Local players shine for Navy Academy women’s soccer

Local players from Washington state star on Navy Academy women's soccer

There is a decidedly Evergreen feel to the United States Naval Academy women’s soccer program.

The Midshipmen boast five Washingtonians on their roster, including three Auburn players.

Kate Herren, a 2007 graduate of Auburn Mountainview and a senior defender for the Mids, is team captain. She was named the Patriot League Defensive Player of the Week on Aug. 22.

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Kelsey Learned, an Auburn resident who played high school soccer at Thomas Jefferson, is a junior defender who started 16 games for Navy last season before suffering a knee injury that limited her playing time.

Hannah Morse, a sophomore and 2010 graduate from Auburn Mountainview, has started five games this season.

Rounding out the Washington players in the program are Alexes Lopez-Shaw, a sophomore starting goalie and Bothell High School graduate, and Sam Lee, a freshman who graduated from Richland High.

The Naval Academy – located in Annapolis, Md. – competes in the NCAA Division I Patriot League against Army (New York), Bucknell University (Pennyslvania), Colgate University (New York) and Lafayette College (Pennsylvania).

The Mids, 5-2-1 overall, begin league play against American University on Oct. 1 in Washington D.C.