VaSID Release

FAIRFAX, Va. – George Mason freshman Martim Sereno was selected Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) Rookie of the Year and Second Team Midfielder, the organization announced on Thursday.
 
Graduate student Marek Gonda was selected First Team Forward, sophomore James Eliuda was named First Team Midfielder, sophomore Quentin Clain was tabbed Second Team Forward and both graduate student Luis Maestre and senior Javi Sanchez were named Second Team Defense.
 
The Patriots finished the season 13-4-1 and went 6-1-1 in conference play to clain their first-ever Atlantic 10 Regular Season title.  George Mason recorded six A-10 wins in the regular season for the first time since joining the league in 2013.
  
Sereno, a native of Mira De Aire, Portugal, was named to the Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team.  He tied for first on the team in assists (6), tied for third in points (10) and tied for fourth in goals (2) in 18 games with 17 starts while finishing second on the club in both shots (42) and shots on goal (10).  Among A-10 leaders, he was ninth in the league in shots (42).
 
Gonda, from Schaumburg, Ill., was selected Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team Forward this past season.  He led the club in goals (8), points (19) and game winners (3) and was fourth in assists (3).  Gonda played the ninth-most on the club in minutes played by a field player (1295) in 17 games with 15 starts and finished tied for first on the team in shots on goal (19) and was third in shots (37).  He converted both of his penalty kick attempts.
 
Among A-10 leaders, Gonda tied for third in game-winning goals (3), tied for fourth in goals (8) and ranked tied for sixth in points (19).
 
Eliuda, from Juba, South Sudan, was named Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team Midfielder.  He finished the season tied for second on the team lead in assists (5), was fourth in points (9), tied for fourth in goals (2) and was fourth in shots (32).  Eliuda led the club in minutes played by a field player (1595) and was one of only three players to start all 18 games, playing all 90 minutes in 16 matches.
 
Clain, from Villiers le Bel, France, earned Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team Forward honors.  He started all 17 games played and finished second on the team in both goals (5) and points (14), tied for third in assists (4) and was eighth on the club in minutes played by a field player (1376).  Clain paced the Patriots in shots (43) and tied for the team lead in shots on goal (19).  Among A-10 leaders, Clain tied for seventh in the league in shots on goal (19) and ranked eighth in shots (43).
 
Maestre, from Elche, Spain, was selected Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team Defender.  He finished the season tied for first on the team in assists (6), tied for third in points (10) and tied for fourth in goals (2) in 17 games with 16 starts.  Maestre ranked fifth of the team in minutes played by a field player (1504) and played all 90 minutes in 15 matches.

Sanchez, a native of Elche, Spain, was named Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team Defender.  He started all 17 games played and finished the season tied for third on the club in goals (3), assists (4) and points (10), all career-highs with the Patriots.  A team captain, He was third on the club in minutes played by a field player (1530) and played all 90 minutes in every match this season.  Sanchez registered 12 shots, seven shots on goal and one game-winner from the back line.