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BRONX, N.Y. – The George Mason men's soccer team played its final road match of the regular season, falling to Fordham, 3-1, on Saturday night at Jack Coffey Field in Bronx, N.Y.

Fordham (5-9-2, 4-2-1 A-10) took the lead over Mason (4-11-1, 3-4-0 A-10) early in the first half.

Fordham graduate student forward Filippo Ricupati scored his fourth goal of the season in the eighth minute to put the Rams in front 1-0.

Rams senior forward Johannes Pieles tallied his second goal of the season in the 36th minute to increase the advantage to 2-0.

Mason senior midfielder Sukrija Dudic cut the lead in half in the 79th minute, scoring his first goal as a Patriot with a header to make it a 2-1 game.  Senior midfielder Daniel Damiani picked up his first assist of the season on the play.

Three minutes later, the Rams got the goal right back when Ricupati scored his second goal of the match in the 82nd minute to make the score 3-1.

Mason sophomore goalkeeper Brison Moorhead made seven saves, while Fordham graduate student goalkeeper Konstantin Weis made four saves in the match.

HOW THEY SCORED

8' | Ricupati scored the first goal of the match from the top of the box.

36' | Pieles scored from six yards out to increase the lead.

79' | Dudic found the back of the net with a header off a free kick from Damiani.

82' | Ricupati netted his second of the game from five yards out.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

The Rams outshot the Patriots 22-5, including a 10-5 advantage in shots on goal.  Fordham had nine corner kicks and Mason had two corner kicks in the match.

Mason senior defender Gilian Buijk led the Patriots with two shots on goal in the game.

UP NEXT

The Patriots finish the regular season against VCU on Senior Day on Saturday, Nov. 2 with the opening kick scheduled for 7 p.m. at George Mason Stadium.