Game Day Storylines
• Scene Setter: With Patriot League playoff implications on the line, Navy and Boston University square off on Friday afternoon (4:00 pm) at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in both teams' regular-season finale. The Mids, who enter the contest 5-7 overall and 3-4 in Patriot League action, are led by eighth-year head coach
Rick Sowell, while the 10-4 Terriers are under the direction of sixth-year head coach Ryan Polley. Saturday's game marks just the sixth meeting in a series that Navy leads, 3-2, and dates back to 2014 when BU joined the Patriot League.
• Follow the Action: Friday's game will be streamed online (FREE) via Navy's web site and PatriotLeague.TV, as well as on Facebook and Twitter with Pete Medhurst and
Joe Miller handling the call. Live stats will be available at NavyStats.com. The contest will NOT be broadcast on the radio.
• Senior Salute: Naval Academy Director of Athletics
Chet Gladchuk and Head Coach
Rick Sowell will honor Navy's 10 senior lacrosse players and 1 senior video manager, as well as their families, prior to the start of Friday's contest.
• The Streak Is On: Senior midfielder
Ryan Wade owns the nation's 10th-longest point-scoring streak with a goal or an assist in each of the last 36 contests. He has produced 102 points (35G, 67A) during the streak that dates back to the Feb. 25, 2017 contest against Boston University. The three-year starter has been held without a point just 3 times in his career. Meanwhile, he has also dealt out assists in each of the last 33 games.
• 40: Ryan Wade leads the team in the scoring column this spring with 44 points on 18 goals and 26 assists. He is one of only four midfielders in program history to score 40 points in a season and the first since 1989 when Brian Keith produced 53 points on 41 goals and 12 assists. Wade needs 2 goals to join 1986 MacLaughlin Award winner Glen Miles (23G, 30A in 1986) as the only two midfielders in school history to score 20 goals and deal out 20 assists in a single season.
• Dynamic Duo: Seniors
Greyson Torain (82-46=128) and
Ryan Wade (40-75=115) are the 34th and 35th Navy players, respectively, to reach 100 career points, while they are the ninth and 10th midfielders to achieve the feat in the program's 112-year history. Torain and Wade are just the fifth set of classmates in school history to reach 100 points, joining Brendan Schneck and Mike Hannan in 1978, Michael Herger and Brian Keith in 1990, Ian Dingman and Billy Looney in 2007 and Sam Jones and Tucker Hull in 2014.
• Kern Joins Top 10 Saves Leader Board: Third-year starting goalkeeper
Ryan Kern used a career-high tying 18-save performance against Army (4.13) to move past Kelly Award winner Matt Russell (2003-06) into 10th on Navy's all-time saves list. He heads into Friday's game against Boston U. just 2 stops shy of becoming only the 10th goalkeeper in school history to reach the 400-save milestone. He has amassed 149 saves this spring, just 3 shy of joining Navy's top 20 single-season saves list. Only 2 players in the last 20 years are among the top 20 - #6 RJ Wickham with 188 saves in 2010 and #19 John Connors with 154 in 2016.
• Navy Soars In Riding Game: Navy made a significant change in its riding game this season and it has paid dividends. The Mids have held their opponents to a 72.7 clearing percentage which stands third nationally. Virginia leads the way, holding its opponents to a 70.0 clearing percentage, while Cleveland State follows at 71.4.
• High Scoring Foes: Navy has already faced the second and fourth-highest scorers in the country in Loyola's Pat Spencer (6.92 PPG) and Princeton's Michael Sowers (6.31 PPG). The Mids will face their third opponent among the nation's top 5 when Boston's Chris Gray steps on the field. Gray is ranked third nationally, averaging 6.71 points per game.
Scouting the Terriers
• Sixth-year Boston U. head coach Ryan Polley has guided the Terriers to a 10-4 record, including a 5-2 mark in the Patriot League this season. The Terriers have been rewarded over the last few weeks, entering the national polls where they stand 16th in both the USILA Coaches Poll, as well as the Inside Lacrosse Media Poll.
• BU is ranked among the nation's top 20 in 10 of the 15 statistical categories, including No. 1 in caused turnovers per game (12.00). Junior long pole Reece Eddy stands 13th nationally, averaging 2.07 takeaways per game, while junior Chase Levesque, the reigning Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week, is 30th and averaging 1.71 caused turnovers per game.
• Defensively, the Terriers are allowing 10.00 goals per game which stands 18th nationally. They have held 7 of their 14 foes to single digits, however, they have given up double figures to each of their last four opponents (have won 3 of the 4).
• Netminder Joe McSorley has turned aside 168 shots for a 54.7 save percentage (#13).
• BU's offense is averaging 12.79 goals per game and features two of the most dynamic attackmen in the country. Sophomore Chris Grays is #3 in the country in points per game (6.71), #4 in assists per game (3.79) and #20 in goals per game (2.93). Meanwhile, senior James Burr is #27 in points per game (4.29) and #7 in goals per game (3.29).
• The man-up squad has been one of the most successful in the country, scoring on 47.8 percent (22 of 46) of its opportunities which is #1 in the Patriot League and #6 nationally.
• Sophomore Sean Christman has taken on the faceoff duties this spring. He has won 171 of the 289 draws (59.2) and is ranked 23rd in the country.
Navy vs. Boston University - The Series
• Meeting for just the sixth time, Navy holds a slight 3-2 advantage in the series following a 10-8 victory at Boston a year ago.
• Friday's contest marks the third meeting between the two programs in Annapolis with split results. Navy captured a 14-6 victory over the Terriers in the inaugural meeting in Annapolis in 2015, while Boston U. scored the final three goals of the game, including the game-winner by Jack Wilson with 1.5 seconds left to upset the Mids on their home field in 2017.
• Two of the last three games between Navy and Boston U. have been decided by a goal with the Terriers winning both of them, while last year's game was decided by 2 goals in favor of the Mids.
Patriot League Playoff Scenarios
• Loyola, Lehigh, Army and Boston U. have clinched playoff berths for the six-team Patriot League Tournament set to begin next Tuesday with two quarterfinal games involving the #3 through #6 teams. Bucknell, Holy Cross and Navy are all 3-4 in league competition and head into Friday's games fighting it out for the two remaining spots in the tourney. Colgate and Lafayette have mathematically been eliminate
• Friday's games include Boston U. at Navy (4:00 pm), Colgate at Bucknell (7:00 pm - CBS Sports Network), Lehigh at Holy Cross (7:00 pm) and Loyola at Lafayette (7:30 pm). Army will play a nonconference game against NJIT (6:00 pm).
> In the event of a three-way tie between Bucknell, Navy and Holy Cross (all at 4-4): the Mids would be out because both Holy Cross and Bucknell have wins over Lehigh.
> In the event of a four-way tie between Navy, Holy Cross, Bucknell and Colgate (all at 3-5): Navy would be the No. 5 seed due to the win over Vermont (sport-specific tiebreaker: common non-conference opponent)
> In the event of a three-way tie between Navy, Bucknell and Colgate (all at 3-5): Navy would be the No. 6 seed with wins over Bucknell and Colgate.
• The following are the potential scenarios and seeding with Navy IN the Patriot League Tournament:
• Boston U., Lehigh, Loyola and Colgate win: 1. Loyola Maryland (7-1), 2. Lehigh (6-2), 3. Boston University (6-2), 4. Army West Point (5-3), 5. Navy (3-5), 6. Holy Cross (3-5), 7. Bucknell (3-5), 8. Colgate (3-5), 9. Lafayette (0-8)
• Boston U., Lehigh, Lafayette and Colgate win: 1. Loyola Maryland (7-1), 2. Lehigh (6-2), 3. Boston University (6-2), 4. Army West Point (5-3), 5. Navy (3-5), 6. Holy Cross (3-5), 7. Colgate (3-5), 8. Bucknell (3-5), 9. Lafayette (1-7)
• Boston U., Holy Cross, Loyola and Colgate win: 1. Loyola Maryland (7-1), 2. Boston University (6-2), 3. Lehigh (5-3), 4. Army West Point (5-3), 5. Holy Cross (4-4), 6. Navy (3-5), 7. Colgate (3-5), 8. Bucknell (3-5), 9. Lafayette (0-8)
• Boston U., Holy Cross, Lafayette and Colgate win: 1. Boston University (6-2), 2. Loyola Maryland (6-2), 3. Lehigh (5-3), 4. Army West Point (5-3), 5. Holy Cross (4-4), 6. Navy (3-5), 7. Colgate (3-5), 8. Bucknell (3-5), 9. Lafayette (1-7)
• Navy, Lehigh, Loyola and Colgate win: 1. Loyola Maryland (7-1), 2. Lehigh (6-2), 3. Boston University (5-3), 4. Army West Point (5-3), 5. Navy (4-4), 6. Bucknell (3-5), 7. Colgate (3-5), 8. Holy Cross (3-5), 9. Lafayette (0-8)
• Navy, Lehigh, Loyola and Bucknell win: 1. Loyola Maryland (7-1), 2. Lehigh (6-2), 3. Boston University (5-3), 4. Army West Point (5-3), 5. Navy (4-4), 6. Bucknell (4-4), 7. Holy Cross (3-5), 8. Colgate (2-6), 9. Lafayette (0-8)
• Navy, Lehigh, Lafayette and Colgate win: 1. Loyola Maryland (6-2), 2. Lehigh (6-2), 3. Boston University (5-3), 4. Army West Point (5-3), 5. Navy (4-4), 6. Bucknell (3-5), 7. Colgate (3-5), 8. Holy Cross (3-5), 9. Lafayette (1-7)
• Navy, Lehigh, Lafayette and Bucknell win: 1. Loyola Maryland (6-2), 2. Lehigh (6-2), 3. Boston University (5-3), 4. Army West Point (5-3), 5. Navy (4-4), 6. Bucknell (4-4), 7. Holy Cross (3-5), 8. Colgate (2-6), 9. Lafayette (1-7)
• Navy, Holy Cross, Loyola, and Colgate win: 1. Loyola Maryland (7-1), 2. Lehigh (5-3), 3. Boston University (5-3), 4. Army West Point (5-3), 5. Holy Cross (4-4), 6. Navy (4-4), 7. Colgate (3-5), 8. Bucknell (3-5), 9. Lafayette (0-8)
• Navy, Holy Cross, Lafayette, and Colgate win: 1. Loyola Maryland (6-2), 2. Lehigh (5-3), 3. Boston University (5-3), 4. Army West Point (5-3), 5. Holy Cross (4-4), 6. Navy (4-4), 7. Colgate (3-5), 8. Bucknell (3-5), 9. Lafayette (1-7)
• The following are the potential scenarios and seeding with Navy OUT of the Patriot League Tournament:
• Navy, Holy Cross, Loyola, and Bucknell win: 1. Loyola Maryland (7-1), 2. Lehigh (5-3), 3. Boston University (5-3), 4. Army West Point (5-3), 5. Holy Cross (4-4), 6. Bucknell (4-4), 7. Navy (4-4), 8. Colgate (2-6), 9. Lafayette (0-8)
• Navy, Holy Cross, Lafayette, and Bucknell win: 1. Loyola Maryland (6-2), 2. Lehigh (5-3), 3. Boston University (5-3), 4. Army West Point (5-3), 5. Holy Cross (4-4), 6. Bucknell (4-4), 7. Navy (4-4), 8. Colgate (2-6), 9. Lafayette (1-7)
• Boston U., Lehigh, Loyola and Bucknell win: 1. Loyola Maryland (7-1), 2. Lehigh (6-2), 3. Boston University (6-2), 4. Army West Point (5-3), 5. Bucknell (4-4), 6. Holy Cross (3-5), 7. Navy (3-5), 8. Colgate (2-6), 9. Lafayette (0-8)
• Boston U., Lehigh, Lafayette and Bucknell win: 1. Loyola Maryland (6-2), 2. Boston University (6-2), 3. Lehigh (6-2), 4. Army West Point (5-3), 5. Bucknell (4-4), 6. Holy Cross (3-5), 7. Navy (3-5), 8. Colgate (2-6), 9. Lafayette (1-7)
• Boston U., Holy Cross, Loyola and Bucknell win: 1. Loyola Maryland (7-1), 2. Boston University (6-2), 3. Lehigh (5-3), 4. Army West Point (5-3), 5. Bucknell (4-4), 6. Holy Cross (4-4), 7. Navy (3-5), 8. Colgate (2-6), 9. Lafayette (0-8)
• Boston U., Holy Cross, Lafayette and Bucknell win: 1. Boston University (6-2), 2. Loyola Maryland (6-2), 3. Lehigh (5-3), 4. Army West Point (5-3), 5. Bucknell (4-4), 6. Holy Cross (4-4), 7. Navy (3-5), 8. Colgate (2-6), 9. Lafayette (1-7)
Torain Selected in MLL and PLL Drafts
• Senior All-American midfielder
Greyson Torain was one of 24 players selected in the Premier Lacrosse League's inaugural collegiate draft on April 24. Torain, who was taken in the third round and was the 18th overall selection, will be reunited with former teammate and All-American long pole Matt Rees as members of the Chaos Lacrosse Club.
• Torain was also drafted by the Chesapeake Bayhawks on March 9 in the 2019 Major League Lacrosse collegiate draft. He was the 16th pick overall and the third selection by the Chesapeake Bayhawks.
• Torain was one of three Patriot League players selected in the PLL draft, joining Loyola's Pat Spencer, who was the No. 1 pick and Army's Johnny Surdick. Torain and Surdick, who grew up together and graduated from DeMatha Catholic High School in Hyattsville, Md., will play on the same team once again, as the Chaos LC also drafted Surdick.
