ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The women's rugby Star is on the line to end the 15s season when Navy (2-3, 2-3 NIRA) takes on Army (4-4, 3-1 NIRA) in the annual Star Match, part of the overall Army-Navy Star Series presented by USAA. Action is scheduled to kick off at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Prusmack Rugby Center in Annapolis.
 
Live Coverage
The match will be streamed live on the Navy Athletics YouTube channel.
 
Notes for Traveling Fans

• Admission to the Prusmack Rugby Center is free.
• Spectator parking is located in the lots on the north side of the Brigade Sports Complex (64 Greenbury Point Road, Annapolis, MD 21402). Overflow parking is available in the open space on the west side of the facility.

 
Army-Navy Series
Saturday's match marks the 11^th Star contest of the 2026-27 Army-Navy series. The Midshipmen lead the series 7-2-1, winning the last three Stars in women's swimming and diving (204-96), men's swimming and diving (188-112) and men's cross country (19-42).
 
Navy Sports Magazine
Senior co-captain Meagan Alvarez joined Tim Nolan on this week's episode of the "Navy Sports Magazine" radio show to preview the Army-Navy Star Match and discuss her journey to the Naval Academy. The full interview is available on the Navy Athletics YouTube channel.
 
Navy Notes

• Navy looks to stay hot on its home pitch, entering Saturday's match with a 2-0 record at the Prusmack Rugby Center this season with victories over Lindenwood (18-15) and Queens (36-19).
• The Midshipmen are averaging 22.8 points per match this season, including 36 and 26 points in their last two outings.
• Tory Pahland scored her first career try in last week's victory.
• Layla Lujan and Anissa Morgan made their first appearances in the starting lineup last weekend.
• Allison Ross and Shannon Ambery made their season debuts against Queens. Navy has now played 24 different Midshipmen this season.
• Lujan and Cecilia Izquierdo each scored their first tries of the season last weekend.
• Navy has scored at least three tries in every match this season, including a season-best six in the victory over Queens.
• Natalie Peugeot leads the team in total points (23) and tries (four) this year. She also has the team's lone penalty kick this season.
• Mia Young handles the kicking duties for the Midshipmen, scoring six conversion kicks for 12 points.
• Seven Mids — Meagan Alvarez, Aleksandria Gabbard, Peugeot, Ellie Pierson, Caroline Shegogue, Arica Spencer and Young — have scored at least 10 points this season.

 
Scouting Army

• The Black Knights enter the weekend with a 4-4 overall record. Army has a 3-1 mark against National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) opponents, including a 12-5 victory over Lindenwood last week.
• After beginning the season 1-3, the Black Knights have won three of their last four matches.
• Army is averaging 38.4 points per match this season, including a season-best 144 against the Royal Military College of Canada.
• The Black Knights are led by second-year head coach Jenn Salomon-Clayton, who owns a 10-7 record at Army.

 
Army vs. Navy
Army holds a 4-0 record against Navy since the Midshipmen elevated to varsity status, including a 3-0 record in Star Matches.
 
Saturday's match marks the second time the Star will be contested in Annapolis; the Black Knights won the first meeting 41-0 in 2024. In last year's match at West Point, Army earned an 84-0 victory.
 
Army-Navy Women's Rugby Star Match Results

• Oct. 27, 2023: Army 42, Navy 22
• Nov. 2, 2024: Army 41, Navy 0
• Oct. 25, 2025: Army 84, Navy 0

 
Last Time Out: vs. Queens
Navy rallied for a 36-19 Senior Day victory over Queens on Oct. 24, using a 17-point second-half surge to pull away. The Royals struck first to open the match, but the Midshipmen quickly responded to take a 19-12 advantage into halftime.
 
Queens seized the momentum early in the second half, tying the match at 19-all with a quick try. Following the equalizer, Navy tightened its defense and took complete control of the pitch.
 
Caroline Shegogue broke the stalemate with a go-ahead score, sparking a dominant final stretch for the Midshipmen. Crisp passing set up Ellie Pierson for another try on the wing, and the Navy defense held the Royals scoreless for the final 30 minutes to seal the win.