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    Position
  • Graduate Student
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  • Schaumburg, Ill.
    Hometown
  • 6'1
    Height
  • 170
    Weight
  • Schaumburg High School (DePaul Universtiy)
    High School
Art Pittman/George Mason Univ.
Art Pittman/George Mason Univ.
Rafael Suanes/George Mason Univ.
Rafael Suanes/George Mason Univ.
Rafael Suanes/George Mason Univ.
Rafael Suanes/George Mason Univ.
Rafael Suanes/George Mason Univ.
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Marek Gonda
F
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Graduate Student
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Schaumburg, Ill.
Hometown

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Biography

2024: Selected Atlantic 10 All-Conference Second Team Forward… Named Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) First Team Forward… Played 17 games with 15 starts, logging 1295 minutes in his graduate student year and first year with the Patriots… Led the club in goals (8), points (19) and game winners (3) and was fourth in assists (3)… Tied for first on the team in shots on goal (19) and was third in shots (37)… Played the ninth-most minutes on the team by a field player (1295)… Played all 90 minutes in four matches… All three of his game-winning goals were on the road (at UNCW Sept. 10, at UMass Sept. 21, at La Salle Oct. 15)… He converted both of his penalty kick attempts in A-10 play… Scored five goals on the road (at UNCW Sept. 10, at UMass Sept. 21, at La Salle-2G Oct. 5, at Saint Joseph’s Oct. 19) and three goals at home (vs. George Washington-2G Sept. 28, vs. Loyola-Chicago Oct. 9)… Scored the first Patriots goal of the match three times (at UNCW Sept. 10, vs. George Washington Sept. 28, vs. Duquesne Oct. 12)… The Patriots had a record of 5-1-0 in games when he scored a goal… Among A-10 leaders, tied for third in game-winning goals (3), tied for fourth in goals (8) and ranked tied for sixth in points (19)… Against A-10 opponents, played eight games with six starts (529 MIN), scored seven of his eight goals with two game-winners against A-10 opponents and added two assists for 16 points, 21 shots with 13 shots on goal against conference foes… at Navy (8/22): Made his George Mason debut… Started and played 90 minutes with one shot in a 2-0 win over the Midshipmen in the season opener… vs. Delaware (8/30): Started and played 90 minutes with one shot on goal in the Patriots 4-2 win over the Blue Hens… vs. Bucknell (9/3): Started and played 82 minutes with one shot in a 1-0 win over the Bison… vs. Howard (9/7): Started and played 90 minutes… Recorded his first assist as a Patriot on the third goal of the match (’39) in a 4-3 win over the Bison… at UNCW (9/10): Started and played 80 minutes… Netted his first goal as a Patriot (25’, GWG) and had a season-high three shots on goal in a 1-0 win over the Seahawks… at Old Dominion (9/15): Started and played 90 minutes with one shot in a 1-0 loss to the Monarchs… at Massachusetts (9/21): Entered the match and played 45 minutes… Scored his second goal of the season (74’-GWG) on his lone shot on goal to lift the Patriots to a 2-1 win over the Minutemen… vs. William & Mary (9/24): Did not play… vs. George Washington (9/28): Started and played 53 minutes… Scored two goals (32’, 85’), his third and fourth goals of the season and added his second assist of the season in a 5-2 victory over the Revolutionaries… Took three shots and scored on both of his shots on goal… at La Salle (10/5): Started and played 83 minutes… Scored both George Mason goals (49’, 83’-GWG), his fifth and sixth goals of the season, to lift the Patriots to a 2-1 win over the Explorers… Scored on both of his shots on goal… vs. Loyola-Chicago (10/9): Started and played 79 minutes… Took a season-high five shots with two shots on goal in a 2-1 win over the Ramblers… vs. Duquesne (10/12): Started and played 68 minutes… Gave the Patriots the lead with his seventh goal of the season (8’) in a 2-1 loss to the Dukes… at Maryland (10/15): Started and played 86 minutes with three shots in a 2-0 setback against the Terrapins… at Saint Joseph’s (10/19): Started and played 59 minutes… Scored his eighth goal of the season (54’-GWG) in the Patriots 4-1 win over the Hawks… Took two shots with one shot on goal… vs. St. Bonaventure (10/26): Started and played 68 minutes… Posted his third assist of the season on the Patriots third goal of the match (63’) in a 4-1 win over the Bonnies… All three of his shots were on frame to match his season high in shots on goal… at VCU (11/2): Started and played 74 minutes with two shots and one shot on goal in a 0-0 draw with the Rams… vs. La Salle (11/8) A-10 Tournament: Started and played 73 minutes with two shots and one shot on goal in the Patriots 2-0 win over the Explorers in the opening round at George Mason Stadium…vs. Saint Louis (11/13) A-10 Tournament: Started and played 85 minutes with three shots and one shot on frame in a 2-0 loss to the Billikens in the second round at George Mason Stadium…  

PRIOR TO MASON:  Played four years at DePaul University… Played in 56 games with 48 starts with the Blue Demons... 2023: Tallied four goals and led the team with a career-high five assists and 13 points in 13 games with 11 starts... 2022: Scored one goal and added two assists in 17 games with 11 starts... 2021: Scored four goals and registered two assists in 17 starts... 2020-21: Scored one goal and started all nine games played... Scored his first career goal in the first half of DePaul's overtime win at Xavier on March 10, 2021... Two-time Big East All-Academic team and two-time Big East Honor Roll (2020-21, 2021-22)... 2022 College Sports Communicators Academic All-District Team... 
 
PREP:  Attended Schaumberg High School in Schaumberg, Ill... Played club soccer with Shockers FC Chicago Academy... Named to the 2019 USSDA Boys Best XI Central Division... Named to the 2019 United Soccer Coaches Association Youth All-Americans team... Scored 28 goals in 25 games during the USSDA 2018-19 season which ranked second in the USSDA... Scored 8 goals through ten games during the 2019-20 campaign.
 
PERSONAL:  Son of Adriana and Robert… Has one brother, Luke… Hobbies include playing golf… Business Analytics major.
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