ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy women's rugby team (1-2, 1-2 NIRA) returns to action Saturday when it travels to Cambridge, Massachusetts, to face three-time reigning National Intercollegiate Rugby Association (NIRA) champion Harvard (3-0, 3-0 NIRA). Kickoff is scheduled for 11 a.m.
Live Coverage
Saturday's game will be streamed on
ESPN+. Links to live coverage will be available on
NavySports.com.
Last Time Out: vs. Lindenwood
Navy earned its first win of the season in its home opener, knocking off previously undefeated Lindenwood, 18-15.
Natalie Peugeot led the offense with 13 points, scoring two tries and converting a crucial second-half penalty kick to help break a 5-5 halftime tie.
Caroline Shegogue also scored a try as the Midshipmen built an eight-point lead. Lindenwood rallied to cut the deficit to three in the 71st minute. Following a late turnover, the Lions advanced to the 5-meter line in stoppage time, but Navy's defense held firm, forcing the final attacker out of bounds to preserve the victory.
Navy Notes
- Natalie Peugeot leads Navy with 13 points this season. Against Lindenwood, she scored her first career try and made her first career penalty kick.
- Meagan Alvarez, Peugeot and Arica Spencer are tied for the team lead with two tries apiece.
- Six different Midshipmen have scored a try this season, including Caroline Shegogue, who recorded her first try of the year against Lindenwood.
- Ellie Pierson and Lindsey Romero have also scored a try for the Midshipmen this season.
- Gineva Reese made her collegiate debut against Lindenwood.
- Navy is averaging 17.3 points per game through three contests.
- Eighteen Midshipmen have appeared in all three games this season.
Scouting Harvard
- Harvard enters Saturday's matchup with a 3-0 record and will conclude a three-game homestand. The Crimson defeated Brown, 76-0, and Dartmouth, 31-7, in its last two home games.
- Harvard finished last season with a 9-0 record, capped by a 22-19 victory over Lindenwood in the NIRA championship game.
- Gemma Ogoke leads the Crimson with six tries this season. She has scored at least one try in each of Harvard's three games, including a hat trick against Brown.
Navy vs. Harvard
Saturday's contest will be the second meeting between Navy and Harvard in 15s competition. In 2024, the Crimson defeated the Midshipmen, 74-7, in Cambridge.
