ANNAPOLIS, Md. - The Navy women's soccer team will head south this weekend for a pair of non-conference matchups in the Palmetto State. Picking up a series that has laid dormant since 2010, Navy will go head-to-head with Presbyterian College on Thursday night at 7 p.m. in Clinton, South Carolina before making a short trip up I-26 to Spartanburg and Wofford College on Sunday for a 1 p.m. kick. The Mids (1-0-3) and Terriers (1-3) will be meeting for the first time in program history, while the Mid-Blue Hose (1-3) matchup will be just the second all-time. Navy will be looking to keep up its undefeated streak of soccer to start the 2023 going as the team has yet to drop a contest over the first two weeks of the season.

All of the women's soccer action this week will have live stats provided online, as well as ESPN+ broadcasts. ESPN+ is a subscription-based streaming service that requires patrons to sign-up for monthly or yearly plans prior to tuning into the contest.

Navy vs. Presbyterian // vs. Big South Conference
The Mids are 0-0-1 all-time against the Blue Hose as the two teams played to a scoreless tie in Clinton, S.C. on August 22, 2010 ... Thursday's matchup features two coaches that both started their programs as Brian Purcell has been at the head of the Blue Hose since their inception in 1989, while Carin Gabarra has led the Mids since 1993 ... In 13 all-time matchups against Big South Conference foes, Navy is 8-2-3, including a 2-1 win earlier this season over Charleston Southern on Aug. 17 ... Navy vs. Big South: Charleston Southern (3-1-0); Gardner-Webb (1-0-1); High Point (2-0-1); Presbyterian (0-0-1); USC Upstate (2-0-0); Winthrop (0-1-0)

Last 5 Big South Matchups (4-0-1)
Aug. 17, 2023 (H): Navy 2 - Charleston Southern 1
Aug. 30, 2019 (A): Navy 1 - Charleston Southern 0
Sept. 12, 2019 (H): Navy 1 - Gardner-Webb 0
Aug. 31, 2018 (A): Navy 1 - Gardner-Webb 1
Sept. 13, 2013 (H): Navy 4 - High Point 1

Navy vs. Wofford // vs. Southern Conference
The Mids and Terriers have never met in a soccer competition ... Wofford's program began in 1994 ... In 15 all-time matchup versus SoCon opponents, Navy is 13-0-2 with 11 of those victories coming against VMI (6) and The Citadel (5) ... Navy's most recently hosted a pair of SoCon teams to kick off its 2022 as Navy defeated The Citadel 2-0 on Aug. 18 before playing Western Carolina to a scoreless tie on Aug. 21 ... Navy vs. Southern Conference: The Citadel (5-0-0); East Tennessee State (2-0-0); VMI (6-0-0); Western Carolina (0-0-2)

Last 5 SoCon Matchups (3-0-2)
Aug. 21, 2022 (H): Navy 0 - Western Carolina 0
Aug. 18, 2022 (H): Navy 2 - The Citadel 0
Sept. 6, 2019 (H): Navy 6 - East Tennessee State 1
Sept. 1, 2019 (A): Navy 4 - The Citadel 1
Sept. 2, 2018 (A): Navy 0 - Western Carolina 0

Statistical Leaders

(2023 Stats)	Navy	Presbyterian	Wofford
Goals	Heaven, 3	Prieto/Spees, 1	Childress/Marlett, 1
Assists	Daunt/Graziano/Riddle, 2	N/A	Elizalde, 1
Points	Heaven, 6	Prieto/Spees, 2	Childress/Marlett, 2
Shots	Riddle, 8	Spees, 10	Elizalde, 8
GK Saves	Gallagher, 21	Hall, 12	Godbold, 6

Last Time Out: August 27 vs. Ohio
Navy kept its early run of undefeated play in 2023 alive at home on Sunday, Aug. 27 with a hard fought and dramatic 1-1 tie versus Ohio University. Down early 1-0 in the first half, the Mids (1-0-3) netted the game-tying tally in the 46th minute when the Bobcats (2-0-1) tried to clear the ball deep in their defensive third and struck the clearance right into Amanda Graziano, who deflected the ball home to make it 1-1. That goal stood up as the game-tying score as Ohio missed a penalty kick with 22 seconds remaining in regulation.
 
Mattie Gallagher was active throughout the contest in goal for the Mids on Sunday afternoon at the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility as she was credited with nine saves with numerous other batted crosses to her name. With Ohio locked in on netting the go-ahead goal in the second half, Gallagher came up with six saves, while defending four corner kicks.

Coming out of the locker room trailing by a goal, Navy dialed up some instant offense as Graziano evened the score just 64 seconds into the second half as a nonchalant clearing attempt by Ohio saw Sloma frantically try and get the ball out of the box and blindly unload a kick that hit Graziano squarely in the body and right back past her into the gaping net.

For the game, Ohio outshot Navy, 19-10 with a 10-4 advantage in shots on goal. The Bobcats also held a 6-5 edge in corner kick opportunities.