NEWARK, Del. - The George Mason men's soccer team knotted the score in the 77^th minute on a Leo Stolz goal, but Delaware rallied for the 2-1 victory in overtime Wednesday night in Colonial Athletic Association play at Delaware Mini-Stadium. The goal marked the first collegiate career goal for Stolz.

The Patriots (5-6-3, 2-4-1 CAA) outshot the Blue Hens (9-3-1, 4-3 CAA) 10-2 in the opening stanza, but failed to connect as the teams went into intermission scoreless. Mason immediately began its attack, firing off two shots on goal within the first five minutes as Timmy Mulgrew forced Delaware goalkeeper Kris Devaux into his first two saves. The Patriots saw another shot on frame in the 15^th minute by Taylor Morgan before the home squad recorded its first shot in the 22^nd minute. Stolz put together Mason's final scoring opportunity in the 41^st minute, but Devaux picked up the save to close the half.

Delaware came out strong to start the second half as Sean Cote made his first stop on a Ben Raymond shot in the 54^th minute. With Roberto Gimenez' ninth goal of the season, the Blue Hens broke through 13 minutes later for the 1-0 advantage. Gimenez blasted a shot into the top left corner from 30 yards out for the goal.

Stolz tied the score at 1-1 just under 10 minutes later splitting a pair of Blue Hen defenders for his first goal in a Mason uniform. Raymond and Gimenez both put shots on goal in the final minutes, but could not find the back of the net as the conference foes entered overtime knotted at 1-1.

Seven minutes and 16 seconds into overtime, Delaware scored the game-winner when Evans Frimpong set up Kyle Ellis for the goal and 2-1 victory.

Mason finished the contest with a 15-10 shot advantage and a 7-5 shots on goal lead. Stolz paced the offense putting three of four shots attempted on frame. Mulgrew recorded three shots, two on goal. Cote played the full game in net and recorded three saves, while Devaux made six stops.

Mason returns to Fairfax to welcome Northeastern on Saturday, October 22 for a 7 p.m. matchup. The contest is also the Game of the Week and all Mason students with a valid ID will receive a free sweatshirt backpack.