Setting the Stage
• Opening Draw: Navy (4-2, 1-1 Patriot League) will step aside from Patriot League action on Tuesday when it travels to Florida to take on the Jacksonville Dolphins (3-3, 0-0 Atlantic Sun). Faceoff is slated for 7:00 pm at Rock Stadium. Navy is led by Joe Amplo, who has put together a 47-35 record in his 7 seasons at the helm of the Mids' program, while Jacksonville's John Galloway has amassed a 78-57 record in 10 years as the program's head coach. Saturday's contest marks just the 4th meeting in a series that dates back to 2012 (Jacksonville leads 2-1).
• Follow the Action: The game will be streamed on ESPN+ (subscription based) with Ray Carnicelli and former Navy lacrosse standout goalkeeper Garrett Luebker on the call.  Live stats will also be available on NavySports.com(.) There will be no radio coverage.

Countdown to Faceoff
10 -   Dan Daly (Sr), who is only the 11th goalkeeper in program history to reach 400-career saves, needs 4 more stops to move into a tie with John Connors (427 / 2013-16) for 10th on Navy's all-time career saves list. He stands 11th with 423 saves.
9  -  AJ Marsh (Jr / D) dealt out a pair of assists against Bucknell over the weekend to push his career total to 9. He stands 2nd on the Mids' all-time points scored list by a pole with 17 (8G, 8A) and his 8 goals are the 4th most by a pole.
8  -  Tuesday's contest will be Joe Amplo's 8th game he's coached against Jacksonville. He owns a 5-2 record all-time against the Dolphins - 1-0 at Navy and 4-2 at Marquette.
7  -  In the 3 games played between Jacksonville and Navy, the losing team has been held to 7 or fewer goals in all 3 (2-19-2012,  Jacksonville 13-7 / 2-4-2018, Jacksonville 12-7 / 2-28-2021, Navy 13-6).
6  -  Patrick Flaherty (So / LSM) was named the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week after recording a career-high 6 caused turnovers, 4 ground balls and an assist in the win over Bucknell. The 6 takeaways are the 2nd most in program history  (1 off the record) and the most since Matt Rees had 6 against Air Force on Feb. 6, 2016. As a team, the Mids tied the school record (VMI, 2011) with 18 caused turnovers against the Bison.
5  -  Navy is the 5th-oldest (119th year) and 5th-winningest (851-399-14) program in NCAA Div. I men's lacrosse history.
4  -  Four players have scored 100 points during the Joe Amplo era, including Mac Haley (Sr / A) who scored his 100th point in Navy's win over VMI (2-17). He is tied for 26th on Navy's all-time scoring list with 115 points, just 8 points out of the top 20.
3  -  With his 9 faceoff wins on Saturday against Bucknell, Zach Hayashi (Jr / FO) took sole possession of 3rd on Navy's all-time faceoff wins list. With his 8 wins against VMI (2-17), he became the 4th player in program history to reach 300-career wins.
2  -  During the Joe Amplo era, Navy has lost just 2 games when holding its opponent to single digits. The Mids are 30-2 when achieving that feat since 2020. Navy has held Bucknell to single digits in 8 of the last 11 games.
1  -  Head coach Joe Amplo needs just 1 win to reach 100 for his career. He led Marquette to a 52-53 record in his 7 years there before putting together a 47-35 record in 7 seasons at Navy.

Scouting Jacksonville
• In his 10th year as Jacksonville's head coach, John Galloway has led the Dolphins to a 3-3 record. After dropping its first-two contests to nationally-ranked Rutgers (11-10 OT) and North Carolina (11-10) by a combined 2 goals, Jacksonville has won 3 of its last 4 contests. In its wins over Le Moyne (20-2), High Point (18-7) and Detroit Mercey (18-4), the Dolphins have averaged 18.7 goals per game, while holding the opposition to 4.3 goals per game.
• Jacksonville is ranked among the nation's top 10 in caused turnovers (5th / 11.17), ground balls per game (7th / 36.67), scoring offense (8th / 14.33), shot percentage (8th / 34.8), points per game (8th / 22.83), assists per game (8th / 8.50),  scoring margin (9th / +5.83) and scoring defense (10th / 8.50).
• The Dolphins are led by Jack Taylor (Sr / M), who has 30 points on 15 goals and 15 assists this season. He is ranked 7th nationally in points per game (5.00), 44th in goals per game (2.50) and 6th in assists per game (2.50). Nicky Brown (Sr / A) has recorded 20 points on 11 goals and 9 assists, while Daylin John-Hill (So / A) has 19 points on a team-high tying 15 goals and 4 assists.
• Netminder Ryan Della Rocco (Gr.) is in his 3rd year as Jacksonville's starter between the pipes where this season he owns an 8.81 goals-against average and a 55.1 save percentage. His is ranked 12th nationally in GAA and 15th in save percentage
• Drew Rippeon (Jr) has taken the bulk of the faceoffs this season, winning 55.0 percent (71-129) of his draws, while grabbing a team-high 49 ground balls. Sean Hassis (10-230 and Braden McCassie (2-6) have also take faceoffs for the Dolphins.

Navy-Jacksonville Series
• Tuesday's contest will be just the 4th meeting between the two programs with Jacksonville leading 2-1.
• The inaugural meeting saw the Dolphins score a 13-7 win over the Midshipmen on Feb. 19, 2012, in the Moe's Southwest Grill Classic played at EverBank Field, home to the NFL's Jacksonville Jaguars. The Dolphins outscored the Mids 6-1 in the 2nd quarter to take an 8-2 lead at the half and never looked back
• Jacksonville dealt Navy a 12-7 loss in the 2018 season opener. Jacksonville held just a one-goal advantage after the opening quarter, but again used a strong 2nd quarter to make its move against the Mids, outscoring them 5-0 and putting the game out of reach. Navy was without its starting faceoff specialist and was forced to rely upon then freshman long-stick midfielder Jeff Durden and short-stick defensive middie Brad Alexander.
• Navy used a 9-0 run to overcome a 4-1 opening-quarter deficit en route to capturing a 13-6 victory over Jacksonville on Feb. 28, 2021. It's the only time the two teams have played at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium to date. The Mids held the Dolphins off the scoreboard for nearly 25 minutes (24:19, 6:49 2Q - 12:30 3Q), while 8 different players accounted for Navy's 9-goal run in the 2nd and 3rd quarters.
• Just hours after defeating Jacksonville in 2021, the Naval Academy endured a 21-day Restriction of Movement (ROM), more commonly known as quarantine to the civilian world, due to an uptick in COVID-19 cases within the Brigade of Midshipmen. During those 21 days, midshipmen were allowed 2 hours of outdoor physical activity with 1 roommate, while classes were held virtually and meals were consumed within their respective dorm rooms. ROM was lifted on March 22, when athletes were allowed to return to practice and resume competition. The 28-day gap between games (Jacksonville on Feb. 28 and Bucknell on March 28) remains the longest in school history with the closest being a 23-day wait between the Mids' 1986 regular-season finale against top-ranked Johns Hopkins on April 26 and its NCAA Quarterfinals contest against Virginia on May 19.
• The winning team in all 3 contests reached double-figure goals, while the losing team was held to single digits.