FAIRFAX, Va. - Seniors Tiana Kallenberger, Mary Kate Lowry and Cami Verschooris were recognized before the start of Sunday's George Mason women's soccer game as the Patriots hosted Colonial Athletic Association foe UNCW. Mason dropped a 4-0 decision to the Seahawks despite outshooting the visiting squad in the second half.

Mason dipped to 6-11-1 overall and 2-6-1 in league play with the loss, while UNCW improved to 11-6-1, 6-3. For the game, UNCW narrowly outshot Mason, 13-10, including a 10-7 shots on goal advantage, while UNCW goalkeeper Caitlin Hunter made seven stops in net to keep the Patriots off the board. Lyndse Hokanson and Briana Kottler split time in net, each recording three saves.

UNCW opened the scoring just three minutes into the contest as Lindsey Byrne took the throw-in for the Seahawks on the far side. Byrne's throw landed by Stephanie Rose at the far corner of the box as Rose took three steps and sailed a shot from 20-yards out into the low right corner of the net for a 1-0 Seahawks lead.

Kallenberger looked to put Mason on the board in the 9^th minute with a shot from the near post, but Hunter was at the corner to make the save.  Kelly Pizzingrilli carried the ball up the middle of the field and took a direct shot from 30-yards out, but the shot went into the hands of Hunter in the 24^th minute.

The Seahawks saw a chance to extend their lead in the 30^th minute when Hokanson saved a Katrina Guillou low shot into the left corner. On the rebound, Stephanie Bronson tried to find the net, but a pair of Mason defenders blocked the shot.

In the 33^rd minute, UNCW took a 2-0 lead when Bronson completed a combination play from Guillou and Rose. The Seahawks held an 8-3 shots advantage at the end of the first and placed five shots on goal to Mason's three.

In the second half, Jazmin Cardoso tried to cut the score in half blasting a free kick from midfield to the upper right corner of the net, but Hunter made the jump to make the stop in the 54^th minute. A header from Lowry in the 64th minute nearly missed the back corner of the net as Hunter dove to her right to punch out the attempt.

UNCW took a 3-0 lead when Rose carried the ball up the near side, placed the ball in the middle of the box as Guillou was in position to kick it in behind Kottler for the tally. Just over two minutes later, Rose gave the Seahawks a 4-0 advantage with her second goal of the afternoon scoring off her own rebound. In the 71^st minute, Kottler saved a Rose's first shot, but on the rebound, Rose recollected the ball and carried it around Kottler to score.

Cardoso took a solid chance in the 87^th minute, but the shot hit the near post and bounced back into play as the teams closed out the contest.

Mason returns to the pitch and close out the 2012 regular season welcoming Towson to George Mason Stadium on Wednesday, October 24 for a 7 p.m. contest.