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FAIRFAX, Va. – George Mason senior midfielder Javier Montava Ortega scored his fourth goal of the season to vault the Patriots to a 1-0 home victory in a pivotal Atlantic 10 match on Saturday.

George Mason (3-6-3, 2-2-1 A10) had the first quality scoring chance of the match against George Washington (4-6-2, 0-3-2 A10) in the 25th minute of play.  Senior midfielder James Eliuda took a cross and put a shot into the upper right corner of the net from inside the six.  After a VAR review, the goal was disallowed due to an offside call on the Patriots.

In the 26th minute, the Patriots were called for a foul inside the penalty area.  On the ensuing penalty kick, George Washington senior forward Yago Torres' first career penalty kick attempt was stopped by Patriots sophomore goalkeeper Angel Hernandez with a diving save to his left.

The Patriots tallied the lone goal of the match early in the second half of play.  Senior midfielder Quentin Clain maneuvered away from a defender on the left side and played a perfect ball to Montava Ortega, who blistered a shot from 30 yards out into the upper right corner under the cross bar for his fourth goal of the season to put the Patriots in front, 1-0.

George Washington nearly scored the equalizer in the 82nd minute but senior forward Jaden Dubon hit the crossbar with a shot from 25 yards out.

George Mason concluded its five-match homestand and  improved to 30-18-4 all-time against George Washington.

HOW THEY SCORED

53'| Montava scored with the right foot from 30 yards out into the upper right corner.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

The Patriots outshot the Revolutionaries, 8-7, including a 5-1 advantage in shots on goal.  George Mason earned six corner kicks and George Washington had one corner kick in the match.

Montava (90 MIN) scored his fourth goal of the season and Clain (76 MIN) notched his first assist of the year.  Junior forward Martim Sereno (79 MIN) led all players with three shots. 

Senior midfielder James Eliuda, senior defender Davids Garcia, fifth year midfielder Matias de Jesus, junior defender Ricardo Beretta, sophomore midfielder John Balkey and sophomore defender Christian Ramos each played all 90 minutes.

NEXT

The Patriots are on the road for a midweek matchup against La Salle on Wednesday with the opening kick scheduled for 7 p.m. in Philadelphia, Pa.