Navy at Georgetown: Halftime thoughts
The offensive futility that plagued Navy in Saturday’s 5-4 loss to Colgate last Saturday seems to have followed the Midshipmen to Washington, D.C., as they trail Georgetown, 5-2 at halftime at Multi-Sport Field on Friday night.
Navy at least scored three goals and took 9 shots in the first half against the Red Raiders. Against the Hoyas’ pressure defense, however, the offense has been stymied, taking just nine shots to Georgetown’s 24.
The absence of senior midfielder Andy Warner (concussion) has had an impact, but the Midshipmen have also failed to protect the ball. Their first six possessions of the game ended in turnovers. For the contest, Navy has committed 12 turnovers to the Hoyas’ six.
The Midshipmen must re-discover their rhythm – and fast.
Other notes:
*Navy has also been guilty of committing too many fouls. Georgetown has gotten four extra-man chances, and even though the Hoyas have only converted one, any momentum the Midshipmen might have hoped to gain gets squandered.
*Navy appeared to be in big trouble when junior goalkeeper R.J. Wickham appeared to get injured after Georgetown’s scored to take a 3-1 lead with 7:56 left in the second quarter. Senior Mike Haas filled in for Wickham, but after surrendering a goal after a faceoff, Haas was pulled, and Wickham returned to the net.
*Attackman Sam Jones scored his 20th goal of the season, becoming the first freshman to score 20 since Nick Mirabito did so in 2005. Sophomore midfielder Jay Mann has the Midshipmen’s other goal. Sophomore attackman Travis Comeau has paced the Hoyas with three goals.
