<p>Navy Places 14th at Sea Trail/Elon Invitational</p>
<p>SUNSET BEACH, N.C. - The Navy golf team struggled in the final round of action at the Sea Trail/Elon Invitational where it shot a 14-over par 302 and fell back from 12th to finish 14th at the 19-team tournament held at the Sea Trail Golf Resort in Sunset Beach, N.C. The Mids shot a three-day, 54-hole mark of 18-over par 882, just a stroke behind 13th-place High Point (290-289-302). Elon, who held a commanding lead heading into the final round, turned in a 36-over par 828 to claim the team title.</p>
<p>In one of the most hotly-contested tournaments Navy has been involved in in recent memory, most of the field was separated by minimal strokes. One of the biggest examples of how tight the competition was Wofford, who was in second place going into the final round, but tumbled to eighth after turning in a 7-over par 295 in the final round.</p>
<p>South Carolina-Upstate’s Josh Gallman shot a 2-under par 70 in the final round to claim medalist honors with his three-day 10-under par 206. He was one of 27 players in the tournament to finish under par.</p>
<p>After posting a 2-under par 286 in the second round, Navy head coach Pat Owen was hoping his Midshipmen would continue their improvement into the final day of action.</p>
<p>“We did not play as well as we wanted to today, but overall I still think we could point to some highlights throughout the weekend,” said Owen. “We will take those positives and move forward as we will look to improve this week as we head into our match against Army.”</p>
<p>Senior Erich Schoen (Sylvania, Ohio) paced the Midshipmen both on the final day and in the tournament where she shot par and placed 24th with a 1-under par 215. He was Navy’s only player that shot par or lower in each of the three rounds. Team captain Chris Renninger (Darnestown, Md.) shot a 3-under par 69 on Saturday, but couldn’t quit maintain his momentum as he turned in a 2-over 74 in the final round and placed 30th with a 1-over par 217.</p>
<p>Junior Chip Hardie (Crofton, Md.) opened the tournament with a 1-under par 71, but in the second round shot a 2-over par 74 and posted a 6-over par on Sunday in the final round. He tied for 60th with a 7-over par 223.</p>
<p>Like Renninger, Ryan Sload (Lancaster, Pa.) had a sensational second round, shaving off 10 strokes from his opening round of 81. Sload, however, finished 82nd with a 14-over par 230 after turning in a 6-over par 78 in the final round.</p>
<p>Rounding out the scores for the Midshipmen was junior Eric Stinson (Spotsylvania, Va.) who was challenged throughout the weekend. He posted a 7-over par 79 in the final round and placed 91st with a 22-over par 238.</p>
<p>Navy will be back in action next Saturday and Sunday when the Midshipmen play host to Army in the annual Star Match. Last year Navy earned a 6-5 victory over the Black Knights at West Point. The Mids jumped out to a 3-1 lead after the first day of action, claiming wins in three of the four doubles matches, before winning three of the seven singles matches on the final day.</p>
<p>Garcia Lifts Navy Past Florida International, 3-1 </p>
<p>MIAMI, Fla. – Andrew Garcia scored a pair of second-half goals to lift the Navy men’s soccer team past Florida International, 3-1, on Sunday afternoon. The win moves Navy’s record to 4-1-1 overall, the best start for the program since the 2001 team opened the year 5-0-1. The Mids overcame an early FIU goal and one-hour, seven-minute weather delay in the first half to earn the victory. </p>
<p>“We played very well in the first half, but then got back on our heels some when we got the lead,” said Navy head coach Rich Miranda. “Andrew Garcia had a fantastic game and put away his chances in the second half, and Thomas Jenkins and Anthony Parker were very good on the defensive end. It was obviously a successful weekend, but we have work to do and that is what may be exciting about this team.” </p>
<p>The Panthers came into the game with a 0-5-2 record, but played nationally-ranked UConn, South Florida and Michigan State teams to one-goal games. </p>
<p>“For that team to be winless is incredible and shows what kind of schedule they have played,” said Miranda. “They were an incredibly talented team. We were fortunate to get the win against them and it is a very solid win for our team.” </p>
<p>Navy, just as it did in its 4-0 win over Florida Gulf Coast on Friday night, jumped out of the gates early. Sophomore Chris Schneider (Arlington, Texas) scored in the 16th minute off a set piece to give Navy a 1-0 advantage. The goal was the first of his career. </p>
<p>FIU knotted the score at 1-1 in the 29th minute on a tally by Levi Coleman, which remained the halftime score. </p>
<p>The Mids took the lead for good in the 54th minute when Garcia scored the first of his two second-half goals. The sophomore from Garland, Texas, took a long pass from Schneider and beat the goalie one-on-one for his second goal of the season. Garcia would then put the game out of reach in the 88th minute with his second goal of the contest, as he got behind the defense and sent a shot from just outside the penalty box past the FIU goalie. It was his first career multi-goal game. </p>
<p>The Mids were outshot, 14-12, for the game, including 10-3 in the second half. Both teams drew seven corner kicks, while Navy was whistled for just nine fouls, while FIU was called for 12. </p>
<p>Thomas Jenkins (Franklin, N.C.) made seven saves while seeing his first action of the season. </p>
<p>“Our defense was outstanding again today,” said Miranda. “We are doing a great job of not fouling, and even with the pressure we saw in the second half, we responded very well and didn’t cave in.” </p>
<p>The back-to-back road wins were the first wins in two consecutive road games since Oct. 6-13, 2001. </p>
<p>Navy has now scored 11 goals already in just six games this year, one year after scoring just 18 (in 16 games) in all of 2006. A question mark coming into the season was Navy’s ability to score, but Miranda hopes that those questions have been answered somewhat. </p>
<p>“We are getting very good production from a lot of players,” said Miranda. “Friday night, it was Doug DeVuono. Today, it was Andrew Garcia. The goals are coming from all over and a lot of players are contributing.” </p>
<p>Last year, Navy had three players with two or more goals all season, and just eight players scored goals in 2006. This year, Navy has had three players score at least two goals already and six players have found the back of the net in six games. </p>
<p>The Mids will open the Patriot League season next Saturday night against 2006 NCAA Second-Round participant Bucknell, at 7:00 pm at the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility. Fans are reminded that those with tickets to next Saturday’s football game with Air Force can get into the soccer game free with the football ticket stub. For ticket information, call 1-800-US4-NAVY.</p>
<p>Regionally-Ranked James Madison Stops Navy, 2-0</p>
<p>HARRISONBURG, Va. - James Madison senior Annie Lowry produced her second game-winner of the weekend to lead the regionally-ranked Dukes to a 2-0 victory over Navy in women’s soccer action Sunday afternoon at the JMU Soccer Complex. The 2-0 decision marked the Mids’ third loss in the last two weeks and the second to an opponent ranked in the Middle Atlantic region (William & Mary).</p>
<p>“James Madison is a very good attacking team,” said Navy head coach Carin Gabarra. “We had our best chance to score in the first half. Brigitte (Fox) had a few breakaway opportunities early that could have given us a lift, but James Madison was able to shut off each of those chances.” </p>
<p>Navy, who questionably was credited with just five shots on the afternoon, all on goal, booted four in the opening half. Just four minutes into the contest, senior forward Brigitte Fox (La Mesa, Calif.) got free of her defender and worked her way around JMU’s keeper Missy Reimert Her 10-yard shot was cleared off the line by veteran defender Laura Hertz, keeping Navy off the scoreboard.</p>
<p>Fox struck again in the 29th minute, firing off a shot that was turned away by Reimert. Unwilling to quit, Fox gained possession of the ball less than a minute later and her shot was once again cleared off the line by a JMU defender.</p>
<p>Just over 10 minutes into the second half, Lowry generated a play she would benefit from in the end. Lowry sent a ball to the left side of the top of the box and rookie Cate Tisinger dribble toward the goal, drawing Navy keeper Lizzie Barnes (New Orleans, La.) out. Tisinger wisely sent the ball to the middle of the box back to Lowry who launched a five-yarder to the right corner of the goal.</p>
<p>The Dukes tacked on an insurance goal at 78:05 when Barnes was once again lured out of the goal and Tisinger’s pass got past Barnes and Jess Remmes fired off a three-yard shot.</p>
<p>James Madison was credited with a 21-5 advantage in shots with Barnes making seven saves for the Midshipmen.</p>
<p>Navy will be back in action on Tuesday when it plays host to VMI. Game time is set for 7:00 pm at the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility.</p>
<p>“Last year we played five regular-season games away from Annapolis and this year we’ve already played five on the road,” added Gabarra. "Add in the fact that we’ve played a team out of the Big 10, a 2006 NCAA Tournament team who beat the National Champions last week and now James Madison, who is ranked fifth in our region, and we’ve played a challenging schedule so far. </p>
<p>“We play a challenging schedule to help prepare us for what we might face in the Patriot League. Our goals remain intact and what we need to focus on is improving as a team each time we step onto the field.”</p>
<p>Men’s Cross Country (0-0)
Last Week: Finished fourth out of 21 teams at the Iona Meet of Champions
This Week: at the Roy Griak Invitational (Saturday, 1:10 p.m., Falcon Heights, Minn.)</p>
<p>Women’s Cross Country (3-0)
Last Week: Idle
This Week: at the Paul Short Invitational (Friday, 1:40/4 p.m., Bethlehem, Pa.)</p>
<p>Football (2-2)
Last Week: Defeated Duke, 46-43
This Week: Air Force (Saturday, 1 p.m., Annapolis, Md., Navy Radio Network, CSTV)</p>
<p>Sprint Football (2-0)
Last Week: Defeated Army, 30-17, in the Allegiance Bowl
This Week: Idle</p>
<p>Golf (0-0)
Last Week: Finished 14th out of 19 teams at the Sea Trail/Elon Invitational
This Week: Army-Star Match (Saturday-Sunday, Annapolis, Md.)</p>
<p>Intercollegiate Sailing (0-0)
Last Week: Finished first out of nine teams at the Princeton Women’s Fall Open. No other results reported from the other regattas
This Week: at the North Fall #1 (Saturday-Sunday, Throggs Neck, N.Y.); at the Danmark Trophy (Saturday-Sunday, New London, Conn.); MAISA Women’s Singlehandeds/Faye Bennet Trophy (Saturday-Sunday, Annapolis, Md.)</p>
<p>Offshore Sailing (0-0)
Last Week: Idle
This Week: Idle</p>
<p>Women’s Soccer (4-3-2)
Last Week: Defeated Wagner, 3-1; lost to James Madison, 2-0
This Week: VMI (Tuesday, 7 p.m., Annapolis, Md.); at Saint Francis of Pa. (Sunday, 1 p.m., Loretto, Pa.)</p>
<p>Tennis (0-0)
Last Week: Competed as individuals at the North Carolina Invitational
This Week: Idle</p>
<p>Women’s Volleyball (11-5, 1-1 in the Patriot League)
Last Week: Defeated Howard, 3-0; defeated Holy Cross, 3-0; lost to Army, 3-1 (Star Match)
This Week: American (Friday, 7 p.m., Annapolis, Md.)</p>
<p>Water Polo (8-4, ranked 10th in the country)
Last Week: Idle
This Week: at the ECAC Tournament (Saturday-Sunday, TBA, Lewisburg, Pa.)</p>
<p>DeVuono, Parker Garner Patriot League Awards</p>
<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Navy seniors Doug DeVuono and Anthony Parker were selected as the Patriot League men’s soccer Player of the Week and Defensive Player of the Week, respectively, the league office announced on Monday. It’s the third and fourth weekly honor already this year for the Navy men’s soccer team, as seniors Will Riordon and Evan Barnes earned weekly accolades on Sept. 3. The Mids are 4-1-1 on the season and are off to their best start since 2001. </p>
<p>DeVuono, a 5-9, 170-pound senior forward from Racine, Wis., broke out in a big way in a 4-0 win over Florida Gulf Coast University on Friday night. Playing in a driving rainstorm, DeVuono pounded home three goals propeling Navy to the victory. His first goal, the game-winner in just the third minute of the contest, gave Navy a 1-0 lead and set the tone for the rest of the game. He closed out his hat trick with netters in the 72nd and 80th minutes. The hat trick came six years to the day since Navy’s last hat trick, a three-goal performance by Craig Ruhs against Fordham on Sept. 21, 2001. DeVuono entered the game with no career goals, but is now tied for the team lead with six points and three goals. It marks the first time a Navy player has won the Patriot League Player of the Week since Oct. 6, 2003 (Doug Kurz).</p>
<p>Parker, a 5-11, 168-pound defenseman from Fredericksburg, Va., helped Navy to the weekend sweep. He led a defense that allowed just seven shots with just one shot coming on goal in the 4-0 win over Florida Gulf Coast University. In Sunday’s 3-1 win over a solid Florida International team, the Mids allowed 14 shots, including 10 in the second half. However, the Panthers had very few solid chances in the contest as Parker and his teammates limited FIU’s close opportunities. </p>
<p>The Navy defense has been outstanding this year, allowing just five goals in six games with three shutouts. The Mids have allowed just one team (St. Francis, N.Y.) to score more than one goal and just two teams (St. Francis, N.Y. and Florida International) have recorded double-digit shots. The Mids have allowed just 59 shots (9.8 per game average) this year with 27 of them coming on goal. Navy has also improved its discipline, fouling just 76 times this year for an average of 12.7 per game.</p>
<p>Navy will open its Patriot League campaign on Saturday night at the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility against 2006 NCAA second-round participant Bucknell. The contest is slated for 7:00 pm and fans that attend Saturday’s football game with Air Force can get into the soccer game free by presenting the ticket stub from that afternoon’s football game. For ticket information, please call 1-800-US4-NAVY.</p>
<p>For Immediate Release
Monday, September 24, 2007
Contact: Jonathan Maggart (410) 293-8771</p>
<p>Navy Ranked Fifth in Mid-Atlantic Region</p>
<p>NEW ORLEANS After an impressive start to the 2007 campaign, the Navy mens cross country team jumped up to fifth place in the U.S. Track & Field/Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) Mid-Atlantic Region rankings, it was announced on Monday.</p>
<p>The Midshipmen, who entered the year ranked eighth in the region, have finished fourth or better in each of their four invitational meets on the year. Navy also ranks first among the five Patriot League schools in the region, as Army, Colgate and Holy Cross compete in the Northeast Region.</p>
<p>Georgetown, ranked 16th in the country, remained as the top-ranked team in the region. No. 27 Princeton retained its second-place ranking, with Villanova, Penn State and Navy rounding out the top-five teams in order.</p>
<p>Helping the Midshipmen to their fifth-place ranking is John Olsen (Sr./Staten Island, N.Y.), who has earned Patriot League Runner-of-the-Week honors twice this season. Olsen has boasted the teams fastest time and placed among the fields top-five runners in each of his three meets in 2007.</p>
<p>Alongside Olsen at the front of the pack is team captain John Kress (Sr./Colorado Springs, Colo.), who has delivered the teams second-best clocking during all three of his meets. Kress has also crossed the finish line among the top-10 overall competitors in each of races this season.</p>
<p>The Midshipmen will return to action this Saturday when they travel to the highly competitive Roy Griak Invitational on the Les Bolstad Golf Course in Falcon Heights, Minn.</p>
<p>USTFCCCA Mid-Atlantic Region Rankings (Sept. 24)</p>
<p>For Immediate Release
Monday, September 24, 2007
Contact: Jonathan Maggart (410) 293-8771</p>
<p>Mids Ranked Ninth in Mid-Atlantic Region</p>
<p>NEW ORLEANS The Navy womens cross country teams solid start to the 2007 season has resulted in the U.S. Track & Field/Cross Country Coaches Association (USTFCCCA) ranking the Midshipmen as the ninth-best team in the Mid-Atlantic Region, it was announced on Monday.</p>
<p>Navys rise from an unranked team in the preseason poll to ninth place is the largest in the region. Only 12th-ranked American and 14th-ranked Towson entered the regional standings after being unranked prior to the start of the year. Only sixth-ranked Bucknell, the preseason Patriot League favorite, owns a higher position from the league in the region.</p>
<p>Princeton, the 16th-ranked team in the nation, retained the top position in the region, while 21st-ranked Georgetown maintained its hold on second place. Penn State earned a third-place ranking, followed by West Virginia in fourth and Villanova in fifth.</p>
<p>Guiding the Midshipmen to their early-season recognition is Arwyn Becker (Sr./Vail, Colo.), who has posted Navys best time in each of the last-two meets. Becker has also finished among the fields top-10 competitors in each of the past two weeks.</p>
<p>Accompanying Becker with strong performances this season are team captain Kyleigh Millhouse (Sr./Boiling Springs, Pa.), Katie Rentz (Fr./San Diego, Calif.) and Erica Ziel (So./Saginaw, Mich.), as all three have scored points during each of the teams three races on the campaign.</p>
<p>The Midshipmen will return to action this Friday when they travel to the Paul Short Invitational in Bethlehem, Pa., the site of this years NCAA Mid-Atlantic Region Championship on Nov. 10.</p>
<p>USTFCCCA Mid-Atlantic Region Rankings (Sept. 24)</p>
<p>Mids Have Strong Showing in Singles at UNC Tennis Invite</p>
<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Navy tennis team tallied a winning record in singles at the North Carolina Fall Invitational Tennis Tournament, held this past weekend at the Cone-Kenfield Tennis Center on the school’s campus in Chapel Hill, N.C.</p>
<p>“I thought we played very well this weekend, especially in singles,” said Navy head coach John Officer. “There were a lot of good players and teams participating at the tournament, so to finish with the results we did against that level of competition is very pleasing.”</p>
<p>Four of Navy’s eight players won their opening round singles matches to advance to the championship half of their respective flights. Jason Hill (Jr., Marietta, Ga.) put together the best weekend among the Mids. Hill won a pair of matches in one of the two ‘B’ flights before dropping a three-set decision to Davidson’s Ethan Jaffe in the semifinal round. </p>
<p>Joining Hill in advancing to the championship side of their brackets were Nate Nelms (Jr., St. Mary’s, Ga.), Alex James (Sr., Visalia, Calif.) and Owen Bullard (Fr., Concord, N.C.). Nelms competed in one of the ‘A’ flights, James was in the opposite ‘B’ flight from Hill and Bullard competed in one of the two ‘C’ flights. Additionally, Johnny Waters (Jr., Papillion, Neb.) advanced to the consolation final of the second ‘A’ flight.</p>
<p>The Mids recorded singles victories over players from teams such as Richmond, High Point, East Carolina, North Carolina State and North Carolina over the three-day event.</p>
<p>While half of Navy’s eight players qualified for the championship side of their singles draw, only one of Navy’s three doubles teams accomplished the feat. The team of Nelms and Waters posted an 8-6 victory over Duke’s duo of Aaron Carpenter and David Liu in the opening round of the ‘A’ flight before the Mids lost in the semifinal round to North Carolina’s tandem of Lenny Gullan and David Stone.</p>
<p>“We have some areas we need to work on in doubles,” said Officer. “We struggled with handling the pace this weekend. Two of our doubles losses were by the score of 9-7 and another one came in a tiebreaker, however, so we were right there in pretty much all of the matches.”</p>
<p>Navy’s fall season will continue Oct. 12-14 when the Mids take part in the Old Dominion Invitational in Hampton Roads, Va.</p>
<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. The Navy womens soccer team (4-3-2) returns to the friendly confines of its home field, the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility, on Tuesday night when it plays host to VMI (3-4-1) in one of the Mids final nonconference tune-ups before conference play opens in a week. The Mids, who are coming off a tough 2-0 loss to regionally-ranked James Madison, have seen success at home this season, boasting a 3-0-1 record at the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility.</p>
<p>Navy owns a 103-30-10 (.755) record all-time at home, including a 59-8-4 (.859) record at the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility. The Midshipmen have produced six or more wins at home every year since the opening of the facility in 2001. </p>
<p>Navy has enjoyed the benefits of a balanced attack this fall with 10 different players scoring its 13 goals. Senior forward Brigitte Fox (La Mesa, Calif.) and junior forward Sam Schroth (West Chester, Pa.) are the lone players to have booted in multiple goals. Fox is also one of 10 different players to provide assists and is atop Navys points list with eight. In all, 16 different players have turned in a goal or an assist this season. A year ago, every player except the goalkeepers (starting keeper Lizzie Barnes {New Orleans, La.} was credited win an assist) recorded a point in what was the most balanced offensive attack in the country.</p>
<p>The Mids are looking to regroup on the defensive side of the field where they have surrendered 11 of the 12 goals scored against them this season in the last four games. In the first five games of the year, Navy gave up just two goals, but have been met head-on by some talented teams from the Middle Atlantic region in recent weeks. The Mids are giving up 1.27 goals per game, while stopping 67.6 percent of the shots they face on goal.</p>
<p>After winning three of its first four contests, VMI has struggled lately, losing three of its last four, including last Saturdays game against Appalachian State, 3-0. The Keydets opened the year with wins over Howard (7-4) and The Citadel (1-0) at home, but have played five of their last six games on the road.</p>
<p>Paving the way for the Keydets are senior forward Alexa Bernas and rookie midfielder A.J. Baker who have poked in four goals apiece. Bernas, who has booted in a pair of game-winners this fall, has turned in three of VMIs 10 assists to pace the team with 11 points. Sophomore Angela Redmond and rookie Heidi Beemer have split time in goal with Redmond starting seven of the eight contests. Redmond has given up four of the 11 goals for a 1.00 goals-against average, while clearing 85.7 percent of the shots she has face. Beemer, meanwhile, has given up seven goals and made 24 stops in goal.</p>
<p>Tuesdays contest marks the first meeting between the two teams. Navy, who will face six new competitors this fall, has already battled first-time opponents Iowa (T, 1-1), IUPUI (W, 3-0), Saint Peters (W, 4-0) and James Madison (L, 2-0).</p>
<p>Fans are reminded that its $2 Tuesday. Admission to Tuesday nights tilt between the Mids and Keydets is only $2 for adults and/or children.</p>
<p>Navy Hockey To Face Lehigh This Weekend
By
Ray Feldmann</p>
<p>ANNAPOLIS, MD (Monday, September 24, 2007) – Fresh from a season-opening victory last Friday night, Navy’s #23 ranked ice hockey team will be back in action with a pair of home games this weekend. This Friday and Saturday, September 28 & 29, the Midshipmen host Lehigh University at the McMullen Hockey Arena. Opening face-off for both games will be at 7:30 p.m.</p>
<p>Navy and Lehigh are meeting twice this weekend even though the Mids are no longer a member of the Eastern Collegiate Hockey Association (ECHA) – the league to which Lehigh currently belongs. Navy broke away from the ECHA after last season and is now a member of the Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League (ESCHL) with Drexel, Rhode Island, Scranton, Delaware, and Penn State.</p>
<p>McMullen Hockey Arena is located directly adjacent to the Naval Academy Golf Course on Greenbury Point Road, on the other side of the Rt. 450 Naval Academy Bridge. Specific driving directions can be found by clicking on the McMullen Hockey Arena link on the Navy hockey team’s web site (<a href=“http://www.usna.edu/navyhockey)%5B/url%5D”>www.usna.edu/navyhockey)</a>. There is no admission charge or tickets required.</p>
<p>The Midshipmen are currently ranked as the #23 club ice hockey team in the nation, according to the latest American Collegiate Hockey Association poll released today (Monday). The top 16 teams at the end of the regular season qualify for the post-season tournament, to be held next March in Rochester, New York. Fellow ESCHL member Penn State is ranked #1 in the ACHA poll, while Rhode Island is #4 and Delaware is #7.</p>
<p>Junior defenseman Matt Swezey scored a power play goal seven-and-a-half minutes into the third period last Friday night to propel the Mids to their 6-3 season-opening triumph over the University of Maryland Terrapins. Not only was it the first intercollegiate hockey game ever played at McMullen Hockey Arena, it marked the first win for new Navy head coach Mike Fox. The decisive victory came in front of a large opening night crowd estimated at nearly 800.</p>
<p>For Immediate Release
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Contact: Jonathan Maggart (410) 293-8771</p>
<p>Harris and Reifenberg Earn CSFL Weekly Honors</p>
<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. Navy sprint football running back Enrique Harris (Jr./Crawfordville, Fla.) and kicker David Reifenberg (So./Ft. Wayne, Ind.) have been named the CSFL Offensive and Special Teams Players of the Week, respectively, it was announced on Tuesday morning.</p>
<p>The weekly recognition is the first for Harris in his career, while its the second time this season for Reifenberg.</p>
<p>In Navys 30-17 victory over Army in the Allegiance Bowl last Saturday, Harris earned game MVP honors by rushing for a career-high 160 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries. His touchdown scamper came from 47 yards out early in the fourth quarter to give the Mids a 24-17 lead. The product or Crawfordville, Fla., has led the team in rushing during both contests on the year, totaling 226 yards on 38 rushing attempts.</p>
<p>Reifenberg also played a significant role in Saturdays win, accounting for 12 points on the afternoon. The Navy kicker made all three extra-point attempts and drilled three field goals (35, 32 and 27 yards) in the victory. On the year, he has connected on 5-of-7 field goal kicks, including a career-long 45-yard conversion in the season opener at Frostburg State JV.</p>
<p>The Midshipmen (2-0) will return to action on Sunday, Oct. 7, when they take on defending league champion Cornell (2-0) in Pride Bowl XXIX at Kean Alumni Stadium in Union, N.J. Tickets for the 2 p.m. kickoff are $20 and can be purchased online through Kean Universitys Wilkins Theatre or by calling (908) 737-7469.</p>
<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy men’s soccer team jumped to seventh in the NSCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional rankings, released on Tuesday, The Mids, who were unranked last week, moved back into the poll following an impressive weekend sweep of a pair of Florida teams over the weekend. The No. 7 regional ranking is the highest for the Navy program since the 2001 season. Navy is one of six Patriot League teams mentioned in the top 10.</p>
<p>Navy, 4-1-1 on the season, is off to the program’s best start since the 2001 team opened 5-0-1. Last weekend against Florida Gulf Coast and Florida International, the Mids outscored the two teams, 7-1, in winning back-to-back road games for the first time since 2001. Senior Doug DeVuono (Racine, Wis.) scored a hat trick against Florida Gulf Coast, the first for a Navy player since Craig Ruhs tallied three goals against Fordham on Sept. 21, 2001. In Sunday’s win over Florida International, sophomore Andrew Garcia (Garland, Texas) netted two second-half goals to break open a 1-1 halftime score and lead Navy to a 3-1 victory. </p>
<p>So far this season, Navy has scored 11 goals in six games to lead the Patriot League in scoring, at 1.83 goals per game. Six different players have scored goals for head coach Rich Miranda, and already this year, five players have scored at least four points, one year after just three players scored four or more points. The Navy defense has also been stout, posting three shutouts and ranking fourth in the league in goals against average at 0.78. The Navy defense, spearheaded in the back by senior goalkeeper Evan Barnes (Dublin, Ohio) with senior defensemen Will Riordon (Oak Ridge, N.C.), Anthony Parker (Fredericksburg, Va.) and Brett Copare (Pittsgrove, N.J.) and sophomore Scott Robertson (Chester, Va.), has allowed just one team (St. Francis, N.Y.) to score more than one goal this year.</p>
<p>Saint Louis University is ranked atop the Mid-Atlantic Regional poll, while Patriot League members Lafayette (2nd), Lehigh (4th), Army (6th), Colgate (T-8th) and Holy (T-8th) are all listed.</p>
<p>Navy also sits prominently on the NCAA leaderboard. As a team, the Mids’ shutout percentage of 0.50 (three shutouts in six games) is tied for 28th nationally. Cal Poly and DePaul lead at 0.83 (five shutouts in six games). Navy is tied for 24th nationally in won-lost-tied percentage at .750. Quinnipiac and Wake Forest lead the way at 1.000 (Wake Forest is 6-0-0, while Quinnipiac is 4-0-0).</p>
<p>Individually, sophomore Chris Schneider ranks tied for first in the Patriot League and 10th nationally in assists per game (0.67). His four assists equal the most for a Navy player since 2001 and are tied for the second most by a sophomore in the country. Among Patriot League players, Schneider is tied with Lehigh’s Jim Taranto for tops on the list.</p>
<p>Navy will open its Patriot League campaign on Saturday night at the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility against 2006 NCAA second-round participant Bucknell. The contest is slated for 7:00 pm and fans that attend Saturday’s football game with Air Force can get into the soccer game free by presenting the ticket stub from that afternoon’s football game. Several other promotions are planned including a “Family Night Out”, “Design-A-Sign Contest” and a “MWR Pregame Clinic”. For ticket information, please call 1-800-US4-NAVY and for promotion information, please call 410-293-8785.</p>
<p>KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Navy’s soccer standouts Evan Barnes and Kari Weniger have been selected as candidates for the 2007 Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award, based on personal qualities that define a complete student-athlete. Barnes and Weniger are the second and third Navy student-athletes in the last two years to be named as candidates for the prestigious award as 2007 graduate Kate Hobbs was selected to the first team in the women’s basketball category a year ago. Twenty candidates from each side were selected on the initial list. Navy joins North Carolina and UCLA as the only schools to have both a male and female candidate.</p>
<p>Barnes, a senior goalkeeper from Dublin, Ohio, has appeared in five games this year for head coach Rich Miranda, owning a 3-1-1 mark in the net with a 0.74 GAA and a .765 save percentage. He was named Patriot League Player of the Week following a pair of shutouts during the Navy Anders Soccer Classic on Aug. 31 to Sept. 2. For his career, he is 6-7-3 with four shutouts, a .750 save percentage and a GAA of 1.11.</p>
<p>In the classroom, Barnes owns a 3.88 GPA in honors systems engineering and ranks 57th (out of 1,085 students) on the academic order of merit. He has posted a 4.0 GPA during every semester he has been on the men’s soccer team. Barnes led the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for Men’s Varsity Soccer with a 4.0 GPA, and was one of two players in the Patriot League to have a 4.0 GPA throughout the championship season. Barnes was also selected to the ESPN Academic All-District II Team for Men’s Soccer. </p>
<p>Perhaps the most significant obstacle he has had to overcome was a serious car accident on June 14, 2003, that left him disqualified from the Academy for a year. It was serious enough he had to be cut out of the car and life-flighted to Ohio State Medical Center, where he underwent six months of physical therapy to prove he was physically qualified. He attended Ohio State University for a year while recovering from his injuries, before being readmitted into the Academy in 2004. Barnes is chairman of the USNA Leadership Conference where he is responsible for the planning and execution of the nation’s premier undergraduate leadership conference, a four-day event involving over 250 participants from more than 26 colleges and universities.</p>
<p>In the community, Barnes has participated in a project called Blood: Water Mission, an effort to provide clean water for people in Africa, to promote healthier communities, and protect individuals infected with AIDS from deadly water parasites and bacteria. Barnes volunteered extensively at The Center of Ohio Science and Industry (COSI). Here he taught basic scientific principles to elementary and middle school students and performed over fifty large scale demonstrations.</p>
<p>Barnes is the only goalkeeper listed among the 20 men’s candidates and is the only player from the Patriot League selected.</p>
<p>“It’s a tremendous honor to be considered for such an award. This award is both humbling and flattering at the same time,” said Barnes. “However, I think most of the credit goes to my family, teammates and coaches. Without their support on and off the field I wouldn’t have the personal and professional foundation needed for individual success. I think this is a testament to the Naval Academy Men’s and Women’s soccer programs to have two players selected and I am truly honored to even be considered a candidate.”</p>
<p>One of the most well-rounded student-athletes in the Brigade, senior forward Kari Weniger (St. Petersburg, Fla.) has been a success story both on and off the field. Voted by her peers to serve as Navy’s team captain this fall, Weniger has played an integral role in Navy’s success over the last four years.</p>
<p>As a freshman, she produced 10 points on three goals and four assists in the 20 games in which she played. During her sophomore year, she tore her ACL (her third ACL tear…twice in high school, once at Navy) 12 games into the year, but had already recorded seven points on two goals and three assists. Last fall, she was Navy’s third-leading scorer with a personal-best 20 points on seven goals and six assists. She was tied for eighth in the Patriot League in points per game and seventh in assists per game. Nine games into the 2007 campaign, Weniger has produced a pair of assists en route to the Mids’ 4-3-2 record.</p>
<p>In addition to her success on the pitch, Weniger is also an exceptional student. Last fall she was named a Second-Team Academic All-American and NSCAA/adidas All-East Scholar. Majoring in ocean engineering, she boasts a 3.97 cumulative grade-point average. She is ranked 18th in academic order of merit among 1,073 students in the Class of '08 and 27th overall (factoring in military performance). Weniger, who has achieved a 4.0 GPA in six of her seven semesters at the Academy, has appeared on the Superintendent’s and Commandant’s Lists five times.</p>
<p>Weniger’s leadership role is not exclusive to the soccer field, but also extends into the Brigade where she has also held leadership positions. She has served as a Plebe Summer Company Commander, one of the most important roles as an upperclassman at the Academy. That position helps indoctrinate the plebes into the military lifestyle they will face over the next four years. Additionally, she is serving as her company’s honor representative this semester. </p>
<p>Weniger has also provided leadership in the lines of community service where she and her teammates have participated in countless projects over the years, including the Special Olympics, Habitat for Humanity, Toys for Tots and GreenScape (Annapolis-based landscaping project), to name a few.</p>
<p>Additionally, she has personally reached out the TOPSoccer (The Outreach Program for Soccer), The Children’s Dream Fund and the Midshipmen Action Group.</p>
<p>“I am very excited to be able to represent the Navy women’s soccer program in being nominated for this award,” said Weniger. "It corresponds with so many of the values that our team is built upon. Thanks to the foundation provided by the Naval Academy, as well as our soccer coaches. I think that every player on our team could be nominated for such an award.</p>
<p>“To be able to share the nomination with another Navy player is also a great honor.” </p>
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<p>“We are excited to get the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award started for the 2007-08 academic school year,” said Bob Gfeller, Lowe’s senior vice president of marketing and advertising. “With the addition of men’s and women’s soccer, the awards program is active on college campuses from fall through spring, recognizing student athletes for pursuing excellence in all facets of life. Each of these 2007 soccer candidates has demonstrated tremendous characteristics in the classroom and their community as well as on the playing field.”</p>
<p>An acronym for Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement for Staying in School, the award was launched during the 2001-02 season in response to the trend of college basketball players leaving college early to turn professional. The award was conceived by sportscaster Dick Enberg, who continues to serve as Honorary
Chairman, and has recognized winners in men’s and women’s basketball for six years. Lowe’s extended the award in the spring of 2007 to include four other NCAA sports: baseball, softball, men’s hockey and men’s lacrosse. With the addition of men’s and women’s soccer in fall 2007, a total of eight sports are now included in the awards program.</p>
<p>Young Scores First Collegiate Game-Winner in 2-1 Navy Soccer Victory </p>
<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md - Scoring just the second goal of her career, junior
midfielder/defender Carey Young (Virginia Beach, Va.) launched a shot from 20 yards out over the keeper’s head in the 64th minute to lead the Navy women’s soccer team to a 2-1 victory over VMI Tuesday night at the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility. The goal marked Young’s first collegiate game-winner.</p>
<p>VMI took the early lead in the game when junior midfielder Megan Strand fired
off a shot straight up the middle. Navy keeper Lizzie Barnes (New Orleans, La.) punched the ball out, but in doing so, the ball ricocheted off the cross bar and straight down into play where VMI leading scorer Alexa Bernas chipped it in for the game’s first goal at 3:30.</p>
<p>Navy nearly knotted the score at one all when sophomore defender Shelly Moeller (Milford, Ohio) headed a shot off a corner kick taken by junior midfielder Brittany White (Carmel, Ind.). VMI keeper Angela Redmond was quick on her feet and made a diving save to temporarily preserve the Keydets’ lead.</p>
<p>The Mids did, however, tie the score at one apiece when at the 22:17 mark Navy capitalized off a corner. White served the ball to the middle of the box where a battle ensued. After batting it around a few times, Navy defender Lauren Bresnahan (Weston, Fla.) was able to square up to the goal and took the shot only to have it deflect off Moeller’s back and into the goal.</p>
<p>White set up the game-winning goal by racing up the middle of the field when she saw Young to her left. Young received White’s serve at the top of the box with only the keeper to beat. Young sailed the ball up and over the outstretched arms of reserve goalkeeper Heidi Beemer to give Navy the one-goal decision.</p>
<p>With both Young and Bresnahan scoring their first goals of the 2007 campaign, an amazing 12 different players have accounted for Navy’s 15 goals this fall. An additional five have provided assists, bringing the total to 17 players providing a goal or an assist this season.</p>
<p>“It was nice to get back home and play on our field and in front of our fans,”
said Navy head coach Carin Gabarra. “We have one final test ahead of us before we start conference play next week, so we will work the rest of this week on creating more scoring chances and fine-tuning our game.”</p>
<p>The Midshipmen will be back in action on Sunday when they travel to Pennsylvania to face Saint Francis. Action is slated for 1:00 pm.</p>
<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Senior Doug DeVuono has been named the Division I ECAC Men’s Soccer Offensive Player of the Week for his role in two Navy wins last week. Earlier in the week, DeVuono earned Patriot League Player of the Week accolades, the first weekly honor he had won. It marked the first time a Navy player had won the Patriot League Player of the Week since Oct. 6, 2003 (Doug Kurz).</p>
<p>DeVuono, a 5-9, 170-pound senior forward from Racine, Wis., broke out in a big way in a 4-0 win over Florida Gulf Coast University on Friday night. Playing in a driving rainstorm, DeVuono pounded home three goals propeling Navy to the victory. His first goal, the game-winner in just the third minute of the contest, gave Navy a 1-0 lead and set the tone for the rest of the game. He closed out his hat trick with netters in the 72nd and 80th minutes. The hat trick came six years to the day since Navy’s last hat trick, a three-goal performance by Craig Ruhs against Fordham on Sept. 21, 2001. DeVuono
entered the game with no career goals, but is now tied for the team lead with six points and three goals. </p>
<p>Navy will open its Patriot League campaign on Saturday night at the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility against 2006 NCAA second-round participant Bucknell. The contest is slated for 7:00 pm and fans that attend Saturday’s football game with Air Force can get into the soccer game free by presenting the ticket stub from that afternoon’s football game. For ticket information, please call 1-800-US4-NAVY.</p>
<p>For Immediate Release
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Contact: Jonathan Maggart (410) 293-8771</p>
<p>Navy Announces 2008 Baseball Schedule</p>
<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Navy baseball head coach Paul Kostacopoulos and the coaching staff has announced its 54-game schedule for the 2008 campaign, 34 of which come in the friendly confines of Terwilliger Brothers Field at Max Bishop Stadium.</p>
<p>We are excited about having a facility that allows us to play a 54-game
schedule this season, stated Kostacopoulos, who enters his third year at the helm with Navy. We are very fortunate to have the ability to play 19 of our first-24 games in Annapolis this year. We have several games against teams that advanced to the NCAA Tournament last year. All of this really gives us great preparation heading into the start of Patriot League play.</p>
<p>Last years squad set school records for victories (35) and games played (55), while advancing to the Patriot League Tournament for the first time since 2003. Navy welcomes back 18 letterwinners from a season ago, including all four weekend starting pitchers.</p>
<p>The Midshipmen will commence the 2008 season with the Service Academy Spring Classic at USA Stadium in Millington, Tenn., on Feb. 22-24. Navy will take on service academy rival Air Force on Feb. 22-23, before squaring off with Arkansas State in the final day of the event.</p>
<p>Navy will fly back to Annapolis to host 10-straight home games over a 13-day stretch between Feb. 27-March 10, playing host to Georgetown, Dartmouth, UMBC, Central Connecticut State, Rhode Island and Iona.</p>
<p>The Mids will then head on the road on March 12 to take on Virginia, who
finished the 2007 season with a 45-16 record and earned a No. 1 seed in its own Charlottesville, Va., regional in the NCAA Tournament. One day later, Navy will travel to Princess Anne, Md., to meet Maryland-Eastern Shore.</p>
<p>Following the brief road stint, the Midshipmen return home to host nine-consecutive games between March 14-26. Navy will welcome Duquesne,
Monmouth, Belmont Abbey, Princeton and Towson to Terwilliger Brothers Field at Max Bishop Stadium during the 13-day period.</p>
<p>After playing 24 non-league games within their first-34 days of the season, the Midshipmen will be faced with an immediate challenge to open Patriot League play. Navy will drive up to Easton, Pa., to play defending league-champion Lafayette for a four-game set on March 29-30. Lafayette advanced to the Charlottesville, Va., regional in the NCAA Tournament one season ago with a 33-20 mark, 17-3 in the Patriot League.</p>
<p>Two days later, the Mids will remain in the Old Line State to take on Maryland
on April 1 at Shipley Field in College Park. Navy will then host Delaware State
in the first of two meetings of the year on April 3.</p>
<p>The Midshipmen will host their first league games of the year when Lehigh comes into town for an April 5 doubleheader. The following day, April 6, the two teams will conclude the series with a doubleheader in Bethlehem, Pa., as the final-two games of last years series were played in Annapolis due to heavy rains that fell in the Lehigh Valley. Despite the split sites in 2007, Navy registered a four-game sweep of the Mountain Hawks.</p>
<p>One week later, Navy will host arch-rival Army in a four-game, Patriot League
set on April 12-13. The Midshipmen own a 100-84 advantage in the all-time
series, including a 51-35 cushion in Annapolis. Despite a late-inning rally,
Navy was eliminated from the Patriot League Tournament by Army one year ago.</p>
<p>Navy will play its final regular season, Patriot League series on the road on
April 19-20, when it heads up to Lewisburg, Pa., to take on Bucknell. The Mids took two of four games from the Bison in Annapolis last season to earn a spot in the Patriot League Tournament.</p>
<p>The Midshipmen will play on their home field to wrap up the league regular
season, hosting Holy Cross on April 26-27. For the second-straight year in 2007, the Mids swept the season series from the Crusaders, this time at Fitton Field in Worcester, Mass.</p>
<p>Navy has three more non-league games following the four-game set against Holy Cross, as it will travel to Delaware State on April 30 and host a two-game series against New York Tech on May 3-4.</p>
<p>For the first time in Patriot League history, four teams will advance to the
postseason tournament, with the top-two seeds hosting the lower-two seeds in a best-of-three series on May 10-11. The higher of the two seeds that advance from the semifinal round will compete in a best-of-three series on May 17-18 for the Patriot League Championship and the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.</p>
<p>The NCAA Tournament begins on May 30-June 2 with double-elimination, regional action at one of 16 sites. The winners of the 16 regionals will be paired into eight super regionals on June 6-8 for a best-of-three series. Those that advance from the super regional round will head to Rosenblatt Stadium in Omaha, Neb., to compete in the College World Series on June 14-25.</p>
<p>Men¹s Lacrosse - (0-0)
Last Week: Idle
This Week: Maryland Fall Brawl Tournament (Saturday, 8:00 a.m., College Park)</p>
<p>Marathon - (0-0)
Last Week: Idle
This Week: Joint Base Half Marathon (Saturday, 8:30 a.m., Fort Dix, New Jersey)</p>
<p>International Pistol (0-0)
Last Week: Idle
This Week: Air Force (Saturday, 8:00 a.m., Annapolis, Md.).</p>
<p>Men’s Rugby A Side (2-0)
Last Week: Defeated Delaware, 30-23
This Week: Air Force (Friday, 7:00 p.m., Annapolis, Md.)</p>
<p>Women’s Rugby A Side (3-0)
Last Week: Defeated James Madison, 83-5
This Week: Air Force (Friday, 4:30 p.m., Annapolis, Md.)</p>
<p>Men¹s Soccer - (5-2)
Last Week: Lost to George Washington (1-0), defeated Georgetown (2-0), defeated Maryland (3-1).
This Week: Idle</p>
<p>Women’s Tennis (0-0)
Last Week: The gold team finished 5th out of 14 teams in the Maryland Club Tennis Fall Invitational - USTA mid Atlantic Section. The blue team finished 8th out of 14 teams in the same tournament.
This Week: Idle</p>
<p>Triathlon (0-0)
Last Week: In the General Smallwood International Distance Triathlon Navy had the top three male finishers overall and two of the top three women finishers overall. Nine of the top 12 overall male finishers were Navy and 4 of the top 10 females.
This Week: Nations Triathlon (Saturday, 7:30 a.m., Washington, D.C.)</p>
<p>Men¹s Volleyball (0-0)
Last Week: Idle
This Week: Air Force (Saturday, 8:00 a.m., Annapolis, Md.).</p>
<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Winners of seven of the last nine Star Matches, the Navy golf team will play host to arch rival Army this weekend in the annual Star Match played at the Naval Academy Golf Course. A two-day, 36-hole event, the match will be played in the Ryder Cup style of play with four 4-ball matches played on Saturday and seven singles matches played on Sunday. The first team to reach six points will be declared the winner. Action on both days is slated to begin at 8:00 am.</p>
<p>“We are looking forward to hosting the Star Match this weekend,” said Navy head coach Pat Owen, who owns a 9-8 record in dual action against the Black Knights. “We have an experienced team that has worked very hard on its game this fall, and we expect to face an outstanding team from Army.”</p>
<p>This weekend’s matchup marks the 10th time in the last 12 years in which the meet will be played as match play versus stroke play. The Midshipmen, who own a 6-3 record against Army in match play under Owen, also hold a 6-3 advantage in matches contested in Annapolis. The Mids had won five in a row at home before Army escaped with a 6.5-4.5 win in 2005.</p>
<p>In last year’s competition, Navy won the first three 4-ball matches to jump out to a 3-1 advantage over the Black Knights following the opening day of the annual dual played at the West Point Golf Course. The Mids went on to win three of the seven singles matches the following day to claim a 6-5 match win over archrival Army and the school’s first star of the 2006-07 campaign.</p>
<p>This weekend’s golf dual will be the third Army-Navy contest of the year and the second Star competition. Navy’s sprint football team picked up a 30-17 victory over Army in the Allegiance Bowl last Saturday in a non-Star Game battle. Meanwhile, last Sunday the Black Knights defended their home court against the Navy volleyball team where Army picked up a 3-1 win and won the first Star competition of the 2007-08 year.</p>
<p>Navy leads the all-time series among all sporting events against Army, 867-658-38 (.567). Last year, Navy won the battle of the Star competitions, 15-7, as well as the the overall head-to-head matchups, 20-12. Over the last 11 years, Navy has dominated the series, winning 65.7 percent (205-106-5) of the events, while earning a star in 68.9 percent (149-66-5) of the Star battles. Last year, Navy won stars in men’s basketball, men’s and women’s cross country, football, golf, men’s lacrosse, women’s soccer, sprint football, men’s and women’s swimming, tennis, men’s and women’s indoor track & field, women’s outdoor track & field and wrestling.</p>
<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md.-The Navy Sports Magazine Show, presented by Comcast, will air tonight at 6 p.m. on 1430 WNAV in Annapolis. The weekly 30-minute show, hosted by Bob Socci, will feature interviews with Navy players and coaches. Starting next week the show will be 60 minutes long.</p>
<p>The Navy Sports Magazine Show will also air on 1050 WFED (<a href=“http://www.federalnewsradio.com%5B/url%5D”>www.federalnewsradio.com</a>) in Washington, D.C. and Northern Virginia leading up to the football pre-game show. This week the show will air on WFED at 11:30 a.m. Navy All-Access will also archive the show and it will be available for subscribers every Friday (<a href=“http://navysports.cstv.com/)%5B/url%5D”>http://navysports.cstv.com/)</a>.</p>
<p>Navy head football coach Paul Johnson, senior defensive lineman Chris Kuhar-Pitters and golfer Erich Schoen will be featured this week.</p>