• George Mason downed by SLU 12-2.
• Junior Jess Curbeira and RS-freshman Adriana Erickson each collect two-hits while Erickson extends her hitting streak to seven games.
• Mason heads to Towson Wednesday afternoon for its first doubleheader in the month of April.

 
FINAL: Saint Louis 12, Mason 2 (Five Innings)
Winning Pitcher: Kaylea Chapelle (5-4) – Losing Pitcher: Bekah Ansbro (3-7)
 
FAIRFAX, Va. – George Mason wrapped up its three-game slate with one game on Saturday afternoon against the Saint Louis Billikens. The Mason starting nine saw two-hit performances from Jess Curbeira and Adriana Erickson, but Saint Louis won the game 12-2.
 
Erickson began her stellar day at the plate with a first-inning double to left field in her first at-bat of the game. The extra-base hit was her sixth of the year and extended her hitting streak to seven games – a span where she's hitting .435 with an OPS of 1.326. Mason had two runners on base but couldn't score in the opening frame.
 
"There's no one thing [to the loss], sometimes you just get beat. That's a good ball club and they played well," head coach Joe Verbanic said. "We just need to keep plugging away and getting better. I'm not a big push the panic button person because I know that you honor the fundamentals, keep working on the fundamentals of the game and continue to work to get better. Eventually it will fall into place if you [put in the work]."
 
Saint Louis scored three runs in the first, three in the second and one in the third to jump out to a 7-0 lead. Mason drove Curbeira home in the bottom half of the third when Erickson singled to left field, cementing her fifth two-hit game of the season. Saint Louis led 7-1 after three full until a five-run fourth inning pushed the score to 12-1.
 
Curbeira joined Erickson as the Patriots players with two hits in the fifth inning by clubbing a leadoff double to right field. Two batters later, Alyssa Lawton drove Curbeira home for her first RBI of the season that cut the Billikens lead to 12-2. However, the fifth inning production wasn't enough as Saint Louis kept its lead to win the game in five innings.
 
NEXT ON THE DIAMOND
 
George Mason will look to bounce back Wednesday as they head to Towson for a midweek doubleheader. First pitch is against the Tigers is scheduled for 3 p.m., and will serve as the predecessor opponent for Mason's first road series against Fordham the following weekend - the team's first road A-10 matchup of the season.