the Patriot League championship, Navy was picked sixth out of 10 teams in the preseason poll. The Midshipmen surprised everyone by using an up-tempo style to place second with a 14-4 record. Pemper wisely had her club push the pace and spread the floor to minimize its lack of size and exploit its speed and quickness advantage.

"Navy's had a fantastic season and Stef has done a tremendous job as usual," Roussell said. "Navy knows how it wants to score and has been very disciplined in terms of executing its stuff extremely well."

Condie, a first team All-Patriot League guard, leads Navy in scoring with 13.6 points per game. The hard-charging redhead was at her very best on Friday night, making determined drives to the basket for layups and drainingall five of her 3-point attempts.

Junior guard Taylor Dunham, a speedy 5-foot-4 dynamo, has also shown the ability to penetrate or make perimeter jumpers in averaging 10 points. Senior forward Ashanti Kennedy is instant offense off the bench and ranks third on the squad in scoring (8.1). Junior guard Hannah Fenske has come on strong down the stretch as a scorer and playmaker – totaling 11 points, four steals and three assists in Friday night's semifinal.

Senior Justice Swett is the defensive stopper who does all the little things for the Mids. The gritty 5-foot-8 forward leads the team in steals (77) and rebounds (215, 7.2 average) while ranking third in assists (78).

"Navy is a resilient bunch. They've had a lot of games come down to the wire and