Navy 2024

[old salt]

If BU beats Colgate & Lehigh beats Lafayette, that would leave the Army - Loyola winner the #1 seed & Lehigh the #2 seed.

[gymman1031]

Hoping it is Loyola. I love Ridley!

[old salt]

4 teams at 5-2 / 2 teams at 4-3

1. Colgate : 5-2 (W - Army, Loyola, Laf, Buck, HC L - Lehigh, Navy -- still to play BU)
2. Lehigh : 5-2 (W - Colgate, BU, Navy, Buck, HC / L - Army, Loyola -- still to play Lafayette)
2. Army : 5-2 (W - Lehigh, Navy, Laf, Buck, HC / L - Colgate, BU -- still to play Loyola)
4. Loyola ; 5-2 ( W - Lehigh, Navy, Laf, Buck, HC / L - Colgate, BU -- still to play Army)

5. Navy 4-3 (W - BU, Colgate , Laf, HC / L - Army, Loyola, Lehigh -- still to play Bucknell)
6. BU : 4-3 (W - Army, Loyola, Buck, HC / L- Navy, Lehigh, Laf -- still to play Colgate)

I hesitate to post this because it's complex & I could easily get it wrong, but here's my best guess :

The 2 most likely scenarios :

IF Navy beats Bucknell & Lehigh beats Lafayette. then :

(1) If BU beats Colgate -- Army-Loyola winner = #1 seed / Lehigh #2 seed, both at 6-2
4 way tie at 5-3 for seeds #3 - #6 between Navy, Colgate, BU, & Army-Loyola loser.
To break that 4 way tie, (I think) Navy would emerge as #3 seed, Colgate as #4, BU as #5 & Army-Loyola loser as #6.

(2) If Colgate beats BU -- three way tiebreaker (too complicated for me) at 6-2 between Lehigh, Colgate & Army-Loyola winner for #1 - #3.
Leaving Army-Loyola loser at 5-3 as #4 seed & 5-3 Navy as #5 seed. BU drops to #6 seed at 4-4.

Jobu do big magic for BU, Lehigh & Navy

[ExLax]

"Just win, baby!"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0RAlrzcdfRY

[Abr2016]

Wouldn’t that be something if we got Army at Navy in the quarters.

[gymman1031]

On to Bucknell on Friday evening. Folks, this may not be the case. And, even if an announcement hasn't been made, I wouldn't be surprised if the Bison players have a feeling that this could be popular coach Frank Fedorjaka's last game as the head man. If that is the case, I think they will go all-out for him. I would hope Navy might have this feeling, too.

[old salt]

Bucknell has a history of stability at the HC level in MLax. They're a young team. I hope they give Frank at least another year to show improvement.

[gymman1031]

Bucknell has a history of stability at the HC level in MLax. They're a young team. I hope they give Frank at least another year to show improvement.

I agree with you!

[essorcalveritas]

What should the Mids hope for in the upcoming PL games this weekend (Other than beating Bucknell) ?

[gymman1031]

Smelling a tough one with Bucknell. Something like a 13-11, 13-10 Navy win.

[Abr2016]

The last Friday night of the PL is always mayhem.

[gymman1031]

The last Friday night of the PL is always mayhem.

That is true. Bucknell has absolute nothing to lose.

[old salt]

They say it's tough to beat the same team twice in the same year.

Navy could get the chance to avenge losses to Loyola, Lehigh & Army.

[Turnandrake]

Terrible call Bucknell should have in regulation. Goal was good. Moving on to Loyola.

[old salt]

Terrible call Bucknell should have in regulation. Goal was good. Moving on to Loyola.

Watch the replay. He clearly stepped on the line. The official who called it had an unobstructed view.

[old salt]

Upon further review -- Navy's Team D came up big on Bucknell's final possession during regulation.
Watch starting @ 2:09 remaining. With the game on the line, they didn't sit back & let Bucknell run a play, they attacked. Key on #41, he was remarkable.

[lorin]

They say it's tough to beat the same team twice in the same year.

Navy could get the chance to avenge losses to Loyola, Lehigh & Army.

LMAO

[The Orfling]

Good OT win. Credit to Bucknell for fighting back from several deficits but Navy got it done in the end. New season once the tournament begins. With a strong FOGO and a goalie that’s capable of getting very hot, as well as knowing they beat a top 5 team in JHU and have it in them to play with the best, here’s hoping the Mids can make a run.

[JustPassingThrough]

They say it's tough to beat the same team twice in the same year.

Navy could get the chance to avenge losses to Loyola, Lehigh & Army.

LMAO

Like the NC State MBB fans who said of the ACC tournament: "This is our chance to beat Duke, Virginia, and UNC in three consecutive days, then make a Final Four run."

[youthathletics]

Good OT win. Credit to Bucknell for fighting back from several deficits but Navy got it done in the end. New season once the tournament begins. With a strong FOGO and a goalie that’s capable of getting very hot, as well as knowing they beat a top 5 team in JHU and have it in them to play with the best, here’s hoping the Mids can make a run.

Upon further review -- Navy's Team D came up big on Bucknell's final possession during regulation.
Watch starting @ 2:09 remaining. With the game on the line, they didn't sit back & let Bucknell run a play, they attacked. Key on #41, he was remarkable.

@ 1:17 #41 almost got smoked by #17 sitting inside, who also got a shot off before getting hit....those plays build memory in the ole' rolodex to not forget about inside players and ball watching.

Amplo had a point, BU carried 7 men over on that final play in regulation...but come one man, do you really need to run on to the opposite of the field to get your point across

In final play of OT: Interesting decision by BU to put a SS on #28. And to add insult to injury, Navy's final play, was darned near the same offense BU runs....high wing dodge across the topside, with your adjacent outlet far away, making it a long slide for BU. Cottle adds a wrinkle, with a backside transfer of #2 and #43, keeping BU defense honest and making that late slide to 28 that much more critical; game over.

I will have to complain a bit, unless there is something going on I may have missed, but I did not see #27 in the game for Senior night. The lefty attackman is a good solid player.