Oct. 20, 2007

Final Stats

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- Holy Cross freshman Kyle Miller scored two goals and the Crusaders set a Glenn Warner Soccer Facility for most goals scored by an opponent in defeating Navy, 4-1, in Patriot League action on Saturday night. The loss drops Navy's overall record to 6-5-2 and 0-4-0 in the Patriot League, while Holy Cross improves to 6-4-3 overall and 2-0-2 in league play.

The four goals surpassed the record of three set twice before (by Georgetown in 2003 and Lehigh in 2002) and the three-goal differential equaled the largest margin of defeat for the Mids at the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility, matching three-goal setbacks by Georgetown (2003) and Lehigh (2002).

"There isn't a whole lot to say," said a disappointed Navy head coach Rich Miranda. "We had way too many defensive lapses and not enough depth. They simply outplayed us. We had no answers for them."

Holy Cross dominated the first 15 minutes of the contest, but Thomas Jenkins (Franklin, N.C.) had two of his three saves in the first 15 minutes of the game to keep the Crusaders off the board. After an even next 10 minutes, the Crusaders broke the game open with goals by Andreas Andrews and Miller just 1:04 apart to take a 2-0 lead at halftime. The lead stretched to 3-0 on a Jon Werth goal in the 63rd minute.

Navy got on the board as Anthony Parker (Fredericksburg, Va.) scored off a shot by Justin Waskey (Georgetown, Ky.) in the 76th minute, but that was as close as the Mids would get as Miller scored his second goal of the evening in the 83rd minute for the 4-1 margin.

The loss is a major blow for the Mids in their quest for the Patriot League Tournament. Just one team in the 17 previous years in the Patriot League (Navy - 1997) has made the tournament with four losses. Meanwhile, the Mids, which were coming off a 1-0 upset of 20th-ranked West Virginia on Tuesday night (the Mountaineers defeated No. 1-ranked UConn on Friday night), continue to suffer in Patriot League, posting just a 1-9-2 record in the Patriot League in the last 12 games, dating back to the final game of the 2005 season.

Holy Cross outshot Navy, 13-10, and each team drew one corner kick. Holy Cross recorded 12 fouls to Navy's 10.

The Mids will be back in action on Tuesday night for their final non-conference contest of the year, a 7:00 pm kickoff at Longwood. Navy is 6-1-2 in non-conference play this year, including 3-0-0 in away games.

# GO NAVY #