MEN'S SOCCER vs. Old Dominion
WHEN: Monday, Sept. 4 | 7 p.m.
WHERE: Fairfax, Va. | George Mason Stadium
SERIES RECORD: Tied, 19-19-2
LAST MEETING: The Monarchs defeated the Patriots, 1-0, on August 26, 2022 at George Mason Stadium in Charlottesville, Va.
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FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason men's soccer team returns home to take on Old Dominion on Monday with the opening kick scheduled for 7 p.m. at George Mason Stadium in Fairfax, Va.
 
Mason (0-2-0) and Old Dominion (0-0-2) have met 40 times, with the all-time series tied 19-19-2.
 
The 19 victories against the Monarchs are fifth-most against an opponent in program history.  The Patriots have recorded the most wins in program history against George Washington (27), Richmond (25), UNC-Wilmington (22), American (21) and East Carolina (21).
 
In the last meeting between the two clubs, Old Dominion downed the Patriots, 1-0, in the season-opener last season at George Mason Stadium.
 
The Monarchs outshot the Patriots, 12-5, including a 6-3 advantage in shots on goal.  Old Dominion finished with eight corner kicks while Mason had one corner kick in the match.
 
Last time out, the Patriots fell to Virginia, 1-0, on Thursday at Klöckner Stadium in Charlottesville, Va.
 
Graduate student midfielder Luis Maestre, senior midfielder Henry Wachsman, junior defender Javi Sanchez, sophomore defender Will Carson and freshman defender David Garcia each played 90 minutes in the match.
 
ABOUT THE PATRIOTS
 
The Patriots have 12 returners and 17 newcomers on the roster heading into the 2023 season under second-year head coach Rich Costanzo (Maryland, '08).
 
Assistant coaches Noel Orozco (St. Bonaventure, '17) and Michael Callahan (North Caroliona, '08) also enter their second year with the Patriots.
 
Returning from last year's squad is graduate student goalkeeper Jake Langley (Villanova, Pa.).  Returning seniors include forward Ishmail Kamara (Woodbridge, Va.), defender Noah McGrath (Melbourne, Australia) and midfielders Cameron Revels (Clover, S.C.) and Henry Wachsman (Barrington, Ill.)
 
Returning juniors are defender Ahmed Mohamed (Cairo, Egypt) and midfielder Zach Golden (Morlboro, N.J.).
 
Mason has four returning sophomores on the roster with defenders Eric Allen (Columbia, Md.), Will Carson (Wheeling, W. Va.) and Joshua Morrobel (Burke, Va.) and midfielder Nicholas Prioli (Houston, Texas).  Goalkeeper Jack Desroches (Virginia Beach, Va.) returns for his redshirt-freshman campaign.
 
The Patriots added eight transfers during the offseason including graduate student midfielder Luis Maestre (Elche, Spain).  Three juniors made their way to Mason, with forward Souley Diouf (Thies, Senegal), defender Javi Sanchez (Elche, Spain) and goalkeeper Jaume Salvado (Barcelona, Spain) set for their first year with the Green and Gold.
 
The Patriots have four sophomore transfers with defender Levi Stephens (Akron, Ohio), forward Gabriel Silveira (Concordia, Brazil) and midfielders Erick Kilosho (Roanoke, Va.) and Asparuh Slavov (Easton, Pa.).
 
Eight freshmen enter their first year with the Patriots.  Defenders David Garcia (Woodbridge, Va.) and Kelly Janssen (Sebastopol, Calif.), midfielders James Eliuda (Juba, South Sudan), Brent Fields (Alexandria, Va.) and Anton Siren (Berlin, Germany), forwards Abdul Kamara (Woodbridge, Va.) and Davis Crittenden (Newport News, Va.) along with goalkeeper Blake Moness (Toronto, Ontario, Canada).
 
PATRIOTS SCHEDULE
 
The Patriots are scheduled to play 15 regular season games, a slate that includes eight matches against Atlantic 10 opponents and six games at George Mason Stadium.
 
Head coach Rich Costanzo begins his second season after being named the Patriots' 11th men's soccer coach in program history last year.
 
The Green and Gold kicked off the regular season at home against UMBC on Aug. 24 (4-3 Retrievers) and played the first road match against Virginia on Aug. 31 (1-0 Cavaliers). Charlottesville.
 
Mason returns home to take on Old Dominion (Sept. 4) before playing two straight on the road.  The Patriots battle Bucknell (Sept. 8) in Lewisburg, Pa. and then face Navy (Sept. 11) in a neutral site match that will be played in Germantown, Md.
 
The Patriots play their first Atlantic 10 match of the season when they host Davidson (Sept. 16).  Mason will then travel to play St. Bonaventure (Sept. 23) in Olean, N.Y.
 
Mason will then alternate road and home games over a six-match span from Sept. 30 through Oct. 21.
 
The Patriots wrap up the month of September on the road against La Salle (Sept. 30) in Philadelphia, Pa. before returning to George Mason Stadium to host Rhode Island (Oct. 4). 
 
The match against the Rams is the first of seven that the Patriots will play in October, with three at home and four on the road in the month.
 
Mason makes the trek to take on Duquesne (Oct. 7) in Pittsburgh, Pa. and then returns home for a clash against Dayton (Oct. 14).
 
The Patriots travel to face Radford (Oct. 17) in a non-conference matchup before returning to league play at home against in-state rival VCU (Oct. 21).
 
The Patriots will play their final two matches of the regular season on the road against Delaware (Oct. 24) and George Washington (Oct. 28).
 
Prior to the start of the regular season, Mason played two exhibition games.  The Patriots traveled to Loyola on Aug. 12 (3-1 Greyhounds) and hosted Mount St. Mary's on Aug. 19 (3-0 Patriots).
 
Campus sites will host the Atlantic 10 tournament, with the first round scheduled for Nov. 5 and the final slated for Nov. 13.
 
SCOUTING OLD DOMINION
 
Old Dominion has a record of 0-0-2 after its first two matches of the season.  The Monarchs are 0-0-1 at home and 0-0-1 on the road.
 
Last time, the Monarchs played to a 1-1 road draw against UMBC on Monday in Baltimore, Md.  Old Dominion graduate student forward Jonas Schmalbach scored the equalizer with a header off a corner kick in the 78th minute to even the score.
 
The Retrievers outshot the Monarchs, 17-10, including a 7-4 advantage in shots on goal.  UMBC had seven corner kicks while Old Dominion had one corner kick in the match.
 
Old Dominion began the season with a 2-2 draw against George Washington on Aug. 24 at the ODU Soccer Complex.  The Monarchs trailed 2-0 after the first half before netting a goal in the 48th minute and scoring the equalizer in the 68^th minute.
 
The Monarchs outshot George Washington, 16-8, including a 6-5 advantage in shots on goal.
 
Junior midfielder Karan Mandair, sophomore forward Michael Eberle and Schmalbach have each scored one goal through the first two matches.  Graduate student midfielder Nathan Lam leads the club in assists (2) and shots on goal (2).
 
Sophomore goalkeeper Michael Statham (0-0-2) has started the first two matches with a 1.50 goals against average and .750 save percentage.  He has made nine saves and allowed three goals against.
 
CORNER KICK
 
Mason and Old Dominion met for the first time during the 1969 season.  The Monarchs defeated he Patriots, 3-2.
 
Mason has faced Old Dominion 40 times, the fifth-most matches against an opponent in program history.
 
The 10 opponents that the Patriots have faced the most all-time are William & Mary (48), American (48), George Washington (48), James Madison (42), Old Dominion (40), VCU (39), Richmond (35), Virginia (32), UNC Wilmington (32) and Towson (26).