BLACKSBURG, Va. - George Mason held Virginia Tech to four goals in the second half, but could not overcome a first-half deficit, falling to the Hokies 15-7 Saturday afternoon at Thompson Field. Mason falls to 0-3 on the season, while Virginia Tech improved to 4-0.

Senior Chelsea Gamble led the Patriot offense with three goals in the contest. Madalyn Jamison , Emily Ellisen , Mary Schwartz and Anna Kopecka each added a goal for the Patriots. Brittany Pastrana played the full 60 minutes in cage, collecting 15 saves.

Morgan Wildlake controlled the offensive pace for the Hokies, recording a career-high seven goals. Goalkeeper Alex Gale recorded only seven saves for Virginia Tech. The Hokies outshot the Patriots 34-16.

Four different Patriots scored for Mason in the first half as Virginia Tech took an 11-4 lead at halftime. The Hokies quickly took a 6-2 lead with four goals from Wildlake before Mason responded with goals from Jamison and Schwartz, cutting the score to 6-4 with just over nine minutes left in the first half. But Virginia Tech gained control of the game posting the next five consecutive goals for the halftime score.

Gamble opened the second half scoring 50 seconds into the frame and again on a free position kick at the 26:31 mark for an 11-6 Hokie lead. Freshman Kopecka scored Mason's final goal of the game coming at 19:50 before Virginia Tech recorded the final three goals over the last 19 minutes of the contest to account for the 15-7 score.

Mason plays game four of this eight-game road swing at George Washington on Wednesday, March 2 at 3:30 p.m.