Joel Russ Scores Late to Boost Men’s Soccer Past Navy
9/10/2025 5:44:00 PM | Men's Soccer
WASHINGTON - The GW men's soccer team defeated Navy on The Vern, 1-0, on Wednesday afternoon. The Revolutionaries improved to 2-3-0 overall, including a perfect 2-0-0 at home.
HOW IT HAPPENED
74th Minute: Joel Russ received the ball near mid field and dribbled all the way to the box, dicing past a Navy defender before rocketing his shot into the far corner of the net.
NOTABLE
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Russ' goal was the first of his career
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Tom Macauley picked up his first clean sheet of 2025, making four saves on 10 shots
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Alex Nicholson finished with the most shots on goal for either team with three
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GW's Babacar Fall was shown the match's only card, a yellow in the 87th minute
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GW defeated Navy by a final of 1-0 for the second-straight season
UP NEXT
GW travels to New Haven, Conn. on Saturday for its next match against New Haven. Kickoff is set for 6:00 p.m., and the match will be streamed on NEC Front Row.
Team Stats

Joel Russ (1)
GOAL by GW Russ, Joel.
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