Patriots Continue Road Stretch at William & Mary Tuesday
The George Mason men's soccer is back on the road in a non-conference match against William & Mary on Tuesday, with the opening kick scheduled for 7 p.m. in Williamsburg, Va.
The match is the third of a season-high four straight on the road for the Patriots.
Last time out, the Patriots (2-5-0, 1-1-0 A-10) dropped their first Atlantic 10 Conference road match of the season at Davidson, 2-0, on Saturday night at Alumni Soccer Stadium in Davidson, N.C.
The Wildcats outshot the Patriots, 11-9, including a 5-4 advantage in shots on goal. Davidson finished with six corner kicks, while Mason had one corner kick in the match.
Graduate student midfielder Ariel Aguas led the Patriots with three shots, including one shot on goal. Junior forward Ishmail Kamara, junior midfielder Henry Wachsman and sophomore forward Balint Kocso each recorded one shot on goal in the match.
Graduate student forward Noah Raphael leads the club in goals (2) and points (4) in seven games played with two starts. Aguas leads the team in shots (13) and shots on goal (6) and has scored one goal with one assist for three points in seven starts.
Junior midfielders Louis Lehr and Henry Wachsman, sophomore defender Ahmed Mohamed, freshman midfielder Zach Eichelberger and Kocso have each netted one goal this season.
Graduate student goalkeeper Jake Langley (2-5-0, 1-1-0 A-10 2.29 GAA, 630 MIN) has started every match for the Patriots with 24 saves and 16 goals against.
Mason is meeting William & Mary for the 48th time in the regular season in program history. The Tribe is 25-17-5 all-time against the Patriots.
In the last meeting between the two clubs, William & Mary defeated the Patriots in double overtime, 2-1, on March 6, 2021 at George Mason Stadium.
Mason midfielder Ishmail Kamara scored his first collegiate goal in the 38th minute to put the Patriots in front. The Tribe netted the equalizer in the 54th minute and scored the game-winner in the first minute of the second overtime.
The Tribe outshot the Patriots, 15-11, including a 7-5 advantage in shots on goal. William & Mary had eight corner kicks, while Mason had four corner kicks in the match.
ABOUT THE PATRIOTS
The Patriots have 20 returners and 13 newcomers on the roster heading into the season under first-year head coach Rich Costanzo (Maryland, '08).
Assistant coaches Noel Orozco (St. Bonaventure, '17) and Michael Callahan (North Carolina, '08) each enter their first year with the Patriots.
Returning seniors from last year's squad are forward Kent Harrison (Newcastle, Australia), midfielder Cameron Revels (Clover, S.C.) and defender Jonathan Fawole (Columbia, Md.). Returning juniors are forwards Nicolas Alt (Basel, Switzerland) and Ishmail Kamara (Woodbridge, Va.), midfielders Louis Lehr (Dielheim, Germany) and Henry Wachsman (Barrington, Ill.), along with defender Noah McGrath (Melbourne, Australia).
Mason has 11 sophomores on the roster with forwards Balint Kocso (Munich, Germany), Michael Medina (Central Islip, N.Y.), midfielders Jose Alvarado (Alexandria, Va.), and Darri Palsson (Kópavogur, Iceland), defenders Valentin Brandis (Hamburg, Germany), Marcel Cole (Mosley, Va.), Linus Dahl (Königstein im Taunus, Germany), Ahmed Mohamed (Cairo, Egypt), Joshua Morrobel (Burke, Va.) and goalkeepers Matthew Bauer (Mt. Pleasant, S.C.) and Billy Schutze (Wayne, N.J.).
The Patriots added two graduate students, forward Noah Raphael (Calvert County, Md.) and midfielder Ariel Aguas (Quito, Ecuador), in addition to senior goalkeeper Jake Langley (Villanova, Pa.).
The Patriots have 11 freshman on the roster with midfielders Zach Eichelberger (Baltimore, Md.), Zach Golden and Nicholas Prioli (Houston, Texas), defenders Eric Allen (Columbia, Md.), Jaden Berman (Winchester, Va.), Will Carson (Wheeling, W.Va.), Chase Hutson (Fairfax, Va.), Nathan Montini (Braselton, Ga.), Kunandy Ouattara (Alexandria, Va.) and Christian Xantus (Woodbridge, Va.) and goalkeeper Jack Desroches (Virginia Beach, Va.).
The Green and Gold kicked off the season at Old Dominion on Aug. 26 (1-0, Old Dominion) and American on Sept. 2 (2-1, American) in the first two games of seven non-conference matches.
Mason then played three straight games at George Mason Stadium, the longest homestand of the season. The Patriots hosted Penn State on Sept. 5 in the home opener (3-1, Nittany Lions), Radford on Sept. 10 (3-1, Patriots) and played their first conference match of the season against St. Bonaventure on Sept. 17 (2-1, Patriots).
Mason plays seven games in September, with four on the road and three at home.
The Patriots will play a season-high four straight matches on the road from Sept. 20 through Oct. 1, alternating non-conference and league games.
The Patriots made the trek to take on top-ranked Wake Forest on Sept. 20 (6-1, Demon Deacons), played their first A-10 road game against Davidson on Sept. 24 (2-0, Wildcats), visit William & Mary (Sept. 27) and travel to Dayton (Oct. 1).
The match against the Flyers is the first of seven that the Patriots will play in October, with four at home and three on the road.
Mason returns to Fairfax to continue league play against La Salle (Oct. 5) and Duquesne (Oct. 8). After an A-10 road matchup at Rhode Island (Oct. 15), the Patriots are back home for a non-conference game against UNCW (Oct. 18). Rhode Island finished second in the A-10 last season with a 5-2-1 record and went 10-5-2 overall.
The Patriots travel to face in-state rival VCU (Oct. 22) and conclude the regular season at home against the George Washington Colonials (Oct. 29) in a Revolutionary Rivalry contest.
This season, the Patriots are scheduled to play 15 regular season games, a slate that includes two matches against NCAA Tournament teams. Mason will play seven home games, three against non-conference opponents and four against Atlantic 10 rivals.
SCOUTING WILLIAM & MARY
William & Mary enters the match with a 2-2-4 overall record, including a mark of 2-1-1 against Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) opponents. The Tribe is 1-1-2 at home and 1-1-2 on the road.
Last time out, William & Mary played to a 0-0 draw against defending CAA champion Hofstra on Saturday at Martin Family Stadium in Williamsburg, extending its unbeaten streak to five matches (2-0-3). The Tribe haven't allowed a goal over the last three games.
At home this season, the Tribe has defeated Delaware (2-1, Sept. 10), lost to Coastal Carolina (4-2, Aug. 28) and played to a draw against Longwood (1-1, Sept. 6) and Hofstra (0-0, Sept. 24).
Senior midfielder Alexander Levengood and senior forward Diba Nwegbo are tied for the team lead in goals (2), assists (4) and points (8). Senior midfielder Nathan Messer and freshman midfielder Webb Kosich have each scored two goals.
Graduate student goalkeeper Danilo Nikcevic (2-2-4, 1.50 GG, 720 MIN) has recorded three shutouts in eight starts. He has made 14 saves and allowed 12 goals against.
CORNER KICK
The Patriots have faced the Tribe 47 times in regular season play, tied for the most games against an opponent in program history.
Mason has also faced American 47 times, followed by George Washington (44), James Madison (41) and Old Dominion (40).
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