Capital Gazette · Feb 22, 2019
Navy wreaking havoc with increased emphasis on riding
Navy goal scorer Michael Foster (22) celebrates a second-quarter tally with teammates against Vermont at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium on Feb. 9. (Brian Krista / Capital Gazette)Head coach Rick Sowell said in preseason that Navy men’s lacrosse had placed increased emphasis on riding the ball.
Sowell wanted the Midshipmen to make that element of the game a weapon and was quite pleased with the results he was seeing in practice.
Navy has been a dominant riding team through two games this season, making it very difficult for Vermont and UMBC to move the ball upfield. The Catamounts and Retrievers were a combined 27-for-50 (54 percent) on clearing attempts against the Midshipmen.