PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – The George Mason women's soccer team improve to 3-6 and 1-0 in the A-10 after defeating Saint Joseph's (0-7-2, 0-1 in the A-10) by a score of 2-1 on Sunday afternoon inside Sweeney Field.
Possession of the ball was split evenly amongst the Patriots and the Hawks. Saint Joseph's tallied one goal on 18 total shots (eight on goal). Mason tallied two goals on five total shots (three on goal).
Freshman
Serena Spitz scored the first goal of the game for the Patriots off an assist from senior
Sara Chontosh. This was Spitz's first career goal.
Shannon Lee adds another assist to the season as freshman
Hailey Martinez finishes the ball to record the Patriots second goal of the match. This was Martinez's first career goal. Senior
Sara Chontosh and junior
Grace Hotaling both recorded one shot in the match. Freshman
Serena Spitz tallied two shots in the match, both on goal.
HOW THEY SCORED
GEORGE MASON
29' |
Serena Spitz scores her first goal of her career off a free kick from
Sara Chontosh.
59' |
Hailey Martinez scores her first goal of the season off an assist from
Shannon Lee.
SAINT JOSEPH'S
79' | Rachel Brown scored off an assist from Izzy Greene.
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Senior goalkeeper Louisa Moser recorded four saves in the win, while freshman goalkeeper Sarah Cuttler recorded three.
- Saint Joseph's defense allowed five shots in fulltime.
- The Hawks recorded 18 shots (eight on goal).
- Mason earned one corner kick opportunity, while Saint Joseph notched five.
- Freshmen Serena Spitz and Hailey Martinez earn their first career goals with the Patriots
- Senior Sara Chontosh and junior Grace Hotaling both recorded one shot in the match. Freshmen Serena Spitz tallied two shots in the match, both on goal.
- Sophomore Eman Karimi and freshman Lea Spittka made their first career starts for the Patriots.
UP NEXT
Mason continues their A-10 road trip with UMass on Thursday, September 23rd, at Rudd Field with kickoff set for 3 p.m. Fans can watch the contest on ESPN+.
