NAVY Suffers 4th OT loss to G-TOWN

The mids suffered a tough loss in OT to the Georgetown Hoyas today at 12pm at Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Navy took a 2-1 lead in the first quarter only to be edged out by a 5 point jump in the 2nd by the Hoyas who ended the first half 6-3. The Hoyas then pushed 7-3 with 9:26 left in the 3rd. Navy D-mid player Alex Heyward scored a transition goal in the 3rd to bring the Mids on a 3point run. At 13:38 in the 4th with a Georgetown 7-5 lead, my ‘Hottie of the Week’ Sam Jones picked up a missed teammates shot and drove it into the net, giving the momentum back to the Mids. Tying up the game in the 4th Gtown and Navy headed into their 4th consecutive OT  period. Both teams battled hard in OT, officials originally signaled 2 seconds left before signaling a second time with a reset of the clock to 7 seconds. The Hoyas Jeff Fountain snuck in a goal amidst the time clock confusion and gave G-town the 9-8 victory over Navy. Both teams played a solid game in less than ideal weather conditions. Props to the Mids for battling it out in the second half but when the clock struck 0, the Hoyas had taken control. 

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