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GreatAmerican · March 2, 2008, 7:06am

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Lutz to Play in CSA Individual Championship Consolation Semis
Annapolis, Md. - Among the four Navy squash players who entered Saturday’s action at the 2008 College Squash Association Individual Championship held at the United States Naval Academy, only freshman Allan Lutz (McLean, Va.) remains in the competition which will conclude Sunday. Seniors Jeff Sawin (Haverford, Pa.) and Tucker George (West Hartford, Conn.) saw their careers come to an end, while defending Molloy Cup champion Nils Mattsson (Spring House, Pa.) dropped back-to-back matches Saturday and was eliminated.

Lutz, who dropped his opening match of the tournament on Friday, won two three-game matches on Saturday to remain active in the consolation bracket. The Navy newcomer turned in a 10-8, 9-1, 9-0 victory over Dartmouth’s Stephen Preefer in the round of 16 before handling Alex Gross of Turfts, 9-7, 9-7, 9-5. Lutz will represent the Naval Academy on Sunday when he battles Middlebury’s John Paul Sardi at 9:30 am in the consolation semifinals held in Bancroft Hall. Should he defeat Sardi, he would meet either Will Gruner of Williams or John Rothie of Southern Cal in the consolation finals slated for 1:00 pm in Halsey Field House.

George capped off his collegiate career by turning in a 1-2 record in the Potter Division of the CSA tournament, however, his dream of becoming Navy’s first All-American in nearly 15 years was erased with a 3-0 loss to Trinity’s Randy Lim Saturday afternoon. He finished his four-year career with a 58-27 record, including a 13-4 mark in his senior campaign.

Sawin, Navy’s team captain, also saw his career end on Saturday when he split his matches in the second consolation bracket. He opened the day with a solid victory over Brendan Bascom of Princeton, 9-4, 9-4, 9-5, however, he was unable to get past Dartmouth’s Edward Newhouse in the quarterfinals, dropping a 9-5, 9-7, 9-5 decision. Sawin, who finishes his career with an 85-30 record, has won more matches than any other squash player under the direction of head coach Craig Dawson. Meanwhile, he finished off the year with a 20-7 record.

After winning his opening two matches in the Molloy Division, Mattsson’s momentum was quickly harnessed on Saturday in suffering a loss to Rochester’s Frederick Reid in the round of 16, cutting short his hopes of repeating as the Molloy Cup winner. The loss dropped Mattsson into the third consolation quarterfinals where he was eliminated following a 9-7, 10-8, 9-3 loss to Kush Mahan of Bates. Mattsson ends the 2007-08 campaign with an 18-9 record and a two-year career mark of 43-16.

NAVY AT THE CSA INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Tucker George (Potter Division)
Round of 32 lost to Supreet Singh (Trinity), 1-9, 9-4, 9-7, 9-7
Consolation/ Rd of 16 def. Jake Gross (Tufts), 1-9, 9-3, 6-9, 9-0, 9-5
Consolation/ Quarters lost to Randy Lim (Trinity), 9-3, 9-0, 9-3
Season Concluded

Nils Mattsson (Molloy Division)
Round of 64 def. Alexander Salton (Haverford), 9-4, 9-5, 9-2
Round of 32 def. Peter Sopher (Princeton), 9-0, 9-1, 9-6
Round of 16 lost to Frederick Reid (Rochester), 9-7, 9-2, 9-0
3rd Consolation/ Quarters lost to Kush Mahan (Bates), 9-7, 10-8, 9-3
Season Concluded

Jeff Sawin (Molloy Division)
Round of 64 def. Alexander Lavoie (Harvard), 9-1, 9-0, 9-5
Round of 32 lost to Ethan Buchsbaum (Williams), 5-9, 9-4, 9-3, 3-9, 10-8
2nd Consolation/ Rd of 16 def. Brendan Bascom (Princeton), 9-4, 9-4, 9-5
2nd Consolation/ Quarters lost to Edward Newhouse (Dartmouth), 9-5, 9-7, 9-5
Season Concluded

Allan Lutz (Molloy Division)
Round of 64 lost to Brendan Bascom (Princeton), 9-5, 9-3, 9-5
Consolation/ Rd 16 def. Stephen Preefer (Dartmouth), 10-8, 9-1, 9-0
Consolation/ Quarters def. Alex Gross (Tufts), 9-7, 9-7, 9-5

GreatAmerican · March 2, 2008, 7:07am

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Mids Have Second Strong Day at ECAC Swim Meet

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – A fifth-place finish by Natalie Albertson (Fr., St. Paul, Minn.) in the 400 individual medley highlighted another strong day by the Navy women’s swimming and diving team Saturday at the ECAC Open Championship. The Midshipmen stand in ninth place with 125 points after the day two of the three-day meet being held at Trees Pool on the Pittsburgh campus.

“Natalie had a terrific day,” said Navy head coach John Morrison. “She had a very good swim to make it to the evening session, then held her seed from the morning and slightly improved upon her time at night.”

Albertson posted a time of 4:36.88 during the morning trial heats of the 400 IM, then recorded a 4:36.95 in the championship final of the event. Both times were just slightly behind her clocking of 4:34.26 one week ago when she placed fourth in the 400 IM at the Patriot League Championship.

Albertson had placed seventh in the 200 individual medley Friday night.

Teammate Tessa Snow (Fr., Hamlin, N.Y.) joined Albertson in competing in an individual event final for the second time in as many nights. She placed forth in the consolation final of the 200 IM Friday, then came back to place eighth in the consolation final of the 100 breaststroke Saturday. Snow was clocked in a time of 1:10.47 Saturday night.

Navy’s relay teams also had a pair of great showings Saturday. The night began with the 200 medley relay team placing third in the consolation final and ended with the Mids placing sixth in the timed final of the 800 freestyle relay.

“Our relays have enjoyed two good nights at the meet,” said Morrison. "They have really helped us score some points against some of the best programs on the East Coast.

“It has been a very good meet for us, so far, and we are excited about the opportunities ahead of us Sunday.”

Navy Results
200 Medley Relay
Prelims – Navy, 14th, 1:54.72 (Natalie Albertson, Allison Aichele, Tessa Snow, Rachel Gray)
Consolation Final – Navy, 3rd (11th), 1:53.41 (Albertson, Aichele, Snow, Gray)

400 Individual Medley
Prelims – Natalie Albertson, 5th, 4:36.88; Clare McKenna, 27th, 4:49.88
Championship Final – Albertson, fifth, 4:36.95

100 Butterfly
Prelims – Cate Sheerin, 25th, 1:00.93

200 Freestyle
Prelims – Lauren Milliron, 20th, 1:57.54; Alli Warwick, 29th, 2:02.78

100 Breaststroke
Prelims – Tessa Snow, 13th, 1:09.58; Allison Aichele, 17th, 1:10.59; Rachel Gray, 25th, 1:12.04
Consolation Final – Snow, 8th (16th), 1:10.47

800 Freestyle Relay
Timed Final – Navy, 6th, 7:57.94 (Clare McKenna, Lauren Milliron, Snow, Albertson)

GreatAmerican · March 2, 2008, 7:08am

*** It was erroneously reported via the CSA web site that Navy’s Jeff Sawin lost his match against Edward Newhouse and was eliminated … in fact, he won the match and will play in the semis on Sunday at 9:30 am in Bancroft Hall. ***

Collegiate Squash
Navy pair to play in Sunday semis at CSA Individual Championship

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Lutz and Sawin to Play in CSA Individual Championship Consolation Semis
Annapolis, Md. Among the four Navy squash players who entered Saturdays action at the 2008 College Squash Association Individual Championship held at the United States Naval Academy, freshman Allan Lutz (McLean, Va.) and senior team captain Jeff Sawin (Haverford, Pa.) remain in the competition which will conclude Sunday. Senior Tucker George (West Hartford, Conn.) saw his career come to an end, while defending Molloy Cup champion Nils Mattsson (Spring House, Pa.) dropped back-to-back matches Saturday and was eliminated.

Lutz, who dropped his opening match of the tournament on Friday, won two three-game matches on Saturday to remain active in the consolation bracket. The Navy newcomer turned in a 10-8, 9-1, 9-0 victory over Dartmouths Stephen Preefer in the round of 16 before handling Alex Gross of Tufts, 9-7, 9-7, 9-5. Lutz will represent the Naval Academy on Sunday when he battles Middleburys John Paul Sardi at 9:30 am in the consolation semifinals held in Bancroft Hall. Should he defeat Sardi, he would meet either Will Gruner of Williams or John Rothie of Southern Cal in the consolation finals slated for 1:00 pm in Halsey Field House.

Sawin won his opening-round match on Friday before suffering a 3-2 setback against Ethan Buchsbaum of Williams to send him to the second consolation bracket. He opened Saturdays competition with a solid victory over Brendan Bascom of Princeton, 9-4, 9-4, 9-5 and used that momentum to get past Dartmouths Edward Newhouse in the quarterfinals, 9-5, 9-7, 9-5. Sawin will represent the Naval Academy on Sunday when he battles Princetons Philip Sopher at 9:30 am in the consolation semifinals held in Bancroft Hall. Should he defeat Sopher, he would meet the winner of Asad Khan of Denison vs. Peter Sopher of Princeton in the second consolation finals slated for 1:00 pm in Halsey Field House.

George capped off his collegiate career by turning in a 1-2 record in the Potter Division of the CSA tournament, however, his dream of becoming Navys first All-American in nearly 15 years was erased with a 3-0 loss to Trinitys Randy Lim Saturday afternoon. He finished his four-year career with a 58-27 record, including a 13-4 mark in his senior campaign.

After winning his opening two matches in the Molloy Division, Mattssons momentum was quickly harnessed on Saturday in suffering a loss to Rochesters Frederick Reid in the round of 16, cutting short his hopes of repeating as the Molloy Cup winner. The loss dropped Mattsson into the third consolation quarterfinals where he was eliminated following a 9-7, 10-8, 9-3 loss to Kush Mahan of Bates. Mattsson ends the 2007-08 campaign with an 18-9 record and a two-year career mark of 43-16.

NAVY AT THE CSA INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Tucker George (Potter Division)
Round of 32 lost to Supreet Singh (Trinity), 1-9, 9-4, 9-7, 9-7
Consolation/ Rd of 16 def. Jake Gross (Tufts), 1-9, 9-3, 6-9, 9-0, 9-5
Consolation/ Quarters lost to Randy Lim (Trinity), 9-3, 9-0, 9-3
Season Concluded

Nils Mattsson (Molloy Division)
Round of 64 def. Alexander Salton (Haverford), 9-4, 9-5, 9-2
Round of 32 def. Peter Sopher (Princeton), 9-0, 9-1, 9-6
Round of 16 lost to Frederick Reid (Rochester), 9-7, 9-2, 9-0
3rd Consolation/ Quarters lost to Kush Mahan (Bates), 9-7, 10-8, 9-3
Season Concluded

Jeff Sawin (Molloy Division)
Round of 64 def. Alexander Lavoie (Harvard), 9-1, 9-0, 9-5
Round of 32 lost to Ethan Buchsbaum (Williams), 5-9, 9-4, 9-3, 3-9, 10-8
2nd Consolation/ Rd of 16 def. Brendan Bascom (Princeton), 9-4, 9-4, 9-5
2nd Consolation/ Quarters def. Edward Newhouse (Dartmouth), 9-5, 9-7, 9-5

Allan Lutz (Molloy Division)
Round of 64 lost to Brendan Bascom (Princeton), 9-5, 9-3, 9-5
Consolation/ Rd 16 def. Stephen Preefer (Dartmouth), 10-8, 9-1, 9-0
Consolation/ Quarters def. Alex Gross (Tufts), 9-7, 9-7, 9-5

GreatAmerican · March 2, 2008, 7:09am

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Late Rally Allows Navy to Survive Against Colgate

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy womens basketball team overcame an eight-point deficit with eight minutes remaining in the game to post a 56-54 victory over Colgate Saturday evening in Alumni Hall

The Mids started the game fast as team captain Ali Currier (Sr., Columbia, S.C.), who was playing the last game of her career in Alumni Hall, scored the opening five points of the game on a three-pointer just her second of the season and the 10th of her 71-game career and a jumper.

Currier has missed the last five games with an injury and departed the game for good three minutes into the contest.

Ive seen a lot of senior nights and I have never seen one like this, said Navy head coach Tom Marryott. Ali has not been able to pick up a basketball for two weeks, and to have her come out and score our first five points is a testament to her work ethic and determination. She showed what a great leader the Marine Corps will be receiving in a few months.

It was nice to get a couple of baskets before I left, said Currier.

The Mids tried to pull away from the Raiders midway through the first half as Navy built up a 10-point lead at 22-12, but Colgate quickly pulled to within one point at 27-26 with 1:45 left in the half. Navy would eventually hold a 30-26 advantage at intermission.

Navy scored the first basket of the second half to take a six-point lead and soon held a 34-29 lead with just under 16 minutes left to play. The Raiders proceeded to go on a 12-1 run in less than five minutes to take a 41-35 lead. Colgate was 6-of-9 from the field during this span, while Navy was 0-of-4 and was outrebounded 6-2 by the Raiders.

The Raiders would eventually take their largest lead of the game at 46-38 with 8:09 minutes remaining in the game, but 69 seconds later the score was tied.

Emily Cordle (Jr., Rome, Ga.) drilled a three-pointer for the Mids to cut the margin down to five points, then Navy used the free throw line on its next two possessions to tie the game at 46-46. Kelly Altschul (So., Highland Village, Texas) was fouled after grabbing a defensive rebound and made both free throw attempts to make it a three-point game, then Whitney Davidson (Jr., New Oxford, Pa.) was fouled while attempting a three-point shot. She made all three free throws to knot the game with exactly seven minutes remaining.

Both teams would miss field goal attempts on their next ensuing possessions, then Sami Kozlowski drilled a triple to give Colgate a 49-46 advantage with six minutes left on the clock. A jumper from Cassie Consedine (Fr., Bartlesville, Okla.) cut two points off of the Navy deficit, then Consedine made the first of two free throws to tie the game at 49-49 with 3:23 left to play.

Colgate would take a 51-49 lead on its next time down the floor when Georgia Gier made a jumper. Both teams came away empty on each of their next two respective possessions, then Cordle drilled her career-best third three-pointer of the game with 1:25 left to give the Mids a 52-51 lead.

Colgate ran the game clock down to 1:02 and the shot clock down to 14 seconds before calling a timeout. After the inbounds pass started play again, Navys defense didnt allow the Raiders to get close to attempting a shot before the shot clock expired giving the ball back to the Mids with 48 seconds left to play.

Navy worked time off of the clock itself before Cordle tried a three-pointer from the left baseline with 33 seconds left. Her shot caromed off the far side of the rim and went long towards the Navy sideline and right into the hands of Consedine who quickly hauled it in with 31 seconds showing on the clock. Marryott called a timeout with 28.6 seconds left in the game and 27 seconds remaining on the shot clock.

After the timeout, the Mids inbounded the ball to K.C. Gordon (So., Vienna, Va.) who was immediately fouled. She sank both free throws to give the Mids a 54-51 lead. The Raiders hurried the ball down the court and soon put it in the hands of Katie Garman who drove down the left side of the lane. She was met by Consedine who not only swatted away the running field goal attempt, she also tracked down the ball before it went out of bounds and made an off-balance pass to Cordle to keep the ball in the hands of the Mids. Cordle was immediately fouled and made both free throw attempts to give Navy a 56-51 lead with six seconds left. Kozlowski made a three-pointer at the buzzer for Colgate to make the final score 56-54.

We had a lot of people make big plays down the stretch, said Marryott. Emily with her three-pointer to give us the late lead, K.C. making those free throws, Cassie grabbing the offensive rebound and then getting a nice block and defensive rebound on the other end; thats what you want to see heading into the postseason.

Colgate held sizeable shooting percentage advantages over the Mids in both the second half (40.7-25.0%) and for the game (38.9-30.8%). The Raiders made 21 field goals to Navys 16 and both teams made seven three-pointers on the night, though Colgate shot 53.8 percent from beyond the arc (7-of-13) while Navy converted just 28 percent of its three-point attempts (17-of-23). Both teams were whistled for 16 fouls in the game, but Navy made 17-of-23 free throw attempts to Colgates 5-of-10 effort to make up for the deficit in field goals.

Both teams did a good job of holding onto the ball as the Raiders tallied 12 turnovers on the night and the Mids turning the ball over just eight times. The latter total by the Mids is the second-lowest number of turnovers committed by the program in a Patriot League game.

Cordles trio of three-pointers allowed her to score a career-high 13 points in the game to lead the Navy offense for the first time in her career. She was joined in double figures by Consedine who scored 10 points and hauled in an equal number of rebounds to post her 12th double-double of the season. Angela Myers (Fr., San Antonio, Texas) played just 27 minutes due to foul trouble, but made the most of her time as she tallied eight points, five assists and three steals.

Colgate was led in scoring by 18 points from Kozlowski.

Colgate played great offensively in the second half, said Marryott. We were able to absorb a blow, but we kept our composure and were able to come back. Being able to do so says a lot about the character of this team.

Navy (7-22, 3-11 Patriot League) will now travel to West Point, N.Y., for the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds of the Patriot League Tournament. The seventh-seeded Mids will face No. 2 Holy Cross Sat., March 8 in the quarterfinal round, with the winner slated to play whomever emerges from the #3 Lehigh vs. #6 Lafayette game the following day in the semifinal round. All of Navys postseason games can be heard live locally on WNAV-AM 1430, with subscribers to Navy All-Access being able to view a video stream of the game.

GreatAmerican · March 2, 2008, 7:10am

Navy Rifle Wins MAC Championship Over Akron

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Navy rifle team recorded a strong air rifle performance in helping the Mids to a 4596 - 4547 victory over Akron in the MAC Championship on Saturday at MIT. The Mids move to 9-2 overall, heading into the NCAA Championships in two weeks at Army.

After a slow start in smallbore, Navy picked it up in the air rifle discipline outscoring the Zips by 38 points to win the MAC title.

“I was reasonably pleased with the air rifle score, considering we shot without Lisa Kunzelman (at the U.S. Olympic Trials),” said Navy head coach Bill Kelley. “Not sure what the issue was with our smallbore score. Maybe we were looking ahead to the NCAA Championships or the paper targets got to us, but it was touch-and-go after Josh Albright’s score. We’ll get back to practice and figure out how to get better.”

In smallbore, Navy outscored Akron, 2267 - 2256. Albright led Navy with a 578, Chris Burleson scored a 567, Monica Amagna tallied a 564 and Alison Lankes scored a 558.

Navy then outdistanced the Zips in air rifle, 2329 - 2291. Burleson led Navy with a 586, Albright followed with a 583, Amagna contributed a 581 and Lankes scored a 579.

Navy will be in action on March 14-15 at the NCAA Championships being hosted by Army.

GreatAmerican · March 2, 2008, 9:15am

AU’s Win, Loss by Navy Settle Matter: American 84, Lafayette 72

By Steven Goff
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, March 2, 2008; Page D07

With less than a minute left in American’s 84-72 victory over Lafayette yesterday, the good news began to make the rounds at Bender Arena. From the alumni seats to the students’ section, from the scorers’ table and finally to the Eagles’ bench, word of Navy’s loss buzzed through the building.

Everyone knew, it seemed, except AU Coach Jeff Jones.

“I was walking down the hallway and was turning in [to the locker room] and somebody told me,” he said. “I knew everybody was happy; I didn’t understand that Colgate had won [against Patriot League co-leader Navy]. It just hadn’t hit me. I walked in and was a little bit stunned.”

Their triumph before 2,432 home fans coupled with Navy’s 73-62 defeat in Hamilton, N.Y., allowed the Eagles (18-11, 10-4) to overtake the Midshipmen (16-13, 9-5) on the final day of a bizarre Patriot League regular season. In the process, they claimed first place outright for the first time in six years and seized home-court advantage throughout the conference tournament. A Navy win would have clinched the top slot regardless of AU’s result because the Midshipmen had swept the season series with the Eagles.

In Wednesday’s quarterfinals, American will host eighth-seeded Holy Cross (15-13, 5-9), the preseason pick to win the league. Second-seeded Navy will welcome No. 7 seed Bucknell (11-18, 6-8), the preseason No. 2 selection.

With the status of the AU and Navy games seesawing all afternoon, the final outcome of the league race did not become clear until late in both contests. Tipping off at the same time, the Midshipmen raced to a 10-point lead while the Eagles struggled to pull away from the No. 6 Leopards (15-14, 6-8).

Events then began to turn in AU’s favor. While Navy squandered its five-point halftime lead, Eagles forward Bryce Simon triggered a 15-0 run with consecutive three-pointers as part of his career-high 19 points to help build a 64-49 advantage with about six minutes remaining. Lafayette got within seven late.

“With a couple minutes left in the game, I looked over to the bench and I saw a couple of the players with big smiles on their faces,” guard Garrison Carr said. “I knew they couldn’t have been smiling that big with the [dwindling] lead we had. I knew something was up. We just wanted to make sure we did our part.”

Simon, averaging 6.6 points, scored his team’s first eight points as the Eagles built a 33-24 halftime lead. However, sparked by Bilal Abdullah (23 points) and Matt Betley (21), the Leopards scored eight straight to pull even midway through the second half. Simon then ended AU’s drought of almost five minutes without a field goal by hitting a three-pointer from the left side and another from the right wing.

“It was big, it was needed, and the amazing thing is, he hit the last three right in front of the bench and at the time we were trying to run a set [play],” Jones said. "All of a sudden Bryce just rose up and knocked it down, and I just kind of looked over at the assistant coaches and said, ‘Confidence is a great thing, isn’t it?’ "

Brian Gilmore, who contributed 16 points, 6 rebounds and 3 steals off the bench, followed with a three-point play and, after four free throws by the Eagles, Derrick Mercer (16 points, seven assists) scored in the lane.

Throughout the afternoon, the Eagles tried to avoid being distracted by the Navy score. Said Simon: “You can’t think about that because even if they had lost up there and we didn’t take care of our business, it’s all for nothing. It was about taking care of our business.”

But with AU’s lead finally secure, no one could ignore the other result – except Jones, of course.

After he’d been told the other outcome, “I was trying to come up with something good to say and really didn’t have anything – a lot of emotions,” Jones said. “Basically all I said was, ‘Guys, sometimes less is more – congratulations.’ They started jumping around and celebrating. A lot of times in situations like that, you don’t need words.”

In the Navy-Colgate game, Kendall Chones had 23 points and 12 rebounds for the third-seeded Raiders (16-13, 7-7), who extended their winning streak to four and ended the Midshipmen’s at six. Greg Sprink had 19 points for Navy, which shot 33 percent overall and made 6 of 33 three-pointers.

“Colgate is by far the most talented and most complete team in the league,” Midshipmen Coach Billy Lange said, “and they are playing well right now.”

GreatAmerican · March 2, 2008, 9:16am

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Mids to Play Crusaders in Tournament Opener

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The pairings and start times for the Patriot League Women’s Basketball Tournament, slated to begin Saturday, March 8, in West Point, N.Y., were announced by the league office late Saturday night.

Navy garnered the No. 7 seed in this year’s tournament and will face second-seeded Holy Cross in the third quarterfinal game of the day. Approximate tip time for the game is 5 p.m.

Saturday’s day of four quarterfinal round games begins with top-seeded American playing No. 8 Colgate at 12 Noon, followed by the host Black Knights, the tournament’s No. 4 seed, taking on No. 5 Bucknell at 2:30 p.m. The Navy-Holy Cross tilt follows at 5 p.m., with No. 3 Lehigh facing No. 6 Lafayette in the final game of the day at 7:30 p.m.

The first semifinal round game (American/Colgate vs. Army/Bucknell) to be contested Sunday, March 9 in Army’s Christl Arena will begin at 1 p.m., and will be immediately followed by the second semifinal at 3:30 p.m. (Holy Cross/Navy vs. Lehigh/Lafayette).

The championship game of the tournament will be played Wednesday, March 12 at the highest-seeded team playing in the game and will start at 6 p.m.

All of Navy’s postseason games can be heard live locally on WNAV-AM 1430, with Navy All-Access subscribers being able to receive live audio and video streams of the games through <a href=“http://www.navysports.com(%5B/url%5D.)”>www.navysports.com(.)</a>

Tickets for the quarterfinal and semifinal round games are available by calling the Army Ticket Office at 1-877-TIX-ARMY (849-2769) or by visiting the Army Web site (<a href=“http://www.goarmysports.com)%5B/url%5D”>www.goarmysports.com)</a>.

Holy Cross has defeated Navy in both of its meetings this season, winning 62-51 in Annapolis and 56-53 in Worcester.

The Mids have faced the Crusaders on five previous occasions in the league tournament, most recently in 2005, but Saturday will mark the first quarterfinal round game to be played between the two programs.

GreatAmerican · March 2, 2008, 9:28am

Poor second half sinks Mids against Colgate; Navy falls to No. 2 in Patriot
League tourney

By Evan Korn | Special to the Sun
March 2, 2008

HAMILTON, N.Y. - The Navy men’s basketball team entered this snowy town on a six-game winning streak and tied for the Patriot League lead. No. 7 would have clinched the Patriot League regular-season title and home-court advantage in the conference tournament.

But yesterday’s 73-62 loss to Colgate - coupled with American’s victory over Lafayette - means the Midshipmen (16-13, 9-5) will enter the tournament as the No. 2 seed.

“I felt we played a great game,” Navy coach Billy Lange said. “We just ran into a great team playing tremendous, physical basketball.”

The Mids used a 13-4 advantage in offensive rebounds to take a 32-27 halftime lead.

But Navy remained cold on three-pointers, helping seal its fate. The Mids went 3-for-19 in the second half and 6-for-33 overall.

At halftime, Red Raiders coach Emmett Davis implored his team to wear down the Mids and be more aggressive on loose balls and the offensive glass.

Colgate (16-13, 7-7) and standout forward, Kendall Chones (23 points, 12 rebounds) heeded the advice, as Navy’s four-guard lineup fatigued.

“We were not playing with any energy or heart in the middle part of the first half,” Davis said. “I felt like Navy was scrapping more and playing with more heart.”

In the second half, Chones reversed the trend by outhustling and outmuscling the suddenly beleaguered Mids.

“Chones was the difference,” Davis said. “But it was a team deal.”

Lange said he was impressed by the Red Raiders, who have won four straight and will be seeded third in the Patriot League tournament.

“Their athleticism and physicality, for our league in my four years since I’ve been here, I have never seen a team with an interior like that,” Lange said.

Navy was outscored 46-30 in the second half, and standout guard Greg Sprink was off his game. The Mids’ most prolific scorer since David Robinson shot 2-for-10 in the second half en route to a 5-for-18 performance. Whether he was driving the lane or shooting three-pointers, Red Raiders swarmed toward him.

Sprink credited Colgate’s defense with taking him out of his game.

With the conference tournament starting Wednesday, he stressed the importance of shrugging off the loss, as an NCAA tournament berth is only three wins away.

“It doesn’t matter who we play as long as we play Navy basketball,” Sprink said.

NAVY-Veazey 1-3 0-0 2, Sprink 5-18 7-8 19, Harris 6-16 0-0 14, Garcia 1-2 1-2 4, Kina 7-18 2-2 17, Colbert 2-3 0-0 4, Richards 0-0 0-0 0, Teague 1-10 0-0 2. Totals 23-70 10-12 62.
COLGATE-Ke.Chones 9-13 5-5 23, Pounds 6-9 0-0 12, Minchella 0-0 0-0 0, Roemer 3-13 5-6 12, Waddy 1-5 0-0 2, Woodhouse 2-5 3-6 7, Vinson 1-2 1-2 3, Venezia 2-6 4-4 9, Morse 0-0 1-2 1, Jonson 2-4 0-0 4. Totals 26-57 19- 25 73.
Half-Navy 32-27. 3-point goals-Navy 6-33 (Sprink 2-9, Harris 2-10, Garcia 1-1, Kina 1-5, Teague 0-8), Colgate 2-9 (Venezia 1-3, Roemer 1-4, Waddy 0-2). Fouled out-Sprink. Rebounds-Navy 46 (Harris 9), Colgate 38 (Ke.Chones 12). Assists-Navy 8 (Harris 5), Colgate 8 (Roemer 3). Total fouls-Navy 23, Colgate 15. A-602.

GreatAmerican · March 2, 2008, 2:37pm

ANNAPOLIS, MD (Friday, March 1, 2008) Navy’s ice hockey team got goals from seven skaters and Goaltender Alex Tidei pitched a shutout to lead the Midshipmen to a 12-0 victory over The Citadel Bulldogs during the second day of Navy Hockeys Inaugural Military Club Hockey Tournament.

Freshmen Steve Csutoros and Michael Orzetti recorded hat tricks and Sam Carlson added two goals. Adam Shields, Calen Mims, and Jonathan Wheeler each contributed one goal to the team effort.

However, the loudest ovation of the evening occurred during the second period when Senior Steve Mankins recorded the first goal of his Naval Academy Career in his first ever game. Steve has been a tireless worker and dedicated member of the team for the past four seasons while serving as Head Manager.

Sophomore Alex Tidei recorded nine saves, as the Mids outshot the Bulldogs, 66-9.

Referee Scott Pomento whistled only two penalties, one against Navy and one against The Citadel.

The Midshipmen (now 19-18-1 overall) will play their final game of the season on Sunday against the University of Virginia at 2 p.m. in the Championship game of the Military Club Hockey Tournament at the McMullen Hockey Arena.

SCORING SUMMARY

NAVY 3 6 3 - 12

CITADEL 0 0 0 - 0

First Period

N Carlson 2 (Jackson) 3:10

N Csutoros 1 (Bishop) 9:55

N Orzetti 1 (Csutoros) 15:24

Second Period

N Orzetti 2 (Stevens-Haas) 2:01

N Shields 5 (Dubinsky) 2:35

N Carlson 3 (unassisted) 3:35

N Mankins 1 (unassisted) 4:10

N Wheeler 1 (unassisted) 7:13

N Csutoros 2 (Orzetti, Wheeler) 15:01

Third Period

N Csutoros 3 (unassisted) 6:06

N Orzetti 3 (Stevens-Haas) 6:35

N Mims 4 (Jackson) 7:31

SAVES

Tidei (NAVY) 2 5 2 - 9

Fraser (CITADEL) 30 17 7 - 54

SHOTS

NAVY 33 23 10 - 66

CITADEL 2 5 2 - 9

In the night cap, University of Virginias Goalie Andy Rallis recorded 32 saves in his shutout of VMI. Final score UVA 8 and VMI 0.

STANDINGS

NAVY 4 Points +23 Goal Margin

UVA 4 Points +13 Goal Margin

The Citadel 0 Points -17 Goal Margin

VMI 0 Points -19 Goal Margin

GreatAmerican · March 2, 2008, 2:38pm

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy men’s basketball team has earned the No. 2 seed for the Patriot League Tournament and will face No. 7 seed Bucknell on Wednesday night in Alumni Hall in the quarterfinal round. The Mids are 16-13 overall and finished second in the Patriot League standings with a 9-5 mark. The No. 2 seed is the highest for the Midshipmen since drawing the second seed in 2001. Bucknell enters the contest with an 11-18 overall record and the Bison finished league play with a 6-8 record.

The two teams split during the regular season, with each team winning at home. The Bison knocked off Navy, 85-77, in the Patriot League opener on Jan. 11, as Justin Castleberry led four Bucknell players in double figures with 19 points. Greg Sprink scored 26 points and Kaleo Kina added 24 for Navy, but the Mids were saddled with foul problems as the Mids’ top two scorers, Sprink and Chris Harris, spent considerable time on the bench in the second half. Bucknell shot 50.9 percent from the field for the contest, including 11-of-24 (.458) from three-point range.

In the team’s second meeting, Navy connected on several clutch shots down the stretch to thwart every Bucknell charge, defeating the Bison, 78-72, snapping a seven-game skid to the Bison. Kina led Navy with a career-high 27 points, while Sprink and Harris contributed 22 and 19, respectively. John Griffin scored 19 points for Bucknell. The Mids shot 47.4 percent from the field, including 10-of-24 from three-point range, and forced 22 Bucknell turnovers.

The two teams also met in the quarterfinals of last year’s tournament, with the roles reversed. Bucknell, the No. 2 seed, defeated seventh-seeded Navy, 62-43.

The winner of the Bucknell-Navy game will face the winner of the Lafayette-Colgate contest, which will be played Wednesday in Hamilton, N.Y. The other half of the draw pits top-seeded American against eighth-seeded Holy Cross, and fourth-seeded Lehigh hosting No. 5 seed, Army. The semifinal round will be played Sunday at the highest remaining seeds. A Navy win in the quarterfinals ensures

Tickets are available for Wednesday’s quarterfinal game at the Naval Academy Athletic Association ticket office in Ricketts Hall, or by calling 1-800-US4-NAVY.

GreatAmerican · March 2, 2008, 2:39pm

By MIKE MOREA For The Capital
Published March 02, 2008

On the final night of the Navy women’s basketball team’s regular season, as well as its final home game, the Midshipmen paid tribute to their lone senior then let the underclassmen do the rest.

Ali Currier, a native of Columbia, S.C., stepped onto the floor at Alumni Hall for the final time and proceeded to score the first five points for Navy, which went on to defeat Colgate 56-54 to finish the season 7-22 (3-11 in the Patriot League).

Navy committed a season-low eight turnovers and the total was the second fewest turnovers in the history of Navy’s 19 years in the Patriot League.

“It was pretty great to be able stand there behind my teammates and watch them pull it through at the end,” said Currier, who played only three minutes but saw her first game action in five games. “It was pretty good just to be able to come out and get a couple in before I had to be pulled.”

Currier left the final 37 minutes in the capable hands of freshman Cassie Consedine who had her 12th double-double of the season, setting a Navy freshman class record with the accomplishment. The 6-3 center netted 10 points and 10 rebounds, while junior Emily Cordle paced Navy with 13 points in 24 minutes of action.

The Mids looked to be in control after the first 20 minutes as they were ahead 30-26 at the break. Freshman Angela Myers was the top scorer over the first half, notching eight points.

But Colgate started whittling away at the lead and took its first lead with 13:17 left in the contest. That advantage increased to seven points before Navy turned up the heat and fought its way back.

“Colgate was playing great offensively in the second half. It was really hurting us with them making some big shots,” Navy coach Tom Marryott said. “But it was really good for us to take a blow like that and come back and take the lead. For us to come back and keep our composure said a lot.”

Navy trailed with just over a minute to play, but Cordle drained a 3-pointer to put the Mids up to stay with 1:20 left. Colgate was whistled for a shot clock violation with 48.5 seconds left and down a point, then Consedine gathered a key offensive rebound to extend Navy’s possession. Sophomore K.C. Gordon sank a pair of free throws to extend the lead, then Consedine made a key block on the defensive end to all but seal the victory.

Navy will enter the Patriot League tournament this week at Army by facing second-seeded Holy Cross. With Holy Cross’ victory yesterday over Lehigh and Army’s loss to Bucknell, the Crusaders took over the second seed from the Cadets.

GreatAmerican · March 2, 2008, 3:59pm

Lutz and Sawin victorious at CSA Individual Championship

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Sunday, March 2, 2008
Squash Contact: Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773

Navy Pair Win Consolation Titles at CSA Individual Championship
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Navy team captain Jeff Sawin (Haverford, Pa.) and rookie Allan Lutz (McLean, Va.) closed out the season Sunday by each taking the consolation title in their respective brackets at the 2008 College Squash Association Individual Championship held this weekend at the United States Naval Academy.

Sawin, who won his opening round match on Friday before dropping his following match, competed in the second consolation bracket. He turned in a pair of wins on Saturday to advance to the semifinals held Sunday morning at Bancroft Hall. Sawin easily defeated Princeton’s Philip Sopher, 9-0, 9-2, 10-8 and would be tasked with facing Sopher’s twin brother, Peter, in the championship bout. After a brief scare that resulted ina hard-fought 10-9 victory in the opening game, Sawin ended the match by winning the next two, 9-3 and 9-0. He produced a 5-1 record at the CSA Individual Championship en route to capping the season with a 23-5 record. He concluded his career by posting an 88-29 record, the most wins by a Midshipman under the direction of eighth-year Navy head coach Craig Dawson.

“I’m so glad that I was able to end my career with a win, especially a 9-0 win in the last game,” said Sawin. “This was really special for Tucker and myself to play our final matches at home in front of our friends and family. I couldn’t have asked for much more.”

“How many college players get to close out their career with a win,” said Dawson. “I really couldn’t be happier for him. I know he was disappointed that he lost in his second match, but he did not let that stand in the way of fighting back through and winning the consolation bracket. That shows what he’s all about.”

After losing his first match of the tournament, Lutz was forced to play with urgency, knowing he could not lose another match. After winning a pair of three-gamers on Saturday, Lutz was paired up with Middlebury’s John Paul Sardi in the semis of the consolation bracket. Lutz seemed to have little trouble in getting past Sardi, earning a 9-5, 9-6, 9-7 victory, and setting up the finals match against Williams’ Will Gruner. Lutz looked strong early on, taking game one, 9-3. However, Gruner bounced back to not only even the score at one apiece with a 9-4 game two win, he was able to sneak past Lutz in the third game, 10-8, to take a 2-1 lead in the match. Lutz, though, would not be denied as he evened the match at 9-5 before dominating Gruner in the fifth and deciding game, 9-1. Lutz finished the year with a team-high tying 23 wins (23-8).

“I was really disappointed that I lost my first match of the tournament,” said Lutz on Sunday. "My opponent was ranked a few spots ahead of me and I wanted to get that win, but instead I tried to make the best of the situation. I knew I wanted to win the consolation bracket.

“I knew through the training that Coach Dawson has provided us throughout the year that I would be prepared for the finals match. We practice being down games and points, so having that experienced helped me. I felt comfortable that I would be able to come back after getting down in the match.”

“This was just a tremendous experience for Allan,” said Dawson, who is excited about his young prodigy’s future. “I think what he got out of this weekend’s tournament will pay dividends down the road.”

This weekend’s tournament marked the first time Navy has had the opportunity to host the individual national championship in its current form. The renovation and addition to the Halsey Field House International Squash Courts Complex provided Navy with the necessary 12 courts it needed to play host to the tournament.

“Overall it was a great weekend and a pleasure to host this tournament,” said Dawson, a former All-American at the Naval Academy. "It was a tremendous experience. I think it was a good opportunity for all of the other schools to see what the Naval Academy was all about and in turn, more people at the Naval Academy got the chance to see what squash is all about.

“There has never been a moment like Friday in college squash,” he added, in regards to the more that 2,300 fans, comprised mostly of the Brigade of Midshipmen, who cheered on Navy senior Tucker George (West Hartford, Conn.) in the featured match in the specially erected glass court. “People are still talking about it today.”

NAVY AT THE CSA INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONSHIP

Tucker George (Potter Division)
Round of 32 lost to Supreet Singh (Trinity), 1-9, 9-4, 9-7, 9-7
Consolation/ Rd of 16 def. Jake Gross (Tufts), 1-9, 9-3, 6-9, 9-0, 9-5
Consolation/ Quarters lost to Randy Lim (Trinity), 9-3, 9-0, 9-3

Nils Mattsson (Molloy Division)
Round of 64 def. Alexander Salton (Haverford), 9-4, 9-5, 9-2
Round of 32 def. Peter Sopher (Princeton), 9-0, 9-1, 9-6
Round of 16 lost to Frederick Reid (Rochester), 9-7, 9-2, 9-0
3rd Consolation/ Quarters lost to Kush Mahan (Bates), 9-7, 10-8, 9-3

Jeff Sawin (Molloy Division)
Round of 64 def. Alexander Lavoie (Harvard), 9-1, 9-0, 9-5
Round of 32 lost to Ethan Buchsbaum (Williams), 5-9, 9-4, 9-3, 3-9, 10-8
2nd Consolation/ Rd of 16 def. Brendan Bascom (Princeton), 9-4, 9-4, 9-5
2nd Consolation/ Quarters def. Edward Newhouse (Dartmouth), 9-5, 9-7, 9-5
2nd Consolation/ Semifinals def. Philip Sopher (Princeton), 9-0, 9-2, 10-8
2nd Consolation/ Finals def. Peter Sopher (Princeton), 10-9, 9-3, 9-0

Allan Lutz (Molloy Division)
Round of 64 lost to Brendan Bascom (Princeton), 9-5, 9-3, 9-5
Consolation/ Rd 16 def. Stephen Preefer (Dartmouth), 10-8, 9-1, 9-0
Consolation/ Quarters def. Alex Gross (Tufts), 9-7, 9-7, 9-5
Consolation/ Semifinals def. John Paul Sardi (Middlebury), 9-5, 9-6, 9-7
Consolation/ Finals def. Will Gruner (Williams), 9-3, 4-9, 8-10, 9-5, 9-1

GreatAmerican · March 2, 2008, 7:37pm

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Contact: Jonathan Maggart (410) 293-8771

Navy Drops Extra-Inning Series Finale to Dartmouth, 4-3

ANNAPOLIS, Md. The Navy baseball team stranded 17 runners on base, 11 of which were in scoring position, in dropping the rubber game of a three-game set with Dartmouth, 4-3 in 10 innings, on Sunday at Terwilliger Brothers Field at Max Bishop Stadium. The Midshipmen fell to 3-3 on the year, while the Big Green upped their mark to 2-1.

Navy put the leadoff runner on base in eight of the ten innings, but only once did that runner come around to score on the day. The Midshipmen finished the game 6-for-30 with runners on base and 3-for-19 in run-scoring opportunities.

When you leave 17 runners on base in a game, that really tells the story, stated Navy head coach Paul Kostacopoulos. We just could not come up with the big hit at any point, outside of the brief stretch in the fifth.

The Midshipmen received another solid starting pitching performance, as southpaw Yale Eckert (So./La Selva Beach, Calif.) scattered five hits and one earned run over six innings with no walks and a career-best nine strikeouts. On the year, Eckert has not walked a batter in 12.1 innings of work, while he has fanned 15 hitters.

Yale has given us back-to-back quality performances, stated Kostacopoulos. Although he didnt get the win, that effort was certainly a plus-start. He has been right around the plate and has shown good command with all three of his pitches.

Dartmouth took a 1-0 lead in the second on a RBI-groundout and extended it to 2-0 in the fifth on a RBI-double before Navy responded in the bottom half of the inning. Back-to-back-to-back singles by the Midshipmen to start the inning loaded the bases for Thomas Hamilton (Sr./Houston, Texas), who delivered a two-run single through the left side. Navys next batter, Jeff Bland (Fr./Basking Ridge, N.J.), came up with the fifth-straight hit with a base knock through the left side to give the Mids their first lead of the game, 3-2. However, Dartmouth starter Robert Young worked out of the no-out jam to avoid further damage.

The Big Green knotted the game at three in the seventh. With runners on the corners and one out, relief pitcher Jonathan Berkowitz (So./Parkland, Fla.) bounced a pickoff throw to first, which allowed the lead runner to score.

Navy had an opportunity to re-take the lead and the win the game in the seventh and ninth innings, respectively. The Midshipmen loaded the bases with one out in the seventh inning, but Dartmouth reliever Kyle Zeis struck out the next-two batters to end the threat. The Mids again had the bases loaded in the ninth with two outs, but Zeis again used the strikeout to force extra innings.

The Big Green took the lead in the tenth, as Damon Wright singled home the go-ahead run with one out. Navy had its shot in the bottom half of the inning, putting runners on first and second with two outs before Zeis fanned another batter to wrap up the game.

Navys Jonathan Wright (Fr./Arden, N.C.), who led off five times on the day, finished with a 4-for-6 effort at the plate with a run scored. The Navy rookie went .643 (9-for-14) over the three-game set against Dartmouth and now owns a .536 (15-for-28) batting average over the first-six games of the year. He has posted back-to-back four-hit games and three four-hit efforts this season.

Jonathan did a great job at leadoff today, commented Kostacopoulos. He just wasnt able to get the help behind him. We werent able to bunch our hits together, but were still trying to find the right combination for our lineup.

Bland delivered three hits and a RBI, while Kendall Bolt (So./Stockton, Calif.) had a pair of base knocks and a run scored. The Midshipmen out-hit the Big Green, 14-10, and drew six walks.

Dartmouths Zeis picked up the win in relief, as he fanned eight batters and walked three over 3.2 innings of shutout work. Navys JD Melton (So./Myrtle Beach, S.C.) was tagged for the loss after yielding one run over 2.1 innings with two walks and one strikeout.

The Midshipmen will return to action this Wednesday, when they play host to UMBC in a 2 p.m. contest. Live stats will be available via GameTracker on <a href=“http://www.NavySports.com(%5B/url%5D.)”>www.NavySports.com(.)</a>

GreatAmerican · March 3, 2008, 3:02am

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Navy Places Ninth at ECAC Swim Meet

PITTSBURGH, Pa. – The Navy women’s swimming and diving team finished in ninth place at the ECAC Open Championship that concluded Sunday evening at Trees Pool in Pittsburgh. Navy’s 10-member squad totaled 181 points over the three days.

“It was a very pleasing meet for us,” said Navy head coach John Morrison. “The fact that we were able to score a lot of points with few people made for a great three days.”

Navy’s Tessa Snow (Fr., Hamlin, N.Y.) advanced to her third final in as many nights at the meet Sunday with her ninth-place finish in the trial heats of the 200 breaststroke. She would go on to swim in the championship final of the event, her first of the meet, and place fifth in the race with a time of 2:27.95.

Also swimming Sunday night in an individual event was Lauren Milliron (Jr., Richmond, Va.) as she placed fifth in the consolation final of the 100 freestyle with a time of 54.46.

Navy divers Katie Griffin (Sr., Ellicott City, Md.) and Desiree’ Robison (Jr., Tucson, Ariz.) placed second and fourth, respectively, in the preliminary round of one-meter diving. Griffin would place second in the finals with a score of 252.25, with Robison finishing in eighth place with a tally of 211.80 points.

“We received a number of great efforts this weekend, but our divers, Tessa and Natalie Albertson (Fr., St. Paul, Minn.) really performed well,” said Morrison.

The meet closed with Navy’s 400 freestyle relay team of Alli Warwick (Fr., Lansdale, Va.), Clare McKenna (Jr., Garden City, N.Y.), Milliron and Snow finishing fourth in the consolation final of the event with a time of 3:43.20.

Navy Results
1-M Diving
Prelims – Katie Griffin, 2nd, 252.25; Desiree’ Robison, 4th, 211.80
Finals – Katie Griffin, 2nd, 263.45; Desiree’ Robison, 8th, 180.10

200 Backstroke
Prelims – Clare McKenna, 18th, 2:12.45; Natalie Albertson, 19th, 2:12.59

100 Freestyle
Prelims – Lauren Milliron, 14th, 54.49; Alli Warwick, 23rd, 55.53
Consolation Final – Milliron, 5th (13th), 54.46

200 Breaststroke
Prelims – Tessa Snow, 9th, 2:29.67; Allison Aichele, 20th, 2:32.67
Championship Final – Snow, fifth, 2:27.95

200 Butterfly
Prelims – Cate Sheerin, 27th, 2:14.31

400 Freestyle Relay
Prelims – Navy, 15th, 3:45.15 (McKenna, Warwick, Snow, Milliron)
Consolation Final – Navy, 4th (12th), 3:43.20 (Warwick, McKenna, Milliron, Snow)

GreatAmerican · March 3, 2008, 9:03am

by Ron Snyder, The Examiner

BALTIMORE (Map, News) - Navy coach Billy Lange said earlier this week a loss at Colgate on Saturday would not mean the end of his team’s season.

Now, the Midshipmen get to prove him right.

Navy¹s bid for its first Patriot League regular season title since 2000 came to a screeching halt when Colgate rallied from a five-point halftime deficit to pull out a 73-62 win in Hamilton, N.Y.

American (18-11, 10-4), which lost to Navy twice this season, wrapped up the top seed in the Patriot League Tournament with an 84-72 win against visiting Lafayette (15-14, 6-8).

The tournament begins Wednesday and culminates with the final on March 14, with the winner earning an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament a place Navy hasn’t been in a decade.

Navy is the second seed and will host seventh-seeded Bucknell (11-18, 6-8) in a quarterfinal game at Alumni Hall on Wedensday night at 7. The Midshipmen and Bison split the regular season series, with Navy losing at Bucknell, 85-77, on Jan. 11 before beating the Bison, 78-72, in Annapolis on Feb. 9.

Lange said the key to Navy (16-13, 9-5), which ended a six-game winning streak, making the NCAA Tournament is forgetting each game after it’s over and concentrating solely on the next one.

“We don’t handle this game or that game like it’s a big game,” Lange said. “If we would have done that, then our season would have been done in the middle of December after finals.”

No matter what happens the rest of the season, Lange said he is proud of his team¹s progress in his fourth season at the helm. The Midshipmen are guaranteed their first winning season in seven years.

“Bottom line, it’s not magic. It’s just an evolutionary process,” Lange said. “We happen to have great leadership on this basketball team and the guys have bought in to playing as one. That¹s what it is. We’re not a goal-setting program. The only goal we have is to play as one and be the best team we can be at the end of the year.”

Navy senior guard Greg Sprink, who scored a team-high 19 points at Colgate, said he’s proud how the young Midshipmen rebounded after starting the season 3-8.

“Coach Lange and myself just try to impart on the guys that they don’t have to wait until their senior year to win,” Sprink said. “I’m impressed with the freshmen the way they¹re handling the academy and the life they have to live with the academics and this goes all the way up to the juniors and my classmate [senior center] Ben Biles. I’m just proud of them.”

GreatAmerican · March 3, 2008, 9:07am

By Marlen Garcia, USA TODAY

For the first time in 20 years, Cornell’s men’s basketball team has supremacy in the Ivy League. The school clinched its first conference championship since 1988 and an automatic NCAA tournament berth by defeating Harvard 86-53 on Saturday.

But the players still have work to do before gearing up for the NCAA tournament, only the third time the school has advanced. Cornell (20-5, 12-0) has two games left, at Penn on Friday and at Princeton on Saturday, and will try to finish its Ivy League schedule unbeaten. The Big Red are on a 14-game winning streak.

“It’s another way to put your stamp on it, to leave your legacy,” Cornell coach Steve Donahue said Sunday. “It also helps with the (NCAA) tournament seedings.”

Only Penn and Princeton have gone undefeated in league play, with Penn last doing so in 2002-03. Those schools have ruled the league since it was established in 1956, with either getting its automatic NCAA tournament berth in all but seven seasons. The league does not have a conference tournament; thus, the regular-season champion advances.

Penn won the league the last three seasons, but Donahue believes his team’s title signals a new tide. “There’s going to be more parity over the next decade,” he said.

Cornell should be a force for at least a few more years. Its top two scorers, 6-6 swingman Ryan Wittman (15.3 points) and 5-11 point guard Louis Dale (13.1), are sophomores. Junior guard Adam Gore (9.9) has two more years of eligibility because he missed all but one game last season because of a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee.

Wittman, whose father, Randy, is coach of the NBA’s Minnesota Timberwolves, is one of the nation’s leading three-point shooters at 47%. Dale is the Division I leader in free-throw shooting at 94.6%. At Birmingham (Ala.) Altamont School, Dale was one of the state’s top triple and high jumpers.

“He’s 5-11 but gets over the rim,” Donahue said. “That’s rare at this level.”

Cornell also gets a lift from 7-footer Jeff Foote, a transfer from St. Bonaventure.

Donahue says Gore is the team’s heart and soul. “Since late December, the team has bought into what he does,” Donahue said, pointing to Gore’s defense and hard-nosed work ethic as intangibles. “When we need big shots, it’s him.”

Gore’s injury forced Wittman and Dale to shoulder more responsibility last season as freshmen, and Cornell went 9-5 in league play behind them. Donahue thinks the experience paid off. “It was devastating at the time,” Donahue said, “but that’s why all these good things are happening.”

RISING: Teams moving up the bubble
FALLING: Teams moving down the bubble

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MOVING UP THE BUBBLE

Akron The Zips (20-8 overall, 10-4 Mid-American) pulled within a game of East Division-leading Kent State by throttling Buffalo 76-56 behind 20 points from Cedrick Middleton. Akron has a rematch with Kent State next Sunday.

Arizona State The Sun Devils rebounded from a 21-point loss to UCLA to beat Southern California 80-66 and even their Pacific-10 mark at 8-8 and reach 18-10 overall. Freshman James Harden’s 24 points led ASU, which outscored the Trojans 34-10 at the foul line.

Gonzaga The Bulldogs won their first-place West Coast Conference rematch with No. 23 Saint Mary’s, 88-76 in Spokane, to avenge an overtime loss to the Gaels last month. It was the sixth win in a row for Gonzaga (23-6, 12-1 WCC), which earned the top seed in the WCC tournament. The Zags have won it the last four years.

Illinois State The Redbirds (22-8, 13-5 Missouri Valley) helped their at-large chances and locked up the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament by winning at Southern Illinois 57-49 behind 27 points from Osiris Eldridge for their fourth consecutive victory.

Kansas It’s all about earning a No. 1 NCAA seed for the seventh-ranked Jayhawks (26-3, 11-3 Big 12), who avenged an earlier loss by beating Kansas State 88-74 behind 21 points from Brandon Rush. Kansas moved into a tie for the conference lead with Texas.

Massachusetts Five three-pointers led to 24 points for Ricky Harris as the Minutemen (19-9 overall, 8-6 Atlantic 10) remained alive for an at-large berth with a 78-74 win at Richmond. It was UMass’ fourth consecutive victory.

Miami (Fla.) The up-and-down Hurricanes are riding high after holding off Virginia 94-90 behind a career-best 34 points from Jack McClinton and a key three-pointer from Lance Hurdle. Miami (20-8, 7-7 Atlantic Coast) has 20 wins for only the 10th time in school history.

Michigan State The Spartans (23-6, 11-5 Big Ten) scorched 12th-ranked Indiana 103-74 behind 20 points from Raymar Morgan to deny the Hoosiers (24-5, 13-3) a share of the league lead. Michigan State shot 61% from the field and hit 54% of its three-pointers.

Mississippi State The Bulldogs knocked off defending national champion Florida 68-59 in Gainesville and sweetened their NCAA at-large chances. It was the sixth win in the last seven games for Mississippi State (20-8, 11-3 Southeastern Conference), which leads the West Division.

North Carolina-Asheville The Bulldogs (21-8, 10-4 Big South) won at Winthrop for the first time in 10 years, 63-50, clinching the top seed in the conference tournament with a regular-season sweep of the Eagles. Bryan Smithson had 25 points for UNCA.

Pittsburgh The Panthers (21-8, 9-7 Big East) earned a much-needed road victory by outscoring Syracuse 18-2 in the final three minutes of an 82-77 victory. Sparked by 19 points from Sam Young, Pittsburgh collected its fifth consecutive victory at the Carrier Dome.

Virginia Commonwealth With first place in the Colonial Athletic Association already clinched, the Rams (23-6) boosted their at-large chances with a 54-43 win at William & Mary. It was VCU’s eighth win in the last nine games.

MOVING DOWN THE BUBBLE

Florida Despite 20 points and 10 rebounds from center Marreese Speights, the Gators (21-8, 8-6 Southeastern Conference) lost Saturday for the fifth time in eight games when they dropped a 68-59 decision to Mississippi State.

Houston The Cougars (21-7, 10-4 Conference USA) didn’t help their postseason credentials with Saturday’s 84-83 setback at East Carolina. Robert McKiver had 29 points for Houston.

Indiana The Hoosiers (24-6, 13-3 Big Ten) got off to a disastrous start Sunday at Michigan State and never caught up in a 103-74 loss. Eric Gordon scored 22, but the Hoosiers missed a chance to pull into a three-way tie with league leaders Wisconsin and Purdue.

Kansas State Freshman Michael Beasley’s 25th double-double of the season (39 points, 11 rebounds) wasn’t enough for the Wildcats (18-10, 8-6 Big 12), who fell Saturday at Kansas 88-74. K-State has dropped four in a row.

Kent State The Golden Flashes moved into the Top 25 last week, but Saturday’s 89-83 loss at Bowling Green dropped them to 23-6 overall, 11-3 in the Mid-American Conference. Mike Scott had 23 points and nine rebounds for Kent State.

Navy The Midshipmen (16-13, 9-5) fell out of a first-place tie in the Patriot League and lost the resulting home-court advantage in the league tournament with Saturday’s 73-62 loss to Colgate. Greg Sprink led Navy with 19 points.

Ohio State Despite 17 points from Kosta Koufos, the Buckeyes (17-12, 8-8 Big Ten) lost their fourth consecutive game with a 71-57 defeat against Minnesota and fell into a fifth-place tie with the Golden Gophers in the conference standings.

Saint Mary’s The Gaels (24-5, 11-2) fell out of a first-place tie with Gonzaga in the West Coast Conference with Saturday’s 88-76 loss to the Bulldogs. Diamon Simpson led Saint Mary’s with 25 points.

Southern California Freshman O.J. Mayo had 37 points Saturday, but the Trojans came up short at Arizona State 80-66 and fell to 18-10 overall, 9-7 in the Pacific-10.

Syracuse The Orange (17-12, 7-9 Big East) blew an 11-point lead in the last 3:30 Saturday and fell to Pittsburgh 82-77. Jonny Flynn’s 28 points weren’t enough for Syracuse, which has won only once since Feb. 2.

Texas D.J. Augustin scored 30 Saturday for the Longhorns (24-5, 11-3 Big 12), but they had an eight-game winning streak end in an 83-80 loss at Texas Tech.

Texas A&M The Aggies suffered through a nightmarish first half Saturday, scoring only 10 points in a 64-37 loss to Oklahoma. The Aggies (21-8, 7-7 Big 12) set a record for fewest points in a half of a Big 12 game and a school mark for fewest in a half in any game.

Vanderbilt Coming off a victory against No. 1 Tennessee, the Commodores (24-5, 9-5 Southeastern Conference) had their seven-game winning streak ended with Saturday’s 78-73 setback at Arkansas. Shan Foster scored 22 to become Vandy’s career leader. He has 1,895 points.

Wake Forest The Demon Deacons (16-11, 6-8 ACC) haven’t been able to take advantage of their win two weeks ago against Duke. They dropped their third in a row Saturday, falling to Georgia Tech 87-79 in overtime

GreatAmerican · March 3, 2008, 9:08am

ANNAPOLIS, MD (Sunday, March 2, 2008) Navy’s ice hockey team got goals from five different skaters to lead the Midshipmen to a 6-2 victory over The University of Virginia Cavaliers to win the Inaugural Military Club Hockey Tournament.

Seniors Donnie Horner and Adam Shields scored Navys first two goals while playing in their final Navy Hockey game. Junior Matt Swezey added two goals and Charlie Daniel and Patrick Heitman also contributed goals.

Sophomore Jeremey Estevez recorded 15 saves on 17 shots, as the Mids outshot the Cavs, 77-17.

Referee Sal Mazzola whistled 15 penalties, 7 against Navy and 8 against Virginia.

The Midshipmen finish the 2007-08 season with an overall record of 20-18-1. The Midshipmen would like to thank all of their fans for their support during the season.

SCORING SUMMARY

NAVY 1 1 4 - 6
UVA 0 1 1 - 2

First Period
N Shields 6 (Daniel) 2:53

Second Period
VA Frost (unassisted) 3:47
N Horner 7 (Wallis) 19:31

Third Period
N Daniel 9 (Wallis) 9:58
N Swezey 29 (Daniel) 10:10
N Heitman 6 (Orzetti) 11:28
VA Francken (Giesecke) 13:54
N Swezey 30 (Daniel) 17:52

SAVES
Estevez (NAVY) 3 7 5 - 15
Rallis (UVA) 25 25 21 - 71

SHOTS
NAVY 26 26 25 - 77
UVA 3 8 6 - 17

FINAL STANDINGS
NAVY 6 Points +27 Goal Margin
UVA 4 Points +9 Goal Margin
VMI 2 Points -9 Goal Margin
The Citadel 0 Points -27 Goal Margin

GreatAmerican · March 3, 2008, 10:54am

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Overall Navy Sports Record: 216-104-6 (.672)

Baseball (3-3, 0-0 in the Patriot League)
Last Week: Lost to Dartmouth, 1-0; defeated Dartmouth, 12-5; lost to Dartmouth, 4-3 (10 innings)
This Week: UMBC (Wednesday, 2 p.m., Annapolis, Md., GameTracker on <a href=“http://www.navysports.com);%5B/url%5D”>www.navysports.com);</a> Iona (Friday,2 p.m., Annapolis, Md., GameTracker on <a href=“http://www.navysports.com);%5B/url%5D”>www.navysports.com);</a> Rhode Island (Saturday, 2 p.m., Annapolis, Md., GameTracker on <a href=“http://www.navysports.com);%5B/url%5D”>www.navysports.com);</a> Central Connecticut State (Sunday, 2:30 p.m., Annapolis, Md., GameTracker on <a href=“http://www.navysports.com);%5B/url%5D”>www.navysports.com);</a> Iona (Monday, 1 p.m., Annapolis, Md., GameTracker on [NavySports.com</a> - Official Athletic Site for Navy Athletics](<a href=“http://www.navysports.com%5DNavySports.com”>http://www.navysports.com))

Men’s Basketball (16-13, 9-5 in the Patriot League)
Last Week: Defeated American, 83-68; lost to Colgate, 73-62
This Week: Bucknell in the Patriot League Quarterfinals (Wednesday, 7 p.m., Annapolis, Md., live video on Navy All-Access at url=<a href=“http://www.navysports.com%5DNavySports.com”>http://www.navysports.com]NavySports.com</a> - Official Athletic Site for Navy Athletics, 1430 AM WNAV, 1050 AM WFED, GameTracker on ww.navysports.com; if Navy defeats Bucknell the Mids will play either Colgate or Lafayette in the Patriot League Semifinals (Sunday, 4 p.m., Annapolis, Md., live video on Navy All-Access at navysports.com, 1430 AM WNAV, 1050 AM WFED, GameTracker on [NavySports.com</a> - Official Athletic Site for Navy Athletics](<a href=“http://www.navysports.com%5DNavySports.com”>http://www.navysports.com))

Women’s Basketball (7-22, 3-11 in the Patriot League)
Last Week: Lost to American, 69-37; defeated Colgate, 56-54
This Week: vs. Holy Cross in the Patriot League Quarterfinals (Saturday, 5 p.m., West Point, N.Y., live video at [avySports.com - Official Athletic Site for Navy Athletics](<a href=“http://www.navysports.com”>http://www.navysports.com</a>), 1430 AM WNAV); if Navy wins they will play either Lehigh or Lafayette in the Patriot League semifinals (Sunday, 3:30 p.m., West Point, N.Y., live video at [NavySports.com</a> - Official Athletic Site for Navy Athletics](<a href=“http://www.navysports.com%5DNavySports.com”>http://www.navysports.com), 1430 WNAV-Time to be announced)

Men’s Gymnastics (8-4)
Last Week: Lost to William & Mary, 341.65-340.8
This Week: vs. William & Mary and at Penn State (Saturday, 2 p.m., University Park, Pa.)

No. 10 Men’s Lacrosse (3-1)
Last Week: Defeated Mount St. Mary’s, 12-5
This Week: at Lafayette (Saturday, 1 p.m., Easton, Pa.)

Women’s Lacrosse (2-0)
Last Week: Defeated Niagara, 21-5
This Week: St. Francis of Pa. (Tuesday, 4 p.m., Annapolis, Md., GameTracker on <a href=“http://www.navysports.com);%5B/url%5D”>www.navysports.com);</a> Cincinnati (Saturday. 12 noon, Annapolis, Md., GameTracker on <a href=“http://www.navysports.com);%5B/url%5D”>www.navysports.com);</a> St. Mary’s of Calif. (Sunday, 12 noon, Annapolis, Md., GameTracker on [NavySports.com</a> - Official Athletic Site for Navy Athletics](<a href=“http://www.navysports.com%5DNavySports.com”>http://www.navysports.com))

<h1>4 Rifle (9-2)</h1>

Last Week: Defeated Akron, 4596-4547
This Week: Idle

Intercollegiate Sailing
Last Week: No results reported
This Week: at the Admiral Moore Team Race (Saturday-Sunday, Throggs Neck, N.Y.); at the Mendelblatt Team Race (Saturday-Sunday, St. Petersburg, Fla.); Navy Spring Women¹s Intersectional (Saturday-Sunday, Annapolis, Md.); at the St. Mary¹s Team Race (Saturday-Sunday, St. Mary¹s City, Md.)

No. 12 Squash (16-10)
Last Week: Competed as individuals at the College Squash Association Championship (no team scoring)
This Week: Season concluded

Men’s Swimming & Diving (15-2, 6-2 in the EISL)
Last Week: Idle
This Week: at the EISL Championship (Thursday-Saturday, All Day, Boston, Mass.)

Women’s Swimming & Diving (13-1)
Last Week: Finished ninth out of 28 teams at the ECAC Championship
This Week: Idle

Tennis (9-5, 1-0 in the Patriot League)
Last Week: Lost to Clemson, 7-0; lost to North Carolina State, 7-0
This Week: Delaware (Wednesday, 2 p.m., Annapolis, Md.)

Men’s Indoor Track & Field (7-1)
Last Week: Idle
This Week: at the IC4A Championship (Saturday-Sunday, all day, Boston, Mass.)

Women’s Indoor Track & Field (7-0)
Last Week: Idle
This Week: at the ECAC Championship (Saturday-Sunday, all day, Boston, Mass.)

Wrestling (6-4, 4-1 in the EIWA)
Last Week: Idle
This Week: at the EIWA Championship (Saturday-Sunday, all day, Lancaster, Pa.)

GreatAmerican · March 3, 2008, 11:30am

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Sent: March 3, 2008
Contact: Scott Strasemeier (410) 293-8775

Sale Of The Century II Set For Saturday, April 19

Annapolis, Md.-The Naval Academy Athletic Association will conduct Sale of the Century II on Saturday, April 19 at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in conjunction with the Navy-Johns Hopkins lacrosse game.

The NAAA will be selling shoes, helmets, game jerseys, shorts, t-shirts, hats, travel bags and a wide variety of other NAAA team apparel.

The sale will be open to the public from 9 a.m.-3 p.m. inside the gates of Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Fans interested in purchasing gear must have a game ticket for the lacrosse game to gain entry into the stadium.

Payment will be by cash only. ATM machines will be located inside the stadium. Credit cards and checks will not be accepted.

GreatAmerican · March 3, 2008, 12:21pm

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – For the first time in school history, a Navy men’s basketball player has been named Patriot League Player of the Year as Greg Sprink was named the recipient on Monday, announced by the Patriot League in voting done by the league coaches. Sprink becomes Navy’s first player to win either of the three major awards (Player, Defensive Player of Rookie of the Year) handed out by the Patriot League. Sprink becomes Navy’s fifth first-team honoree and first since Chris Williams earned first-team All-League honors in 2001.

In addition, Navy’s fourth-year head coach Billy Lange was named Patriot League Coach of the Year, Chris Harris earned second-team accolades and Romeo Garcia was a member of the All-Rookie Team.

Sprink, a 6-5, 220-pound senior guard from Cardiff by the Sea, Calif., enters Wednesday night’s Patriot League Tournament quarterfinal game against Bucknell as the league’s leading scorer with a 21.2 ppg average in all games played and a 23.5 ppg average in the 14 league games. He is on pace to become the first Patriot League player to average 20.0 ppg in a season since 1998 and the first Navy player to do so since Erik Harris (20.0 ppg) in 1991. In addition, Sprink ranks second in rebounding (6.3 rpg), second in free throw percentage (.867) and 10th in assists (2.8 apg). He already ranks fifth on the Navy single-season scoring chart (616 points) behind just David Robinson (1985, 1986 and 1987) and John Clune (1954). He has made 189 free throws this year, ranking third on the Navy single-season chart and ranking sixth nationally in that category, while making 85 more free throws than Lafayette’s Bilal Abdullah, who is second place in made free throws in the Patriot League. Sprink has made a habit of posting big games during the year, with four double-doubles and four 30-point performances, including a pair against regular-season champion American. He scored 36 points in Navy’s 77-66 win over the Eagles on Jan. 30, the most points for any Patriot Leaguer this year, then tallied 34 points with seven assists in a 83-68 win over American on Feb. 27. He has scored in double-figures in 27-of-29 games this year.

For his career, Sprink ranks third on the career scoring chart with 1,748 points and is the school’s all-time leader in three-point field goals (232). An outstanding free throw shooter, Sprink has a career percentage of .846, good for second place on the career list and he owns three of the top six single-season free throw percentage marks, including an .867 percentage this year. He also ranks 11th in both career rebounds (586) and career assists (249) and is one of three Patriot League players to score 1,500 points, grab 500 rebounds and dish out 200 assists in a career.

Sprink was joined on the first team by Army’s Jarell Brown, Holy Cross’ Tim Clifford, Bucknell’s John Griffin and American’s Garrison Carr. Carr, a junior, is the only underclassmen on the team.

Lange has led a Navy basketball resurgence, guiding the Mids to a 16-13 overall record and a 9-5 Patriot League mark. Both win totals are the most for the Midshipmen since the 2000-01 season. The Mids grabbed the No. 2 seed heading into the Patriot League Tournament after being picked seventh in the preseason poll. After opening the season with a 3-8 mark, Navy has won 13 of its next 18 games, including six in a row late in the Patriot League season to put it in contention for the regular-season title. Installing a high-tempo, fast-paced offensive attack spearheaded by Sprink, Harris and Kaleo Kina, Navy leads the league in scoring (76.0 ppg), free throw percentage (.753), steals (9.1) and turnover margin (+2.41). Fans have also enjoyed Lange’s up-tempo offense, as Navy averaged 3,083 fans for its seven Patriot League home contests and 2,244 fans for all of its games. The 2,244 per game average is the highest-average attendance since 2001-02 and the fourth-highest average in Alumni Hall history.

Lange becomes the second Navy coach to win Patriot League Coach of the Year honors, after Don DeVoe won the award three times (1994, 1997 and 2000).

Meanwhile, sophomore guard Chris Harris earned second-team All-Patriot League honors after an outstanding season. Harris is averaging 14.4 points per game and leads the team in assists (102) and steals (55). One of the top three-point shooters in the Patriot League, Harris has knocked down a school-record 86 three-pointers this year and is third on the Navy single-season three-point percentage list at .422. His 102 assists are tied for the 20th most in a season in school history and his 55 steals are the 11th most in a year. The 6-2, 175-pound guard from Mechanicsville, Va., has been even better in Patriot League, ranking fourth in league games only in scoring (17.6 ppg), third in assists (3.9 apg) and first in steals (2.00 spg). He is second in league games only in three-pointers per game at 3.79 made threes per game. Harris has had 23 double-figure scoring efforts this year and has six 20-point games under his belt. He scored a career-high 29 points in Navy’s win at Holy Cross on Jan. 23, which snapped a 17-game losing streak to the Crusaders. He has connected on seven three-pointers in a game twice this year, becoming only the second player in school history (Sprink being the other) to connect on at least seven three-pointers in a game twice during his career. For his career, he has 110 three-pointers in just 59 games. Harris is the eighth Navy player to earn second-team accolades.

Harris was joined on the second team by Lafayette’s Bilal Abdullah and Andrew Brown, Lehigh’s Marquis Hall, Colgate’s Kyle Roemer and American’s Derek Mercer.

Romeo Garcia, a 6-4, 202-pound freshman from Cypress, Texas, earned Patriot League All-Rookie Team honors after an outstanding freshman campaign. Garcia is averaging 4.1 ppg and 3.7 rpg overall, but has seen his averages bump to 5.2 ppg and 4.1 rpg in league games. He has dished out 33 assists against just 24 turnovers and has added 25 steals and 16 blocked shots. Garcia is only the second freshman in school history to have scored 100 points (112), grabbed 100 rebounds (100), dished out 30 assists (33) and grab 25 steals (25) in a season. In league games only, he ranks fourth among Patriot League freshmen in scoring, but is first in rebounding, assists, steals, field goal percentage and is third in blocked shots. He scored a career-high 10 points against both NJIT and Holy Cross, and grabbed 10 rebounds against Longwood on Jan. 5. His 1.38 assist/turnover ratio is tops among the team for players have played at least 20 games.

Garcia is 16th player in school history to earn All-Rookie Team honors, including the third active player (Greg Sprink and Kaleo Kina). During Billy Lange’s four years at Navy, five players have been named to the Patriot League All-Rookie Team. Garcia, Holy Cross’ Andrew Beinert, Lehigh’s Rob Keefer, Bucknell’s Todd O’Brien and Colgate’s Mike Venezia made up the team.

Keefer was named the Rookie of the Year and Bucknell’s Stephen Tyree earned Defensive Player of the Year. In all, 10 of the 11 players that made up the two teams (Holy Cross’ Clifford) were 6-5 or shorter.

Navy will host Bucknell in the Patriot League Tournament quarterfinals on Wednesday night at Alumni Hall in Annapolis. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00 pm and tickets are still available by calling 1-800-US4-NAVY.

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