Nov. 8, 2007

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Game Specifics Date and Kickoff Nov. 10, 2007 at 7:00 pm EST Location Annapolis, Md. | Glenn Warner Soccer Facility Tickets 1-800-US4-NAVY Season Statistics Navy | Army Gametracker www.navysports.com / Gametracker

ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- The Navy men's soccer team will close out its season with the annual Star Game against Army on Saturday night, beginning at 7:00 pm at the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility. The Mids, 7-7-2 overall, can finish above .500 for the second time in three seasons with a win or a tie against the Black Knights. Army enters the contest with an 8-7-2 overall record. The first 150 fans through the gates will receive white Navy soccer t-shirts. The 10 Navy seniors playing in their final game at Navy will also be honored before the contest.

With just 1,045 fans in attendance on Saturday night, Navy can set a new school record for total home attendance. The record is 6,126 during the 2001 season. Navy is averaging 726 fans per home game and four of the top 10 attendance totals have come through the gates this year. The three previous Army-Navy games at the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility (Navy is 2-0-1 in those games) have seen the top three single-game totals in school history (1,751 in 2001, 1,527 in 2003 and 1,319 in 2005).

The Mids have had a disappointing Patriot League season, recording an 0-6-0 record in the League. The Mids, however, have shown glimpses of potential, posting a 7-1-2 non-conference mark, the program's best since 2001, and knocking off 20th-ranked West Virginia on Oct. 16, 1-0. The Mids are however, just 2-5-1 in the last eight games, being outscored 13-4 during that span, and have given up nine goals in the last four games. Individually, the Mids have had balanced scoring this year, as eight players have scored between three and eight points, led by Doug DeVuono and Adam Pennington with eight points each. Mark Garcia has added seven points. Navy has played the last seven games without sophomore Andrew Garcia, who had scored six points in the first nine games, before suffering a stress fracture in his leg. Garcia may be back in the lineup on Saturday against the Black Knights.

On the defensive end, Evan Barnes and Thomas Jenkins have split time in goal. Barnes has played 844 minutes with a 1.39 GAA and a .705 save percentage. Jenkins has played 616 minutes with a 1.02 GAA and a .788 save percentage.

Army started the year 6-1-1, but have since gone just 2-6-1 in the last nine games, being outscored 10-6 during that span. The Black Knights scored four goals in a win over NJIT on Oct. 23, and have been shut out six times in the nine-game stretch. Chris Conklin (14 points), Garrett Dresel (10 points) and John Kubeika (nine points) pace the Army offensive attack. A.J. Glubzinski has played 1168 minutes in goal with a 0.92 GAA and an .812 save percentage.

Navy leads the all-time series against Army, 35-25-13, including a 22-8-4 advantage in Annapolis. In the last nine meetings in Annapolis, Navy is 7-0-2 and hasn't lost to Army in Annapolis since 1987 (1-0). In the last 25 meetings by the Chesapeake Bay, dating back to 1955, Navy is 18-3-4 against the Black Knights.

The Mids are also looking to push their Star Game series record to 6-1 so far this year. The Mids have won Star Games already in golf, men's & women's cross country, sprint football and women's soccer. Navy has won the N-Star series 11 consecutive years.

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