Navy Sports

GreatAmerican · February 22, 2007, 5:39pm

Navy Aims To End Regular Season On High Note

Game-Day Data
NAVY (14-14 / 4-9) at COLGATE (9-18 / 4-9)
February 24, 2007 • 2:00 pm (EST)
Cotterell Court (3,100) • Hamilton, N.Y.
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Navy Aims To End Regular Season On High Note
With the Patriot League tournament destination still in doubt for the Navy men's basketball team, the Mids will look to enhance their seeding in their Patriot League regular-season finale on Saturday at Colgate, beginning at 2:00 pm, in Hamilton, N.Y. The Mids enter the contest with a 14-14 overall mark and are 4-9 in the Patriot League.

Navy is tied for fifth in the Patriot League play, but can finish anywhere from a fifth seed to a seventh seed when all is said and done after the weekend. With a win, Navy will not only finish with at least a .500 record for the season, but will likely earn the fifth seed and a date in Washington, D.C., against American next Wednesday. However, a loss will send the Mids to the seventh seed and a trip to either Lewisburg, Pa., to play Bucknell or to Worcester, Mass., to play Holy Cross. A Navy win and an Army win on Saturday over Bucknell will give Navy the sixth seed and a contest against third-seeded Lehigh. The top two seeds, Bucknell and Holy Cross, have yet to lose this year to any of the bottom six teams in the Patriot League.

Navy is coming off a disappointing 71-60 loss to American on Tuesday night, in which the Mids shot just 33.3 percent from the floor, while American shot 53.3 percent for the contest. Greg Sprink scored 21 of his 23 points in the second half of that contest, but it was too little too late as American jumped out to a nine-point halftime lead (27-18) and quickly pushed the margin to 18 points (38-20) early in the second half.

Colgate, meanwhile, is 9-18 overall and is tied for fifth with Navy (and Army) in the Patriot League at 4-9. The Raiders have lost four straight games, two of them coming in overtime. It will be the final game at Cotterell Court for four Colgate seniors, who own a 4-9 record at home this year. Jon Simons leads Colgate at 13.2 ppg.

GreatAmerican · February 22, 2007, 6:28pm

For Immediate Release
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Contact: Jonathan Maggart (410) 293-8771

Navy Baseball Players Visit St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Ten members of the 2007 Navy baseball team visited St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital on Thursday in Memphis during their trip to Tennessee for the Service Academy Spring Classic this weekend.

Michael Garcia (Kailua, Hawai’i), B.J. Bickel (Benson, N.C.), Daniel Kovalcik (Westwood, Mass.), James Lee (Asheville, N.C.), Dominic Lopez (Quincy, Mich.), Mitch Harris (Mt. Holly, N.C.), Bill Maugeri (Edgewater, Md.), Jack Ferrick (Stafford, Va.), Joshua Martinez (Denver, Colo.) and Matt White (Yorba Linda, Calif.) came by the hospital and passed out foam baseballs, Navy wristbands, Navy baseball posters and teddy bears to the children. The Midshipmen were able to visit the transplant area, extended care facility and spoke with the children, medical and non-medical personnel and more than 50 families on Thursday morning.

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is one of the world's premier centers for research and treatment of catastrophic diseases in children, primarily pediatric cancers. The mission of St. Jude Children's Research Hospital is to find cures for children with catastrophic diseases through research and treatment.

Research efforts are directed at understanding the molecular, genetic and chemical bases of catastrophic diseases in children, identifying cures for such diseases and promoting their prevention. Research is focused specifically on cancers, acquired and inherited immunodeficiencies, infectious diseases and genetic disorders.

Navy, off to its best start in 18 years with a 6-1 record to open the 2007 campaign, will take on Air Force on Friday and Saturday at USA Stadium in Millington, before wrapping up the classic with Missouri on Sunday at Memphis’ Nat Buring Stadium.

GreatAmerican · February 22, 2007, 6:32pm

Several titlists return to ring for Brigade Championships

Published in the Annapolis Capital:

<a href="http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2007/02_22-36/NAS%5B/url%5D">http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2007/02_22-36/NAS</a>

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Navy boxing coach Jim McNally lost four of his team's best boxers to injuries in intercollegiate competitions in recent weeks, but he is still excited about the annual showcase that is the Brigade Boxing Championships.

Despite the losses, there will be a great deal of experience in the ring tomorrow evening when at least one of the boxers in 10 of the 12 bouts that will be contested in one of the academy's most popular events will be a returnee from last year's finals....

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GreatAmerican · February 22, 2007, 6:34pm

Mid women finish home slate with win

Published in the Annapolis Capital:

<a href="http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2007/02_22-38/NAS%5B/url%5D">http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2007/02_22-38/NAS</a>

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Kate Hobbs set the tone in the first half. Carly Meyer closed the door in the second half. Margaret Knap and Betsy Burnett made positive plays at various times throughout.

It was a triumphant night for the four seniors on the Navy women's basketball team as they played a big part in sending themselves out in style....

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GreatAmerican · February 22, 2007, 7:11pm

For Immediate Release
Thursday, February 22, 2007
Contact: Jonathan Maggart (410) 293-8771

Navy Earns NCAA Women’s Cross Country All-Academic Team Honors

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy women’s cross country team posted a 3.31 cumulative grade point average to earn NCAA Division I Women’s Cross Country All-Academic Team honors, it was announced by the United States Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) on Thursday.

The Midshipmen ranked 78th out of the 145 teams recognized by the USTFCCCA. In order to receive all-academic team honors, teams had to compete at a NCAA regional championship and record a 3.0 or better cumulative grade point average.

Nine Navy women’s cross country runners earned Patriot League Academic Honor Roll distinction last month, with senior Allison Barlow (Orange Park, Fla.), junior Vicki Moore (Burke, Va.) and junior Arwyn Becker (Avon, Colo.) highlighting the group with a perfect 4.0 grade point average last fall.

Navy finished 11th at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Region Championship in November at Lock Haven, Pa. The Midshipmen concluded the regular season with a 5-0 record in dual-meet action, including an N-Star win over Army in Annapolis, and a second-place finish at the Patriot League Championship.

GreatAmerican · February 22, 2007, 7:47pm

Former Navy football Rashad Jones ('01) is currently on deployment with the United Nations and is doing a blog for navysports.com.

Hello again,

A lot has happened since my last entry but I want to start off by thanking all of you. In my last entry I mentioned that I have been working with an orphanage here in Monrovia called My Brother's Keeper. I asked if there was anything readers could donate to these wonderful kids it would be much appreciated. I thought that there would be some people interested in helping these children, but never in my wildest dreams did I expect this type of response. Your generosity has been overwhelming! True to Naval Academy form, all I had to do was provide an address and the Annapolis family stepped up! The children have been so thankful. Some were crying at receiving brand new school supplies and toys. Supporters of the Naval Academy have directly impacted the lives of 34 kids who now know what hope is. For that I can never thank you enough.

As far as the mission goes, there are a lot of things I am getting to witness firsthand that the average American will never get to see. The image that sticks out in my mind the most was the repatriation of refugees here in Liberia. There has been a constant and slow return of Liberian citizens to their homeland ever since the 14 year civil war ended. I have been working with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees trying to assist these people in transitioning back to Liberia. Most have been living like nomads for over a decade. They move from refugee camp to refugee camp in the surrounding countries. While the UN has been here since 2004, many were still afraid to come home because of the unbelievable bloodshed they witnessed first hand. The process is very streamlined as the citizens are interviewed and then go through a long processing line where the receive medical attention, basic tools for cooking, and food rations.

As I went though the line with some of the returnees I got to see something that made me very proud. We made our way to the food rations area where all of the food is distributed and every package of food had the American flag on it. All of the food these people were getting came straight from the United States heartland. One lady looked at the packaging, and then looked at my shoulder with the same flag and said, "Thank you." I simply replied, "You are very welcome. Welcome Home." This was one of the most proud moments I have ever had while wearing the uniform. There are not enough media reports that show what our country does for the less fortunate around the world EVERY DAY. Since I have been here I have met MANY Americans that work for the United Nations including two Naval Academy alumni. Mr. Stephen Lieberman '69 has just checked onboard as the Director of Administration for the UN Mission in Liberia. He is one of the four most important civilians here and he is showing outstanding leadership. Jonathan Savage '02 is one of the Military Observers here in mission and his daily contributions help keep this counrty calm and stable. I have also met Americans that work for the Non-Government Organizations such as the Red Cross, who continue to do difficult jobs, with little or no thanks.

Again, I want to thank everyone who has donated to the orphanage. And we will keep working to make this area a stable example of a free democratic society. I will talk to you in couple of weeks.

V/R

Bobby

GreatAmerican · February 22, 2007, 8:56pm

For Immediate Release
Sent Thursday, Feb. 22, 2007
Contact Justin Kischefsky (410) 293-8772

Mids Post Strong Opening Day at EISL Meet

PRINCETON, N.J. - The Navy men's swimming and diving team enjoyed one of its best opening days at the Eastern Intercollegiate Swimming League Championship in recent years Thursday, totaling 266.5 points and standing in fourth place at the nine-team meet being held this weekend in Princeton, N.J.

Princeton leads the meet with a score of 442 points, Harvard is second with 353.5 points and Cornell is in third place with 304 points.

Navy's 266.5 points places the Mids one-half of a point in front of Columbia and 6.5 points ahead of sixth-place Yale.

"We quietly moved up all night," said Navy men's swimming head coach Bill Roberts. "It was great to have as many guys advance to the evening session as we did. I'm very pleased by our performances, both this morning and tonight."

After the evening began with the Mids placing eighth in the 200 freestyle relay, a trio of Navy swimmers scored points in the 500 freestyle. Danny Flemming (Sr., Loganville, Ga.) placed seventh in the 'B' final with a 4:32.84, Kevin Mukri (Sr., Silver Spring, Md.) won the 'C' final with a clocking of 4:28.92, and David Guthmann (So., Waxhaw, N.C.) placed eighth in the 'C' final with a time of 4:37.53.

Mukri's time in the event was both a career best and the seventh-fastest time recorded by a Navy swimmer.

Four Navy swimmers were then scattered into each of the three finals for the 200 individual medley. The Navy results were highlighted by Adam Meyer (Fr., Bethesda, Md.) tying for fifth place in the 'A' final with a time of 1:50.93, a time which left him just two-hundredths of a second shy of the 11-year old school record of 1:50.73 set by Ian Johnston.

The additional Navy results in the event featured Christopher Jenkins (Jr., Chicago, Ill.) placing seventh in the 'B' final, and Billy Vey (So., Huntersville, N.C.) and Kevin Kysiak (Jr., Western Springs, Ill.) placing first and sixth, respectively, in the 'C' final.

The last remaining individual swimming event of the night saw Joe Unruh (So., Orinda, Calif.), Alex Oldenkamp (So., Coppell, Texas) and Preston Mihalko (So., Chesapeake, Va.) place sixth-seventh-eighth in the 'B' final of the 50 freestyle.

"It was a solid day for Joe," said Roberts. "He opened our 200 free relay this morning with a career-best time of 20.93."

Three Mids also finished among the final eight divers in the one-meter springboard event. Jon Galinski (So., Phoenix, Md.) placed sixth with a score of 270.75, Kevin Teague (Sr., Lexington, Ky.) totaled 260.55 points to finish in seventh place, and Adam Niekras (Jr., Liverpool, N.Y.) scored 243.10 points to place eighth.

Navy's night came to an end with an eighth-place finish in the 400 medley relay. The Navy foursome of Mukri, Kysiak, Meyer and Matt Wood (Jr., Evergreen Park, Ill.) produced a time of 3:21.44 in the event, the third-best clocking in school history. Additionally, Mukri's opening 100 backstroke time of 49.30 breaks his own school record by one-half of a second and establishes a new Patriot League record by three-hundredths of a second.

GreatAmerican · February 24, 2007, 7:09am

For Immediate Release
Friday, February 23, 2007
Contact: Jonathan Maggart (410) 293-8771

Navy and Air Force to Play Second Game on Friday at 5 p.m.

MILLINGTON, Tenn. – The Navy baseball team will play a split doubleheader against Air Force today at the Service Academy Spring Classic, with the first game in progress at USA Stadium in Millington and the second contest at 5 p.m. EST at Memphis’ Nat Buring Stadium.

The Midshipmen and the Falcons were scheduled to play one game on Friday and Saturday at USA Stadium, but expected thunderstorms for tomorrow pushed the game ahead one day.

Both games of today’s Navy-Air Force doubleheader will have live stats available via GameTracker on <a href="http://www.navysports.com(%5B/url%5D.)">www.navysports.com(.)</a>

Navy, off to its best start in 18 years with a 6-1 record to open the 2007 campaign, is scheduled to wrap up the weekend classic with a nine-inning contest against Missouri at Memphis’ Nat Buring Stadium, starting at 12:30 p.m. EST.

GreatAmerican · February 24, 2007, 7:10am

For Immediate Release
Friday, February 23, 2007
Contact: Jonathan Maggart (410) 293-8771

Navy Defeats Air Force in Game One on Friday, 7-1

MILLINGTON, Tenn. – Navy junior right-handed pitcher Mitch Harris (Mt. Holly, N.C.) struck out eight in 7.2 innings and registered three hits at the plate to lead the Midshipmen to a 7-1 win over Air Force in the front end of a split doubleheader on Friday at USA Stadium.

The Midshipmen pushed their winning streak to six games in improving to 7-1 on the year. The Falcons dropped to 4-5 with the loss.

Harris scattered three hits and one run over his 125-pitch performance to improve to 3-0 this year on Friday. His eight strikeouts pushed his career total to 159, tying him for 10th on the all-time list with David Lowe (1988-90). Harris allowed his first earned run of the season in the fourth inning, snapping a consecutive streak of 27.0 innings without an earned run, spanning back to the 2006 season. The right-hander has allowed only one earned run or less during each of his last-eight starts.

“Mitch struggled a little bit early, but really battled through it,” stated Navy head coach Paul Kostacopoulos. “He was able to settle in and locate better later on. Once again, he did the job on the mound for us.”

Navy jumped out to a 1-0 lead in the second inning when Harris, who led off the inning with a single, came home to score on freshman Mike Hoosier’s (Pomona, N.Y.) double to left field.

Air Force knotted the score at one in the fourth, but the Midshipmen answered with six unanswered runs. Navy took the lead back in the bottom of the fifth with three runs, capped by freshman Steven Soares’ (Coral Springs, Fla.) RBI-single through the left side. The Mids extended the lead to 6-1 in the seventh when freshman Jonathan Berkowitz (Parkland, Fla.) laced a triple down the right-field line to score junior Thomas Hamilton (Houston, Texas) and Harris. Junior Renaldo Hollins (Virginia Beach, Va.) doubled in the eighth and came home to score on a wild pitch to give Navy a 7-1 advantage.

Hamilton, Harris and Berkowitz combined to go 6-for-12 out of the 3-4-5 slots in the order on Friday. Hamilton went 2-for-5 with two runs scored, Harris delivered a 3-for-4 performance with a pair of runs scored and Berkowitz finished 1-for-3 with three RBIs.

“Our middle part of the lineup did what it needed to do,” said Kostacopoulos. “Thomas made some good adjustments in going up the middle. Jonathan had the big hit in the seventh to break open the game.”

Navy and Air Force will travel down to Memphis’ Nat Buring Stadium to complete the split doubleheader today at 5 p.m. EST.

GreatAmerican · February 24, 2007, 7:13am

For Immediate Release
Friday, Feb. 23, 2007
Men's Lacrosse Contact: Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773

Navy Battles Lafayette in Patriot League Men's Lacrosse Opener

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The nationally-ranked Navy men's lacrosse team will open the Patriot League portion of its schedule on Saturday when it travels to Easton, Pa. to face Lafayette. The Mids, who are 2-1 in Patriot League openers, will face-off against the Leopards at 1:00 pm at Rappolt Field.

Ranked ninth by the USILA and 10th in this week's Inside Lacrosse Media Poll, Navy is coming off a 10-3 victory over Saint Joseph's last Saturday at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Junior attack Nick Mirabito (Binghamton, N.Y.) produced his eighth-collegiate hat trick to lead the Mids to their 84th win in a season opener. Navy's second midfield was solid as junior Terence Higgins (Chappaqua, N.Y.) and newcomer Tim Paul (Parkton, Md.) each scored a goal and added an assist. Junior attack Matt Guido (North Caldwell, N.J.) pitched a pair of goals, as did senior attack Ian Dingman (Deferiet, N.Y.) who is just two points away from becoming only the eighth player in program history to reach 150 points. Senior keeper Colin Finnegan (Arnold, Md.) was named the Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Week after notching his first-collegiate win in his first-career starts. He stopped nine shots on goal, while helping hold the opposition to under 10 goals for the 15th time in the last 16 contests. Additionally, second-year defensive midfielder Geoff Leone (Massapequa, N.Y.) picked up the league's defensive player-of the-week award with his stout play up the middle that featured his first point in a Navy uniform.

Like Navy, Lafayette opened its season last Saturday, however, the Leopards dropped an 8-5 decision to Villanova in Easton. Five different players scored goals for Lafayette, including junior attack Andrew Horton, who also dealt out an assist to lead the team with two points. Sophomore Jeff Canfield manages the defense from the cage where he made 14 saves and gave up eight goals to the Wildcats. The Leopards' face-off game was lackluster in the opener where they won just seven of the 16 draws. Senior middie Jamison Caldwell won four of the 10 face-offs, while newcomer Cane Napolitano claimed three of the six he took.

Terry Mangan, who owns an 8-45 career record, is in his fifth season leading the Leopards. Last season, Lafayette produced a 2-10 record, including a sixth-place finish in the Patriot League with a 1-5 mark. The Leopards should be much improved as they return 23 of the 28 letter winners from a year ago.

Navy has dominated the series, claiming wins in all seven previous match-ups. Since joining the Patriot League in 2004, Navy owns a 3-0 record against the Leopards and has outscored them 39-8. Saturday's contest marks just the second time the two teams will square off in Easton. The Mids clubbed the Leopards, 14-1, in the inaugural meeting on Lafayette soil in 2004.

Due to the Navy men's and women's basketball doubleheader at Colgate on Saturday afternoon, the lacrosse game will not be carried on the radio.

GreatAmerican · February 24, 2007, 7:15am

For Immediate Release
Friday, Feb. 23, 2007
Squash Contact: Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773

Mids Snap Seven-Match Losing Streak Against Brown

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The 12th-ranked Navy squash team (22-7) snapped a seven-match losing streak to No. 13 Brown (3-10) Friday afternoon in the first round of the College Squash Association Team Championship held at Yale University. The Mids, who had last beaten the Bears in 1993, easily defeated Brown, 8-1, and will play the winner of the Bates-Rochester match on Saturday at 12:00 pm.

Navy's win over Brown marks the first time the Mids have won a first-round CSA Team Championship contest since the 2001-02 when Craig Dawson led them to a 7-2 victory over Franklin & Marshall.

"I think our Navy team hit on almost all cylinders today," said an elated Dawson, who has led the Mids to 20-plus win seasons in two of the last three years. "We had some gutty performances and hard-fought matches. We are looking forward to playing in the second round tomorrow."

Junior captain Tucker George (West Hartford, Conn.) anchored Navy's win by picking up a 9-5, 10-8, 9-7 victory over 49th-ranked Daniel Petrie at the No. 1 position. George is now 6-4 over the last 10 matches and owns a 6-6 record against competition ranked in the top 25.

Freshman Nils Mattsson (Spring House, Pa.), ranked No. 78 in the country, earned his first postseason win with a 3-1 victory over No. 41 Edward Cerullo at the No. 2 spot. Mattsson opened the match with a 10-8 win, but Cerullo knotted that match by claiming game two, 9-1. Mattsson, however, pulled out victories in the third and fourth to push his winning streak to four in a row.

Earning his 20th win of the season was sophomore Alastair Smith (Hillsborough, N.J.) who cruised to a 9-7, 9-0, 9-6 win over Adam Greenberg at the No. 3 position. Also earning their 20th win of the season were No. 8 player Dan Hellier (Modesto, Calif.) and No. 9 Brian Hamilton (Lake Forest, Ill.). Hellier earned a 9-3, 9-1, 3-9, 9-6 win over Mark Goldberg, while Hamilton nearly held Alex Heitzmann without a point in his 9-1, 9-0, 9-0 victory.

Junior Jeff Sawin (Haverford, Pa.) , Navy's No. 4 player, earned a 9-0, 8-10, 9-2, 9-2 win over North Whipple at No. 4, while rookie Ben Mantica (Binghamton, N.Y.) rolled past Patrick Davis, 9-0, 9-0, 9-0, at No. 6.

Navy came out on top in the closest match-up of the day that pit sophomore Christopher Zipf (Gladwyne, Pa.) against Brown's Jacob Winkler. Zipf took the opening game, 9-5, before Winkler won back-to-back games, 9-2 and 9-6, to take a 2-1 lead. Zipf fought back to take game four 9-7 and earned the point for the Mids with a 9-3 victory in the final game.

Hamilton owns Navy's longest winning streak heading into Saturday's second-round matchup, earning wins in each of his last 11 matches. Sawin, meanwhile, has won 10 in a row, while Zipf has claimed nine-straight "w's."

Brown, who leads the all-time series with the Midshipmen, 7-5, was the only team in the Hoehn Division that Navy did not face during the regular season. Prior to Friday's contest, the Bears had won seven in a row against the Midshipmen, six of those in postseason competition.

Navy will face either Bates or Rochester in the second round of the CSA Team Championship. The Mids dropped a tight 5-4 decision to Bates on Jan. 27, while defeating Rochester, 7-2, on Feb. 4.

GreatAmerican · February 24, 2007, 7:16am

For Immediate Release
Friday, February 23, 2007
Contact: Jonathan Maggart (410) 293-8771

Navy Completes Friday Sweep of Air Force, 7-5

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Navy starting pitcher Matt White (Yorba Linda, Calif.) struck out five in 6.1 innings of work to guide the Midshipmen to a 7-5 win and split doubleheader sweep of Air Force at Memphis’ Nat Buring Stadium on Friday afternoon.

The Mids won their seventh-consecutive game to improve to 8-1 on the year, their best start in 18 years. The Falcons dropped to 4-6 with the loss.

“The big thing this afternoon was we were able to win a game where we started slowly,” stated Navy head coach Paul Kostacopoulos. “We played very poorly over the first-third of the game, making errors, bad base-running decisions and allowing them to advance bases. However, what I liked most was that we stopped it and didn’t let it snowball on us.”

White scattered six hits and five runs, four of which were earned to up his record to 3-0 on the year.

Navy jumped out to a 1-0 in the top of the first when junior Renaldo Hollins (Virginia Beach, Va.) scored on a fielding error with two outs. Air Force responded with a run in the bottom of the first and second innings to take their first lead of the day, 2-1.

The Midshipmen took the lead back with two runs in the top half of the fourth. Junior Bill Maugeri (Edgewater, Md.) delivered a two-run single up the middle to put Navy ahead, 3-2.

After Air Force knotted the score at three in the bottom of the inning, Navy took the lead for good in the fifth. Junior Thomas Hamilton (Houston, Texas) reached on a two-out walk before junior Mitch Harris (Mt. Holly, N.C.) belted a two-run shot over the left-center field fence to put the Mids ahead, 5-3. Harris, who went 3-for-4 at the plate and struck out eight in 7.2 innings on the hill earlier in the day, has accounted for all three of Navy’s home runs this season.

Navy extended its lead to the largest of the game, 6-3, in the seventh when freshman Jonathan Berkowitz (Parkland, Fla.) produced a two-out, RBI-double to plate Hamilton. The Falcons trimmed the margin to one at 6-5 in the bottom of the seventh but the Mids tacked on an insurance run in the ninth when freshman Kendall Bolt (Stockton, Calif.) scored on a wild pitch.

The Falcons made things interesting in the last half of the ninth when they put runners on second and third with two outs. However, Navy freshman closer JD Melton (Myrtle Beach, S.C.) was able to get the game-ending strikeout on a 3-2 pitch to record his second save of the year. Melton used only 37 pitches to record 2.2 innings of one-hit, shutout relief.

“JD did a great job today,” said Kostacopoulos. “He gave us everything you want out of a short reliever. He really competed in some tight spots and got the key outs.”

Maugeri and Berkowitz each posted two hits as the Midshipmen out-hit the Falcons for the second-straight game, 8-7. Maugeri knocked in a pair of runs and Berkowitz drove in one and scored once.

Navy and Air Force will attempt to play again tomorrow at 2 p.m. EST at USA Stadium in Millington, Tenn. The Midshipmen are slated to close out the weekend classic with Missouri at 12:30 p.m. at Memphis’ Nat Buring Stadium. GameTracker will be available for both games on <a href="http://www.navysports.com(%5B/url%5D.)">www.navysports.com(.)</a>

GreatAmerican · February 24, 2007, 2:48pm

For Immediate Release
Saturday, February 24, 2007
Contact: Jonathan Maggart (410) 293-8771

Navy-Air Force Baseball Game Cancelled

MILLINGTON, Tenn. – The Navy baseball team’s Service Academy Spring Classic game scheduled against Air Force at USA Stadium in Millington, Tenn., on Saturday has been cancelled due to heavy rains and expected severe thunderstorms. The game will not be made up.

The Midshipmen swept the Falcons in a split doubleheader yesterday to open the weekend. Navy topped Air Force, 7-1, in the opener at USA Stadium before traveling down to Memphis’ Nat Buring Stadium to complete the Friday sweep of the Falcons with a 7-5 victory.

Navy, off to its best start in 18 years with an 8-1 mark to open the 2007 slate, will conclude its weekend with Missouri on Sunday. The contest has been moved to USA Stadium and will start at 12 noon EST. GameTracker will be available for Sunday’s game on <a href="http://www.navysports.com(%5B/url%5D.)">www.navysports.com(.)</a>

GreatAmerican · February 24, 2007, 4:54pm

For Immediate Release
Saturday, Feb. 24, 2007
Men's Lacrosse Contact: Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773

Balanced Attack Leads Navy Lacrosse to 9-4 Win Over Lafayette

EASTON, PA. - Six different players scored goals, while an additional pair added assists to the lead the 10th-ranked Navy lacrosse team (2-0) to a 9-4 victory over Lafayette (0-2) Saturday afternoon at Rappolt Field in Easton, Pa. The Midshipmen are now 3-1 in Patriot League openers, including 2-0 against the Leopards.

The Midshipmen scored the first three goals of the game, including a quick strike by senior Billy Looney (Silver Spring, Md.) who scored the first of his two goals on the afternoon just 2:12 in the contest. Navy tacked on a goal at 7:56 when Ian Dingman's (Deferiet, N.Y.) shot was deflected by Lafayette keeper Jeff Canfield and starting attack Bruce Nechanicky (Montgomery Village, Md.) was on the door step to pick up the loose ball and fire it over Canfield's left shoulder.

Navy held a 2-0 lead at the conclusion of the first quarter and held a decisive 17-1 advantage in shots, including seven on goal.

Just over a minute into the second quarter, Navy extended its lead behind a goal by senior middie Tommy Wallin (Mountain Lakes, N.J.) who tucked in his first score of the season.

The Leopards finally got on the board with a goal by junior attack Andrew Horton at 11:58, as he wrapped around the right side of the goal to fire in a shot at Navy keeper Colin Finnegan's (Arnold, Md.) ankles. A minute later, Lafayette trimmed Navy's lead to one as rookie Steve Serling attacked from the left side of the cage and scored his first-collegiate goal.

Navy, however, answered at 9:42 when Looney fired a bullet from 10 yards out that grazed Canfield's left shoulder and rippled the net. Neither team scored in the final nine minutes of the half, as the Mids held a 4-2 decision after 30 minutes of action.

The Mids opened the second half by scoring back-to-back goals, including the first of three goals by Dingman on the day. Dingman bulled his way in to within three yards and powered in an unassisted goal at the 8:09 mark. Just minutes later, Lafayette was called for a slash, setting up an extra-man strike by senior William Wallace (Bloomfield Village, Mich.) from Nechanicky.

Lafayette answered with nearly four minutes remaining in the quarter when newcomer Chris Prudhomme produced his first-collegiate goal on an unassisted strike. Like Lafayette did for Navy earlier in the quarter, the Mids did for the Leopards, as a trip by Jaren Woeppel (Camillus, N.Y.) gave Lafayette a man-up opportunity. The Leopards made good on it as Horton fed junior attack Mike Meirowitz to cut the Navy lead to 6-4.

Navy went on to score the final three goals of the game, including a pair by Dingman who became only the eighth player in program history to reach 150-career points. Additionally, he now paces the team with 17 hat tricks during his career. Dingman's final goal, scored with 2:49 remaining on an extra-man strike, was assisted by junior attack Nick Mirabito (Binghamton, N.Y.), who extended his streak of posting a goal or an assist to 33-consecutive games.

The Mids finished the game with a 34-19 advantage in shots and were two of four on extra-man opportunities. Navy's Wallace, Mikelis Visgauss (Setauket,, N.Y.) and Dan Decker (Randallstown, Md.) once again combined to win 12 of the 18 face-offs. Finnegan made six stops in goal for the Mids, including three in the second quarter.

The Midshipmen return to action next Friday evening when they play host to North Carolina (2-0). Action is set for 7:00 pm at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis. The voice of Navy lacrosse Pete Medhurst will call the game live on 1430 WNAV.

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Navy Women's Lacrosse Team Blows Out James Madison Club, 20-8

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Senior co-captain Elise Chapdelaine scored six goals, while freshman Erin Rawlick added five goals and three assists to lead Navy to a 20-8 rout over the James Madison Club team. With the victory the Mids improved to 5-1 on the year.

"I was pleased with the way we played except for the start of the game," said Navy head coach Cindy Timchal. "I thought it was a good bounce back game coming off the loss to Bucknell. Elise Chapdelaine really stepped up today and played a great game. She's a very dynamic player and the other girls feed off her energy."

The score was tied at two apiece with 23:58 left in the first half when Timchal pulled starting goalie Natalie Blandon and inserted freshman Ellyn Creasey. Creasey made six saves and allowed just four goals over the next 40 minutes as the Mids pulled away.

"I thought Creasey played very well," said Timchal. "When she came in at goalie I thought it elevated our entire defense."

Navy put the game away with an 11-2 run over the last 18:23 of the first half. Chapdelaine scored four goals during the Navy run, while junior Amanda Towey scored three goals.

The second half was dominated by the Navy freshmen as Rawlick scored three goals and Mary Ruttum scored two goals and had an assist, while Creasey dominated in goal.

"We have a lot of young players making a major impact and Erin Rawlick leads the pack. She's going to be a great player," said Timchal.

Navy will be back in action on Tuesday night with an exhibition game against Heroes at 7 p.m. at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium before traveling to Farmwood, Va. On March 10 to take on the Longwood varsity team.

Score By Period

<pre><code>1 2 Total
</code></pre>

JMU 6 2 8
Navy 14 6 20

James Madison Scoring
Goals: Schondebare-3, Babiarz-3, Maggio-1, Veith-1
Assists: Harmon-1, Maggio-1

Navy Scoring
Goals: Chapdelaine-6, Rawlick-5, Towey-4, Ruttum-3, Klingenstein-2
Assists: Rawlick-3, Ruttum-2, Bushong-1, Towey-1

Shots
JMU-25
Navy-35

Ground Balls
JMU-20
Navy-33

Turnovers
JMU-18
Navy-18

Saves
JMU-8
Navy-8

Free Position Shots
JMU: 0-0
Navy: 2-2

Draw Controls
JMU: 12
Navy: 18

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Mids Survive Raiders Rally; Tie for Fourth in League

HAMILTON, N.Y. - The Navy women's basketball team nearly let a 20-point second-half lad evaporate, but a game-winning three-point field goal at the final horn by Colgate's Melanie Cargle allowed the Mids to escape with a 54-52 victory over the Raiders, Saturday afternoon in Hamilton, N.Y.

With the victory Navy ends the regular season tied for fourth place in the final Patriot League standings with a 6-8 record, while Colgate ends the year in eighth place with a 4-10 record.

Navy receives the No. 5 seed in the upcoming Patriot League Tournament and will play No. 4 American in a quarterfinal round game March 3 in Alumni Hall.

"We played just well enough to win," said Navy head coach Tom Marryott. "We were fortunate to have built a large enough lead to hang on."

Neither offense enjoyed a productive first half. Navy used a 10-0 run to take an 18-9 advantage, with Margaret Knap scoring five of her first half 11 points during the run. From there, however, Navy could manage just one field goal over the remainder of the half. Navy's defense did its job, however, holding Colgate to just one field goal and one free throw over the final 12 minutes of the half to allow the Mids to take 20-12 lead at intermission.

The Mids picked up the pace in the second half with Carly Meyer scoring 10 of Navy's opening 14 points after intermission as Navy built a 40-20 lead, and the advantage remained 19 points with 5:19 left on the clock.

At that point Colgate found its shooting touch over the remainder of the game, while Navy's offense hit a lull. Colgate made 5-of-8 shots from the field, committed just one turnover and made 7-of-7 attempts from the foul line, while the Mids missed all three of their shots from the field, turned the ball over six times and converted just 3-of-8 foul shots during the same time span.

Navy's final two misses from the line came with 10 seconds to play when Kalen Kropa missed a pair of shots that could have sealed the victory. Instead, Colgate grabbed the rebound, put the ball in the hands of Cargle who hurried the ball down the floor. Her nearly straightaway shot from the top of the key arched over the outstretched arms of Meyer, hit the back of the rim and bounced off.

The Mids ended the game shooting 34 percent from the field, made six three-pointers and converted 14-of-20 free throw attempts. The Raiders, meanwhile, shot 30 percent from the field, made a pair of three-pointers and made 19-of-24 free throw attempts.

Meyer scored 15 of her Navy-high 17 points in the second half, with Knap scoring 15 points in the game and Betsy Burnett adding 13.

GreatAmerican · February 24, 2007, 9:33pm

Colgate knocks off Navy, 70-62; loss gives Navy seventh seed.

HAMILTON, N.Y. -- Greg Sprink equaled a season high with 29 points, but it wasn't enough as Colgate made 16-of-17 free throws in the second half to hand the Mids a 70-62 defeat in the regular-season finale on Saturday. The loss drops Navy to 14-15 overall and 4-10 in Patriot League play. The loss will send Navy to Bucknell or Holy Cross for the first-round of the Patriot League Tournament.

"It was a hard-fought game, but we dug ourselves too deep of a hole in the first half. We had some lapses in the first half and it cost us," said Navy head coach Billy Lange.

Colgate jumped out early 9-3 on a pair of Kyle Chones three-pointers, but Navy rallied early behind the play of Kaleo Kina. Kina scored nine straight points for the Mids to trim the lead to 15-14 with 11 minutes to play. Colgate still led 20-18 before holding Navy scoreless for almost seven minutes and taking a 30-18 cushion on one of three Jon Simon first-half three-pointers.

However, Greg Sprink led the Midshipmen back in the last three minutes, going on a personal 8-0 run to trim the margin to 30-26. A Simon three-pointer at the halftime buzzer gave the Raiders a 33-26 lead at intermission.

Colgate again stretched the lead to 12 at 40-28 early in the second half, but Sprink led Navy on another rally. The junior guard scored seven of Navy's first nine points in the half and the Mids went on a 16-6 run to cut the Colgate lead to 46-44 with 11:33 to play. Sprink scored 17 of Navy's 21 points in the final 10 minutes of the first half and the first five minutes of the second half to fuel Navy's run.

With Colgate nursing a 58-56 lead, the Raiders would score back-to-back baskets to take a 62-56 lead. However, layups by Adam Teague and Sprink cut the lead to 62-60 with 1:30 to play. Marc Daniels would score on an
offensive putback with 1:20 to play for a four-point Colgate lead, 64-60.

Navy would get no closer as the Raiders closed out the half, making all six free throw attempts in the last 28 seconds to hold on for the victory.

The Mids shot just 47.1 percent from the field. Navy was just 6-of-8 from the free throw line, while Colgate was 19-of-25. The Raiders also outrebounded the Mids, 38-22, and grabbed 16 offensive rebounds, resulting in 23 second-chance points.

The Mids finished the Patriot League in a tie for sixth with a 4-10 mark.

"You could look at our league record and it could have been reversed," said Lange. "We just didn't make enough plays. But we're looking forward to the playoffs and we are going to put it all on the line. This is a great team to coach and we are going to keep getting better.

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Navy Men's Gymnastics Team Routs James Madison

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The Navy men's gymnastics team improved to 9-7 on the year with an easy 197.2-163.9 victory over James Madison (0-17) Saturday
afternoon at McDonough Hall.

"It was a pretty good meet for us," said Navy assistant coach Craig Holt. "I thought overall we performed very well."

Junior Christopher Tam won the all-around with a score of 48.90. Tam placed second on the still rings, vault and high bar and finished first on the parallel bars.

The Mids started the meet out strong taking first, second and third place in the floor exercise. Brandon Cook won the floor with a season-best 8.95, while James Godfrey placed second with an 8.45 and Ty Fritz finished
third with an 8.2.

Rich Mehlman won the still rings with a score of 8.5, while Christopher Tam placed second (8.4) and Sean Blackman was third (8.2).

Cook came back to win the vault with a score of 8.4, while Tam and Matt Phelan tied for second with an 8.15.

Tam continued his impressive performance on the parallel bars, finishing first with an 8.35, while Joseph Atzenbeck finished second with an 8.3 and Jon-Michael Chombeau finished third with an 7.95.

Atzenbeck finished first on the high bar with a 8.75, while Tam placed second (8.6) and Cook was third (7.9).

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Navy Men's Tennis Team Falls To Brown, 7-0

PROVIDENCE, R.I. -- The Navy men's tennis team fell to 5-4 on the year with a 7-0 loss at 57th ranked Brown (10-3).

The Bears won the doubles point as Dan Hanegby and Basu Ratnam defeated Nate Nelms and Jason Hill, 8-5, at No. 1 doubles, Eric Thomas and Chris Lee defeated Adrian Lai and Stanley Kahl, 8-5, at No. 2 doubles and Noah Gardner and Zach Pasanen defeated Johnny Waters and Ramsey Lemaich, 8-6, at No.3 doubles.

The Mids had a couple of close losses in singles play with Lemaich losing at No. 5 singles to Chris Lee, 6-4, 2-6, 10-5 and Waters losing to Saurabh Kohli at No. 3 singles, 6-4, 7-6.

"Brown was just too much for us today," said Officer. "They are the favorites to win the Ivy League and are one of the better teams we will face all year."

Navy is at Yale on Sunday for a 12 noon match.

GreatAmerican · February 25, 2007, 6:59am

<h1>12 Navy def. #9 Bates, 7-2</h1>

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Navy Squash Upsets Ninth-Ranked Bates, Advances to Division Championship

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - For the first time since 1989, the Navy squash team has advanced to the championship match of their division at the 2007 College Squash Association Team Championship following a hard-fought 7-2 victory over Bates Saturday afternoon in New Haven, Conn. Seeded 12th in the tournament, Navy defeated Brown, 8-1, in the opening round of play on Friday, before upsetting the top-seeded team in the Hoehn Division bracket, No. 9 Bates, on Saturday to advance to the finals Saturday against 11th-seeded Cornell.

Three Midshipmen avenged losses suffered earlier in the season, including freshman Ben Mantica (Binghamton, N.Y.) who defeated Chip Russell, 9-6, 3-9, 4-9, 9-1, 9-7, at the No. 6 spot. The match earlier in the year was also a five-game match where the winner claimed the first game before dropping the next two and fighting back to earn the win. One of two rookies in Navy's lineup, Mantica continues to flourish and owns an impressive 22-7 record.

Junior Brian Hamilton (Lake Forest, Ill.) lost a five-game decision to Charlie Johnson at the end of January, but bounced back to dominate his match Saturday against Johnson, 9-2, 9-3, 9-4. Hamilton, who plays the No. 9 spot in the lineup, owns Navy's longest winning streak, earning wins in each of his last 12 matches.

Second-year standout Michael Beautyman Jr (Plymouth Meeting, Pa.) dropped a tough four-game match to No. 5 player Jordan Greenberg a month ago, but came out the victory after Greenberg was forced to retire from an injury. Greenberg won the opening match, 9-0, before Beautyman knotted the match with a 9-6 game-two win. With the third game tied up at eight apiece, Greenberg could no longer continue, giving Navy the point.

The Mids picked up back-to-back wins at the No. 3 and 4 positions with sophomore Alastair Smith (Hillsborough, N.J.) defeating Kush Mahan in four games, while two-year letterwinner Jeff Sawin (Haverford, Pa.) turned in a 3-2 victory over Gary Kan. Smith has now won 10 in a row, while Sawin has won 23 of his 26 matches this season, including 11 straight.

Sophomore Christopher Zipf (Gladwyne, Pa.) turned in a 3-0 victory over Deacon Chapin in the No. 7 matchup. Zipf, who has won three in a row, continues to lead the Midshipmen with 24 wins in 2006-07.

Playing in the final tournament of his career, senior Dan Hellier (Modesto, Calif.) picked up a 9-3, 9-0, 7-9, 10-9 win over Marc Taggart at No. 8 to help lead the Mids to their 23rd victory, just one off the school record set during the 2004-05 campaign.

Navy will face Cornell in the Hoehn Division Championship Sunday beginning at 12:00 pm. The Big Red narrowly defeated the Midshipmen, 5-4, in Ithaca, N.Y. on Feb. 10. Though Navy leads the all-time series, 16-11, the Big Red have won eight in a row against the Midshipmen. The last time Navy defeated Cornell was in 1996 when the Mids claimed a 6-3 decision on the road. Meanwhile, Cornell has beaten Navy two of the three times the two programs have met in postseason action. Cornell won the last two outings, including a 7-2 decision in 1998. Navy's lone win against the Big Red in postseason competition was in 1994, when the Mids captured a 6-3 decision.

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