WHEN: Thursday, Oct. 17 (7 p.m.) | Sunday Oct. 20 (1 p.m.)
WHERE: Fairfax, Va. | George Mason Stadium
RECORDS: George Mason (3-9-1, 1-5-0 A-10); La Salle (7-6-1; 3-3-0 A-10); Saint Louis (11-3-1, 6-0-0 A-10)
LIVE STATS
ESPN+ ($): La Salle | Saint Louis
FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason women's soccer team will play host to La Salle and Saint Louis to begin their final regular season home stand of the season. The Patriots welcome La Salle on Thursday at George Mason Stadium with kickoff slated for 7 p.m. and host Saint Louis on Sunday with kickoff schedule for 1 p.m. Both games will be streamed on ESPN+. Sunday's contest will also be Senior Day for the Patriots.
Last time out, the Patriots secured their first road victory and first Atlantic 10 win in overtime fashion on Sunday at Davidson. Freshman forward
Grace Hotaling earned her third goal of the season on a breakaway chance in the 97th minute of the match, minutes before the first overtime period concluded. Hotaling now shares the team lead for goals (3) with juniors
Kayla Hamric and
Jisca Adigo.
The Patriots' defense performed very well, holding the Wildcats to seven total shots (three on goal) and recording Mason's third shutout of the season. Junior goalkeeper
Louisa Moser earned her second shutout of the season.
LA SALLE (7-6-1; 3-3-0 A-10)
The Explorers are coming off a 4-1 loss to conference leading Saint Louis this past Sunday. Redshirt-senior Maci Bower and junior Amirah Louketis are leading the team with 11 points apiece on five goals and an assist.
Junior keeper Claudia Jenkins holds a 1.47 goals against average with 75 saves and a .781 save percentage. Jenkins is second in the A-10 and 19th in the nation in saves.
The last time these two programs played one another, Mason earned a 1-0 victory over the Explorers in Philadelphia on Oct. 18, 2018. La Salle holds a 4-3-1 all-time record over the Patriots, with three wins in the last five contests against Mason.
SAINT LOUIS (11-3-1, 6-0-0 A-10)
Coming into the weekend, the Billikens finished off a seven-game winning streak, including a 6-0-0 record to start Atlantic 10 play (putting Saint Louis atop the conference standings).
Saint Louis is coming off of a 4-1 victory over Mason's Thursday opponent in La Salle. The Billikens are preparing for a road match against Fordham on Thursday before heading to Fairfax, Va. on Sunday.
The Billikens have outscored their opponents 29-8 and outshot their opponents by a 224-109 margin.
Last season, Saint Louis defeated Mason by a score of 3-1 in the Atlantic 10 Semifinals on Nov. 2, 2018. The Billikens went on to win the A-10 Championship and earn a NCAA Tournament appearance.
SENIOR DAY
Sunday's mathcup against Saint Louis will also be the team's senior day. Mason Athletics will recognize graduate student
Gabriela Rivera and seniors
Morgan Symmers,
Emily Bradshaw and
Kariana Blaszak prior to the game.
