Navy Sports

<p>For: Immediate Release
Sent: Oct 18, 2007
Contact: Scott Strasemeier (410) 293-8775</p>

<p>Video of Paul Johnson¹s Wednesday Press Briefing Available On Navy All-Access </p>

<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Video of Paul Johnson¹s Wednesday afternoon press briefing is available on Navy All-Access.</p>

<p>To sign in or subscribe to Navy All-Access fans should go to <a href=“http://www.navysports.com%5B/url%5D”>www.navysports.com</a> and click on the All-Access button on the right side of the page.</p>

<p>Subscribers to Navy All-Access will have the ability to view numerous events including Paul Johnson’s daily press conferences, interviews with selected football players every Wednesday, football postgame press conferences (home and away) and every home basketball game (men’s and women’s).</p>

<p>The price for Navy All-Access is $6.95 per month, $49.95 for a 12-month package and 99.95 for CSTV All-Access XXL, which will provide you access to every CSTV.com school. For best results you should have broadband and high-speed cable access to the internet. Fans can sign up for the package on the front page of navysports.com by clicking on the Navy All-Access button.</p>

<p>For Immediate Release
Sent Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007
Contact Justin Kischefsky (410) 293-8772</p>

<p>Navy Crew Teams Prepare for Head of the Charles Regatta</p>

<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. – A total of six boats representing the Navy crew programs will compete in the 43rd Annual Head of the Charles Regatta Sunday afternoon in Boston. Each of Navy’s three squads will enter four and eight-oared crews into the three-mile race on the Charles River.</p>

<p>The largest two-day rowing event in the world, the Head of the Charles attracts over 7,500 competitors who will vie in 55 different events.</p>

<p>The Navy women’s team put together its best showing at the event in school history last year. The Mids placed ninth among the 40 U.S. college crews who competed a year ago and 11th overall in the field of 46 entrants. Previously, Navy’s best placing in the varsity eight race at the Head of the Charles was 13th when the field was half of its current size. </p>

<p>“The key to having a strong result at the Head of the Charles is to have a coxswain who is really on,” said Navy women’s head coach Mike Hughes. "Last year we couldn’t have asked for our coxswain, Kristen Lyles, who was a freshman last year and competing in her first Head of the Charles, to do a better job. </p>

<p>“Our goal for this year is to row a race technically as good, if not better than last year. We have no control over what times the other boats will produce, but if we are able to row the entire course at an intense level we’ll take our chances with the result.”</p>

<p>The Navy lightweight team saw its eight-man boat place second among U.S. colleges and fifth overall last year, while its four-man entry placed second among fellow college boats and eighth against the the entire field.</p>

<p>“There will be some great competition in the lightweight eight at the Head of the Charles,” said Navy lightweight head coach Rob Friedrich. “Three national-team caliber crews, plus every top collegiate lightweight school in the country will be racing for the top spots. It’s a tricky course, so all we can do is put everything on the line and hope to have a clean race.” </p>

<p>Navy’s heavyweight team also entered a pair of boats into last year’s event. The eight-man crew placed 11th among U.S. colleges and 18th overall (out of 43 boats), while the four-man shell placed fourth in the college division and seventh overall.</p>

<p>“We always look forward to the Head of the Charles,” said Navy heavyweight head coach Rick Clothier. “It really is a festival of racing. There are many quirks to the course with all of its twists and turns and bridges, not to mention more competing boats than at any other event, which make this a very unique and challenging race.”</p>

<p>Start Times for Races
2:09 p.m. – Lightweight Four … 23 boats … 13 U.S. college crews
2:38 p.m. – Lightweight Eight … 29 boats … 21 U.S. college crews
3:07 p.m. – Heavyweight Four … 19 boats … 11 U.S. college crews
3:17 p.m. – Women’s Four … 22 boats … 14 U.S. college crews
4:00 p.m. – Heavyweight Eight … 44 boats … 31 U.S. college crews
4:17 p.m. – Women’s Eight … 39 boats … 35 U.S. college crews</p>

<p>For Immediate Release
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Contact Justin Kischefsky (410) 293-8772</p>

<p>Navy Volleyball to Play Host to Holy Cross and Army this Weekend</p>

<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy volleyball team will close the home portion of its Patriot League season this weekend with matches Friday against Holy Cross and Saturday against Army. Both matches are slated to begin at 7 p.m. in Macdonough Hall and are free to all fans.</p>

<p>The shuttle bus service from Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium to the U.S. Naval Academy will begin at 6 p.m. Saturday. It is suggested that fans wishing to utilize the shuttle bus not arrive at the stadium parking lot until after 5:30 p.m. to allow the parking lot to empty out after the conclusion of the 1 p.m. Navy vs. Wake Forest football game.</p>

<p>Prior to the start of Friday’s match against the Crusaders, Navy will hold senior night ceremonies for the five members of the Class of 2008 and their families: Aimee’ Burns (Dallas, Texas), Lindi Conner (Kingman, Kan.), Rachel Dougherty (Derwood, Md.), Nikki England (Colorado Springs, Colo.) and Lizzie Grider (Marion, Ind.).</p>

<p>The Mids enter the weekend – and the start of the second half of the Patriot League season – in fourth place in the league standings with a 4-3 record. Holy Cross travels to Annapolis with a 0-7 league record, while Army enters a Friday night match at American with a 5-2 mark. Only the top four teams in the final regular season standings will advance to the Patriot League Tournament.</p>

<p>“Taking out the obvious emotions of the Army-Navy rivalry, this weekend means a lot towards the race for the playoffs,” said Navy head coach Mike Schwob. "This weekend is a great opportunity for us to continue pushing for a playoff berth. We will need clean, solid efforts both nights. </p>

<p>“We played very well the first time we faced Holy Cross, so we want to come out with another strong match Friday. A big difference in the first match between us and Army was that they took advantage of their opportunities and we did not. For us to win Saturday that will have to change.”</p>

<p>The Mids posted back-to-back league wins for the first time this season last weekend with three-game victories at home over Lehigh and Lafayette. Statistically as a team against conference opponents, Navy ranks third in the league in hitting percentage (.250), defensive hitting percentage (.182) and service ace average (2.04 sapg). The Mids also rank fifth in kills (15.23 kpg), assists (13.27 apg) and digs (14.73 dpg), as well as sixth in blocks (1.62 bpg).</p>

<p>Individually, Dougherty, who garnered her second-consecutive Patriot League Player-of-the-Week accolade this week, is second in the league with a 4.88 kills-per-game average. Additionally on offense, Alexa Gibbs (Jr., Springfield, Ill.) leads the team and ranks fifth in the league with a .369 hitting percentage, while Marissa Watson (Jr., Redondo Beach, Calif.) stands fourth in assists (11.38 apg). Defensively, Krista Eschelman’s (So., Germantown, Md.) 1.05 blocks-per-game average ranks seventh in the league and Burns, Navy’s libero, stands 10th in the conference with 3.08 digs per game.</p>

<p>The Crusaders were outhit by their opponents by a .286-.102 margin during the opening half of the league season. Christine Strawson is pacing the Holy Cross offense with 3.39 kills per game, while Molly Anderson’s 3.55 digs-per-game average leads all players on the squad. Defensively among six-rotation players, Strawson is averaging a team-high 2.61 digs and 0.50 blocks per game. </p>

<p>Navy totaled a .349 attack percentage and held Holy Cross to a mark of .089 in the first meeting between the teams, a 30-21, 30-24, 30-25 victory by the Mids Sept. 22 in Worcester, Mass. The Mids used a 5-0 run late in the opening game to build a 23-17 advantage, rallied from a 22-21 deficit in game two and quickly
built a 10-4 lead at the start of the third game.</p>

<p>Navy players dropped in 10 service aces while allowing the Crusaders to tally just three aces in the nearly 90-minute match. Individually, Navy’s Gibbs led all players with 13 kills and a .550 attack percentage in the contest. Joining her with double figure kills in the match were teammates Dougherty and Jessie Sims (Jr.,
Etowah, N.C.) and Holy Cross’ Strawson, all with 11 kills apiece. </p>

<p>Navy setter Watson also played very well in the victory, tallying 39 assists, six kills on eight swings, two aces and six digs.</p>

<p>Army ranks first in the Patriot League in kills (16.81 kpg), assists (15.15 apg) and blocks (2.69 bpg), while ranking second in hitting percentage (.251). Rachael Breinling, meanwhile, leads the Black Knights and ranks among the top-five players in the league in hitting percentage (.371), kills (4.70 kpg)
and blocks (1.08 bpg). She is one of five players on the team to be averaging multiple kills per game against league opponents. Additionally, Army setter Maureen Bannon leads the league with 12.83 assists per game and libero Shara Hoffman ranks fifth with a 3.85 digs-per-game average.</p>

<p>Navy also totaled 10 service aces the first time the Mids faced Army this season, but the Black Knights held Navy’s offense to a .196 attack percentage on their way to recording a 30-25, 17-30, 30-28, 30-26 victory Sept. 23 in West Point. The Mids let slim leads of 23-22 in game one and 25-23 in game three slip away from themselves during the match. The Black Knights tallied 65 kills to 54 for the Mids in the match, while also holding a 10-5 advantage in team blocks.</p>

<p>Dougherty led all players on the afternoon with 19 kills, but she needed 53 swings to reach that number and totaled just a .226 attack percentage. Sims notched a double-double in the two-hour 20 minute contest with 15 kills and 18 digs. Four Army players knocked down 10 or more kills in the match, with Breinling totaling 17 kills and a .485 hitting percentage and adding four blocks. Defensively for the Black Knights, Hoffman grabbed a match-high 19 digs, while Jamie Clark and Bannon both finished with five blocks.</p>

<p>Navy head football coach Paul Johnson, senior outside linebacker Matt Wimsatt, junior wide receiver Tyree Barnes and Alexa Gibbs of the women’s volleyball team will join host Bob Socci </p>

<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md.-The Navy Sports Magazine Show, presented by Comcast, will air tonight from 6-7 p.m. on 1430 WNAV in Annapolis. The weekly 60 minute show is hosted by Bob Socci and will feature interviews with Navy student-athletes and coaches. </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. at 11 a.m. on Saturday and on 1490 AM and 102.1 FM in Norfolk on Friday at 7 p.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 outside linebacker Matt Wimsatt, junior wide receiver Tyree Barnes and Alexa Gibbs of the women’s volleyball team will be featured tonight.</p>

<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Patriot League’s eight men’s basketball coaches, including Navy fourth-year coach Billy Lange, gathered at the ESPNZone in Baltimore’s Inner Harbor Thursday morning for the league’s annual media day. Flanked with media members, the league’s coaches answered questions about the upcoming season, while several student-athletes representing their respective institutions also spoke with reporters from the New England and Mid-Atlantic regions.</p>

<p>In addition to the question and answer sessions, the 2007-08 Patriot League Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll was unveiled. The Midshipmen, who turned in a 14-16 record under Lange a year ago, were selected to finish seventh in the conference according to the poll which was voted on by the league’s coaches and
sports information directors.</p>

<p>“We have taken great pride in where we were and what we have become,” said Navy head coach Billy Lange. “Our focus is on one team and that team is Navy. We can’t get worried about preseason polls and where we rank. We just have to work on getting better every day in practice. This group has shown tremendous enthusiasm and energy so far this year, and its just an exciting time right now for the league and our team.”</p>

<p>“Bucknell and Holy Cross have been up there for awhile, and it definitely gives up something to shoot for. We want to get to that level,” said senior captain Greg Sprink (Cardiff by the Sea, Calif.). “I’m a senior, so this is my last hurrah. When I was an underclassman, I may not have taken it as serious because I knew I would have more chances. But now that I am a senior, I can see how important it really is now to go out on a high note. As a captain, I am trying to get everyone to take it serious this year and play to the level they can.
After going through it as an underclassman, I’m trying to get them to not wait until they are upperclassmen to really make a difference. This team has the talent, togetherness and attitude to do that.”</p>

<p>Lange welcomes back six letterwinners and over 75.0 percent of its scoring from last year, while six of the top eight scorers return. Sprink led the team with a 16.9 ppg average, junior Kaleo Kina (Phoenix, Ariz.) was second on the team in scoring (9.2 ppg), while junior Adam Teague (Hickory, N.C.) was fourth (7.4 ppg). Junior Bryce Brigham (Bellevue, Wash.) and sophomores T.J. Topercer (Scottsdale, Ariz.) and Chris Harris (Mechanicsville, Va.) also scored better than 3.5 ppg a year ago.</p>

<p>Meanwhile, Sprink was named to the five-player Preseason All-Patriot League Team, joining Holy Cross center Tim Clifford, Lehigh guard Marquis Hall, Army guard Jarell Brown and Bucknell guardp John Griffin. Hall, a sophomore, is the only underclassman named to the squad, while Clifford was voted Preseason Player of the Year.</p>

<p>Sprink, the top returning scorer in the Patriot League at 16.9 ppg (17.9 ppg in league games), is the first Navy player since Chris Williams in 2000-01 to be named to the preseason all-league team.</p>

<p>Navy opens the season on Nov. 9, at Longwood in Farmville, Va., with tip time slated for 7:30 pm. The Mids’ home opener will be Nov. 14, against Northeast Conference preseason favorite Robert Morris. For ticket information, please call 1-800-US4-NAVY.</p>

<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The No. 11-ranked Navy water polo team will close out the regular season this weekend with seven games, all against Eastern opponents, beginning Friday night and running through Sunday afternoon. The Mids enter the weekend with a 15-5 overall record and a 4-0 record in the CWPA Southern Division. Navy will play Southern Division foes Bucknell, George Washington, Princeton and Johns Hopkins this weekend to close out league play.</p>

<p>“It’s always good to be at home. We haven’t played here since Labor Day,” said Navy head coach Mike Schofield. “With Homecoming being this weekend, we hope we can have a good crowd and end the season on a high note. This will be great preparation for the Southern Division Tournament (which Navy will host) in two weeks, and then, hopefully, the Eastern Championships.”</p>

<p>Navy enters the contest winners of five in a row and nine of its last 10 games after opening the year 6-4. Leading the Navy offense is junior Mike Mulvey (51 g, 14 a, 65 pts.) and seniors Aaron Recko (38 g, 4 a, 42 pts.) and Bram Arnold (32 g, 6 a, 38 pts.). During Navy’s five-game win streak, the Mids have outscored their foes, 52-37, with two of the wins coming in overtime.</p>

<p>Defensively, Navy is paced by senior goalie George Naughton. The Deerfield Beach, Fla., native has made 179 saves, while allowing 133 goals for a save percentage of .574. He ranks seventh nationally with 179 saves and needs just 12 more to enter the single-season top 10 saves list at Navy. He has 646 career stops, just three behind John McCullough’s 649 career saves for second on the all-time charts.</p>

<p>The Mids need just four more wins to secure 19 wins for the 26th straight season, and will attempt to do so against seven challenging opponents. On Friday, Navy will host 16th-ranked Bucknell at 8:30 pm. The Mids have defeated the Bison twice already this year by a combined margin of 19-12. Navy owns a 62-9 all-time record against the Bison, winning 13 straight games in the series.</p>

<p>On Saturday, Navy hosts George Washington, Princeton and Air Force at 10:00 am, 1:30 pm and 7:00 pm, respectively. Navy holds a 31-2 record against George Washington all time, including a 9-8 overtime win on Oct. 10. The Mids have won 20 in a row against the Colonials, dating back to the 1997 season. </p>

<p>Princeton enters the contest ranked 20th in the country and Navy is 41-16 all-time against the Tigers, winning eight meetings in a row. Saturday’s final opponent, Air Force, enters the game ranked 15th nationally. Navy is 18-6 all-time against the Falcons with seven wins in a row, dating back to 2000.</p>

<p>Sunday, Navy will battle Harvard, Johns Hopkins and Brown at 9:00 am, 11:00 am and 3:00 pm, respectively. This will be the first meeting against Harvard since 2004, holding a 23-2 all-time advantage the Crimson. Navy is 28-0 all-time against Johns Hopkins, including an 11-9 decision eight days ago. Lastly, Navy is 22-16 against Brown.</p>

<p>All of Navy’s games will be played in Lejeune Hall. The Mids will then host the Southern Division Tournament on Nov. 3-4, in Lejeune Hall and Scott Natatorium.</p>

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<p>BALTIMORE (Map, News) - Holy Cross lost two star players from last year’s squad and compiled a losing record during an offseason basketball tour through Europe. So why are the Crusaders an overwhelming pick to repeat as Patriot League champions?</p>

<p>It’s because they’ve got three starters back, including 6-foot-11 center Tim Clifford, the league’s preseason player of the year.</p>

<p>Holy Cross received 91 points, including 10 first-place votes, in a preseason poll of the league’s coaches and sports information directors released Thursday. Bucknell received 85 points and five first-place votes, followed by Colgate (62, 1).</p>

<p>Lehigh (56 points) was picked to finish fourth, followed by American (49), Army (42), Navy (34) and Lafayette.</p>

<p>Holy Cross was 25-9 overall and 13-1 in the Patriot League in 2006-07, but this season they will be without Keith Simmons and Torey Thomas, who finished 1-2 in scoring for the Crusaders.</p>

<p>“Obviously we graduated two real special basketball players,” coach Ralph Willard said. “The challenge is to replace the points, rebounds and steals - and their leadership.”</p>

<p>Playing without Simmons and Thomas for the first time, the Crusaders went 2-3 in a tour through Holland and Spain, losing the last game by a whopping 31 points.</p>

<p>“That was a good wake-up call for our guys,” Willard said. “We have a lot of work to do.”</p>

<p>Bucknell lost three starters from a team that last season went 22-9.</p>

<p>“The good news is that John Griffin and Rob Thomas have been around,” said coach Pat Flannery, referring to the Bison’s two senior guards.</p>

<p>Colgate’s roster contains nine upperclassmen, including four seniors.</p>

<p>“We have a veteran team, and it’s a good thing with our schedule,” said coach Emmett Davis, whose Raiders face road games against Notre Dame, Syracuse, Penn State and Ivy League power Cornell.</p>

<p>Lehigh will launch its first season under Brett Reed, who expects the Mountain Hawks to reach their peak about the time league play begins in earnest in January.</p>

<p>“Our goal ultimately is to have a very competitive team,” Reed said.</p>

<p>American coach Jeff Jones expressed a similar sentiment.</p>

<p>“The majority of our returning players haven’t played significant minutes,” he said. “I’m optimistic that we have a chance to field an outstanding team. It’s just going to take some time.”</p>

<p>Army graduated four players, but coach Jim Crews said excitedly, “We’ve got more guys coming back than ever before.”</p>

<p>He will need all the help he can get, given that Army has not had a winning season and is a collective 10-60 in the Patriot League during his five years at the school.</p>

<p>Now in his fourth season at Navy, coach Billy Lange has yet to record a winning record. The return of Greg Sprink, who averaged 18 points in league games last year, and a 14-16 mark last year is cause for optimism.</p>

<p>“The guys are taking great pride in seeing where the program was and where it is right now,” Lange said. “There’s a tremendous amount of enthusiasm at practice.”</p>

<p>Lafayette coach Fran O’Hanlon lauded the leadership of a squad with four seniors but lamented a December schedule that does not feature a single home game.</p>

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<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy men’s soccer team hosts its second-to-last home game of the season on Saturday night as Patriot League contender Holy Cross comes to visit the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility. The Mids are 6-4-2 overall (0-3-0 PL), while Holy Cross comes in with a 5-4-3 overall (1-0-2 PL) record. The game is a key battle for both teams in the race for the Patriot League Tournament.</p>

<p>Both Navy and Holy Cross are coming off stunning results in their respective mid-week games. Navy snapped a three-game winless streak with a 1-0 victory over 20th-ranked and 2006 Big East Champion West Virginia on Tuesday night in Morgantown, W.Va. Junior Adam Pennington tallied his third goal of the season in the 85th minute and goalkeeper Thomas Jenkins recorded his third shutout of the season while running his career record in goal to 8-4-2 in the victory. Holy Cross, meanwhile, tied 11th-ranked Harvard, 1-1, on Wednesday afternoon in Cambridge, Mass. </p>

<p>“We obviously know this is a big game for us as we enter the stretch run in the Patriot League. We have to start getting some points in league play,” said Navy head coach Rich Miranda. “We got a big confidence boost on Tuesday night and hopefully that can carry over to the remainder of the season. We now know that
we can play with anyone, and I hope we show that from here on out.”</p>

<p>Navy, which is 15-8-4 in non-conference games under Miranda following Tuesday’s win, boasts a balanced lineup. Four different players (Pennington, Andrew Garcia, Doug DeVuono and Chris Schneider) have scored six points each. Mark Garcia has recorded five points, while Travis King and Eric Gorden have four and three points, respectively. Navy has 10 players with at least two points this year and 12 players have tallied points this year. Defensively, Jenkins owns an impressive 0.41 GAA with a .909 save percentage (20 saves, 2 GA), while Evan Barnes, who has played 227 more minutes than Jenkins, has a 1.22 GAA and a .700 save percentage (21 saves, 9 GA).</p>

<p>As a team, Navy has scored 15 goals in 12 games (1.25 gpg), while giving up 11 (0.92 gpg). The Mids are outshooting their foes, 136-120 (11.3 - 10.0 per game), and have drawn 61 corner kicks to their opponents’ 48. Navy has also been whistled for just 139 fouls, compared to 168 for its opponents.</p>

<p>Holy Cross, which was picked eighth in the Patriot League preseason poll but is currently sitting in fourth place, has made a commitment to defense this year and it is paying dividends, allowing just one team (Sacred Heart on Sept. 11) to score more than one goal in a game this year. Thomas Booth has seen the majority of time in goal, registering a 0.69 GAA and a .778 save percentage (28 saves, 8 GA). As a team, Holy Cross has scored 14 goals in 12 games (1.17gpg) to its foes’ eight (0.67 gpg). Holy Cross has outshot its foes, 137-104 (11.4 - 8.7 per game) and drawn 53 corner kicks to its opponents’ 42. The Crusaders are led by three players with seven points each and three more Crusaders have scored at least four points.</p>

<p>Holy Cross leads the all-time series, 9-7-2. The two teams have alternated wins and losses each of the last five years, winning on their home fields every year since 2002. Navy won the 2005 meeting at the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility, 3-1, while Holy Cross won last year’s game in Worcester, 1-0. Navy is 4-3-1 in Annapolis all-time against the Crusaders, including a 2-0-1 mark at the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility.</p>

<p>Fans are reminded that those attending the Navy-Wake Forest football game on Saturday afternoon can gain free admission to the soccer game simply by showing your football ticket stub. It will also be Alumni Night and Group Appreciation Night for Saturday’s game. For more information on all the promotions, please call 410-293-8785 and for ticket information, call 1-800-US4-NAVY.</p>

<p>For Immediate Release
Friday, Oct. 19, 2007
Squash Contact: Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773</p>

<p>George Wins an Unprecedented Fourth-Straight Barb Tournament</p>

<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Senior Tucker George (West Hartford, Conn.) came back from a two-games-to-none deficit to defeat sophomore teammate Nils Mattsson (Spring House, Pa.) in five games and become Navy’s first four-time winner of the USS Barb Squash Racquets Perpetual Trophy. Established in 1958 by the late
Admiral Eugene Fluckey, a Medal of Honor recipient, the Barb has been won by 34 different midshipmen. Twelve men have claimed ownership of the trophy multiple times with only four players winning it three times.</p>

<p>“It’s a huge honor to win this tournament for a fourth year,” said George, who was quick to point out that this year’s tournament was especially important, playing in the memory of Adm. Fluckey who recently passed away. “This tournament has been going on for a long time, so to become the first four-time winner is an honor and there is also a bit of luck. I’ve trained really hard and I’m excited to have won it.”</p>

<p>The fans were treated to a spirited and animated match between George and Mattsson. Mattsson, who won the Molloy Division of the 2007 College Squash Association Individual Championship, took the early advantage with back-to-back wins over George, 9-4 and 9-5. George, however, turned the tables on Mattsson in the third, easily taking the game, 9-1. </p>

<p>“When I was down after the first two matches, I thought I was done,” added George, who has played Mattsson two years in a row for the Barb title. "I was thinking of all the people I’d let down if I lost the match. All of the people who have supported me and who have helped me reach this level.</p>

<p>“It was gut check time. It was one of those ‘fight for your life’ matches where the tension was so thick you could feel it all around.”</p>

<p>Following his game three win, George came back to take a 5-0 lead in game four. On the ensuing service, Mattsson tapped the ball into the left corner of the court when he collided with George. George was attempting to make his way around Mattsson to play the ball, but he lunged forward and made contact with the small of Mattsson’s back, sending him sprawling to the floor. </p>

<p>After a near half-hour delay, Mattsson courageously made his way back to the court to finish out the game. Unnerved by the delay and tension from Mattsson’s injury, George kept his focus and forced a fifth match by way of a 9-4 game four victory.</p>

<p>“I felt like the pressure was on me to stay focused,” said George. “I tried to view the delay as a normal break between games. I decided to go back out on the court and hit the ball around to keep my focus.”</p>

<p>As in the previous two games, George jumped out to a quick lead and Mattsson was down 6-0 before he knew what hit him. Fighting for every possession, Mattsson was unable to upset his opponent and George claimed the match with a 9-2 win in the fifth.</p>

<p>“Nils is a tremendous opponent,” said George. “I think he’s probably the toughest opponent mentally that I have faced. I’m not sure I’ve played against another opponent who has played as hard and wanted it as much as I did. I have a great deal of respect for Nils.”</p>

<p>In other tournament action, senior captain Jeff Sawin (Haverford, Pa.) came back after losing his opening game to defeat rookie Allan Lutz (McLean, Va.), 1-9, 9-4, 9-3, 10-8 in the 3-4 match. Second-year standout Ben Mantica (Binghamton, N.Y.) swept junior Michael John Beautyman Jr (Plymouth Meeting, Pa.) in the 4-5 match, as did sophomore Brad Seidel (Toledo, Ohio) who claimed a 9-7, 10-8, 9-4 victory over junior Christopher Zipf (Gladwyne, Pa.) to earn the No. 7 spot on the ladder.</p>

<p>The 9-10 and 11-12 matches were both decided in five games. Junior Allen Hartley (Charleston, W.Va.) took a 2-0 advantage in his match against senior Brian Hamilton (Lake Forest, Ill.), but was forced to a fifth game after Hamilton claimed games three (9-1) and four (9-0). Hartley outlasted Hamilton in game five, taking the match, 10-8.</p>

<p>The youngest brother in the George household, Teddy (West Hartford, Conn.), claimed a 3-2 decision over senior Matt Wiggins (Sour Lake, Texas). George won the first game before Wiggins took a 2-1 advantage with 9-3 and 9-5 wins over the next two matches. George, however, evened the match with a 9-5 win in the
fourth and went on to take the match with a 9-3 win in the fifth.</p>

<p>The week-long competition pits the Navy squash players against one another in a round robin competition which then sets up an elimination tournament. The tournament results determine Navy’s starting lineup to begin the season which is slated to officially begin next Friday when it travel to Northwestern. Navy battles the host Wildcats on Friday at 6:30 pm and will face Denison on Saturday at 10:00 am and Western Ontario at 4:00 pm.</p>

<p>2007-08 Navy Squash Ladder
1 - Tucker George
2 - Nils Mattsson
3 - Jeff Sawin
4 - Allan Lutz
5 - Ben Mantica
6 - Michael John Beautyman Jr.
7 - Brad Seidel
8 - Christopher Zipf
9 - Allen Hartley
10 - Brian Hamilton
11 - Teddy George
12 - Matt Wiggins</p>

<p>Navy Offshore Sailing to Compete in McMillan Cup This Weekend</p>

<p>The Navy offshore sailing team had seven crews racing locally and one crew (combined with IC team) representing the Naval Academy in Rio de Janiero, Brazil. this past weekend.</p>

<p>For the third consecutive year, USNA sailors won the Regata Escola Naval (Brazilian Naval Academy Invitational Regatta), topping teams from various country’s naval academies from around the world. The Navy crew was led by skipper Rob Ramirez, and included Kevin McGill, Tyler Struzinski, Jim Foss and
Kellen Browne.</p>

<p>Locally, the team competed in the Annapolis Yacht Club Fall Series. In the eight-boat PHRF A0, Chris Hamilton’s Hellcat crew posted scores of 3, 4, 5 earning fifth for the weekend but is seventh overall after two of three weekends. Matt Hamlet’s Esprit de Corps crew currently holds third position in the 14-boat PHRF A1 class after posting finishes of 10, 3, 4. In the 20-boat PHRF A2 class, Maile Cornish led the Swift crew to scores of 5, 13, 2 to hold 11th overall, while Chester Hewitt led the Flirt crew to a 10, 16, 12 for 15th
overall in the same class. </p>

<p>In the 29-boat J105 class, Thomas Oberdorf and his Allegiance team posted 10, 23, 19 for 14th position overall and Ryan England led his crew aboard Dreadnought to 25, 18, 23 now to hold the 21st position.</p>

<p>Next up for team is the McMillan Cup and weekend No. 3 of the Annapolis Yacht Club Fall Series this coming weekend.</p>

<p>2007-08 Record Against Army: 4-1 (.800) </p>

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<p>Army-Navy Update </p>

<p>All-Time Army-Navy Record: 871-658-38 (.568) </p>

<p>2007-08 Record Against Army: 4-1 (.800) </p>

<p>2007-08 N-Star Record Against Army: 3-1 (.750) </p>

<p>Last 11 Years Against Army: 209-107-5 (.659) </p>

<p>Last 11 Years N-Star Record Against Army: 152-65-5 (.696) </p>

<p>2007-08 Results Sprint Football: Won, 30-17 </p>

<p>Women’s Volleyball: Lost, 3-1 (N-Star) </p>

<p>Golf: Won, 6.5-4.5 (N-Star) </p>

<p>Men’s Cross Country: Won, 23-35 (N-Star) </p>

<p>Women’s Cross Country: Won, 23-38 (N-Star)</p>

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Women’s Soccer Contact: Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773</p>

<p>Navy Soccer Faces League Leader American on Sunday </p>

<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Navy women’s soccer team (8-4-3, 1-1-1 Patriot League) will play its third consecutive road game when it travels to Washington, D.C. Sunday afternoon to face American, who is atop the Patriot League standings with a 3-0 conference record. Sunday’s game is set to begin at 1:00 pm at Reeves Athletic Complex.</p>

<p>Four of the Mids’ last five contests have been played away from Annapolis, including all three of their conference games. Navy, who has played on its home field just twice in the last 30 days, will play its final four regular-season games at home beginning with the annual Star Game against archrival Army on Oct.
26.</p>

<p>Last weekend Navy earned its first conference win by cruising to a 3-0 victory over Lafayette. Junior defender Carey Young (Virginia Beach, Va.) turned in a goal and an assist, including the game-winner, her second of the season. Young went on to earn Patriot League Defensive Player-of-the-Week recognition after the Mids battled Lehigh to a scoreless tie on Sunday.</p>

<p>Navy’s defense has been strong in recent weeks, giving up just two goals in the last six games and only one in the last four outings. During that six-game span, the Mids have produced a 4-1-1 record, proving that solid defense is the foundation to Navy’s success. Junior keeper Lizzie Barnes (New Orleans, La.) is giving up 1.04 goals, while making saves on 71.4 percent of the shots on goal. As a team, Navy is surrendering less than a goal (0.89) per game.</p>

<p>The balance Navy has shown on the offensive side of the field has also proven to be a strength. Thirteen different players have punched in goals this fall with senior forward Brigitte Fox (La Mesa, Calif.) leading the way with six, including three game-winners. In addition to her six goals, Fox has added a pair of assists to pace the Mids in the points column with 14. She is tied with Nadia Sheikh (1999-02) for ninth on the Mids’ scoring list with 57 points on 22 goals and 13 assists. She is just two points behind eighth-place Michelle Nance (1996-99). Meanwhile, Young has balanced her goal scoring with play-making skills, providing a pair of assists for six points and is Navy’s second-leading scorer. Junior Kristen Laraway (Long Valley, N.J.) has been the Mids’ top play-maker this year, pacing the team with five assists.</p>

<p>American enters Sunday’s contest tied with Bucknell as the league’s only undefeated teams in conference play. The Eagles have picked up consecutive wins over Colgate (1-0), Lehigh (2-1) and Lafayette (5-0). Perhaps more impressive is the fact that all three wins were on the road. Like Navy, American has played a good portion of its games on the road this year, including five of its last seven. Sunday’s contest marks AU’s first home game since dropping a 1-0 decision to Long Island on Sept. 28.</p>

<p>Second-year midfielder Kelsey Brasher has scored nine of the Eagles’ 26 goals this season, while also providing a pair of assists as AU’s leading scorer. Brasher is also leading the league in points, goals and goals per game. Junior forward Krystn Hodge, meanwhile has posted seven goals, including four game-winners, while rookie Friederike Engel and senior Siobhan Gillan have each scored a pair of goals. Freshman Hannah Radley and junior Kelsey Wiggins have nearly split the time in goal with Radley seeing action in 10 games (750:00) and Wiggins playing in eight contests (505:21). Radley has given up nine goals
(1.08 GAA) and owns a 79.1 save percentage. Wiggins owns a league-low 0.53 GAA (3 GA) and has warded off 85.7 percent of the shots she has faced.</p>

<p>Navy owns a narrow 6-5-1 series advantage thanks to a 2-0 victory over the Eagles in last year’s game played in Annapolis. Navy owns a 3-2-1 record in games played at American, however, the Mids have been shut out in each of their last two trips to Washington, D.C. Navy’s last win over the Eagles at Reeves Athletic Complex was in 2003 in the championship game of the Patriot League Tournament.</p>

<p>Sunday’s contest marks the halfway point in Patriot League play with American and Bucknell atop the league standings at 3-0. Army stands third with a 2-1 record, while fourth-place Navy holds a one-point advantage over Colgate and Holy Cross who are each 1-2. Lehigh and Lafayette are winless to date, however, the Mountains Hawks have one point to their credit thanks to its tie against the Mids last Sunday.</p>

<p>Three league games will be played on Friday night as Holy Cross travels to Army, Lafayette will play at rival Lehigh and Bucknell makes the trip to Colgate.</p>

<p>Navy def. Holy Cross, 3-2 (31-33, 30-20, 37-35, 28-30, 15-11)</p>

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<p>Mids Survive in Five-Game Thriller</p>

<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Navy’s Rachel Dougherty (Sr., Derwood, Md.) tallied two of her career-high 29 kills during a 5-1 Navy run to close out a five-game victory by the Mids over Holy Cross Friday night in Macdonough Hall. The Midshipmen outlasted the Crusaders 31-33, 30-20, 37-35, 28-30, 15-11 in a two-hour, 25-minute match.</p>

<p>“It was a real slugfest out there between the two teams,” said Navy head coach Mike Schwob. “Both teams left everything they had on the floor.”</p>

<p>Navy (16-8, 5-3 Patriot League) built a 9-5 lead midway through the decisive game five, but, as they had done all night, the Crusaders (3-19, 0-8) rallied and tied the game at 10-10. Following a Navy timeout, Molly Anderson stepped to the service line for the Crusaders and sent the ball into the middle of the net and giving Navy an 11-10 lead and the serve. Dougherty and Krista Eschelman (So., Germantown, Md.) teamed for a block to give the Mids a 12-10 lead, which soon grew to 13-10 on a Dougherty kill.</p>

<p>The Crusaders called timeout, but setter Marissa Watson (Jr., Redondo Beach, Calif.) dropped in an ace to take the Mids to match point. Meagan Merinder knocked down a kill for Holy Cross to make it a three-point game, but Dougherty posted her final kill of the night to end the match.</p>

<p>The score was tied 18 times during the opening game, including at 29-29 after Navy rallied from deficits of 28-25 and 29-27. The Mids were able to fight off a total of four game points before Watson was whistled for a ball-handling error to end the game.</p>

<p>Navy scored the opening four points of the second game, then broke it open when Abbie Merkl (So., Upper Marlboro, Md.) served five-straight points to give the Mids a 17-7 lead.</p>

<p>Game three also was tied 18 times, with the Mids being the team surrendering a 29-27 lead this time. Navy had a chance to close out the game when Meredith Biri’s (So., San Antonio, Texas) serve forced an overpass by the Crusaders, but in their haste to play the ball two Mids went up together and were called for a blocking error to make the score 29-28. Holy Cross then served for the game at 30-29, 31-30 and 32-31 before Navy served for the game at 33-32. </p>

<p>Dougherty committed an attack error, but she responded with a kill to give Navy another chance for the game at 34-33. She committed another attack error, but proceeded to knock down another kill to give Navy its third game point at 35-34. Following a kill for Holy Cross to tie the game again, Jessie Sims (Jr., Etowah, N.C.) recorded back-to-back kills to allow Navy to take a two games to one lead.</p>

<p>Navy led through the early parts of game four until Holy Cross tied the game at 17-17. The Crusaders then slowly built leads of 25-21 and 27-22. A kill by Gibbs started a 5-0 Navy run to tie the game at 27-27, but Holy Cross scored back-to-back points on a kill and a Navy attack error to take a 29-27 lead. Gibbs knocked down another kill to slice the lead in half, but Merinder ended the game with a kill of her own.</p>

<p>Navy totaled a .246 attack percentage and dropped in 12 aces on the night, while limiting Holy Cross to a .189 attack percentage and seven aces. The Mids also held a 74-66 lead in digs.</p>

<p>Dougherty’s 29 kills paced all players in the match, while Liz Auger totaled 22 to lead Holy Cross. Sims for Navy and both Anderson and Christine Strawson for Holy Cross hauled in 15 digs in the match.</p>

<p>Navy will play host to Army Saturday night at 7 p.m. in Macdonough Hall. Admission is free.</p>

<p>Navy Water Polo Hangs On to Top Bucknell </p>

<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The 11th-ranked Navy water polo team jumped out fast, then held on in the second half to defeat 16th-ranked Bucknell, 8-6, before a standing-room only crowd at MacDonough Hall on Friday night. The win was the sixth in the row and 10th in the last 11 games for the Mids and pushes Navy’s record to 16-5 overall. </p>

<p>“We had a great first quarter, then kind of coasted the rest of the game,” said Navy head coach Mike Schofield. “You have to give Bucknell credit. They played very hard and made it tough for us in the second half. Fortunately, we were able to make enough plays and get the win.” </p>

<p>The Mids surged to a 3-0 lead just four minutes into the game thanks to a pair of goals by Kevin Bell and one by Mike Mulvey. The Mids would lead 4-1 after one quarter, then took their largest lead of the game at 5-1 just 35 seconds gone in the second quarter on the first of three Bram Arnold goals. </p>

<p>The lead would be three at 5-2 at halftime and 6-3 after three quarters, before Bucknell chipped away in the fourth quarter. The Bison scored the first two goals of the final stanza to cut the Navy lead to 6-5 with 5:07 to play. Reed MacKenzie scored with 4:24 to play to push the margin back to two goals at 7-5, before the Bison countered just 20 seconds later to cut the margin back to one at 7-6. </p>

<p>However, Arnold closed out his hat trick with an insurance goal on a 2-on-1 break with just 1:32 to play for the 8-6 final margin. </p>

<p>Arnold led the way with three goals, Kevin Bell had a pair of Tyler Hill, Mulvey and MacKenzie all had one goal. George Naughton moved into second place on the Navy career saves list with 15 stops tonight, pushing his career total to 661, past John McCullough’s 649. </p>

<p>“George had another great game tonight,” said Schofield. “He is really playing with a lot of confidence right now and is making a lot of big saves for us.” </p>

<p>Navy will host six more games during the weekend, beginning Saturday morning at 10:00 am. Navy will play three games on Saturday and three more on Sunday.</p>

<p>For Immediate Release
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Contact: Jonathan Maggart (410) 293-8771</p>

<p>Navy Rolls in 83-0 Win Over Princeton</p>

<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Eleven different Navy sprint football players scored a touchdown on Friday night as the Midshipmen cruised to an 83-0 victory over Princeton at Rip Miller Field. Navy improved to 4-0 on the year and 2-0 in CSFL action, while Princeton fell to 0-5 overall and 0-3 in league play.</p>

<p>“I was quite pleased with the effort our team played with tonight,” stated Navy head coach Maj. Jake Jenkins, USMC. “It was definitely a positive to get some experience for our team heading into the final-two games of the season. I was impressed with Princeton’s effort this evening, as well. The played hard on every play until the final whistle.”</p>

<p>Navy’s 83-point performance ranks as the second-highest mark in program history. The Midshipmen set the school record with a 98-0 win over Princeton on Oct. 21, 2005, in Annapolis.</p>

<p>Navy out-gained Princeton by 490 yards on Friday night, churning out 550 yards while holding its guests to 60 yards. The total yardage differential ranks second in school history, with the 664-yard disparity against the Tigers two seasons ago topping the list.</p>

<p>Of the 550 yards collected by the Midshipmen, 373 came from the rushing attack on 32 carries (8.7 ypc). Navy ran the ball on 25 of its 26 offensive plays in the second half, gaining 214 yards.</p>

<p>Defensively, the Midshipmen recorded their first shutout of the season and their first since a 58-0 triumph at Princeton last year. The 60 yards allowed ranks as the fifth fewest in school history, while the 17 yards yielded on the ground ranks sixth best in the program’s all-time annals. Navy’s defense also produced five sacks, nine tackles for a loss of 45 yards and three interceptions.</p>

<p>Following a Princeton punt on its opening drive, Navy wasted little time in taking the lead for good. On the first play from scrimmage, running back Richard Engel (Sr./Medford, N.J.) ran for a 62-yard touchdown on a toss to the left. It marked the 22nd rushing touchdown of his career, moving him into a tie for second place on Navy’s all-time list, only one shy of the record of 23 touchdowns by Matt Sobecki (1994-97).</p>

<p>The Midshipmen would make it 28-0 at the end of the opening quarter following touchdown runs from running back Enrique Harris (Jr./Crawfordville, Fla.) and wide receiver Todd Barriger (Sr./Prescott, Mich.) and a scoring strike from D.J. Green (Jr./Indianapolis, Ind.) to wide receiver Tommy Tellson (Jr./Bedford, Texas).</p>

<p>Backup quarterback Jon DeWitt (Jr./Mendham, N.J.) entered in the second quarter and delivered touchdown passes to Barriger and wide receiver Brad Cash (So./Wilmington, N.C.). Kicker David Reifenberg (So./Ft. Wayne, Ind.) kicked the first of his two field goals of the evening in between the two aerial scoring plays as the Midshipmen carried a 45-0 lead into halftime.</p>

<p>Navy would expand its lead to 80-0 with five touchdowns in the third quarter. DeWitt, running backs Alfonso Meidus (Jr./Leechburg, Pa.) and Steve Benson (So./Ellenwood, Ga.) and linebacker Cartwright Hall (Fr./Cincinnati, Ohio) all ran for a touchdown in the penultimate quarter. Defensive lineman Tom Hayes (So./Ballston Lake, N.Y.) also picked off a pass on fourth down and returned it 15 yards for a touchdown.</p>

<p>Benson led Navy’s 17 ball carriers on the evening with 101 yards on only six carries, marking his first-career 100-yard effort. Engel also collected 81 yards in just three rushing attempts before exiting the contest in the first quarter. </p>

<p>Green and DeWitt each completed 4-of-7 pass attempts on the evening, with eight different Mids making a reception. Green threw for 86 yards, while DeWitt accumulated 91 yards through the air.</p>

<p>Linebacker Tyler Hawkins (So./Canyon Country, Calif.), the team’s leading tackler coming into the night, led the Midshipmen with eight stops. Defensive lineman Justin Nabozna (Jr./New Fairfield, Conn.) delivered 2.5 sacks for a loss of 20 yards, while Hayes, linebacker Emery Persinger (Fr./Cheswick, Pa.) and defensive back Nicholas Pretty (So./San Jose, Calif.) all picked off a pass.</p>

<p>With its shutout against Princeton, Navy’s defense has held the Tigers scoreless in each of the last-three meetings, a span of 183:18 dating back to the 2004 campaign. The Midshipmen have surpassed the 50-point mark in each of the last-seven contests against Princeton, averaging 71.1 points per game during that span.</p>

<p>Friday night’s contest also marked the final home game for the Navy sprint football class of 2008. The group of Barriger, Engel, Chip Broun (Dunwoody, Ga.), Lou Feaman (Boynton Beach, Fla.), Tom Lucey (Reed City, Mich.), Taylor Brashear (Collierville, Tenn.), Jason Feipel (Walcott, Iowa), Hunter Armour (Malibu, Calif.), Tony Choros (Cresson, Pa.) and Taylor Dodd (San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) were a perfect 9-0 on its home field in Annapolis, extending Navy’s home winning streak to 16 games in the process.</p>

<p>The Midshipmen head back on the road next Friday night, Oct. 26, when they take on Penn (2-1, 1-0 CSFL) in a 7 p.m. showdown at Franklin Field in Philadelphia.</p>

<p>Navy def. Johns Hopkins, 166-120 (women)
Navy def. Johns Hopkins, 162-95 (men)</p>

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<p>Navy Swimming Teams Top Johns Hopkins</p>

<p>ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy men’s and women’s swimming teams improved their respective records to 4-0 on the season with victories over Johns Hopkins Friday night in Lejeune Hall. The Navy women’s squad posted a 166-120 victory over the Blue Jays, while the Navy men recorded a 162-95 victory. </p>

<p>“We were really pleased with the performance of our team tonight,” said Navy women’s swimming head coach John Morrison. “The team really trained consistently all week and it paid off. Hats off to Johns Hopkins and coach George Kennedy for many tight races. We are looking forward to having a great practice Saturday morning to begin setting the tone for the next meet.”</p>

<p>“Overall, we are pleased with our performances tonight,” said Navy men’s swimming head coach Bill Roberts. “Our goal coming into the meet was to improve on last week and I feel we accomplished that.”</p>

<p>Winning multiple events on the day for the Navy women’s team was Tara Chapmon (So., Virginia Beach, Va.) in the 400 and 1500 freestyle events (4:28.81, 17:18.84), Thuy-Mi Dinh (So., Anaheim, Calif.) in the 100 back (1:07.69) and 100 freestyle (59.33), and Kelly Zahalka (Jr., Richmond, Va.) in the 100 breaststroke (1:15.69) and the 200 individual medley (2:23.26).</p>

<p>On the men’s side, Aaron Aiken (Fr., Ocala, Fla.) won the 100 and 200 freestyle events (51.68, 1:54.23) for Navy, while teammate Adam Meyer (So., Bethesda, Md.) won the 200 butterfly (2:04.38) and 200 breaststroke races (2:22.40).</p>

<p>Both Navy teams will now take to the road next week for meets Oct. 27 at UMBC.</p>

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<p>Play Continues Saturday for Mids at ITA Championship</p>

<p>PRINCETON, N.J. - Navy’s Nate Nelms (Jr., St. Mary’s, Ga.) and Jason Hill (Jr., Marietta, Ga.) will compete in second round singles matches Saturday at the Intercollegiate Tennis Association’s Northeast Regional Championship, being contest this week at Jadwyn Gym on the Princeton campus.</p>

<p>Nelms received an opening round bye Friday thanks to being seeded 28th in the 128-player field. He will face Charlie Brosens of Princeton Saturday, who advanced with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Brown’s Basu Ratnam in the first round.</p>

<p>Hill, who had to win a pair of qualifying matches Thursday simply to advance to the tournament’s main draw, rallied to post a 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 victory Friday over Coley Christian of Marist. He will now play Phil Stephens of Fairleigh Dickinson, the No. 30 seed in the championship.</p>

<p>“Jason continues his winning ways,” said Navy head coach John Officer. “He made a nice comeback after dropping the first set and then nearly being out of the match in the second set.”</p>

<p>Navy’s entered doubles team at the event, the tandem of Nelms and Johnny Waters (Jr., Papillion, Neb.), let leads of 5-2 and 6-4 slip away in an eventual 9-7 opening-round loss to Justin Fox and Adam Schwartz of Penn.</p>

<p>Like Hill, Waters attempted to qualify for the main draw of the championship, but after recording a straight set victory over Yale’s Tom Santoro in the first round, dropped a 1-6, 6-1, 6-4 decision to Pavel Cerny of St. John’s in the second round of qualifying.</p>

<p>Singles Qualifying Draw
Round 1 – Thursday
Jason Hill def. Jon Luce (St. Bonaventure), 7-6 (4), 6-4
Johnny Waters def. Tom Santoro (Yale), 6-2, 6-4
Round 2 – Thursday
Jason Hill def. Pritt Gross (Fairleigh Dickinson), 6-1, 6-3
Pavel Cerny (St. John’s) def. Johnny Waters, 1-6, 6-1, 6-4</p>

<p>Singles Main Draw
Round 1 (128) – Friday
Jason Hill def. Coley Christian (Marist), 2-6, 6-4, 6-2</p>

<h1>28 Nate Nelms, Bye</h1>

<p>Round 2 (64) – Saturday
Jason Hill vs. #30 Phil Stephens (Fairleigh Dickinson)</p>

<h1>28 Nate Nelms vs. Charlie Brosens (Princeton)</h1>

<p>Doubles
Round 1 (64) – Friday
Justin Fox/Adam Schwartz (Penn) def. Nate Nelms / Johnny Waters, 9-7</p>