April 18, 2008

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The Navy water polo team will wrap up its spring season this weekend with its annual post-season banquet on Friday night, then will host four games on Saturday and Sunday. The Mids will battle Eastern rival Princeton at 11:30 am and service-academy rival Air Force at 5:45 on Saturday. On Sunday, Navy will host the New York Athletic Club at 11:30 am and the Northern Virginia Club at 2:00 pm. All games will be played in Lejeune Hall and are free of charge.

"The team has had a good spring, with many of our up and coming players getting lots of game experience," said Navy head coach Mike Schofield, who won his 500th game at Navy this past fall. "We'll all need to take full advantage of the summer season in order to come back in the fall ready to live up to the standards that the Class of 2008 has set for us."

The games this weekend will put a cap on a strong spring season for the Midshipmen. Eleven players participated in the USA Water Polo Division I Premier League Tournaments.

"We feel that we have improved significantly this spring and we have a challenge to every player to put in a great summer," said Schofield. "How successful we are in the fall depends on what we do now in the offseason."

The Mids are coming off their most successful season in school history in 2007, posting a 30-6 record. The 30 wins set a new school record and the Mids finished third at the NCAA Championships, Navy's highest finish ever. Navy finished the season ranked seventh in the country, the highest for the program in school history.

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