Navy will find out quickly whether it can compete with the top tier of the Patriot League when it hosts defending regular season champion Bucknell on Friday night.
Bucknell returns three starters and two all-conference performers from a squad that went 14-4 in the Patriot League a year ago. The Bison, under the direction of second-year head coach Nathan Davis, posted an 8-5 record during the non-conference portion of the schedule with upset victories over Vanderbilt of the Southeastern Conference and Richmond, a perennial contender in the Atlantic 10.
"I think Bucknell is very talent.