Navy Sports

GreatAmerican · November 5, 2007, 9:25am

Navy Offshore Sailing Wins 2007 Kennedy Cup

CHESAPEAKE BAY, Md. – The team from Navy won the 2007 Kennedy Cup in dominating fashion, winning six-of-10 races and never scoring worse than a third against eight other competitors.

Navy Sailing hosted the three-day regatta aboard the Academy’s fleet of 44’ sloops. Competition started last Friday with three races in moderate to strong winds. Navy got off to a strong start by winning all three of those races. Five more races were run Saturday in blustery conditions and Navy posted scores of 1,1,2,1,3 to extend their lead to an almost insurmountable margin. California Maritime Academy, winner of the Shields Trophy Regatta this past September, recovered their form after a poor showing on day one to move up second with a 2,2,1,5,1. Sunday featured light to moderate shifty winds and the final two races of the series were run. Navy clinched its victory by taking a second in the first race just ahead of Cal and wrapped up the series with a third in the final heat. Cal Maritime finished second overall while NY Maritime won the last race and secured third.

Navy’s crew included skipper and VOST team captain Matt Recker, helmsman Cullen Shaughnessy, trimmers Will Arnest, Owen Brooks and Alex Fletcher, pitman Kenneth Endicott, mastman Wes Jahraus and bowman Mark Picinich. The same crew also won the McMillan Cup and their division at the Storm Trysail Intercollegiate Invitational Regatta.

By winning the Kennedy Cup, Navy earned the right to represent the United States at the Student Yachting World Cup in France in 2008.

VOST also had two crews competing in the four-day J105 North American Championships and three crews racing in the three-day IRC East Coast Championships this past weekend. In the J105 NAs, Thomas Oberdorf skippered Allegiance to 23rd overall in the silver fleet, just two points ahead of VOST teammates Dreadnought skippered by Ryan England. Dreadnought suffered a broken mainsail and missed two races Saturday. However, England’s crew made repairs overnight and showed what might have been by finishing fourth in the 34-boat fleet in the single race on Sunday.

In the IRC Regatta, NA11 Swift skippered by Kellen Browne finished sixth in their class, while NA9 Flirt skippered by Chester Hewitt was just behind in seventh. This regatta also served as the shakedown event for the new Navy 44 Mk II, Renaissance, which was skippered by Chris Hamilton and suffered some growing
pains to finish eighth in the same class.

The competitions wrapped up the fall season for the Navy Offshore Sailing team. The VOST spring season starts early next March.

GreatAmerican · November 5, 2007, 3:40pm

Lange Talks To 600 Students as Part of “Score For Schools” Program

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Navy head men’s basketball coach Billy Lange spent his Monday morning at Rippling Woods Elementary School in Glen Burnie, talking to about 600 students as part of the “Score For Schools” Program. It is the latest in a series of visits from the Navy men’s basketball coaching staff as part of the educational program.

With the assistance and backing of the Anne Arundel County Board of Education, “Score For Schools” is a program that rewards an elementary school’s students for reaching a certain level of academic achievement. The Navy coaches speak about the importance of staying in school and the role academics, communication, leadership and respect plays in being a student-athlete.

“It’s a program that we are thrilled to be a part of and we are very appreciative of the opportunity to go to these schools and speak,” said Navy head coach Billy Lange. “Part of our job as coaches and administrators is to reach out and give back to the community for supporting us, and this is one of the ways we are able to do it. We really enjoy going out to the schools and doing this.”

“We received extremely positive feedback from everyone about this morning’s assembly. The kids and the adults loved it,” said Rippling Woods guidance counselor Jane McKain. “Coach Lange’s message was more for grades 3-5, but I have heard from both kindergarten and first-grade teachers how much the kids loved it.”

The program is comprised of several elements and rewards students based on what they accomplish in the classroom. The level of academic achievement can be based on attendance, test scores, participation, etc. Those students are each rewarded with one free ticket to a game the school chooses to attend. Parents, friends and family members may purchase discounted tickets in advance. Each institution has the option of scheduling a visit by a Navy basketball coach to their school. Lastly, each school has the option to participate in a contest in which their students can create a poster that shows the relationship between academics and athletics, which will then be displayed at the game the schools elect to attend.

Currently, 12 schools are enrolled in the program. They are the following: Crofton Elementary School, Quarterfield Elementary School, Belvedere Elementary School, Holy Trinity Episcopal Day School, Rippling Woods Elementary, Eldersburg Elementary, Glen Burnie Park Elementary, Georgetown East Elementary School, Pasadena Elementary, Tracey’s Elementary, Freetown Elementary and Bodkin Elementary.

The previous week, assistant coach Jason Crafton spoke to about 40 students at Georgetown East Elementary School. That school will attend the Canisius game on Nov. 21, while the Rippling Woods Elementary School group will attend the Towson game on Nov. 29.

GreatAmerican · November 5, 2007, 4:42pm

For Immediate Release
Sent Monday, Nov. 5, 2007
Contact Justin Kischefsky (410) 293-8772

Navy Volleyball Team to Play Host to UMBC Tuesday

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy volleyball team will close the home portion of its season Tuesday night when the Midshipmen play host to UMBC in a 6 p.m. match in Macdonough Hall.

Navy enters the non-conference tilt with an 18-11 overall record this season. With three matches remaining in the regular season, the Mids will be attempting to record their third 20-win season in the last four years, a feat that has not been accomplished since the program moved to the Division I level in 1991.

The Mids will then take to the road this weekend to conclude their regular season with a pair of Patriot League contests Friday at Lafayette and Saturday at Lehigh. With a 6-6 league record, the Mids need to win one game from Lafayette Friday to advance to the league tournament for the third time in the last four years. Should Navy fail to win a game from the Leopards, the Mids can still punch their ticket for the postseason Saturday with either a victory over the Mountain Hawks or a loss by Lafayette to American.

“It is easy for us to look ahead to our matches this weekend, but Tuesday is an important match,” said Navy head coach Mike Schwob. “We are coming off of a great win (last Saturday at Bucknell), so we want to carry that rhythm and momentum with us heading into Friday’s match at Lafayette.”

UMBC enters Tuesday match with a 19-10 overall record. Two of its three most recent losses have been five-game setbacks. The Retrievers posted a three-game sweep of the Mids last season.

GreatAmerican · November 5, 2007, 8:11pm

Zembiec, a 1995 graduate and political science major at Navy, was a major in the Marines when he was killed in Baghdad in May of this year.

INDIANAPOLIS–The NCAA Honors Committee has named 1st Lt. Emily Perez and Major Doug Zembiec as posthumous recipients of the 2008 Award of Valor and chose James MacLaren as the 2008 Inspiration Award winner.

The U.S. Military Academy’s Perez and the U.S. Naval Academy’s Zembiec, who are both deceased, and Yale University’s MacLauren will be recognized during the 2008 Honors Celebration in January at the NCAA Convention in Nashville.

A gift track and field student-athlete at Army, Perez was an equally gifted leader, according to Jonathan Smidt, athletics chief of staff at Army. She was the first ethnic minority woman to be named command sergeant major of the Corps of Cadets at Army, a position that put her in charge of enforcing discipline for more than 4,000 cadets.

After graduating in 2005 with a degree in sociology, Perez was commissioned as a second lieutenant in the medical services corps and deployed to Iraq in December of that same year. There, she served as a treatment platoon leader, battalion public affairs officer, officer in charge of reconnaissance around her forward operating base and a convoy commander. As part of her duties, she visited every camp with which her unit was involved, a total of 10 locations throughout Iraq.

Universally beloved by fellow soldiers under her command, Perez was on a mission when an Improvised Explosive Device exploded near her vehicle. She died September 12, 2006, in Al Kifi, Iraq. Devastated, her unit recognized her memory in multiple ways. A street at the Forward Operating Base Duke was named “Emily’s Way” and the treatment facility at the base also has been named in her honor.

Zembiec’s wrestling career got off to a slow start as a freshman, but he went on to become an all-American and compile a career mark of 91-25-1 through hard work and dedication, the same characteristics he demonstrated as a soldier. Zembiec, a 1995 graduate and political science major at Navy, was a major in the Marines when he was killed in Baghdad in May of this year.

Nearly 1,000 attended Zembiec’s funeral at Arlington National Cemetery, including generals and fellow soldiers.

One of the favorite stories told about the former commander occurred in 2004. Then a captain, Zembiec and other soldiers were on a rooftop in Fallujah, under fire from AK-47s and rocket-propelled grenades. After trying unsuccessfully to radio for assistance from a tank below, Zembiec raced to the street and climbed into the tank, while the enemy continued to shoot, and instructed the tank where to fire. Similar actions, one corporal said in a Washington Post story recounting Zembiec’s heroism and burial, are typically carried out by enlisted men, not captains, which are fewer in number and less like to lead from the front.

But, leading by example was Zembiec’s mode of operation. Though he would rather Zembiec was still alive, former Navy wrestling coach Reginald Wicks called Zembiec being named as an NCAA Award of Valor recipient a great honor for the fallen soldier, his parents, wife and daughter.

“He was totally committed to his goals in life and freedom for the country. He loved what he was doing,” Wicks said. “He’s definitely a hero and deserves the recognition. But, he’s missed by a lot of people.”

Two years ago, MacLaren established a philanthropic organization with a mission of impacting those in need through inspiration, compassion and accessibility, and providing children, adults and families with the tools to help them engage life at every level. He named it Choose Living.

If anyone knows about choosing to live, it is MacLaren. Weeks after graduating from Yale in 1985, MacLaren, a football and lacrosse standout and a theatre studies major, was leaving a rehearsal in New York when his motorcycle was broadsided by a 40,000-pound city bus.

Although initially diagnosed as dead on arrival at the hospital, MacLaren was comatose, but stabilized, after 18 hours of surgery. Doctors also amputated his left leg below the knee.

MacLaren awakened from the coma determined to rehabilitate his body. Eventually, he resumed his athletics pursuits, this time as a tri-athlete.

“I never entered triathlons to compete. It was just to see what I could do,” MacLaren said.

As it turns out, there was a lot he could do. MacLaren went on to become the amputee world record holder in the Boston, Los Angeles and Hamburg Marathons and in the Ironman competition in Hawaii.

However, MacLaren’s life took another dark turn on June 6, 1993, when he collided with a van two miles into the bike leg of a triathlon in California. The impact hurled him into a signpost and he broke his neck at the C5 vertebrae. The accident left him paralyzed from the neck down and in a wheelchair.

The road to recovery was far tougher this time. But, MacLaren has once again battled back to reclaim some motor function of his limbs even though doctors said he would not regain movement below his neck.

MacLaren currently is a motivational speaker and has started a doctorate in mythology and depth psychology. His foundation, Choose Living, supports multiple organizations including the Challenged Athletes Foundation; Camp Good Days and Special Times, the nation’s largest cancer camp for children; and efforts to assists disabled people in Ghana and around the world.

MacLaren said he’s honored by being named as an NCAA Inspiration Award winner, but he doesn’t feel special.

“I feel like I’m a 44-year-old work in progress,” he said. “Now I get to take all those years of being a competitive athlete and not only be honored with this award, but this award honors me because it stands for more than being an athlete.”

The NCAA Award of Valor is presented to a current or former coach, administrator or varsity letter-winner who, when confronted with a situation, involving personal danger, averted or minimized potential disaster by courageous action or noteworthy bravery. For members of the armed forces to be considered for this honor, the action must be clearly above and beyond the call of duty and so recognized by the appropriate military command.

The NCAA Inspiration Award is presented to a current or former coach, administrator or varsity letter-winner who, when confronted with a life-altering situation used perseverance, dedication and determination to overcome the event and now serves as a role model to give hope and inspiration to others in similar situations.

The Award of Valor and the Inspiration Award are not automatically presented on an annual basis.

The Award of Valor and Inspiration Award recipients are selected by the NCAA Honors Committee. Members of the committee are: Gene Corrigan, former Atlantic Coast Conference Commissioner Timothy W. Gleason, (chair) commissioner, Ohio Athletic Conference; Stephanie Harrison-Dyer, compliance coordinator, Albany State University (Georgia), Albany State University (Georgia); Calvin Hill, consultant, Jerry Jones and the NFL’s Dallas Cowboys; Jackie Joyner-Kersee, former University of California, Los Angeles, track and field student-athlete and Olympian; Gibbs Knotts, faculty athletic representative, Western Carolina University; Julia Power Ruppert, senior woman administrator and associate commissioner, America East Conference and Barbara Walker, senior associate director of athletics/senior woman administrator, Wake Forest University.

GreatAmerican · November 6, 2007, 6:36am

Navy def. Army, 2-0

For Immediate Release
Monday, Nov. 5, 2007
Women’s Soccer Contact: Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773

Seniors Propel Navy Women’s Soccer Past Army, Capture N-Star

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Seniors Kari Weniger (St. Petersburg, Fla.) and Brigitte Fox (La Mesa, Calif.) each scored a goal in their final appearance at the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility, leading the Navy women’s soccer team to a 2-0 victory over archrival Army Monday afternoon in Annapolis. With the win, Navy improves to 5-1 in Star Game competitions against Army, while the Mids hold a 6-2 advantage in all contests this fall against the Black Knights.

“I couldn’t have asked for a better day to play my last game on our home field,” said Weniger, one of five senior members who was honored in a pregame Senior Day ceremony. “It is a really special moment for our team and my class who have put in four good years together. It was an emotional high to celebrate Senior Day and beat Army on the same day.”

“Today was the first time we’ve celebrated Senior Day on the same day we played Army,” said Navy head coach Carin Gabarra. “To have seniors score both goals was just a perfect ending to the day. Before the game, the team talked about how badly they felt last year when it lost on Senior Day, so they wanted to win this for the seniors.”

More than 1,000 midshipmen packed the stands to cheer on their classmates Monday, as spirits were still flying high after Saturday’s history-making football victory over Notre Dame. The raucous crowd provided a spark for the Midshipmen and roared when Weniger, Navy’s team captain, gave the Mids a 1-0 lead just under seven minutes into the game. Junior defender Carey Young (Virginia Beach, Va.) sent a sky ball to the top of the box where Weniger isolated her defender, waiting for the ball to drop. Weniger quickly turned to take the ball, leaving her Army defender behind and firing off a rocket that sailed over the outstretched hands of Army rookie keeper Alex Lostetter.

The goal was the first surrendered by Lostetter and her Army teammates in more than 280 minutes of play.

Army, who outshot the Midshipmen 10-4 in the opening half, had its chances to knot the score. With 6:41 remaining in the first stanza, Army strung together three straight corner kicks over the course of a minute. The first was headed out by All-Patriot League defender Shelly Moeller (Milford, Ohio), while Army senior midfielder Jessica Congemi sent a shot high and wide on the second corner. A scramble for the ball in front of the goal on the third corner was eventually covered by Navy keeper Lizzie Barnes (New Orleans, La.), squelching Army’s opportunity at knotting the score.

With just over a minute remaining before the half, Army had one last chance. The Black Knights were attacking when Navy made an attempt to clear the ball. The Midshipman defender missed the ball, forcing Barnes to come racing out of the goal to try and snatch it out of play. Barnes was unable to get there as senior forward Jenna Roberts had a wide open goal, but sent her 10-yard shot wide right.

Navy dominated the second half of play, allowing Army just three shots with one on goal. Navy, meanwhile, got off 15 shots, including Fox’s 15-yard beauty in the 58th minute. Junior midfielder CiAnna Weikle (Lakeville, Minn.) served the ball up and over Fox and her defender, as Fox used her speed to get to the ball leaving her with a one-on-one opportunity against Lostetter. Fox buried the goal, her 14th of the season, as Navy took a 2-0 lead.

Army’s only solid scoring opportunity in the second 45 minutes of action came when Pia White served leading scorer Sarah Goss who sent a hard-driven shot straight into the arms of Barnes in the 65th minute.

Meanwhile, Navy came a shoelace away from pushing the score to 3-0 when a five-yard shot by Fox in the 67th minute was stopped by Lostetter who was on the ground and extended her leg just far enough to get a toe on it. With eight minutes remaining in the contest, Weniger nearly earned her second of the day when her shot to the left post was swatted by Lostetter who then had to make a leaping second effort to stop the momentum of the shot from carrying it in.

“As with every year we play Army, having the midshipmen pack the stands makes all the difference in raising our intensity,” said Gabarra, whose Midshipmen now lead the all-time series with the Black Knights, 9-7-1. "I can’t stress enough how important this game is to the Navy Women’s Soccer family and the Navy and Marine Corps officers serving our country. That is truly who we play in honor of.

Navy was awarded the No. 3 seed for this weekend’s Patriot League Tournament thanks to its win over the Black Knights and will face second-seeded American at 4:00 pm on Friday in Lewisburg, Pa. Army, meanwhile, will face top-seeded and host Bucknell at 7:00 pm. The winners of the two semifinal contests will battle for the league title and an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament on Sunday at 1:00 pm.

“We are thrilled to have the No. 3 seed in the league tournament after beating Army today,” added Gabarra, whose team is unbeaten over its last eight games this season. “Each year we aspire to finish the regular season as high as possible, so we are happy to get our shot in the tournament. We are excited at having the chance to play American again because they did see us at our best a few weeks ago. It should be a great tournament.”

Live internet video broadcasts will be available for both semifinal matches, as well as the championship game through Patriot League All-Access. Admission to the games is free for college students with a valid ID, while ticket prices have been set at $3 for adults and $1 for children of high school age and younger.
For directions to the field and further information, visit either [Bucknell</a> University || Official Athletic Site](<a href=“http://www.BucknellBison.com%5DBucknell”>http://www.BucknellBison.com) or [The</a> Patriot League - Official Athletic Site](<a href=“http://www.PatriotLeague.com%5DThe”>http://www.PatriotLeague.com).

GreatAmerican · November 6, 2007, 9:48am

For Immediate Release
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Contact: Jonathan Maggart (410) 293-8771

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Navy sprint football linebacker Tyler Hawkins (So./Canyon Country, Calif.) and defensive back James Campbell (Jr./Kansas City, Mo.) have been selected as the CSFL Defensive and Special Teams Players of the Week, respectively, it was announced by the league office on Tuesday morning.

With the help of Hawkins and Campbell, the Midshipmen (6-0, 4-0 CSFL) won their 25th outright CSFL Championship with a convincing 41-13 N-Star victory over Army in West Point last Friday. Navy’s 25 outright league titles and 32 total league crowns are the most among any team in league history.

Hawkins spearheaded the Navy defensive effort against the Black Knights, leading the way with 14 tackles, one for a loss of nine yards, forced and recovered a fumble, intercepted a pass and returned it 10 yards and swatted away two other aerial attempts. With his performance, the Midshipmen were able to limit Army’s rushing attack to minus-six yards on the ground, the second time the Mids have forced negative rushing yards this year and the fourth time in school history.

The product of Canyon Country, Calif., produced double-digit tackles in two games this season, with the other coming in a 17-tackle performance against 2006 league champion Cornell, in which he also earned CSFL Defensive Player-of-the-Week kudos.

Despite missing the season opener at Frostburg State JV, Hawkins finished the year with a team-best 54 tackles, which also ranks fourth in the CSFL.

Campbell, the league’s leader in interceptions with three this fall, also made his contributions felt on special teams last Friday. He returned five punts for 51 yards, including a 20-yard scamper in the first quarter. Two of his returns helped start Navy drives inside Army territory, as the Midshipmen average starting field position was their 36 yardline.

For the year, Campbell returned 16 punts for 151 yards (9.4 yards per return) with a long of 27 yards.

This marks the first time in his career that Campbell has been named CSFL Special Teams Player of the Week. Navy has claimed that award five times in six games this fall, with kicker David Reifenberg (So./Ft. Wayne, Ind.) earned the award four times in 2007, en route to breaking the school record for extra points made in a season.

GreatAmerican · November 6, 2007, 10:54am

Fans have several options to watch, listen to and follow Navy Basketball.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – In preparation for the upcoming season opener against Longwood in just three days, Navy athletics has announced its 2007-08 men’s basketball broadcast schedule. All games can be heard on WNAV (1430 AM - Annapolis / [1430</a> WNAV Your Hometown Station Annapolis, Maryland](<a href=“http://www.wnav.com%5D1430”>http://www.wnav.com)) with Bob Socci and Pete Medhurst calling all the action. Select games will also be heard on WFED (1050 AM - Washington / [FederalNewsRadio</a> - WFED: Home Page](<a href=“http://www.federalnewsradio.com%5DFederalNewsRadio”>http://www.federalnewsradio.com)) as well as SIRIUS satellite radio.

Every home game and all Patriot League games with the exception of games televised by the ESPN family of networks, will be streamed online as part of Navy All-Access and Patriot League All-Access. For just $6.95 per month, $49.95 for a 12-month package and $99.95 for CSTV All-Access XXL, which will provide access to every CSTV.com school, fans will have the opportunity to watch every home basketball game (men’s and women’s) online at [NavySports.com</a> - Official Athletic Site for Navy Athletics](<a href=“http://www.navysports.com%5DNavySports.com”>http://www.navysports.com). Patriot League All-Access (at the same price) will give you the opportunity to watch every Patriot League game. 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</a> - Official Athletic Site for Navy Athletics](<a href=“http://www.navysports.com%5DNavySports.com”>http://www.navysports.com) by clicking on the Navy All-Access button.

In addition, several Navy contests will be televised on a national or regional broadcast. Navy’s contests against Seton Hall and either Penn or Virginia on Nov. 23-24, as part of the Philly Hoops Classic at the historic Palestra in Philadelphia will be aired regionally by CN8. The Mids will tiip off against Seton Hall on Nov. 23 at 7:00 pm, and will battle either Penn or Virginia at 7:00 or 9:00 pm on Nov. 24. The Mids will also make television appearances against San Diego State (Dec. 17 / CSTV), Bucknell (Jan. 11 / ESPNU), Lafayette (Feb. 16 / CSTV), Colgate (March 1 / Time-Warner Sports) and Army twice (Jan. 27 / ESPNU; Feb. 23 / CBS).

Lastly, Gametracker will be provided for all home games and select road contests throughout the season. Gametracker provides live scoring, stats and play-by-play analysis online at [NavySports.com</a> - Official Athletic Site for Navy Athletics](<a href=“http://www.navysports.com%5DNavySports.com”>http://www.navysports.com).

All broadcast dates and outlets are subject to change. Please check back on the men’s basketball page at [NavySports.com</a> - Official Athletic Site for Navy Athletics](<a href=“http://www.navysports.com%5DNavySports.com”>http://www.navysports.com) for updated listings.

GreatAmerican · November 6, 2007, 3:34pm

For Immediate Release
Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2007
Women’s Soccer Contact: Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - Navy’s Brigitte Fox (La Mesa, Calif.) and Shelly Moeller (Milford, Ohio) have been selected as the Patriot League Women’s Soccer Offensive and Defensive Players of the Week, respectively, the league office announced Monday afternoon. Both players have earned the weekly award in past years, however, this is the first time in 2007 the two have garnered kudos from the conference office.

Fox earned recognition after scoring six goals in a pair of Navy wins a week ago. Her four-goal performance in an 8-1 win over Howard last Tuesday matched a school record for goals in a game, as she became only the third different player in the program’s 15-year history to produce four goals. She followed up by booting in two goals in the Mids’ 2-1 victory over Colgate, helping Navy clinch one of the two remaining spots in this weekend’s Patriot League Tournament. Additionally, she set the school record for most goals scored by a senior, booting in her 12th and 13th of the year against the Raiders. Fox also moved into sixth place on Navy’s career scoring list with 72 points. By scoring game-winners in both contests, she became only the third player in school history to reach double-digit game-winning goals for their career. She stands third on the list with 10.

While Monday’s performance did not count towards her receiving the award, Fox continued her success on the field, scoring an insurance goal in the 58th minute to lead the Midshipmen to a 2-0 victory over archrival Army in the annual Star Game.

Moeller anchored a successful defensive effort that surrendered a combined two goals in the two wins last week. Howard managed just eight shots in its contest against the Mids, seeing just four of those on goal. Meanwhile, Colgate took 12 shots and it, too, was held to just four shots put in scoring position. Moeller helped spearhead an effort that held Colgate’s Franny Iacuzzi, the Patriot League’s second-leading goal scorer, without a goal.

Navy’s defensive unit has given up 18 goals this fall, including just four in conference play. Among Navy’s 12 wins this season, nine have been shutouts, including four in Patriot League contests.

Navy will be back in action on Friday when they battle second-seeded American in the semifinals of the Patriot League Tournament. Game time has been set for 4:00 pm at Bucknell’s Varsity Soccer Field in Lewisburg, Pa. Top-seeded Bucknell will play host to No. 4 Army at 7:00 pm. The winners of the two semifinal contests will battle for the league title and an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament on Sunday at 1:00 pm.

Live internet video broadcasts will be available for both semifinal matches, as well as the championship game through Patriot League All-Access. Admission to the games is free for college students with a valid ID, while ticket prices have been set at $3 for adults and $1 for children of high school age and younger. For directions to the field and further information, visit either [Bucknell</a> University || Official Athletic Site](<a href=“http://www.BucknellBison.com%5DBucknell”>http://www.BucknellBison.com) or [The</a> Patriot League - Official Athletic Site](<a href=“http://www.PatriotLeague.com%5DThe”>http://www.PatriotLeague.com).

Patriot League Women’s Soccer Weekly Awards (11/5/07)
Offensive Player of the Week: Brigitte Fox, Navy
Defensive Player of the Week: Shelly Moeller, Navy
Goalkeeper of the Week: Alex Lostetter, Army
Rookie of the Week: Kelsey Johnson, Bucknell

GreatAmerican · November 6, 2007, 3:37pm

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Overall Navy Sports Record: 98-32-6 (.743)

Men’s Basketball (0-0)

Last Week: Idle

This Week: at Longwood (Friday, 7:30 p.m., Farmville, Va., 1430 WNAV); at Drexel (Sunday, 4 p.m., Philadelphia, Pa., [1430</a> WNAV Your Hometown Station Annapolis, Maryland](<a href=“http://www.wnav.com%5D1430”>http://www.wnav.com))

Women’s Basketball (0-0)

Last Week: Idle

This Week: vs. Rice (Friday, 5 p.m., Rock Hill, S.C.); at Winthrop (Saturday, 3 p.m., Rock Hill, S.C.); vs. North Texas (Sunday, 1 p.m., Rock Hill, S.C.)

Women’s Crew (0-0)

Last Week: Finished first out of 21 teams at the Head of the Occoquan

This Week: Fall season concluded

Men’s Cross Country (1-0)

Last Week: Idle

This Week: at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Region Championship (Saturday, 11 a.m., Bethlehem, Pa.)

Women’s Cross Country (4-0)

Last Week: Idle

This Week: at the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Region Championship (Saturday, 11 a.m., Bethlehem, Pa.)

Football (5-4)

Last Week: Defeated Notre Dame, 46-44 (3 OT)

This Week: at North Texas (Saturday, 4 p.m. Eastern, Denton, Texas, Navy Radio Network)

Sprint Football (6-0, 4-0 in the CSFL)

Last Week: Defeated Army, 41-13, in the N-Star game

This Week: Season concluded

Rifle (3-0)

Last Week: Finished second out of four teams at the President’s Trophy

This Week: Idle

Intercollegiate Sailing (0-0)

Last Week: Finished second out of 12 teams at the ICSA Women’s Singlehandeds

This Week: Atlantic Coast Women (Saturday-Sunday); Atlantic Coast Dinghies (Saturday-Sunday)

Offshore Sailing (0-0)

Last Week: Finished first out of nine teams at the Kennedy Cup (Intercollegiate Big Boat National Championship); finished 23rd and 24th out of 34 teams at the J105 North American Championships; finished sixth and seventh at the IRC East Coast Championship

This Week: Fall season concluded

Men’s Soccer (7-7-2, 0-6 in the Patriot League)

Last week: Lost to Lafayette, 3-0

This week: Army-Star Match (Saturday, 7 p.m., Annapolis, Md.)

Women’s Soccer (12-4-4, 4-1-2 in the Patriot League)

Last Week: Defeated Colgate, 2-1; defeated Army, 2-0, in the N-Star game

This Week: vs. American in the semi-finals of the Patriot League Tournament (Friday, 4 p.m., Lewisburg, Pa.); if Navy defeats American they will play the winner of the Bucknell-Army game on Sunday at 1 p.m. in Lewisburg.

Squash (2-1)

Last Week: Idle

This Week: Stanford (Friday, 2 p.m., Annapolis, Md.); Fordham (Friday, 7 p.m., Annapolis, Md.); Hobart (Saturday, 10 a.m., Annapolis, Md.); Haverford (Saturday, 1 p.m., Annapolis, Md.); Vanderbilt (Saturday, 5 p.m., Annapolis, Md.)

Men’s Swimming & Diving (5-0)

Last Week: Idle

This Week: American, Bucknell, Lafayette (Saturday, 12 noon, Annapolis, Md.)

Women’s Swimming & Diving (7-0)

Last Week: Defeated Lehigh, 183.5-57.5; defeated Colgate, 150-87

This Week: American, Bucknell, Lafayette (Saturday, 12 noon, Annapolis, Md.)

Tennis (0-0)

Last Week: Competed as individuals at the Cornel Fall Indoor Invitational

This Week: Fall season concluded

Women’s Volleyball (18-11, 6-6 in the Patriot League)

Last Week: Lost to Colgate, 3-0; defeated Bucknell, 3-0

This Week: UMBC (Tuesday, 6 p.m., Annapolis, Md.); at Lafayette (Friday, 6 p.m., Easton, Pa.); at Lehigh (Saturday, 4 p.m., Bethlehem, Pa.)

Water Polo (26-5, 8-0 in the CWPA, ranked 10th in the country)

Last Week: Defeated Salem International, 8-6; defeated Gannon, 16-8; defeated Princeton, 11-5; defeated Johns Hopkins, 11-7, to win the CWPA Southern Division title

This Week: Idle

Wrestling (0-0)

Last Week: Participated in the Eastern Michigan Open-No team scoring

This Week: Idle

GreatAmerican · November 6, 2007, 3:43pm

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Seniors Kari Weniger and Brigitte Fox each scored a goal in their final appearance at the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility, leading the Navy women’s soccer team to a 2-0 victory over archrival Army yesterday afternoon in Annapolis. With the win, Navy improves to 5-1 in Star Game competitions against Army, while the Mids hold a 6-2 advantage in all contests this fall against the Black Knights.

More than 1,000 midshipmen packed the stands to cheer on their classmates yesterday. The raucous crowd provided a spark for the Midshipmen and roared when Weniger, Navy’s team captain, gave the Mids a 1-0 lead just under seven minutes into the game. Junior defender Carey Young sent a sky ball to the top of the box where Weniger isolated her defender, waiting for the ball to drop. Weniger quickly turned to take the ball, leaving her Army defender behind and firing off a rocket that sailed over the outstretched hands of Army rookie keeper Alex Lostetter…

GreatAmerican · November 7, 2007, 4:30am

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Navy’s Griffin and Chapmon Garner Weekly League Honor

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – For the third week in a row, Navy’s Katie Griffin (Sr., Ellicott City, Md.) was selected as the Patriot League Women’s Diver of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday.

Griffin improved her combined record on the season to 14-0 last weekend with victories on both boards against Colgate and Lehigh in Bethlehem, Pa. She posted a score of 269.55 to win the one-meter competition by 32 points and totaled 307.72 points to win the three meter by 42 points. Her three-meter score broke the Jacobs Pool record by 34 points, while she also narrowly missed setting the one-meter mark in the facility by less than 17 points.

Also earning an accolade from the league Tuesday was teammate Tara Chapmon (So., Virginia Beach, Va.) who was tabbed as the league’s women’s swimmer of the week. This is the second time in the three weeks Chapmon has garnered the swimmer-of-the-week honor.

Chapmon set a trio of pool records in winning three events during last week’s meet against the Raiders and the Mountain Hawks. Individually, she posted a time of 10:15.74 to win the 1,000 freestyle by nine seconds and recorded a 5:01.98 to win the 500 free by nearly four seconds. She broke the 1,000 free record by 3.47 seconds and bettered the previous 500 free standard by 0.31 seconds.

Additionally, Chapmon swam the second leg of Navy’s victorious and record-setting 400 freestyle team. The foursome of Mids combined for a time of 3:31.30 to improve upon the pool record by over 4.5 seconds.

Navy, 7-0 on the season will play host to American, Bucknell and Lafayette Saturday starting at 12 Noon in Lejeune Hall. The men’s squads from each of the four schools will also take part in the meet.

GreatAmerican · November 7, 2007, 4:32am

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Mids Survive for Five-Game Volleyball Victory

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – After comfortably winning the opening two games of the match, the Navy volleyball team rallied from a 10-5 deficit in game five to post a 30-17, 30-24, 25-30, 30-32, 15-13 victory over UMBC Tuesday night in Macdonough Hall. Both teams have now compiled 19-11 records on the season.

“We have talked all year about the imprtance of playing a complete match,” said Navy head coach Mike Schwob. “We started off very well tonight, but UMBC really picked up their game as the match went on and we didn’t answer as quickly as we needed to. After going into a fifth game and finding ourselves down by five points, however, we showed a lot of heart in coming back to win the match.”

The decisive fifth game saw UMBC score four unanswered points to take an 8-4 lead then, following a kill from Rachel Dougherty (Sr., Derwood, Md.), built its lead to 10-5 on back-to-back kills from Bridget Scheetz. A UMBC service error returned the serve to Navy, then consecutive attack errors from the Retrievers allowed Navy to pull to within two points at 10-8. After Jessie Sims (Jr., Etowah, N.C.) dropped in a kill and UMBC committed another attack error, the game was tied at 10-10.

Ashley Oscars knocked down a kill to give UMBC an 11-10 lead, but a blocking error by the Retrievers tied the score at 11-11. After the two teams traded kills to make the score 12-12, Oscars committed an attack error to give Navy a 13-12 lead. UMBC’s Tiffany Johnson answered with a kill to tie the game for the sixth time at 13-13. Both teams had swings to score the all-important 14th point, but the Mids were able to win the point when Dougherty blocked Britney Hodson. The next point was up for grabs again, but Dougherty pounded down her career-high 30th kill of the match to end the two-hour contest.

Navy held UMBC to hitting percentages of .049 and .065 in winning the opening two games. The Mids scored 10 of the first 11 points of the match to win game one, then used a 5-0 run to build a 27-19 lead in the second game.

UMBC held a 20-19 advantage late in the third game before going on a 6-1 run to take a 26-20 advantage and extend the match to a fourth game.

The fourth game was close from start to finish and eventually featured 18 ties. UMBC held three-point leads at both 27-24 and 28-25, but back-to-back kills from Sims and Alexa Gibbs (Jr., Springfield, Ill.) and a service ace from Aimee’ Burns (Sr., Dallas, Texas) tied the game at 28-28. Gibbs and Abbie Merkl (So., Upper Marlboro, Md.) teamed up for a block to allow Burns to serve for the match at 29-28, but Gibbs herself was blocked by Katrina Carrick and Scheetz to tie the game at 29-29.

UMBC’s Hodson stepped to the service line and committed an error, giving the Mids their second chance to serve for the match. The Retrievers erased match point again when Scheetz knocked down a kill to tie the game at 30-30. Oscars promptly dropped in an ace, then Scheetz and Stacey Carroll combined for a block of Sims to force the fifth game.

Navy as a team knocked down 67 kills and posted a .160 attack percentage, while UMBC finished with 64 kills and hit .124 for the match. Navy held a 10-5 lead in service aces and recorded 11.0 team blocks to 9.0 for UMBC. The Retrievers, meanwhile, hauled in 99 digs to 86 for the Mids.

Dougherty became just the fourth Navy player since 1994 (when records became available) to record 30 kills in a match and the first since Ashley Van Hartesvelt accomplished the feat with 32 kills during the 2003 season. The lone additional Mid to reach double figures in kills was Sims with 16. Defensively, Sims led Navy with 23 kills, while Marissa Watson (Jr., Redondo Beach, Calif.) grabbed a career-high 21 digs and Burns contributed 18 digs. The top blocker for the Mids was Krista Eschelman (So., Germantown, Md.) with six.

Four players tallied double figure kills for the Retrievers, with Scheetz tallying a team-high 16 and Oscars finishing with 15. The player of the night for UMBC was libero Marisa Gross who grabbed 29 digs and committed just one receiving error off of the Navy serve.

Navy will close its regular season this weekend with matches Friday at Lafayette and Saturday at Lehigh. Navy enters the week in fourth place in the Patriot League and in control of its own destiny in terms of qualifying for the Patriot League Tournament.

GreatAmerican · November 7, 2007, 4:23pm

Navy Tips Off 101st Season on Friday at Longwood

Date and Tip Time Nov. 9, 2007 at 7:30 pm EST
Location Farmville, Va. | Willett Hall 
Tickets 434-395-2138
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Navy will open up its second century of play on Friday night when it tips off against Longwood in Farmville, Va., at 7:00 pm. The Mids are coming off a 14-16 season and return six letterwinners off last year’s team. The 14 wins were the most for the Navy program since the 2000-01 team went 19-12.

Navy will have a quick turnaround as it will travel to 2007 NIT participant Drexel on Sunday at 4:00 pm in Philadelphia. The Mids will stay overnight in Farmville on Friday night following the opener, bus the five-plus hours to Philly on Saturday morning and practice at Drexel on Saturday evening, before battling the Dragons on Sunday.

NAVY HAS BEEN STRONG IN SEASON OPENERS
Navy is 75-25 all-time in season openers, after defeating Loyola (Md.) last year, 73-61, in the 2KSports Coaches vs. Cancer Classic. The Mids are, however, just 3-7 in the last 10 season openers, and are 1-2 under head coach Billy Lange.
Navy is just 4-14 all-time in season openers played in true away games, and hasn’t been victorious in a season opener on the road in its last 10 tries. Navy’s last season-opening road win came on Nov. 28, 1987 (Mount. St. Mary’s, 80-75).

MORE ABOUT LONGWOOD
Longwood is officially in its first season of Division I basketball after completing the NCAA’s mandatory four-year reclassification process. The Lancers went 9-22 a year ago playing an independent schedule. Longwood will remain an independent this year, but will face a rather challenging schedule, including Indiana, Kent State, Virginia, VCU, George Washington, Boston College and Hofstra. Longwood will return two starters and eight letterwinners from last year’s team, including Kirk Williams (10.2 ppg, 4.8 rpg), Brandon Giles (5.9 ppg) and Lamar Barrett (5.8 ppg, 4.8 rpg).

NAVY-LONGWOOD: THE SERIES
Navy leads the all-time series with Longwood, 3-0, outscoring the Lancers by almost 10 points a game during the three games. The Mids needed overtime a year ago to top Longwood, 61-59, rallying from a seven-point deficit with just 3:30 to play to earn the win at Willett Hall. Navy used a 20-4 run at the end of regulation and overtime to build a nine-point lead, then held on at the end.
Head coach Billy Lange is 3-0 all-time against teams currently in independent status and the Mids are 4-0 all-time against independent teams.
This will mark the 220th game against a team from the state of Virginia. Just two states, Pennsylvania (389) and New York (245), have had more games played against it. The 136 wins against schools from Virginia are also the second most behind Pennsylvania (205) and New York (137).
Head coach Billy Lange is 3-1 against Division I teams from Virginia.

NAVY-LONGWOOD CONNECTIONS
Longwood assistant coach Tim Fudd played at American from 1991-96, earning All-CAA honors in 1993-94. He never played against Navy.
Just one Navy player, Chris Harris, hails from Virginia. However, he grew up just 70 miles from Farmville, in Mechanicsville.
Longwood boasts three players from the state of Maryland, including Brandon Giles (Gaithersburg; 50 miles from Annapolis), Billy Robinson (Columbia; 32 miles from Annapolis) and Kevin Swecker (Manchester; 60 miles from Annapolis).
Perhaps the two most famous athletic alums of the respective schools, David Robinson (Navy 1984-87) and Jerome Kersey (Longwood 1982-84), starred at the same time in the NBA, and were later teammates on the San Antonio Spurs in 1999-2000. In head-to-head battles, Robinson got the better of Kersey, posting a 14-12 record (mostly against Kersey’s Trailblazers) and averaging 26.0 ppg and 13.3 rpg in 26 games against Kersey. Kersey averaged 7.8 ppg and 5.5 rpg in the 26 contests.

ON THIS DATE
Navy has never played before on Nov. 9, making this game the earliest starting date for a Navy team in school history. Last year’s team opened on Nov. 10, the previous earliest starting date in school history.

LAST YEAR’S MEETING
Navy escaped Longwood last year on the eve of the Army-Navy football game, 61-59, in overtime. The win moved Navy’s record to 6-2.
Greg Sprink scored 16 points with nine rebounds, but the Mids were sloppy in the victory, committing 16 turnovers and shooting just 35.1 percent from the field. However, the Navy defense forced 17 Longwood miscues and held the Lancers to shoot just 36.7 percent, including 17.6 percent (3-of-17) from long distance.
Navy trailed 46-39 with 3:30 to play in the second half, before Corey Johnson rallied the Mids. Johnson converted on four free-throw attempts in the last minute of the game to send the contest into overtime. Navy ended the second half and started overtime on a 20-4 run over six minutes to finally take control.
One of the nation’s best free throw shooting teams, Navy shot just 12-of-19 from the stripe.
The Mids were 16-of-53 (30.2 percent) from the floor in regulation, but were 4-of-4 (100.0 percent) in overtime.

NAVY STOCK TIPS
Navy begins its 101st season, with an all-time record of 1,237-853 (59.2 percent). The Mids own eight 20-win seasons, and have recorded a winning record in 67 of their first 100 seasons.
Lange welcomes back six of the top eight scorers from last year’s squad, including two starters.
Under head coach Billy Lange, the Mids are 24-9 when leading at halftime and have won 11 games in a row, including an 11-0 mark last year. Conversely, the Mids are 9-41 when trailing at halftime under Lange, and have lost 11 in a row.
Navy is 25-8 under Lange when leading with 10:00 left with 11 wins in a row and are 29-3 when leading with 5:00 left with 12 wins in a row.
When Navy attempts more free throws than its opponent, the Mids are 21-5 under Lange with nine straight wins. Navy went 8-0 in games last year when attempting more free throws.
Navy was 7-1 a year ago when shooting better than 45.0 percent, and are 15-7 under Lange when reaching 45.0 percent. On the flipside, Navy was just 3-10 when opponents shot over 45.0 percent a year ago and are 7-33 under Lange.
Navy went 10-0 last year when scoring 70 or more points, and is 26-11 under Lange when reaching 70 points.
Navy is just 4-39 under Lange, including 1-13 last year, when scoring under one point per possession.
Navy was 10-1 when at least three players scored in double figures in 2006-07.
No team scored 80 points against Navy last year.
Navy averaged 61.8 ppg last year, its third-lowest total since the 1951 season.
Navy is 27-9 (.750) since the start of the 1999-2000 season when shooting over 50.0 percent in a contest. Under Billy Lange, the Mids are 9-2, and have won eight straight games.
Navy is 60-12 (.833) since the start of the 1999-2000 season when scoring at least 75 points in a game. Under Billy Lange, the Mids are 18-5 (.783) and have won seven games in a row when scoring at least 75 points.

GreatAmerican · November 7, 2007, 4:26pm

Three Midshipmen garner all-league recognition

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CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - Three Navy women’s soccer players were named to the 2007 All-Patriot League Teams Wednesday afternoon, including senior forward Brigitte Fox (La Mesa, Calif.), who earned a spot on the first team for the second straight year. Navy has put at least two players on the All-Patriot League Team in each of its 14 years as a member of the conference.

Fox has been a workhorse for the Midshipmen this season, scoring 14 of the team’s 38 goals, including five of the 12 game-winners. Only American’s Krystn Hodge has been responsible for as many game-winning goals as Fox this year. Her 14 goals this fall are the most scored by a senior in Navy’s history. She leads the team in points, producing 31 on 14 goals and three assists and in conference play she has turned in 11 points on five goals and one helper. She is ranked No. 3 in points per game (1.55) in the league and second in goals per game (0.70). On a national scale, she is 38th in points per game and 25th in goals per game. Additionally, she’s among the leaders in conference games, standing fourth in points per game (1.57) and tied for second in goals per game (0.71).

Fox is one of only seven different players in school history to produce a hat trick (she’s accomplished it twice) and on Oct. 30, she became only the third different player to score four goals in a game. Her four-goal performance in Navy’s 8-1 win over Howard tied the school record, joining Amelia Sheveland (twice) and Cori Thornton on the list.

Playing in the final Patriot League Tournament of her career, Fox heads into the weekend ranked sixth on Navy’s career scoring list with 74 points on 30 goals and 14 assists. With 10 game-winning goals to her credit, she is only the third player in program history to post double-digit game-winners.

After garnering Freshman All-America recognition from Soccer Buzz a year ago, while also being named the Patriot League Co-Defensive Player of the Year, defender Shelly Moeller (Milford, Ohio) put forth another impressive season en route to earning Second-Team All-Patriot League honors this fall. Moeller helped lead the defensive charge for the Midshipmen that gave up 18 goals this fall, including a league-low four in conference action. Navy turned in a 0.86 goals-against average for the year, including a 0.54 mark in league play, just 0.02 behind American who played an extra 20 minutes. Additionally, Navy held nine opponents scoreless, including four the seven teams in the Patriot League.

Despite standing just 5-2, junior Julie Reynolds (Sherman, Conn.), without a doubt, commands respect in the middle of the field. She sets the tone by dominating the space, squelching her opponent’s attack and possessing the ball on offense. A three-year starter, Reynolds has scored a pair of goals for the Midshipmen this fall (vs. Wagner and Lafayette), while helping Navy secure its 11th Patriot League Tournament berth in 14 seasons. Reynolds has received Second-Team All-Patriot League kudos in each of the last two seasons.

American topped the list of 2007 selections with eight, while regular-season champion Bucknell put six players on the first or second team. Meanwhile, Army, Navy, Colgate and Lehigh each had three players garner all-league recognition.

The major award winners - Offensive Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Goalkeeper of the Year, Rookie of the Year and Coach of the Year - will be announced Thursday night at the conference banquet.

The Midshipmen open the 2007 Patriot League Tournament on Friday afternoon against second-seeded American. Game time is set for 4:00 pm at Bucknell’s Varsity Soccer Field in Lewisburg, Pa. Top-seeded Bucknell will play host to No. 4 Army at 7:00 pm. The winners of the two semifinal contests will battle for the league title and an automatic berth into the NCAA Tournament on Sunday at 1:00 pm.

Live internet video broadcasts will be available for both semifinal matches, as well as the championship game through Patriot League All-Access. Admission to the games is free for college students with a valid ID, while ticket prices have been set at $3 for adults and $1 for children of high school age and younger. For directions to the field and further information, visit either [Bucknell</a> University || Official Athletic Site](<a href=“http://www.BucknellBison.com%5DBucknell”>http://www.BucknellBison.com) or [The</a> Patriot League - Official Athletic Site](<a href=“http://www.PatriotLeague.com%5DThe”>http://www.PatriotLeague.com).

2007 All-Patriot League Women’s Soccer Team

First Team
Player, School Yr. Pos. Hometown Previous Honors
Kelsey Brasher, American So. F Hagerstown, Md.
Jen Dervarics, Bucknell Jr. F Emmaus, Pa. 06 Second Team
Franny Iacuzzi, Colgate Sr. F Evanston, Ill. 04-05 First Team
Brigitte Fox, Navy Sr. F La Mesa, Calif. 06 First Team
Friederike Engel, American Fr. M Hamburg, Germany
Kelliann Doherty, Bucknell Fr. M Voorhees, N.J.
Jillian Arnault, Colgate So. M Clay, N.Y.
Annette Scott, American Sr. D Gresham, Ore. 04-05-06 Second Team
Nicole Marotta, Bucknell Jr. D Bridgewater, N.J. 06 First Team, 06 Co-DPOY
Michaela Pawlewicz, Lehigh Sr. D Naperville, Ill. 04 Second Team; 05-06 First Team
Kathryn Sutton, Bucknell So. GK Coatesville, Pa.
Second Team
Player, School Yr. Pos. Hometown Previous Honors
Krystn Hodge, American Jr. F Rye, N.Y.
Pia White, Army Jr. F Stone Mountain, Ga.
Krista Lee Gentile, Bucknell Sr. F North Haledon, N.J. 04-05 Second Team, 06 First Team
Jen Fetsick, Lehigh Sr. F Wildwood, N.J.
Erin Stebbins, American So. M Huntington Station, N.Y.
Sarah Goss, Army Jr. M Lancaster, Pa.
Jessica Bitsack, Colgate So. M Mendham, N.J. 06 First Team, 06 Co-ROY
Melissa Montalvo, Lehigh Sr. M Cranford, N.J.
Julie Reynolds, Navy Jr. M Sherman, Conn. 06 Second Team
Olivia Heditsian, American So. D St. Louis, Mo.
Irene Karistinos, American Sr. D Old Bethpage, N.Y.
Geralyn Pedicino, Army Sr. D Kansas City, Mo.
Lauren Stoller, Bucknell So. D Basking Ridge, N.J. 06 Second Team
Shelly Moeller, Navy So. D Milford, Ohio 06 First Team, 06 Co-DPOY
Kelsey Wiggins, American Jr. GK Lone Tree, Colo.

GreatAmerican · November 7, 2007, 8:19pm

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Navy Swimming and Diving Teams Home Saturday Afternoon

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy swimming and diving teams return to Lejeune Hall for the first time in three weeks this Saturday when the programs play host to fellow Patriot League teams American, Bucknell and Lafayette starting at 12 Noon in Lejeune Hall.

Navy’s women’s team improved to 7-0 on the season with a pair of victories over Colgate (150-87) and Lehigh (183.5-57.5) last weekend in Bethlehem, Pa. The Mids set six Jacobs Pool records in recording the two victories.

“We will be seeing some of the best competition in the league this weekend,” said Navy women’s head coach John Morrison. “We have competed in 13-event meets over the last two weeks, but Saturday’s meet will feature a 16-event format. The longer meet encourages us to really test the range of events for all of our athletes. We will have to perform at the top of our game to keep up with these schools this weekend.”

The Navy men’s team last took to the pool for competition Oct. 27 when the Mids compiled a 137-101 road victory over UMBC. The win improved Navy’s record to 5-0 this season.

“I expect that with four teams competing, we should see some good racing in every single event beginning with the opening 200 medley relay,” said Navy men’s head coach Bill Roberts. “We are eager to get back into competition mode after having last weekend off from a meet.”

Both Navy programs were selected to win their respective Patriot League title this spring. Additionally on the men’s side, American was tabbed to place sixth at the conference meet, with Bucknell picked to finish in third place and Lafayette seventh. The Eagles’ women’s team, meanwhile, was forecasted to finish in seventh place at the 2008 league championship, while the Bison were predicted to place third and the Leopards fifth.

The Navy men’s team posted a 234-66 victory over Bucknell and won a 241-58 decision over Lafayette during the 2006-07 regular season, with the Navy women’s team earning a 200-100 win over the Bison and a 202-98 victory over the Leopards last year. Neither Navy squad faced American during the regular season.

GreatAmerican · November 7, 2007, 8:20pm

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Navy Volleyball Team to End Regular Season This Weekend

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The final weekend of the regular season for volleyball teams in the Patriot League arrives this week with Navy taking to the road for the third-straight week for matches Friday at Lafayette (6 p.m.) and Saturday at Lehigh (4 p.m.).

Navy enters the week in fourth place in the Patriot League with a 6-6 record, Lafayette is currently tied for fifth place with a 4-8 record and Lehigh is in seventh place with a 2-10 mark.

Only the top-four teams at the end of the season advance to the Patriot League Tournament. American (11-1), Army (10-2) and Colgate (10-2) all have clinched playoff berths, with the fourth and final spot to be awarded to either Navy or Lafayette. The Mids can advance to the postseason for the third time in the last four years by winning one game from Lafayette Friday, by defeating Lehigh Saturday or with a loss by the Leopards to American Saturday.

“We still have work to do this weekend,” said Navy head coach Mike Schwob. “We can’t be thinking about winning just one game Friday. We have to prepare ourselves to win matches. We need be focused and ready to play complete matches both Friday and Saturday.”

Navy posted a 30-17, 30-21, 30-28 victory over Lafayette the first time the teams faced each other Oct. 13 in Annapolis. Navy totaled a .308 attack percentage on the afternoon, while holding Lafayette to a .145 mark. The Mids also held an 8-1 advantage in service aces that day.

Navy’s Rachel Dougherty (Sr., Derwood, Md.) totaled 19 kills and just one error on 44 swings in the match to lead all players in kills. She was joined in double figures by teammate Jessie Sims (Jr., Etowah, N.C.) with 10 kills. In addition to Dougherty and (.409 hitting percentage), Sims (.400), Alexa Gibbs (Jr., Springfield, Ill.) (.412) and Abbie Merkl (So., Upper Marlboro, Md.) (.455) also enjoyed a strong day for Navy on the offensive end. Defensively for the Mids, Marissa Watson (Jr., Redondo Beach, Calif.) grabbed a Navy-best 10 digs, while Dougherty registered a trio of blocks.

Lafayette’s offense was paced by Cara Mulholland and Maura Kelly. Mulholland finished the nearly 90-minute match with 12 kills and a .300 hitting percentage, while Kelly tallied 11 kills and hit .500. Kari Horn matched Watson’s dig total in the contest, with Kelly also adding a trio of blocks for the Leopards.

Dougherty also was productive during Navy’s 30-17, 30-22, 30-25 victory over Lehigh Oct. 12 in Macdonough Hall. The senior knocked down a match-high 17 kills and added a .394 hitting percentage. Gibbs, meanwhile, finished the match with 13 kills, a .429 attack percentage, two aces and three blocks. Pacing the Navy defense was Aimee’ Burns (Sr., Dallas, Texas) with 13 digs and Sims with 10.

Lehigh was led in the match by Shannon Spafford, who tallied six kills and a match-high five blocks.

Navy held a .294-.083 advantage in hitting percentage and grabbed 53 digs to 35 for Lehigh. The Mountain Hawks, though, recorded nine service aces to Navy’s five and held a slim 6.0-5.0 lead in team blocks.

GreatAmerican · November 7, 2007, 8:21pm

A complete set of game notes in a pdf file can be found at [Women’s</a> Basketball Set to Open 2007-08 Season :: Navy taking part in three-game Winthrop Classic](<a href=“http://navysports.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/110707aaa.html]Women’s”>http://navysports.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/110707aaa.html)

The Navy women’s basketball team will begin the 2007-08 season this weekend when the Midshipmen take part in the Winthrop Classic in Rock Hill, S.C.

The Mids will open their 31st varsity season with games Friday against Rice (5 p.m.), Saturday against Winthrop (3 p.m.) and Sunday versus North Texas (1 p.m.).

GreatAmerican · November 8, 2007, 8:36am

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GreatAmerican · November 8, 2007, 11:41am

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy men’s soccer team will close out its season with the annual Star Game against Army on Saturday night, beginning at 7:00 pm at the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility. The Mids, 7-7-2 overall, can finish above .500 for the second time in three seasons with a win or a tie against the Black Knights. Army enters the contest with an 8-7-2 overall record. The first 150 fans through the gates will receive white Navy soccer t-shirts. The 10 Navy seniors playing in their final game at Navy will also be honored before the contest.

With just 1,045 fans in attendance on Saturday night, Navy can set a new school record for total home attendance. The record is 6,126 during the 2001 season. Navy is averaging 726 fans per home game and four of the top 10 attendance totals have come through the gates this year. The three previous Army-Navy games at the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility (Navy is 2-0-1 in those games) have seen the top three single-game totals in school history (1,751 in 2001, 1,527 in 2003 and 1,319 in 2005).

The Mids have had a disappointing Patriot League season, recording an 0-6-0 record in the League. The Mids, however, have shown glimpses of potential, posting a 7-1-2 non-conference mark, the program’s best since 2001, and knocking off 20th-ranked West Virginia on Oct. 16, 1-0. The Mids are however, just 2-5-1 in the last eight games, being outscored 13-4 during that span, and have given up nine goals in the last four games. Individually, the Mids have had balanced scoring this year, as eight players have scored between three and eight points, led by Doug DeVuono and Adam Pennington with eight points each. Mark Garcia has added seven points. Navy has played the last seven games without sophomore Andrew Garcia, who had scored six points in the first nine games, before suffering a stress fracture in his leg. Garcia may be back in the lineup on Saturday against the Black Knights.

On the defensive end, Evan Barnes and Thomas Jenkins have split time in goal. Barnes has played 844 minutes with a 1.39 GAA and a .705 save percentage. Jenkins has played 616 minutes with a 1.02 GAA and a .788 save percentage.

Army started the year 6-1-1, but have since gone just 2-6-1 in the last nine games, being outscored 10-6 during that span. The Black Knights scored four goals in a win over NJIT on Oct. 23, and have been shut out six times in the nine-game stretch. Chris Conklin (14 points), Garrett Dresel (10 points) and John Kubeika (nine points) pace the Army offensive attack. A.J. Glubzinski has played 1168 minutes in goal with a 0.92 GAA and an .812 save percentage.

Navy leads the all-time series against Army, 35-25-13, including a 22-8-4 advantage in Annapolis. In the last nine meetings in Annapolis, Navy is 7-0-2 and hasn’t lost to Army in Annapolis since 1987 (1-0). In the last 25 meetings by the Chesapeake Bay, dating back to 1955, Navy is 18-3-4 against the Black Knights.

The Mids are also looking to push their Star Game series record to 6-1 so far this year. The Mids have won Star Games already in golf, men’s & women’s cross country, sprint football and women’s soccer. Navy has won the N-Star series 11 consecutive years.

GreatAmerican · November 8, 2007, 1:45pm

Navy faces American in semis of Patriot League Tournament

For Immediate Release
Thursday, Nov. 8, 2007
Women’s Soccer Contact: Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Making its 11th appearance in 14 years as a member of the Patriot League, third-seeded Navy (12-4-4, 4-1-2 PL) will face second-seeded American (10-5-3, 4-0-3 PL) in the semifinals of the 2007 Patriot League Women’s Soccer Tournament on Friday. Unbeaten in their last four Patriot League Tournament games, the Midshipmen will battle the Eagles, who did not make last year’s tournament field, at 4:00 pm on the campus of Bucknell University at Varsity Soccer Field. The top-seeded and host Bucknell Bison will battle No. 4 Army following the American-Navy contest at approximately 7:00 pm. The winners of the two contests will square off on Sunday at 1:00 pm for the 2007 Patriot League Tournament title and an automatic NCAA Tournament bid.

After beginning conference play with four consecutive games on the road, Navy fought to win its final three games at home and earn one of the four spots in the league tournament. Navy picked up one of the final two places in the tournament behind a 2-1 victory over Colgate in which First-Team All-Patriot League forward Brigitte Fox (La Mesa, Calif.) scored both goals. Two days later, the Mids claimed the No. 3 seed by shutting out archrival Army, 2-0, in front of more than 1,000 of their classmates in Annapolis.

The victory over Army also helped Navy achieve an unbeaten record at the Glen Warner Soccer Facility for just the second time in the facility’s seven-year existence. In 2002, Navy produced an 8-0-1 record at home en route to finishing the year with a 16-1-4 record, while claiming a share of the Patriot League regular-season crown. Navy has now won eight or more home games seven times in program history, including six of the last seven years.

While playing game at home has been a success, the road has proven to be a challenge for the Midshipmen this fall. In true road games, Navy is 2-3-2, while its neutral site mark is 1-1-1. In its last three road games, all league contests, Navy turned in a 1-0-2 record.

Navy, though, has appeared to peak at the right time, putting together an eight-game unbeaten streak that includes four consecutive wins. Fox has been instrumental in spearheading the team’s efforts throughout the year. She has produced 31 points this fall on a team-high 14 goals and three assists. Over the last three games, she has scored seven of the Mids’ 12 goals. Meanwhile, team captain Kari Weniger (St. Petersburg, Fla.) has been at her best over the last four contests, as she has has turned in three goals and three assists. She is the Mids’ second-leading scorer this fall with 13 points on three goals and a team-best seven assists.

While Fox has been Navy’s biggest scoring threat this season, opponents cannot afford to shift their focus away from the rest of the players. Fox is just one of 16 players on the roster who have scored a goal for the Midshipmen this season.

Defensively the Mids have shut out nine of their opponents, a league best, including five of their last eight. During its eight-game unbeaten streak, Navy has outscored its opponents, 22-4.

Navy is giving up less than a goal per game this fall, posting the league’s second-lowest goals-against average at 0.86. Only four teams scored more than a goal against the Mids this fall - William & Mary (4), VCU (3), James Madison (2) and American (2). Junior keeper Lizzie Barnes (New Orleans, La.) owns a 0.96 GAA, giving up 17 of the 18 goals this season. Meanwhile, she has warded off 51 shots on goal and owns a 75.0 save percentage

American had its shot at winning the Patriot League regular-season crown and playing host to the conference tournament, but a 1-1 tie against Bucknell in the regular-season finale last Saturday left the Eagles just a point behind the Bison. The Eagles enter the tournament with a 10-5-3 record, including a 4-0-3 mark in Patriot League contests. After jumping out to a 3-0 start to the league season, the Eagles produced ties against Navy, Army and Bucknell over their last four games of the season.

The Eagles put eight players on the 2007 All-Patriot League Teams, including leading scorer Kelsey Brasher, a second-year forward who was among the first-team honorees. Brasher leads the league in points per game, producing 1.61, while her 0.72 goals per game is also atop the league standings. Over the course of 18 games, she has recorded 29 points on 13 goals and three assists. Meanwhile, junior forward Krystn Hodge, a Second-Team All-Patriot League selection, has surfaced as the finisher on the team, as five of her nine goals have been game-winners.

American has given up 15 goals to its opponents this fall, including four in Patriot League play. Both Kelsey Wiggins and Hannah Radley have see action for head coach Mike Brady’s Eagles, though Wiggins emerged as the starter in conference action. Wiggins has surrendered six goals this fall and owns a league-low 0.59 GAA. Meanwhile, she has stopped 84.2 percent of the shots she has faced.

American owns a narrow 6-5-2 series advantage over the Midshipmen, winning four of the last seven. In Patriot League Tournament contests, each has defeated the other once, including Navy’s 4-1 win over the Eagles in 2003 that sent the Midshipmen to their first appearance in the NCAA Tournament.

The two teams battled one another to a 2-2 tie earlier this season. In that game, Brasher gave the Eagles a 1-0 lead 33 minutes into the game. However, Navy came back to to take a 2-1 lead by scoring goals just two minutes apart with with more than 30 minutes left in the game. Brasher, though, would no be denied as she knotted the game up at 60:10.

The Midshipmen own an 8-8 record in Patriot League Tournament games and have won four in a row. Navy is 1-1 against American in Patriot League Tournament contests, while it has produced a 1-1 record against Bucknell and is 2-1 against Army.

Patriot League Tournament Schedule
Friday
No. 2 American vs. No. 3 Navy 4:00 pm
No. 1 Bucknell vs. No. 4 Army 7:00 pm

Sunday
Championship Game 1 p.m.

Tickets: Admission to the games is free for college students with a valid ID, while ticket prices have been set at $3 for adults and $1 for children of high school age and younger.

Television: Live internet video broadcasts will be available for both semifinal matches, as well as the championship game through Patriot League All-Access.

Game Tracker: There is NO Game Tracker coverage for this weekend’s Patriot League Tournament games.

For directions to the field and further information, visit either [Bucknell</a> University || Official Athletic Site](<a href=“http://www.BucknellBison.com%5DBucknell”>http://www.BucknellBison.com) or [The</a> Patriot League - Official Athletic Site](<a href=“http://www.PatriotLeague.com%5DThe”>http://www.PatriotLeague.com).

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