MEN'S SOCCER at Duquesne
WHEN: Saturday, November 1 | 7 p.m.
WHERE: Pittsburgh, Pa. | Rooney Field
RECORDS: George Mason (6-5-3, 3-2-2 A-10, 11 Pts.); Duquesne (8-5-2, 2-5-0 A-10, 6 Pts.)
ALL-TIME SERIES: Duquesne leads, 5-1-2
LAST MEETING: Last year, the Dukes defeated the Patriots, 2-1, on October 12, 2024 at George Mason Stadium.
LIVE STATS: Click here FAIRFAX, Va. – The George Mason men's soccer team plays its final match of the regular season on Saturday, travelling to Duquesne with the opening kick scheduled for 7 p.m. at Rooney Field. 
 
George Mason (6-5-3, 3-2-2 A-10) and Duquesne (8-5-2, 2-5-0 A-10) will meet for the ninth time. Duquesne leads the all-time series, 5-1-2.

Last year, the Dukes defeated the Patriots, 2-1, on October 12, 2024 at George Mason Stadium. The Patriots outshot the Dukes, 15-12, including a 6-3 advantage in shots on goal. George Mason had four corner kicks and Duquesne finished with two corner kicks in the match.
 
Last time out, the Patriots played to a 2-2 draw against Saint Joseph's on Saturday night at George Mason Stadium. Graduate student midfielder Kenzo Brito and freshman forward Jaime Godinho each scored their first goal of the season.
 
The Patriots lead the Atlantic 10 in goals scored (30) and goals per game (2.14).
 
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 third in the league in points (16) and ranks fourth in points per game (1.14).
 
Sophomore forward Martim Sereno is tied for third in the conference in goals (5), tied for fifth in points (14), tied for sixth in points per game (1.00) and is tied for seventh in shots on goal (12).
 
Junior forward Kelly Janssen is tied for third 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 tied for third (5), while junior midfielder James Eliuda, sophomore forward Martim Sereno and graduate student defender Jordi Navio Sanchez are tied for fourth-most (4).
 
Graduate student goalkeeper Jaume Salvado (6-5-2, 2.15 GAA, .667%, 3 SHO) ranks third in the A-10 in saves (56).
 
Head coach Rich Costanzo is in his fourth season 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. 
                                                                
SCOUTING DUQUESNE
 
Duquesne has an overall record of 8-5-2 including a mark of 2-5 in Atlantic 10 play. The Dukes are 5-1-1 at home 3-4-1 on the road.
 
The Dukes have a 2-2-0 record over their last four games, with three of those games on the road.
 
The Dukes fell 1-0 at Fordham (Oct.11) followed by a 3-2 home win against George Washington (Oct. 18). The Dukes began a two-match road stretch where they defeated Northern Kentucky, 1-0 in their final non-conference match of the season (Oct.21) followed by a 2-1 loss at Davidson (Oct. 25).
 
Last time out, the Dukes fell 2-1 on the road at Davidson (Oct.25). The Wildcats outshot the Dukes, 17-8, including a 9-2 advantage in shots on goal. 
 
Redshirt junior midfielder Jaxon Ervin leads the club in goals (5), points (12) and is third in shots (18). He is tied for third in the league in goals (5).
 
Senior forward Dakota Jonke is tied for second on the club in goals (4) and is second in points (10).  He also leads the team in shots (24).
 
Redshirt senior goalkeeper Diego Chavez (8-4-2, 1.14 GAA, .724%, 6 SHO) has played 14 games. He has made the sixth-most saves (42) in the A-10 and has allowed 16 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
 
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.
 
George Mason played to a 0-0 draw at William & Mary (Oct. 21) in Williamsburg, Va. Redshirt-junior goalkeeper Jack Desroches made three saves, two in the first half, to record his first NCAA shutout.  Freshman defender Cristian Ramos made the start in his collegiate debut, played all 90 minutes and registered the Patriots lone shot on goal. Graduate student midfielder Kenzo Brito (51 minutes) made his first start with the Green and Gold.
 
George Mason played to a 2-2 draw against Saint Joseph's (Oct. 25) at George Mason Stadium. George Mason graduate student midfielder Kenzo Brito and freshman forward Jaime Godinho each scored their first goal of the season.
 
The Patriots wrap up the regular season on the road against Duquesne (Nov. 1, 7 p.m.) in Pittsburgh, Pa.
 
CORNER KICK
 
Duquesne is one of the Atlantic 10 teams that Mason has played the least since joining the league in 2013.
 
The Patriots and Dukes have met eight times with Duquesne holding a 5-1-2 advantage in the all-time series.
 
George Mason and Duquesne met for the first time 24 years ago, with the Dukes recording a 1-0 win at George Mason stadium on Sept. 3, 1999.