Oct. 29, 2007

ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Fresh off its 2-0 victory over Holy Cross on Sunday, the Navy women's soccer team (9-4-4) will take a break from Patriot League action when it plays host to Howard (2-14) on Tuesday at 7:00 pm. The Midshipmen are unbeaten at the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility this season, turning in a 6-0-1 record.

After playing three straight games on the road and five of its previous six, Navy settled in at home on Sunday against the Crusaders in what was the first of a four-game homestand for the Midshipmen. Team captain Kari Weniger (St. Petersburg, Fla.) wasted little time in getting Navy on the scoreboard, taking a Carey Young (Virginia Beach, Va.) cross and threading it past the Holy Cross keeper. She tacked on her second goal of the day in the 58th minute to lead the Mids to a 2-0 win, the team's eighth shutout of the 2007 campaign.

Weniger is one of six different players who have recorded game-winning goals for the Midshipmen this season. Senior forward Brigitte Fox (La Mesa, Calif.) is atop the list, scoring seven goals this season, including three game-winners. Young, a junior defender for the Mids, has produced a pair of goals this fall with both going down in the record books as game-winners.

The Midshipmen have outscored their opponents by 10 (26-16) and taken nearly double the shots with a 279-145 advantage. Navy's defense is giving up 0.89 goals per game, while junior keeper Lizzie Barnes (New Orleans, La.) is making stops on 73.8 percent of the shots she has seen.

Tuesday's contest marks the final regular-season game of the year for Howard who will travel to Orem, Utah next Wednesday to play in the United Soccer Conference Tournament. The Bison have turned in a 2-14 record this season with both wins, a 1-0 win over Delaware State and a 2-0 win over South Carolina State, coming in conference action. Howard dropped its first 10 games before defeating Delaware State on Oct. 12. Heading into their game against the Midshipmen, the Bison have lost three in row.

Howard has been outscored 73-12 this fall and outshot 289-136. The Bison are allowing 4.58 goals per game and have stopped 59.9 percent of the shots they have faced. Junior forward Natalie Williston is Howard's top scoring, posting nine points on a pair of goals and five assists. Rookie forward Rachael Lee owns six points off two goals and two assists, while classmate Briana Gamble has also scored a pair of goals and added an assist. Junior Jessamyn Perkins has handled the goalkeeping duties for the Bison. She has given up 69 of the 73 goals (4.41 GAA) and made 107 of the 109 saves (.608).

Navy owns a 5-0 series advantage, including a 4-0 record in Annapolis, while outscoring the Bison 32-3. Last year the Mids scored a program-record 10 goals in the opening half to defeat Howard, 10-0, in Annapolis.

### Go Navy ###