BETHLEHEM, Pa. – Top-seeded Navy (14-4-3, 7-1-1 PL) will host No. 4 Boston University (10-8-2, 5-3-1 PL) in the 2026 Patriot League Women’s Soccer Championship Game.
The Mids and Terriers will meet in the Patriot League title for the second time, with an automatic berth to the 2026 NCAA Division I Women’s Soccer Championship on the line.
The 2026 Patriot League Women’s Soccer Championship Game on Sunday, Nov. 15, will be available on ESPN+ at 1 p.m. from the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility.
In today’s first semifinal, Navy junior goalkeeper Natasha Stramrood made three consecutive penalty kick shootout saves as the top-seeded Mids outlasted No. 6 Loyola Maryland, 3-2, to advance to Sunday’s title game.
In the nightcap, No. 4 Boston University advanced to its third consecutive Patriot League title match as junior forward Olivia Avellar netted the game-winning goal in the 88th minute to lift the Terriers over No. 2 Army West Point, 3-2.
2026 Forward of the Year Kat Slott set the Patriot League Women’s Soccer Championship record for most points in two games with eight, as the senior forward recorded her second goal and fourth assist of the tournament. The Ridgewood, N.J. native tied the League record for most assists in two games, matching the mark set by former teammate Giulianna Gianino (2025).
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2026 Patriot League Women’s Soccer Championship Schedule
First Round – Sunday, Nov. 8
No. 6 Loyola Maryland 1, No. 3 Holy Cross 0 | Box Score
No. 4 Boston University 4, No. 5 Bucknell 0 | Box Score
Semifinal Round – Wednesday, Nov. 11
No. 1 Navy 1 (Advances on PKs, 3-2), No. 6 Loyola Maryland 1 | Box Score
No. 4 Boston University 3, No. 2 Army West Point 2 | Box Score
Championship Game - Sunday, Nov. 15
No. 4 Boston University at No. 1 Navy | 1 p.m. | ESPN+
No. 1 Navy (14-4-3, 7-1-1 PL) 1 (Advances on PKs, 3-2), No. 6 Loyola Maryland (4-4-11, 3-3-3 PL) 1, Navy
Box Score
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Navy junior goalkeeper Natasha Stramrood made three consecutive penalty kick shootout saves as the top-seeded Mids outlasted No. 6 Loyola Maryland, 3-2, to advance through the semifinal round of the 2026 Patriot League Women’s Soccer Championship on Wednesday at the Glenn Warner Soccer Facility.
*Navy returns to the Patriot League Women’s Soccer Championship Game for the first time since the 2020-21 season and the 15th time in program history.
*After falling behind 2-0 in the penalty shootout, Navy sophomore forward Sona Gonzales, sophomore defender Helen Bonner and freshman defender Sofia Grundy buried three consecutive attempts, while Stramrood stopped shots from Loyola Maryland’s Regan Mallia, Katie Ormerod and Brigid McElderry.
*The Mids got the scoring started in the 11th minute as freshman midfielder Sophia Ryan tallied her sixth goal of the season to put Navy ahead, 1-0.
*Loyola Maryland answered in the second half as a pass from sophomore forward Savannah Manset found senior defender Kaleigh Darby, who scored her first goal of the season to even the game at 1-1.
*Stramrood finished with five saves in the victory, while Loyola Maryland senior goalkeeper Hannah Goetzer recorded four saves.
*Navy finished with the advantage in shots (18-9), but Loyola Maryland had the edge in shots on goal (6-5) and corner kicks (7-6).
*The Greyhounds finished their 2026 season at 4-4-11 overall, setting the NCAA Division I record for ties in a single season.
No. 4 Boston University (10-8-2, 5-3-1 PL) 3, No. 2 Army West Point (10-8-1, 7-1-1 PL) 2
Box Score
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Boston University junior forward Olivia Avellar scored the game-winning goal in the 88th minute of the fourth-seeded Terriers’ 3-2 victory over Army West Point in the semifinal round of the 2026 Patriot League Women’s Soccer Championships at Malek Stadium at Clinton Field.
*Boston University advanced to the Patriot League Women’s Soccer Championship game for the third straight season and the ninth time in program history since joining the League in 2013.
*The Terriers opened the scoring with a goal in the 27th minute as 2026 Forward of the Year senior Kat Slott found the back of the net on a pass from Avellar.
*In a second half that featured four goals, Army West Point evened the score at 1-1 in the 56th minute as junior forward Bella Conti scored on a pass from senior forward Sabrina Rogers.
*A minute later, the Black Knights took a 2-1 lead following Rogers’ fourth goal of the season off a dish from 2026 Defender of the Year junior Daisy West.
*Boston University answered in the 69th minute as freshman midfielder Samanatha Ryan’s fifth goal of the year, assisted by sophomore midfielder Araina Schwinn-Clanton, evened the game at 2-2.
*Terriers’ junior goalkeeper Bridget Carr finished with a season-high nine saves, while 2026 Patriot League Goalkeeper of the Year Karalyn Dail allowed her most goals in a game since Aug. 27.
*The Black Knights held the advantage in shots (14-9), shots on goal (11-3) and corner kicks (15-3).
*Boston University will battle No. 1 Navy on Sunday, Nov. 15, in the title game at 1 p.m. on ESPN+.
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