick Sowell (Washington College 86) Career Record 98-102 (15th year) Navy Record 12-22 (3rd year) Sports Information Contact Stacie Michaud Phone 410-293-8773 Email michaud@usna.edu Web Site NavySports.com Up Next Loyola Saturday, April 5 12:00 pm NMC Memorial Stadium 1430 AM / 99.9 FM WNAV Live video at PatriotLeague.TV Boston Terriers 2014 Record 1-7, 1-3 Patriot League 2013 Record NA Streak Lost 1 Last Game 3.22, lost at Bucknell, 7-3 Next Game 4.5 vs. Army (12:00 pm) Ranking NR (USILA); NR (Warrior/IL Media) Head Coach Ryan Polley (Merrimack 99) Career Record 1-7 (1st year) Boston U. Record 1-7 (1st year) Sports Information Contact Kevin Edelson Phone 617-291-2945 Email kedelson@bu.edu Web Site goterriers.com Navy s Schedule 3-5 Overall / 2-3 Patriot League Home: 3-2 Away: 0-3 Neutral: 0-0 Navy Date Opponent (Rk) Rk Result / Time 2.9 VMI RV/NR W 18-5 2.15 Georgetown RV/NR L 8-9 OT 2.22 at Bucknell (RV/20) * NR/NR L 6-9 3.1 Holy Cross * NR/NR W 21-12 3.7 Lafayette * NR/NR W 11-3 3.11 at Towson (NR/RV) NR/NR L 9-14 3.15 at Lehigh (15/14) * NR/NR L 2-13 3.22 Colgate * (RV/18) NR/NR L 7-10 3.29 at Boston U. * NR/NR 1:00 pm 4.5 Loyola * -/- 12:00 pm 4.12 at Army * -/- 2:00 pm 4.18 Johns Hopkins -/- 7:00 pm 4.22 at Patriot League Quarterfinals TBA 4.25 at Patriot League Semifinals 4:30 / 7:30 pm 4.27 at Patriot League Championship 1:00 pm 5.3 at Maryland -/- 1:00 pm * Patriot League Game Rankings - USILA Coaches Poll / Inside Lacrosse Media Poll Navy Lacrosse History First Season 1908 NCAA Championships / Last 0 / NA USILA National Championships / Last 17 / 1970 PL Tournament Championships / Last 5 / 2009 PL Regular-Season Championships / Last 5 / 2008 NCAA Tournament Appearances / Last 26 / 2009 2009, 1st Rd. lost to 3rd-seeded Duke, 14-5 PL Tournament Appearances / Last 7 / 2010 All-Time Record 762-329-14 / 107th Yr. All-Time Patriot League Record 44-22 / 11th Yr. All-Time Patriot League Tournament Record 11-2 All-Time NCAA Tournament Record 16-26 Game Preview Saturday s contest features the inaugural meeting between one of the game s most storied programs and one of its newest additions. Navy is in the midst of its 107th season of men s lacrosse, while Boston U. is in its first season competing at the Div. I level. The Mids (3-5, 2-3 Patriot League) and Terriers (1-7, 1-3 PL) will face off at 1:00 pm at Boston U. s Nickerson Field. The contest will be carried live by 1430 AM / 99.9 FM WNAV with Pete Medhurst handling the call. Coverage begins with the Navy lacrosse pregame show at 12:45 pm. The game will also be streamed online for FREE via PatriotLeague.TV and NavySports.com. Live stats will also be available at NavySports.com. The Midshipmen, who have struggled away from the friendly confines of Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium this season, enter the weekend on a three-game skid, dropping decisions to Towson, Lehigh and Colgate. After giving up double digits just once in its first five games of the year, Navy has surrendered 10-plus goals in each of its last three contests. Boston U. dropped six straight games before earning its lone win of the season, a 12-7 victory over Lafayette two weeks ago. The Terriers, however, are coming off a 7-3 loss at Bucknell last week. BU has scored double digits just once in its eight games this season, while allowing 10 or more goals five times. Patriot League Tournament With the addition of Loyola and Boston U. this season, the Patriot League Tournament will be expanded to six teams and will feature a quarterfinal round where the top two seeds receive a bye. The 2014 Patriot League Quarterfinals will be played Tuesday, April 22, with the semifinals on Friday, April 25 and the championship on Sunday, April 27. The No. 3 and 6 seeds will face one another in one quarterfinal, while the No. 5 seed will travel to the No. 4 seed. Those winners will then join the top two seeds in the weekend semifinal and championship rounds, played at the site of the highest overall seed in the tournament. The brackets will re-seed after the quarterfinal round. Five teams (Army, Boston U., Colgate, Holy Cross, Loyola) have played four of the eight conference games, while the other five teams (Bucknell, Lehigh, Lafayette, Navy) have already played five Patriot League contests. Loyola is atop the standings and is the lone undefeated team at 4-0, while Holy Cross is the only winless team at 0-4. Taking the Field In... 10 Navy has lost just five games (57-5) when scoring 10 or more goals since the start of the 2004 season... Navy is 11-0 under Sowell when scoring 10 or more goals (5-0 in 2012, 3-0 in 2013, 3-0 in 2014). 9 Starting attackman Sam Jones needs 2 goals to become 1 of 7 Navy players all-time and 1 of 9 current Div. I players to score 80 career goals and dish out 50 assists. 8 The Mids have given up just 8 extra-man goals this season and are ranked 12th nationally in man-down defense (73.3) 7 Just 2 teams have won the faceoff battle against the Mids this season, however Navy has lost 7 straight games when the opponent has had more faceoff wins. 6 Only 6 of Austin Heneveld s shots in Patriot League play have not been put on goal this season (20 Sh, 14 SOG). 5 Sophomore attack T.J. Hanzsche has put up multiple points in 5 of the 8 games this seasons... meanwhile, he has produced at least 1 point in 14 consecutive games. 4 4 of Patrick Keena s 9 points this spring have come on extra-man offense, scoring a goal and added 3 assists. 3 Senior attack Tucker Hull needs 3 goals to join Navy s all-time goals scored list with 73. 2 Jones needs just 2 points to become only the seventh player in school history to reach the 30-point milestone in each of his four seasons and the first since Nick Mirabito (2005-08). 1 Navy senior long pole Pat Kiernan stands No. 1 on Navy s career caused turnovers list with 64 over his four-year career. He leads Navy this season with 13 takeaways and is ranked 28th nationally with 1.63 caused turnovers per game. 1

2014 Navy Numerical Roster Alphabetical Roster No Name Yr Pos Ht Wt Hometown / High School 2 Nik Mullen Sr. D 6-1 199 Wading River, N.Y. / Shoreham-Wading River 3 T.J. Hanzsche So. A 5-8 170 Berwyn, Pa. / Malvern Prep 4 Paul Zimmerman Sr. GK 5-7 155 Homer, N.Y. / Homer 5 Grant Schuster Fr. M 6-0 195 Suwanee, Ga. / Lambert 6 Ryan Everson Jr. D 6-5 204 Greenfield, Wis. / Culver Military Academy (Ind.) 7 Troy Gargiulo Jr. M 6-3 197 Ballston Spa, N.Y. / Ballston Spa 8 Will Cybulski Jr. A 6-0 193 Oakton, Va. / James Madison 9 Erik Hoffstadt Sr. M 6-2 191 Dover, Del. / Caesar Rodney 10 Chris Fennell Fr. LSM/D 6-3 205 Milford, N.J. / Delaware Valley 11 Zach Hirsch So. M 6-2 190 Wyckoff, N.J. / Ramapo 12 Gabe Voumard Jr. M 6-2 215 Cape May, N.J. / Saint Augustine 13 Pat Durkin Sr. M 6-0 183 Germantown, Md. / Our Lady of Good Counsel 14 John Connors So. GK 6-0 185 Bellmore, N.Y. / Chaminade 15 Austin Heneveld Sr. M 6-1 190 East Hampton, N.Y. / East Hampton 16 Jack Hinderland Jr. A 6-0 172 Webster, N.Y. / Webster Thomas 17 Ryan Kelly Fr. GK 5-9 190 Warrington, Pa. / Central Bucks South 18 Kevin Wendel So. M 5-11 166 East Islip, N.Y. / East Islip 19 Matt Morrison Sr. M 5-5 145 Bethesda, Md. / The Landon School 20 Matt Rees Fr. D 6-4 205 Sykesville, Md. / Boys Latin 22 Colin Flounlacker Fr. M 6-0 185 Stevensville, Md. / Kent Island 23 Patrick Keena So. A 5-11 180 Vienna, Va. / The Landon School 24 Brendan Francis Fr. A 5-7 160 Ponte Vedra, Fla. / Ponte Vedra 25 Sean Price Sr. M 6-2 184 Millersville, Md. / Severna Park 27 Sam Jones Sr. A 5-8 176 Annapolis, Md. / Severna Park 28 Kevin Whitlock Jr. M 6-1 195 Monmouth Beach, N.J. / Red Bank Catholic 29 Tim Roy Jr. M 5-9 178 Flemington, N.J. / Hunterdon Central 30 Brendan Gaine Jr. M 6-2 172 Bay Shore, N.Y. / Bay Shore 31 John Trainor Fr. M 5-9 190 Northport, N.Y. / Northport 32 Will Jordan Fr. M 6-2 180 Medford, N.J. / St. Joseph s Prep (Pa.) 33 Alex Heyward Jr. M 6-0 178 Charlotte, N.C. / Ardrey Kell 34 Jules Godino So. D 6-3 200 Summit, N.J. / Summit 35 Justin Adams So. M 6-0 195 San Diego, Calif. / Rancho Bernardo 36 Beau Gomez So. D 6-3 205 Ambler, Pa. / Wissahickon 37 Pat Menezes So. LSM 6-2 205 Wading River, N.Y. / Comsewogue 38 Harrison Mather Jr. LSM 6-3 195 Ridgewood, N.J. / Ridgewood 39 Tucker Hull Sr. A 6-0 170 Charlotte, N.C. / Providence 40 Pat Kiernan Sr. LSM 5-11 183 Ridgewood, N.J. / Ridgewood 41 Bear Mistele So. M 6-2 186 Ross, Calif. / San Francisco University (HS) 42 Matt Steffens Sr. D 6-5 220 Chestertown, Md. / Queen Anne s County 43 Richie Doktor Fr. M 6-0 185 North Massapequa, N.Y. / St. Anthony s 44 Ben Sampson Sr. LSM 6-0 168 Doylestown, Pa. / Emmaus 45 Brendan Durkin So. M 6-0 185 Germantown, Md. / Our Lady of Good Counsel 47 Ben Goodrich Fr. LSM 6-1 170 Stevensville, Md. / Kent Island 48 Jack Morgenthaler So. M 5-8 185 Downingtown, Pa. / Malvern Prep 49 Sean Reilly So. FO 6-0 190 Doylestown, Pa. / Central Bucks East 51 Connor Prevost Fr. M 6-0 221 Cary, N.C. / Cardinal Gibbons 52 Trevor Shafran Sr. D 6-3 214 Great Falls, Va. / Langley 53 Trevor Diamond Fr. LSM 6-0 180 Skaneateles, N.Y. / Skaneateles 54 Connor Wade Fr. GK 6-1 180 Chesapeake, Va. / W.T. Woodson 55 Brady Dove Fr. FO 5-10 192 Stevensville, Md. / Kent Island 56 Aaron Zimmerman So. M 5-10 160 Homer, N.Y. / Homer 57 Russ Atkinson Fr. M 5-9 170 Devon, Pa. / Malvern Prep Head Coach: Rick Sowell (Washington College 86), Third Season Assistant Coaches: Ryan Wellner (Mary Washington 00), Third Season and J.L. Reppert (Navy 99), Third Season Volunteer Assistant Coach: Mickey Jarboe (Navy 00), Third Season 2014 Team Captains: Pat Kiernan and Matt Morrison No Name Yr Pos Pronunciation 35 Justin Adams So. M 57 Russ Atkinson Fr. M 14 John Connors So. GK 8 Will Cybulski Jr. A sigh-bull-ski 53 Trevor Diamond Fr. LSM 43 Richie Doktor Fr. M Doctor 55 Brady Dove Fr. FO 45 Brendan Durkin So. M 13 Pat Durkin Sr. M 6 Ryan Everson Jr. D E-ver-son 10 Chris Fennell Fr. LSM/D fuh-nell 22 Colin Flounlacker Fr. M 24 Brendan Francis Fr. A 30 Brendan Gaine Jr. M GAIN 7 Troy Gargiulo Jr. M gar-zsu-lo 34 Jules Godino So. D go-dean-o 36 Beau Gomez So. D 47 Ben Goodrich Fr. LSM 3 T.J. Hanzsche So. A HAN-she 15 Austin Heneveld Sr. M HEN-uh-veld 33 Alex Heyward Jr. M 16 Jack Hinderland Jr. A 11 Zach Hirsch So. M 9 Erik Hoffstadt Sr. M 39 Tucker Hull Sr. A 27 Sam Jones Sr. A 32 Will Jordan Fr. M 23 Patrick Keena So. A KEEN-uh 17 Ryan Kelly Fr. GK 40 Pat Kiernan Sr. LSM 38 Harrison Mather Jr. LSM MAY-ther 37 Pat Menezes So. LSM muh-nezz-ez 41 Bear Mistele So. M mi-stell 48 Jack Morgenthaler So. M MORE-gen-thaw-ler 19 Matt Morrison Sr. M 2 Nik Mullen Sr. D 51 Connor Prevost Fr. M PRE-vohst 25 Sean Price Sr. M 20 Matt Rees Fr. D reece 49 Sean Reilly So. FO 29 Tim Roy Jr. M 44 Ben Sampson Sr. LSM 5 Grant Schuster Fr. M SHOE-ster 52 Trevor Shafran Sr. D SHAF-ren 42 Matt Steffens Sr. D 31 John Trainor Fr. M 12 Gabe Voumard Jr. M voo-mard 54 Connor Wade Fr. GK 18 Kevin Wendel So. M WHEN-del 28 Kevin Whitlock Jr. M 56 Aaron Zimmerman So. M 4 Paul Zimmerman Sr. GK 2015 Team Breakdown Midshipmen By Class Seniors (13): P. Durkin, Heneveld, Hoffstadt, Hull, Jones, Kiernan, Morrison, Mullen, Price, Sampson, Shafran, Steffens, P. Zimmerman Juniors (10): Cybulski, Everson, Gaine, Gargiulo, Heyward, Hinderland, Mather, Roy, Voumard, Whitlock Sophomores (14): Adams, Connors, B. Durkin, Godino, Gomez, Hanzsche, Hirsch, Keena, Menezes, Mistele, Morgenthaler, Reilly, Wendel, A. Zimmerman Freshmen (15): Atkinson, Diamond, Doktor, Dove, Fennell, Flounlacker, Francis, Goodrich, Jordan, Kelly, Prevost, Rees, Schuster, Trainor, Wade Midshipmen By State California (2): Adams, Mistele Delaware (1): Hoffstadt Florida (1): Francis Georgia (1): Schuster Maryland (10): Dove, B. Durkin, P. Durkin, Flounlacker, Goodrich, Jones, Morrison, Price, Rees, Steffens New Jersey (9): Fennell, Godino, Hirsch, Jordan, Kiernan, Mather, Roy, Voumard, Whitlock New York (13): Connors, Diamond, Doktor, Gaine, Gargiulo, Heneveld, Hinderland, Menezes, Mullen, Trainor, Wendel, A. Zimmerman, P. Zimmerman North Carolina (3): Heyward, Hull, Prevost Pennsylvania (7): Atkinson, Gomez, Hanzsche, Kelly, Morgenthaler, Reilly, Sampson, Virginia (4): Cybulski, Keena, Shafran, Wade Wisconsin (1): Everson 2 Midshipmen by Position Attack (7): Cybulski, Francis, Hanzsche, Hinderland, Hull, Jones, Keena Midfield (25): Adams, Atkinson, Doktor, B. Durkin, P. Durkin, Flounlacker, Gaine, Garguilo, Heneveld, Heyward, Hirsch, Hoffstadt, Jordan, Mistele, Morgenthaler, Morrison, Prevost, Price, Roy, Schuster, Trainor, Voumard, Wendel, Whitlock, A. Zimmerman Defense (8): Everson, Fennell, Godino, Gomez, Mullen, Rees, Shafran, Steffens Long Stick Midfield (6): Diamond, Goodrich, Kiernan, Mather, Menezes, Sampson Faceoff (2): Dove, Reilly Goalkeeper (4): Connors, Kelly, Wade, Zimmerman

Overall First Meeting Last Navy Win in Annapolis, Md. Last Boston U. Win in Boston, Mass. First Meeting Current Streak at Neutral Site Sowell vs. Boston U. (Overall) First Meeting at PL Tournament Sowell vs. Boston U. (At Navy) First Meeting Inaugural Meeting 3.29.14, TBD Last Meeting Scouting the Terriers Boston U. has eased into Div. I men s lacrosse under first-year head coach Ryan Polley. While the Terriers have been rewarded with a win in just one of their eight games this season, they have been on the cusp multiple times. BU s lone win was a 12-7 victory on the road against Patriot League foe Lafayette on March 15. Meanwhile, the Terriers have losses against Mercer (17-6), Canisius (9-3), Lehigh (10-7), Providence (10-7), Vermont (13-9), Colgate (7-5) and Bucknell (7-3). While Boston U. ranks among the bottom 17 teams in 10 statistical categories, the Terriers are one of the best in extra-man offense. BU has scored on 44.0 percent (11-25) of its man-up opportunities with rookie attackman Ryan Johnston and freshman middie James Clarke accounting for a combined 7 of the 11 goals this season. Johnston has turned in 11 points on a team-best 9 goals and 2 assists this season, while 3 of Clarke s 4 goals have been on extra-man Freshman attackman Pat Myers, meanwhile is pacing the team with 15 points on 7 goals and a team-best 8 assists, while rookie attackman Adam Schaal has posted 13 points on 7 goals and 6 assists. Florida native Sam Talkow has been phenomenal at the faceoff x where he is ranked 14th nationally with a 61.4 winning percentage (89-145). He has taken all but 14 draws (Elliott Burr, 3-14) for the Terriers, as BU as a team stands 17th in the country (57.9). Although BU is giving up 10.00 goals per game, the defense is averaging 8.38 caused turnovers per contest which is the 17th-best mark in DI lacrosse. Leading the way are rookie defensemen Greg Wozniak, a starter in 6 of the 8 contests, and Cam Pincus, who has started 7 of the 8 games. Wozniak owns a team-best 14 takeaways and 15 ground balls, while Pincus has posted 11 caused turnovers and 11 grounders. Freshman keeper Christian Carson-Banister owns a 10.11 goals-against average and a 54.7 save percentage. He is averaging 11.75 saves per game which stands 10th nationally. Series vs. Boston U. All-Time Game Comparison (Navy / Boston U. Stats) Date Site Result Atten. Shots GB FO EMO Saves TO 3.29.14 First Meeting Statistical Comparison Record 3-5 1-7 Conference Record 2-3 1-3 Coaches/Media Poll NR / NR NR / NR Current Streak Lost 3 Lost 1 Scoring Offense 10.25 6.50 Scoring Defense 9.38 10.00 Scoring Margin +0.87-3.50 Shots / Gm 37.75 31.63 Shots Allowed / Gm 31.75 33.50 Ground Balls / Gm 32.38 25.38 GB Allowed / Gm 26.75 30.00 Faceoffs 110-186 92-159 Faceoff Pct. 59.1 57.9 Clears 104-127 103-131 Clear Pct. 81.9 78.6 EMO 6-20 11-25 EMO Pct. 30.0 44.0 Man Down (stops-att) 22-30 20-35 Man Down Pct. 73.3 57.1 Save Pct. 52.5 54.5 Navy vs. Boston U. - The Series Saturday s contest between Navy and Boston U. marks the inaugural meeting in the series. 3

Navy s Probable Lineup # Pos. Player Yr Hometown GP-GS G A P Sh Other Notes 3 A T.J. Hanzsche So. Berwyn, Pa. 8-8 17 2 19 60 2 EMG Owns a team-best 14-game point/goal-scoring streak 27 A Sam Jones Sr. Annapolis, Md. 8-8 16 12 28 48 20 SOG Has scored just TWO points on the road this season 39 A Tucker Hull Sr. Charlotte, N.C. 8-8 11 5 16 48 2 EMG 3 goals shy of Navy s all-time top 20... owns 70 12 M1 Gabe Voumard Jr. Cape May, N.J. 8-7 8 5 13 32 18 GB Posted 4th career hat trick with 3 vs. Towson 13 M1 Pat Durkin Sr. Germantown, Md. 8-7 6 4 10 18 11 SOG Turned in 1 goal, 1 assist vs. Colgate last weekend 15 M1 Austin Heneveld Sr. East Hampton, N.Y. 8-4 7 0 7 32 9 GB Has put 22 of his 32 shots on goal this season 9 M2 Erik Hoffstadt Sr. Dover, Del. 8-4 2 2 4 13 7 SOG Dealt out a career-high 2 assists at Towson 18 M2 Kevin Wendel So. East Islip, N.Y. 8-1 1 1 2 4 1 SOG Dealt out first career assist vs. Lafayette 25 M2 Sean Price Sr. Millersville, Md. 8-1 2 1 3 7 5 SOG Has produced points in 3 of the 8 games 55 FO Brady Dove Fr. Stevensville, Md. 8-0 2 0 2 10 104-175, 59.4 Has won fewer than 55.0 of draws in 2 of 8 gms (Gtown, Colg) 37 FO Pat Menezes So. Wading River, N.Y. 7-0 0 0 0 0 4-8, 50.0% A long stick midfielder who will faceoff with a pole 40 LSM Pat Kiernan Sr. Ridgewood, N.J. 8-0 2 0 2 5 24 GB, 13 CT Ranked 28th nationally in CT (1.63 per game) 31 DM John Trainor Fr. Northport, N.Y. 8-0 0 0 0 0 12 GB, 5 CT High School All-American who is a physical player 33 DM Alex Heyward So. Charlotte, N.C. 8-0 1 0 1 1 9 GB, 4 CT 2nd-year first-line player; Posted career-high 3 CT at Lehigh 2 D Nik Mullen Sr. Wading River, N.Y. 8-8 0 2 2 2 7 GB, 8 CT 2nd-year starter, Posted career-best 3 CT vs. Lafayette 10 D Chris Fennell Fr. Milford, N.J. 8-8 0 0 0 1 16 GB, 11 CT 2nd on team in CT, 16th on Navy s single season list 20 D Matt Rees Fr. Sykesville, Md. 8-8 0 0 0 0 17 GB, 4 CT 1 of 2 freshman starters on D, grabbed 4GB vs. Colgate GP-GS GA GAA Sv Sv% Min Notes 14 GK John Connors So. Bellmore, N.Y. 8-8 71 9.18 79 52.7 463:56 1st yr starter, posted career-high 17 saves vs. Georgetown A-Attack; M1-First Midfield; M2-Second Midfield; FO-Faceoff Specialist; LSM-Long Stick Midfield; DM; Short Stick Defensive Midfield; D-Close Defense; GK-Goalkeeper 2004 Squad to Be Honored The 2004 Navy lacrosse team will be recognized at halftime of next Saturday s home game against Loyola. Most considered the Mids season a Cinderella story. But the blood, sweat and tears spoke volumes for the Navy squad that fought to play in the program s first National Championship game since 1975. Over the course of the season, several milestones were achieved, including a school-record 15 wins. In addition to recording the most wins in Academy history, Navy earned its highest ranking No. 2 for five-consecutive weeks. Its 9-6 win over Maryland was the program s first win over a top-ranked program and one-of-six Navy wins over top-10 ranked teams. After sweeping through the Patriot League with a 7-0 record in its first season as a member of the league, Navy conquered Colgate and Hobart in the league s postseason tourney to earn the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. By virtue of its Patriot League Tournament win, Navy earned an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, making its first appearance since 1999. The Midshipmen went on to gain the nation s support as they fought their way through the NCAA Tournament. First defeating Penn handily, 11-5, at home and then surviving a battle against seventh-seeded Cornell on the Big Red s home turf. Navy made it to the coveted national semifinals where it beat eighth-ranked Princeton, 8-7, before succumbing to Syracuse by a goal in the finale with better than 40,000 fans looking on. By year s end, seven Midshipmen garnered All-America kudos, including keeper Matt Russell who was named a First-Team All-American and the winner of the Ens. C. Markland Kelly Award as the nation s top goalkeeper. Ian Dingman (Second Team), Ben Bailey (Third Team), Mitch Hendler (Third Team), Joe Bossi (HM), Graham Gill (HM) and Steve Looney (HM) also garnered All- America recognition. Richie Meade was the recipient of the Morris Touchstone Memorial Award, given to the National Coach of the Year. Fallen Hero Not Forgotten For the fourth consecutive year, Navy will honor the memory of fallen Navy SEAL and former Navy lacrosse player Lt. Brendan Looney ( 04), who was killed in Afghanistan on Sept. 21, 2010. In each of the last three years, Navy s players voted who among his teammates best represented what Looney stood for as a man, a warrior and a teammate. Senior co-captain Pat Kiernan has been selected by his peers to honor Looney by wearing jersey No. 40 this spring. Players who Have Worn Jersey #40 in Honor of Brendan Looney 2011 Marty Gallagher Class of 11 2012 Cade Norris Class of 13 2013 Matt Morrison Class of 14 2014 Pat Kiernan Class of 14 Patriot League Success Since joining the Patriot League in 2004, Navy has put together a 55-24 record (69.6) against conference members, which includes an 11-2 (84.6) mark in the Patriot League Tournament... the Mids are 44-22 (66.7) in regular-season action. The Mids have lost regular-season contests to... Army (4) 2008, 10, 11, 12, 13 Boston U. (0) Bucknell (6) 2005, 09, 11, 12, 13, 14 Colgate (5) 2006, 09, 11, 13, 14 Holy Cross (1) 2013 Lafayette (1) 2010 Lehigh (4) 2011, 12, 13, 14 Loyola (0)... 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. Seventeen of the 24 losses have been in games played either at the opponent s field or at a neutral site. Navy owns a 27-7 record at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium against Patriot League competition since joining the conference in 2004. The Mids are 21-7 during the regular season. The Mids have produced undefeated marks in conference action twice, 7-0 in 2004 and 6-0 in 07. Navy has won at least a share of the Patriot League regular-season title in five (2004-05-06-07-08) of the nine years it has been a member of the league. Additionally, the Mids have claimed the league s tournament crown five times (2004-05-06-07-09). 31 different Mids have garnered All-Patriot League recognition, while 19 of the 31 have earned honors multiple times. On the Road Again Since the beginning of the 2004 campaign, Navy has lost 29 of its 58 road games (neutral sites not included). Navy has lost 10 straight games on the road dating back to 2012... the Mids dropped back-to-back games to Maryland and Army in 2012, were 0-5 a year ago and have dropped road contests at Bucknell (9-6), at Towson (14-9) and at Lehigh (13-2) this season. The last time Navy won on the road was March 24, 2012, when the Mids scored a last-second goal to upset 12th-ranked Colgate, 12-11, in Hamilton, N.Y. Navy has had a losing record on the road in four of its last five years. The Mids were 2-4 in 2010, 1-6 in 2011, 3-2 in 2012, 0-5 in 2013 and 0-3 in 2014. Six of Navy s 13 games this season will be played away from its home venue, Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium - at Bucknell (L, 9-6), at Towson (L, 14-9), at Lehigh (L, 13-2), at Boston U., at Army and at Maryland. Navy has averaged 13.0 goals in its 5 home games this season and just 5.6 goals in its 3 road games. Meanwhile, the Mids opponents have scored 39 goals (7.8) in games played in Annapolis vs. 36 on the road (12.0). 4 Covering the Mids Navy Sports Information 566 Brownson Road Annapolis, Md. 21402 Fax: 410-293-8954 Associate SID (Men s Lax) Stacie Michaud Office Phone 410-293-8773 Cell Phone 410-212-3761 E-Mail michaud@usna.edu Interview Policy All interviews with Navy head coach Rick Sowell and/or Navy lacrosse players should be arranged through Associate SID Stacie Michaud. Sowell will be available daily between 2:00-3:00 pm. Media should allow 24 hours advance notice for all interviews and be respectful of the students class schedules. Postgame Interviews Navy head coach Rick Sowell and requested players will be available for postgame interviews outside of the home team locker room following a 10-minute cooling off period. Media wishing to interview specific players should contact Associate SID Stacie Michaud prior to the end of the game. Credentials Navy credentials members of the media only. Navy adheres to the guidelines set forth by the NCAA that prohibits the sale of student-athlete photos for a personal profit. The Navy Sports Information Office reserves the right to revoke credentials from those photographers who are found to have been violating these rules. Credentials may be issued: a) to online entities that are affiliated with a national or regional media organization; or, b) to online entities that host a website that regularly and substantially reports on Navy or the visiting team, and employs for that dedicated website at least one full-time permanent employee who writes a substantial majority of all material posted on the site, and that registers a minimum of 20,000 legitimate unique users per month in each of the past 12 months. An online entity that meets the requirements of either 5.a) or 5.b) and which sponsors message boards or chat rooms may be credentialed only if the entity enforces its policies regarding abusive or discriminatory material. Releases / Photos via Email All Navy men s lacrosse releases, game notes and media advisories are distributed via email to a list maintained by the sports infomation office. 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USILA Coaches Poll (3.24) Warrior/IL Media Poll (3.24) Also In Action Rk Team Record Pts. Last Wk 1. Loyola 8-1 234 (7) 2 2. Cornell 8-0 222 (4) 4 3. Duke 8-2 213 (1) 3 4. Maryland 7-1 196 1 5. North Carolina 7-2 194 7 6. Denver 7-2 185 5 7. Notre Dame 4-2 172 8 8. Virginia 7-2 165 10 9. Johns Hopkins 5-2 137 9 10. Syracuse 4-3 124 6 11. Yale 4-2 107 16 12. Bryant 6-2 96 15 13. Albany 3-3 92 18 14. Massachusetts 7-2 84 11 15. Princeton 4-3 79 13 16. Fairfield 6-2 51 19 17. Penn State 4-4 42 12 18. Penn 3-3 35 14 19. Colgate 7-2 26 RV 20. Army 5-3 20 RV Receiving Votes: Hofstra, Lehigh, Drexel, Towson, Harvard, Rutgers Italics denotes 2014 opponent Rk Team Record Pts. Last Wk 1. Loyola 8-1 450 (14) 2 2. Cornell 8-0 437 (9) 3 3. Duke 8-2 401 4 4. Maryland 7-1 394 1 5. North Carolina 7-2 364 T6 6. Denver 7-2 358 5 7. Notre Dame 4-2 326 9 8. Virginia 7-2 302 10 9. Syracuse 4-3 254 T6 10. Johns Hopkins 5-2 253 8 11. Yale 4-2 228 16 12. Bryant 6-2 180 15 13. Massachusetts 7-2 168 11 14. Princeton 4-3 161 12 15. Albany 3-3 141 19 16. Penn 3-3 98 13 17. Colgate 7-2 93 18 18. Fairfield 6-2 58 RV 19. Hofstra 5-3 56 17 20. Penn State 4-4 45 14 Receiving Votes: Towson, Army, St. John s, Lehigh, Rutgers, Harvard Saturday, March 29 Bucknell at Army Loyola at Colgate Navy at Boston U. Holy Cross at Lehigh Mercer at Lafayette Denver at Georgetown Quinnipiac at Detroit High Point at Furman Marquette at Rutgers Hobart at Mount St. Mary s Notre Dame at Syracuse Fairfield at Bellarmine Cornell at Dartmouth Drexel at Delaware Harvard at Duke Manhattan at Marist Villanova at Penn State St. John s at Providence Bryant vs. Richmond (Manhasset, N.Y.) Penn at Yale North Carolina at Johns Hopkins Jacksonville at Ohio State Princeton at Brown Canisius at Siena Vermont at Albany Towson at Hofstra 12:00 pm 12:00 pm 1:00 pm 2:00 pm 7:00 pm 11:00 am 12:00 pm 12:00 pm 12:00 pm 12:00 pm 12:00 pm 1:00 pm 1:00 pm 1:00 pm 1:00 pm 1:00 pm 1:00 pm 1:00 pm 1:00 pm 1:00 pm 2:00 pm 2:30 pm 3:00 pm 3:00 pm 7:00 pm 7:00 pm Fast Facts Senior attackmen Tucker Hull and Sam Jones have started every game (46) they have played in since their arrival in 2011. Sophomore attack T.J. Hanzsche has earned a starting nod at attack in each of the last 16 contests. At least one Navy player has turned in a hat trick in 42 of the last 67 games (dating back to the 2009 season), including 5 of the 8 games this season. Sam Jones has pitched hat tricks in 4 contests this spring, while Tucker Hull and T.J. Hanzsche have twice registered hat tricks. Junior middie Gabe Voumard pitched his fourth career hat trick and first of the year against Towson. The three games Navy did not post a hat trick in were losses at Bucknell and Lehigh and at home against Colgate. T.J. Hanzsche (6), Sam Jones (5) and Tucker Hull (3) combined to score 14 of the Mids 21 goals in its win over Holy Cross. It was just the second time under head coach Rick Sowell that three players produced hat tricks. The first time was last year against Lafayette when Jones, Hanzsche and Gabe Voumard pitched three goals apiece. Among the 46 games in which they have played, Sam Jones and Tucker Hull has been held without a goal AND an assist in just 7 games apiece. Since 2004, Navy owns an amazing 57-2 record when holding its opponents to six or fewer goals, including a 15-1 mark in the last six seasons combined. Navy owns a remarkable 57-5 record when scoring 10 or more goals since 2004, including a 33-4 mark in the last six seasons (9-1 in 2009, 10-1 in 2010, 3-2 in 2011, 5-0 in 2012,3-0 in 2013 and 3-0 in 2014). At least one pole has scored either a goal or dealt out an assist every year since 1994. Senior close defenseman Nik Mullen produced his first collegiate point against VMI in this season s opener by dealing out an assist and extending the trend. Additionally, in Navy s win over Lafayette, senior long pole Pat Kiernan scored a goal while fellow senior pole Ben Sampson dealt out his first collegiate assist against the Leopards. Navy has registered a pair of man-down goals in each of the last two seasons and ironically in each of the first two contests. Patrick Keena (VMI) and T.J. Hanzsche (Georgetown) have Navy s short-handed goals this season. The Mids have lost 10 straight games on the road and are just 3-10 under head coach Rick Sowell. Navy has outscored their foes 50-20 in games its has won, while it has been outscored 55-32 in games it has lost. In games they have won, the Mids have outscored the opponent 25-6 in the first half. In games they have lost, the Mids have been outscored 31-11 over the first two quarters. National Leader Board According to the latest national statistics released on Monday by the NCAA, the Mids are ranked among the top 20 in four categories. The Mids are ranked among the top 10 in man-down defense (12th, 73.3) ground balls per game (15th, 32.38), faceoff win % (16th, 59.1) and caused turnovers per game (20th, 8.13). After finishing outside of the top 30 in each of the last five years in faceoff percentage, Navy rookie Brady Dove has the Mids among the top 20. Dove stands tied for 19th in the individual rankings, winning 59.4 percent (104-175) of the draws he has taken, while Navy as a team is ranked 16th with a 59.1 faceoff winning percentage. A new stat added to the NCAA rankings this season is clearing percentage. Navy, though, would probably have preferred it left off the rankings as the Mids are 55th among 67 teams (81.9). Navy hasn t had a player finish the season among the top 50 in goals per game since 2007 when Ian Dingman finished 19th (2.20). Sophomore T.J. Hanzsche is just outside of the top 50 in 53rd where he average 2.13 goals per game. Navy in the NCAA Rankings (out of 67 Teams) Category Rk Avg. Leader Man-Down Defense 12 73.3 88.9 Ground Balls Per Game 15 32.38 38.78 Faceoff Win % 16 59.1 69.6 Caused Turnovers Per Game 20 8.13 11.29 Scoring Offense 26 10.25 16.00 Scoring Defense 26 9.38 5.50 Scoring Margin 27 +0.88 +7.44 Points Per Game 30 15.88 26.17 Turnovers Per Game 32 15.13 9.89 Saves Per Game 37 10.38 16.83 Assists Per Game 38 5.63 10.17 Shot % 38 27.2 40.7 Win % 46 37.5 1.000 Extra-Man Offense 47 30.0 68.8 Clearing Percentage 55 81.9 97.5 Individual (top 50) Category Rk Avg. Player Faceoff Percentage 19 59.4 Brady Dove Ground Balls / Gm 19 6.88 Brady Dove Goals Against Avg. 23 9.18 John Connors Save % 30 52.7 John Connors Saves / Game 33 9.88 John Connors Assists / Game 35 1.50 Sam Jones Points / Game 36 3.50 Sam Jones National Exposure Since the start of 2004, 59 Navy lacrosse games have been televised. 2004 4-2 (6) CSTV 1-1 ESPN 2-1 WMAR 1-0 2005 3-3 (6) CSTV 3-0 ESPN 0-3 2006 3-4 (7) CSTV 2-4 ESPN 1-0 2007 2-3 (5) CSTV 2-1 ESPN 0-1 MASN 0-1 2008 3-5 (8) CBS C 1-2 ESPN 2-2 MASN 0-1 2009 5-2 (7) CBS C 3-0 ESPN 1-2 MASN 1-0 2010 3-5 (8) CBS C 3-3 ESPN 0-2 2011 0-3 (3) CBS 0-2 ESPN 0-1 2012 1-3 (4) CBS 1-2 ESPN 0-0 NBC 0-1 2013 0-5 (5) CBS 0-2 ESPN 0-3 NBC 0-0 CBS Sports Network: 16-17 ESPN: 6-14 NBC Sports Network: 0-1 MASN: 1-2 WMAR: 1-0 Just two regular-season contests are on tap to be aired this season, both by CBS Sports Network. CBS Sports Network will air the April 12 showdown between Army and Navy live from Michie Stadium beginning at 2:00 pm. The following weekend, CBS Sports Network will broadcast the Navy-Johns Hopkins battle at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in a rare Friday evening contest. CBS Sports Network will also carry the Patriot League Tournament Semifinals and Championship Game. The expanded Patriot League Tournament format lends itself to two Patriot League quarterfinal contests on Tuesday, April 22, however, they will not be televised. The Patriot League Semifinals on April 25 (4:30 and 7:30 pm) and the Patriot League Championship Game (1:00 pm) on April 27 will be aired live. The Mids own a 24-35 record when their games are televised (since 04)... Navy is 16-18 on CBS Sports Network all-time and 6-14 on the ESPN family of networks... the Mids are also 1-0 on local Baltimore station WMAR, 1-2 on MASN and 0-1 on NBC Sports Network. The Mids own a 68-28 record in games that have not been televised since the start of 2004. Navy s 2014 Television Schedule 4-12 at Army 2:00 pm 4-28 Johns Hopkins 7:00 pm 4-25 Patriot League Semifinals 4:30 / 7:30 pm 4-27 Patriot League Championship 1:00 pm CBS Sports Network 5

Welcome to the Club! On March 12, 2013, Navy attackman Tucker Hull became the 30th player in program history to join the Mids elite list of 100-point scorers. Hull moved into 18th on Navy s all-time scoring list with a goal and an assist against Colgate last Saturday. With 122 points, he trails 17th-place Eddie McKinnon (1999-02) by just 4 points and is 8 behind 15th-place Rich Wehman (1980-83) and classmate Sam Jones. Meanwhile, Jones joined the elite 100-point list with 2 goals and an assist against arch rival Army on April 13, 2013. Jones is tied for 15th on Navy s all-time scoring list with 130 points alongside Rich Wehman (1980-83). He trails 14th-place Dennis Nealon (1988-91) by 2 points and 13th-place Brian Keith (1987-90) by 4 points. Hull and Jones are only the fourth set of classmates in program history to reach 100 points. Brendan Schneck (121) and Mike Hannan (101) from the Class of 78, Mike Herger (197) and Brian Keith (134) from the Class of 1990 and Ian Dingman (188) and Billy Looney (103) from the Class of 2007 are the others. Hull and Jones are just the 13th and 14th players at Navy, respectively, to reach the 100-point mark as juniors. Mike Herger (109), Ian Dingman (102) and Brendan Schneck (121) accomplished it as sophomores. Jones, who led the team last spring with 33 points on 21 goals and 12 assists, has reached the 30-point milestone as a freshman, sophomore and junior... he is one of only 7 players in program history to achieve that feat, joining Paul Basile, James Chambers, Ian Dingman, Mike Herger, Jeff Long and Nick Mirabito. Those players went on to score 30-plus in their senior years, as well. Jones currently leads the team in scoring with 28 points on 16 goals and 12 assists. As a sophomore, Hull produced 47 points on 23 goals and 24 assists, becoming the Mids first 40-point scorer since Nick Mirabito turned in 46 points on 23 goals and 23 assists in 2008... it s the most points scored by a Navy player since 2006 when Jon Birsner dealt out 36 assists en route to his 54-point effort. Hull has turned in a goal in 33 of the 46 games he has played in during his career, including hat tricks 13 times. He has dealt out assists in 28 games and has posted 29 multi-point performances. Among the 46 games Jones has played in, he has scored a goal in 35 contests and produced an assist in 30. He has recorded 22 multi-goal games, including hat tricks in 14 games. Additionally, he has put up multiple points in 33 contests. In Navy s 2012 opener against VMI, Hull and Jones combined to score 17 points, including 11 of the 14 goals... the last Navy tandem to combine for 11 goals was Brendan Schneck and Mike Hannan, who pitched in 6 and 5 goals, respectively, to help guide the Mids to a 16-8 win over Princeton on April 8, 1978. Jones turned in a remarkable 9-point (5-4) effort against the Keydets in 2012... just two years later, Jones posted a career-best 10-point performance (4-6) against the Keydets... it s the most points scored by a Navy player since Dennis Nealon produced 12 points against Washington College on March 20, 1991. Hull, meanwhile, led the Mids with six goals in the 2012 VMI game... it was the most goals by a Navy player since Taylor Harris scored six against Holy Cross on March 26, 2006. Teammate T.J. Hanzsche scored six goals against Holy Cross this season. Hull is one of only 3 players in program history to post three 8-point games in a season (2012) - 6-2 vs. VMI, 3-5 at Lafayette and 3-5 vs. Holy Cross... joins Mike Buzzell (1978) and Dennis Nealon (1990)... no Navy player has recorded four 8-point games in a season. Hull and Jones are among just 10 players in school history and 14 among active Div. I players with 70 goals and 50 assists. Hull stands among the nation s leaders in the following career categories: points (26th, 122), points per game (31st, 2.65), goals (T39th, 70), assists (T19th, 52), assists per game (T24th, 1.13). Jones, meanwhile, is ranked among the nation s leaders in the following career stats: points (21st, 128), points per game (20th, 2.83), goals (T26th, 78), goals per game (43rd, 1.70), assists (T19th, 52), assists per game (T24th, 1.13). Navy s Year-by-Year Scoring leaders (Since 2000) 2000 42 Eddie McKinnon 24-18-42 2001 34 Eddie McKinnon 23-11-34 2002 39 Eddie McKinnon 28-11-39 2003 40 Ian Dingman 23-17-40 2004 62 Ian Dingman 36-26-62 2005 42 Jon Birsner 11-31-42 2006 54 Jon Birsner 18-36-54 2007 44 Nick Mirabito 23-21-44 2008 46 Nick Mirabito 23-23-46 2009 32 Tim Paul 18-14-32 2010 38 Patrick Moran 28-10-38 2011 38 Tucker Hull 23-15-38 38 Sam Jones 23-15-38 2012 47 Tucker Hull 23-24-47 2013 33 Sam Jones 21-12-30 2014 28 Sam Jones 15-12-27 Navy s Career Points List 1. 233 Jeff Long 1974-77 10. 143 James Chambers 1946-49 11. 141 Syd Abernethy 1978-81 12. 140 Glen Miles 1983-86 13. 134 Brian Keith 1987-90 14. 132 Dennis Nealon 1988-91 15. 130 Sam Jones 2011-present 130 Rich Wehman 1980-83 17. 126 Eddie McKinnon 1999-02 18. 122 Tucker Hull 2011-present A Closer Look at Navy s Schedule Five of Navy s opponents this season are among the nation s top 20 teams according to this week s edition of the USILA Coaches Poll. Additionally, Lehigh and Towson, who defeated Navy earlier this season, are receiving votes. Rk Team Record Pts. LW 1 Loyola 8-1 234 (7) 2 4 Maryland 7-1 196 1 9 Johns Hopkins 5-2 137 9 19 Colgate 7-2 26 RV 20 Army 5-3 20 RV Two (Colgate, Loyola) of the 9 Patriot League teams are ranked in BOTH the USILA Coaches Poll and Warrior/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll. Army is ranked 20th in the coaches poll and receiving votes in the media poll, while Lehigh fell out of the rankings this week and is receiving votes in both polls. Six of Navy s 2014 opponents finished the 2013 campaign ranked among the nation s top 20 teams according to the final installment of the USILA Coaches Poll. Rk Team 13 Record NCAA Tourney 5 Maryland 10-4 4 9 Loyola 11-5 4 10 Lehigh 12-5 4 14 Johns Hopkins 9-5 15 Bucknell 12-4 17 Towson 10-8 4 Navy s 2014 schedule features games against four programs who received NCAA Tournament bids a year ago Lehigh, Loyola, Maryland and Towson. Since the start of the 2004 season, Navy has played 71 of its 154 games against teams ranked in the top 25, posting a 33-38 record (46.5). Since the start of the 2000 campaign, 102 of Navy s 207 games have been against ranked teams... in those games, Navy is 45-57 (44.1). In games against unranked foes since 2000, Navy is 79-28 (73.8)... the losses are to Air Force ( 03), Army ( 10 twice, 12, 13), Bucknell ( 05, 09, 11, 12, 13, 14), Colgate ( 06, 08, 09, 11, 13, 14), Georgetown ( 11, 13, 14), Holy Cross ( 13), Jacksonville ( 12), Lehigh ( 11), Penn State ( 03), Towson ( 10, 13, 14) and UMBC ( 01). 6 The Patriot League 2014 Patriot League Standings Patriot League Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. Loyola 4 0 1.000 8 1 88.9 Colgate 3 1 75.0 7 2 77.8 Army 3 1 75.0 5 3 62.5 Lehigh 3 2 60.0 7 3 70.0 Bucknell 3 2 60.0 5 4 55.6 Navy 2 3 40.0 3 5 37.5 Boston U. 1 3 25.0 1 7 12.5 Lafayette 1 4 20.0 1 6 14.3 Holy Cross 0 4 00.0 2 7 22.2 Players of the Week - March 24 Offense: Justin Ward, Loyola Defense: Alex Spring, Bucknell Goalkeeper: Sam Grinberg, Bucknell Rookie: Sam Talkow, Boston U. Mids Picked Sixth in Patriot League By a cast of voters that included the league s coaches and sports information directors, the five-time Patriot League Champion Navy lacrosse team has been selected to finish sixth according to the 2014 Preseason Patriot League Poll. With the addition of Loyola and Boston U. this season, the Patriot League Tournament will be expanded to six teams and will feature a quarterfinal round where the top two seeds receive a bye. The 2014 Patriot League Quarterfinals will be Tues., April 22, with the semifinals on April 25 and the championship on April 27. The Mids have won at least a share of the regularseason Patriot League title in five of the 10 seasons (2004-05-06-07-08) they have been a member of the conference, while compliling an 11-2 record in the Patriot League Tournament to earn five Patriot League Tournament titles (2004-05-06-07-09). 2014 Patriot League Preseason Poll 2012 2012 School Pts. Record PL Record 1. Loyola 123 (13) 11-5 6-1 ECAC 2. Bucknell 109 (3) 12-4 5-1 3. Lehigh 108 (2) 12-5 6-0 4. Army 86 8-6 4-2 5. Colgate 73 8-7 3-3 6. Navy 56 3-10 1-5 7. Holy Cross 42 7-8 2-4 8. Lafayette 35 3-10 0-6 9. Boston U. 16 NA NA 2014 Preseason All-Patriot League Team A David Dickson, Bucknell A John Glesener, Army A Justin Ward, Loyola M Thomas Flibotte, Bucknell M Terry McKenna, Holy Cross M Jimmy Ryan, Colgate D Joe Fletcher, Loyola D Jackson Place, Bucknell D Ty Souders, Lehigh GK Matt Poillon, Lehigh FO Alex Daly, Army LSM Pat Kiernan, Navy Offensive Player of the Year: John Glesener, Army Defensive Player of the Year: Joe Fletcher, Loyola Navy s Patriot League History Year Preseason RS Finish 2004 1st 1st 2005 1st T-1st 2006 1st T-1st 2007 1st 1st 2008 1st T-1st 2009 2nd 3rd 2010 1st 2nd 2011 2nd 5th 2012 5th T-4th 2013 5th 6th

Fantastic Faceoff Frosh Navy has struggled in its faceoff game over the last several years, but head coach Rick Sowell has high hopes that its youth will help spark a change. Freshman Brady Dove, who is ranked 19th nationally in faceoff winning percentage (104-175, 59.4) is already among Navy s top 15 on the career faceoff wins leader board, a list which dates back just 30 years when faceoffs were first documented. He stands 14th on the list and trails 2013 graduate Evan McGoogan by just 4. Dove became the program s all-time leader in faceoff wins by a freshman following a 12-for-17 performance against Lafayette. He took over the faceoff attempts record by a frosh just one game later at Towson when he won 17 of the 27 draws. Mike Haertel had been the record holder, winning 64 of 122 draws in 1997. Just twice has he lost the faceoff battle against the opposition (Georgetown, Colgate). Dove has been nothing short of sensational this season. He won 16 of the 21 draws in the Mids opener against VMI (2.8) which marked the best faceoff day for a Navy player since Pat Kiernan won 80.0 percent (8-10) of his draws against Towson last year. He had a remarkable performance against Holy Cross (3.1) where he claimed 19 of the 34 draws he took. The 19 wins tied as the third most in program history, just one off the record set in 1995 and later tied in 2004. It also marked the most wins by a Navy player since Logan West won 19 against Bucknell on March 3, 2012. Meanwhile, the 34 attempts are the most in school history, improving upon the previous mark of 32 set by Dan Sullivan (twice) in 1995. In the win over Lafayette, he won 12 of the 17 draws, including four in a row to start the fourth quarter in which Navy converted into four goals in just 1:14. Last year, Navy s Sean Reilly cracked the lineup where he won 31 of the 62 draws he took as a Plebe. He stands 19th on Navy s career wins list with 33 wins. Sophomore pole Pat Menezes will also take draws this season, he was 3-for-4 against VMI in the opener and is 7-for-14 over two seasons. 2014 NCAA Faceoff Winning % List 1. 80.0 (108-135) Joseph Nardella Rutgers 18. 59.9 (82-137) Alex Daly Army 19. 59.4 (104-175) Brady Dove Navy 20. 58.7 (101-172) Brad Lott Michigan Navy s Career Faceoff Wins List 1. 363 Chris Pieczonka 2002-05 9. 154 Dan Sullivan 1993-95 10. 139 Frankie Coppola 2006-10 139 Chris Messineo 1994-97 12. 109 Michael Schaal 1999-02 13. 108 Evan McGoogan 2010-13 14. 104 Brady Dove 2014-present 15. 92 Robby Battle 2007-10 16. 89 Bart Orr 1997-00 17. 64 Tommy Wallin 2003-07 18. 54 Dan Decker 2005-08 19. 33 Sean Reilly 2013-present 20. 24 Pat Kiernan 2011-present Navy s Single-Season Faceoff Wins List 1. 173 Chris Pieczonka 2004 4. 137 Chris Pieczonka 2005 5. 129 William Wallace 2006 6. 126 Mikelis Visgauss 2008 7. 110 Logan West 2011 8. 106 Frankie Coppola 2009 11. 104 Brady Dove 2014-present 104 William Wallace 2007 Navy s Freshman Faceoff Wins List 1. 84 Brady Dove 2014 2. 64 Mike Haertel 1997 Navy s Freshman Faceoff Attempts List 1. 136 Brady Dove 2014 2. 122 Mike Haertel 1997 Department of Defense Since 2000, Navy s defense has been ranked among the top four nine times including No. 1 four times. Last year, however, Navy struggled on defense, surrendering 133 goals (10.23 goals/game) in its 13 contests... it was Navy s highest GAA since the 1998 season when the Mids also allowed 133 goals in 13 games for a 10.23 GAA. Though fielding a young defense that features a firstyear starter at goal in John Connors and a pair of freshmen starting close defensemen in Chris Fennell and Matt Rees, Navy stands 26th in the country in scoring defense, giving up 9.38 goals per game. Navy has surrendered double-digit goals in 4 of its 8 contests, losing 3 of the 4 (def. Holy Cross). Since 2004, Navy has lost just 23 games when holding foes to nine or fewer goals, posting a 77-23 mark (77.0)... 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 and twice in 14. Navy s defense has given up double-figure goals 41 times in its last 123 games (2006-present), 43 times in the last 139 (2005-present) and 47 times (Ohio State, Army, Johns Hopkins and Syracuse in 04; Georgetown and Virginia in 05; Army 06; Colgate, Georgetown, Johns Hopkins and North Carolina in 07; Georgetown, Johns Hopkins-twice and Colgate in 08; Colgate, Johns Hopkins and Duke in 09; North Carolina, Lafayette, Towson, Georgetown, Maryland and Army-PL Tourney in 10; North Carolina, Lehigh, Bucknell, Towson, Maryland, Army and Johns Hopkins in 11; Jacksonville in 12; Fairfield, Bucknell, Lafayette, Colgate, Lehigh, Army and Johns Hopkins in 13; Holy Cross, Towson, Lehigh and Colgate in 2014) in the last 157 games (2004-present). Dating back to 2003, Navy HAD won 45-straight games when holding its foes to five or fewer goals... however that streak was snapped on March 26, 2011, by Colgate in a 5-4 win over the Mids... Navy has won 48 of its last 49 when achieving the feat. Since 04, Navy has held 53 of its 157 opponents to 25 or fewer shots and is 44-9 (Ohio State 04, Colgate 06, Maryland 07, Army 08, Johns Hopkins 08-twice, Colgate 09, Army 11, Jacksonville 12, Lafayette 14). Navy in the NCAA Statistics Yr. Rank GAA #Gm Goals Allowed 2000 1 6.00 13 78 2001 4 7.38 13 96 2002 4 7.23 13 94 2003 2004 2 7.06 18 127 2005 1 6.63 16 106 2006 1 5.47 15 82 2007 3 6.60 15 99 2008 3 6.50 16 104 2009 7 7.69 16 123 2010 13 8.67 15 130 2011 38 9.62 13 125 2012 14 8.92 12 107 2013 32 10.23 13 133 2014 26 9.38 8 75 Navy Among Winningest Programs Navy is one of just six Div. I men s lacrosse programs that has produced 700 wins and one of four to reach 750 victories. With 762 wins, Navy is the third-winningest team in Div. I men s lacrosse history behind Johns Hopkins (938), the only program to top 900 wins, and Syracuse (850). Navy will face three of the other 700-win programs this year, including back-to-back weekends against Army (April 21) in the annual Star Game and Johns Hopkins (April 18). The Mids will also battle Maryland on May 3 in College Park. The 700 Club 1. 938 Johns Hopkins (5-2) 938-305-15 2. 850 Syracuse (4-3) 850-327-16 3. 762 Navy (3-5) 762-329-14 4. 757 Maryland (7-1) 757-258-4 5. 745 Army (5-3) 745-361-7 6. 734 Hobart* (2-6) 734-470-20 * Hobart played at the Div. III level prior to 1995 7 Navy In the Polls Navy in the National Polls Date USILA Coaches Nike/IL Media Preseason RV NR 2.17 NR NR 2.24 NR NR 3.3 NR NR 3.10 NR NR 3.17 NR NR 3.24 NR NR By the Numbers Record vs. Teams Ranked in Top 25 146-183 Record vs. Teams Ranked in Top 20 144-183 Record vs. Teams Ranked in Top 15 110-173 Record vs. Teams Ranked in Top 10 80-135 Record vs. Teams Ranked in Top 5 29-82 Record vs. Teams When Ranked in Top 25 255-170 Record vs. Teams When Ranked in Top 20 255-170 Record vs. Teams When Ranked in Top 15 234-154 Record vs. Teams When Ranked in Top 10 164-104 Record vs. Teams When Ranked in Top 5 68-42 *** Rankings began in 1973 Navy s Record Against... Rk Record Last Game 1 1-22 L 8-11 Maryland 4.5.13 2 2-17 L 5-14 Johns Hopkins 4.23.11 3 6-13 L 5-14 at Duke 5.9.09 4 11-18 L 8-9 North Carolina 2.25.12 5 9-10 W 19-9 North Carolina 3.2.07 6 10-13 W 8-2 Johns Hopkins 4.21.12 7 14-15 L 4-9 Lehigh 3.30.12 8 9-7 W 10-4 Maryland 4.3.09 9 10-11 L 7-15 Johns Hopkins 4.18.09 10 8-6 W 13-11 UMBC 4.15.03 11 5-8 L 4-15 at Johns Hopkins 4.20.13 12 6-10 L 6-13 at Maryland 4.6.12 13 9-5 L 12-13 Georgetown (OT) 4.2.10 14 3-6 L 8-9 at Loyola 2.19.11 15 6-8 L 2-13 at Lehigh 3.15.14 16 7-1 W 6-4 at Bucknell 3.25.07 17 9-3 L 9-14 Army 4.16.10 18 5-2 L 12-7 at Lehigh 3.30.13 19 8-1 W 8-6 Ohio State 2.14.09 20 5-1 L 9-12 Ohio State 2.28.04 21 1-0 W 9-3 Ohio State 2.24.06 22 1-0 W 11-5 at Army 4.25.98 23 0-0 24 0-0 25 0-0 All-Time Record 146-183 (44.4) Navy s Record When Ranked... Rk Record Last Game 1 0-0 2 7-3 L 8-7 at Bucknell (OT) 3.12.05 3 15-10 L 10-8 vs. #6 Virginia 5.21.05 4 36-17 L 10-9 at #7 Georgetown 3.31.07 5 10-12 W 12-2 vs. Holy Cross 3.17.07 6 26-18 L 6-9 at #17 Army 4.12.08 7 24-7 W 11-3 at #14 N. Carolina 3.4.06 8 21-13 W 8-3 at Colgate 3.23.08 9 11-9 L 8-9 at #6 N. Carolina 2.20.09 10 14-15 L 5-12 #7 Johns Hopkins 4.19.08 11 13-12 L 7-8 #15 Loyola (OT) 2.20.10 12 20-12 L 5-14 at #3 Duke 5.9.09 13 12-12 W 8-4 Army 4.11.09 14 17-9 L 4-10 #4 Johns Hopkins 5.17.08 15 8-5 L 9-10 Colgate 3.21.09 16 6-4 L 4-11 #4 N Carolina 2.25.10 17 3-3 L 8-15 at #15 Lafayette 3.12.10 18 4-2 W 12-6 at #22 Army 4.25.98 19 0-2 L 11-8 at #9 Mass. 3.10.01 20 7-3 W 11-5 #3 Georgetown 4.1.01 21 0-0 22 0-0 23 0-0 24 0-0 25 0-0 All-Time Record 255-170 (60.0)