26   Pat Kiernan
	Class: Sophomore Hometown: Ridgewood, N.J. High School: Ridgewood Height / Weight: 5-11 / 183 Position: D/LSM

Kiernan in 2011 (Fr.): Member of Navy's man-down unit that has squelched 27 of its opponents' 40 attempts (.675) ... finished fourth on the team in ground balls (35) and tied for second in caused turnovers (11) ... recorded five ground balls playing the wings of faceoffs and created a pair of Hopkins turnovers ... played one of his best all-around games of the year in Navy's home contest against rival Army ... picked up five ground balls off the wings of faceoffs and caused a pair of turnovers ... scooped up four ground balls and caused one turnover in the game against Maryland ... scored his first-collegiate goal off an assist from close defenseman Peter Rogers in the Mids' 9-8 loss at Georgetown ... it was also his first-career shot ... grabbed three ground balls in Navy's one-goal loss to Colgate ... picked up three ground balls on the wings of faceoffs in Navy's win over Towson ... tracked down three ground balls and caused a turnover in Navy's 15-6 victory over Lafayette ... grabbed three grounders at Bucknell, while also causing a turnover ... caused a takeaway in Navy's 10-8 loss at No. 12 North Carolina ... along with goalkeeper RJ Wickham, led Navy in ground balls with 6 in the Mids' opener against VMI ... also turned in three takeaways in his first-collegiate appearance.

More on Kiernan: A 2009 graduate of Ridgewood High School, Kiernan attended the Naval Academy Prep School during the 2009-10 academic year ... a two-sport athlete who earned letters in lacrosse (3) and football (1) ... named a High School All-American his senior year ... Ridgewood's team MVP, he was also named the 2009 New Jersey Defenseman of the Year ... served as team captain of the lacrosse team his senior season ... led the lacrosse team to the 2008 country championship ... uncle, Doug Yates, played football at Delaware ... son of Peter and Stacy Kiernan ... majoring in Economics.