ANNAPOLIS, Md. - With just nine days before Patriot League competition begins on Sept. 20, the Navy women's soccer team will go head-to-head with Saint Mary's in its penultimate non-conference bout. The first-ever meeting between the Mids (6-3) and Gaels (4-1-1) is set for 7 p.m. on Thursday at the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility. Navy will continue its busy homestand with an intrastate showdown against UMBC (3-2-3) on Sunday afternoon starting at 5 p.m. These two matches will draw a close to the Mids' 11-game non-conference schedule as a meeting with Boston University looms large on Saturday, Sept. 20 in Annapolis.

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Navy vs. Saint Mary's // vs. WCC // vs. Golden State
The Mids and Gaels have never met in women's soccer action ... Saint Mary's began its run of DI soccer in 1987, while Navy did the same in 1993 ... In eight all-time matchups against West Coast Conference foes, the Mids are 4-3-1 ... Navy vs. WCC: Pacific (3-0-0), Loyola Marymount (1-0-1), Pepperdine (0-1-0), Portland (0-1-0) and Washington State (0-1-0) ... All-time, Navy is 7-10-2 in 19 contests versus programs from the state of California: Cal (0-1-0), Cal State Northridge (1-1-1), Long Beach State (1-0-0), Loyola Marymount (1-0-1), Pepperdine (0-1-0), Sacramento State (1-0-0), San Diego State (1-1-0), Stanford (0-4-0), UCLA (0-1-0), UC Davis (1-0-0), UC Irvine (0-1-0), UC Santa Barbara (1-0-0).

Last 5 WCC Matchups (4-0-1)
  Aug. 19, 2021 (H): Navy 2 - Loyola Marymount 1
  Aug. 19, 2018 (H): Navy 1 - Pacific 0
  Sept. 1, 2017 (A): Navy 2 - Pacific 0
  Sept. 4, 2004 (A): Navy 1 - Loyola Marymount 1
  Aug. 31, 2003 (A): Navy 1 - Pacific 0 (OT)

Navy vs. UMBC
Sunday will be the 14th meeting between the two schools in a series that began in 1993 ... All-time, Navy holds a 9-3-1 advantage over UMBC, including a six-game winning streak from 1997 through 2008 ... In the first-ever matchup on Oct. 8, 1993 in Catonsville, the Retrievers defeated the first-year Mids team, 3-0 ... Regular competitors in spring exhibition action, the counting fall series had gone quiet for a period with no meetings between 2015 and 2023 ... That most recent matchup at UMBC on Sept. 10, 2023 when the way of the Mids by a score of 4-1 ... Fans should be prepared for offensive fireworks as in all Navy's nine victories the Mids have recorded multiple scores, including three or more goals five times and two in the other four contests.

Last 5 Navy-UMBC Matchups
In the last five meetings dating back to 2011, the Mids lead the Retrievers, 3-1-1 with Navy holding a 9-5 advantage in total goals scored during that span.
    Sept. 10, 2023 (A): Navy 4 - UMBC 1
    Aug. 21, 2015 (H): Navy 3 - UMBC 2
    Aug. 22, 2014 (A): UMBC 1 - Navy 0
    Sept. 19, 2012 (H): Navy 2 - UMBC 1
    Sept. 21, 2011 (A): Navy 0 - UMBC 0

Most Recent Navy-UMBC Matchup: September 10, 2023
After a quiet first half saw neither Navy or UMBC find its way onto the scoreboard, the visiting Mids hit that next gear in the second stanza and rolled the Retrievers to the tune of 4-1 final score on Sunday afternoon. Navy found the back of the net early and often in the second half at Retriever Soccer Park as the visitors scored twice of corner kicks in the opening 13 minutes of the period before adding two late insurance goals.

Amanda Graziano led the Mids' offensive effort as she assisted on the team's first two goals before curling in a goal of her own in the 90th minute. Rylee Rives and Tatum Kelly were on the receiving end of Graziano corner kicks in the 50th and 58th minutes, respectively before Kat Healey added her name to the scoring ledger in the 80th minute.

The first half saw both teams play 45 minutes of scoreless action, though UMBC was the first to make in-roads offensively as the hosts started pressuring Mattie Gallagher and Navy's defense almost immediately with four shots in the opening 10 minutes, including two attempts that required near horizontal leaping denials by Gallagher. Through the first period of play, UMBC held a 7-4 edge in total shots and a 4-2 mark in shots on goal.

After that opening first half, the fans at Retriever Soccer Park had little idea what would become of the game in the second stanza. In a precursor of the next 45 minutes, Alexa Riddle nearly found the back of the net just 10 seconds into the half as she got into space after the kickoff and ripped a long shot that sailed slightly over the net.

A little over four minutes later at 49:27, Graziano lofted a well-placed deep corner kick to the back of the six-yard box where Rives crashed towards the net and powered a header shot past the Retrievers' goalkeeper.

The 1-0 lead didn't last long for the Mids as the hosts came right back down the pitch and knotted the game at 1-all just 100 seconds later at 51:07 with a goal of its own.

Navy dialed up another corner kick connection six minutes later at 57:06 when Graziano put her cross into nearly the same location, but in this instance, Kelly soared over the nearest UMBC defender and snapped a header shot that hit off the crossbar, but deflected down off a Retriever player and bounced in for a goal.

Energized by their new lead, the Mids' defense stonewalled the Retrievers for the majority of the next 20-plus minutes as the host squad registered just one errant shot. With its defense clicking, Navy's offense took aim for an insurance goal and found it at 79:17 when Kassidy Borden quick-played a free kick to Jenna Daunt, who slotted a pass to Healey. In possession of the ball, Healey zagged past a defender and unleashed a left-footed shot that immediately hit a UMBC player, but had enough pace on it to re-direct past the Retrievers' goalkeeper, who was late to react.

In control of the scoreboard by a 3-1 margin, Navy wrapped up its highest-scorning game of 2023 at 89:38 when Emma Romano found Graziano with a throw-in. Feeling pressure on her back, Graziano spun around the defender and struck a curling left-footed shot that passed Cowles and snuck into the upper-90 of the far post.

For the game, Navy outshot UMBC, 19-12 with an 11-5 advantage in shots on goal. In the second half, the totals were 15-5 and 9-1, respectively. The Mids also held a significant edge in corner kicks in the second period, 4-0 after each team took three in the first half.

Individual Leaders

(2025 Stats)	Navy	Saint Mary's	UMBC
Goals	Heaven, 6	Schwarze, 3	Schenning, 2
Assists	Clay/Cosenza, 3	Ennis/Schwarze, 3	Hiney/Schenning, 2
Points	Heaven, 13	Schwarze, 9	Schenning, 6
Shots	Heaven, 13	Vaughn, 18	Schenning, 17
GK Saves	Stramrood, 24	Plachy, 17	Williams, 30

Last Time Out: September 7 vs. Presbyterian
On a day when Head Coach Carin Gabarra won her 400th collegiate career game, the Navy women's soccer team showcased the aggressive and explosive brand of soccer that has been a pillar of her coaching strategy since beginning her career over 30 years ago. Sunday afternoon was a perfect encapsulation of her influence on the game as the Mids (6-3) struck early and often with four goals in the first 18 minutes versus the Presbyterian Blue Hose (3-3-1) on their way to a dominant 5-0 victory in front of their home fans at the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility.

Navy's goals came from Kayana Adlam, Marlee Heaven, Hannah Mulholland and Faith Graziano with an additional score via an own goal. The Mids' goalkeeping trio of Natasha Stramrood, Talley Applewhite and Cadence Tordai backstopped the team's defensive clean sheet.

The action started fast and furious on Sunday as the Mids broke onto the scoreboard at 4:18 when Heaven lined up a free kick just outside of the box and instead of taking aim on goal slipped a crisp lead pass around the Blue Hose' wall to Adlam, who flicked the one-time shot into the back of the net.

The game didn't stay at 1-0 long as just two and half minutes later at 6:56, Mulholland put an innocuous through ball over the top, but on the way to her preferred receiver her well-struck pass was deflected by a Presbyterian defender and completely changed course past the Blue Hose' goalkeeper for an own goal.

The visitors tried to turn the tides a bit over the next five-plus minutes with a pair of shots, but those efforts did little to change their luck as Heaven found her way into the scoring column of the box score at 15:57 when she powered home a header off of a Chiara Cosenza cross to make it 3-0.

The Mids put a bow on their first have onslaught less than 90 seconds later at 17:11 with Mulholland's first goal of the 2025 season. Joining the rush from her wing defender position, Mulholland grabbed a loopy, misstruck clearance by Presbyterian's goalkeeper and without thinking twice lined up for the shot and unleashed a powerful blast from 25-plus yards out to increase the host's lead to 4-0.

The Blue Hose's only look at goal in the first came off the ensuing kickoff as Lindsey Malyszek unsuccessfully tested Stramrood.

Pleased to take a 4-0 lead into the locker room at halftime, the Mids continued to mix-and-match their personnel during the second half. In total, all 27 players that were healthy and available on Sunday saw time in the contest. Highlights of the second half, included a Katia Katsari-Hoefer shot on goal that required PC's Grace Moulton to dive to her right from her goalkeeper position in the 53rd minute and a Helen Bonner opportunity two minutes later that saw her chase down a pass over the top and get greeted at the top of the box by Moulton for a short-circuited shot on goal.

Graziano left her mark in the final quarter of the game as she initially rang a shot of the crossbar in the 77th minute before putting together a dribbling clinic in the closing seconds of the game and crossing over a Blue Hose defender before letting loose with a fadeaway left-footed shot from outside the box that sailed into the far-side upper-90 portion of the goal at 89:58.

For the game, both teams finished with 12 total shots, though the Mids had a pronounced 9-3 advantage in shots on goal. Corner kicks really didn't have much affect on Sunday's contest with the teams combining for three opportunities, two for Navy and one for Presbyterian.

Stramrood earned the victory with 45 minutes of shutout goalkeeping. Applewhite and Tordai joined in for the combined shutout as they split the second half with Applewhite going 30 minutes and Tordai the final 15. All three goalkeepers made one save each during their time in net.