Collegiate Men's Lacrosse

Colleges and Universities A-Z Naval Academy - Annapolis
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<p>Published in the Dallas Morning News:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/colleges/national/stories/031707dnspolacrosse.388ea49.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/colleges/national/stories/031707dnspolacrosse.388ea49.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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It's not unusual for Easterners to head to Texas for spring break, but Navy's and Holy Cross' lacrosse teams plan to make a little history while they are here. </p>

<p>In what's being billed as the first NCAA Division I lacrosse match in the Dallas area, Navy will take on Holy Cross at noon Saturday at SMU's Ford Stadium. </p>

<p>"Navy played in the Astrodome in 1971 against Johns Hopkins; that was the first one in Texas," Tom Fitzsimmons, president of the North Texas chapter of U.S. Lacrosse, said. Fitzsimmons is one of several organizers who helped bring the game to the area....

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<p>*More than 1,500 turn out for area's first-ever NCAA Division I game *</p>

<p>Published in the Dallas Morning News:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/colleges/smu/stories/031807dnsponavylacrosse.37ee9ce.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/colleges/smu/stories/031807dnsponavylacrosse.37ee9ce.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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As lacrosse matches go, Navy's 12-2 domination of Holy Cross wasn't exactly a thriller. However, the participants were thrilled with the reception for the area's first-ever NCAA Division I lacrosse game. </p>

<p>Many in Saturday's crowd of 1,572 at SMU's Ford Stadium sported T-shirts and jerseys of local lacrosse teams. A number of youngsters brandished their sticks from attending a pregame clinic. </p>

<p>There were also a significant number of Navy fans who engaged in the lacrosse tradition of pre- and postgame tailgating....

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<p>Mids improve to 6-0 in lacrosse</p>

<p>Published in the Annapolis Capital:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2007/03_18-44/NAS%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2007/03_18-44/NAS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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Junior Nick Mirabito scored three goals and assisted on two others to lead the fifth ranked Navy Midshipmen to an easy 12-2 Patriot League victory over Holy Cross in front of a terrific crowd of 4,482 fans at Gerald J. Ford Stadium on the campus of Southern Methodist University.
The game was the first Division I lacrosse game played in the Dallas Metroplex area.</p>

<p>Navy improved to 6-0 overall and 3-0 in the Patriot League. Holy Cross dropped to 2-5, 0-4 Patriot League....

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<p>For Immediate Release
Monday, March 19, 2007
Men's Lacrosse Contact: Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773</p>

<p>Mids Ranked No. 4 in Men's Lacrosse Coaches and Media Polls</p>

<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Off to its best start since 1989, the Navy men's lacrosse team boasts a 6-0 record and is ranked No. 4 in both the USILA Coaches Poll, as well as the Nike/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll. The Midshipmen picked up three first-place votes in the media poll, as it held at No. 4 for the second-consecutive week. Meanwhile, the Mids jumped over Duke into No. 4 on the coaches poll after picking up a pair of victories last week against Canisius and Holy Cross.</p>

<p>Cornell held on to the No. 1 spot in both polls, marking the first time this season a team has been ranked No. 1 in consecutive weeks. The Big Red, however, has not played a game since defeating Army, 7-4, on March 10. They will be back in action Tuesday evening when they travel to Durham, N.C. for a 7:00 pm battle with the fifth-ranked Blue Devils. The top-five teams in the coaches poll remained the same with Navy and Duke flipping spots in the poll. Meanwhile, the media poll's top four teams remained the same with Albany and Duke also changing spots with the Great Danes taking over the No. 5 spot and the Blue Devils moving down to No. 6.</p>

<p>Navy is one of only four teams in the country that is unbeaten, joining Cornell (4-0), Albany (5-0) and Fairfield (5-0). The Mids' six wins are the most in Div. I lacrosse this spring, while Virginia, North Carolina and Patriot League member Bucknell have also turned in seven wins in '07.</p>

<p>The Midshipmen will be back in action on Wednesday when they play host to Patriot League foe Colgate. Game time is slated for 4:00 pm at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The Voice of Navy Lacrosse Pete Medhurst will call the game which will be available only on Navy All-Access via <a href="http://www.NavySports.com%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.NavySports.com&lt;/a>. Navy All-Access provides fans with access to numerous live and archived video events including selected Midshipmen athletic contests from a variety of sports. Fans can begin purchasing the Navy All-Access pass ($4.95/month) immediately by clicking on the Navy All-Access icon on <a href="http://www.NavySports.com%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.NavySports.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p>

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<p>For Immediate Release
Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Men's Lacrosse Contact: Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773</p>

<p>Navy Takes Three of Four Weekly Patriot League Men's Lacrosse Awards </p>

<p>CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - Following a pair of victories last week, including a 12-2 victory over Patriot League opponent Holy Cross, three Navy men's lacrosse players have garnered weekly recognition from the Patriot League the conference office announced Monday afternoon. Junior attack Nick Mirabito (Binghamton, N.Y.) was named the Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week, All-American Jordan DiNola (Ballston Lake, N.Y.) was named the defensive player of the week for the second-consecutive week, while senior Colin Finnegan (Arnold, Md.) picked up his third Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Week nod.</p>

<p>At least one Navy player has been the recipient of a Patriot League weekly award in four of the five weeks, including defensive player of the week in each of those four weeks. In all, five different players have garnered honors from the conference office.</p>

<p>Mirabito paced the Midshipmen last week by producing nine points in wins over Canisius and Holy Cross. He turned in a pair of goals and a pair of assists against the Golden Griffins on Tuesday before recording a five-point game against the Crusaders that featured his third hat trick of the 2007 campaign. Mirabito has now scored a point (goal/assist) in 37-consecutive games which is the second-longest current streak in Div. I men's lacrosse. Heading into Wednesday's contest against Colgate, Mirabito is tied with Colgate's Matt Lalli as the top point producer in the Patriot League, averaging 3.33 points per contest.</p>

<p>DiNola and Finnegan continue to anchor one of the nation's stingiest defensive units in the country. Last week the Midshipmen allowed just seven goals in two wins, an average of 3.50 goals per game. Navy stands No. 1 in the country with its 4.50 goals-against average, giving up just 27 markers in 360 minutes of play. DiNola held one of the premier scorers in the country, Canisius' Kevin Ross, to one goal and one assist. Ross currently stands fifth nationally for active goal scorers, scoring 96 in his career. </p>

<p>Finnegan, meanwhile, had a sensational week working in the goal where he made 19 saves and gave up just five goals. He stopped 10 shots against Canisius in nearly 57 minutes of action and on Saturday, he held Holy Cross scoreless while making nine stops in his 56-plus minutes. He finished the week with a 2.68 GAA, while saving 79.2 percent of the shots he faced. He leads the nation with his .721 save percentage and owns a 4.11 GAA this spring.</p>

<p>The Midshipmen will be back in action on Wednesday when they play host to Patriot League foe Colgate. Game time is slated for 4:00 pm at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. </p>

<p>The Voice of Navy Lacrosse Pete Medhurst will call the game which will be available only on Navy All-Access via <a href="http://www.NavySports.com%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.NavySports.com&lt;/a>. Navy All-Access provides fans with access to numerous live and archived video events including selected Midshipmen athletic contests from a variety of sports. Fans can begin purchasing the Navy All-Access pass ($4.95/month) immediately by clicking on the Navy All-Access icon on <a href="http://www.NavySports.com%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.NavySports.com&lt;/a>. </p>

<p>2007 Patriot League Players of the Week
2/20 - Geoff Leone (DPOW), Colin Finnegan (GOW)
2/27 - NA
3/6 - Andrew Dow (DPOW); Colin Finnegan (GOW)
3/12 - Jordan DiNola (DPOW)
3/19 - Nick Mirabito (OPOW); Jordan DiNola (DPOW); Colin Finnegan (GOW)</p>

<p>OPOW - Offensive Player of the Week; DPOW - Defensive Player of the Week; GOW - Goalkeeper of the Week; ROW - Rookie of the Week</p>

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<p>Gm 7: #4 Navy (6-0, 3-0) vs.Colgate (4-2, 1-0)
Wednesday, March 21 • 4:00 pm • Annapolis, Md. • Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (34,000)</p>

<p>Media Information
Television: None
Radio/Internet: Navy All-Access at NavySports.com (Pete Medhurst)
Live Stats: Gametracker on NavySports.com</p>

<p>Talking Points
• Boasting a 6-0 record, Navy is off to the program's best start since 1989 ... a win over Colgate would give the Mids a 7-0 mark for the first time since 1986 when Navy opened the year 8-0.
• Navy owns a 26-2 record against Patriot League opponents since joining the league in 2004 ... its two losses are to opponents the Mids will face this week - 8-7 OT loss at Bucknell in '05, 6-3 loss at Colgate in '06.
• Navy and Colgate meet at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium for the first time since Navy battered the Raiders 15-5 in the opening round of the 2004 Patriot League Tournament.
• Navy has outscored Colgate, 50-23, since the Midshipmen joined the Patriot League in 2004.
• Navy has scored 10 goals on its 21 extra-man opportunities (.476) ... Colgate has been penalized just 12 times this spring and has yet to give up a man-up goal.
• Junior attack Nick Mirabito has scored a goal or dealt out an assist in all 37 games in which he has played ... it's the second-longest active streak in Div. I lax.
• A Navy player has produced a hat trick in each of its six contests this season - Ian Dingman 3x, Nick Mirabito 3x, Billy Looney 2x, Bruce Nechanicky 1x.
• Navy's defense is ranked No. 1 in the country, giving up 4.50 goals per game ... senior keeper Colin Finnegan is pacing the nation with his 72.1 save percentage.
• Navy has given up double-figure goals just once (Army in '06) in its last 21 games and three times in the last 37 contests.
• 17 players have scored goals for Navy, 17 players have produced assists - a total of 23 different players have turned in a goal or an assist.</p>

<p>Game Preview
• One of only four unbeaten teams in the country, Navy (6-0 overall, 3-0 Patriot League) will look to push its winning streak to seven in a row when it plays host to Colgate (4-2, 1-0) on Wednesday in a Patriot League showdown ... action is set for 4:00 pm at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis.
• The Midshipmen are coming off a 12-2 victory over Holy Cross last Saturday in Dallas, Texas ... Navy built a 10-0 lead before giving up a pair of goals in the final 2:14 ... junior Nick Mirabito pitched a career-high five-point performance which featured his third hat trick of the season, while senior Colin Finnegan played 56 minutes of scoreless action while making nine saves in goal.
• Colgate has been off since dropping a 7-4 decision to Penn State last Tuesday at Georgetown Prep in Bethesda, Md. ... sophomore midfielder Brandon Corp pocketed three of the Raiders' four goals, while midfielder Nick Monastero scored the fourth.
• Wednesday's contest will be carried only on Navy's All-Access via NavySports.com with Pete Medhurst calling the action.</p>

<p>Navy vs. Colgate - The Series
• Navy leads the all-time series with Colgate, 5-1, dropping its only game last year in a 6-3 Raider decision in Hamilton, N.Y.
• Navy and Colgate have met four times since the Midshipmen joined the Patriot League in 2004 ... Navy owns a 3-1 record against the Raiders and have outscored Colgate, 50-23, over that span.
• Navy owns a 3-0 record in games played in Annapolis ... the last time the two teams met at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium was in the opening round of the 2004 Patriot League Tournament when the Mids recorded a 15-5 win over the Raiders en route to the program's first Patriot League Tournament title. </p>

<p>Recapping Last Year's Meeting
• Unranked Colgate outscored fourth-ranked Navy 4-0 in the fourth quarter to hand the Mids their first loss of the season, a 6-3 decision by the Raiders at Tyler's Field. For Navy, it marked just its second loss in conference action since joining the Patriot League in '04.
• Four different players scored the Raiders' four goals in the final stanza, including senior Brian Robinson whose two-yard strike at 4:49 broke the 3-3 tie and sparked three goals in the final five minutes.
• Colgate dominated the pace of the game early as Navy struggled to get the ball on the offensive side of the field. The Mids had multiple clearing opportunities that went awry most likely due to the strong winds and blustery, heavy snow falling in the first quarter. Navy was 0 for 4 on clear attempts before finally getting its first offensive possession after four minutes elapsed.
• The Raiders got on the scoreboard first when attack Rob Ryan fed senior middie Robert Trasolini for an eight-yard strike on an EMO at the 8:08 mark in the opening quarter.
• Navy knotted the score when All-American Billy Looney slid from the right side of the box to shoot a 10-yarder up the gut at 14:22. Looney gave the Mids a 2-1 lead when he scored on the exact play he scored on four minutes earlier, nailing a left-handed shot.
• Rookie Brandon Corp evened the score at two apiece when Matt Lalli tossed Corp the ball from behind the cage and Corp fired in a left-handed shot from eight yards out just before the half.
• Looney completed the hat trick when he took a pass from Nick Mirabito and targeted his shot with 2:03 left in the third quarter and gave the Mids a 3-2 advantage heading into the final quarter.
• Navy was held scoreless for the final 17 minutes, while Colgate had an offensive explosion in the fourth quarter, scoring four goals on eight shots in the final 15 minutes.</p>

<p>Start Me Up
• Navy has opened the season with a 6-0 record just six times, including this season, since the NCAA became the governing body of lacrosse in 1971.
• The Mids are off to their best start since the 1989 squad opened the season 6-0 ... a win over Colgate would push Navy's record to 7-0 and give the program its best start since 1986 when the Midshipmen began the year 8-0 before dropping its final four games of the season.
• Navy is one of just four teams (of 56) that is unbeaten in '07 ... joining the Midshipmen are No. 1-ranked Cornell (4-0), Albany (5-0) and Fairfield (5-0).
• Navy joins Virginia, North Carolina and Bucknell as having won the most games in Div. I lax this season, earning six victories.</p>

<p>Home Cookin'
• Navy owns a 21-5 record (.808) in games played at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium since the start of the 2004 campaign, outscoring its foes, 291-168 (11.2 to 6.5 gpg).
• The Mids have allowed just three teams (Georgetown in 2005; Ohio State and Johns Hopkins in 2004) to reach double digits in games played on their home field over the last four seasons ... Navy has held 11 of its 26 opponents to five or fewer goals.
• Navy owns a 3-0 record at home this season, snapping its two-game losing streak to end the 2006 campaign. </p>

<p>A Game of Streaks
• Navy junior attack Nick Mirabito owns the nation's second-longest consecutive games with a point streak ... he has produced a goal or an assist in every game in which he has played, a run of 37-straight contests.
• Canisius' Kevin Ross is atop the list having scored in 39-straight games.
• Navy junior middie Terence Higgins has produced an assist in all six games this season ... senior Tewaaraton Trophy nominee Billy Looney has produced a point in every game this season and his seven-game scoring streak dates back last year's NCAA quarterfinal match-up against Georgetown.
• At least one Navy player has scored three goals in each of the last seven games dating back to last year's NCAA Tournament match-up against Georgetown.
• The Mids have held five of their six opponents to five or fewer goals this season ... dating back to 2003, Navy has won 26-straight games when holding its foes to five or fewer goals.</p>

<p>Patriot League Success
• Since joining the Patriot League in 2004, Navy is 26-2 (.928) against opponents from the league, including a 6-0 mark in the Patriot League Tournament ... the Mids lost to Bucknell in 2005 and Colgate in 2006.
• Navy has won at least a share of the Patriot League regular-season title in each of its first three years as a member of the league ... additionally, the Mids have claimed the league's tournament crown all three years, earning the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
• 20 different Midshipmen have garnered All-Patriot League recognition since 2004, while eight of the 20 have earned honors multiple times.
• A Navy player has earned three of the four major awards, including senior Billy Looney who was named the 2004 Patriot League Rookie of the Year.
• Richie Meade was named the Patriot League Coach of the Year in 2004 after leading the Mids to a flawless 7-0 mark in league competition.</p>

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<p>Hopkins' 'Big Four' begin season slowly</p>

<p>Published in the BS:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/lacrosse/bal-sp.laxnotes21mar21,1,1962992.story%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/lacrosse/bal-sp.laxnotes21mar21,1,1962992.story&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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The faces have changed at some key positions in Annapolis, but the Navy men's lacrosse formula continues to thrive.</p>

<p>Control faceoffs and dominate time of possession. Bully the opponent with physical, man-to-man defense. Look for transition opportunities constantly. Wear people down by using a rotation approaching 30 players.</p>

<p>The No. 5 Midshipmen (6-0), who have feasted on three Patriot League opponents and are looking to knock off visiting Colgate today, are off to their best start since 1989 and the best ever under 13-year coach Richie Meade....

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<p>Navy 15 / Colgate 10.... Final score!!!</p>

<p>Mids remain undefeated!</p>

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<h1>4 Navy def. Colgate, 15-10</h1>

<p>For Immediate Release
Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Men's Lacrosse Contact: Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773</p>

<p>Navy Hangs 15 on Colgate, Improves to 7-0</p>

<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Basil Daratsos (Niskayuna, N.Y.), William Wallace (Bloomfield Village, Mich.) and Ian Dingman (Deferiet, N.Y.) combined for 11 goals to lead the fourth-ranked Navy lacrosse team (7-0, 4-0 Patriot League) to a 15-10 victory over Patriot League foe Colgate (4-3, 1-1 Patriot League) Wednesday afternoon at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Navy utilized a 5-0 run in the opening quarter to help seal its seventh-straight win of the season, giving the Mids their best start since 1986 when Navy opened the year 8-0.</p>

<p>After dropping a 6-3 decision to the Raiders last year in Hamilton, N.Y., the Midshipmen came out with one thing on their mind - revenge. Ironically, the charge was led by Daratsos, a rookie who did not feel the sting of last year's loss. Just 14 seconds elapsed in the game before Daratsos stuck in his first of four goals on the afternoon. He followed up with a second goal just over a minute later, firing in a shot from the left side, 10 yards out. By the 12:21 mark, Navy held a 3-0 lead as sophomore attack Bruce Nechanicky (Montgomery Village, Md.) produced his seventh goal of the year.</p>

<p>Navy extended its lead to 4-0 when senior Tommy Wallin (Mountain Lakes, N.J.) fed Billy Looney (Silver Spring, Md.) on an extra-man goal at 5:03. On the ensuing face-off, Wallace won the draw, picked up the grounder and headed straight to the goal where he scored the first of his four goals on the day at the 4:57 mark.</p>

<p>The Mids opened up a 6-0 lead when Wallace took a pass and poked it past Colgate keeper Tom Harrington just 2:40 into the second period.</p>

<p>The Raiders finally got on the scoreboard with 10:20 remaining in the half as a Joshua Back goal staged a mini run by Colgate. The Raiders went on to score back-to-back extra-man goals at 9:23 and 7:02 by Nick Monastero and Kevin Colleluori, respectively, in what turned out to be a penalty-plagued afternoon. In all, 16 penalties were called against teams that came into the contest as the two least penalized teams in the Patriot League.</p>

<p>Navy answered with a pair of goals by Dingman and Wallace before Colgate's Brendan Hurley scored the final tally of the half at 1:13, as Navy held a 9-4 advantage at the intermission. Dingman ended the game with three goals and in doing so he moved past Mike Herger (1987-90, 107 goals) into third place on the Mids' all-time goals scored list with 108.</p>

<p>Navy salted the game away with four-consecutive goals, including a score by junior attack Nick Mirabito (Binghamton, N.Y.) who extended his consecutive games with a point streak to 38 in a row, the second longest in the country.</p>

<p>Navy outscored the Raiders, 5-2, in the third quarter and while Colgate pitched a 4-2 advantage in the goal column in the fourth quarter, it was too little, too late.</p>

<p>"Last year our only Patriot League loss was against Colgate, so we definitely had that on our mind," said Wallace, who pitched his first-collegiate hat trick. "We were emotionally very excited for this game and to come out and get five goals right away in the first quarter was exactly how we wanted to start this game."</p>

<p>The Midshipmen scored just three goals on eight extra-man opportunities which is not bad considering no team had scored an extra-man goal against Colgate in its previous six contests (0-12). Meanwhile, the Raiders seemed to figure out the Mids' man-down defense, converting on five of its seven man-up opportunities.</p>

<p>Navy outshot Colgate, 54-34, while also winning the ground ball war, 39-34. Face-offs were nearly split down the middle as Colgate won 15 and the Mids claimed 14, including 13 by Wallace.</p>

<p>"Last year, Chris Eck (12-23 face-offs) had my number, so coming into this game I was focused on my face-off game," said Wallace. "Colgate is a tough team and Eck is an effective player. I believe he has been hurt, but he'll make a difference now that he's back."</p>

<p>The 10 goals by Colgate marks the first time since last year's Army-Navy game that a team has been able to put up double-digit goals against the Midshipmen and just the third time in the last 22 games.</p>

<p>Navy will be back in action on Sunday when it travels to Lewisburg, Pa., to face 18th-ranked Bucknell. The Mids and Bison are set to face off at 1:00 pm and will be carried live on 1430 WNAV with Pete Medhurst calling the action. In addition, Bucknell will provide a live online video feed free of charge via the Bison web site.</p>

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<p>Published in the Washington Compost:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/21/AR2007032102603.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/03/21/AR2007032102603.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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William Wallace, a senior on the Navy men's lacrosse team, has a lot on his plate these days. He is the main faceoff man, plays on the second midfield line and is on extra-man offense. He contributed in all three phases in a 15-10 Patriot League victory over Colgate yesterday in Annapolis.</p>

<p>Wallace finished with four goals and 10 ground balls and won 13 of 19 faceoffs for the Midshipmen (7-0, 4-0). Navy led 5-0 at the end of the first quarter, and it could have been more lopsided. Two of its shots hit the goal post, and freshman goalkeeper Tim Harrington saved four point-blank shots....

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<p>*With '06 loss in mind, Mids master Colgate *</p>

<p>Published in the BS:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/lacrosse/bal-sp.navylax22mar22,1,7815230.story%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/lacrosse/bal-sp.navylax22mar22,1,7815230.story&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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From the opening minutes of yesterday's rematch with Colgate, it was obvious that the Navy men's lacrosse team was not going to let it happen again.</p>

<p>A year after suffering its first loss to its Patriot League rival, the fifth-ranked Midshipmen dispatched the Raiders with ease at chilly Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.</p>

<p>Led by senior midfielder William Wallace and freshman midfielder Basil Daratsos, Navy scored the game's first six goals, then cruised to a 15-10 victory....

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<p>Navy unleashes on Red Raiders to improve to 7-0 in lacrosse</p>

<p>Published in the Annapolis Capital:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2007/03_22-15/NAS%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2007/03_22-15/NAS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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Navy's lacrosse team has anxiously awaited an opportunity to atone for last season's surprising loss to Colgate.</p>

<p>The Midshipmen thought they might get a chance in the 2006 Patriot League Tournament, but the host and top-seeded Raiders lost in the first round.</p>

<p>So Navy had a year's worth of pent up emotion and frustration ready to unleash when the teams finally met yesterday. It showed....

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<p>Posted on GoMids.com:</p>

<p><a href="http://navy.scout.com/2/627331.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://navy.scout.com/2/627331.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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Navy Lacrosse beat Canisius 13-5 earlier in the week. Chris Swezey was there and gives us these exclusive obervations of the game....

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<p>Gm 8: #4 Navy (7-0, 4-0) at #16 Bucknell (7-1, 1-0)
Sunday, March 25 • 1:00 pm • Lewisburg, Pa. • Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium (13,100)</p>

<p>Media Information
Television: None
Radio/Internet: 1430 WNAV, 1050 WFED (Pete Medhurst); wnav.com, federalnewsradio.com; NavySports.com; free live video feed at <a href="http://www.Bucknellbison.com%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.Bucknellbison.com&lt;/a>
Live Stats: None</p>

<p>Game Preview
• One of only four unbeaten teams in the country, Navy (7-0 overall, 4-0 Patriot League) travels to Bucknell (7-1, 1-0) on Sunday looking to avenge a loss it suffered against the Bison the last time the Mids played in Lewisburg, Pa. ... action is set for 1:00 pm at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium.
• The Midshipmen are coming off a 15-10 victory over Colgate in Annapolis on Wednesday ... Basil Daratsos and William Wallace paced Navy with four goals apiece, while Ian Dingman produced his fourth hat trick of the 2007 campaign ... a penalty-filled contests, 16 fouls were called and the two teams combined for eight extra-man goals.
• Bucknell has won two in a row, including a 12-5 victory over league foe Lafayette on Tuesday ... the Bison trailed the Leopards, 4-3, at the half, but outscored Lafayette, 9-1, in the second half to clinch their first win in conference play.
• Sunday's contest will air live on 1430 WNAV and 1050 WFED with Pete Medhurst calling the action ... additionally, Bucknell will show a free live feed of the game via its web site at <a href="http://www.BucknellBison.com%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.BucknellBison.com&lt;/a> (.)</p>

<p>Talking Points
• Boasting a 7-0 record, Navy is off to the program's best start since 1986 when the Mids opened the year 8-0 ... the 1986 team is the only Navy squad that has jumped out to an 8-0 start since 1971.
• Navy owns a 27-2 record against Patriot League opponents since joining the league in 2004 ... its two losses are to opponents the Mids face this week - 8-7 OT loss at Bucknell in '05, 6-3 loss at Colgate in '06.
• Navy and Bucknell meet at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium for only the second time in series history ... the last time the two faced off in Lewiburg, the Bison walked away with an 8-7 victory in OT.
• Junior attack Nick Mirabito has scored a goal or dealt out an assist in all 38 games in which he has played ... it's the second-longest active streak in Div. I lax.
• A Navy player has produced a hat trick in each of its seven contests this season - Ian Dingman 4x, Nick Mirabito 3x, Billy Looney 2x, Basil Daratsos 1x, Bruce Nechanicky 1x, William Wallace 1x.
• Navy's defense is ranked No. 1 in the country, giving up 4.97 goals per game ... senior keeper Colin Finnegan is pacing the nation with his 68.5 save percentage.
• Navy has given up double-figure goals just twice (Army in '06, Colgate in '07) in its last 22 games and four times in the last 38 contests.
• 17 players have scored goals for Navy, 17 players have produced assists - a total of 23 different players have turned in a goal or an assist.</p>

<p>Navy vs. Bucknell - The Series
• Navy holds a narrow 3-2 advantage over Bucknell in the all-time series that began with a Bison victory in 1996.
• Navy and Bucknell have met three times since the Midshipmen joined the Patriot League in 2004 ... the Mids own a 2-1 edge in Patriot League contests, holding the Bison to five goals in both of their wins.
• Sunday's contest marks just the second time in series history that the two teams will square off on Bucknell's home field ... the Bison captured an 8-7 overtime victory over the Midshipmen in 2005 on a blustery afternoon at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium.
• Bucknell is responsible for one of just two Patriot League losses by the Midshipmen in their four seasons as a member of the conference.</p>

<p>Recapping Last Year's Meeting
• Midfielder William Wallace won 16 of 17 face-offs and earned Most Valuable Player recognition as he led fourth-ranked Navy to a 9-5 victory over Bucknell in the First 4 Invitational played at Torero Stadium in San Diego, Calif.
• Bucknell grabbed the upper hand early, taking a 2-0 lead with more than nine minutes to play in the opening period. John Togneri and Nick Marks each found the back of the net on Bucknell's first two shots of the contest.
• The Bison held Navy scoreless until the final minute of the first stanza as attack Nick Mirabito scored on a heady inbounds pass by classmate Terence Higgins. Bucknell was caught paying too much attention to the mid-field on its 10-man ride and left Mirabito wide open in front of the cage.
• Mirabito's goal gave Navy the momentum heading into the second quarter, as the Mids went on to outscore Bucknell 4-2 in the second quarter. Navy opened the second quarter with a goal by Jon Birsner who targeted a shot off an assist from Billy Looney and knotted the game at two apiece.
• The Bison countered with a man-up goal by Perry Menzies who was fed by Tommy Moore, giving Bucknell a 3-2 advantage with 8:38 remaining in the first half.
• Navy scored three unanswered goals, including back-to-back extra-man strikes by Looney and Mirabito to give Navy a 5-3 lead with 4:42 to go.
• Steve Case gave the Bison some momentum heading into the half by scoring an unassisted goal 35 seconds before intermission and narrowed Navy's lead to just one (5-4).
• Navy's defensive unit had a solid second half, giving up just one goal in the final 30 minutes of action. Navy, meanwhile, scored four more goals before game's end, including two extra-man goals and a pair of targets by midfielder Tommy Wallin.</p>

<p>Start Me Up
• Navy has opened the season with a 7-0 record just four times, including this season, since the NCAA became the governing body of lacrosse in 1971.
• The Mids are off to their best start since the 1986 squad opened the season 8-0 ... a win over Bucknell would give Navy an 8-0 start for the first time since '86 and only the second time since 1965.
• Navy is one of just four teams (of 56) that is unbeaten in '07 ... joining the Midshipmen are No. 1-ranked Cornell (4-0), Albany (5-0) and Fairfield (5-0).
• Navy and Bucknell have each recorded seven wins this spring, pacing the country in victories.</p>

<p>Number Crunching
• Senior Ian Dingman moved past four-time All-American Mike Herger (1987-90, 107 goals) into third on Navy's career goals list with 108 goals after pitching his fourth hat trick of the season on Wednesday against Colgate ... Dingman needs three goals to time National Hall of Fame member Mike Buzzell (1977-80) for second on the list.
• Dingman also moved into a tie for 11th on the career assists list with 56 ... he is tied with Shannon Heyward (1955-97).
• Dingman is five points shy of Navy's top-five career scorers ... with 164 points, Dingman trails three-time Turnbull Award winner Jimmy Lewis who amassed 169 points from 1964-66.
• Classmate William Wallace scooped up 10 grounders against Colgate to move into third on Navy's career ground balls list ... he trails former teammate Steve Looney (2003-06) by just 17 grounders.
• Winning 13 of 19 draws against the Raiders, Wallace is now tied with Chris Dingman for second on the Mids' career face-off wins list with 258 ... he is just over 100 wins behind all-time record holder Chris Pieczonka who picked up 363 wins from 2002-05.
• Wallace entered Navy's top-20 single-season face-off wins list this week where he stands 15th with 49 wins, seven behind Dingman who won 56 in 2001.</p>

<p>2004 Similarities
• Senior William Wallace and rookie Basil Daratsos each scored four goals in Navy's 15-10 win over Colgate Tuesday, marking the first time since the 2004 Navy-Colgate encounter that two Midshipmen have registered at least four goals in a game ... Wallace owed 14-career goals going into the game and had never scored more than one goal in a contest.
• Navy clobbered the Raiders, 21-6, in the 2004 regular-season contest where Ian Dingman punched in five goals, while Conor McKenzie and Dwayne Osgood each scored four in the win.
• Navy's 87 goals through seven games are the most since the 2004 squad recorded 95 goals ... the Mids' 12.4 scoring average is their best since the '04 team posted 13.57 goals per game after its first seven outings.
• The Mids have produced double-digit goals in five of their seven games ... the 2004 team also reached double-digit goals in five of its first seven contests.</p>

<p>A Game of Streaks
• Navy junior attack Nick Mirabito owns the nation's second-longest consecutive games with a point streak ... he has produced a goal or an assist in every game in which he has played, a run of 38-straight contests.
• Canisius' Kevin Ross is atop the list having scored in 39-straight games.
• Senior Tewaaraton Trophy nominee Billy Looney has produced a point in every game this season and his eight-game scoring streak dates back last year's NCAA quarterfinal match-up against Georgetown.
• Rookie Basil Daratsos has recorded a point in five-straight games, including three in a row with a goal.
• At least one Navy player has scored three goals in each of the last eight games dating back to last year's NCAA Tournament match-up against Georgetown.
• The Mids have held five of their seven opponents to five or fewer goals this season ... dating back to 2003, Navy has won 26-straight games when holding its foes to five or fewer goals.</p>

<p>Patriot League Success
• Since joining the Patriot League in 2004, Navy is 27-2 (.931) against opponents from the league, including a 6-0 mark in the Patriot League Tournament ... the Mids lost to Bucknell in 2005 and Colgate in 2006.
• Navy has won at least a share of the Patriot League regular-season title in each of its first three years as a member of the league ... additionally, the Mids have claimed the league's tournament crown all three years, earning the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
• 20 different Midshipmen have garnered All-Patriot League recognition since 2004, while eight of the 20 have earned honors multiple times.
• A Navy player has earned three of the four major awards, including senior Billy Looney who was named the 2004 Patriot League Rookie of the Year.
• Richie Meade was named the Patriot League Coach of the Year in 2004 after leading the Mids to a flawless 7-0 mark in league competition.</p>

<p>A Dominant Stretch
• Navy is in the midst of one of its most dominant four-year runs in school history ... since the start of the 2004 season, Navy owns a 45-11 record (.804).
• During that same stretch, Navy is 20-9 (.690) against ranked opponents and 25-2 mark (.926) against unranked foes.
• Since the start of the 2004 season, Navy owns a 7-4 record against teams ranked higher than the Mids in the USILA Coaches Poll ... against lower ranked or unranked teams, Navy is 38-7.
• The Mids have posted a 22-5 record at home, outscoring their foes, 306-178 (11.3 to 6.6 gpg) during that span ... just four teams have reached double digits on Navy's home field during that stretch.
• The Mids may be even better on the road since the 2004 campaign, owning a 15-4 record and defeating 10 ranked teams in the process ... ironically, two of Navy's four road losses have come to unranked Patriot League opponents.
• In the last three-plus seasons, the Midshipmen have produced the top-three win totals in school history ... in 2004, Navy won 15 games en route to its NCAA Championship game appearance and in 2005, the Mids produced 12 wins in earning their second-consecutive NCAA Tournament berth ... last spring, Navy claimed wins in 11 contests.
• The Class of 2007 became the winningest class in school history last Tuesday when it claimed its 45th win in 56 contests ... last year's graduating class turned in a 44-18 record (.710).</p>

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<p>Published in the Washington Times:</p>

<p><a href="http://washingtontimes.com/sports/20070323-115818-9059r.htm%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://washingtontimes.com/sports/20070323-115818-9059r.htm&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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Navy has found scoring threats just about everywhere it has turned in the first month of the season. </p>

<p>And that, perhaps more than a typically staunch defense, is a promising sign for the fourth-ranked Midshipmen. </p>

<p>The Mids (7-0, 4-0 Patriot), who visit No. 17 Bucknell tomorrow, have scored at least nine goals in every game and reached double figures in four of their last five outings. That includes a 15-10 thrashing of Colgate on Wednesday ignited by six straight goals to start the game....

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<p>Published in the Annapolis Capital:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2007/03_25-41/NAS%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2007/03_25-41/NAS&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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Ray Finnegan has been tutoring Navy goaltenders for the better part of the last 20 years. Now the veteran volunteer assistant coach gets to instruct his own son.</p>

<p>Colin Finnegan is the starting goalie for the Navy men's lacrosse team. Having a father who played and coached the position helped the St. Mary's High graduate become the last line of defense for the fourth-ranked team in Division I....

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<p>Navy ousts Bucknell 6:3.... Mids stand at 8&0!!!!</p>

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<p>Published in the BS:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/lacrosse/bal-sp.laxrup26mar26,0,7208153.story?coll=bal-college-lacrosse%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/lacrosse/bal-sp.laxrup26mar26,0,7208153.story?coll=bal-college-lacrosse&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

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Ian Dingman scored three goals, including a fourth-quarter goal with 5:20 left that stemmed a Bucknell rally, to help lead Navy (8-0, 5-0 Patriot League) to a 6-3 victory over Bucknell (7-2, 1-1) in front of 1,025 at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium yesterday. </p>

<p>The fifth-ranked Mids are 8-0 for the first time since 1986 and for only the second time since 1965....

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<p>For: Immediate Release
Sent: March 25, 2007
Contact: Scott Strasemeier (410) 293-8775</p>

<p>Navy Men's Lacrosse Team Improves To 8-0 With 6-3 Victory Over Bucknell</p>

<p>LEWISBURG, Pa. -- Senior attack Ian Dingman (Deferiet, N.Y.) scored three goals, including a critical fourth-quarter goal with 5:20 left that stemmed a Bucknell rally, to help lead Navy (8-0, 5-0 in the Patriot League) to a 6-3 victory over Bucknell (7-2, 1-1) in front of 1,025 fans at Christy Mathewson-Memorial Stadium. With the win, the Mids improve to 8-0 for the first time since 1986 and for only the second time since 1965.</p>

<p>"Our defense was outstanding this afternoon," said Navy head coach Richie Meade. "If you only let a team get off nine shots on goal, the odds are you're going to win. Our offense has played well all year, but today was not our best day. In the second half we made some poor decisions, but to Bucknell's credit their defense did a good job, especially their goalkeeper."</p>

<p>Navy dominated play in the first half and through much of the third quarter, scoring five of the first six goals of the game.</p>

<p>Dingman got Navy on the board with a man-up goal with 7:56 left in the first quarter off an assist from Nick Mirabito (Jr./Binghamton, N.Y.). The assist marked the 39th-consecutive game that Mirabito has scored a goal or dealt out an assist in a game, the second-longest such streak in the country.</p>

<p>Dingman made it 2-0 with 3:28 left in the first quarter off an assist from Bruce Nechanicky (So./Montgomery Village, Md.) and then Nechanicky scored a goal of his own early in the second period off an assist from William
Wallace (Sr./Bloomfield Village, Mich.) to make it 3-0 Navy.</p>

<p>The Bison finally got on the board with 10:39 left in the second on a man-up goal by Perry Menzies, but Tommy Wallin (Sr./Mountain Lakes, N.J.) answered with 1:03 left in the second off an assist from Nechanicky to give Navy a comfortable 4-1 lead at the half.</p>

<p>Nechanicky made it 5-1 with 10:58 left in the third quarter off an assist from Mirabito, before Bucknell worked its way back into the game on back-to-back goals by Joe Mele and Brian Gargan. Gargan?s goal came with 33 seconds left in the third quarter.</p>

<p>The Navy man-down defense was tested in the fourth quarter as the Mids were hit with four penalties in a two-minute span. Navy was two men down for one minute and then had to kill a 30-second penalty and a one-minute penalty in succession. </p>

<p>After returning to full strength, the Mids reassumed control of the game and Dingman's unassisted goal put the game away.</p>

<p>The Navy defense was sensational once again, allowing just nine shots on goal. Senior goalie Colin Finnegan (Arnold, Md.) made four saves. Another key facet was face-off game as the Mids won all 12 draws, including an 8-for-8 performance by Wallace, while Mikelis Visgauss (Setauket, N.Y.) was 4-4.</p>

<p>"After giving up 10 goals to Colgate earlier this week, we focused on man-down and unsettled situations," said junior defenseman Brendan Teague (Annapolis, Md.). "When the pressure is on, we become more focused and tighten things up."</p>

<p>Navy will travel to Washington, DC, to take on the No. 7 Georgetown Hoyas (4-2) in a game that has been changed to 1 p.m. according to the Georgetown web site. The game will be televised on a taped-delayed basis by MASN at 4:30 p.m.</p>

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<p>Navy-Georgetown game time changed</p>

<p>For Immediate Release
Monday, March 26, 2007
Men's Lacrosse Contact: Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773
For more information on Navy Lacrosse, log on to <a href="http://www.NavySports.com%5B/url%5D"&gt;www.NavySports.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Navy-Georgetown Men's Lacrosse Game Time Changed to 1:00 pm</p>

<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Saturday's Navy men's lacrosse game against Georgetown has been changed to a 1:00 pm start at the Multi-Sport Field on the campus of Georgetown University. The game had previously been scheduled for 3:00 pm, however to accommodate television coverage, the contest between the fourth-ranked Mids and seventh-ranked Hoyas was pushed up. </p>

<p>Leif Elsmo and 2006 USILA Player of the Year Matt Ward will call the game for Mid-Atlantic Sports Network (MASN). MASN will air the game on a tape-delayed basis (approximately 4:30 pm), immediately following the conclusion of the Washington Nationals-Baltimore Orioles baseball game.</p>

<p>In addition to television coverage, the Voice of Navy Lacrosse, Pete Medhurst, will call the game for 1430 WNAV, as well as 1050 WFED.</p>