2019 SCHEDULE
FAIRFAX, Va. – Nine road tests and one home game against a 2018 NCAA Tournament team highlight the 2019 schedule for the George Mason women's soccer team.
The Patriots will play an 18-game schedule during the regular season that includes nine games at George Mason Stadium and nine road matches.
Mason will kick off the regular season with two games on the road, playing their regular season opener in Greenville, N.C. against East Carolina on Aug. 22. The Patriots beat the Pirates 2-1 last season at George Mason Stadium.
The Patriots will then travel to Norfolk, Va. to face Old Dominion on Aug. 25. In their match last season, Mason bested Old Dominion 2-1 in Fairfax.
Mason will then host a two-game homestand at George Mason Stadium, kicking off with the home opener against Kentucky on Aug. 29. The second home game of the season is set for Sept. 1 against Central Florida. The Patriots downed the Knights 3-1 in Orlando, Fla. last season.
The Patriots will alternate road and home games for most of September. They will travel to College Park, Md. to face Maryland (Sept. 5) before returning to Fairfax to host Binghamton (Sept. 8). After travelling to Harrisonburg to play James Madison (Sept. 12), Mason will host Towson (Sept. 15) to conclude non-conference play.
The Patriots will play their first Atlantic 10 game against Dayton (Sept. 22) in Dayton, Ohio. Mason will then host back-to-back home games in Fairfax against Massachusetts (Sept. 26) and VCU (Sept. 29).
Mason will start October with a three-game road trip, playing Fordham (Oct. 3) in Bronx, New York, Duquesne (Oct. 6) in Pittsburgh, Pa. and Davidson (Oct. 13) in Davidson, N.C.
The Patriots will then host three home games at George Mason Stadium, facing La Salle (Oct. 17), 2018 A-10 Tournament Champions Saint Louis (Oct. 20) and George Washington (Oct. 24). The game against Saint Louis will mark the first meeting since the Patriots fell to the Billikens in the 2018 Atlantic 10 Semifinals.
The Patriots will finish up the regular season and the month of October on the road against St. Bonaventure (Oct. 27) in Olean, N.Y.
The first round of the conference tournament will be held on campus sites Nov. 2-3. The semifinals and championship game will be held from Nov. 8-10 on the campus of Saint Louis University.
