WOMEN'S SOCCER vs LA SALLE 
WHEN: Thursday, October 20 | 7 p.m. ET 
WHERE: Fairfax, Va. | George Mason Stadium
RECORDS: Mason (1-10-5, 0-5-3), La Salle (8-7-1, 3-5) 
HOW TO WATCH: ESPN+ or follow on Live Stats
 
FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason University women's soccer team (1-10-5) will play their last home game of the season this Thursday, October 20, when they host La Salle (8-7-1).
 
Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. It will be broadcast on ESPN+ as well as Live Stats.
 
Since October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the soccer team will dedicate Thursday's game to raise breast cancer awareness. The George Mason soccer team asks that everyone come together to raise awareness, promote education, raise money, screen for early detection, honor the fallen and support patients and survivors.
 
"Working together, we can make a difference and raise the challenge of finding a cure," said head coach Manya Puppione. "We play for those we know and those we don't who are affected."
 
There will be free pumpkins for the first 50 fans in attendance as well.
 
TICKETING INFORMATION 
Tickets are required for the 2022 Women's Soccer season. All Single Game Tickets for regular season home games are $10. Avoid the lines that may come with game-day sales at the front gate – pre-purchase your tickets today and present them on your phone for entry to the match. 
 
Please contact the Athletic Ticket Office at 703-993-3270 with any questions about soccer tickets. 
 
LEVELING THE PLAYING FIELD
For the remainder of Mason's home games, fans can now donate new or slightly used sporting equipment to receive a discount on their tickets. Discounts will only be valid for walk-up sales.
 
LAST TIME OUT
The Patriots are looking for a strong close to their home season after Sunday's 1-0 loss at Rhode Island. After a scoreless first half, Rhode Island scored early in the second half and maintained the score for the rest of the match.
 
SCOUTING LA SALLE 
The Explorers are coming into Fairfax having beaten their most recent opponent Saint Joseph's 1-0 at home on Sunday, October 16.  This was their third win in the A-10 conference, with their other two victories being against George Washington on September 22 and Fordham on October 9.
 
Junior forward/midfielder Kelli McGroarty leads the team in goals, assists and points. She has six goals and five assists totaling 17 points. She scored her first-career hat trick in their victory over Fordham, earning her A-10 Co-Offensive Player for that week.
 
The Explorers' goal production is spread among other players as well, with junior midfielder/defender Alyssa Gargiulo having four goals, forwards Haley Gschrey & Ricshya Walker both having three goals and sophomores Courtney Butlion & Shea Collins having two each.
 
HISTORY WITH THE EXPLORERS
Mason has matched up with La Salle a total of nine times, with the first game dating back to October 21, 1989, when the Patriots won 8-0, the largest margin of victory between the two schools. The Patriots and Explorers would not meet again until September 5, 2003, where the Patriots also won 3-2 in overtime.
 
It would be another 10 years until the Patriots and Explorers would meet more regularly. Since 2013, the Explorers have won five of the last seven matchups.
 
La Salle leads in head-to-head matchups with a 3-5-1 record.
 
The last time these two teams met was the 2019, when the Patriots fell to the Explorers 2-0 at home. The season prior, October 18, 2018, the Patriots won 1-0 at Philadelphia.