Cindy Timchal stayed up late on Friday night watching videotape of the Massachusetts women's lacrosse team. Navy's 10th-year head coach woke up early on Saturday morning to work with her assistants to prepare a scouting report on the Minutemen.
"We have a quick turnaround here and are going to get as prepared as we possibly can for UMass," Timchal said in a telephone interview on Saturday morning. "We're going to meet with the team in a few minutes and gave over everything."
Navy (16-4) will attempt to win a second round NCAA Tournament game for the first time in program history when it meets Massachusetts on Sunday (1 p.