Annapolis, Md. - Rising senior Patrick Rollo (Palos Verdes, Calif./Loyola) has been elected captain for the 2004 Navy men's water polo season. "Patrick is very deserving of this position," said 20th-year head water polo coach Mike Schofield, who led the Mids to their 11th NCAA tournament appearance last season. "He has been one of our leaders in and out of the pool for the past three years. Patrick leads by example. He consistently outworks everyone, raising the bar in terms of work rate, and he gets the other players on the team to follow suit." Rollo has been a consistent contributor to the Navy offense throughout his first three years, totaling 85 career goals from his driver position. He has increased his scoring total in each of his first three seasons, culminating with a career-best 38 goals as a junior. Rollo was rewarded for his play last year with his first selection to the Collegiate Water Polo Association Southern Division Second Team. In addition, he earned a spot on the All-East Second Team after tallying two goals, an assist and two steals in the final game of the Eastern Championship, a victory over Princeton which secured Navy's bid to the NCAA Tournament. Navy posted a 25-8 record last season while winning its sixth Eastern Championship. The Mids advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the 11th time in school history, dropping games to eventual national champion USC (10-6) and Loyola Marymount (10-7). The Midshipmen open the 2004 season with the 11th annual Navy Open on Sept. 4 to 5.
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The Navy football team will appear on television at least seven times in 2004 with the possibility of playing on TV as many as a school-record nine times. The Mids will appear on national television three times (100 percent of the country), beginning with the Sept. 30 tilt at Air Force that will be televised by ESPN. CBS will televise Navy's game against Notre Dame on Oct. 16 and the Army game on Dec. 4. Navy will appear on HDNet (High Definition Television) three times this year. The first HDNet broadcast will be the season-opener against Duke. Other HDNet games include the Sept. 25 game against Vanderbilt and the Oct. 23 clash against Rice. HDNet television is available on DirectTV on Channel 199. To get HDNet, you must have a high definition television and receiver to view the channel. HDNet programming is also available at participating restaurants and bars and other public viewing locations throughout the United States. For locations showing HDTV, go to: visithd.net/sportsbars'ssite.
