Oct. 24, 2014 Game Information
Holy Cross (5-6-2, 2-3-0 PL) at Navy (9-4-2, 4-1-0 PL)
Saturday, October 25, 2014 at 7:00 PM (ET)
Glenn Warner Soccer Facility | Annapolis, Md.
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ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Navy men's soccer team (9-4-2, 4-1-0 PL) will host Holy Cross (5-6-2, 2-3-0 PL) on Saturday evening at 7:00 PM at the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility. Free live video will be available on the Patriot League Network and live statistics will also be available.
* Note - Change to Parking / Shuttle Information
Fans are reminded that the general public does not have access to drive their vehicles on to the U.S. Naval Academy. Fans may park at Old Navy Exchange building at 321 Kinkaid Road, Annapolis, Md. and take a shuttle that will run every 10 minutes starting at 6:00 PM and will continue running until 10:30 PM. Due to the Navy football game on Saturday, there will be no soccer parking at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium.
The 1964 Navy men's soccer team will be recognized at halftime of the men's soccer game on Saturday. This is the 50th anniversary of Navy winning the 1964 NCAA Tournament Championship and 19 of 28 members will be returning to Annapolis over Homecoming Weekend.
Navy has posted five straight shutout victories with the last being a 2-0 non-conference win over UMBC on Tuesday. Junior forward Jamie Dubyoski scored both goals for Navy in the game's first 13 minutes and Dubyoski scored the game-winning goal for the third straight game.
Dubyoski is ranked first in the country with six game-winning goals this season, which is also a Navy program record.
Dubyoski leads Navy and ranks second in the Patriot League with 20 points (eight goals, four assists). Juniors Thomas Shiiba and Derek Vogel share the Patriot League lead of six assists and Shiiba is second on the team with 12 points.
Navy leads the Patriot League in both scoring offense (1.67 goals per game) and scoring defense (0.70 goals-against average).
Junior goalkeeper Jackson Morgan is 8-3-2 and leads the conference in goals-against average (0.62), save percentage (.843) and shutouts (six). Morgan has not allowed a goal in his last 485 minutes. Morgan is nearing Gavin Snyder's impressive streak of 545 minutes without a goal during the 2013 season.
Navy is receiving votes in this week's NSCAA Top 25 Poll and the College Soccer News Top 30 Poll.
Navy head coach Dave Brandt won his 300th career against UMBC on Tuesday. Brandt owns a career record of 300-63-30 in his 18th season as a college head coach. Brandt is one of just 17 active coaches at the Division I level with 300 career wins.
Navy has played five of nine conference games. Boston U. is in first place with 15 points, Navy is in second with 12 points and Army is tied with American for third place with seven points.
Holy Cross enters Saturday's game at 5-6-2 overall and 2-3 in the Patriot League. The Crusaders are in a five-way tie for fifth place in the league standings with six points.
Holy Cross most recently fell to Colgate, 3-2, last Saturday. The Crusaders gave up two goals in the game's first seven minutes.
Joey DeVivo leads the team with 11 points on five goals and one assist. Goalkeeper Kevin Wright is 5-6-2 with a 1.53 goals-against average and a .731 save percentage.
Navy defeated Holy Cross twice in 2013. The Mids won in Worcester in overtime, 1-0, on a Golden Goal from Alex Evans. Navy later defeated Holy Cross in the 2013 Patriot League Tournament Championship, 2-0, to win its first tournament title. Seniors Geoff Fries and Joseph Greenspan scored in the championship game.
Greenspan is one game away from tying Navy's all-time record for career games played with 74.
The Holy Cross match is the third of a three-game homestand for the Mids. Navy will next play at Lehigh on Wednesday, October 29.