The Navy Midshipmen men's basketball team rolls out to a 7-0 lead over the Army Black Knights.
Sitting in her usual courtside seat, Annapolis resident Katie Ratigan, otherwise known as "U.S. Navy's Italian Godmother from New Jersey," cheers on one of her favorite sports teams among a sold-out crowd in Alumni Hall.
The self-proclaimed sports nut and ardent U.S. Naval Academy superfan sits close to the action, where all the referees know her and players stop by for a hug.
It's Saturday, and the Navy men's and women's basketball teams are competing in a double-header against the Army West Point Black Knights, the longtime sports rival of the Midshipmen.