Men's Soccer | 9/28/2018 9:58:00 AM

MEN'S SOCCER vs. APPALACHIAN STATE
WHEN: Saturday, Sept. 29, 2018 | 7 p.m.
WHERE: Fairfax, Va. | George Mason Stadium
RECORDS:  Mason (2-3-0, 0-0 Atlantic 10); Appalachian State (5-2-1, 0-0 Sun Belt)
SERIES RECORD:  Mason leads 1-0-1
LIVE VIDEO: CLICK HERE
LIVE STATS: CLICK HERE
 
GAME OF THE WEEK
The Patriots will host Wingstock '18 on Saturday. The annual wing-eating contest will be held during halftime. Free Wingstock T-shirts and free Hard Times Cafe wings will be available to Mason students with a valid Mason student ID. Doors open at 6 p.m. A beer garden will be open from 5-7 p.m. for those 21 and over. 

SCOUTING APPALACHIAN STATE
The Mountaineers (5-2-1) are coming off a 2-0 loss at High Point on Tuesday. Appalachian State opened the season with four straight victories but have won just once in its previous four outings (1-2-1). The Mountaineers are led by freshman Camden Holbrook (five goals, 11 points).
 
SERIES HISTORY
The teams have met just twice before, with Mason holding a 1-0-1 advantage. They last met on Sept. 5, 2003 as the teams settled for a 1-1 tie in Fairfax. 
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Patriots registered their first shutout of the season with a 2-0 victory over Longwood on Wednesday night at George Mason Stadium. A stalemate for nearly 80 minutes, Mason struck twice in 30 seconds, with junior Tunde Akinlosotu involved in both goals. The junior forward scored on a breakaway in the 80th minute and then dished out a nifty back-footed assist to sophomore Colin Brezniak half-a-minute later. Senior Clark Gronek, making his third consecutive start, earned his first career shutout, making two saves. 

GLIMPSE AT THE PATRIOTS
Mason returns 21 letterwinners and seven starters from last year's team that went 5-9-2. Junior midfielder Ryan Mingachos leads the way as the team's top returning scorer as he logged a career-high six goals and three assists for 15 points in 2017. The Patriots add 12 newcomers, including seven transfers and five freshmen. The group features forward Colin Brezniak, who scored three goals and made nine starts at Pittsburgh last fall, and a pair of transfers from Virginia Tech in forward Gregor von Westphalen and midfielder Daniel Damiani. Mason also brings in defender Pablo Pertusa, who was a junior college All-American at Monroe College in New York last season.
 
NEXT UP
The Patriots wrap up a three-game homestand with their Atlantic 10 opener against Revolutionary Rival George Washington at 7 p.m. on Wednesday at George Mason Stadium.