Complete Schedule

FAIRFAX, Va. – George Mason women's soccer head coach Todd Bramble announced the team's schedule for the 2017 season.  The Patriots will play a 19-game schedule during the regular season that includes 11 games at George Mason Stadium and eight games on the road.

"This is a schedule that will certainly test the quality of this year's team," Bramble said.  "There are many home games in and out of conference that should be big draws for the students and our fans in the community.  Most importantly, we have put together an extremely challenging non-conference slate to ensure that we are prepared for the rigors of A-10 competition."

Mason will kick off the 2017 campaign by playing two of its first three games on the road.  The Patriots travel to Norfolk, Va. to face Old Dominion in the season opener on Friday, Aug. 18 before hosting Tennessee in the home opener on Sunday, Aug. 20.  Mason will then take on Howard on Sunday, Aug. 27 in Washington, D.C. to end the month.

The Patriots begin September with a three-match homestand, facing Wake Forest (Sept. 1), Maryland (Sept. 3) and Rutgers (Sept. 8).  After a trip to Towson on Sept. 10, Mason returns home for another three-game homestand. 

The Patriots will play East Tennessee State (Sept. 15) and the University of Pennsylvania (Sept. 17) to conclude the non-conference portion of the schedule before beginning their 10-game Atlantic 10 schedule against George Washington (Sept. 21).

Mason travels to Dayton (Sept. 24) to face the Flyers, the defending A-10 Tournament champions and continue a two-game road trip with a stop in Philadelphia to play Saint Joseph's (Sept. 28).  The Hawks won the 2016 Atlantic 10 regular season title with a record of 9-0-1. 

The Patriots open October with a match at home against Richmond (Oct. 1) before visiting Duquesne (Oct. 5).  Conference play continues with back-to-back home games against VCU (Oct. 8) and Massachusetts (Oct. 12) at George Mason Stadium.

Mason plays at Davidson (Oct. 15), at home against La Salle (Oct. 19) and at Rhode Island (Oct. 22) to wrap up the regular season.

This year's Atlantic 10 Tournament is scheduled for Nov. 3-5 at SportsBackers Stadium at VCU in Richmond, Va.

Mason returns 18 players from last year's team that finished with an overall record of 13-7-1 and advanced to the semifinals of the Atlantic 10 Championship.  The Patriots welcome nine newcomers to this year's roster.  Read more about the 2017 signing class HERE.

About The Patriots

Mason finished 2016 with an overall record of 13-7-1 and a 6-3-1 mark against Atlantic 10 opponents.  The Patriots recorded three winning streaks of at least three games, including a season high five-game winning streak Sept. 11-Oct. 6, 2016.

The 13 victories in 2016 were the most by the program since the Patriots finished with a 14-4-1 mark in 2009.  The Patriots finished with a 7-3-1 record at George Mason Stadium.  The seven home wins were fifth-most in program history and Mason's five road victories tied for the third-most in program history.

Mason earned the No. 4 seed in last year's A-10 Championship and defeated fifth-seeded Fordham 2-1 in overtime to advance to the semifinals.  The Patriots have advanced to the semifinals of the A-10 tournament in each of Bramble's first two seasons as head coach.

Last season, the Patriot's offense scored 39 goals over 21 matches, recording the second-most goals by any team in the Atlantic 10 Conference.  Mason finished as the third-highest scoring team in the A-10, averaging 1.86 goals per game.

Mason had 10 players score at least one goal and seven players tallied at least one game-winner.