Navy Sports

GreatAmerican · May 13, 2007, 6:27am

For Immediate Release
Saturday, May 12, 2007
Contact: Jonathan Maggart (410) 293-8771

Mids Post Strong Marks at IC4A/ECAC Championship

PRINCETON, N.J. The Navy mens track & field team smashed a school record and qualified for the finals in two events and the womens team collected 18 points in the pole vault to finish Saturdays action in third place at the IC4A/ECAC Championship at Princeton, N.J.

In the mens 800-meter run, Paul Harris (Jr./Woodbury, Minn.) broke the school record with a blistering time of 1:47.55, the fastest clocking in the field on Saturday. The effort was 1.12 seconds faster than the school record he set at last years NCAA regional championship.

In addition to the 800-meter run, Harris teamed up with William Ricks (Jr./Sussex, Va.), Cameron Lindsay (Sr./Kernersville, N.C.) and Craig Meekins (Jr./Baldwin, N.Y.) for a time of 3:12.01 in the 4x400-meter relay prelims, good enough to qualify for Sundays finals. Earlier in the day, Ricks ran the 400-meter dash in 48.31 seconds and Meekins placed 12th in the 800-meter run prelims with a 1:49.96 showing.

On the womens side, Navy claimed first and second in the pole vault to rack up 18 points. Jacquelyn Charnigo (Jr./Medina, Ohio) posted a personal record with a height of 3.90 meters to win the event, while teammate Kirsten Andrews (Sr./New Holland, Pa.) placed second with a clearance of 3.80 meters.

Andrews also posted a season-best time during the prelims of the 100-meter hurdles, crossing the finish line in 14.11 seconds. However, her ninth-place finish was just 0.01-second away from qualifying for Sundays finals.

Navy sprinters Loni Forsythe (Sr./Chattanooga, Tenn.) and Priscilla Lewis (Sr./St. Andrews, Jamaica) both posted top-15 times in the 100-meter dash. Forsythe completed the race in 12.03 seconds for 13th place, while Lewis followed in 15th place with a 12.07-second showing. Forsythe also competed in the 200-meter dash prelims, recording a time of 24.78 seconds.

The Midshipmen will close out the three-day IC4A/ECAC Championship on Sunday. The mens squad will begin with the high jump at 10:30 a.m., while the womens team will partake in the javelin throw finals at 10:30 a.m.

GreatAmerican · May 13, 2007, 6:28am

DENVER, Colo. -- Cal Poly's Brittany Jones scored eight goals to lead Cal Poly to a 16-9 victory over Navy in the championship game of the 2007 US Lacrosse Women's Division Intercollegiate Associates championship at the University of Denver. The championship was the seventh consecutive for Cal Poly, which is now 25-0 all-time in US Lacrosse WDIA tournament play. Navy ends its year with an 18-5 record.

Cal Poly, which had to come back from a four-goal deficit in its semifinal victory over Colorado State, led from start to finish. The Mustangs scored the first six goals of the game with Jones, and her sister Janelle, doing most of the damage. Brittany Jones had three goals in the opening spurt and Janelle Jones had two goals and an assist.

"Obviously, we got off to a bad start. It's hard to rally against a team as good as Cal Poly is when you are behind early," said Navy head coach Cindy Timchal. "I was proud of the way we fought back, but we just fell behind too much too early."

Navy scored three of the last four goals of the first half, all by Mary Ruttum, to get within 7-3 at the half, but the Mids were unable to carry over the momentum into the second half. Julie Friesen and Brittany Jones scored goals for Cal Poly in the opening three minutes of the second half.

Navy pulled to within 11-7 on Erin Rawlick's third goal of the game with 11:22 to play, but Brittany Jones' seventh goal of the game ignited a three-goal Cal Poly run that put the game out of reach.

Erin Rawlick concluded her freshman season with six points (4 g, 2 a). Rawlick finished the campaign with 127 points (91 g, 36 a). Another freshman, Mary Ruttum, scored three goals to finish the season with 97 points (66 g, 31 a). Amanda Towey added a goal and an assist to boost her season-point total to a team-best 128 points (71 g, 57 a). Senior co-captain Elise Chapdelaine ended her senior season with one goal against Cal Poly. Natalie Blandon stopped five shots in goal, while Vanessa Nieves made four saves.

Navy ended the year with an 18-5 record, with just two losses coming to Non-Division I teams. The Mids recorded one win over a Division I foe, Howard, in their final year as a club team. Navy will play a full Patriot League and NCAA schedule next year.

"I was happy with the commitment and dedication the girls gave this year," said Timchal. "We have developed a strong base to build on when we go to Division I next year. This was a fun year to be a part of."

GreatAmerican · May 13, 2007, 6:39pm

For Immediate Release
Sunday, May 13, 2007
Contact: Jonathan Maggart (410) 293-8771

Navy Track Teams Finish in Top 25 at IC4A/ECAC Championship

PRINCETON, N.J. The Navy mens track & field team tallied 13 points during the final day of the IC4A Championship on Sunday to finish in 23rd place, the highest finish among all Patriot League schools. The Navy womens track & field team tied for ninth place with 26 points over the three-day ECAC Championship, the highest total by a Patriot League school.

Liberty won the IC4A Championship with a team score of 77 points, followed by Virginia (66.5 points), Manhattan (51 points), Albany (47 points) and UNC-Wilmington (46 points) in the top five.

Georgetown topped the field in the ECAC Championship with a total of 79 points. Other top-five team scores included Pittsburgh (63 points), Virginia (63 points), Cornell (62 points) and UConn (47 points).

Highlighting Navys performance on the mens side during Sundays action was its 4x400-meter relay. The quartet of William Ricks (Jr./Sussex, Va.), Cameron Lindsay (Sr./Kernersville, N.C.), Paul Harris (Jr./Woodbury, Minn.) and Craig Meekins (Jr./Baldwin, N.Y.) combined a for a second-place time of 3:09.48, the third-fastest time in school history.

One day after breaking the school record in the 800-meter run by more than a full second, Harris finished fifth in the event finals on Sunday with a time of 1:51.13.

Navys other scoring came in the form of Darryl Hunter (Jr./Des Moines, Iowa) in the shot put. Hunter uncorked a throw of 546-3/4 (16.63 meters) to finish eighth and claim a point for the Midshipmen.

The only action for the womens team on Sunday came in the javelin throw, where Danielle Still (Jr./Lawnside, N.J.) placed 14th with a throw of 1305 (39.75 meters).

The Navy mens and womens track & field teams will return to action on May 25-26 at the NCAA East Region Championship in Gainesville, Fla. Qualifiers from that meet will advance to the NCAA Championship in Sacramento, Calif., on June 6-9.

GreatAmerican · May 13, 2007, 7:52pm

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Navy Women Record Four Top-10 Finishes at Eastern Sprints

Camden, N.J. -- The Navy women's crew team saw four of its six boats record top-10 finishes at the Eastern Association of Women's Rowing Colleges Championship (Eastern Sprints), held Sunday on the Cooper River in Camden, N.J.

Navy's varsity entry was the eighth-seeded boat in its flight, but was found itself in a heat that included nationally-ranked Brown (No. 4 overall, No. 2 at Sprints) and Radcliffe (No. 14 nationally, No. 5 at Sprints). The Mids posted a time of 7:18.082 in the race to hold off Boston College for fourth place by seven-hundredths of a second, a showing that sent the Mids into the petite final for the third time in the last four years. There, Navy placed sixth with a time of 7:08.147.

"We would have liked to have finished higher in the petite final, but I think our sprint to edge Boston College took a lot out of us," said Navy head coach Mike Hughes.

The lone Navy crew to advance to a grand final on the day was the third varsity four B boat, which won its trial heat before placing fourth in the grand final.

In addition to the first varsity crew, additional Navy entries to compete in their respective petite finals were the second varsity eight (fifth place), third varsity four A (third) and first novice eight (second) boats. The first freshman eight boat placed eighth overall in its class, the third varsity four A boat placed ninth and the second varsity crew placed 11th.

The eighth-place finish by the freshman crew is the second-best showing by the boat at the Eastern Sprints in school history, the varsity four boat's finish tied for the best placing by the Mids at the event and the second varsity boat has now placed among the top-11 crews at the championship in each of the last three years.

Navy's second novice eight boat was the top-seeded crew in its division, but the rudder on the boat broke at the very start of the race. The Mids veered their way in each of the lanes down the course to a third-place finish in its heat.

"That was disappointing as we felt the crew was capable of at least winning a medal, if not the grand final," said Hughes of Navy's second novice crew.

Navy's first varsity, varsity four and first novice boats all improved upon their finishes at the Eastern Sprints from last season. The first varsity boat won the third-level final to place 13th overall last year, the varsity four boat improved by three placings and the first novice boat improved its finish by six spots.

"It was a decent day for us, but it was not entirely indicative of how our season went," said Hughes. "We had our best finish in program history at the Head of the Charles and won the Playfair Cup (against Boston University and George Washington) for the first time. We had several of our boats finish the regular season with undefeated records, while our varsity boat entered the postseason with a 13-2 record. Today did not go as well as we were hoping for in some of the races, but we did achieve a great deal on the entire year."

First Varsity Eight -- 12th of 18 overall
Heat -- 4th of 6
Petite Final -- 6th of 6
Petite Final Results -- Penn, 6:50.525; Columbia, 6:54.288; Rhode Island, 6:56.769; Boston Univ., 6:56.965; Syracuse, 7:04.436; Navy, 7:08.147

Second Varsity Eight -- 11th of 15 overall
Heat -- 4th of 5
Petite Final -- 5th of 6
Petite Final Results -- Northeastern, 6:58.112; Boston Univ., 7:01.564; Syracuse, 7:10.049; Rhode Island, 7:11.504; Navy, 7:14.939; Rutgers, 7:19.027

Third Varsity Four A -- 9th of 15 overall
Heat -- 3rd of 5
Petite Final -- 3rd of 6
Petite Final Results -- Boston Univ., 7:59.604; Dartmouth, 8:02.986; Navy, 8:11.600; Penn, 8:14.087; Rhode Island, 8:15.939; George Washington, 8:19.454

Third Varsity Four B -- 4th of 11 overall
Trial Heat -- 1st of 6
Grand Final -- 4th of 6
Grand Final Results -- Radcliffe B, 7:52.744; Princeton, 7:57.151; Yale, 8:03.169; Navy, 8:13.070; Boston Univ., 8:16.476; Brown, 8:20.471

First Novice Eight -- 8th of 16 overall
Trial Heat -- 3rd of 5
Petite Final -- 2nd of 6
Petite Final Results -- Cornell, 7:14.864; Navy, 7:16.744; Rhode Island, 7:21.130; Boston Univ., 7:25.020; Northeastern, 7:44.438; George Washington, 8:02.109

Second Novice Eight -- 7th of 7 overall
Trial Heat -- 3rd of 3

GreatAmerican · May 13, 2007, 7:53pm

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Navy Lightweights Repeat as Eastern Sprints Team Points Champion

WORCESTER, Mass. -- The Navy lightweight crew team won a pair of individual boat titles and the team points award at the Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges Championship (Eastern Sprints), held Sunday on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Mass.

After not winning the Jope Cup for accruing the most points in the first and second varsity and first freshman races since its inception in 1946, the Mids have now won back-to-back points titles. For the second-straight year, the Mids edged second-place Cornell by one point.

"It was a great day of racing for us," said Navy head coach Rob Friedrich. "Not only did we win the Jope Cup, almost all of our boats finished higher than they were seeded heading into the day."

Navy's varsity boat was seeded sixth in its flight at the championship, but placed second in its heat to advance to the grand final. There, the Mids encountered some technical issues with the boat, but still finished in fourth place in the race with a time of 5:42.202.

"The varsity result made it a bittersweet day," said Friedrich. "We would have liked to have done better in the race, but they still beat their seed and we are excited about their chances at the upcoming IRA National Championship."

The race of the day for Navy was the grand final of the second varsity division. After advancing to the grand final by winning its heat, the Mids found themselves in fourth place with less than 500 meters remaining. Navy proceeded to row through the other boats and win the race by 15-hundredths of a second over Cornell.

"It was an amazing race," said Friedrich of the second varsity contest. "We had an awe inspiring performance by our crew."

Also winning a title on the day for Navy was the third varsity boat, while the second freshman entry placed second and the first freshman boat placed third in their respective races.

Navy's varsity boat will now begin preparations for the June 2 IRA National Championship.

First Varsity Eight -- 4th of 12 overall
Heat -- 2nd of 6
Grand Final -- 4th of 6
Grand Final Results -- Dartmouth, 5:38.894; Cornell, 5:40.466; Princeton, 5:41.138; Navy, 5:42.202; Harvard, 5:43.455; Georgetown, 5:44.460

Second Varsity Eight -- 1st of 11 overall
Heat -- 1st of 5
Grand Final -- 1st of 6
Grand Final Results -- Navy, 5:43.760; Cornell, 5:43.918; Yale, 5:45.740; Princeton, 5:46.173; Princeton, 5:46.173; Harvard, 5:49.612; Columbia, 5:49.756

Third Varsity Eight -- 1st (3V) and 4th (4V) of 6 overall
Final -- 1st (3V) and 4th (4V) of 6
Final Results -- Navy 3V, 5:58.724; Cornell, 6:03.272; Yale, 6:03.844; Navy 4V, 6:04.554; Princeton, 6:10.595; Harvard, 6:31.502

First Freshman Eight -- 3rd of 12 overall
Trial Heat -- 1st of 6
Grand Final -- 3rd of 6
Grand Final Results -- Yale, 5:47.949; Princeton, 5:49.743; Navy, 5:54.582; Columbia, 5:59.640; Cornell, 6:02.804; Dartmouth, 6:05.557

Second Freshman Eight -- 2nd of 5 overall
Final -- 2nd of 5
Final Results -- Harvard, 6:04.727; Navy, 6:06.864; Yale, 6:08.173; Cornell, 6:17.482; Dartmouth, 6:21.578

GreatAmerican · May 13, 2007, 7:54pm

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Navy Heavyweights Place 11th in Varsity Race at Eastern Sprints

WORCESTER, Mass. -- The Navy heavyweight crew team placed one boat into the grand final and three additional entries into petite finals at the Eastern Association of Rowing Colleges Championship (Eastern Sprints), held Sunday on Lake Quinsigamond in Worcester, Mass.

Navy's varsity boat placed third in its trial heat behind Yale and Wisconsin to miss advancing to the grand final by one place (and four seconds). Navy then recorded a time of 5:40.924 to finish the petite final in fifth place and give the Mids an 11th-place overall showing in the flight.

"We had a very good row in the morning, but then we came back with a poor row in the afternoon," said Navy head coach Rick Clothier. "We fell behind early in the petite final, came back a little but then fell behind again towards the end."

Navy's top placing boat on the day was its second freshman eight crew, which finished second in its trial heat and third in the grand final.

Navy's first freshman and second varsity crews advanced to petite finals on the day, with the two boats placing third and fifth, respectively, in their finals.

Finally on the day, Navy's third varsity boat placed fourth in its trial heat and eighth overall in its flight.

Navy will next row competitively May 27 when the Mids face Wisconsin on the Severn River, then will close its season May 31 through June 2 at the IRA National Championship.

First Varsity Eight -- 11th of 18 overall
Heat -- 3rd of 6
Petite Final -- 5th of 6
Petite Final Results -- Cornell, 5:35.740; Boston Univ., 5:36.968; Penn, 5:38.419; Northeastern, 5:39.700; Navy, 5:40.924; Georgetown, 5:47.690

Second Varsity Eight -- 11th of 16 overall
Heat -- 3rd of 5
Petite Final -- 5th of 6
Petite Final Results -- Syracuse, 5:50.912; Northeastern, 5:53.296; Princeton, 5:55.296; Columbia, 5:57.257; Navy, 5:57.229; Penn, 6:05.340

Third Varsity Eight -- 8th of 10
Trial Heat -- 4th of 5

First Freshman Eight -- 9th of 18 overall
Trial Heat -- 4th of 6
Petite Final -- 3rd of 6
Petite Final Results -- Wisconsin, 5:47.506; Cornell, 5:49.674; Navy, 5:50.482; Georgetown, 5:55.234; Syracuse, 6:01.738; Columbia, 6:10.238

Second Freshman Eight -- 3rd of 8 overall
Trial Heat -- 2nd of 4
Grand Final -- 3rd of 6
Grand Final Results -- Harvard, 5:53.907; Boston Univ., 5:55.186; Navy, 6:00.606; Cornell, 6:03.467; Yale, 6:08.394; Georgetown, 6:13.12

GreatAmerican · May 13, 2007, 8:08pm

Published in the Annapolis Capital:

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The Navy baseball team had a pair of late-inning rallies come up just short as the Midshipmen fell to Army, 5-3, in the elimination game of the Patriot League Tournament at Lafayettes Class of 1978 Stadium yesterday afternoon.

The third-seeded Midshipmen finished the year with a 35-20 mark, while the second-seeded Black Knights improved to 25-21-1 and moved on to the best-of-three championship series against host Lafayette....

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GreatAmerican · May 13, 2007, 8:11pm

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The Navy men's track & field team smashed a school record and qualified for the finals in two events and the women's team collected 18 points in the pole vault to finish yesterday's action in third place at the IC4A/ECAC Championship at Princeton, N.J.

In the men's 800-meter run, Paul Harris (Jr./Woodbury, Minn.) broke the school record with a blistering time of 1:47.55, the fastest clocking in the field on Saturday. The effort was 1.12 seconds faster than the school record he set at last year's NCAA regional championship....

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GreatAmerican · May 14, 2007, 9:39am

Washington Completes Lady Lion Coaching Staff
Itoro Coleman, Kia Damon and Maren Walseth to serve as assistant coaches

UNIVERSITY PARK, PA.; May 9, 2007 -- Penn State women's basketball head coach Coquese Washington today announced the addition of Itoro Coleman, Kia Damon and former Lady Lion standout Maren Walseth to her coaching staff. Washington also announced that Rachel Rito will remain on as the Director of Basketball Operations and Mike Miller will continue to serve as the Video Coordinator.

"I am very happy to have our coaching staff in place and look forward to focusing on getting ready for the upcoming season," Washington said. "All three of these coaches bring a little something different to the table and I believe that we have established a staff that will help Penn State return to the role of national contender."

Walseth returns to Happy Valley after three seasons as an assistant coach at the United States Naval Academy. At Navy, Walseth was primarily responsible for working with the post players, including the development of All-Patriot League performer Nikki Curtis and All-Lowe¹s Senior CLASS first team selection Kate Hobbs. Additionally, Walseth assisted with recruiting, prepared team scouting reports, managed the film exchange program and worked with the male scout team. She also served as the academic liaison for the women's basketball team.

"Maren has a true passion for Penn State and that is very evident in the way that she speaks about her experiences here as a player,² Washington said. "She has a talent for player development and will quickly put her fingerprint on our post players. Maren will be a great ambassador for this program and this university as we look toward the future of the Lady Lion program."

As a player at Penn State, Walseth was a key member of the Lady Lion team that advanced to the 2000 NCAA Final Four. Walseth, who was also a member of the 1998 WNIT championship team, is 14th on the Lady Lions' career scoring charts with 1,328 points and 16th in rebounding (645). During her career, Walseth earned All-Big Ten first team accolades in 2000 and 2001, a Kodak All-District berth in 2001 and a spot on the Big Ten All-Freshman squad in 1998.

"I am thrilled to be back at Penn State," Walseth said. "I believe that the university and athletic department are very supportive of the development of the women's basketball program. After meeting with Coquese and seeing her vision for the program, I am very excited to be part of her staff and look forward to bringing highly motivated student-athletes to the university. I had a great experience as a player here and want to help the current and future Lady Lions have the same type of well-rounded experience that I had at Penn State."

After her time at Penn State, Walseth, who was the Sacramento Monarch's third-round pick in the 2001 WNBA Draft, spent four years in the professional ranks. Walseth spent the 2002 season with the Washington Mystics of the WNBA, before heading overseas to play with Cavigal of the French Basketball Federation in 2002-03. She also played with SCAB 63 of the French Basketball Federation, in addition to a season with the Colorado Chill of the National Women¹s Basketball League.

Walseth earned her bachelor¹s degree in broadcast journalism from Penn State in 2002.

GreatAmerican · May 14, 2007, 10:41am

Marine Maj. Douglas Zembiec said he "never felt so alive" as in battle.

Published in the Los Angeles Times:

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[quote]
Maj. Douglas Zembiec, a Marine Corps officer profiled in the Los Angeles Times magazine in 2004, was killed while leading a raid on insurgents in Baghdad, officials reported Friday.

Details of his death on Thursday were sketchy.

In an age when many prefer military personnel to be diffident and reluctant to engage in violence, Zembiec was proudly a throwback....

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GreatAmerican · May 14, 2007, 10:42am

Dear classmates, friends, and associates of '95:

This message is being promulgated Class-wide and to the extended '95 community of family, friends, and other colleagues. It is with an immeasurable sense of loss that the Class has learned that Major Douglas A. Zembiec, USMC, was killed in action on 11 May 2007. It passes without saying that the loss is one also sustained by our precious Republic and all those who cherish it.

In addition to his wonderful wife, Pam, and daughter, Fallon, Doug is survived by a magnificent circle of family, Marines, shipmates, friends, and classmates. Pam and the rest of the Zembiec family deeply appreciate the prayerful support they are receiving, but Pam understandably is not immediately able to personally answer each of the scores of well-intended incoming calls.

The following arrangements have been finalized:

<ul>
<li> Wake: Tuesday, 15 May, Taylor Funeral Home (147 Duke of Gloucester St., Annapolis) in two sessions</li>
<li> 1500 - 1700 and 1900 - 2100 </li>
<li> Funeral: Wednesday, 16 May, Chapel (USNA): please be seated no later than 0830. </li>
<li>Attire for uniformed attendees is Service Dress Alpha.</li>
<li>Burial: Vehicular procession to Arlington National Cemetery will immediately follow the Chapel service.</li>
<li>For those planning to attend only the burial, the procession from the Cemetery Administration Building to the gravesite is expected to begin in the 1200-1230 timeframe.</li>
</ul>

In lieu of flowers, the Zembiec family requests that donations be made to:

MCLEF Zembiec Scholarship
10 Rockefeller Plaza, Suite 1007
New York, NY 10020
ATTN: Mr. William Venezia

Although there will assuredly be occasions for more collected and lucid reflections about Doug, and although it is implicitly obvious to so many of us, it nonetheless merits reaffirmation at this early stage that there was no finer battle-tested model of an officer and a gentleman. As we stated in the homily during the memorial service in the Chapel at our Tenth Reunion, the noble radiance of his strength remains perfect proof of the power we draw from an exemplar of such magnitude, whose humbling company and spirit we are so magnificently blessed by. From an individual perspective that is surely far from uniquely privileged among those who studied and served with
Doug, it will always be among the richest things in life to continue to refer to him as a hero who, as the fate of such fortune would have it, was also the dearest friend.

On behalf of the Class,

Semper Fidelis, Fair Winds and Following Seas.

John Fleet
President, Class of 1995
United States Naval Academy

GreatAmerican · May 14, 2007, 10:50am

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Navy Men's Lacrosse Team Falls To North Carolina, 12-8, In First Round Of NCAA Tournament

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. -- North Carolina (10-5) outscored Navy (11-4), 5-1, in the fourth quarter to lead the Tar Heels to a 12-8 victory over the Midshipmen in the first round of the NCAA Men¹s Lacrosse Tournament at Fetzer Field in Chapel Hill, N.C. North Carolina advances to play Duke next Sunday in the quarterfinals at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.

"This was a very close, hard fought contest," said Navy head coach Richie Meade. "You have to give a lot of credit to the North Carolina defense. There zone gave us some problems and threw our timing off. We got people open, but we either couldn't get it to them or if we did get it to them their goalie (Zimmerman) did a good job of stopping the shot."

The Navy offense was sharp early, scoring four goals in the first 10 minutes of the contest. Basil Daratsos, Ian Dingman (from Nick Mirabito), Billy Looney and Tim Paul all scored goals as the Mids took an early 4-3 lead.

The Mids offense, however, went stone cold over the final 30 minutes scoring just four goals. Navy connected on just eight of 43 shots for the game, including four goals on 31 shots over the final three periods.

The Navy defense didn't fair much better as North Carolina was able to answer a Navy goal with one of their own in less than a minute on five different occasions. Four times the Mids took a one-goal lead, only to see UNC tie the game in less than 60 seconds. The fifth time came after Navy had cut the Carolina lead to 9-8 with 11:54 left.

North Carolina took its first lead of the contest with 4:46 left in the second quarter on an unassisted goal by Sean Delaney. The Mids bounced back to take a 6-5 lead at the half on a man-up goal by Dingman off an assist from Looney and then Looney scored his second goal of the half off an assist from Mirabito with 49 seconds left in the half to give the Mids a one goal advantage at the intermission.

The score remained 6-5 until 2:19 left in the third period when North Carolina¹s Gavin Petracca scored an unassisted goal to tie the game at six. Looney scored his third goal of the game with 37 seconds left in the third to put Navy back up by one, but North Carolina¹s Bart Wagner answered with four seconds left in the quarter to tie the game at seven.

North Carolina took the lead for good with 13 minutes left in the contest on an unassisted goal by Michael Burns and went up 9-7 just 58 seconds later on an unassisted goal by Bart Wagner.

Navy's Terence Higgins closed the deficit to one at 9-8 off an assist from Dingman with 11:54 left in the contest. Navy won the ensuing face-off, but never took a shot as Carolina defenseman Brian Burke poked the ball away from a Navy midfielder, kicked the ball ahead, picked it up and raced the length of the field unimpeded to score his second goal of the year.

The play by Burke seemed to deflate the Mids as Navy didn¹t put up much of a fight over the final 10 minutes. Delaney scored his second goal of the game with 5:10 left in the contest to make it 11-8 and Nick Tintle scored an unassisted goal with 2:15 left in the contest to provide the final margin.

Looney scored three goals and one assist to lead Navy, while Dingman scored two goals and had one assist. Mirabito added three assists for the Mids.

Burns led the Tar Heels with three goals, while Petracca and Wagner had two goals and one assist apiece.

Navy took 43 shots in the game to North Carolina¹s 32, while the Mids won the ground ball battle, 41-39. Each team won 11 of the 22 face-offs.

North Carolina's Grant Zimmerman was outstanding in goal, making 12 saves, including seven in the fourth quarter. In the first meeting in Annapolis, which Navy won 19-8, Zimmerman gave up 17 goals in 49 minutes. Navy's Colin Finnegan made 10 saves.

GreatAmerican · May 14, 2007, 1:48pm

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"Your son was killed in action today. Despite intense enemy machine gun and rocket propelled grenade fire, your son fought like a lion. He remained in his fighting position until all his wounded comrades could be evacuated from the rooftop they were defending. It was during his courageous defense of his comrades that Aaron was hit by enemy fire.... With the exception of the Marines on Security, every man in the company attended the service. Aaron was respected and admired by every Marine in his company. His death brought tears to my eyes, tears that fell in front of my Marines. I am unashamed of that fact."
- Douglas Zembiec, Captain, U.S. Marine Corps, writing to the mother of Aaron C. Austin, included in Operation Homecoming by Andrew Carroll...

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GreatAmerican · May 14, 2007, 2:36pm

All-Time Army-Navy Record: 867-657-38 (.567)

2006-07 Record Against Army: 20-12 (.625)

2006-07 N-Star Record Against Army: 15-7 (.682)
(Navy has won the N-Star competition from Army 11-consecutive years)

Last 10 Years Against Army: 205-106-5 (.657)

Last 10 Years N-Star Record Against Army: 149-64-5 (.695)

2006-07 N-Star Victories Over Army: Golf, Women's Soccer, Women's Cross Country, Men's Cross Country, Sprint Football, Men's Swimming, Women's Swimming, Football, Women's Indoor Track & Field, Men's Indoor Track & Field, Men's Basketball, Wrestling, Men's Lacrosse, Women's Outdoor Track & Field, Tennis

2006-07 Results
Sprint Football: Won, 31-21; Won 17-6 (N-Star)

Women's Volleyball: Lost, 3-0 (N-Star); Lost, 3-0

Golf: Won, 6-5 (N-Star)

Women's Soccer: Won, 4-0 (N-Star)

Women's Cross Country: Won, 21-38 (N-Star)

Men's Cross Country: Won, 22-33 (N-Star)

Men's Soccer: Lost, 4-3 in 2OT (N-Star)

Men's Swimming: Won, 196-104 (N-Star)

Women's Swimming: Won, 215-85 (N-Star)

Football: Won, 26-14 (N-Star)

Men's Basketball: Lost, 53-50; Won, 76-68 (N-Star)

Women's Basketball: Won, 49-44; Lost, 58-43 (N-Star)

Women's Track & Field: Won, 107 (N-Star)

Men's Track & Field: Won, 95-86 (N-Star)

Men's Gymnastics: Lost, 207.9-200.45 (N-Star)

Rifle: Lost, 5811-5744 (N-Star)

Wrestling: Won, 29-6 (N-Star)

Men's Lacrosse: Won, 12-9 (N-Star); Won, 12-1 (Patriot League Tournament)

Men's Outdoor Track & Field: Lost, 103-100 (N-Star)

Women's Outdoor Track & Field: Won, 107-96 (N-Star)

Tennis: Won, 4-3 (N-Star); Won, 4-0 (Patriot League Championship)

Baseball: Lost, 4-3 (8 innings); Won, 6-4; Lost, 1-0 (9 innings, N-Star); Lost, 11-3; Lost, 5-3 (Patriot League Tournament)

GreatAmerican · May 14, 2007, 6:54pm

Mids unable to duplicate regular season win over North Carolina

<a href="http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2007/05_14-28/NAS%5B/url%5D">http://www.hometownannapolis.com/cgi-bin/read/2007/05_14-28/NAS</a>

[QUOTE]
How do you turn around an 11-goal loss?

North Carolina's lacrosse team accomplished that feat by carefully reviewing its March 2 defeat at the hands of Navy and correcting all the problems that led to an embarrassing result....

[/QUOTE]

GreatAmerican · May 14, 2007, 6:56pm

For: Immediate Release
Sent: May 14, 2007
Contact: Scott Strasemeier (410) 293-8775

Naval Academy Set To Host NCAA Men's Lacrosse Quarterfinals

ANNAPOLIS, Md.-The United States Naval Academy will host the 2007 Division I Men's Lacrosse Quarterfinals on Sunday, May 20 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.

UMBC (11-5) will play Delaware (12-5) at 12-noon, while North Carolina (10-5) will face Duke (15-2) at 3 p.m.

Tickets are available on-line at <a href="http://www.navysports.com%5B/url%5D">www.navysports.com</a>, by calling 1-800-US4-NAVY or on Sunday at the Navy Box Office, which is located in the North end zone at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Ticket prices are $12 for adults and $10 for students. In addition, there is a $5 charge for parking at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.

The parking lot at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium will open at 9 a.m. on Sunday morning (Gates 1, 2, 5 and 6) and the stadium gates will open at 10:30 a.m. There will be a re-entry policy in effect for Sunday's games, but not until after the first game has concluded. Fans will have to show a ticket stub and a hand stamp to re-enter for the second game. Lacrosse sticks and balls are not allowed at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.

All four teams will practice at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on Saturday afternoon and they are open to the public. UMBC will practice at 12 noon, Delaware at 1:30 P.M., Duke at 3 p.m. and North Carolina at 4:30 p.m. Saturday's event is free, but there will be a $5 parking charge.

For more information on the 2007 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Quarterfinals, visit:

<a href="http://navysports.cstv.com/sports/m-lacros/spec-rel/07-ncaa-championship.html%5B/url%5D">http://navysports.cstv.com/sports/m-lacros/spec-rel/07-ncaa-championship.html</a>

GreatAmerican · May 15, 2007, 8:58am

<a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2869880%5B/url%5D">http://sports.espn.go.com/ncf/news/story?id=2869880</a>

[quote]
...This is the year to catch Navy, where coach Paul Johnson must rebuild his defense and his offensive line. But with Kaipo-Noa Kaheaku-Enhada established at quarterback, and Army and Air Force dealing with new coaches, the Midshipmen should win their fifth consecutive Commander-In-Chief's Trophy. After all, if a wizened head like Bobby Ross couldn't turn it around at Army, what can be said for his replacement, former NFL stalwart Stan Brock?...

[/quote]

GreatAmerican · May 16, 2007, 8:12am

Overall Navy Sports Record, 296-155-3 (.655)

Baseball (35-20, 12-8 in the Patriot League)
Last Week: Lost to Army, 5-3
This Week: Season concluded

Heavyweight Crew (4-3)
Last Week: Finished 11th out of 18 teams at the Eastern Sprint Championship
This Week: Idle

Lightweight Crew (3-3)
Last Week: Finished first out of 12 teams at the Eastern Sprint Championship
This Week: Idle

Women's Crew (13-2)
Last Week: Finished 11th out of 18 teams at the Eastern Sprint Championship
This Week: Season concluded

<h1>8 Men's Lacrosse (11-4, 6-0 in the Patriot League)</h1>

Last Week: Lost to #9 North Carolina, 12-8, in the first round of the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship
This Week: Season concluded

Women's Lacrosse (18-5)
Last Week: Defeated Oregon, 22-7; defeated Colorado, 15-14; defeated UC Santa Barbara, 11-8; lost to Cal Poly, 16-9, in the championship game of the USL WDIA National Tournament
This Week: Season concluded

Intercollegiate Sailing
Last Week: Idle
This Week: Idle

Varsity Offshore Sailing
Last Week: Idle
This Week: Idle

Tennis (15-11, 4-0 in the Patriot League)
Last Week: Lost to Texas, 4-0, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament
This Week: Season concluded

Men's Outdoor Track & Field (8-1)
Last Week: Finished 23rd at the IC4A Championship
This Week: Idle

Women's Outdoor Track & Field (10-0)
Last Week: Finished tied for ninth at the ECAC Championship
This Week: Idle

GreatAmerican · May 17, 2007, 9:39am

Published in the Washington Compost:

<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/16/AR2007051602860.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/16/AR2007051602860.html</a>

[QUOTE]
The turnout seemed entirely fitting for a Marine who was described -- with little apparent hyperbole -- as the toughest guy in the house. More than 1,000 mourners, from generals to civilians, packed the Naval Academy Chapel in Annapolis yesterday to honor Maj. Douglas A. Zembiec, who was killed last week outside Baghdad.

Five hours later, after the sound of taps had faded over his coffin at Arlington National Cemetery, came what Zembiec, 34, might have considered the finest tribute of all....

[/QUOTE]

GreatAmerican · May 17, 2007, 9:49am

Published in the Washington Compost:

<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/15/AR2007051500002.html%5B/url%5D">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/15/AR2007051500002.html</a>

[QUOTE]
There may not be higher praise than was offered last night for Douglas A. Zembiec, a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, a resident of Annapolis and a Marine.

"I thought he was one of the greatest people on Earth," said Zembiec's father-in-law, William Slunt....

[/QUOTE]

<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/postphotos/orb/metro/2007-05-15/index.html?imgId=PH2007051500005&imgUrl=/photo/2007/05/15/PH2007051500005.html%5B/IMG%5D">http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/photo/postphotos/orb/metro/2007-05-15/index.html?imgId=PH2007051500005&imgUrl=/photo/2007/05/15/PH2007051500005.html

</a>
Marine Corps Maj. Douglas Zembiec was a Naval Academy graduate. (By Rick Loomis -- Los Angeles Times)

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