The Mids (15-4) kick off the first round in the NCAA Tournament against the seventh seeded Quakers of Penn (13-3) at 4PM ET.
Our common foes this past season were Lehigh (Penn beat them 17-9; We beat them 16-9 and 9-8.) and Duke (We lost 12-20 on 2-12-17; Penn beat them 16-6 on 3-18-17.)
Penn has a stout defense (8.31 goals allowed per game) and is backed up by a goalkeeper ranked second in saves with .550% or 9.69 saves per game.
Still viewed as an outlier, Navy will need to play quick, crafty and precise today and avoid turnovers. Expect exciting draw controls from two good specialists.
Our scoring offense is ranked tied for ninth at 15.42 goals per game.
Stats are from the NCAA website through 7 May 17.
navysports.com has links to stats and video.
Of note, today is Military Spouse Appreciation Day.
Go Navy! Beat Penn!
Our common foes this past season were Lehigh (Penn beat them 17-9; We beat them 16-9 and 9-8.) and Duke (We lost 12-20 on 2-12-17; Penn beat them 16-6 on 3-18-17.)
Penn has a stout defense (8.31 goals allowed per game) and is backed up by a goalkeeper ranked second in saves with .550% or 9.69 saves per game.
Still viewed as an outlier, Navy will need to play quick, crafty and precise today and avoid turnovers. Expect exciting draw controls from two good specialists.
Our scoring offense is ranked tied for ninth at 15.42 goals per game.
Stats are from the NCAA website through 7 May 17.
navysports.com has links to stats and video.
Of note, today is Military Spouse Appreciation Day.
Go Navy! Beat Penn!
