Sept. 20, 2005

Box Score

Fairfax, Va. - Senior forward Teba McKnight (Couva, Trinidad) scored two goals for the Patriots to help lift George Mason University's men's soccer team to a 3-1 victory over visiting La Salle Tuesday evening. With the win the Patriots improve to 3-3 on the season, while the Explorers fall to 2-4-1.

McKnight did not waste any time as he scored his first goal of the season off of a breakaway shot from about five yards out. It hit the right post and bounced in the net at the 1:30 mark to put Mason on the board. Next, freshman midfielder Jonathan Borrajo (Clifton, N.J.) netted his first goal of the season as he fired off a shot from long range to watch it sail pass La Salle's Danny Pfieffer in the middle of the net.

Mason would enter the break with a 3-0 lead after McKnight found the corner of the net off of a pass from junior midfielder Josh Fleming (Fairfax, Va.).

"I think that the team responded well tonight after coming off of some losses," said head coach Greg Andrulis. "We had some terrific goals tonight and it is great to see that the team is coming together."

The Explorers lone goal of the evening came from freshman forward James Guntle who scored off of a header as sophomore midfielder Jeremy Ortiz dished out the assist.

Goalkeeper Eric Barnes (Fr.; Aiken, S.C.) saw action in the net for the entire contest for Mason and tallied three saves, while Pfieffer collected eight saves and allowed three goals on the night.

The Patriots will return to the field when they host Big Ten member school, Penn State, on Sept. 24 at 8 p.m. The men's game proceeds a Mason's women's game against Towson (5:30) and the doubleheader is also the featured "Broadside Game of the Week."

Box Score
                           1 2 Final
George Washington (2-4-1) 0 1 1
George Mason (3-3)        3 0 3

Scoring Summary:

Period Time Team Scoring
1      1:30  MAS Teba McKnight
1      23:48 MAS Jonathan Borrajo

1      43:54 MAS Teba McKnight (Josh Fleming)

2      58:39 LU James Guntle (Jeremy Ortiz)


Shots: MAS 20; LU 7

Saves: MAS- Barnes 3; LU- Pfieffer 8

Corners: MAS 2; LU 3

YC: LU-Ortiz (59:58), LU-Lehr (89:31)

Attendance: 82