ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Navy men’s soccer team (2-2-4, 0-0-1 PL) will make its first road trip on the Patriot League schedule this weekend, traveling north to take on Boston University (3-2, 0-1 PL) on Saturday afternoon at Nickerson Field in Boston, Mass.
Set for 1:00 p.m. on ESPN+, the Midshipmen and Terriers are both seeking their first league win after Navy drew with Holy Cross last Saturday and Boston fell to Army. The Mids are also looking to extend their unbeaten streak to three games following the Holy Cross tie and Tuesday’s win over UMBC.
Last Time Out
In a rivalry matchup that saw near-constant rainfall, Navy used sophomore Jorge Mayorga’s first collegiate tally to pull out a 1-0 victory over in-state foe UMBC in non-conference action Tuesday night at the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility … After a tight first-half defensive battle through sheets of wind-blown rain, Navy got on the board in the opening minutes of an action-packed second half when Mayorga booted home a loose ball at 48′, while the Midshipmen held off the Retrievers’ response to preserve senior goalkeeper Robert Eaton’s six-slash shutout … Navy moved to 20-7-7 in the all-time series with UMBC, notching its first win over UMBC since Oct. 18, 2016.
Navy Notes
The current Navy seniors have gone 19-23-22 in their time in Annapolis, going 9-8-11 in league play and making a pair of Patriot League Tournaments, including winning the 2022 league title as freshmen … The Mids are 6-1-3 all-time when A.J. Schuetz records a point, while Navy has tallied a 5-1-3 mark when Andrew Schug scores … Navy is also 2-1-1 when Wyatt Stevens nets a goal … With Will Cawlfield’s tally against William & Mary, Navy needs one other rookie to register a goal to have multiple freshmen score in a season for the first time since the fall 2020/spring 2021 campaign, when both David Jackson and Baba Kallie scored as plebes … Only two non-senior goalkeepers have started a game in net for Navy since 2019: Pierce Holbrook (2022, 2023) and Dylan Carmody (2025).
Ranking the Mids
Andrew Schug’s three goals are tied for second in the Patriot League behind Bucknell’s Jack Lucas (four goals) and sit 73rd nationally … Schug’s seven points are tied for second in the league, while Duncan Sullivan’s six points rank fourth in the PL … Robert Eaton’s 0.893 slash percentage ranks 19th in the nation and second in the Patriot League … Eaton’s 0.520 goals against average is second in the league and 31st nationally … Navy leads the league with 5.5 corner kicks per game (55th nationally) and is second in the PL with 12.88 shots per game (75th nationally).
Scouting Boston
The Terriers come into the week at 3-2, as the loss at Army snapped a two-game winning streak by Boston that featured multi-goal victories over Charleston and Brown … Lapo Romieri paces the Terriers with two goals and five points on the season, ranking second in the league with 1.25 points per game … Austin Mobray and Pharis Petrica both lead the team with two assists each … Ben Alexander has started and played the full-90 in each of BU’s five games, racking up 17 saves in that stretch and tallying the season-opening shutout over New Hampshire … BU ranks 36th nationally and second in the Patriot League with 6.2 shots on goal per game … Picked first in the Patriot League preseason coaches’ poll, the Terriers return 2024 PL Defensive Player of the Year Quin DeLaMater and 2024 PL Midfielder of the Year Diego Rived.
Series History
Navy is 2-8-2 in the all-time series with Boston University, with the Terriers winning the last two meetings … The Mids hold a 0-6-1 record in seven trips to Nickerson Field, with the lone draw being the 2022 Patriot League Semifinals which saw Navy advance on penalty kicks after 120 scoreless minutes of action … Last year’s meeting between the teams in Annapolis saw a 47th-minute goal from the Terriers’ Quin DeLaMater prove to be the lone goal of the penultimate regular-season contest, as Boston pulled out a 1-0 win despite Navy’s Pierce Holbrook racking up eight saves.
Up Next
Navy hosts service academy rival Air Force in a 7 p.m. non-conference contest on Tuesday, Sept. 23.
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