Army–Navy lacrosse rivalry
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The Army–Navy lacrosse rivalry is an intercollegiate lacrosse rivalry between the Army Black Knights and the Navy Midshipmen. The two programs, historical rivals in other sports like football and soccer, have a fierce and nationally-relevant rivalry in lacrosse as well. With 25 national championships, 10 Final Fours in the NCAA era, and 190 consensus first team All-Americans, the two teams have been integral to the game's history.[1][2] The rivalry carries a different spirit than many others in collegiate lacrosse, described by former Navy goalie Ryan Kern as: "t’s the same camaraderie that you had in the fall with the football game and it kind of comes out again in the spring with the lacrosse game,” Navy junior goalie Ryan Kern said. “No doubt, all the other sports are important, but just the sheer number of people that come to this game is crazy — just like the football game. You see 16,000 people come to a regular season lacrosse game, and that’s not happening at other lacrosse programs."[3] After 103 meetings, Navy leads the series 63–37–3 through 2023.[1]
First meeting | May 31, 1924 Navy 5, Army 0 |
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Latest meeting | April 22, 2023 Army 11, Navy 6 |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 103 |
All-time series | Navy leads, 63–37–3 |
Largest victory | Army, 13–2 (1940), 15–4 (1952) Navy, 18–7 (1965), 12–1 (1989, 2007) |
Longest win streak | Navy, 13 (1998–2007) |
Current win streak | Army, 1 (2023–Present) |