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Too bad the Army/Navy game is at the same time as UMD v JHU. Wish they could have found a way around that. This season, Army has been the better team (by far), but we all know that for rivalry games you can throw that out the window. Who do you think has the advantage in the following categories: 1-...

Score predictions Navy/Lafayette ?

To answer a previous post, it appears 24 did NOT suit up for the Loyola game. Given the past two games (both big wins against Top 20 teams), it seems reaching the PLT is much more reasonable at this point in the season. I also think it is realistic to hope for a 2-1 record going forward this season....

Navy finally played a complete 60 min for the first time this season (and against a quality opponent).
Hope they can build on this win.

What does everyone predict the record will be in the last 5 games of this regular season (Realistically) ? Also, if the Mids drop their next two games (very plausible) and are essentially out of contention for a PLT spot, should they start playing the younger kids to see what they have for next seas...

Mids got a much needed win - especially that it was on the road and in bad conditions. I would have preferred a wider margin of victory. Given all the injuries, illnesses, and low morale, I'll take the W. Now they need to get back and regroup for BU/Loyola. They will have to play much better than to...

This Navy season has been tough in many ways. The W-L record is below everyone's expectations. The team has had to deal with way more injuries than one would expect. The team is also still very young, albeit talented beyond what the record shows (I know, you are what your record says you are). My bi...

18-6 final Villanova Something is fishy.....did they throw in the towel before the game even started, treat it like a scrimmage? When you look at the stat sheet from the Nova site , it almost looks they we have even more players dinged up or intentionally left out of the game. Most likely treated l...

Disappointing loss. Navy was right there for most of it. What was the difference down the stretch? Late 3rd Qtr: (7-6 Navy) (7-7) #48 Penalty late in the 3rd, JHU makes them pay to tie it @ 7's (8-7 JHU) #9 gets blanked right on the crease by Hop Goalie, easy clear, Hop Goal...now up two goal run i...

I appreciate the post by "youthathletics" earlier. The issue of talent on this team keeps being brought up. My search of the IL database for 4/5 stars yielded a few more names than the previous post. This in no way reflects on-field performances or validity of the ranking system itself (ju...

Who are the 4/5 stars on the roster currently? How many are contributing significantly ?

Navy now has 4 Ls in a row with the last two against PL teams. Despite the next two games being against top 15 teams, at least they are not in the PL. The team needs to find something positive to build on vs. Hop +/- Nova in order to find a way out of this downward spiral, otherwise they are approac...

Score Prediction for the Colgate game? Any In-game matchups that favor the Mids? What will it take for the shooting efficiency to improve?

Last year Navy lost both contests to Lehigh (Regular Season and PL Tournament).
Any predictions on the contest this weekend? Whats Navy's path to winning this game?

Now that the first 5 games are done, what does everyone think about the outlook for the season? 3-2 is not ideal at this juncture when many thought the team would be 4-1 or 5-0. What changes should be made? Does the team need more time to gel together? Any bright spots or disappointments so far?

Thoughts on Navy Lax so far this season: Goalie play has been mostly solid (though not up to the standard from last year) and good enough to win most of their games (exception being HP). The D has been solid though mostly young and inexperienced. 34 is a stud and he's only a sophomore. D has had som...

2021s were never respected by Xanders et al...That class got the shaft big time in so many ways starting with the recruiting rules changing when they were rising freshmen all the way to covid. The 2020s were recruited for 4 years and got a ton go hype and many deservedly so. The 2022s are apparently...