ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Navy women's soccer team has a busy Friday on its hands as the program will honor its four seniors with a Senior Day Ceremony prior to its contest versus Holy Cross. Currently standing sixth in the Patriot League table with two games remaining in the regular season, the Mids (7-6-3, 3-4 PL) will be looking to hold or advance their position as their matchup with the Crusaders (1-10-4, 1-5-1 PL) is the only game on the docket on Friday. The ceremony honoring Kaitlyn Burns, Caitlin Doran, Sadie McCaleb and team captain Olivia Foster is scheduled to begin at 4:50 p.m. ahead of the 5 p.m. opening whistle between Navy and Holy Cross at the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility.

The Navy-Holy Cross contest will have live stats provided online, as well as be broadcast on the ESPN+ platform. ESPN+ is a subscription-based streaming service that requires patrons to sign-up for monthly or yearly plans prior to tuning into the contest.

Patriot League Standings
t1: Bucknell (5-1-1, 16 pts) vs. Army on Saturday, 2 PM ... Clinched top-six, can clinch a top-two or -three seed this weekend
t1: Army (5-1-1, 16 pts) at Bucknell on Saturday, 2 PM ... Clinched top-six, can clinch a top-two or -three seed this weekend
3: Boston Uni. (5-2, 15 pts) at Loyola on Saturday, 2 PM ... Clinched top-six, can clinch a top-three seed this weekend
4: Lehigh (4-2-1, 13 pts) vs. American on Saturday, 6 PM ... Can clinch top-six with Win/Tie on Saturday
5: Loyola (3-2-2, 11 pts) vs. Boston Univ. on Saturday, 2 PM ... Can clinch top-six with Win/Tie on Saturday and Colgate L/T
6: Navy (3-4, 9 pts) vs. Holy Cross on Friday, 5 PM ... Can clinch top-six with Win/Tie on Friday and Colgate L/T
7: Colgate (2-4-1, 7 pts) vs. Lafayette on Saturday, 4 PM
8: American (1-4-2, 5 pts) at Lehigh on Saturday, 6 PM
9: Holy Cross (1-5-1, 4 pts) at Navy on Friday, 5 PM. *head-to-head win over Lafayette
10: Lafayette (1-5-1, 4 pts) at Colgate on Saturday, 4 PM

Scouting the Competition
Holy Cross
The Crusaders come into Friday's game with a 1-10-4 record and a 1-5-1 mark in Patriot League play ... Holy Cross' only win came the last time out as it defeated Lafayette by a score of 1-0 on Saturday, Oct. 15 ... Competitive throughout the majority of their Patriot League tilts, four of the Crusaders' five conference losses were one-goal decisions: at Army (Sept. 21, 1-0), versus Lehigh (Sept. 24, 1-0), at Loyola (Oct. 8, 1-0) and against Boston University (Oct. 12, 2-1); their one draw was on Sept. 17 versus American, 1-1 ... In its win over Lafayette, Holy Cross used an early Melanie Lytle goal in the tenth minute and a bend-not-break approach on defense to withstand 18 shots by the Leopards, including seven of which found their way on goal. Izzy Castagnetti posted a career-high seven saves in the victory ... Holy Cross was picked tenth out of 10 teams in the Patriot League's preseason coaches poll with 21 voting points.

Navy vs. Holy Cross
In a series that dates back to 1994 in Navy's first full season of NCAA Division I play and first year as a member of the Patriot League, the Mids are 21-3-3 all-time against the Crusaders ... A pair of consecutive ties in 2015 and 2016 broke up a streak of 14 straight wins by Navy dating back to 2001 ... Since that season, the Mids are 17-1-2 over the Crusaders with just a 1-0 loss in 2019 as the only blemish ... Navy is 12-0-1 all-time versus Holy Cross in games played in Annapolis.

Last 5 Matchups
In the last five matchups going back to 2016, the Mids are 3-1-1 and have outscored the Crusaders, 6-4
    Oct. 23, 2021 (A): Navy 1 - Holy Cross 0
    Oct. 12, 2019 (A): Holy Cross 1 - Navy 0
    Sept. 13, 2018 (H): Navy 1 - Holy Cross 0
    Sept. 15, 2017 (A): Navy 2 - Holy Cross 1
    Oct. 2, 2016 (H): Navy 2 - Holy Cross 2 

Most Recent Matchup: October 23, 2021 in Worcester
With a Patriot League postseason berth lying in the balance on Saturday, Navy turned in a well-rounded team effort at Holy Cross and earned a hard-fought 1-0 shutout victory. The Mids received a go-ahead goal from Alexa Riddle and a staunch defensive effort from goalie Mattie Gallagher and Navy's backfield in defeating the Crusaders at Linda Johnson Smith Stadium.

Both teams used the opening 10 minutes of action on Saturday to feel each other out as neither side was able to put their one of their attempt on target. Jenna Daunt recorded Navy's first shot on goal in the 14th minute. Less than two minutes later, Riddle made the Mids' second shot on goal count as she received a lead pass in space by Carolyn Mang and sprinted up the right wing towards goal and slotted a shot past Holy Cross' goalkeeper Olivia Dubin at 15:13.
 
Over the next 20 minutes, the Mids registered three of the next four shots with a Molly Gillcrist shot on goal at 34:49 highlighting this run of play. Gallagher kept Navy ahead 1-0 going into halftime as she turned aside Holy Cross' Ashley Blaka's shot on frame in the 36th minute.
 
Coming out of the intermission up by a goal, Gallagher and the Mids' defense had a stranglehold on the Crusaders in the second half as the hosts just took one total shot over the first 30 minutes of the stanza, a Blaka shot on goal in the 52nd minute. During this span Navy was credited with three shots on goal, though all three attempts were denied by Dubin.
 
Holy Cross had a trio of dangerous offensive situations over the final 15 minutes of play and Navy survived all three opportunities. First up was a Cerys Balmer penalty kick at 76:25 that was pushed wide. The Crusaders' final two shots on goal, a Katie Quinn effort in the 78th minute and a Blaka crack in the 86th minute were both stonewalled by Gallagher to preserve the clean sheet.

In Navy's 1-0 victory, the Mids outshot the Crusaders, 11-8 with a 6-4 advantage in shots on goal.

Comparing the Teams

2022 Stats	Navy	Holy Cross
Record	7-6-3	1-10-4
Goals/Gm	1.31	0.53
Assists/Gm	1.50	0.40
Shots/Gm	12.3	7.7
Goals Against Average	0.75	1.67
GK Saves/Gm	4.38	4.47

Individual Leaders

	Navy	Holy Cross
Goals	Daunt/I. Romano, 3	Lytle, 2
Assists	Graziano, 5	Blaka/Zern, 2
Points	Graziano, 9	Blaka/Lytle, 4
Shots	Riddle, 20	Quinn, 16
GK Saves	Gallagher, 70	Dubin, 52

Last Time Out: October 18 at Delaware State
The Navy women's soccer team got back to its winning ways with a dominant 3-0 victory over Delaware State on the road Tuesday afternoon. Playing at Drass Field in Dover, the Mids used a pair of goals by Isabella Romano and a third by Amanda Graziano, while their defense completely shut out the Hornets and held the hosts without a shot over the 90-minute contest.

The Mids controlled much of the action in the first half though they struggled to make in-roads on the scoreboard. The visitors took four shots over the opening 20 minutes of action and tested DSU's goalkeeper Ashley Maribo with a Chloe Dawson shot on goal in the 12th minute.

Navy continued to pressure Delaware State in the attacking third as Mimi Abusham recorded back-to-back shots in the 30th minute as her initial shot was blocked by a defender before her second look made its way on frame before being stopped by Maribo. The Mids finally broke through a little over three minutes later at 33:48 when Abusham gathered a through ball over the top and dribbled into the box. After a slight hesitation to help Navy build its numbers, Romano got the pass in stride and quickly deposited a shot into the lower right corner of the goal.

After out-shooting Delaware State, 10-0 with four shots on goal over the first 45 minutes of action, Navy picked up its work rate in the attacking third even more in the second half. In the first five-plus minute of the second stanza the Mids recorded three shots with both Abusham and Graziano challenging Maribo with shots on goal. Less than minutes later at 51:54, a crisp sequence of a deep Sadie McCaleb throw-in, a Rylee Rives header flick and a Graziano one-timer resulted in Navy's second goal of the game.
 
After three more shots on goal were denied, the Mids' fourth attempt found the back of the net in the 81st minute. Following another lengthy throw-in by McCaleb into a cluttered six-yard box, a messy clearance by DSU's defense saw Romano gain possession and quickly snap a shot past Maribo to extend Navy's advantage to 3-0.

In Navy's 3-0 win, Navy outshot Delaware State, 26-0 with a 14-0 final total in shots on goal. The Mids also held a 10-3 lead in corner kicks. Overall, 22 Midshipmen saw action on Tuesday with 17 playing over 20 minutes.

Parking / Shuttle / Ticket Information
Fans are reminded that the general public does not have access to drive their vehicles on to the U.S. Naval Academy. Fans may park at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium for a fee and take a shuttle that will run every 10 minutes starting one hour before the game and will continue running until one hour after the game is completed. Fans 18 and over need a government-issued photo ID. Enter Gate 5 off Taylor Ave. to park at the stadium. Dogs are not permitted inside the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility. All soccer contests at Glenn Warner will be free of charge.