MEN'S SOCCER at William & Mary
WHEN: Tuesday, October 21 | 6 p.m.
WHERE: Williamsburg, Va. | Martin Family Stadium
RECORDS: George Mason (6-5-1, 3-2-1 A-10, 10 Pts.); William & Mary (2-8-3, 1-4-1 CAA, 4 Pts.)
ALL-TIME SERIES: William & Mary leads, 26-18-5
LAST MEETING: Last year, the Patriots defeated the Tribe, 1-0, on September 24, 2024 at George Mason Stadium.
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LIVE STATS: click here FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason men's soccer team will be on the road for the final non-conference matchup of the season against William & Mary on Tuesday with the opening kick scheduled for 6 p.m. at Martin Family Stadium in Williamsburg, Va.
 
George Mason (6-5-1, 3-2-1 A-10, 10 Pts.) and William & Mary (2-8-3, 1-4-1 CAA, 4 Pts.) are meeting for the 50th time, which is the second most games against an opponent in Patriots' men's soccer program history.  The Patriots have faced George Washington 51 times.
 
Last year, the Patriots defeated the Tribe, 1-0, on Sept. 24, 2024 at George Mason Stadium.  William & Mary outshot George Mason, 17-12 while the Patriots had a 5-4 edge in shots on goal.  Goalkeeper Jaume Salvado made four saves to record the shutout.
 
Last time out, the Patriots dropped their home match to La Salle, 2-1, on Saturday.  Senior defender Will Carson scored his first collegiate goal when he tallied the equalizer with nine seconds left in the first half courtesy of a corner kick sent into the box by sophomore forward Martim Sereno.  The Patriots outshot the Explorers,17-14, while both clubs finished with five shots on goal.
 
The Patriots lead the Atlantic 10 in goals scored (28) and goals per game (2.33).
 
Graduate student forward Jacobo Sanfeliu is tied for first place in the conference in goals (7) and game-winning goals (3).  He is tied for second in the league in points (16) and points per game (1.33).
 
Sophomore forward Martim Sereno is tied for second in the conference in goals (5), ranks fourth in both points (14) and points per game (1.17) and is tied for fifth in shots on goal (12).
 
Junior forward Kelly Janssen is tied for second in the conference in goals (5).  He has recorded a pair of two-goal games this season.
 
Three Patriots are among the league leaders in assists.  Graduate student midfielder Sergio Gonzalez Fernandez is ranked third (5), junior midfielder James Eliuda and Sereno are tied for fourth-most (4), and graduate student defender Jordi Navio Sanchez is tied for fifth-most (3).
 
Graduate student goalkeeper Jaume Salvado (6-5-1, 2.17 GAA, .671%, 3 SHO) ranks third in the A-10 in saves (53).
 
The Patriots were predicted to finish second in the Atlantic 10 preseason poll as voted on by the league's head coaches. Graduate student defender Javi Sánchez, junior midfielder James Eliuda and sophomore forward Martim Sereno were selected to the Atlantic 10 Preseason All-Conference Team..
 
Head coach Rich Costanzo is in his fourth season with the Patriots and is two wins shy of 25 with the Patriots.  He was named Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year last season after leading the Patriots to one of the most successful regular seasons in program history.  Costanzo guided the club to the Atlantic 10 regular season title for the first time in program history in 2024.  The Patriots finished the season 13-4-1 overall, won seven of eight matches at home in the regular season, went 6-1-1 in conference play to post six wins in the A-10 regular season for the first time, and after earning the top-seed in the A-10 Championship, advanced to the semifinals of the conference tournament.   
                                                                  
The Patriots finished the 2024 A-10 regular season third in both goals (33) and goals per match (2.2) and tied for the third-fewest goals allowed (17).
 
SCOUTING WILLIAM & MARY
 
William & Mary has an overall record of 2-8-3 including a mark of 1-4-1 in CAA play. The Tribe has a mark of 2-3-2 at home and 0-5-1 on the road.
 
The Tribe have a 2-2-0 record in their last four games, with the first three of that stretch played at home.
 
William & Mary started with a 1-0 win against American (Sept. 30) followed by a 2-0 win against CAA rivals UNCW (Oct. 4).  The Tribe has dropped its last two games, a 4-0 loss to CAA rivals Campbell (Oct. 11) and a 6-1 setback at Penn (Oct. 14).
 
Last time out, William & Mary fell 6-1 on the road at Penn (Oct. 14).  The Quakers outshot the Tribe, 18-11 including a 10-7 advantage in shots on goal.
 
William & Mary has scored 11 goals and surrendered 37 through 13 games.
 
Senior forward Sam Delgado is tied for first on the club in goals (2), and is first in points (6) and shots (25).  Senior midfielder Diogo Branco paces the Tibe in assists (3), is tied for second in goals (1) and points (5), and is fifth in shots (8).
 
Junior goalkeeper Ryan Eapen (2-5-2, 2.44 GAA, .691%, 2 SHO) has played 9 games.  He ranks second in the CAA in saves (47) saves per game (5.22).  He has allowed 21 goals against.
 
ABOUT THE PATRIOTS
 
The Patriots have 14 returners and 13 newcomers on the roster heading into the 2025 season under fourth-year head coach Rich Costanzo (Maryland, '08).  Assistant coaches Noel Orozco (St. Bonaventure, '17) and Michael Callahan (North Carolina, '08) also enter their fourth year with the Patriots.
 
Graduate students returning from last year's squad are defenders Leo Lemoine (Pau, France), Javi Sánchez (Elche, Spain) and Jordi Navio Sanchez (Vallirana, Spain) along with goalkeeper Jaume Salvado (Barcelona, Spain).  Returning for his senior junior year is defender Will Carson (Wheeling, W.Va.).
 
Junior returners include goalkeeper Jack Desroches (Virginia Beach, Va.), defender David Garcia (Woodbridge, Va.), midfielders James Eliuda (Juba, South Sudan), Brent Fields (Alexandria, Va.), Quentin Clain (Villiers le Bel, France) and Javier Montava (Alcoy, Spain) along with forwards Abdul Kamara (Woodbridge, Va.) and Kelly Janssen (Sebastopol, Calif.).  Forward Martim Sereno (Mira de Aire, Portugal) enters his sophomore season.
 
The Patriots added eight transfers during the offseason.  Graduate students entering their first year with the Patriots are goalkeeper Fernando Carreon Garcia (Saltillo, Mexico), defender Elijah Jackson (Summerfield, N.C.), midfielders Sergio Fernandez (Villanueva del Pardillo, Spain) and Kenzo Brito (Sao Paulo, Brazil), and forwards Jacobo Sanfeliu (Barcelona, Spain) and Nacho Diaz Barragan (al Maria, Spain).
 
Senior midfielder Mouhamed Tucker (Dakar, Senegal) and junior defender Yannick Mambo (Kinshasa, Congo) also enter their first year at George Mason.
Five freshmen enter their first year with the Patriots.  Forward Cristian Ramos (Lorton, Va.), midfielders John Balkey (Leesburg, Va.) and Alen Kapetanovic (Nyack, N.Y.), and forwards Tresz McLeod (Wheeling, W.Va.) and Jaime Godinho (Lisbon, Portugal).
 
PATRIOTS SCHEDULE
 
The George Mason is scheduled to play 15 regular season games, a slate that includes four matches against College Cup teams, eight matches against Atlantic 10 opponents and eight games at George Mason Stadium.
 
Head coach Rich Costanzo begins his fourth season.  He guided the Patriots to a 13-4-1 overall record last season and a 6-1-1 mark in conference play to claim the first-ever Atlantic 10 Regular Season title in program history.  George Mason recorded six A-10 wins in the regular season for the first time since joining the league in 2013.
 
In the regular season, George Mason will play two matches in August, six in September and October and one in November.
 
The Patriots played a pair of exhibition matches, facing Maryland on the road (Aug. 9,) and Pittsburgh at George Mason Stadium (Aug. 15).
 
The Green and Gold kicked off the regular season on the road and fell to #2 Marshall (Aug. 22), 2-1, in Huntington, W.Va.
 
The Patriots defeated No. 11 Virginia (Aug. 28) in their home opener, 4-1. George Mason sophomore forward Martim Sereno scored twice for his first career two-goal game, while junior midfielder James Eliuda netted his first goal of the season and graduate student midfielder Jacobo Sanfeliu scored his first goal as a Patriot.
 
The victory marked the highest-ranked win by the Patriots in 14 years and the second-highest seeded team that George Mason has beaten since they took down No. 2 Maryland on September 29, 2009.  The win is the seventh win over a top-20 team in program history.  The crowd of 3,077 marked the largest for a George Mason men's soccer match in 25 years.  The 1,385 students in attendance set a new program record.
 
The Patriots defeated Bucknell (Sept. 2) 3-2.  Junior midfielder Brent Fields scored his first career goal, the game-winner in the 90th minute of play.  Sophomore midfielder Martim Sereno scored his third goal, while graduate student Jacobo Sanfeliu tallied his second goal of the season.
 
George Mason fell to No. 6 West Virginia, 6-4 (Sept. 7.) Graduate student forward Jacobo Sanfeliu converted a penalty kick in the 30th minute for his third goal, sophomore forward Martim Sereno netted his fourth goal of the year in the 31st minute, graduate student forward Nacho Diaz Barragan scored his first goal with the Green and Gold in the 67th minute when he converted the penalty kick and junior forward Abdul Kamara tallied his first goal of the season in the 81st minute.
 
In the first Atlantic 10 match of the season, the Patriots played to a 1-1 home draw with Davidson (Sept. 12). Graduate student forward Nacho Diaz Barragan scored late in the second half, while graduate student goalkeeper Jaume Salvado stopped a penalty kick in the second half as part of a four save performance.
 
George Mason blanked UMBC, 1-0 (Sept. 20) at Retriever Soccer Park in Baltimore, Md.  Graduate student forward Jacobo Sanfeliu scored his fourth goal of the season in the 18th minute of play for his first game winning goal in a Patriots uniform.
 
George Mason dropped their last home match to Georgetown, 5-2 (Sept. 23).  Junior forward Kelly Janssen scored in the 38th and 44th minute to record the second two-goal game of his career, both at George Mason Stadium.
 
George Mason defeated Loyola-Chicago 3-0 (Sept. 27) in Chicago, Ill.  Junior midfielder James Eliuda scored his second goal of the season (game-winner), sophomore midfielder Martim Sereno netted his fifth goal of the year and junior forward Kelly Janssen tallied his third goal in the last two matches.
 
George Mason defeated George Washington, 1-0 (Oct. 4) in Washington, D.C. to begin the six-game October slate.  Graduate student forward Jacobo Sanfeliu scored his fifth goal of the season, the lone goal of the match in the 60th minute of play.
 
The Patriots will alternate home and road games over the final six matches of the season.
 
George Mason dropped the A-10 home match against VCU, 2-1 (Oct. 8). Graduate student forward Jacobo Sanfeliu scored his 6th goal of the season in the 24th minute when he sent a header past the defenders and into the lower left corner.
 
George Mason defeated St. Bonaventure, 6-5 (Oct. 11) in St. Bonaventure, N.Y.  Junior forward Kelly Janssen scored two goals and graduate student forward Jacobo Sanfeliu scored the game-winner.  Graduate student defender Elijah Jackson scored his first goal as a Patriot while junior midfielders Javier Montava and James Eliuda scored their first and fourth goals for the season.
 
George Mason dropped its A-10 home match against La Salle, 2-1 (Oct. 18).  Senior defender Will Carson scored his first collegiate goal in his 50th career start with nine seconds left in the first half.
 
The Patriots will travel for a non-conference matchup against William & Mary (Oct. 21, 7 p.m.) in Williamsburg, Va.
 
George Mason returns to league play with the final home match of the regular season against Saint Joseph's (Oct. 25, 7 p.m.).
 
The Patriots wrap up the regular season on the road against Duquesne (Nov. 1, 7 p.m.) in Pittsburgh, Pa.
 
TICKET INFORMATION
 
Tickets for the 2025 George Mason Men's Soccer season are on sale. All regular season home games will require a ticket for entry. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children 12 and under as well as George Mason faculty/staff. Tickets can be purchased online, by calling the Athletic Ticket Office at 703-993-3270, or at the George Mason Stadium Gate on game day. Discounted rates and special experiences are available for groups of 15 or more. More information on Men's Soccer tickets can be found here
 
CORNER KICK
 
The Patriots and the Tribe have faced each other 49 times in regular season play, tied for the most games against an opponent in program history.
 
William & Mary leads the all-time series 26-18-5.  The Patriots are 8-11-3 at home, 9-13-2 away and 1-2-0 in games played at a neutral site all-time against William & Mary.
 
The Patriots and the Tribe met for the first time during the 1971 season, with George Mason recording a 3-2 win on Oct. 22, 1971 in Fairfax. 

George Mason has faced George Washington 51 times, followed by William & Mary (49), American (47), Old Dominion (42) and James Madison (41).