MEN'S SOCCER vs. George Washington
WHEN: Saturday, September 28 | 7 p.m.
WHERE: Fairfax, Va. | George Mason Stadium
RECORDS: George Mason (6-1-0, 1-0-0 A-10); George Washington (2-6-0, 0-1-0 A-10)
SERIES RECORD: George Mason leads, 27-18-4
LAST MEETING: George Washington defeated the Patriots, 3-1, on Oct. 28, 2023 at GW Soccer Field in Washington, D.C.
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FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason men's soccer team returns to Atlantic 10 Conference play when it hosts rival George Washington on Saturday, Sept. 28 with the opening kick scheduled for 7 p.m. at George Mason Stadium.
 
George Mason (7-1-0, 1-0-0 A-10) and George Washington (2-6-1, 0-1-0 A-10) will meet for the 50th time, the most games against an opponent in Patriots' men's soccer program history. 
 
The Patriots are 11-10-1 at home, 14-8-2 on the road and 2-0-1 in games played at a neutral site all-time against George Washington.

The Patriots have faced William & Mary 49 times, followed by American (47), James Madison (41) and Old Dominion (41).
 
In the last meeting between the two clubs, George Washington defeated the Patriots, 3-1, in the final match of the season on Oct. 28, 2023 at GW Soccer Field in Washington, D.C.
 
All four goals were scored in the first 28 minutes of the match.  Midfielder Henry Wachsman scored the Patriots lone goal of the match in the 29th minute.
 
The Patriots outshot the Revolutionaries, 15-11, while George Washington had a 6-1 advantage in shots on goal.  George Washington had nine corner kicks while Mason had five corner kicks in the match. 
 
George Washington has won the last four matches and are 7-2-1 in the last 10 meetings against the Patriots since 2015.
 
Last time out, junior midfielder Nicholas Prioli scored his first goal of the season in the 18th minute of play to lift the Patriots to a 1-0 victory over William & Mary on Tuesday night at George Mason Stadium.  It was his first collegiate game-winning goal.
 
Sophomore midfielders Quentin Clain and Javier Montava each picked up an assist on the play.
 
George Mason senior goalkeeper Jaume Salvado (7-1-0, 1-0-0 A-10) made four saves in the match for his fourth clean sheet of the season. 
The Patriots have scored the first goal in seven of their eight matches this season, with all seven in the first 28 minutes of play.
 
Clain leads the club in goals (3), points (8) and shots on goal (11) in eight starts. 
   
Freshman forward Martim Sereno is tied for second on the team in goals (2) and is second in points (6).  He leads the club in shots (20) and is second in shots on goal (5). 
 
Graduate student forward Marek Gonda is tied for second on the team in both goals (2) and shots on goal (5) and is tied for third in both points (5) and shots (10).  He paces the Patriots with two game-winning goals.
 
Salvado (7-1-0, 1-0-0 A-10) has started all seven matches with a 0.88 GAA, .741 save percentage and four clean sheets.  He has made 20 saves and allowed seven goals against (720 minutes).
 
SCOUTING GEORGE WASHINGTON
 
George Washington has a record of 2-6-1 on the season, including a mark of 0-1-0 in Atlantic 10 Conference play.  The Revolutionaries are 1-3-0 at home and 1-3-1 on the road.
 
Last time out, sophomore forward Jaden Dubon scored his first goal of the season in the 86th minute in a 1-1 draw on the road against Howard on Tuesday night. 
 
Howard outshot George Washington, 14-11, while the Revolutionaries finished with a 7-4 advantage in shots on goal.
 
In their first conference match of the season, the Revolutionaries were blanked 1-0 at home by Duquesne (Sept. 21) at GW Soccer Field.
 
Freshman forward Louis Crofts leads the team in goals (3), points (6), shots (16) and shots on goal (10).
 
Junior forward Alex Nicholson has scored one goal, is second in points (3) and shots (14) and third in shots on goal (5).
 
Sophomore goalkeeper Tom Macauley (1-5-0, 540 MIN, 2.50 GAA, 1 SO) has played seven matches with six starts.  He has made 23 saves and allowed 15 goals against.
 
Graduate student goalkeeper Duncan Wagner (1-1-1, 270 MIN, 2.33 GAA) has played in four matches with three starts.  He has made 13 saves and allowed seven goals against.
 
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 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 will host A-10 rival George Washington (Sept. 28).
 
George Mason begins October on the road with a conference contest against La Salle (Oct. 5) in Philadelphia, Pa.
 
The match against the Explorers is 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 will then host Loyola-Chicago (Oct. 9) and Duquesne (Oct. 12). 
 
George Mason travels for a non-conference matchup against Maryland (Oct. 15) in College Park, Md. and the Patriots return to league play at Saint Joseph's (Oct. 19) in Philadelphia, Pa.
 
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
 
George Mason and George Washington met for the first time in 1968, with the Patriots falling in the match, 5-3.
 
George Mason leads the all-time series against George Washington, 27-18-4.
 
The Patriots will meet George Washington for the 50th time in program history on Saturday, the most matches against an opponent in George Mason program history.