WOMEN'S SOCCER vs Rhode Island
WHEN: Sunday, October 21, 2018 | 1:00 p.m.
WHERE: Fairfax, Va. |
George Mason Stadium
RECORDS: Mason (12-5-0, 7-2-0 A-10, 21 Pts.); Rhode Island (0-16-1, 0-8-1 A-10, 1 Pt.)
SERIES RECORD: Mason leads, 2-0-1
LAST MEETING: The Patriots defeated the Rams, 3-2, on Oct. 22, 2017 at the URI Soccer Complex in Kingston, R.I.
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FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason women's soccer team plays its final match of the regular season on Sunday, hosting Rhode Island on Senior Day with the kickoff scheduled for 1 p.m. at George Mason Stadium.
Seniors
Írunn Aradottir,
Rebecca Callison,
Nia Elbeck,
Allison Littell,
Emily Littell,
Natalie McCarthy and
Tara McQueen along with graduate student
Jewel Christian will be recognized before the match.
Last time out, Mason (12-5-0, 7-2-0 A-10) improved to 6-3-0 on the road with a 1-0 victory over La Salle on Thursday at McCarthy Stadium in Philadelphia.
Senior midfielder
Emily Littell scored the lone goal of the match with under seven minutes to play in regulation, setting a career-high with her fifth goal of the season in the 84th minute against the Explorers. She has recorded three game-winning goals in the last eight games.
Freshman forward
Emma van der Vorst, who has scored in 12 of the last 14 matches, extended her program-record point streak to 14 games with an assist on the play.
The Patriots scored the first goal for the 13th straight match.
The Patriots have already set the program record for wins (7) and points (21) in Atlantic 10 Conference play.
Mason went 4-1-0 on the road in A-10 play and has recorded six road wins for the first time since the 1996 season, when the Patriots finished with a mark of 6-4-2 away from home.
Emma van der Vorst leads the A-10 in goals (12) and points (28) and is tied for first in the conference in game-winners (4). Littell is tied for 15th in the league in goals (5) and ranks 18th in points (12), while her three game-winners are tied for sixth.
Senior midfielder
Rebecca Callison is tied for seventh in the conference in assists (5).
Mason graduate student forward
Jewel Christian, senior forward
Nia Elbeck and sophomore midfielder
Kayla Hamric are tied for third on the club in goals (2).
Nine different players have scored at least one goal for the Patriots, while six players have registered at least one game-winner.
Redshirt junior goalkeeper
Morgan Symmers (14 games/1105 minutes) is 10-3-0 with a 1.14 goals against average. She is tied for the third-most wins in the conference (10).
Symmers has a 5-1-0 record against Atlantic 10 opponents this season. She has recorded four of the wins by shutout, including each of the last three. Symmers has gone 370:47 consecutive minutes over her last six appearances without conceding a goal.
The Patriots have won four straight and six of their last seven games, with all six victories by shutout. Mason goalkeepers have posted four straight shutouts and haven't conceded a goal in the last 365 minutes of play.
Last season, the Patriots erased a two-goal deficit, scoring three times in a span of 3:56 with under seven minutes remaining in the second half for a 3-2 victory over the Rams in the regular season finale at the URI Soccer Complex in Kingston, R.I.
SCOUTING RHODE ISLAND
The Rams have an overall record of 0-16-1, including a mark of 0-8-1 against Atlantic 10 opponents. Rhode Island is 0-8-0 at home and 0-8-1 on the road this season.
Rhode Island fell to VCU, 5-0, on Thursday night at the URI Soccer Complex. VCU finished with a 22-3 advantage in shots.
The Rams have scored nine goals and conceded 44 in 17 games this season.
Sophomore forward Brooke Osmanski leads the team in goals (3) and points (6), while junior forward Kelly Mayo is second on the squad in goals (2) and tied for second in points (4).
Senior goalkeeper Haley Brennan (14 games/1071 minutes) is 0-11-1 with a 2.60 goals against average. Sophomore goalkeeper Julia Freeman (8 games/481 minutes) is 0-5-0 with a 2.43 goals against average.
CORNER KICK
The Patriots have recorded each of their last four wins by shutout. It's the first time since 1998 and just the fifth time in program history Mason has won four or more consecutive matches by shutout.
