ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Coming off an exciting 3-1 victory over service academy rival Army on Saturday night, the Navy women's soccer team will take to the field in its final regular season non-conference game on Monday night at Howard University. Winners of four straight games, the Mids will look to continue to build on that momentum and fine tune some intricacies of their game with two more Patriot League contests lying ahead over the next 10 days, one at Holy Cross on Saturday, Oct. 23 and the final league contest versus Lafayette at home on Wednesday, Oct. 27. The Mids (9-5-2) have regularly played the Bison (4-5-1) with five matchups since 2015. Kickoff between Navy and Howard is set for 7 p.m. at Greene Stadium in Washington, D.C.
Howard is set to provide live stats and a free video stream via the NEC Front Row platform.
Scouting the Competition
Howard University
The Bison come into Monday's game with a 4-5-1 record and a 3-3-1 mark in Northeast Conference play ... They've defeated Hampton (Aug. 23: 3-1), Bryant (Sept. 23: 2-0), Wagner (Sept. 26, 3-1) and LIU (Sept. 30, 3-0) this season ... The Bison have struggled recently going 0-2-1 in three games during the month of October and have been outscored 6-3 ... Howard has played one Patriot League team during its 2021 campaign, losing 2-0 to Loyola on Sept. 9 at home ... The Bison did not compete during the 2020-21 school year due to the COVID-19 pandemic ... This is the team's first year competing as a member of the NEC after previously playing in the SWAC through the 2019 season.
Navy vs. Howard
The Mids and Bison will meet for the 14th time in a series that began in 1998 ... Since the first matchup on Sept. 16, 1998, Navy has gone 13-0 versus Howard and allowed the Bison just seven cumulative goals over that entire span of play ... Over the past five games from 2015 to 2019, Navy has defeated Howard by a combined score of 19-4 ... In games played in D.C., the Mids are 4-0 all-time with a three one-goal victories, including most recently a 3-2 overtime decision on Sept. 17, 2018; the other road games ... Oct. 11, 2016: 2-1 Navy ... Sept. 24, 2012: 3-0 Navy ... Oct. 25, 2000: 3-2 (OT) Navy.
Comparing the Teams
| 2021 Stats |
Navy |
Howard |
| Record |
9-5-2 |
4-5-1 |
| Goals/Gm |
1.73 |
1.67 |
| Assists/Gm |
1.53 |
0.90 |
| Shots/Gm |
14.9 |
11.4 |
| Goals Against Average |
1.17 |
1.56 |
| GK Saves/Gm |
4.1 |
4.0 |
Individual Leaders
|
Navy |
Howard |
| Goals |
Doran/Riddle, 6 |
Earley, 6 |
| Assists |
Riddle, 5 |
Earley/Hersh, 2 |
| Points |
Riddle, 17 |
Earley, 14 |
| Shots |
Riddle, 40 |
Earley, 27 |
| GK Saves |
Gallagher, 63 |
Hightower, 30 |
