AMHERST, Mass. – The George Mason women's soccer team (3-7) fell to UMass (6-2-2) by a score of 2-0 on Thursday afternoon inside Rudd Field.
Possession of the ball was split evenly amongst the Patriots and the Minutewomen. UMass tallied two goals on 14 total shots (six on goal). Mason tallied 12 total shots (four on goal). Freshman goalkeeper
Sarah Cuttler made her first career start for the Patriots, recording four saves.
Freshman
Lea Spittka lead the offensive effort for the Patriots, tallying four shots in the match (one on goal), followed by senior
Sara Chontosh who recorded three shots in the match. Junior
Kaitlyn Butcher tallied two shots in the contest, one of which was on goal. Seniors
Shannon Lee (on goal) and
Emma Lee (on goal) and freshman
Serena Spitz all tallied a shot in the match.
HOW THEY SCORED
UMASS
20' | Karina Groff scored off an assist from Ashley Lamond
53' | Ashley Lamond scored off an assist from Julianna Ryan
INSIDE THE NUMBERS
- Freshman goalkeeper Sarah Cuttler recorded four saves in the loss.
- UMass's defense allowed 12 shots in fulltime.
- The Minutewomen recorded 14 shots (six on goal).
- Mason earned three corner kick opportunities, while UMass notched one.
- Freshman Lea Spittka lead the offensive effort tallying four shots in the match (one on goal), followed by senior Sara Chontosh who recorded three shots in the match.
- Junior Kaitlyn Butcher tallied two shots in the contest, one of which was on goal. Seniors Shannon Lee (on goal) and Emma Lee (on goal) and freshman Serena Spitz all tallied a shot in the match.
- Seniors Naja Ashman, Sara Chontosh, Kolbrún Eyjólfsdóttir, Shannon Lee, and freshman Sarah Cuttler led the momentum for the Patriots as they each played 90 minutes for the Green & Gold on Thursday afternoon.
UP NEXT
Mason continues A-10 action with a home contest with VCU on Sunday, September 26th, at George Mason Stadium with kickoff set for 1 p.m. Fans can watch the contest on ESPN+.
