ATLANTIC 10 CHAMPIONSHIP
#1 George Mason vs. #6 Saint Louis
WHEN: Wednesday, November 13 | 7 p.m.
WHERE: Fairfax, Va. | George Mason Stadium
RECORDS: #1 George Mason (13-3-1, 6-1-1 A-10); #6 Saint Louis (7-3-8, 4-1-3 A-10)
SERIES RECORD: Saint Louis leads, 5-4-1
LAST MEETING: The Billikens defeated the Patriots, 4-0, this season on Sept. 25, 2021 at Hermann Stadium in St. Louis, Mo.
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TICKET INFORMATION: 2024 A-10 Quarterfinal tickets are now available!  Tickets are $10 and are available for purchase online in advance, by calling the Athletic Ticket Office at 703-993-3270 or by purchasing at the George Mason Stadium gate.  Discounted tickets are available for groups (15+ tickets) and George Mason Faculty/Staff (up to 4).  Students should get their tickets through Mason360. PURCHASE TICKETS HERE  FAIRFAX, Va. – The top-seeded George Mason men's soccer team hosts sixth-seeded Saint Louis in the Atlantic 10 Championship Semifinals on Wednesday with the opening kick scheduled for 7 p.m. at George Mason Stadium in Fairfax, Va.
 
The eight-team, single elimination tournament began on Friday, Nov. 8 with the Patriots blanking eighth-seeded La Salle, 2-0, at George Mason Stadium.

Sophomore midfielder Javier Montava netted the eventual game-winner in the 33rd minute and sophomore forward Kelly Janssen scored in the 73rd minute to pad the lead.
The Patriots finished the match with a 7-1 advantage in shots on goal and an 8-1 edge in corner kicks.
 
George Mason improved to 5-1 all-time in the Atlantic 10 Championship.
 
George Mason won the A-10 regular season title for the first time in program history and posted six regular season victories in conference play for the first time since joining the league in 2013.
 
George Mason (13-3-1, 6-1-1 A-10) and Saint Louis (7-3-8, 4-1-3 A-10) will meet for the 10th time.  The Patriots have a record of 4-5-1 all-time against the Billikens, including a mark of 2-1-1 in matches played at George Mason Stadium.  Seven of the 10 meetings between the two teams in the all-time series have been decided by one goal or less.
 
George Mason and Saint Louis have met twice in the Atlantic 10 Championships with the Patriots winning both matches.
 
The Patriots blanked the Billikens, 1-0, on Nov. 17, 2013 in the Atlantic 10 title game held in Dayton, Ohio to advance to the NCAA tournament.
 
In the 2018 A-10 Championship quarterfinals held in St. Louis, Mo., the third-seeded Patriots scored in the 107th minute in double-overtime to down the sixth-seeded Billikens, 1-0, on Nov. 11, 2018. 

In the last meeting between George Mason and Saint Louis, the Billikens defeated the Patriots, 4-0, on Sept. 25, 2021 at Hermann Stadium in St. Louis, Mo. 

George Mason finished the A-10 regular season third in both goals (33) and goals per match (2.2) and tied for the third-fewest goals allowed (17).  The Patriots won their first four matches in Atlantic 10 play for the first time since joining the conference in 2013. 

On their home pitch, the Patriots finished the regular season 8-1-0, 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), Loyola Chicago (2-1, Oct. 9) and St. Bonaventure (Oct. 26) and La Salle (2-0 in A10 Quarterfinals, Nov. 8) 
 
On the road, George Mason went 5-2-1 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, receiving votes in the latest United Soccer Coaches poll, was the first Division I program to post 13 victories this season, including tournament play. 
 
George Mason has recorded at least 13 wins in a season for the first time since the 2008 campaign, when the Patriots finished 14-7-2.
 
The Patriots have scored the first goal in 11 of their 16 matches this season, including the first goal of the match in the first 32 minutes of play in 10 games.
 
Graduate student forward Marek Gonda leads the club in goals (8), points (19) and game winners (3) in 16 games with 13 starts.  He ranked second on the team in shots on goal (17) and third in shots (32) during the regular season.  Gonda has converted both of his penalty kick attempts this season.
 
Among A-10 leaders during the regular season, Gonda tied for third in both goals (8) and game-winning goals (3) and is tied for fifth in points (19).
 
Sophomore midfielder Quentin Clain is second on the team during in goals (5) and points (14) and tied for second in assists (4) in 16 starts.  He paced the Patriots in the regular season in shots (39) and shots on goal (19).
 
Among A-10 leaders during the regular season, Clain ranked fifth in the league in shots on goal (19) and ranks seventh in shots (39). 
 
Sophomore midfielder James Eliuda is tied for the team lead in assists (5), tied for fourth in points (9) and is tied for fourth in goals (2) in 17 starts.
 
Freshman forward Martim Sereno is tied for first on the team in assists (5), is tied for fourth in points (9) and tied for fourth in goals (2) in 17 games with 16 starts. 
 
Senior defender Luis Maestre leads the club in assists (6), is third in points (10) and tied for fourth in goals (2) in 16 games with 15 starts.
 
Maestre and Sereno were tied for the fifth-most assists in the conference in the regular season (6).
 
Graduate student defender Jordi Navio Sanchez is tied for second on the team in assists (5) and tied for fourth in goals (2) in 17 starts.
 
Graduate student goalkeeper Jaume Salvado (11-3-1, 4-1-1 A-10) has started 16 matches including the shutout in the A-10 quarterfinal match against La Salle.  He has made 36 saves and allowed 15 goals against (1367 minutes) and has recorded six clean sheets.
 
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 SAINT LOUIS
 
No. 6 Saint Louis finished the regular season with a 6-3-8 overall record, including a mark of 4-1-3 in Atlantic 10 play.  The Billikens went 5-0-4 at home, 2-2-4 on the road and 0-0-1 at a neutral site.
 
In the A-10 quarterfinals, the Billikens downed third-seeded Massachusetts, 3-0, in the penalty-kick shootout on Friday in Amherst, Mass.  Saint Louis outshot UMass, 9-6, in the match including a 2-1 advantage in shots on goal.  The Billikens earned eight corner kicks while the Minutemen had four in the match. 

Senior forward Luis Lara leads the team in goals (8), points (16), game-winners (3), shots (48) and shots on goal (20) in 18 starts.

Senior forward Matthew Wrobel is tied of second in goals (4) and is tied for third in points (10) in 16 starts.  He is also second in shots (26) and shots on goal (13).

Tanner Anderson is tied for second on the club in goals (4) and is fourth in points (9) in 18 games with one start.  He is third on the Billikens in shots in goal (10).

Senior forward Seth Anderson paces the club in assists (9), is second in points (11) and third in shots (23) in 18 starts.  Led the A-10 in assists during the regular season (9).
   
Senior goalkeeper Jeremi Abonnel (6-3-8, 1550 MIN, 36 SV, 13 GA, 0.75 GAA, 9 SO) has started 17 matches.  During the regular season, led the league for fewest goals allowed (13) and tied for first in the conference in shutouts (8).
  
ABOUT THE PATRIOTS
 
The Patriots have 21 returners and 10 newcomers on the roster for 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) are also in 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 Sanchez (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 Sanchez (60th minute) found the back of the net.
 
George Mason scored four goals in the second half in a span of 8:10 in a 4-1 win in the final home game of the regular season against St. Bonaventure (Oct. 26).  Sophomore forward Kelly Janssen scored a pair of goals (63rd minute, 65th minute), while sophomore midfielder Javier Montava (57th minute) and graduate student defender Jordi Navio Sanchez (59th minute) each scored their first goal in a George Mason unform.
 
The Patriots concluded the regular season on the with a 0-0 draw on the road against in-state rival VCU (Nov. 2).

#1 George Mason defeated #8 La Salle, 2-0, in the Atlantic 10 Championship Quarterfinal held at Georg Mason Stadium (Nov. 8).  Sophomore midfielder Javier Montava notched his first game-winning goal as a Patriot (33rd minute-GWG) and sophomore forward Kelly Janssen scored his third goal of the season (73rd minute).

Prior to the start of the regular season, the Patriots played exhibition games at home against American (Aug. 11) and Loyola-Md. (Aug. 17).
 
TICKET INFORMATION 
 
2024 A-10 Quarterfinal tickets are now available!  Tickets are $10 and are available for purchase online in advance, by calling the Athletic Ticket Office at 703-993-3270 or by purchasing at the George Mason Stadium gate.  Discounted tickets are available for groups (15+ tickets) and George Mason Faculty/Staff (up to 4).  Students should get their tickets through Mason360. PURCHASE TICKETS HERE
 
CORNER KICK
 
The Patriots have a record of 4-5-1 all-time against the Billikens.  Seven of the 10 meetings between the two teams have been decided by one goal or less.
 
George Mason and Saint Louis have met twice in the Atlantic 10 Championships with the Patriots winning both matches.
 
The Patriots blanked the Billikens, 1-0, on Nov. 17, 2013 in the Atlantic 10 championship game held in Dayton, Ohio.  With the win George Mason advanced to the NCAA tournament.
 
In the 2018 A-10 Championship quarterfinals held in St. Louis, Mo., the third-seeded Patriots scored in the 107th minute in double-overtime to down the sixth-seeded Billikens, 1-0, on Nov. 11, 2018.