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PITTSBURGH, Pa. - Mason freshman defender Kelly Janssen scored the lone goal of the match early in the second half to lift the Patriots to a 1-0 victory over Duquesne on Saturday night at Rooney Field in Pittsburgh, Pa.

Mason (3-5-2, 2-3-0 A-10) and Duquesne (5-4-2, 2-2-1 A-10) were scoreless after the first half of play.

In the 56th minute, Mason graduate student midfielder Luis Maestre took a shot that the Dukes were unable to clear out of the box.  Janssen pounced on the loose ball and scored his second goal of the season to put the Patriots in front, 1-0.  Maestre notched his team-leading sixth assist of the season on the play.

The Patriots have scored the first goal in each of their last three matches.

Mason graduate student goalkeeper Jaume Salvado (3-5-2, 2-3-0 A-10) made four saves while Duquesne junior goalkeeper Zoltan Nagy (5-4-2, 2-2-1 A-10) stopped five shots in the match.

The Patriots defeated the Dukes for the first time in program history in the seventh meeting between the two clubs.

HOW THEY SCORED

56' | Janssen scored off a blocked shot from inside the box for his second goal of the season.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

Duquesne outshot Mason, 17-9, while the Patriots finished with a 6-4 advantage in shots on goal.  The Dukes had 12 corner kicks and the Patriots had three corner kicks in the match.

Janssen (90 minutes) led the Patriots with three shots and two shots on goal.  Sophomore midfielder Asparuh Slavov (90 minutes) registered two shots on goal and freshman midfielder Brent Fields (63 minutes) recorded two shots and one shot on goal.

Senior defender Henry Wachsman, junior defender Javi Sanchez, sophomore defender Will Carson, freshman defender David Garcia, Janssen, Maestre and Slavov each played 90 minutes.

NEXT

The Patriots return to the pitch to take on Dayton on Saturday, Oct. 14 with the opening kick scheduled for 7 p.m. at George Mason Stadium.