Navy Volleyball Team to Play Host to UMBC Tuesday

Final home match of the season

	Nikki England

Nov. 5, 2007

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The Navy volleyball team will close the home portion of its season Tuesday night when the Midshipmen play host to UMBC in a 6 p.m. match in Macdonough Hall.

Navy enters the non-conference tilt with an 18-11 overall record this season. With three matches remaining in the regular season, the Mids will be attempting to record their third 20-win season in the last four years, a feat that has not been accomplished since the program moved to the Division I level in 1991.

The Mids will then take to the road this weekend to conclude their regular season with a pair of Patriot League contests Friday at Lafayette and Saturday at Lehigh. With a 6-6 league record, the Mids need to win one game from Lafayette Friday to advance to the league tournament for the third time in the last four years. Should Navy fail to win a game from the Leopards, the Mids can still punch their ticket for the postseason Saturday with either a victory over the Mountain Hawks or a loss by Lafayette to American.

"It is easy for us to look ahead to our matches this weekend, but Tuesday is an important match," said Navy head coach Mike Schwob. "We are coming off of a great win (last Saturday at Bucknell), so we want to carry that rhythm and momentum with us heading into Friday's match at Lafayette."

UMBC enters Tuesday match with a 19-10 overall record. Two of its three most recent losses have been five-game setbacks. The Retrievers posted a three-game sweep of the Mids last season.