Feb. 29, 2008

NAVY (16-12 / 9-4 PL) at COLGATE (15-13 / 6-7 PL)
Saturday, March 1, 2008 • 2:00 pm
Cotterell Court (3,100)
Hamilton, N.Y.
STREAMING VIDEO: Navy All-Access at www.navysports.com
RADIO: WNAV (1430 AM), WFED (1050 AM)
TELEVISION: Time-Warner Sports

GAME PREVIEW
• The two hottest teams in the Patriot League square off on Saturday afternoon in Hamilton, N.Y., as Navy travels to Colgate with much to play for. The Mids can clinch the Patriot League regular-season title with a win, while the Raiders can finish as high as third with some help. Navy enters the contest on a six-game winning streak and is 16-12 overall (9-4 PL). Colgate is on a three-game winning streak and is 15-13 overall (6-7 PL), winning its last three games by an average of 9.3 points per game.
• The game will be broadcast on the airwaves on WNAV (1430 AM - Annapolis) with Bob Socci calling all the action, beginning with the Navy Basketball pregame show at 1:45 pm (ET). In addition, the game will be streamed online as part of the CSTV's All-Access packages at navyysports.com and patriotleague.com. The game will be televised by Time-Warner Sports in New York.

MIDSHIPMEN STORYLINES
• A Navy win (or an American loss) gives Navy its first Patriot League regular-season title since 2000. A title would be Navy's league-leading sixth Patriot League regular-season title in school history (1994, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 2000). Navy, Holy Cross and Bucknell have each won five Patriot League regular-season titles.
• Navy has clinched its first winning record since the 2000-01 team went 19-12 and advanced to the Patriot League Tournament finals.
• Navy will has clinched home games for the Patriot League Tournament quarterfinals and semifinals.
• Navy is looking for its seventh straight Patriot League win on Saturday and a perfect 7-0 record in rematches. The last time Navy won seven straight Patriot League games came at the close of the 2000-01 season (10 straight wins). Navy won all of its games during the second go-around in league play in 2000, 1997 and 1995.
• The Mids are looking for their school-record sixth Patriot League road win, as well as a six-game winning streak in league road games. Navy's five-game Patriot League road winning streak is the longest since Jan. 17 - Feb. 8, 1998 -- the last time Navy made the NCAA Tournament. The school record is seven straight Patriot League road wins from Feb. 12, 1997 - Feb. 8, 1998.
• Navy is looking to snap a six-game losing streak to Colgate, dating back to Jan. 28, 2005. Navy hasn't won in Hamilton, N.Y., since Jan. 19, 2002.

NAVY ON SEVERAL IMPRESSIVE STREAKS
• After opening the season with a 3-8 record in the first 11 games, Navy has turned it around with a 13-4 record in the last 17 games, and have won six straight games to move into first place in the Patriot League. So far, the Mids have swept the second go-around in league play, posting a 6-0 record in the second time against league foes.
• The Mids' six-game win streak is the longest in the Billy Lange era and the longest overall streak since Feb. 14 - March 5, 2000.
• With its 71-63 Star Game win over Army last Saturday, Navy has won five straight Patriot League road games for the first time since Jan. 17 - Feb. 8, 1998 -- the last time Navy made the NCAA Tournament. The school record is seven straight Patriot League road wins from Feb. 12, 1997 - Feb. 8, 1998.
• Navy has won six straight Patriot League games for the first time since Feb. 9 - Feb. 26, 2000 (10 games).
• Navy's six-game winning streak is tied for the 13th longest in the country (through Thursday's games).

Nation's Longest Active Winning Streaks
No.	Team	            Next Opponent	       Date
18	Davidson	    Ga. Southern	       3-1-08
12	Cornell	            Dartmouth	               2-29-08
12	Robert Morris	    Long Island	               3-1-08
10	Lamar	            McNeese State	       3-1-08
10	Xavier	            George Washington          3-1-08
9	UMBC	            Hartford	               3-2-08
9	Belmont	            Gardner-Webb	       3-1-08
8	Stephen F. Austin   Tex.-Arlington	       3-1-08
8	Texas	            Texas Tech	               3-1-08
8	Louisville	    Villanova	               3-2-08
7	Coppin State	    Md.-Eastern Shore	       3-1-08
7	Vanderbilt	    Arkansas	               3-1-08
6	Navy	            Colgate	               3-1-08
6	Kent State	    Bowling Green	       2-29-08
6	Fairfield	    Manhattan	               2-29-08
6	Old Dominion	    UNC Wilmington	       3-1-08
6	Tennessee-Martin    Murray State	       3-1-08

COLGATE ON A HOT STREAK AS WELL, WINNING THREE IN A ROW
• Colgate has shown flashes recently of why it was picked third in the Patriot League preseason poll, winning three games in a row.
• The Raiders are 15-13 overall and are tied for third in the jumbled Patriot League standings at 6-7. A Colgate win could move the Raiders into the third seed entering the Patriot League Tournament next week.
• Junior Kyle Roemer, who missed all of last year with a knee injury, leads a balanced attack with a 15.5 ppg average. Kendall Chones averages 11.6 ppg and 5.2 rpg, while Daniel Waddy contributes 8.6 ppg.
• As a team, Colgate is averaging 65.9 ppg and giving up 66.0 ppg. The Raiders are among the league leaders in field goal percentage at 44.3 and are connecting on 38.3 percent of their three-point attempts. Colgate is averaging almost two turnovers more per game than its opponents and are outrebounding its foes by 0.5 per game.

MIDSHIPMEN-RAIDERS SERIES FACTS
• This will be the 42nd meeting all-time between the two teams with Colgate owning a 21-20 advantage. The Raiders won six straight games, and 11 of the last 12 meetings dating back to the 2001-02 season.
• Navy's lone win in the Billy Lange era against Colgate came on Jan. 28, 2005, an 82-71 victory.
• Since the two teams have been in the Patriot League, Colgate holds a 20-17 advantage. The two teams have met in the Patriot League Tournament four times.
• The teams were the dominant squads in the mid to late 90s, representing the Patriot League in the NCAA Tournament in 1994 (Navy), 1995 (Colgate), 1996 (Colgate), 1997 (Navy) and 1998 (Navy).

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