Attempting to start 4-0 for the first time in eight years, the road would not be easy for Maryland women’s soccer against the Patriot League’s best in the Naval Academy.
Defender Chloe Dawson, dribbling about ten yards out from the penalty box, fired a pass on the move right into Maryland’s penalty box. Forward Alexa Riddle was speeding into the box when, with one motion, she received Dawson’s pass and chipped it perfectly into the back right corner of the goal and to the right of the diving Maryland goalkeeper Liz Brucia. The goal extended the Midshipmen’s lead to 3-1 with exactly 28 minutes to play.