March 23, 2002

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - A goal 1:32 into the third overtime period by Navy junior midfielder Greg Conklin gave the Mids an 11-10 victory over Stony Brook Saturday afternoon at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Md. While Navy improved to 4-2 on the season, Stony Brook evened its record at 3-3. It also marked the third game in which the Seawolves lost by one goal (UMass, 8-7, Hartford, 9-8).

Stony Brook took control of the game early on as it boasted a 4-0 lead after the first period. Kevin Pall and Stephen Conlon made their presence known as Pall scored two of his game-high five goals in the first period and Conlon scored a goal and added an assist in the first stanza.

Navy, held scoreless in the first period for the first time this year, finally got on the scoreboard at 6:55 in the second when sophomore Ben Bailey (Memphis, Tenn.) found the back of the net on an unassisted goal. Bailey's goal triggered a 4-0 scoring run for Navy to close out the half with the game knotted at four apiece.

The Mids picked up where they left off in the first half when senior captain Eddie McKinnon and Dan Eddy produced back-to-back goals (11:39, 9:09), giving Navy its first lead of the day at 6-4. The final nine minutes of the third period found the two teams trading goals, including a spectacular goal by Conlon with one tick remaining on the clock to get the Seawolves to within a goal at 8-7 entering the fourth quarter.

McKinnon, however, answered the Conlon goal in the fourth, stretching Navy's lead to 9-7 with 8:36 to go in regulation.

There's an old saying that great players rise to the occasion and that was exactly what Pall did for the Seawolves. The senior attack scored three-consecutive goals in four minutes to put Stony Brook up, 10-9, with 2:21 to go. Pall's second of the three goals was a beauty as Tris Gillen caught Pall streaking across the crease. Pall, heading away from the goal, flipped the ball over his shoulder past Navy keeper Jon Higdon to score the goal. Brian Abrams then set up the goal that put SB ahead.

After a series of failed possessions by both teams, Stony Brook had possession of the ball when a scrum occurred. Conklin was able to fling the ball up in the air where junior attack Eddy Holton was able to scoop up the ball and head down field. Holton wrapped around the back of the goal and appeared to be headed towards the top of the box when he stopped and fired in a diving shot. With just two seconds remaining in the game, Holton's shot rippled the net and sent the game into overtime.

A pair of four-minute overtimes ensued with neither team able to score. Navy junior Chris Dingman came up with the most important face-off of the day to open the third OT. Dingman scooped up the ground ball and put the ball in play on the offense. Navy showed patience and aggressiveness, picking up all three ground balls in the possession. McKinnon handled the ball behind the cage, moving just to the left when he connected with Conklin who came streaking up the middle. Conklin quickly fired the shot past Stony Brook cage guarder Steve Armsworthy to give Navy the 11-10 decision.

Score by Periods
	1	2	3	4	OT1	OT2	OT3	TOT
Stony Brook
(2-3)	4	0	2	3	0	0	0	10
Navy
(4-2)	0	4	4	2	0	0	1	11

Individual Scoring
Goals - Stony Brook: Kevin Pall (5), Stephen Conlon (2), Brian Abrams,
Michael Dworczyk, Denis Scannell.  Navy: Eddie McKinnon (4), Ben Bailey,
Greg Conklin, Dan Eddy, Eddy Holton, Dan Kretz, Bucky Morris, Adam
Reel.
Assists - Stony Brook: Brian Abrams (2), Stephen Conlon, Tristram
Gillen, Denis Scannell, Jon Tompkins.  Navy:  Graham Gill, Eddy Holton,
Eddie McKinnon, Dave Pittard.
Shots - Stony Brook 23, Navy 33
Saves - Stony Brook (Steve Armsworthy, 69:32, 11 GA, 9 Sv), Navy 11
(Jon Higdon, 68:53, 10 GA, 7 Sv, Seth DiNola, 0:39, 0 GA, 0 Sv)
Faceoffs - Stony Brooks 9-of-25, Navy 16-of-25
Ground Balls - Stony Brook 44, Navy 48
Clears - Stony Brook 16-of-24, Navy 16-of-23
Extra-Man Opportunities - Stony Brook 0-of-1, Navy 0-of-4
Penalties - Stony Brook 4-3:00, Navy 1-1:00
Attendance - 1,350

Scoring Summary
Pd	Team	Time	Score	Goal	Assist
1	SB	13:25	SB, 1-0	Kevin Pall	Denis Scannell
1	SB	12:06	SB, 2-0	Stephen Conlon	unassisted
1	SB	9:21	SB, 3-0	Denis Scannell	unassisted
1	SB	4:41	SB, 4-0	Kevin Pall (2)	Stephen Conlon

2	Navy	6:55	SB, 4-1	Ben Bailey	unassisted
2	Navy	3:27	SB, 4-2	Dan Kretz	unassisted
2	Navy	2:29	SB, 4-3	Bucky Morris	unassisted
2	Navy	0:27	T, 4-4	Eddie McKinnon	Eddy Holton

3	Navy	11:39	N, 5-4	Eddie McKinnon (2)	unassisted
3	Navy	9:09	N, 6-4	Dan Eddy	unassisted
3	SB	7:50	N, 6-5	Brian Abrams	unassisted
3	Navy	5:49	N, 7-5	Adam Reel	Dave Pittard
3	SB	4:29	N, 7-6	Michael Dworczyk	unassisted
3	Navy	3:35	N, 8-6	Eddie McKinnin (3)	Graham Gill

4	Navy	8:36	N, 9-7	Eddie McKinnon
(4)		unassisted
4	SB	6:49	N, 9-8	Kevin Pall (3)		Brian Abrams
4	SB	4:10	T, 9-9	Kevin Pall (4)		Tristram Gillen
4	SB	2:21	SB, 10-9	Kevin Pall (5)		Brian
Abrams
4	Navy	0:02	T, 10-10	Eddy
Holton		unassisted

3OT	Navy	3:28	N, 11-10	Greg Conklin		Eddie
McKinnon