| Game Information |
#9 Loyola (4-10 Patriot League, 4-10 Overall) at #1 Navy (12-1 Patriot League, 15-2 Overall) |
| Patriot League Tournament Round |
Quarterfinal |
| Date |
Saturday, March 6 |
| Location |
Annapolis, Md. (Alumni Hall) |
| Time |
Noon |
| Fans |
Closed |
| Live Video |
ESPN+ (Requires Subscription) / Pete Medhurst, Mike Heary |
| Live Radio |
WNAV (AM-1430, FM-99.9, www.1430wnav.com); WFED (AM-1500, FederalNewsRadio.com) / Pete Medhurst, Mike Heary |
| Live Statistics |
Navy Athletics |
| Game Notes |
Navy • Loyola |
| Season Statistics (XML) |
Navy • Loyola |
| Fan Roster Card |
Navy Athletics |
Five Starting Notes
1 – Navy and Loyola are meeting in the Patriot League Tournament for the first time. The Greyhounds were the only league foe prior to this year that the Mids had not faced in the postseason.
2 – Navy improved upon its preseason prediction by three placings this year. This effort makes it six times in the last seven years in which the Mids have bettered their preseason prediction by at least three placings.
3 – Navy and Colgate are the only two Patriot League teams to not appear in a first-round tournament game over the last four years.
4 – Navy players have totaled 17 complete games lost due to injuries or COVID protocols over the previous seven games.
5 – Only four current Navy players have started a Patriot League Tournament game in their careers. Those four players are
John Carter Jr.,
Cam Davis,
Luke Loehr and
Greg Summers, all of whom started the team's 2020 quarterfinal round game at Boston U.
Patriot League Tournament Schedule
March 3 – First Round
#9 Loyola at #8 Holy Cross – no game (Holy Cross ended its season prior to tournament play due to a positive COVID 19 test within its Tier 1 group)
at #7 Boston U. def. #10 Lehigh, 69-58
March 6 – Quarterfinals
#9 Loyola at #1 Navy – Noon
#5 American at #4 Army – 3 p.m.
#6 Bucknell at #3 Lafayette – 2 p.m.
#7 Boston U. at #2 Colgate – 1 p.m.
March 10 – Semifinals (5:30 p.m. / 7:30 p.m.)
#5 American / #4 Army vs. #9 Loyola / #1 Navy
#6 Bucknell / #3 Lafayette vs. #7 Boston U. / #2 Colgate
March 14 – Final (Noon)
Navy-Loyola History
• Navy and Loyola first met 111 years ago during the 1909-10 season. The Mids posted a 36-10 victory in that inaugural game between the teams.
• This is the 31st season in which the teams will meet for at least one game.
• Navy leads the all-time series with Loyola, 32-9.
• Navy has posted a 19-3 record against Loyola in games played in Annapolis. The Mids also have compiled a 9-1 record against the Greyhounds in games played in Alumni Hall.
• The Mids have tallied a 10-6 record against the Greyhounds when Loyola plays host to the game on its campus. Navy also holds a slim 7-6 edge over Loyola in games played in Reitz Arena.
• The game will be the third time in a week and the fourth time this season the teams will face each other.