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LEWISBURG, Pa. – George Mason senior forward Gabin Thomelier scored his first goal with the Green and Gold, but the Patriots fell to Bucknell, 3-1, on Tuesday night at Holmes Stadium in Lewisburg, Pa.

George Mason (1-4-1, 0-1-0 Atlantic 10) took the lead over Bucknell (2-4-0, 1-0-0 Patriot League) off a set piece in the 27th minute.  Junior forward Martim Sereno bent a free kick on goal from 20 yards out that was punched clear by the Bison goalkeeper.  Senior forward James Eliuda gathered the loose ball and sent a touch into the six-yard box from just outside the penalty area where Thomelier scored with a low shot off the left post to put the Patriots in front, 1-0.

The Patriots nearly added to the lead seven minutes into the second half.  Sereno sent a corner kick into the box that deflected off a Bucknell defender and rolled toward the lower left corner, but the Bison goalkeeper dove out to make the save.

In the 57th minute, the Bison put a shot toward the George Mason goal from 16 yards out where the ball went off a Patriots defender into the net for the own goal to make it 1-1.

Just over three minutes later, Bucknell netted the eventual game-winner when freshman midfielder Hamish Riddell scored his first collegiate goal from just outside the penalty area with a finish into the upper left corner of the net to make the score 2-1.

With 18 minutes remaining in the match, Sereno took a cross on the left side of the goal from freshman forward Amanueil Mequanint and put a high shot on frame but Bucknell junior defender Collin Sullivan elevated to clear the ball away with a header on the goal line.

In the 86th minute, the Bison capitalized on a turnover in the Patriots defensive third and Bucknell freshman midfielder Viktor Permyashkin scored to increase the advantage to 3-1.

HOW THEY SCORED

27'| Thomelier scored with the right foot from four yards out off the post into the lower left.
57' | George Mason own goal off Toribio into the upper left corner.
60'| Riddell scored with the right foot from 19 yards out into the upper right corner.
86'| Permyashkin scored with the right foot from 23 yards out into the bottom left

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

The Patriots outshot the Bison, 10-8, including a 4-2 advantage in shots on goal.  George Mason had three corner kicks while Bucknell didn't earn a corner kick in the match.  Fifth-year defender Pablo Rivero Toribio, senior defender David Garcia and junior defender Riccardo Beretta each played 90 minutes.  Eliuda (90 MIN) notched his second assist of the season and Sereno (78 MIN) recorded two shots on goal in the match. 

NEXT

The Patriots wrap up a stretch of four straight matches on the road when they travel for an Atlantic 10 matchup against Saint Joseph's on Saturday, Sept. 19 with the opening kick scheduled for 2 p.m. in Philadelphia, Pa.