It has a score to settle Navy feels

Navy has dominated archrival Army in men's lacrosse during the 15-year tenure of head coach Richie Meade. The Midshipmen own a 14-3 record against the Black Knights since Meade took the helm in 1995. That stretch includes 13 straight Navy victories over Army, from 1998 through 2007. That's the longest winning streak in the history of the storied series. None of that matters one iota this week, though. Meade only remembers one Army-Navy game right now: last season's meeting, which his squad lost by a 9-6 score. It was Senior Day in West Point and a pair of firsties - attackman Justin Bokmeyer (three goals) and goalie Adam Fullerton (11 saves) - helped the Black Knights end their run of futility. "I would be lying if I told you that I didn't think about that game every day," Meade said. "For the past 10 years, we were the hunted. Now we are the hunters. We had to feel that pain every day for the last year. It hurt very badly and I hope our guys are pretty motivated to right that situation."

For the first time in the 87-year history of Army-Navy men's lacrosse, the annual service academy showdown will be played at a neutral site. It is the opener of the Smartlink Day of Rivals, organized by Inside Lacrosse and being held at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. Maryland and Johns Hopkins will meet for the 105th time as part of the doubleheader, which gets underway this morning at 11:30 p.m. and is expected to draw a crowd in excess of 20,000.

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