Sports in Brief

BY ROSS SHINBERG, STAFF WRITER

Men’s Soccer

Men’s Soccer lost for the third game in a row, falling to 1-3 on the season. 

Campbell University shut out Mason, winning by a 3-0 score on Sept. 8 in Buies Creek, North Carolina.

 Both teams were held scoreless through the first 28 minutes of the match before Campbell scored twice in nine minutes, closing out the first half of play on a high note. Campbell opened the second half by adding an insurance goal in the 56th minute.

 As a team, Mason recorded only two shots on goal while Campbell recorded eight.


Women’s Soccer

In Fairfax on Sept. 8, Women’s Soccer secured their first win of the season by defeating Binghamton, 2-0.

 The Patriots came out of the gates strong in the second half as Sara Chontosh and Jisca Adigo scored goals in the 46th and 55th minutes, respectively.

On Thursday, Sept.12, the Patriots traveled to Harrisonburg where they were defeated by James Madison University, 3-2. This moves Mason’s record to 1-4-1 overall.

 Kayla Hamric opened the scoring with a goal in the 31st minute. However, the Dukes scored three of the final four goals in the match to seal Mason’s fate. 


Women’s Volleyball

At the RAC on Tuesday, Sept. 10, Women’s Volleyball fell to Navy, three sets to one. Mason now sits at 2-4 on the season.

Mason and Navy split the first two sets before Navy took the final two. Mason trailed Navy 15-14 in the fourth set before Navy rattled off five consecutive points and eventually won the set 25-19. 

For the Patriots, Siron Hardy led the team with 14 kills while Peyton Ehmke recorded a season-high six blocks. Bailey Williams also posted a season-high with 21 digs.