The George Mason men's volleyball team is set to travel to Rutgers-Newark and NJIT, before coming home to host Ohio State this weekend. The Patriots will play Rutgers-Newark on Friday, April 4, NJIT on Saturday, April 5, and Ohio State on Sunday, April 6. The Patriots are coming off a crucial win against St. Francis last weekend to move up to 4th place in the EIVA standings.
MENS VOLLEYBALL vs. Rutgers-Newark
Records: Mason (11-11); Rutgers-Newark (7-12)
When: Friday, April 4, 7:00 p.m.
Where: Newark, New Jersey
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This will be the 25th time these two teams meet. The Patriots have won the last seven matches against the Scarlet Raiders. Mason has an overall record of 21-3 against Rutgers-Newark.
Rutgers-Newark comes into this match with a conference record of 1-8. The Scarlet Raiders are coming off its first EIVA win of the season against NJIT last weekend.
Sophomore Travis Mintzer leads Rutgers-Newark with 178 total kills on the season. Kevin McCandless has dished out a team-high 534 assists this season. Meanwhile, Jack Fredricks leads the defense with 100 digs so far this season.
MENS VOLLEYBALL vs. NJIT
Records: Mason (11-11); NJIT (8-13)
When: Saturday, April 5, 3:00 p.m.
Where: Newark, New Jersey
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This will be the 13th time these two teams meet since 2003. The Patriots have won 11 matches in a row against the Highlanders. Mason has an overall record of 11-1 against NJIT.
NJIT comes into this match with a conference record of 2-7. The Highlanders have lost five straight matches including its last match against Rutgers-Newark. Before taking on George Mason, the Scarlet Raiders will host Princeton on Friday, April 4.
Freshman Jabarry Goodridge leads NJIT with 173 total kills on the season. Zak Robben has dished out a team-high 694 assists this season. Meanwhile, Oren Zyndorf leads the Highlanders with 188 digs on defense.
MENS VOLLEYBALL vs. Ohio State
Records: Mason (11-11); Ohio State (10-13)
When: Sunday, April 6, 4:00 p.m.
Where: Fairfax, Virginia at the RAC
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NOTES:
This will be the 51st time these two teams meet. The Patriots own a 25-25 record against the Buckeyes all time. Ohio State beat George Mason in the Patriots season opener earlier this year. The Buckeyes come into this match on a two-game winning streak and will play IPFW on Friday, before coming to Mason.
Andrew Lutz leads Ohio State with 285 total kills on the season. Christy Blough has dished out a team-high 717 assists this season. Meanwhile, Michael Henchy leads the Buckeyes with 152 digs on defense.
