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FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason men's soccer team fell to Duquesne, 1-0, in an Atlantic 10 Conference matchup on Saturday afternoon at George Mason Stadium.
 
Mason (2-8-1, 1-3-1 A-10) and league-leading Duquesne (8-1-3, 3-0-2) remained scoreless going into the second half of play.
 
Senior goalkeeper Jake Langley made five saves in the first 45 minutes to keep the net empty.  The Dukes outshot the Patriots 9-0 and held Mason without a shot on goal in the first half.
 
In the 53rd minute, Duquesne freshman midfielder Ask Ekeland scored his team-leading fourth goal of the season from 20 yards out to account for the lone goal of the match.
 
The Patriots registered all four shots on goal in the second half.
 
Langley (2-8-1, 1-3-1 A-10) made a season high seven saves.  Duquesne graduate student goalkeeper Domenic Nascimben (8-1-3, 3-0-2 A-10) made four saves to record his seventh shutout of the season.
 
HOW THEY SCORED
 
53' | Ekeland scored from 20 yards out into the upper left corner.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

The Dukes outshot the Patriots, 15-8, including an 8-4 advantage in shots on goal.  Duquesne finished with seven corner kicks and Mason had six corner kicks in the match.
 
Mason graduate student forward Noah Raphael led the Patriots with three shots.  Sophomore forward Balint Kocso led the team with two shots on goal, while senior defender Jonathan Fawole and freshman midfielder Nicholas Prioli each put one shot on frame.
 
Sophomore defender Ahmed Mohamed and Fawole each played 90 minutes in the match.
 
NEXT FOR MASON
 
The Patriots are off for the next week and return to action on Saturday, Oct. 15 at Rhode Island with the opening kick scheduled for 7 p.m. at the URI Soccer Complex in Kingston, R.I.