Setting the Stage
• Inside the Game: After playing two in a row on the road, Navy (4-6, 1-2 Patriot League) returns home to play host to 17th-ranked Boston University (7-1, 4-0 Patriot League) Friday evening in a nationally-televised contest. Faceoff is set for 7:30 pm at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Joe Amplo owns a 22-17 record in his four years at the helm of the Navy program, while the Terriers are under the direction of Ryan Polley who is in his 10th year (76-61).
• Follow the Action: Friday's contest will be televised by CBS Sports Network with Jason Knapp and Evan Washburn on the call. Additionally, the game will be carried live on 1430 AM / 99.9 FM WNAV with Pete Medhurst and Joe Miller. Radio coverage begins at 7:15 pm with the Navy Lacrosse Pregame Show. Live stats will also be available on NavyStats.com(.)

Navy Quick Hits
• Changing Lineup: An injury-riddled Navy team has used 7 different starting lineups in its 10 games this spring, including a different lineup in each of its last 6 contests. Navy swapped starting keepers (Pat Ryan, Dan Daly) and attackmen (Henry Tolker, Jon Jarosz) in the first two games before settling into its original lineup for games against Hofstra, Manhattan and High Point. Navy suffered its first major injury of the season against High Point and has seen injuries mount over the last month. Mac Haley (Fr / A), Max Hewitt (Jr / M) and Jackson Bonitz (Jr / D) are the only players to have started all 10 games for the Mids this season.
• Poll Busters: Navy owns a 162-208 all-time record against teams ranked in the top 25. Navy's last win over a ranked team was on April 23, 2022, when the Mids defeated Army 12-11 in overtime. The Mids are 9-7 against teams who have been ranked #17 at the time of the contest and have lost five in a row. The last time Navy played a 17th-ranked team was on March 22, 2019, a game the Mids dropped by a 15-8 count to league rival Lehigh. Navy's last win over the #17 team was against Johns Hopkins (9-8) in overtime on April 24, 2010, when the Mids were unranked.
• Lax Under the Lights: Starting with Boston U., Navy will play 4 of its 5 remaining regular-season games under the lights. The Boston U. game is set for a 7:30 pm start, while next Friday's game (4.7) at Loyola is slated for 7:00 pm on CBS Sports Network. The April 22 game against Army in Annapolis will also be broadcast by CBS Sports Network with a 7:00 pm faceoff. Navy's regular-season finale at Bucknell on April 28 will be played at 7:30 pm. The only game over the next 5 weeks that is not a night game will be the April 15 home game against Lafayette which is the second game of a men's and women's doubleheader and is slated to begin at 3:30 pm. Navy's home game against Johns Hopkins on March 17 was also played under the lights.
• Haley Eyes Freshman Top-10 Lists: Mac Haley (Fr / A) is on the verge of joining the ranks of some of the best rookies in program history. A starter in all 10 contests this season, he is the team's third-leading scorer with 21 points on 14 goals and 7 assists. Haley needs 9 points to become only the 15th freshman in Navy history to reach 30 points. Meanwhile, he is 9 goals shy of reaching the top 10 in goals by a freshman and 4 assists shy of joining that list, as well.
• Hewitt Tracking 30: Last year's starting midfield trio was one for the record books, as Patrick Skalniak (Sr / 28-20=48), Dane Swanson (Jr / 21-17=38) and Max Hewitt (Jr / 20-12=32) all finished the season with at least 30 points. It marked the first time in program history that 3 midfielders reached the 30-point milestone in the same season. Hewitt, Navy's second leading scorer this spring (15-7=22), is 8 points away from adding his name to the 30-point midfielder list for a second time. Hewitt is looking to become just the eighth midfielder in school history to score 30 points multiple times a career - Torain (2017-18-19), Ryan Wade (2018-19), Graham Gill (2004-05), Jamie Slough (1992-93-94), Brian Keith (1989-90), Glen Miles (1984-86) and Mike Chanenchuk (1977-78-79).

Scouting Boston U.
• Tenth-year Boston U. head coach Ryan Polley has led the defending Patriot League Champions to a 7-1 record this season, including a 4-0 mark in the Patriot League. The Terriers enter Friday night's contest in Annapolis ranked #17 in the USILA Coaches Poll and #18 in the Inside Lacrosse Media Poll.
• Since dropping a 14-12 decision to Vermont in its opener, BU has won 7-consecutive games, including conference wins over Bucknell (14-12), Holy Cross (23-9) and Lafayette (12-10).
• The Terriers are 4-1 on the road this season with 4 of the 5 games decided by 2 or fewer goals (L, 14-12 at Vermont / W, 16-15 OT at Bryant / W, 14-12 at Bucknell / W, 12-10 at Lafayette). The only road game that was decided by more was their 12-6 rout over UMass.
• BU is ranked among the nation's top 20 in 11 of the 15 statistical categories, including No. 3 in caused turnovers per game (11.88). Trey Brown (So / D) and Patrick Morrison (Sr / D) are both ranked #10 nationally, averaging 1.88 takeaways per game, while Roy Meyer (Sr / LSM) is 16th and averaging 1.75 CT/gm.
• Defensively, the Terriers are holding their opponents to 10.62 goals per game which stands 20th nationally. They have held 3 of their 8 foes to single digits.
• Netminder Matt Garber (Gr) has made 69 saves, while yielding 85 goals in his 8 starters. He stands #24 nationally in goals-against average (11.05), #63 in save percentage (44.8) and #63 in saves per game (8.62).
• BU's offense, meanwhile, has been impressive, averaging 14.75 goals per game (#8), and features three of the most dynamic attackmen in the country. Vince D'Alto (Jr) is #6 in the country in points per game (5.25), #12 in goals per game (3.25) and#16 in assists per game (2.00).
• Louis Perfetto (Sr) is #14 in points per game (4.88) and #7 in assists per game (2.50), while Timmy Ley (Gr) is #27 in points per game (4.25) and  #15 in goals per game (3.12).
• Conor Calderone (Sr) is ranked #12 nationally in faceoff winning percentage. He has won 100 of the 159 (62.9) draws he has taken this season. He also leads the team with 47 ground balls, averaging the 28th most (6.00) in the country.
• BU's extra-man unit is ranked #6, converting on 55.0 percent (11-20) of its opportunities, while the man-down unit stands 33rd and has shut down 20 of the 31 (64.5) EMO's by the opponent.

Navy vs. Boston U. - The Series
• Meeting for the eighth time overall and the first time in Annapolis since 2019, Navy holds a narrow 4-3 advantage in the series.
• Last year's contest in Boston was the first time the two programs met since 2019. The 2020 season was shut down 2 weeks prior to when Navy and the Terriers were to have met and in 2021, the Patriot League utilized divisions to limit travel because of the pandemic. Navy did not play Boston U., Colgate or Holy Cross.
• Friday's contest will mark the fourth meeting between the two programs in Annapolis with Navy winning 2 of the 3 previously played contests (2015, W 14-6 / 2017, L 8-7 / 2019, W, 13-12).
• 3 of the last 5 games between Navy and Boston U. have been decided by a goal. The 2016, '17, '18 and '19 games were decided by a combined 5 goals. The teams split those 4 contests - 2016, Boston U. 10-9 OT2 / 2017, Boston U. 8-7 / 2018, Navy 10-8 / 2019, Navy 13-12.

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(.)