"I think the main thing was our defense," said Gvozden (Severna Park). "They were forcing 15-yard shots all day. That makes my job a lot easier."
Navy, which hasn't beaten the Blue Jays since May 4, 1974, has dropped three of its past four games and will head to the Patriot League tournament for a possible semifinal meeting with No. 9 Army, which defeated the Midshipmen, 9-6, on April 12.
Coach Richie Meade seemed defiant in assessing his team's path to the postseason.
"Everything we want to do is in front of us," he said. "All of this stuff right now is just lessons. We're going to have to play in the Patriot League, and we will play well."
Notes -- With 98 career goals, Huntley ranks 17th among Johns Hopkins' all-time goal scorers. Rabil's 62 career assists put him one shy of tying Terry Riordan for 16th on the school's all-time list. ... Mirabito moved into a tie for eighth place with Dave Bayly on Navy's all-time list with 153 career points. ... The announced attendance at yesterday's game was exceeded only by the 18,694 that watched Navy play Johns Hopkins in 2004.edward.lee@baltsun.com
Hopkins 5 1 3 3 - 12
Navy 2 1 0 2 - 5
Goals: H-Huntley 3, Doneger 2, Rabil, Peyser, Bryan, Wharton, Boyle, Jaffe, Miller; N-Paul 2, Mirabito, Standen, Clement. Assists: H-Bryan, Duerr, Huntley, Peyser; N-Gallagher, Moran. Saves: H-Gvozden 16, Sheain; N-Phelan.
