Gael Force. Saint Mary's Holds Off Navy for D1A Championship It's hard to imagine it could get any better. OK, maybe it could. Neither team was perfect. But then again, neither team abandoned their way of playing. Neither team backed down even a little bit.
Navy Through to D1A Final After Win Over Life Navy advances to the D1A final for the second year in a row after the Midshipmen defeated Life University 27-17. On a day of perfect weather and only a light breeze, the day centered around kicking, goalline defenses, and some key big players. The kicking started early and both sets of kickers were heavily involved—Bradley Crane and Jerron Pantor for Life; Landon Opp and Roanin Krieger for Navy.
How Being a True Team Helps Life and Navy Life is at Navy for the D1A Eastern semifinal and these two teams have already met; in fact, that original meeting was a big deal. Navy won that game, and the scoreline, 20-14, was one of their closest games of the season. For Life, it was a turning point.
Navy Thunders Past ASU 57-5 Navy torched a very good Arkansas State team 57-5 to advance to the 2023-24 D1A semifinals. Played at Navy's venue in Annapolis, Md., the game could well have been very close—there were many reasons to believe it could be.
D1A Eastern Bracket Playoff Games: Eastern Update Here's the latest from the D1A playoffs in the Eastern bracket. Navy scored early, gave up a try on a chargedown, and then kept the pressure in winning 41-7 over Mary Washington. The Mids scored off a short lineout throw less than three minutes in, with hooker Jake Beitia charging over.
