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FAIRFAX, Va. – Junior forward Souley Diouf scored two goals, including the game-winner, sophomore midfielder Asparuh Slavov netted his first Mason goal and freshman forward Davis Crittenden tallied his first collegiate goal to lead the Patriots to a 4-0 victory over Navy on Monday night at George Mason Stadium in Fairfax, Va.
 
Mason (1-2-2) took the lead over Navy (2-4-0) in the 27th minute of play.  The Patriots took a low shot on frame that was stopped by the Navy goalkeeper.  The rebound found the right foot of Diouf, who blistered a shot into the upper left corner from eight yards out to put the Patriots in front, 1-0.  Slavov picked up the assist on the goal.
 
Three minutes later, the Patriots extended their advantage.
 
In the 30th minute, graduate student midfielder Luis Maestre worked low on the left side and sent a cross into the penalty area that was deflected by the Midshipmen.  The ball bounced to Slavov, who found the upper right corner of the net to make it a 2-0 game.
 
Mason freshman midfielder Giovanni Sanna-Lenzi picked up his first collegiate assist, while Maestre registered his team-leading fifth assist on the play.  He is second in the Atlantic 10 in assists.
 
The Patriots stuck again 30 seconds into the second half when Diouf scored his second goal of the match into the lower right corner to extend the advantage to 3-0.  Sanna-Lenzi registered his second assist of the match while freshman midfielder Brent Fields notched his first NCAA assist on the play.
 
The Patriots held the Midshipmen without a shot on goal for the first 75 minutes of the match.
 
In the 88th minute, Crittenden maneuvered past a pair of Navy defenders from the top of the penalty area and scored his first collegiate goal into the lower right side of the net to make the score 4-0.  Junior defender Ahmed Mohamed picked up his first assist of the season on the play.
 
Mason junior goalkeeper Jaume Salvado (1-2-2) made two saves to earn his first win in a Mason uniform.  Navy junior goalkeeper Pierce Holbrook made six saves in the match.
 
Mason improved to 1-1-1 at home, while Navy fell to 0-2-0 on the road.
 
The four goals scored in the match are the most by the Patriots since a 5-4 victory over Gardner-Webb on Sept. 8, 2018 at George Mason Stadium.
 
HOW THEY SCORED
 
27' | Diouf scored into the upper left corner just outside the six.
30' | Slavov netted his first goal as a Patriot into the upper right corner from 12 yards out.
45' | Diouf scored into the lower right corner from 20 yards out.
88' | Crittenden scored his first NCAA goal into the lower right corner from 16 yards out.
 
INSIDE THE NUMBERS

The Patriots outshot the Midshipmen, 14-6, including a 10-2 advantage in shots on goal.  Navy had four corner kicks while Mason had three corner kicks in the match.
 
Slavov, who finished with one goal and one assist, led all players with five shots and four shots on goal.  Diouf recorded three shots and scored on both of his shots on frame.  Sanna-Lenzi notched his first two collegiate assists.
 
NEXT FOR MASON
 
The Patriots begin Atlantic 10 Conference play when they host Davidson on Friday night with the opening kick scheduled for 7 p.m. at George Mason Stadium.