Coming off of the difficult Ohio game, a much banged-up UCD team took on the always powerful Navy, which normally has a size advantage on the Aggies anyway. In addition, the Midshipmen's head coach is the forwards coach for the All-America rugby team. They were a better team than us - at least, the one we put on the field with injuries. It was a bit of a lopsided game, but it wasn't so much that we didn't play hard, we were just outmatched in the game. The Midshipmen pounded the Aggies 46-6, but members of the team said the loss, while naturally disappointing, is just another facet of what has been a rebuilding year for a UCD team that lost 13 of last year's starters.
People have an idea of what it takes to get to the Final Four.
For Salaber, who intentionally loaded his team with one of the most difficult schedules in the country, the season finished better than he expected. The learning curve was way beyond what I intentionally expected. We're ready to hit the ground running in 1999. I think you'll see some very good things happening.