Jan. 4, 2014
Gameday Information
Lafayette (4-8, 0-1 PL) at Navy (5-7, 0-1 PL)
Sunday, January 5, 2014 | 2:00 PM (ET)
Annapolis, Md. | Alumni Hall (5,710)
Navy Games Notes
Patriot League Network Video | Live Statistics
Radio: WNAV 1430 AM / 99.9 FM and WBHQ 1050 AM
Buy Tickets | Promotions
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Navy will play its Patriot League home opener against Lafayette on Sunday at 2:00 PM. Both Navy (5-7, 0-1) and Lafayette (4-8, 0-1) are in search of their first conference win of the season. Navy fell to Loyola in overtime (63-57) in its conference opener while Lafayette lost to Army (85-66).
Sunday's game will feature free live streaming video on the Patriot League Digital Network and navysports.com with Pete Medhurst (play-by-play) and Michael Heary (analyst) on the call. The game can also be heard in Annapolis on WNAV 1430 AM / 99.9 FM and in Washington, D.C./Northern Virginia on WBHQ 1050 AM. Live statistics will be available on navysports.com.
Promotions
• Take a Kid to the Game! - Free youth ticket with the purchase of a full-priced adult ticket at the door.
Parking Information
Fans without Department of Defense credentials must park outside of the U.S. Naval Academy grounds. Fans may park at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium for $5. Buses will run every 15 minutes starting one hour before each game and will continue running throughout the game and one hour after.
Midshipmen Storylines
• Navy is playing its Patriot League home opener and its first home game since December 4 on Sunday.
• Navy fell at Loyola in overtime, 63-57, on Thursday.
• Thurgood Wynn (15 points) and Brandon Venturini (11 points) and both scored in double figures for Navy.
• Navy outrebounded Loyola by 13 (39-26) and leads the Patriot League in rebounding margin (+2.8).
• Navy lost a fourth straight game that it led at halftime.
• Navy is undefeated at home (4-0), but played only four of its first 12 games at Alumni Hall this season.
• Navy leads the Patriot League in total rebounds per game (36.8).
• The Mids are second in scoring defense (64.6) and third in field goal percentage defense (.420).
• Sophomore center Will Kelly ranks third in the Patriot League in blocked shots per game (1.7) and is fifth in rebounding (6.0).
• Freshman guard Zach Fong ranks third in the Patriot League in three-point field goal percentage (.467; 21-of-45) and his 21 three pointers made lead the team.
• Navy will be playing its third game of the week and its third of four games in a nine-day span.
• Freshman Zach Fong set a Navy freshman record with seven three pointers made against Bryant.
• Navy is 4-0 at home this season, which is the best start to its home schedule since 2008-09 when it won its first seven home games and posted a 12-3 home record.
• Navy has made at least one three-pointer in 317 consecutive games.
• Navy has an all-time record of 1,311-971 (.575).
Lafayette Storylines
• Lafayette enters Sunday's game at 4-8 overall and 0-1 in Patriot League play.
• The Leopards lost to Army, 85-66, in their league opener on Thursday.
• Lafayette opened the season at 0-5 before winning four straight games against Penn, Wagner, Sacred Heart and Immaculata.
• The Leopards have dropped three straight games to St. Francis Brooklyn, Seton Hall and Army.
• Lafayette has played its last three games without leading scorer Seth Hinrichs (20.2 ppg). Hinrichs has been out with a knee injury.
• Junior forward Alan Flannigan has missed the last four games with an injury after starting the first eight games of the season.
• Bryce Scott is averaging 15.0 points and Dan Trist is averaging 12.1 points.
• Freshman Nick Lindner is a two-time Patriot League Rookie of the Week. He is averaging 9.8 points and a team-best 3.9 assists.
• Lafayette ranks second in the Patriot League in scoring offense (74.2) but is 10th in scoring defense (77.5).
Series History vs. Lafayette
• Navy and Lafayette are meeting for the 72nd time on Sunday and Navy leads the all-time series, 41-30.
• Lafayette holds a 26-21 lead in the series during the Patriot League era.
• Navy is 14-9 against Lafayette in Alumni Hall.
• The series began in 1920 and Navy won 12 of the first 13 meetings.
• The 71 games played between Navy and Lafayette is surpassed only by Navy's series against Army (118), Penn (81) and American (78).
• Lafayette has won four straight meetings, sweeping the Patriot League series in each of the last two years.
• Navy's last win in the series was a 57-52 win in Annapolis on Feb. 12, 2011.
Mids Look Forward to Return to Alumni Hall
• Navy will play its first game in Alumni Hall in over a month on Sunday.
• Navy's last home game was a 79-74 win over The Citadel on December 4.
• Navy is 4-0 at home this season, earning wins over Goucher, UMBC, UMES and The Citadel.
• Navy is just 1-7 on the road this season and lost all four games during its recent four-game road swing.
Looking Ahead
• Navy will have a quick turnaround before its next game at Boston University on Tuesday evening.
• After playing Lafayette Sunday afternoon, the Mids will fly to Boston on Monday afternoon and then take on the Terriers Tuesday evening at 7:00 in Agannis Arena.
• This is Boston's first season in the Patriot League after leaving the America East last summer.
• Boston defeated Holy Cross, 90-80, in its Patriot League debut on Thursday.
• The Terriers are at Lehigh on Sunday.
