Mason Club Sports
Post competition
NOV.5-6
Men’s Club Volleyball: Men’s Club Volleyball hosted their first ever Fall Invitational this weekend. In the first round of pool play, Mason defeated Radford 25-20, 25-22. They then split games against Towson in two close games scoring 27-29, 32-30 and then lost to DC Lit 19-25, 17-25. Placing 2nd in their pool, Mason faced Mason Alumni in the first round of the playoffs in the gold bracket, losing in two close games of 23-25, 24-26.
Men’s Ultimate: Men’s Club Ultimate held the 2016 Patriot Games this past weekend. The tournament was energized and full of ultimate action! Mason competed against Penn State (11-13, L), American (13-5, W), Navy (9-10, L), W&M (12-13, L), University of Richmond (9-13, L), and W&M (12-13, L). Mason placed 6th overall. Despite their tournament record of 1-5, Captain, Matt Carter, stated, “This was out most hard fought tournament of the season. The record doesn’t reflect the effort and hard work put in this weekend.
Equestrian: Equestrian Club hosted the GMU IHSA Show this past weekend. The event was filled with tons of viewers awaiting these collegiate riders and their majestic horses. Unfortunately, University of Maryland rose to the top as the highest point team, and Mason fell in behind claiming 4th place. Both Alina Parikh and Sarah Younes pointed out of their division to move up divisions and qualified for regional championships! Individual results are listed below
Saturday Results
Alina Parikh- 1st on flat Sarah Younes- 2nd on flat and 2nd over fences
Elizabeth Dorrian- 4th on flat and 2nd over fences
Katherine Velle- 4th on flat Megan Hagarty- 5th on flat and 5th over fences
Kaitlin Hurley- 2nd over fences Jenna Dayton- 6th on flat
Rose Landoll- 5th on flat Rachel Petras- 4th on flat
Codie Gibson- 4th on flat Amanda Malloy- 2nd on flat
Lindsay Tarr- 3rd on flat Caitlin Twelves- 5th on flat
Sunday Results
Alina Parikh- 2nd on flat Sarah Younes- 1st on flat and 3rd over fences
Elizabeth Dorrian- 1st over fences Megan Hagarty- 1st on flat and 5th over fences
Erika Eisenacher- 3rd on the flat Jenna Dayton- 4th on flat
Katherine Velle- 3rd on flat and 1st over fences
Theresa Litzinger- 2nd on flat Rachel Petras- 4th on flat
Codie Gibson- 4th on flat Amanda Malloy- 5th on flat
Sarah White- 2nd on flat
Badminton: Badminton competed at the Northeast Intercollegiate Team Badminton Championships in College Park, MD. Rutgers University placed 1st, followed by GW with 2nd, then Mason taking 3rd place.
Trap & Skeet: Trap and Skeet competed in the Upper East Coast Conference Championship at Prince George’s County Trap and Skeet Club. In the Sporting Clays event, Derek Vacco took first place overall with a 96/100 and Stephanie Treme took first place in the women’s category with a 74/100. In the American Trap event, Derek tied for 3rd place with a 95/100 and won in a shoot off with a 24/25. Stephanie took first place in the women’s category with a 91/100. In the American Skeet event, Stephanie took second place with a 79/100. Overall, Derek Vacco took first place with a 284/300.
Crew: Crew club competed at Head of the Occoquan at Sandy Run Regional Park, competing against over thirty collegiate programs. GMU Varsity 8 placed 5th overall and GMU Varsity 4 placed 7th overall.
Quidditch: Quidditch Club hosted a Pre-Regionals Tournament, doubleheader against Johns Hopkins Quidditch Club. GMU easily defeated their opponent in both matchups with scores of 140-60 and 150-20.
Women’s Club Soccer: Women’s Club Soccer hosted William & Mary this past Saturday in a warm up exhibition game for Nationals. Despite a hard fought effort, they lost 0-2.
Football: Club Football traveled to Farmville, VA this past weekend for a match against Longwood. This game determined whether the team advanced to playoffs. Unfortunately, the team came up just short with a score of 20-22 (L). Mason ended their season overall with a record of 2-5, and 2-2 in the MAC Conference.
Tennis: Club Tennis competed at the On Campus Sectionals Tournament at Old Dominion on Saturday and Sunday. Saturday, they faced Georgetown (3-30, L) and University of Mary Washington (22-24, L). Sunday, Mason came out ready to compete and swept their competition! Salisbury University was their first victim, and Mason claimed W’s across the board. Amanda Smithson and Katelynn Hipolito represented Mason in Women’s Doubles beating Towson 6-0. In Mixed Doubles, Miguel Mitra and Katelyn Dreeke won the entire match with a 6-4 set, making us the champions of the Silver Bracket!