Exeter 7  Navy Prep 11
This was a game of two very different halves of lacrosse. The first half consisted of Navy Prep taking advantage of every single mistake Exeter made on the field. While Exeter had difficulty adjusting initially to the size and strength of some of the Navy players, it was clear even in the lopsided first half that Exeter could create offensive opportunities. A very good Navy goalkeeper thwarted several Exeter first half point blank shots, and a pipe shot and a save by a Navy defenseman with the goalie out of the net added to the Exeter frustration. Meanwhile, Navy was very opportunistic with loose balls in the crease area, backing up missed shots and finding open players on the crease, and taking advantage of a few transition situations. Goalie Brian Anand played an outstanding game and saved several shots from close range that would have made the first half even worse. When the second half started with Exeter up a man, Andrew Sung continued his great play by grabbing the man-up face-off so Exeter could set up their man-up offense. Twenty one seconds later, Andrew ripped home a high hard shot to start the Exeter 2nd half comeback. Andrew's goal was followed one minute later by an Alan Eberstein goal from a Joaquin Walker assist . After Navy's only 3rd quarter goal, Jared Connell scored on a solo dodge to make the score 8-4. Eberstein brought Exeter to within three goals with his 2nd goal of the game near the end of the 3rd period. While the offense was coming alive, the defense was playing superb aggressive lacrosse. Long stick middie Pat Sullivan played an incredible game. He repeatedly stripped Navy midfielders from the ball and caused turnovers all over the field. Greg Donohue and Adam White were both dominating their attackmen and clearing the ball well. Exeter put incredible pressure on the Navy goal, but could not get another one by their hot goaltender in the 3rd quarter. When Navy scored first in the 4th quarter, Exeter could easily have quit on such a hot (93) day. However, the Big Red kept working hard. Andrew Dodwell scored two goals down the stretch to keep the pressure on, but it was not enough. Navy was able to keep their lead as Exeter continued to apply pressure all over the field. Although this game goes into the loss column, the coaches were extremely pleased with the team's effort and their ability to come back against a very good team. If they play as hard and as well in the remainder of the season, they will win a lot of lacrosse games.

Team	1st quarter	2nd quarter	3rd quarter	4th quarter	Game Total
Exeter	0	1	4	2	7
Navy Prep	3	4	1	3	11

Game Ball Winner -

Game Scoring - Goals - Eberstein (2), Dodwell (2), Connell (2), Sung

                           Assists - Eberstein, Sung, Walker, Houlder

Saves/Shots on Goal - Anand 10/21