Setting the Stage
• Inside the Game: Navy (3-4, 0-2 Patriot League) will step out of conference play and face its first nationally-ranked foe of the season on Friday evening when it plays host to #9 Johns Hopkins (5-3, 0-0 Big Ten). Faceoff is set for 7:00 pm at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Joe Amplo owns a 21-15 record in his four years at the helm of the Navy program, while the Blue Jays are under the direction of Peter Milliman who is in his third year (16-21). Friday's contest, presented by Navy Mutual, marks the 92nd meeting in a series that dates back to 1908, Navy's first year as a varsity program.
• Follow the Action: The Navy-Johns Hopkins game will be streamed on ESPN+ (subscription based) and will also be carried live on 1430 AM / 99.9 FM WNAV with Pete Medhurst and Joe Miller on the call. Radio coverage begins at 6:45 pm with the Navy Lacrosse Pregame Show. Live stats will also be available on NavySports.com(.)

Navy Quick Hits
• Storied Rivalry Returns to Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium: Navy and Johns Hopkins have met 91 times on the lacrosse field in what is one of the top-15 most-played series in the history of the sport. The two programs met every year from 1950 to 2017 before the annual game was put on hold due to scheduling conflicts after Johns Hopkins joined the Big Ten Conference. The two schools were scheduled to play on March 14, 2020, but the worldwide pandemic struck and the season was shut down on the eve of the game. The pandemic once again hindered the efforts of playing in 2021. The two played one another for the first time since Feb. 7, 2017, when Max Hewitt scored the game's final 2 goals to lead the Midshipmen to an 11-10 victory over Johns Hopkins at Homewood Field in Baltimore last March. Friday's contest will mark the first time the two teams have met at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis since Feb. 9, 2016, when the Blue Jays won a 12-11 double-overtime thriller against the Midshipmen.
• Historic Programs on Display: Johns Hopkins and Navy are two of the sport's oldest and most successful programs. Johns Hopkins' program was established in 1883 and is recognized as the oldest in Div. I now in its 136th season. Johns Hopkins is also the winningest, having amassed a 1,009-367-15 record, and is the only program to reach 1,000 wins. Navy is in its 116th year (fifth oldest) and boasts an 825-379-14 record (fifth-most wins). Johns Hopkins and Navy are among only five programs (Syracuse, Maryland, Army) in Div. I who have won 800 or more games.
• Arline Runs the "X": Xavier Arline's (Jr / A) role on the Navy lacrosse team is comparable to that as a quarterback on the Mids' football team - the offense runs through him on both fields of play. After seeing action in just 6 games a year ago and producing 8 points (5G, 3A), Arline is Navy's leading scorer through 7 games this season where he has amassed 21 points on 8 goals and a team-best 13 assists. He stands 28th in the country in assists per game (1.86).
• Haley Settles In, Eyes Rookie Mark: Last spring, Henry Tolker (So / A) was the team's fourth-leading scorer as a rookie with 34 points (23G, 11A) and became just the 14th freshman in program history to reach 30 points. Starting attackman Mac Haley is off to a solid start to the season and with at least 8 more games to play, he, too, has that 30-point milestone within his sights. Haley is second on the team in scoring with 15 points on 10 goals and 5 assists. He has points in 6 of the 7 contests this season, including multiple points in 4 games.
• Bonitz, Snider Among Navy's All-Time Caused Turnover Leaders: In the Mids' game at High Point on Feb. 25, All-American Jackson Bonitz (Jr / D) moved into the top 10 on Navy's all-time caused turnovers list, while Zach Snider (Sr / LSM) added his named to the top 20. With 37-career takeaways, Bonitz is tied with Michael Hirsch (2008-11) for seventh. Bonitz needs 8 caused turnover to tie Austin Miller (2010-13) for sixth and 10 to move into the top 5. Snider is tied with Alex Heyward (2012-15) for 17th on the list with 22 takeaways in his 4 seasons. He is just 2 away from tying former teammate Nick Franchuk (2018-21) and Hiram Carter (2015-18) for 15th. Meanwhile, second-year starter Nick LiCalzi (Jr / D) is just 2 away from joining the top 20, as he owns 17 takeaways. Bonitz leads the team in caused turnovers this season with 9, while Snider has 8 and LiCalzi owns 3.

Scouting Johns Hopkins
• Third-year head coach Peter Milliman has led Johns Hopkins to a 5-3 mark this season that includes wins over Jacksonville (12-7), Georgetown (13-12), Utah (12-8), Saint Joseph's (15-14) and Syracuse (11-9). Its losses have been to North Carolina (11-7), Loyola (13-8) and Virginia (18-13). Six of the Blue Jays' 8 contests have been against foes ranked in the top 20, posting a 3-3 mark in those games.
• Six different players have produced double digits in the scoring column this season, including Jacob Angelus (Sr / A) who leads the team with 25 points on 7 goals and a team-best 21 assists. Angelus is #4 in the country in assists per game (3.00). Just one point separates Garrett Degnon  (Gr / A) and Matt Collison (Fr / M), who have 17 (16-1) and 16 (14-2) points, respectively.
• The Blue Jays are an accurate shooting team, scoring goals on 31.5 percent of their shots (91 G, 289 Sh).
• Standing between the pipes is Tim Marcille (Sr / GK) who owns a 12.15 goals-against average and a 54.8 save percentage. Marcille has recorded double-digit saves in all 7 games this season and is coming off a sensational 21-save performance in the win over Syracuse last weekend. He stands #10 nationally in saves per game (14.57) and is #15 in save percentage.
• Scott V. Smith (Jr / D) leads the team with 10 caused turnovers, while Georgetown grad transfer Alex Mazzone (LSM/D) has 9 takeaways and 19 ground balls.
• Three different players have taken faceoffs for the Blue Jays, however Tyler Dunn (Jr) and Logan Callahan (Sr) have taken the bulk. Dunn has won 50 of the 108 (46.3) draws he has taken and has picked up 24 ground balls. Callahan has won 47 of the 93 (50.5) faceoffs he has taken and leads the team with 36 ground balls.
• Johns Hopkins has scored 9 extra-man goals on 23 opportunities (39.1), while its man-down defense has stopped 17 of the 25 (68.0) man-up chances by the opponent. Matt Collison (Fr / M) and Russell Melendenz (Jr / A) both have 3 man-up goals this spring.

Navy vs. Johns Hopkins - The Series
• Friday night's contest marks the 92nd meeting between Navy and Johns Hopkins and the first in Annapolis since 2016.
• The Blue Jays have dominated the series with a 62-28-1 advantage, however Johns Hopkins' amazing 36-game winning streak was snapped in 2010, when the Mids dealt the Blue Jays a 9-8 overtime loss.  
• Johns Hopkins leads the series in games played in Annapolis, 34-19-1, including wins in each of the last 2.
• Three of Navy's last 4 wins in the series have come at home - 8-2 on 4.21.12 // 9-8 OT on 4.24.10 // 13-12 on 5.4.74. The Mids captured a thrilling 11-10 win over the Blue Jays last March at Homewood Field in Baltimore.
• Ten of the last 20 games between Navy and Johns Hopkins have been decided by 1 goal, including last year's 11-10 win by the Midshipmen that saw Navy win its first game at Homewood Field since 1969. Additionally, 5 of those 10 one-goal games have gone into extra minutes, including a 12-11 double-OT win by the Blue Jays in their last appearance at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium (2.9.16).

Navy to Host 2023 NCAA Quarterfinals
• Albany (Saturday, May 20) and Navy (Sunday, May 21) will be the host sites for this year's NCAA Quarterfinal games. Navy has previously hosted the quarterfinal round 6 times - 2007, '08, '09, '12, '15, '18. Navy will also host quarterfinal games in 2025.
• Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pa., will be the site of the 2023 Division I semifinals and final, in addition to the Divisions II and III national championship games. These championships will represent the seventh time the home of the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles has hosted the event. The championships also took place there in 2005, '06, '13, '15, '16 and '19. Drexel will serve as the host school.
• Tickets ($25 adults / $20 youth) may be purchased online at NavySports.com(.)