Head coach Rick Sowell said in preseason that Navy men’s lacrosse had placed increased emphasis on riding the ball.
Sowell wanted the Midshipmen to make that element of the game a weapon and was quite pleased with the results he was seeing in practice.
Navy has been a dominant riding team through two games this season, making it very difficult for Vermont and UMBC to move the ball upfield. The Catamounts and Retrievers were a combined 27-for-50 (54 percent) on clearing attempts against the Midshipmen.
“It’s been a major point of emphasis and I think the guys are feeding into it.