Navy long-stick midfielder Jeff Durden (Sr / Cumming, Ga.) has been named to the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) Div. I Team of the Week it was was announced by the organization Tuesday evening. Durden played a pivotal role in Navy upsetting 15th-ranked Loyola 14-12 last Saturday, including scoring the game-winning goal.

In addition to anchoring a defensive effort that held Loyola scoreless for the first 11-plus minutes of the game as Navy jumped out to a 6-0 lead, Durden turned in a career-high two goals in the Mids' victory, including perhaps the most important goal of his career. After Navy built a 12-6 lead midway through the third quarter, the Greyhounds came storming back, scoring six-consecutive goals to tie the game at 12-all with 4:59 remaining in the contest. Just nine seconds after Loyola's Evan James evened the score, Durden came up with the ground ball on the ensuing faceoff and fired in what would be the game-winning goal. Co-captain Christian Daniel (Sr / Owings, Md.), who was named the Patriot League Offensive Player of the Week on Monday, added an insurance goal with under two minutes to go, while the Mids' defense held the Greyhounds to just one shot and without a goal over the last 4:59 of the game to secure the program's first win on the Greyhounds' home field.

Active on the wings of faceoffs, Durden finished the game with a career-high tying six ground balls and helped the Mids' faceoff unit turn the corner in the second half where it won 10 of the 13 draws, including each of the last three.

Navy returns to action on Saturday when it plays host to one of the greatest rivalries in college sports, the Army-Navy Game. CBS Sports Network will broadcast the game with faceoff set for 12:00 pm at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The game will also be carried live by 1430 FM / 99.9 AM WNAV with Pete Medhurst and Joe Miller on the call. Tickets ($15 adults / $10 youth 12 and under) are available online or at the stadium on game day. There will also be a $10 charge to park at the stadium.

USILA Div. Team of the Week (Week of April 19)
A - Jared Bernhardt, Maryland / vs. Ohio State / paced the Terps with 7 points on 6 goals and an assist ... scored the first 3 goals in a 7-0 run and broke open what was a one-goal advantage (4-3) that turned into an 11-3 lead midway through the third quarter

A - Charlie Kitchen, Delaware / vs. Hofstra / Turned in a 9-point performance in the win over Hofstra that saw him score 6 goals on 9 shots ... scored 5 of his 6 goals in the second half to help the Blue Hens overcome a 4-goal halftime deficit and defeat Hofstra on the road

A - Richie LaCalandra, LIU / vs. Mount St. Mary's / Scored 11 points on 6 goals and 5 assists ... scored 6-consecutive goals for LIU between the first and third quarters and then provided the assist on 5 of the next 6 goals, including each of the first 4

A - Mac O'Keefe, Penn State / vs. Michigan / Scored 8 points on 6 goals and 2 assists en route to breaking the NCAA all-time goals record, passing Duke's Justin Guterding (2015-18) mark of 212 ... also scored the game-winner in overtime against Michigan

D - JT Giles-Harris, Duke / vs. Virginia / Anchored a defense that held Virginia scoreless for the final 18:04 for a 13-12 road victory ... matched up against Matt Moore, he held UVA's leading scorer to just two goals, the second-fewest points in a game this season ... Giles-Harris also contributed a crucial assist in the third quarter - the first of his career.

LSM - Jeff Durden, Navy / vs. Loyola / Scored 2 goals, including the game-winner, while also grabbing a career-high 6 ground balls in the Mids' win over #15 Loyola ... Durden's goal snapped a Loyola run of 6-consecutive goals with his game-winner coming just 9 seconds after the Greyhounds tied it up ...it was the program's first win over Loyola on its home field.

FO - James Reilly, Georgetown / vs. Denver / Won 16 of the 24 draws (66.7) he took against two of the nation's top faceoff men in Alec Stathakis (4-12) and TD Ierlan (4-12)

FO - Mike Sisselberger, Lehigh / vs. Lafayette / Won 44 of the 52 draws (84.6) he took in two games against Lafayette, while grabbing 41 ground balls and scoring a goal

GK - Owen McElroy, Georgetown / vs. Denver / Made a season-best 14 stops in goal while holding the high-powered Denver offense under its season average of 15 goals ... also turned in a pair of assists in what was Georgetown's first win regular-season win over Denver

GK - Sean Richard, Marquette / vs. St. John's and Providence / Made a combined 30 saves in a pair of overtime victories for the week, including 18 in a 7-6 win over Providence ... allowed just 6 goals against the Friars for a 75.0 save percentage



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