WASHINGTON (August 30, 2025) – Howard University women's soccer team returns home Sunday (Aug. 31), squaring off against Richmond in a nonconference showdown at Greene Stadium. Match time is slated for 1 p.m.
 
FOLLOW THE ACTION
 
Bison Nation can follow the match via NEC Front Row and/or live stats.
 
MATCHUP PREVIEW
 
SERIES RECORD
 
Sunday's showdown will be the fourth meeting between Howard and Richmond since 1996. The Spiders won all three previous matchups.
 
HOWARD
 
HU rolls into Sunday's match with a 2-2 overall record, including Thursday's (Aug. 28) road victory at American, 2-1.
 
Graduate defender Rachel Suttle (Smyrna, Ga.) and sophomore Gabriella Garcia-Terrell (Centreville, Va.) lead the Bison attack with two goals apiece.
 
Junior Trinity Knox (Atlanta), two-time NEC Goalkeeper of the Year, has accumulated 18 saves in four starts this season.
 
RICHMOND
 
Richmond enters the weekend with a 3-1-1 mark, including Thursday's (Aug. 28) tie versus in-state rival Radford, 1-1.
 
Emma Newman leads the Spiders with 10 points (four goals & two assists), followed by Brigitte Bussiere with three points (one goal & one assist).
 
Goalie Veronica Rrapi has started all five contests, producing 25 saves and three shutouts.
 
LAST TIMEOUT
 
Thursday (Aug. 28), Howard got back in the win column, holding off crosstown rival American, 2-1.
 
Suttle, the 2024 NEC Defensive Player of the Year, and junior midfielder Asia Mickens-Perez (Upper Marlboro, Md.) each produced a goal in the victory.
 
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
 
Thursday (Sept. 4), HU heads crosstown to face George Washington in an inner-city clash. Match time is set for 3 p.m.
 
For more information, visit the Bison Athletics website at www.HUBison.com.