ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Game one of the American League Divisional Series between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees isn't the only big game on tap in Boston on Friday night as a matchup between two of the top women's soccer teams in the Patriot League awaits Navy and Boston University at Nickerson Field at 7 p.m. Coming into Friday's contest on a five-game winning streak and a perfect 4-0 mark in Patriot League play, the Mids (7-3-3, 4-0 PL) and Terriers (4-7-2, 3-0-1 PL) will face off in a matchup of the two teams predicted to finish first and second in the preseason coaches' poll. Both squads are currently fulfilling that projection with the Mids in first place (12 points) and the Terriers right behind in second (10 points).

Boston will be providing both live video on the Patriot League Network and live stats. 

Last Time Out
Navy improved to 4-0 in the Patriot League on the strength of a career-best outing by senior captain Karli Sottung on Saturday night at Lehigh. Ranging up into the attack as a forward on numerous occasions, Sottung netted both of the Mids' (7-3-3, 4-0 PL) goals as they defeated the Mountain Hawks (3-8, 0-4 PL) by a score of 2-0.

On the receiving end of a Regan McQuain pass into the box, Sottung put a well-placed shot into the upper-90 from a tough angle to break the stalemate at 26:24. The Mids later added an insurance goal in the 81st minute as tight defending by Sottung near midfield resulted in a turnover and breakaway for the senior team captain. Taking it in unabated for the final 30 yards, Sottung drew a dive from Lehigh's goalie, Sam Miller, whom she dribbled around and put the ball into the gaping net.

In the 2-0 victory, Navy was outshot by Lehigh, 16-11. The Mountain Hawks also led the Mids in shots on goal, 9-4 and in corner kicks, 4-3.
 
Sydney Fortson made a season-high nine saves in goal for Navy in her sixth shutout of 2018.

Navy vs. Boston
Friday will be the ninth meeting between the two schools in a series that began with Boston joining the Patriot League for the 2013 season ... Since Sept. 20, 2013, the Terriers lead the series 6-2 and have outscored the Mids, 9-3 all-time ... After winning the first-ever matchup at home in 2013 by a 1-0 score, the Mids dropped six straight, including three postseason bouts before flipping the script in 2017 with a 1-0 victory in Annapolis ... Six of the eight contests between the schools have had one-goal margins of victory, while the other two were by two goals (Nov. 7, 2014 & Oct. 29, 2016).

Last 5 Matchups 
Dating back to 2014, the Mids are 1-4 and have been outscored by the Terriers, 7-2
Oct. 2, 2017: Navy 1 - Boston 0
Nov. 4, 2016: Boston 2 - Navy 1 (Patriot League Semifinals)
Oct. 29, 2016: Boston 2 - Navy 0
Oct. 31, 2015: Boston 1 - Navy 0
Nov. 7, 2014: Boston 2 - Navy 0 (Patriot League Semifinals)

2017 Recap
Navy continued its run of winning soccer on Saturday, Oct. 2 with a 1-0 victory over Boston University. In a matchup of two of the top-three teams in the Patriot League, the Mids (12-3, 5-0 PL) used a goal in the 85th minute by Ash Fairow to knock off the Terriers (5-6-3, 3-1-1 PL) at home at the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility. The victory was Navy's eighth in-a-row and fifth straight in Patriot League play.

Fairow, the nation's leader in game-winning goals, came through with her seventh such tally of the year at 84:19 as she headed home a corner kick from Baseley McClaskey. The goal was Fairow's eighth of 2017, while McClaskey's helper was her eighth of the season.

Sydney Fortson backstopped the Mids' defensive effort with five saves. The shutout was Navy's fifth straight and ran the team's streak of scoreless soccer to 498.:07 minutes.

For the game, Boston outshot Navy, 16-12, though the Mids held a 7-5 advantage in shots on goal. The visiting Terriers had six corners kicks versus five for the Mids.

Common 2018 Opponents

	Navy	Boston
American	W, 3-2	T, 1-1
Holy Cross	W, 1-0	W, 3-0
Lehigh	W, 2-0	W, 1-0

Comparing the Teams

(2018 Stats)	Navy	Bos.
Record	7-3-3	4-7-2
Patriot League Rec.	4-0	3-0-1
Goals/Gm	1.38	1.08
Assists/Gm	0.85	0.85
Shots/Gm	12.3	13.5
Goals Against Avg.	1.05	1.23
GK Saves/Gm	3.2	3.8

Individual Leaders

(2018 Stats)	Navy	Boston
Goals	McClaskey, 6	Heilferty, 5
Assists	McClaskey, 4	Heilferty, 4
Points	McClaskey, 16	Heilferty, 14
Shots	Sottung, 25	Heilferty, 40
GK Saves	Fortson, 39	Messner, 24