MEN'S SOCCER at Davidson
WHEN: Saturday, November 8 | 7 p.m.
WHERE: Davidson, N.C. | Alumni Soccer Stadium
RECORDS: George Mason (7-5-3, 4-2-2, 14 Pts. Atlantic 10); Davidson (8-6-3, 4-2-2, 14 Pts. Atlantic 10)
ALL-TIME SERIES: Tied, 5-5-3
LAST MEETING: The Patriots and the Wildcats played to a 1-1 draw this season on September 12 at George Mason Stadium.
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Championship Central | 2025 Men's Soccer Bracket FAIRFAX, Va. –  The fifth-seeded George Mason men's soccer team will be on the road to face fourth-seeded Davidson in the Atlantic 10 Championship quarterfinals on Saturday with the opening kick scheduled for 7 p.m. at Alumni Soccer Stadium in Davidson, N.C.
 
George Mason (7-5-3, 4-2-2 A-10) and Davidson (8-6-3, 4-2-2 A-10) will meet for the 14th time. The all-time series is tied, 5-5-3.  The Wildcats earned the fourth seed based on A-10 tiebreaker procedure.
 
George Mason and Davidson met two months ago, with the result ending in a 1-1 draw on September 12 at George Mason Stadium. 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.
 
Last time out, the Patriots earned a road victory against Duquesne, 1-0, on Saturday. George Mason graduate student defender Leo Lemoine scored his first goal of the season in his second match of year and graduate student goalkeeper Salvado recorded his fourth shutout of the season to lift the Patriots to victory.
 
George Mason finished the A-10 regular season first in goals (31), goals per game (2.06), points (94) and assists (32).
 
At home, George Mason finished the regular season 2-4-2, with victories against No.3 Virginia (4-1, Aug. 28) and Bucknell (3-2, Sept. 2).  On the road, the Patriots went 5-1-1 with wins at UMBC (1-0, Sept. 20), Loyola Chicago (3-0, Sept. 27), George Washington (1-0, Oct. 4), St. Bonaventure (6-5, Oct. 11) and Duquesne (1-0, Nov. 1).
 
Among Atlantic 10 leaders, 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 ranks third in points per game (1.07).
 
Sophomore forward Martim Sereno is tied for third in the conference in goals (5) and points (15), is tied for fourth in points per game (1.00) and is tied for fifth in shots on goal (13).
 
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 and sophomore forward Martim Sereno are tied for fourth (5), while junior midfielder James Eliuda and graduate student defender Jordi Navio Sanchez are tied for fifth-most (4).
 
Graduate student goalkeeper Jaume Salvado (7-5-2, 2.00 GAA, .678%, 4 SHO) ranks third in the A-10 in saves (59).
                                                       
SCOUTING DAVIDSON
 
No. 4 Davidson finished the regular season with a 8-6-3 overall record, including a mark of 4-2-2 in Atlantic 10 play. The Wildcats went 6-1-2 at home and 2-5-1 on the road this season.
 
Last time out, the Wildcats dropped their final regular season game, 2-1, on the road at VCU (Nov. 1). The Rams outshot the Wildcats, 11-8, including a 7-2 advantage in shots on goal. 
 
Davidson is 1-6 all-time and has dropped four out of six opening round matches in the Atlantic 10 Championship tournament, falling in the first round in 2018, 2019, 2021, 2024.
 
George Mason and Davidson have met once in the Atlantic 10 Championship tournament in 2014, with the Patriots earning a 4-2 victory on penalty kicks in the first round on Nov. 13, 2014 in Richmond, Va.
 
In the 2024 A-10 Championship, No. 7 Davidson fell to No.2 Dayton, 1-0 in the opening road in Dayton, Ohio.
 
Junior forward Myles Culley leads the club in goals (6) and points (15) and is second on shots (12).  Sophomore forward Brady McGlone leads the club in assists (5) and shots (27), is second in points (7) and is tied for third in goals (1).
 
Junior goalkeeper Lucas Beltran (7-6-3, 1.33 GAA, .708%, 6 SHO) has played 16 games. He has made the fourth-most saves (51) in the A-10 and 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
 
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 alternated 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.
 
The Patriots played to a 2-2 home draw against Saint Joseph's (Oct. 25) in the regular season finale. George Mason graduate student midfielder Kenzo Brito and freshman forward Jaime Godinho each scored their first goal of the season.
 
George Mason concluded the regular season with a win against Duquesne, 1-0 (Nov.1) in Pittsburgh, Pa. Graduate student defender Leo Lemoine scored his first goal of the season and graduate student goalkeeper Jaume Salvado recorded his fourth shutout of the season to lift the Patriots to victory.
 
CORNER KICK
 
George Mason and Davidson have met once in Atlantic 10 Tournament play, with the Patriots earning a 4-2 victory on penalty kicks in the first round on Nov. 13, 2014 in Richmond, Va.
 
The game was scoreless, 0-0, after double overtime. George Mason goalkeeper Michael Butts surrendered just two goals on four penalty kicks, while Jannik Eckenrode, Daniel Hoffman, Conlan Kemmerer and Timi Mulgrew converted penalty kicks for the Patriots in the win.