ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy women's rugby team (3-5, 1-5 in the NIRA) concludes its 15's regular season with a road test at Mount St Mary's (Md.) (0-7, 0-6 in the NIRA) on Saturday at Echo Field in Emmitsburg, Md.

The contest is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. Free live video is provided with the links provided on navysports.com.

"We're looking forward to this weekend and hopefully leaving with a good result," remarked head coach Murph McCarthy. "The team have been playing well against some good teams. The whole team is excited about playing Mount St. Mary's and hopefully end the fall season with a victory."

Last Time Out: vs. Army

The Black Knights exploded out the gates with a pair tries in the first eight minutes. After an even first five minutes of play, Army executed the first solid offensive possession of the match and marched its way into Navy's 22-meter zone. A Midshipmen penalty in the ruck allowed the Black Knights to kick inside the five-meter zone for an attacking lineout and maul its way for the first try of the day.

A hand in the ruck penalty gifted Navy with great field position on its first promising offensive drive in the 17th minute. Megan Leitz positioned the ball for a Navy lineout and surpassed Army's 22-meter zone for the first time. The Mids mauled their way deep into Black Knights territory, senior captain Maggie Geiger fell inches short of the try zone, she passed the ball off to Bigue Kah but the Black Knights held up Kah to prevent the spike in the 18th minute. Navy received a goal line drop and pushed its way inside the 22-meter zone again, but Army's defense was too strong as it forced a turnover and got itself out of danger.

The Black Knights benefited from back-to-back Navy offside penalties and elected for a penalty kick attempt to add three more points to make the score, 17-0, in the 22nd minute.

Neither team could generate a long offensive possession for the remainder of the half. Army was able to push back into the Mids five-meter zone for its third try of the half, but Navy's defense forced a big turnover to end the first half.

The Mids started to gain some momentum in the 51st minute as they drew a yellow card penalty on a Black Knight defender. Navy used the extra man opportunity to its advantage and drove its way into Army territory but a dropped ball halted the momentum. The Midshipmen would get a second chance as Alexis Rohrbach broke off a long run for an opportunity to put points on the board. Three-straight high tackle penalties had Navy inches from a try but the Black Knights defense stood strong again despite being a man down in the 59th minute and maintain the shutout.

Navy's Notes

        ·         Navy enters the weekend eighth in the National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) standings, two spots above Saturday's opponent, Mount St. Mary's.

        ·         Mia Young leads the team with 41 total points and 13 conversion kicks. Her three tries are tied for second on the team.

        ·         Sophomore Meagan Alvarez is second on the team in scoring (31). Last week's loss to Army snapped Alvarez's three-match scoring streak.

        ·         Nine different Midshipmen have scored 10 or more points this season.

Scouting Mount St. Mary's

The Mountaineers enter the final weekend with an 0-7 overall record and an 0-6 NIRA record. Mount St. Mary's dropped its most recent match against West Chester, 31-22. The Mount was down 31-5 at halftime and made a valiant effort for the comeback attempt.