MEN'S SOCCER vs. St. Bonaventure
WHEN: Saturday, October 26 | 6 p.m.
WHERE: Fairfax, Va. | George Mason Stadium
RECORDS: George Mason (11-3-0, 5-1-0 A-10); St. Bonaventure (6-6-3, 2-2-2 A-10)
SERIES RECORD: St. Bonaventure leads, 4-2-0
LAST MEETING: The Bonnies defeated the Patriots, 2-0, on Sept. 23, 2023 in St. Bonaventure, N.Y.
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TICKET INFORMATION: George Mason men's soccer regular season home games will require a ticket for entry.  Tickets are $10 and are available for purchase online in advance, calling the Athletic Ticket Office at 703-993-3270 or by purchasing at the George Mason Stadium gate.  Discounted rates are available for group of 10 or more as well as for George Mason faculty and staff.  More information on men's soccer tickets click here.

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FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason men's soccer team plays its final home match of the regular season on Saturday, hosting St. Bonaventure on senior night with the opening kick scheduled for 6 p.m. at George Mason Stadium.
 
Graduate students Marek Gonda, Jordi Navio Sanchez and Jaume Salvado, along with seniors Ahmed Mohamed, Erick Kilosho, Javi Sánchez, Gabriel Silveira and Asparuh Slavov will be recognized prior to the match.
 
George Mason (11-3-0, 5-1-0 A-10) and St. Bonaventure (3-10-1, 0-5-0 A-10) will meet for the seventh time.  The Bonnies lead the all-time series, 4-2-0.  Four of the seven matches have been decided by one goal.
 
The Patriots are 1-1-0 at home against the Bonnies.  St. Bonaventure makes the trip to Fairfax for the third time in the last four years.  The Bonnins posted a 2-1 overtime win in their first-ever game at George Mason Stadium (Oct. 6, 2021) and George Mason notched a 2-1 victory (Sept. 17, 2022).  
 
In the last meeting between the two clubs, the Patriots fell to the Bonnies, 2-0, on Sept. 23, 2023 at the Marra Athletics Field Complex in St. Bonaventure, N.Y.
 
The Patriots outshot the Bonnies, 13-10, including a 7-5 advantage in shots on goal.  St. Bonaventure finished with five corner kicks and George Mason had three corner kicks in the match.
 
George Mason assistant coach Noel Orozco played at St. Bonaventure for two years (2015-16), appearing in 36 matches with 33 starts.
    
Last time out, the Patriots downed Saint Joseph's, 4-1, on Saturday, Oct. 19 at Sweeney Field in Philadelphia, Pa.
 
Graduate student defender Luis Maestre (8th minute), Gonda (53rd minute) and Javi Sánchez (60th minute) each found the back of the net while Salvado made four saves to earn the win.
  
The Patriots won their first four matches in Atlantic 10 play for the first time since joining the conference in 2013.
 
The Patriots are 6-1-0 at home this season, with victories over Delaware (4-2, Aug. 30), Bucknell (1-0, Sept. 3), Howard (4-3, Sept. 7), William & Mary (1-0, Sept. 24), George Washington (5-2, Sept. 28) and Loyola Chicago (2-1, Oct. 9).  George Mason is 5-2-0 on the road with wins at Navy (2-0, Aug.22), UNCW (1-0, Sept. 10), Massachusetts (2-1, Sept. 21), La Salle (2-1, Oct. 5) and Saint Joseph's (4-1, Oct. 19).
 
George Mason has recorded 11 wins in a season for the first time since the 2014 season.
 
The Patriots have scored the first goal in 10 of their 14 matches this season, including the first goal of the match in the first 28 minutes of play in nine games.
 
Gonda leads the club in goals (8), points (18) and game winners (3) in 13 games with 11 starts.  He is second on the team in shots on goal (13) and third in shots (27).  Gonda has converted both of his penalty kick attempts.

Among A-10 leaders, Gonda is tied for second in game-winners (3) and third in both goals (8) and points (18). 
 
Sophomore midfielder Quentin Clain is second on the team in goals (5) and points (14) and tied for first in assists (4) in 14 starts.  He paces the Patriots in shots (37) and shots on goal (18).

Among A-10 leaders, Clain is tied for third in the league in shots on goal (18), tied for sixth in both goals (5) and points (14).  He ranks tied for third in the league in shots on goal (18) and is fifth in shots (37). 
 
Sophomore midfielder James Eliuda is tied for the team lead in assists (4) and tied for third in both goals (2) and points (8) in 14 starts.
 
Freshman forward Martim Sereno is tied for first on the team in assists (4) and is tied for third in both goals (2) and points (8) in 14 games with 13 starts.  He is second on the club in shots (33) and third in shots on goal (7).
 
Jordi Navio Sanchez (14 starts), sophomore forward Javier Montava (14 starts) Maestre (13 games/12 starts) have also recorded four assists.
 
Salvado (9-3-0, 3-1-0 A-10) has started 13 matches with a 1.15 GAA, .667 save percentage and four clean sheets.  He has made 28 saves and allowed 14 goals against (1097 minutes).
 
Redshirt sophomore goalkeepers Blake Moness (1-0-0, 1-0-0 A-10, 4 SV, 1.23 GAA) and Jack Desroches (1-0-0, 1-0-0 A-10, 1 SV, 1.00 GAA) have each posted their first collegiate victories this season.
 
SCOUTING ST. BONAVENTURE
 
St. Bonaventure has a record of 6-6-3 on the season, including a mark of 2-2-2 in Atlantic 10 Conference play.  The Bonnies are 3-2-2 at home and 3-4-1 on the road.
 
The Bonnies are 3-1-1 over their last five matches with victories over Davidson (3-1, Oct. 5), at La Salle (1-0, Oct. 12) and against Bucknell (4-1, Oct. 15) and a draw at George Washington (0-0, Oct. 9).
 
Last time out, St. Bonaventure fell at home to Dayton, 2-1, on Saturday, Oct. 19.  The Flyers scored in the 10th minute to take the early lead before Bonnies senior midfielder Keegan Dawson netted the equalizer in the 21st minute.  Dayton tallied the game-winner in the 49th minute.
 
The Flyers outshot the Bonnies, 16-7, including a 9-4 advantage in shots on goal.
 
Senior forward Andres Javitt leads the team in both assists (5) and points (13) and is tied for first in goals (4) in 15 games.  He is second on the club in shots (23) and shots on goal (11)
 
Senior forward Umechi Akuazaoku is tied for first on the team in goals (4) and paces the Bonnies in both shots (23) and shots on goal (13) in 15 games.  He is second in points (10).
 
Junior goalkeeper Nicolas Pucci (4-6-3, 1170 MIN, 52 SV, 22 GA, 1.69 GAA, 3 SO) has played 13 matches with three of his four victories clean sheets. 
 
ABOUT THE PATRIOTS
 
The Patriots have 21 returners and 10 newcomers on the roster heading into the 2024 season under third-year head coach Rich Costanzo (Maryland, '08).
 
Assistant coaches Noel Orozco (St. Bonaventure, '17) and Michael Callahan (North Carolina, '08) also enter their third year with the Patriots.
 
Graduate students returning from last year's squad are midfielders Luis Maestre (Elche, Spain) and Henry Wachsman (Barrington, Ill.), defender Noah McGrath (Melbourne, Australia) and goalkeeper Jaume Salvado (Barcelona, Spain). 
 
Returning seniors include forward Gabriel Silveira (Concordia, Brazil), midfielder Asparuh Slavov (Easton, Pa.) and defenders Ahmed Mohamed (Cairo, Egypt) and Javi Sánchez (Elche, Spain).
 
Returning juniors are midfielders Erick Kilosho (Roanoke, Va.) and Nicholas Prioli (Houston, Texas) along with defenders Will Carson (Wheeling, W.Va.) and Joshua Morrobel (Burke, Va.).
 
George Mason has eight returning sophomores on the roster with forwards Davis Crittenden (Newport News, Va.), Kelly Janssen (Sebastopol, Calif.) and Abdul Kamara (Woodbridge, Va.), midfielders James Eliuda (Juba, South Sudan) and Brent Fields (Alexandria, Va.), defender David Garcia (Woodbridge, Va.) and goalkeepers Jack Desroches (Virginia Beach, Va.) and Blake Moness (Toronto, Ontario, Canada).
 
The Patriots added five transfers during the offseason including graduate student forward Marek Gonda (Schaumburg, Ill.) and graduate student defenders Jordi Navio Sanchez (Vallirana, Spain), Matthew Trakszelis (Aurora, Ill.) and Leo Lemoine (Pau, France).  Junior defender Zayyan Ahmed (Leesburg, Va.) also enters his first year with the Patriots.
 
Four freshmen enter their first year with the Patriots.  Forwards Gianluca Franco (Clermont, Fla.) and Martim Sereno (Mira de Aire, Portugal), midfielders Quintin Clain (Villiers le Bel, France) and Thomas DeRoussel (Mason, Ohio).  Sophomore midfielder Javier Montava Ortega (Alcoy, Spain) enters his first year with the Green and Gold.
 
PATRIOTS SCHEDULE
 
George Mason will play 16 regular season games, a slate that includes eight matches against Atlantic 10 opponents and eight games at George Mason Stadium.
 
Head coach Rich Costanzo begins his third season after being named the Patriots' 11th men's soccer coach in program history.
 
The Green and Gold kicked off the regular season on the road against Navy (Aug. 22) with a 2-0 win over the Midshipmen in Annapolis, Md. Graduate student midfielder Henry Wachsman (22nd minute-GWG) and sophomore midfielder James Eliuda (53rd minute) each scored their first goal of the season.
 
The Patriots played their first home match against Delaware (Aug. 30) and defeated the Blue Hens, 4-2, at George Mason Stadium.  Graduate student defender Leo Lemoine (6th minute), sophomore midfielder Quentin Clain (45th minute) and freshman froward Martim Sereno (60th minute-GWG) each scored their first collegiate goals in the match, while senior midfielder Asparuh Slavov (90th minute) netted his first goal of the season.
 
The Patriots continued their season-high, three-match homestand with a 1-0 win over Bucknell (Sept. 3).  Sophomore midfielder James Eliuda scored his second goal of the season (15th minute-GWG). 
 
George Mason stayed unbeaten with a 4-0 victory over Howard (Sept. 7) in the last match of the homestand.  Freshman forward Martim Sereno scored his second goal of the season (28th minute) and sophomore midfielder Quentin Clain found the back of the net twice, his second and third goals of the season, in less than two minutes late in the first half (37th and 39th minute).  The Patriots took the 4-3 lead on an own goal (88th minute).
 
George Mason played three straight games on the road Sept. 10 through Sept. 21.
 
The Patriots blanked UNCW 1-0 (Sept. 10) in Wilmington, N.C.  Graduate student forward Marek Gonda scored his first goal as a Patriot into the lower left corner (25th minute-GWG).  
 
George Mason fell 1-0 at Old Dominion (Sept. 15) in Norfolk, Va.
 
The Patriots opened Atlantic 10 play at Massachusetts (Sept. 21) with a 2-1 victory over the Minutemen in Amherst, Mass.
 
Graduate student forward Marek Gonda (74th minute – GWG) and graduate student defender Luis Maestre (60th minute) each found the back of the net.
 
The Patriots returned home for a non-conference match against William & Mary (Sept. 24) and defeated the Tribe, 1-0.  Junior midfielder Nicholas Prioli scored his first goal of the season (18th minute-GWG) to lift the Patriots to the victory.
 
George Mason scored three goals in the second half to down rival George Washington (Sept. 28), 5-2.  Patriots graduate student forward Marek Gonda (32nd minute and 85th minute) and sophomore midfielder Quentin Clain (77th minute-GWG and 84th minute) each scored two goals, while graduate student midfielder Henry Wachsman scored his second goal of the season (42nd minute).
 
George Mason began October with a 2-1 road victory over La Salle (Oct. 5) in Philadelphia, Pa.  Graduate student forward Marek Gonda scored two goals (49th minute PK, 83rd minute-GWG) in the second half to lift the Patriots to their fourth straight win.
 
The match against the Explorers was the first of six that the Patriots will play in October, with three at home and three on the road in the month.
 
The Patriots defeated Loyola University Chicago (Oct. 9) 2-1 at George Mason Stadium.  Graduate student defender Leo Lemoine (67th minute) and senior defender Javi Sánchez (73rd minute-GWG) both scored goals in the second half to propel the No. 13 Patriots to the victory.
 
The Patriots dropped their first home match of the season 2-1 to Duquesne (Oct. 12).  Graduate student forward Marek Gonda converted a header (8th minute) for his seventh goal of the season.
 
George Mason were shutout 2-0 at No. 6 Maryland (Oct. 15) in College Park, Md.
 
The Patriots returned to A-10 play with a 4-1 victory at Saint Joseph's (Oct. 19) in Philadelphia, Pa.  Graduate student defender Luis Maestre (8th minute), Hawks own goal (17th minute), graduate student forward Marek Gonda (53rd minute) and senior defender Javi Sánchez (60th minute) found the back of the net.
 
George Mason plays its final home game of the regular season against St. Bonaventure (Oct. 26) and concludes the regular season on the road against in-state rival VCU (Nov. 2).
 
Prior to the start of the regular season, the Patriots will play exhibition games at home against American (Aug. 11) and Loyola-Md. (Aug. 17).
 
TICKET INFORMATION
 
George Mason men's soccer regular season home games will require a ticket for entry.  Tickets are $10 and are available for purchase online in advance, calling the Athletic Ticket Office at 703-993-3270 or by purchasing at the George Mason Stadium gate.  Discounted rates are available for group of 10 or more as well as for George Mason faculty and staff.  More information on men's soccer tickets can be found here.
 
CORNER KICK
 
The Patriots and Bonnies have met six times, with the first three games played in Olean, N.Y.  Including Saturday's match, three of the last four meeting have been at George Mason Stadium.
 
Mason posted a 2-1 victory over the Bonnies on Nov. 10, 2013 in the first-even meeting between the two schools.
 
Mason assistant coach Noel Orozco played at St. Bonaventure for two years (2015-16), appearing in 36 matches with 33 starts.