Navy Sports

GreatAmerican · November 19, 2007, 6:27pm

Colbert Out Indefinitely With Broken Right Wrist

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Navy junior guard Clif Colbert will likely be out at least eight weeks with a broken right wrist suffered against Texas-San Antonio on Saturday night. The loss is a big blow for the Navy mens basketball program as the 6-4, 211-pound guard had come off the bench in all four games to rank seventh on the team in scoring, averaging 6.0 points per game

This is a big blow for us and I feel bad for Clif, said Navy head coach Billy Lange. He had argubly been one of our top players on the team early on, and had been playing very well. Clif does a lot of things well and can really fill up the statsheet. Injuries are a part of the game, and hopefully we can have someone step up and play well in his absence.

Colbert, who hails from Grand Prairie, Texas, averaged 14.5 minutes per game through the first four games, but gave the Mids a lift whenever he was in the game. He is averaging 6.0 ppg, 2.5 spg, 2.0 rpg and 1.0 apg, while shooting 55.6 percent (10-of-18) from the field and 66.7 percent (4-of-6) from the free throw line. In his first action in his home state of Texas since graduating from Grand Prairie High School in 2005, Colbert scored 14 points with four rebounds, two steals, one assist and one block in 25 minutes during Saturdays loss to Texas-San Antonio. He landed on his right wrist, his shooting hand, after being undercut on a layup attempt with 16:32 to play in the game. He continued to play, scoring 12 of his 14 points after breaking the wrist.

He is the Patriot League leader in steals, averaging 2.5 steals per game, despite playing just 14.5 minutes per contest.

Colbert has been known for strong performances in his first three years at Navy. Earlier this year, he scored four points with three assists and three steals in just nine minutes against Longwood. He followed with two points and three rebounds against Drexel in nine minutes, and then tallied four points with four steals in just 14 minutes against Robert Morris. Last year, he scored eight points with five steals in 14 minutes against Bucknell, then added three points and seven rebounds in 13 minutes against Lafayette.

As a freshman in his first career start, he scored a career-high 22 points on 8-of-12 shooting with six rebounds against NCAA Tournament participant Penn. He would score in double figures five times as a freshman and was named Patriot League Rookie of the Week twice.

Navy will return to Alumni Hall on Tuesday night, when it hosts Canisius at 7:00 pm. For ticket information, call 1-800-US4-NAVY.

GreatAmerican · November 19, 2007, 9:18pm

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Overall Navy Sports Record: 125-42-6 (.740)

Men’s Basketball (1-3)
Last Week: Lost to Robert Morris, 93-77; lost to Texas-San Antonio, 77-67
This Week: Canisius (Tuesday, 7 p.m., Annapolis, Md.); vs. Seton Hall (Friday, 7 p.m., Philadelphia, Pa., Navy Radio Network, CN8); vs. Virginia or at Penn (Saturday, 7 or 9 p.m., Navy Radio Network, CN8)

Women’s Basketball (2-3)
Last Week: Defeated Howard, 71-50; defeated Rider, 65-58
This Week: at Georgetown (Tuesday, 7:30 p.m., Washington, D.C.); at Colorado State (Friday, 9 p.m., Fort Collins, Colo.); vs. Creighton or Kent State (Saturday, 7 or 9 p.m., Fort Collins,Colo.)

Football (7-4)
Last Week: Defeated Northern Illinois, 35-24
This Week: Idle

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 third out of 10 teams at the ICSA Sloops
This Week: Fall season concluded

Women’s Soccer (14-5-4, 4-1-2 in the Patriot League)
Last Week: Lost to No. 12 West Virginia, 4-0, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament
This Week: Season concluded

Squash (8-2)
Last Week: Lost to Dartmouth, 5-4; defeated Georgetown, 9-0
This Week: Idle

Men’s Swimming & Diving (10-0)
Last Week: Defeated Brown, 139.5-103.5; defeated Dartmouth, 202.5-40.5
This Week: Idle

Women’s Swimming & Diving (10-0)
Last Week: Places sixth out of nine teams at the Terrapin Cup Invitational
This Week: Idle

Women¹s Volleyball (21-12, 8-6 in the Patriot League)
Last Week: Lost to American, 3-0, in the semifinals of the Patriot League Tournament
This Week: Season concluded

Water Polo (29-5, 8-0 in the CWPA, ranked 10th in the country)
Last Week: Defeated Iona, 12-3; defeated George Washington, 15-3; defeated No. 11 St. Francis, 11-7, to advance to the NCAA Final Four
This Week: Idle

Wrestling (0-0)
Last Week: Placed second out of 12 teams at the Navy Classic
This Week: Idle

GreatAmerican · November 19, 2007, 9:19pm

Navy Returns Home to Host Canisius on Tuesday Night

Game Specifics
Date and Tip Time Nov. 20, 2007 at 7:00 pm EST
Location Annapolis, Md. | Alumni Hall 
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Navy men’s basketball returns home for just its second home game of the season, battling Canisius (0-2) on Tuesday night, beginning at 7:00 pm, in Alumni Hall. The Mids are 1-3 on the season after dropping three games in a row after opening the season with a win against Longwood. Navy will then continue its whirlwind schedule this weekend with a pair of games in Philadelphia, starting on Friday against Seton Hall.

MIDS OPEN WITH DIFFICULT STRETCH
Navy has jumped right into its 2007-08 schedule, playing in its fifth game in 12 days. The Mids have spent more time in a bus and a hotel then in their beds in Bancroft Hall. The difficult stretch will continue early December.
Navy opened the year at Longwood on Nov. 9, driving to Farmville, Va., on Thursday night. After defeating the Lancers, Navy stayed the night and bussed the five-plus hours to Philadelphia on Saturday morning to play 2007 NIT Participant Drexel on Sunday, returning to Annapolis after the game. Just three days later, Navy battled Robert Morris on Nov. 14, before boarding a plane on Thursday and playing UTSA on Saturday night.
On Sunday, Navy received a 4:30 am wakeup call to fly back to Annapolis, practiced on Monday and will host Canisius on Tuesday, before returning to Philadelphia on Thanksgiving Day to play Seton Hall and either Virginia or Penn on Friday and Saturday.
Following those games, Navy will then play at Howard on Tuesday, Nov. 27, and host Towson and Mount St. Mary’s on Nov. 29 and Dec. 3, before taking off two weeks for finals.

ABOUT CANISIUS
Canisius enters the contest with an 0-2 record following a 93-40 loss at Penn State on Friday night. The Golden Griffins also fell in their opener, a 61-47 setback at undefeated Patriot League member, Colgate.
Canisius has struggled on the offensive end from the get-go, averaging just 43.5 ppg and shooting a frigid 26.6 percent from the field while averaging 22.0 turnovers per game. The Golden Griffins shot just 26.9 percent in the opener against Colgate, then shot 26.3 percent against Penn State. Canisius has shot over 30.0 percent in just one half this year, and that was just 30.8 percent.
Freshman forward Elton Frazier leads the Grifs in points (10.0 ppg) and rebounds (9.0 rpg), while shooting 41.2 percent from the field. Pawel Malesa has come off the bench to contribute 8.0 ppg, while connecting on 36.4 percent (4-of-11) of his three-point attempts.

NAVY-CANISIUS CONNECTIONS
Navy’s T.J. Topercer and Canisius’ Menghe a’Nyam both attended New Hampton Prep (N.H.). The pair were teammates as both players are sophomores this year.

NAVY vs. CANISIUS: THE SERIES
This will be the first meeting between the two teams

TEXAS-SAN ANTONIO RECAP
With David Robinson in attendance, the Navy men’s basketball team started slow and couldn’t get over the hump in the second half, falling to Texas-San Antonio, 77-67, at the Alamodome last Saturday night.
The Mids trailed by double-digits for the majority of the game, but whittled the lead to seven points on two separate occasions in the final 13 minutes, but could get no closer in the loss. Navy shot a respectable 47.2 percent, including 51.6 percent in the second half, but was hurt by 27 turnovers. Navy outrebounded the Roadrunners, 35-33, which included 15 offensive rebounds that resulted in 19 second-chance points, but UTSA won the game at the free throw line, going 23-of-32 from the stripe. Navy was just 12-of-19.
Clif Colbert came off the bench to lead the Mids with 14 points, while grabbing four rebounds and two steals. Greg Sprink added 13 points before fouling out in just 21 minutes, while Kaleo Kina chipped in with 10 points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals. Navy’s bench was again outstanding, contributing 38 points, including Colbert’s 14, Brian Richards with seven and Mark Veazey with six.
Greg Sprink went over 1,200 career points in the loss to Texas-San Antonio. He is 15th on the Navy career scoring list with 1,205 points.
San Antonio native, Jeremy Wilson, earned his first career start last Saturday night. He contributed his first career points (a pair of free throws) in five minutes.
Romeo Garcia also enjoyed a successful homecoming, producing five points and three rebounds in just 12 minutes. Garcia had the largest cheering section of the three Mids from Texas. The freshman hails from Houston.
Navy’s three players from Texas (Colbert, Garcia and Wilson) combined for 21 points, seven rebounds and two steals in 42 minutes against the Roadrunners. The trio was 7-of-14 from the field and 6-of-8 from the free throw line.
Navy outrebounded in first foe (35-33) in the last 18 games, dating back to Jan. 6, 2007, against Bucknell.
The Mids grabbed 15 offensive rebounds for 19 second-chance points. The offensive rebound total was the most for a Navy team since Feb. 25, 2006, against Colgate, while the point production was the most since scoring 19 in last year’s season opener against Loyola (Md.).
Navy’s 27 turnovers were the most since recording 30 against Howard on Dec. 5, 2005. Ironically, both totals came in large venues (MCI Center and the Alamodome).

GreatAmerican · November 20, 2007, 9:06am

For Immediate Release
Tuesday, November 20, 2007
Contact: Jonathan Maggart (410) 293-8771

Green Named CSFL MVP, 25 Mids Selected All-League

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Navy sprint football quarterback D.J. Green (Jr./Indianapolis, Ind.) earned CSFL Most Valuable Player honors to highlight a cast of 25 Midshipmen selected to all-league teams, it was announced on Monday evening.

With Green serving as the signal-caller of the league’s most productive offense, Navy recorded its 32nd CSFL title and 25th outright championship with an unblemished 4-0 record in league play and a perfect 6-0 overall record.

Green completed 58-of-103 passes for 853 yards with seven touchdowns and only three interceptions on the year, while also rushing for 179 yards on 45 carries with a league-best seven touchdowns. Green is the first Mids quarterback to be named the CSFL MVP since Brian Nagle in 2004 and marks the fourth time a Navy quarterback has garnered the league’s highest recognition over the last-seven seasons.

In addition to Green, 12 other Midshipmen were named First-Team All-CSFL. Running back Richard Engel (Sr./Medford, N.J.) finished second in the league with 387 yards on 75 carries with six touchdowns to earn first-team all-league kudos for the second-straight year. Engel finished his career with 24 rushing touchdowns to eclipse the prior record of 23 rushing touchdowns held by Matt Sobecki (1994-97).

Defensive lineman Justin Nabozna (Jr./New Fairfield, Conn.) received first-team all-league recognition for the second-consecutive year after leading the team with three sacks and six tackles for a loss. He finished the year with 24 tackles and also swatted away two pass attempts.

For the second time in as many seasons in his career, kicker David Reifenberg
(So./Ft. Wayne, Ind.) was selected First-Team All-CSFL. Reifenberg broke the school record for extra-point attempts made in a season (37-for-39) and booted through seven field goals on the year. His three field goals made against Army in the Allegiance Bowl matched the program record last attained by current varsity kicker Joey Bullen at Army in 2004.

Offensive linemen Drew Cecil (Jr./Ft. Thomas, Ky.) and Jeff Schuele’s (Jr./Troy, Mich.) efforts to pave the way for the league’s top rushing (267.0 yards per game) and offensive attacks (455.3 yards per game) were rewarded with first-team all-league accolades. The Navy duo highlighted an offensive front-five that yielded only six sacks in 157 drop-back situations.

Also earning First-Team All-CSFL recognition of the offensive side of the ball were running back Enrique Harris (Jr./Crawfordville, Fla.) and wide receiver Todd Barriger (Sr./Prescott, Mich.). Harris churned out 384 yards rushing, the third-highest total in the league, on 68 carries with three touchdowns. Barriger, Navy’s offensive team captain, paced the Mids with 21 receptions for 355 yards and four touchdowns on the year.

While the offensive topped the league in nearly every statistical category, the Midshipmen did their part in holding the opposition of the scoreboard. In fact, the Navy defense set the standard in the CSFL for points allowed (9.8 yards per game), rushing yards allowed (29.5 yards per game) and total offense allowed (159.5 yards per game).

Anchoring the front-seven for the Mids and earning first-team all-league recognition are defensive lineman Taylor Brashear (Sr./Collierville, Tenn.), linebacker Tyler Hawkins (So./Canyon Country, Calif.) and linebacker Brian Smith (Jr./Gainesville, Fla.). Brashear, the defensive team captain, tallied 5.5 tackles for a loss with two sacks and 25 tackles on the year. Hawkins led the team with 54 tackles, 3.5 for a loss of 13 yards, picked off a pass, forced and recovered a fumble. Smith was second on the squad with 35 tackles, 3.5 of which went for a loss of 14 yards, one sack and one fumble recovery.

Defensive backs Jason Feipel (Sr./Walcott, Iowa) and Hunter Armour (Sr./Malibu, Calif.) served as the lynchpin of a Navy secondary that picked off 15 passes and held opposing quarterbacks to a meager 69.51 passer rating. Feipel led the team with four pass breakups, intercepted two passes against Army in the Allegiance Bowl and completed the season with 16 tackles. Armour also intercepted two passes, deflected away three others and totaled 11 tackles with a fumble recovery.

Complementing the first-team all-league selections were Second-Team All-CSFL picks Michael Bosworth (Jr./Dripping Springs, Texas) and James Campbell (Jr./Kansas City, Mo.). In addition to that duo, Chip Broun (Sr./Dunwoody, Ga.), Lou Feaman (Sr./Boynton Beach, Fla.), Nate Stewart (So./Fitzgerald, Ga.), Tommy Tellson (Jr./Bedford, Texas), Taylor Dodd (Sr./San Juan Capistrano, Calif.), Galen Landis (Jr./Hershey, Pa.), Chris Combellick (Jr./Carmel, Ind.), Jarred Tate (So./Las Vegas, Nev.), Andrew Wright (Jr./Baltimore, Md.) and Stephen Phillips (So./Barhamsville, Va.) were all named honorable mention all-league players.

CSFL MVP
QB - D.J. Green, Navy

FIRST-TEAM ALL-CSFL
QB - D.J. Green, WR - Todd Barriger, RB - Enrique Harris, RB - Richard Engel, OL

Drew Cecil, OL - Jeff Schuele, DL - Justin Nabozna, DL - Taylor Brashear, LB -
Tyler Hawkins, LB - Brian Smith, DB - Jason Feipel, DB - Hunter Armour, K -
David Reifenberg

SECOND TEAM ALL-CSFL
OL - Michael Bosworth, DB - James Campbell

HONORABLE MENTION ALL-CSFL
OL - Chip Broun, OL - Lou Feaman, RB - Nate Stewart, WR - Tommy Tellson, DL -
Taylor Dodd, DL - Galen Landis, LB - Chris Combellick, DB - Jarred Tate, DB -
Andrew Wright, P - Stephen Phillips

GreatAmerican · November 20, 2007, 9:53am

For Immediate Release
Sent Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007
Contact Justin Kischefsky (410) 293-8772

Navy’s Dougherty Receives League Scholar-Athlete Award

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – First-Team All-Patriot League performer and U.S. Naval Academy Bowman Scholar Rachel Dougherty (Sr., Derwood, Md.) was selected as the Patriot League Scholar-Athlete of the Year for the sport of volleyball, it was announced Tuesday by the league office.

Dougherty becomes the first Navy volleyball player to win the award since the Midshipmen joined the Patriot League in 1991.

“This is a wonderful award for both Rachel and our program,” said Navy head coach Mike Schwob. “In looking at the exceptional candidates from the other member schools, it was obvious that this had to be a challenging decision. I think the qualifications of everyone placed onto the ballot accurately demonstrates what tremendous scholar-athletes our league has to offer, and also shows how much of an honor this is for Rachel.”

On the court this year, Dougherty set Navy single season records with 500 kills and a 4.50 kills-per-game average. In addition to ranking second in the league and 48th nationally in kills per game, she also ranks among the league (second) and NCAA leaders (28th) with a 0.55 service aces-per-game average. Her service ace average this season ranks fourth in school history, while her total of 60 aces is tied for fourth place.

One of five players during Navy’s 17-year Division I era to tally 1,000 career kills, Dougherty ended her playing days ranked fifth in school history with 1,137 career kills and tied for fourth place with 274 career blocks.

She was selected as the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Week once this season and twice was tabbed as the Patriot League Player of the Week. The first of her two latter awards came following a week in which she totaled 16 kills against Bucknell on a Friday night, took the GRE exam Saturday morning and knocked down 22 kills in a Saturday afternoon match against Colgate.

Academically, Dougherty has posted a 4.00 grade-point average during four of her six completed semesters at Navy and carries a 3.89 cumulative GPA as a physics major. She was one of 15 members of Navy’s senior class selected as a Bowman Scholar for the 2007-08 academic year. This award provides her with the opportunity to attend the Naval Postgraduate School and allows her to receive early admission into the Navy’s nuclear surface warfare community. One of the requirements for the scholar program is her completion of an independent study project this year, the title and subject of which is Isotopic Information from Proton Induced Gamma Ray Emission Measurements.

Dougherty recently earned ESPN the Magazine First-Team Academic All-District II honors from the College Sports Information Directors of America for the second-straight year. By garnering first-team all-district accolades, she is currently appearing on the national ballot for the Academic All-America program run by CoSIDA.

GreatAmerican · November 20, 2007, 2:35pm

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ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Navy men’s soccer senior goalkeeper has been named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America third team announced this morning. To be eligible for the award, a player must be voted as an All-District selection, in which Barnes earned a spot on for the second straight year. Barnes is one of three Patriot League players named to one of three All-America squads, and becomes just the second Navy player ever to be named Academic All-American, joining Donald Field (1996 - 3rd team; 1997 - 1st team).

On the field, Barnes appeared in nine games in goal for the Mids, posting a 1.39 GAA and a .705 save percentage while making 31 saves with three shutouts. He was named Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Week on Sept. 4, after leading Navy to a pair of season-opening shutouts, including a blanking of rival Air Force on Sept. 2. In his last outing, he stopped a season-high eight shots in a 2-1 win over Longwood on Oct. 23.

In the classroom, Barnes owns a 3.88 GPA in honors systems engineering and ranks 57th (out of 1,085 students) on the academic order of merit. He has posted a 4.0 GPA during every semester he has been on the men’s soccer team. Barnes led the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for Men’s Varsity Soccer with a 4.0 GPA, and was one of two players in the Patriot League to have a 4.0 GPA throughout the championship season a year ago.

Barnes, who hails from Dublin, Ohio, is currently one of 10 finalists for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award which is based on personal qualities that define a complete student-athlete. While the on-field performance thus far during the college soccer season was a factor in determining the finalists, the criteria also includes a large emphasis on the classroom, character and community service. Barnes currently leads in the voting process with 28 percent of the tallies, and voting will run end on November 21. A winner and subsequent All-America teams will be named at the NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship in Cary, N.C., on Dec. 14-16.

GreatAmerican · November 20, 2007, 2:57pm

Honors Flood In For Navy Water Polo Team

Mids to appear in 13th NCAA Tournament with a school-record 29-5 mark.

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Fresh off its 2007 Eastern Championship and second straight NCAA Tournament berth, several Mids were named to the CWPA All-South and All-East teams announced during the weekend. The Mids have won 19 games in a row and earned the school’s 13th NCAA Tournament bid with a program-best 29-5 record.

The CWPA All-South teams were announced last Friday night, and four players were recognized on the two teams. Seniors Aaron Recko and George Naughton and junior Mike Mulvey were selected to the first team, while senior Tyler Hill was recognized as a second-team selection. Mulvey was voted as the Player of the Year. The CWPA All-East teams were then released on Sunday afternoon with Mulvey and Recko earning first-team recognition and Hill and Naughton being named to the second team. Recko was the Eastern Tournament MVP for the second straight season and head coach Mike Schofield was named Coach of the Year.

Recko, a San Antonio, Texas, native, has had a phenomenal year, ranking first on the team in goals with 73, which is good for ninth on the Navy single-season list. He has 86 points on the season (73 g, 13 a) for 211 career points (169 g, 42 a). He tallied a career-high seven points in the CWPA South title game against Johns Hopkins, then scored 11 goals in the three wins during the Eastern Tournament. Recko was a third-team All-American last year and also earned Southern Division MVP and Eastern Tournament MVP accolades in 2006.

Mulvey, a junior from Carlsbad, Calif., has 94 points (72 g, 22 a) on the season, ranking 10th on the Navy single-season goals scored list. He currently has 204 career points (140 g, 64 a) and needs six points to become the 12th Navy player to score 100 points in a season. He has scored 176 points since the start of last year and a pace similar to that next year will give him close to 300 career points. Only five players in Navy school history have scored 300 points.

Naughton, a senior goalkeeper from Deerfield Beach, Fla., is having the finest statistical season for a Navy goalkeeper in school history. He has made 311 saves this season, second on the all-time list, and has stopped a school-record 778 career shots. He tied a school record with 20 saves in the CWPA Eastern Tournament finals against St. Francis (N.Y.) last Sunday. In 2006, Naughton was named an Honorable Mention All-American and earned a spot on the first-team CWPA Eastern All-Tournament and first-team All-Southern Division teams.

Hill, a senior from Houston, Texas, earned first-team All-Southern Division honors and second-team All-Eastern accolades after a strong defensive season. Despite scoring just 15 goals on the season, Hill was instrumental in Navy’s defensive effort. He guided a defense that held foes to just 13 goals in three Eastern Tournament games and limited its foes to score just 7.1 goals per game all season long, a total that ranks in the top eight nationally.

The Mids will head to their 13th NCAA Tournament in Palo Alto, Calif., on Dec. 1-2. Pairings for the tournament will be announced Sunday, Nov. 25, at 10:30 pm (ET) on CSTV.

GreatAmerican · November 20, 2007, 3:32pm

For Immediate Release
Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007
Women’s Soccer Contact: Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773

Bresnahan Named to Year’s Final Soccer Buzz Team of the Week

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - After leading the Midshipmen to back-to-back shutouts en route to winning their second straight Patriot League Tournament title two weeks ago, Navy sophomore center back Lauren Bresnahan (Weston, Fla.) has been named to the year’s final Soccer Buzz Team of the Week it was announced recently. A first-time selection by Soccer Buzz, Bresnahan is the only Navy women’s soccer player to be honored on a national team of the week this fall.

Bresnahan, who garnered Soccer America Team of the Week kudos a year ago, was one of 18 players to be honored by Soccer Buzz and all 18 represented teams who earned their way into the 64-team NCAA Tournament that began last Friday.

The second-year starter was instrumental in leading the Mids back to the NCAA Tournament for a second consecutive year. Bresnahan helped Navy outscore their foes, 25-4, during its 10-game unbeaten streak leading up to the NCAA Tournament. Among those five games, the Mids turned in seven shutouts, including a 2-0 win over second-seeded American in the Patriot League Tournament Semifinals, followed by a 1-0 triumph over No. 1 seed Bucknell in the title game.

The Midshipmen concluded their season last Friday after dropping a 4-0 decision to 12th-ranked and fourth-seeded West Virginia in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament. Navy produced a 14-5-4 record en route to recording the program’s 13th-consecutive winning season.

Soccer Buzz Team of the Week (11/13)
GK Briana da Mota So Furman
GK Mackenzie Snyder So Denver
M Danesha Adams Sr UCLA
M Hailey Beam So Charlotte
M Carolyn Blank So West Virginia
M Amanda DaCosta Fr Florida State
M Shauna Stapleton Sr Purdue
M Nikki Washington So North Carolina
F Stacy Bishop Sr Florida
F Christina Gomez So Loyola MD
F Katie Larkin Jr BYU
D Kelsey Bakker Fr Memphis
D Lauren Bresnahan So Navy
D Chelsea Deptula Fr Hawaii
D Shelley Lyle Sr Florida
D Jessica Maxwell Sr North Carolina
D Kasey Moore Jr Texas
D Sue Weber Sr Hofstra

GreatAmerican · November 20, 2007, 3:39pm

For Immediate Release
Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2007
Wrestling Contact: Stacie Michaud (410) 293-8773

Team captain Matt Stolpinski, ranked No. 2, battled top-ranked Keith Gavin of Pitt at the All-Star Classic in Eugene, Ore. Monday evening.

EUGENE, Ore. - Navy wrestling team captain and 2007 All-American Matt Stolpinski (Westfield, Mass.) dropped a tough 8-4 decision to No. 1-ranked Keith Gavin of Pitt Monday evening at the 42nd NWCA All-Star Classic at McArthur Court in Eugene, Ore. Stolpinski, who is ranked No. 2 in the country, is the 12th different Navy wrestler to compete in the all-star tournament since its inception in 1967 and the first since Mark Conley in 2002.

The following is a recap of last night’s events captured by InterMat Director of Media Relations Jason Bryant.

Leading the performances on Monday night at the 42nd annual event presented by the United States Marine Corps were 133 and 141-pound winners Lou Ruggirello and Charles Griffin of Hofstra, 197-pound winner Phil Davis of Penn State and heavyweight winner Tervel Dlagnev of Nebraska-Kearney.

The dual started with a solid match between returning NCAA champion Paul Donahoe of Nebraska and fourth-ranked Jayson Ness of Minnesota at 125 pounds.

The two wrestled a very similar style of offense, both riding tough on top, looking for turns with tight rides and half-nelsons, but Donahoe came up the winner, scoring two and two from a late third-period scramble for a 5-2 victory.

Ruggirello followed with the first of Hofstra’s two victories and gave the top-ranked Golden Gophers two losses in the first two bouts.

A late replacement for top-ranked Coleman Scott of Oklahoma State, Ruggirello continued his torrid pace this season by picking up a 6-0 victory over two-time All-American Mack Reiter of Minnesota.

Ruggirello scored with a passby in the first period and rode Reiter for much of the match, building over three minutes of riding time and adding a third-period takedown to take the 133-pound match 6-0.

While the match is unofficial and won’t count for individual ranking purposes or NCAA seeding down the line, Ruggirello has now defeated two wrestlers ranked #2 this season. In the Pride’s opening dual, the New York native pinned Missouri’s Tyler McCormick on November 10 and on Monday, topped Reiter.

Unlike last season, where Ruggirello, then a true freshman, dropped a few matches early in the season before he caught fire en route to the first of likely more Colonial Athletic Association titles.

Griffin defeated Oklahoma State’s Nathan Morgan 9-4 with five third-period points and an additional point for riding time.

Morgan controlled the tempo for much of the match, getting in deep on Griffin several times and scoring on a pair of single-leg takedowns.

Trailing 4-3 in the third, Griffin planted Morgan hard to the mat for the takedown and held Morgan on his back for a three-count and two nearfall points. Griffin then locked up a Mason tilt, rolled through and scored three more nearfall points to win going away.

It gets Griffin back on track after his 6-1 loss to Penn State’s Jake Strayer this past Saturday.

Dustin Schlatter gave Minnesota its first individual win on the night and his second straight All-Star Classic victory. Schlatter topped returning NCAA runner-up Josh Churella 3-2 at 149 pounds, scoring the only takedown of the match in the first period.

Schlatter beat Oklahoma’s Matt Storniolo last year in Dallas.

Illinois’ Mike Poeta upended returning NCAA runner-up Craig Henning with a first-period fall that originated from a deep Poeta double which Henning countered with a waist lock and tried to create a scramble to keep from being taken down. Poeta came through the back door, gained control briefly while stacking Henning and scored the fall.

Michigan would pick up one victory on the night as Eric Tannenbaum topped Patrick Pitsch of Arizona State 4-0. Tannenbaum scored the bout’s only takedown with a snap-and-spin in the second period and added an escape and a riding time point for the final margin.

Keith Gavin of Pittsburgh was solid in an 8-4 victory over Navy’s Matt Stolpinski at 174 pounds. Gavin was adept at scoring this slide-bys and controlled Stolpinski on the mat for much of the bout.

In what’s becoming a budding rivalry, Jake Varner picked up his second straight victory over Minnesota’s Roger Kish, putting the Gophers at 1-3 on the night, with a 2-0 victory at 184 pounds. Varner scored a second period escape and rode out Kish in the third period for a riding time point. It was the only matchup of the night involving wrestlers from the #1 and #2-ranked teams in the nation.

At 197, Davis, ready to make amends to wrestling fans for not making weight at last year’s event, was pressured much of the match by Northwestern’s Mike Tamillow, but it was Davis’ unconventional style and trademark cradle that gave him the 6-2 win, nearly pinning Tamillow in the second period.

Davis fought off relentless attacks from an offensive-minded Tamillow, who was in deep on numerous single leg attacks, only to come up empty.

In his first main event All-Star Classic match, Dlagnev bested Cal State-Fullerton’s Wade Sauer at heavyweight in the highest scoring match of the evening. Dlagnev and Sauer are two of the most mobile heavyweights in the nation and Dlagnev’s offense proved to be a tad too much for Cal State-Fullerton’s first-ever entry into the event.

The match was a 180 from last year’s overtime match between Bode Ogunwole of Harvard and Spencer Nadolsky of North Carolina.

Sauer lost to Dlagnev last year 12-0 at the Cliff Keen Invitational in Las Vegas and came in ready, despite the short notice. “He’s a tough guy, he’s strong,” said Dlagnev of Sauer. “He was prepared, he was keeping his hands down. He knew I shot. It was a fun match. I just have to re-adjust and really work on my stuff for the rest of the season.”

Dlagnev was the first non-Division I wrestler to compete in the main event since 2004 when Montana State-Northern’s Emmett Willson wrestled at 197 pounds en route to an NAIA title that year and an eventual Dan Hodge Trophy.

The event typically attracts the #1 and #2-ranked wrestlers in Division I, but bids, while rare, do go out to accomplished wrestlers from the smaller divisions in the NCAA and NAIA. Non-Division I wrestlers have frequented exhibition bouts.

42nd NWCA All-Star Classic presented by the United States Marine Corps Eugene, Oregon

125: #1 Paul Donahoe (Nebraska) dec. #4 Jayson Ness (Minnesota) 5-2
133: #4 Lou Ruggirello (Hofstra) dec. #2 Mack Reiter (Minnesota) 6-0
141: #2 Charles Griffin (Hofstra) dec. #3 Nathan Morgan (Oklahoma State) 9-4
149: #1 Dustin Schlatter (Minnesota) dec. #2 Josh Churella (Michigan) 3-2
157: #3 Mike Poeta (Illinois) pin #2 Craig Henning (Wisconsin) 2:22
165: #2 Eric Tannenbaum (Michigan) dec. #3 Patrick Pitsch (Arizona State) 4-0
174: #1 Keith Gavin (Pittsburgh) dec. #2 Matt Stolpinski (Navy) 8-4
184: #1 Jake Varner (Iowa State) dec. #2 Roger Kish (Minnesota) 2-0
197: #2 Phil Davis (Penn State) dec. #3 Mike Tamillow (Northwestern) 6-2
285: #1-D2 Tervel Dlagnev (Nebraska-Kearney) dec. #3 Wade Sauer (Cal State-Fullerton) 11-7

Exhibitions
125: Jake Gonzales (Oregon State) maj. dec. Trevor Lofstedt (Southern Oregon) 10-2
174: Ron Lee (Oregon) dec. Luke Feist (Stanford) 5-2.

GreatAmerican · November 20, 2007, 3:42pm

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Navy men’s soccer senior goalkeeper has been named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America third team announced this morning. To be eligible for the award, a player must be voted as an All-District selection, in which Barnes earned a spot on for the second straight year. Barnes is one of three Patriot League players named to one of three All-America squads, and becomes just the second Navy player ever to be named Academic All-American, joining Donald Field (1996 - 3rd team; 1997 - 1st team).

On the field, Barnes appeared in nine games in goal for the Mids, posting a 1.39 GAA and a .705 save percentage while making 31 saves with three shutouts. He was named Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Week on Sept. 4, after leading Navy to a pair of season-opening shutouts, including a blanking of rival Air Force on Sept. 2. In his last outing, he stopped a season-high eight shots in a 2-1 win over Longwood on Oct. 23.

In the classroom, Barnes owns a 3.88 GPA in honors systems engineering and ranks 57th (out of 1,085 students) on the academic order of merit. He has posted a 4.0 GPA during every semester he has been on the men’s soccer team. Barnes led the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll for Men’s Varsity Soccer with a 4.0 GPA, and was one of two players in the Patriot League to have a 4.0 GPA throughout the championship season a year ago.

Barnes, who hails from Dublin, Ohio, is currently one of 10 finalists for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Award which is based on personal qualities that define a complete student-athlete. While the on-field performance thus far during the college soccer season was a factor in determining the finalists, the criteria also includes a large emphasis on the classroom, character and community service. Barnes currently leads in the voting process with 28 percent of the tallies, and voting will run end on November 21. A winner and subsequent All-America teams will be named at the NCAA Men’s Soccer Championship in Cary, N.C., on Dec. 14-16.

GreatAmerican · November 20, 2007, 4:27pm

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Women’s Basketball Game Available on Navy All-Access

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – In cooperation with Hoyas All-Access, an audio and video stream of Tuesday night’s Navy women’s basketball game at Georgetown will be available to Navy All-Access subscribers. The tip is slated for 7:30 p.m. from McDonough Arena on the Georgetown campus.

Navy All-Access will provide live streaming of every Navy men’s and women’s basketball home game during the 2007-08 season, as well as select road non-conference tilts and all Patriot League road games. The cost for a one-month subscription is $6.95 and the cost for a year-long subscription is $49.95. Fans can sign up for Navy All-Access through <a href=“http://www.navysports.com(%5B/url%5D.)”>www.navysports.com(.)</a>

GreatAmerican · November 20, 2007, 4:28pm

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Tonight’s Women’s Basketball Game Available on Navy All-Access

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – In cooperation with Hoyas All-Access, an audio and video stream of Tuesday night’s Navy women’s basketball game at Georgetown will be available to Navy All-Access subscribers. The tip is slated for 7:30 p.m. from McDonough Arena on the Georgetown campus.

Navy All-Access will provide live streaming of every Navy men’s and women’s basketball home game during the 2007-08 season, as well as select road non-conference tilts and all Patriot League road games. The cost for a one-month subscription is $6.95 and the cost for a year-long subscription is $49.95. Fans can sign up for Navy All-Access through <a href=“http://www.navysports.com(%5B/url%5D.)”>www.navysports.com(.)</a>

GreatAmerican · November 20, 2007, 4:30pm

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – Navy’s Tara Chapmon (So., Virginia Beach, Va.) and Adam Meyer (So., Bethesda, Md.) garnered Patriot League Swimmer-of-the-Week honors Tuesday afternoon. For Chapmon it is her third weekly accolade from the league this season, while Meyer previously earned the nod October 30th.

Chapmon set a Navy record in winning the 1650 freestyle event last weekend at the Terrapin Cup Invitational in nearby College Park. Her clocking of 16:49.81 won the event by seven seconds and broke the previous Navy standard of 16:55.03 set by Jenn Windstein in 2003. Additionally, Chapmon’s performance was also an NCAA ‘B’ cut qualifying time.

Chapmon also won the consolation final of the 200 freestyle at the meet with a time of 1:51.38 and placed third in the 500 free with a time of 4:55.46. Both times are the third-fastest in Navy history in their respective event.

Meyer tallied victories in a trio of events during Navy’s double-dual meet against Brown and Dartmouth last Saturday in Bristol, R.I. He posted a time of 1:52.84 to win the 200 individual medley, recorded a time of 1:51.73 to win the 200 butterfly and won the 200 breaststroke with a clocking of 2:07.55. Each of his victories came by a margin of at least 2.6 seconds. Meyer also improved his record in those three events this season to a combined 14-0.

The Navy swimming and diving teams will next be in competition Nov. 29 when the Midshipmen play host to Army.

GreatAmerican · November 21, 2007, 6:31am

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Hoyas Defeat Mids

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Georgetown held the Navy women’s basketball team to one field goal over the final 14 minutes of the first half as the Hoyas built a 45-22 lead at intermission before going on to post an 81-56 victory over the Mids, Tuesday night at McDonough Arena in Washington, D.C.

The Mids (2-4) held an 11-9 lead following a jumper by Whitney Davidson (Jr., New Oxford, Pa.) with just over 14 minutes remaining in the first half, but the Hoyas (3-1) outscored Navy 20-4 over the next eight minutes to take a 29-15 lead. Cassie Consedine (Fr., Bartlesville, Okla.) ended the Navy shooting drought with a jumper with just over five minutes showing on the clock. The Mids would use free throws to pull to within nine points at 29-20 with 3:44 left to play, but the Hoyas closed the half on a 16-2 run.

Navy turned the ball over 10 times and misfired on eight of its nine field goal attempts over the final 14 minutes of the half, while Georgetown was 14-of-23 from the field and committed five turnovers during this same span.

For the game, the Hoyas turned 24 Navy turnovers into 29 points, with the Mids scoring 10 points off of the 13 Georgetown miscues. Georgetown shot 55.2 percent from the field while holding Navy to 43.2 percent shooting in the contest. The Hoyas made 32 field goals in the game to 16 for the Mids.

“Georgetown is the first team to really change things up on us defensively during the course of the game,” said Navy head coach Tom Marryott. "We need to do a better job of making adjustments.

“On the other end of the floor, our defensive intensity was not where it needed to be against a team like Georgetown. If you give them the chance they will drive the ball on you, and they were very successful at that tonight. If you make a mistake, they will make you pay.”

Consedine scored a Navy-high 17 points in the game and just missed her fifth double-double of the year with nine rebounds. She was joined in double figures by K.C. Gordon’s (So., Vienna, Va.) 14 points and Davidson’s 12. Additionally for Navy, Kalen Kropa (Jr., Reidsville, N.C.) dished out seven assists.

Georgetown’s Kieraah Marlow led all players with 19 points, while Aminata Diop added 17 points and 11 boards.

Navy will travel to Fort Collins, Colo., for their next game Friday at Colorado State.

GreatAmerican · November 21, 2007, 6:32am

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy men’s basketball team used a 22-11 run over the last 7:45 of the second half to break open a tie game and defeat Canisius, 71-60, on Tuesday night at Alumni Hall. The Mids move to 2-3 with the victory, snapping a three-game losing streak in the process. Canisius falls to 0-3 overall.

“I was proud of our effort. One consistent this year has been that we have played very hard and that was the same tonight,” said Navy head coach Billy Lange. “I thought our second half was the best half of basketball, at least on the defensive end, that we have played this year. We are playing some very athletic teams and having to adjust to what they do has made us better. I know playing these types of teams will help us down the road.”

Navy overcome a tough night by leading scorer Greg Sprink (Cardiff-by-the-Sea, Calif.). Sprink finished the night with a team-best 17 points, but managed to shoot just 5-of-21 from the field with four turnovers.

“Last year, if Greg Sprink shoots 5-of-21 from the field, we lose by 30,” said Lange. “This year, we are having guys step up. We have lots of players that can play and we are looking for a dynamic to be one team on the floor. We are going to adjust our lineups to give us the best chance to win.”

Lange made two starting lineup changes, inserting freshman Romeo Garcia (Houston, Texas) and junior Brian Richards (Stevensville, Md.) into the starting lineup in place of Kaleo Kina (Phoenix, Ariz.) and Scott Brooks (Raleigh, N.C.).

Garcia went scoreless, but gave the Mids a defensive spark with three rebounds and a steal, while Richards tallied career highs in points (15), rebounds (6) and minutes (28). Meanwhile, Kina tallied 10 points and three steals in 15 minutes off the bench, while committing just one turnover.

“Whether I start or don’t start, I am going to try and help the team in any way I can,” said Richards. “The team was able to get to the hole and dish the ball off and I was able to score tonight. We did a great job communicating tonight and it really showed on the defensive end, especially in the second half.”

Lange said Richards gives the squad the three things he looks for.

“We started Brian tonight, because he can rebound, he communicates well and he plays defense,” said Lange. “He is helping us get good production inside and that is huge for this team. We have been guard-dominated before, but getting production inside will only help us get better.”

Canisius led by as many as six in the first half at 32-26 with just over four minutes left, before Navy closed the half on a 7-0 run to take a 33-32 halftime lead. Navy led at the break, thanks in large part to Canisius’ 17 turnovers and despite the Golden Griffins shooting 56.5 percent in the opening 20 minutes.

Navy would open up a lead in the second half, before Canisius tied it one last time at 49. However, the Mids shot 7-of-11 from the field and 8-of-13 from the free throw line in the last seven minutes to take control of the game and defeat the Golden Griffins for their second win of the year, 71-60.

Navy shot just 39.1 percent from the field and was just 4-of-12 from the three-point line. The Mids turned the ball over 19 times and outrebounded Canisius, 42-36. Navy yanked down 16 offensive rebounds which turned into 14 second-chance points. Navy also dominated in the paint, outscoring the Golden Griffins, 40-24.

Canisius shot 45.1 percent, but committed 30 turnovers, which turned into 30 Navy points.

“We are trying to be better defensively, and we took a step up tonight,” said Lange. “In the first half, we were getting turnovers, but not stops. We got some of both in the second half and that was the key. I think the guys are getting a sense of who we are and gaining some identity.”

Sprink (17), Richards (15) and Kina (10) all scored in double figures for Navy, while freshman Mark Veazey (Lilburn, Ga.) scored eight points with seven rebounds and two blocks. Derek Young (Seat Pleasant, Md.) and Chris Harris (Mechanicsville, Va.) combined for 16 points and six assists at the point guard spot.

Navy’s bench continues to produce, scoring 29 points on 12-of-28 shooting with 19 rebounds and six steals in 89 minutes. Meanwhile, Navy’s inside trio of Richards, Veazey and Ben Biles (Cramerton, N.C.) scored 25 points with 17 rebounds in 55 minutes.

“That is huge from the center spot for us,” said Lange. “Our offense took a major hit with the loss to Clif Colbert, and guys are going to have to step up for us. The five-spot did that tonight. They are going to continue to get better.”

Frank Turner led Canisius with 19 points, seven rebounds and four assists, while Tomas Vazquez-Simmons scored seven points with eight rebounds and eight blocks. The eight blocked shots are the third most ever by a Navy opponent.

Navy will head to Philadelphia for the Philly Hoop Group Classic finals. The Mids will battle Big East member Seton Hall on Friday, beginning at 7:00 pm at the Palestra. Navy will then play either Penn or Virginia at either 7 or 9:00 pm on Saturday night.

GreatAmerican · November 21, 2007, 7:50am

Sprink Sinks Canisius With 17 Points in Navy’s Win

From News Services and Staff Reports
Wednesday, November 21, 2007; Page E03

Greg Sprink survived a poor shooting night to finish with 17 points and lead Navy to a 71-60 win over Canisius last night in Annapolis.

Sprink, the Midshipmen’s leading scorer, was 5 of 21 from the floor but scored 13 of his points over the game’s final seven minutes as Navy broke a 49-49 tie with an 8-0 run.

The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Navy (2-3) and kept the Golden Griffins winless at 0-3.

In his first career start, junior Brian Richards had a career-high 15 points and six rebounds. Kaleo Kina added 10 points. Adam Teague had eight rebounds for Navy, which had a 42-36 rebounding edge.

Frank Turner led Canisius with 19 points. Elton Frazier added 11 points and Jovan Robinson 10 points for the Golden Griffins.

Canisius committed 30 turnovers and shot just 35.7 percent in the second half.

Canisius shot 72 percent over the first 10 minutes of the game to open an early lead, but failed to score over the final four minutes of the half. Chris Harris’s jumper with 32 seconds left provided the final points of a 7-0 Navy run and put the Midshipmen up 33-32 at the half.

Navy led, 44-38, with 11 minutes 53 seconds to play, but Canisius rallied to tie the score at 49 on Robinson’s three-pointer.

The Midshipmen countered with an 8-0 run, with Sprink making a free throw and then adding a layup after a steal. Kina added a score and Sprink made three free throws with 5:03 to play to put Navy ahead to stay at 57-49.

GreatAmerican · November 21, 2007, 11:12am

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy men’s basketball team will host several promotions for its next home game on Thursday, Nov. 29, contest against Towson, sponsored by Comcast. The team will host the annual “Meet The Mids”, a “Hoops For Hats Drive” and Camper Reunion Night. For ticket information, call 1-800-US4-NAVY, and for marketing information, call 410-293-8785.

“Our marketing dept has done a great job promoting this team and with the pageantry of the Army-Navy football game being so close in Baltimore, we are anticipating great support next Thursday,” said Navy head coach Billy Lange. “We are playing a very good local team (Towson), and we are just hoping that fans that are in the area for the football game can come to Alumni Hall for the game, and donate a hat to a great cause.”

MEET THE MIDS – The first 100 kids to the game will receive a free Navy T-shirt provided by Chick-Fil-A. Make sure to stick around after the game to meet the Mids and get autographs from your favorite players.

HOOPS FOR HATS DRIVE – Any fan that donates a new hat (does not have to be a Navy hat) will receive admission to the game for only $3. All hats collected will be donated to the Johns Hopkins Children Center.

CAMPER REUNION NIGHT – All participants in the 2007 Navy Basketball summer camps may register in advance (by Nov. 28) to receive up to four free tickets to the game.

The Navy women’s soccer team will also be recognized at halftime after winning its second straight Patriot League title and advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year.

The Navy men’s basketball team is 2-3 overall, heading into this weekend’s Philly Hoop Group Classic contest against Seton Hall.

GreatAmerican · November 21, 2007, 3:35pm

Navy at Rocky Mountain Invitational (Fort Collins, Colo.)
Fri., Nov. 23, Navy at Colorado State, 9 p.m. EST
Sat., Nov. 24, Navy vs. Creighton/Kent State, 7/9 p.m. EST

Navy will travel to Fort Collins, Colo., this week to take part in the Rocky Mountain Invitational hosted by Colorado State. The Midshipmen will play the tournament-host Rams Friday at 9 p.m. EST, then will play either Creighton or Kent State Saturday in either the consolation (7 p.m. EST) or championship game (9 p.m. EST) of the two-day tournament.

Broadcast Information There will not be a broadcast of either Navy game this weekend, however, live statistics will be available through the Gametracker feature on <a href=“http://www.navysports.com(%5B/url%5D.)”>www.navysports.com(.)</a>

GreatAmerican · November 22, 2007, 7:47am

Defense stops Canisius

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GreatAmerican · November 22, 2007, 8:42am

Friday’s Philly Classic men’s basketball game against Seton Hall can be heard on Sirius Channel 130 as well as 1430 WNAV.

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