ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Navy women's soccer team will take a brief break from early Patriot League season action with a non-conference matchup on Monday at Howard University. Traveling to Washington, D.C. for the 7:00 p.m. contest, the Mids will come in on the heels of a 1-0 Patriot League victory over Holy Cross on Thursday in Annapolis. Monday's matchup will be the fourth and fourth years between the Mids (3-3-3) and Bison (2-4).
Last Time Out
Hosting Holy Cross in the Patriot League opener for both teams, the Mids used timely defending and a game-winning goal by
Baseley McClaskey in the 61st minute to secure the shutout decision at the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility ... McClaskey's score off of a free kick was the fifth goal of the 2018 season for the Mids' outside wing defender ... In goal,
Sydney Fortson made two saves in goal to secure Navy's fifth shutout of the season.
Navy vs. Howard
In a series that dates back to 1998, the Mids are 11-0 all-time versus the Bison ... Most recently over the past five meetings Navy is 5-0 and have outscored Howard, 19-3 ... Last season in Annapolis on Sept. 18, the Mids recorded an emphatic 6-0 win as they scored three goals in each half on their way to the victory versus the Bison ... Six different Navy players netted goals, while four more tallied assists ...
Anabell Motley (1G, 2A),
Baseley McClaskey (2A) and
Emily Keast (1G, 1A) all registered multi-point performances for the Mids.
Comparing the Teams
| (2018 Stats) |
Navy |
How |
| Record |
3-3-3 |
2-4 |
| Goals/Gm |
0.89 |
1.67 |
| Assists/Gm |
0.22 |
0.67 |
| Shots/Gm |
11.2 |
9.7 |
| Goals Against Avg. |
0.97 |
1.96 |
| GK Saves/Gm |
2.7 |
7.3 |
Individual Leaders
| (2018 Stats) |
Navy |
Howard |
| Goals |
McClaskey, 5 |
3 Players, 2 |
| Assists |
Higginson/McClaskey, 1 |
4 Players, 1 |
| Points |
McClaskey, 11 |
Taylor, 5 |
| Shots |
McClaskey, 14 |
Taylor, 17 |
| GK Saves |
Fortson, 24 |
Diotte, 19 |
