Box Score

FAIRFAX, Va. – The Fairleigh Dickinson men's soccer team fell to George Mason by a score of 1-0 on Friday night at the George Mason Stadium.  The contest was the first of the 2015 Capitol Cup for both squads.  The Knights fall to 1-3 with the loss, while the Patriots improve to 2-3 on the year.
 
George Mason scored in the 27^th minute on a give-and-go play between Daniel Hoffmann and Henning Dirks.  Hoffmann passed to Dirks who kicked the ball back to Hoffman for the finish and the 1-0 lead.

Mason had a scoring chance from inside the box in the 55^th minute, but sophomore keeper Matthew Weigner (Warrington, Pa/Central Bucks South) came up with a diving save.  Weigner would finish the match with four saves and just one goal allowed.

Aside from the lone GMU goal, the defenses would hold strong in a physical match.

GMU held an 11-7 advantage in shots and a 5-2 edge in shots on goal.

The Knights had a pair of chances late in the game that resulted in the two shots on goal.  The first came in the 68^th minute on a shot by senior Deshawn Forbes (Kingston, Jamaica/St. George's College) and the second came in the 82^nd minute on a shot by senior Christian Dietrich (Berlin, Germany/Flatow-Oberschule).  Both shots were saved by GMU's Michael Butts.

Dietrich also had a shot in the 74^th minute, but it was blocked.

FDU earned a corner kick in the 84^th minute, which generated a shot for freshman Aaron O'Raw (Cork, Ireland/Colaiste Choilm), but the attempt sailed high.

FDU's final two chances to tie the match came in the 88^th minute as senior Sam Durkot (Centereach, N.Y./Newfield)'s shot went wide.  Junior Enver Caymaz (Pompton Lakes, N.J./Pompton Lakes) followed with a shot that missed high with just 21 seconds remaining in the match.
 
The Knights will complete the Capitol Cup with Sunday afternoon's match at American University.