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The second season under Joe Amplo has gotten off to a solid start for the Navy Midshipmen, as thet took down Jacksonville 13-6 on Sunday afternoon to move to 2-0 on the season.
After seeing Jacksonvilel end the first quarter with a three-goal run from Luke Robinson, Matt Stagnitta, and Brendan McKenna to put them up 4-1 heading into the second and a Jack Dolan goal putting them up 5-2 midway through the second quarter, the Midshipmen kicked it into a different gear.
From the 2:34 mark in the second through the 6:02 mark in the third, Navy not only got hot on the offensive end but clamped down on defense. The Midshipmen rattled off nine straight goals, including two from James Flannery to get ahead 11-5 heading into the final quarter of play. Troy Hettinger ended the dry spell for Jacksonville with their only second-half goal early in the fourth.
Chaos
4. This weekend’s Army vs. Virginia matchup came together thanks to a broadcast and text.
Black Knights coach Joe Alberici was leaving a church service last weekend when UMass coach Greg Cannella called to inform that the Minutemen had to cancel a scheduled game due to COVID-19 protocols.
Army junior Brendan Nichtern had heard on a Saturday broadcast that Virginia was looking for a game this upcoming weekend. Hours later, the game was on.
Read more about how the game materialized.
WHAT WE’RE READING
Megan Whittle, in the IWLCA blog “Behind the Whistle,” details her mental health struggles and how she’s encouraged by the lacrosse community’s growing openness to speak about mental health.
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Jacksonville coach John Galloway is so good at bringing a goalie’s mindset to a broader group, whether that’s a pro or national team, a group of reporters he’s addressing postgame or, most importantly, about 50 Dolphins in a locker room in Northeast Florida.
Stay focused. Next shot is all that matters. Be ready.
For the last nine months, though, like pretty much every other college lacrosse coach, Galloway and his staff have had to help their players navigate a landscape unlike any they’ve encountered previously, and one that is landmarked by uncertainty.