After becoming the first women’s team from a service academy to advance to the NCAA final four, Navy women’s lacrosse embarks on the 2018 season with a solid roster, returning nearly every dynamic player that made an impact in its first-ever semifinal under Hall of Fame coach Cindy Timchal.

The Midshipmen’s statistical leaders from every category are back – leading scorer Jenna Collins, assist leader Kelly Larkin, draw specialist Julia Collins, scrappy defender Blake Smith, who tallied the most caused turnovers, plus starting keeper and ground ball leader Ingrid Boyum.

Only one of its top seven scorers, all who scored in the double digits, graduated (Morgan Young).

This weekend, Navy will test its 2018 roster, which features 13 freshmen, in its annual fall invitational. The Mids welcome Arizona State, Boston University, Coastal Carolina, Drexel, George Washington, James Madison, Louisville, Ohio State, Penn State, San Diego State, St. Joe's, Vanderbilt, and Virginia Tech to Annapolis.

Arizona State will also get a good look at its roster, whose players will compete in its first season in 2018 in the Pac-12, which is also the first season for the power five conference. Sun Devils head coach Courtney Martinez Connor returns to the coaching world after a career as a lacrosse analyst for the Big Ten Network and ESPN. Navy’s tournament is ASU’s first fall competition.

Most games will take place at the Naval Academy on Rip Miller Field and Farragut Fields. The Mids will also play two games on Sunday at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium against fellow 2017 final four contender Penn State and CAA standout James Madison.

A full schedule is listed below and is also on NavySports.com.

Other highlights to this fall ball weekend include:

• Reigning world champion Team USA coach Ricky Fried returns to US Lacrosse  headquarters this weekend with his Georgetown team to host a fall invitational. The Hoyas will play Louisville at 10 a.m., Johns Hopkins at 11 a.m. and Boston University at 1 p.m.

• The HEADstrong Foundation is hosting several men’s and women’s games this weekend. On the women’s side, Hofstra and LIU Post each are hosting a Nick Colleluori Classic, while Penn hosts the University City Classic and Rutgers kicks off its HEADstrong Fall Tournament.

  • Hofstra welcomes Boston College, UConn and Michigan, with games starting at 8 a.m. HEADstrong will present at 1 p.m.

  • Adelphi, Central Connecticut State, Hofstra alumni, LIU Brooklyn, Manhattan, NYAC, Quinnipiac and Villanova visit LIU Post.

  • Temple, USC and Virginia head to Penn. Scrimmages begin at 9:30 a.m.

  • Rutgers hosts Fairfield, Siena and Wagner for a day of fall ball, also starting at 9:30 a.m.

  • Check out the men’s events here.

• Reigning Ivy League champion Princeton scheduled a play day with Albany, Denver and USC on Saturday, while La Salle gets festive with an Oktoberfest Tournament featuring Robert Morris, St. Francis and West Chester. On Sunday, Loyola will host Maryland and San Diego State.

Saturday, Oct. 14

Georgetown Invitational 

at US Lacrosse headquarters in Sparks, Md.

Georgetown vs. Louisville, 10 a.m.
Georgetown vs. Johns Hopkins, 11 a.m.
Boston University vs. Louisville, 12 p.m.
Georgetown vs. Boston University, 1 p.m.
Johns Hopkins vs. Louisville, 2 p.m.
Johns Hopkins vs. Boston University, 3 p.m.

Navy Fall Invitational

Ohio State vs. Drexel, 10 a.m.
St. Joe’s vs. Coastal Carolina, 10 a.m.
Virginia Tech vs. Drexel, 11 a.m.
San Diego State vs. Vanderbilt, 11 a.m.
St. Joe’s vs. Arizona State, 11 a.m.
Virginia Tech vs. Ohio State, 12 p.m.
San Diego State vs. Coastal Carolina, 12 p.m.
Vanderbilt at Navy, 12 p.m.
St. Joe’s vs. Ohio State, 1 p.m.
Drexel vs. Arizona State, 1 p.m.
George Washington vs. San Diego State, 2 p.m.
Vanderbilt vs. Virginia Tech, 2 p.m.
San Diego State vs. Drexel, 3 p.m.
Ohio State at Navy, 3 p.m.
Virginia Tech vs. George Washington, 4 p.m.
Arizona State at Navy, 4 p.m.

Other

Yale Alumni Game, 12 p.m.
North Carolina vs. Penn State, 2 p.m. (in Brooklandville, Md.)

Sunday, Oct. 15

Dartmouth Play Day

Full schedule not available. 

Vermont at Dartmouth, 10 a.m.
UMass Lowell at Dartmouth, 11:20 a.m.
New Hampshire at Dartmouth, 4:40 p.m.

HEADstrong Fall Tournament at Rutgers on F3 Turf Fields

Full schedule not available. 

Rutgers vs. Wagner, 9:30 a.m.
Rutgers vs. Fairfield, 10:15 a.m.
Rutgers vs Siena, 12:30 p.m.

Navy Fall Invitational 

Penn State vs. Boston University, 9 a.m.
Louisville vs. Arizona State, 9 a.m.
Boston University vs. JMU, 10 a.m.
Coastal Carolina at Navy, 10 a.m.
Arizona State vs. George Washington, 11 a.m.
Penn State vs. Louisville, 11 a.m.
Vanderbilt vs. Boston University, 12 p.m.
Louisville vs. JMU, 12 p.m.
Coastal Carolina vs. George Washington, 1 p.m.
Penn State at Navy, 1 p.m.
JMU at Navy, 2 p.m.
Vanderbilt vs. Louisville, 2 p.m.
Coastal Carolina vs. Arizona State, 2 p.m.

Nicholas Colleluori Women's Classic at Hofstra

Hofstra vs. Boston College, 8 a.m.
Hofstra vs. Michigan, 9:20 a.m.
Boston College vs. UConn, 10:30 a.m.
Michigan vs. Boston College, 11:50 a.m.
Michigan vs. UConn, 1:20 p.m.
Hofstra vs. UConn, 2:40 p.m.

University City Classic at Penn

Games start at 9:30 a.m. Full schedule not available. 

Virginia vs. Temple, 10:50 a.m.
Virginia vs. USC, 11:50 a.m.
Virginia at Penn, 1:50 p.m.

Other

North Carolina at Towson, 11 a.m.