WOMEN'S SOCCER vs. Duquesne
WHEN: Thursday, October 11, 2018 | 7:00 p.m.
WHERE: Fairfax, Va. |
George Mason Stadium
RECORDS: Mason (9-5-0, 4-2-0 A-10); Duquesne (5-7-1, 1-4-1 A-10)
SERIES RECORD: Duquesne leads, 4-0-0
LAST MEETING: The Dukes defeated the Patriots, 3-2, on Oct. 5, 2017 at Rooney Field in Pittsburgh, Pa.
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FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason women's soccer team returns home to face Duquesne on Thursday, with the kickoff scheduled for 7 p.m. at George Mason Stadium.
Last time out, Mason (9-5-0, 4-2-0 A-10/12 Pts.) blanked Massachusetts, 1-0, on Sunday at Rudd Field in Amherst, Mass.
Mason freshman forward
Emma van der Vorst scored her third game-winning goal of the season in the 47th minute. She was named Atlantic 10 Rookie of the Week for the fourth time this season after scoring a goal in each game last week.
The Patriots scored the first goal for the ninth straight match and improved to 6-1-0 in games decided by one goal.
Emma van der Vorst leads the Atlantic 10 in goals (10) and points (23) and ranks tied for third in the conference in game-winners (3). She is also tied for third in the A-10 in shots (41) and is tied for fourth in the league in shots on goal (22).
Ranked 45th by TopDrawerSoccer.com in the Women's Freshman Top 100, van der Vorst is tied for 17th in the nation in goals.
Mason senior captain
Emily Littell is second on the team in goals (3) and points (8), while graduate student
Jewel Christian is tied for the team lead in assists (3) and is third on the club in points (7).
Sophomore
Kayla Hamric and Christian are tied for third on the squad in goals (2).
Nine different players have scored at least one goal for the Patriots, while six players have recorded at least one game-winner.
Redshirt junior goalkeeper
Morgan Symmers (11 games/849 minutes) has a 1.48 goals against average and has registered 29 saves. She is tied for fourth in the A-10 in wins by a goalkeeper (7).
Sophomore goalkeeper Louis Moser (6 games/378 minutes) has a 1.90 goals against average and has recorded 17 saves.
The Patriots are tied for fifth place in the A-10 with Saint Joseph's and George Washington with 12 points.
Mason is 5-2-0 at home this season, with four of the wins by a single goal. The Patriots have won three of their last four games overall, recording each of the three victories by shutout.
Duquesne defeated Mason 3-2 last season at Rooney Field in Pittsburgh, Pa. The Patriots netted a pair of late goals, with
Niomi Serrano scoring in the 80th minute and
Nia Elbeck in the 89th minute. Moser made five saves in the match.
Duquesne is 4-0-0 all-time against Mason, with each of the four victories by a single goal.
The Dukes scored the game-winning goal with under a minute to play in the first overtime in a 1-0 victory over the Patriots on Oct. 13, 2016 in their last visit to Fairfax.
SCOUTING DUQUESNE
Duquesne has an overall record of 5-7-1, including a mark of 1-4-1 against Atlantic 10 opponents. The Dukes are 5-1-1 at home and 0-5-0 on the road this season.
Duquesne surrendered a goal with 20 minutes remaining in the second half in a 1-0 loss at conference-leading Saint Louis on Sunday at Robert R. Hermann Stadium in St. Louis, Mo.
The Dukes are winless on the road and have been shutout in four of their five contests away from home. Duquesne has been outscored by a combined score of 13-1 over five road games this season.
Senior midfielder Abby Losco leads the team in goals (3) and points (9). Sophomore midfielder Deena Debaldo and sophomore forward Lauren Bell are tied for second on the squad in goals (2) and points (5).
Senior goalkeeper Kyra Murphy (13 games/1207 minutes) ranks sixth in the A-10 in saves (55) and is seventh in the league in minutes played (1207).
CORNER KICK
Nationally, Mason freshman forward
Emma van der Vorst is tied for 17th in goals (10) and tied for 26th in points (23). She is one of only 26 players in the nation with at least 10 goals this season.
