Men's Lacrosse Faces Navy For First Time in Three Years

The last time the men’s lacrosse team was on the field, it was reeling from a last-second goal by Duke’s Zac Greer that kept the Red from having a shot in the National championship game.

Much of the core of that team — Eric Pittard ’07 and David Mitchell ’07 on offense, Mitch Belisle ’07 on defense and Matt McMonagle ’07 in goal — is gone.

Still, the team enters this season ranked No. 6 in the country, and will have its ranking tested right out of the gate against No. 12 Navy tomorrow on Long Island. [1]Another shot: Junior Max Seibald, recently named to the Tewarraton Trophy Watch List, will help the Red open the season against Navy tomorrow.

Unlike the Red, the Midshipmen return five of their All-Patriot League selections from last year. Four of those, Jordan DiNola and Geoff Leone on defense and Basil Daratsos and Nick Mirabito on offense, are preseason All-American picks. The Red also boasts four pre-season All-American picks, three of whom made the Tewaaraton Watch List.