Baseball hosted Salisbury this weekend for a conference series. It was a rough weekend for the Patriots as they lost all three games: Game 1 (5-2), Game 2 (7-4), Game 3 (11-5). Mason showed fight in all three games, but it was a little too late. On the other hand, they had great outings by the pitching staff and still put up a good hitting performance as a team with 2 homers from David Mathis and Campbell Harris.

Next competition: October 21 @ JMU

Crew opened their season at the Occoquan Challenge. Results are as listed below:

• Varsity 8: 4th out of 13
• Club 8: 10th out of 13
• 1st Varsity 4: 2nd out of 15
• 2nd Varsity 8: 5th out of 15
• 1st Club 8: 11th out of 15
• 2nd Club 8: 14th out of 15

Next Competition: October 15 @ (Home) Sandy Run Creek

Cycling traveled to Boone, North Carolina to compete in the App State Mountain Bike Weekend. The event featured cross country on Saturday, and STXC and Super D on Sunday. Paul Keitelman placed 3rd in Cross Country Men’s B, and CJ Coffey placed 6th in Cross Country Men’s A.

Next Competition: October 20 @ USA Cycling Collegiate Mountain Bike Nationals

Equestrian kick started their season with a competition held by Mt. St. Mary’s at Goucher College. The show featured colleges from all over the DMV. Results on the weekend for Mason are listed below:

• Alina Parikh- 2nd Novice Flat
• Elizabeth Dorrian- 6th Intermediate Fences & 4th Open Flat
• Sarah Younes- 4th Intermediate Flat
• Jenna Dayton- 3rd Adv. Walk, Trot, Canter
• Megan Hagarty- 3rd Open Fences & 3rd Open Flat
• Kaitlin Hurley- 6th Novice Fences & 2nd Novice Flat
• Kiahna Marshall- 5th Walk Trot
• Kirsten Van Nortwick- 6th Intermediate Fences
• Theresa Litzinger- 2nd Adv. Walk, Trot, Canter

Next Competition: October 22 @ Towson

Mason Club Football team traveled to University of Pittsburgh for the annual Fall Kickoff against the #5 Ohio State Buckeyes. Mason went into this game looking to make a statement and also avenge their 30-0 loss from the 2016 season. Ohio State found themselves on the scoreboard first off a defensive breakdown and a screen pass, but Mason was quick to retaliate with a slick one-handed grab by receiver Willie Marrow (7-6). Mason would then capitalize on a turnover on downs with yet another connection from Quarterback Justin Fenical to Marrow deep down the right sideline (14-7). The 2nd quarter was pretty lackluster with Ohio State punching in a field goal before the half (14-10). The Buckeyes would go into the 2nd half scoring on two consecutive drives (14-24). Never far behind, Mason would show just how potent their offensive attack was with Fenical completing passes to Anthony Bedward and Marrow down the field, and eventually finding Xavier Savannah in the endzone (20-24). Mason recorded two more touchdowns by Bedward and Marrow, but the Buckeyes were able to capitalize on their opportunities as well, and kept the lead for the remainder of the game (38-34). Mason’s next game will be against Coppin State on October 21st.

Next Competition: October 21 @ Coppin State

Women’s Rugby went on the road to compete against Catholic University. It was a tough competition for Mason as they lost 50-0. Rookie of the game was given to Shan Wang.

Next Competition: October 14 @ (Home) Field 4

Running Club traveled two hours down the road to Darden Towe Park for the Cavalier Invitational. The team competed against runners from UVA, George Washington, Georgetown and American. Highlights on the weekend came from Carter Caruso who recorded a PR of 31:20 in the 8k and Kelly Watson who recorded a PR of 27:34 in the 6k.

Next Competition: October 21 @ Regionals

Women’s Soccer hosted Towson on Saturday. Unfortunately the team was unable to thwart the Tigers and fell 4-1. Mason’s lone goal was scored by Jasmin Shelton. The Patriots will be at home this weekend hosting Salisbury.

Next Competition: October 14 @ (Home) RAC Field

Trap & Skeet opened their season with their lone home tournament of the year, the GMU Trap & Skeet Benefit Shoot. The tournament featured eight collegiate teams: Washington College, Virginia Tech, University of Virginia, University of Maryland, West Point, University of Delaware, and Virginia Military Institute, with a total of 102 shooters. Saturday morning started off at Fairfax Rod and Gun Club with games of Skeet, and finished with Trap in the afternoon. Sunday consisted of sporting clays at Bull Run Shooting Center. Junior, Stephanie Treme placed 3rd in women’s overall. The club heads to Virginia Tech next weekend to try and bring home the gold!

Next Competition: October 14 @ Virginia Tech

Men’s Ultimate went on the road this past weekend to University of Maryland to compete at the Brodown Tournament. It was the first tournament with their rookie class and the senior leadership was very pleased with their performance. Mason went 3-1 on the weekend with wins against Georgetown, American, and Salisbury. The team will head back on the road this weekend to compete at UVA.

Next Competition: October 14-15 @ UVA

Underwater Hockey hosted a tournament at the AFC. The club failed to submit their results to the Club Sport Office.

Women’s Club Volleyball went on the road to open their season at Virginia Tech’s Dig Pink Tournament. Mason started out the first game of the season very strong which led to a victory against App State in the first two games (25-23, 25-17, 9-15). Unfortunately, that momentum did not carry over into their 2nd game against Virginia Tech and they lost in the first two sets (13-25, 11-25, 9-15). The 3rd game on the weekend was a face off between Radford in a 1 set game to 25. Mason kept up the score until the end, However the Highlanders won on a controversial call (23-25).

Next Competition: October 14 @ UVA