George Mason University

Mason Club Sports: Post Competition Report Feb.10-12

Posted: February 16, 2017 at 11:29 am, Last Updated: February 24, 2017 at 10:03 am

Mason Club Sports

Post competiton

Feb.10-12

 

Fencing: Fencing Club took their talents to Millersville University this past weekend. At the tournament, they competed in 3 rounds. In the first round Mason came out strong and defeated 6 out of the 7 schools. In the second round they defeated 3 out of the 7 schools, and in their third and final round they had zero wins. This was the first college tournament for three of Mason’s fencers.

 

Ice Hockey: The Ice Hockey team had three competitions this weekend. On Friday, they faced off against George Washington and scored an outstanding number of goals to beat them 7-4. Saturday pitted them against Delaware University in a close matchup, yet GMU persevered to win 3-2. Sunday brought another game against Delaware, but GMU’s confidence held up and carried them to a 4-2 win.

 

Men’s Club Lacrosse: The Men’s lacrosse team played George Washington University in a scrimmage on Sunday. Despite being vastly outnumbered by the GW roster, GMU kept the game close losing 5-7. Senior captain, Miles Herbst, opened up the scoring for the Patriots, battling through a triple team and sneaking it in stick side high, after going down 4-0. At the end of the first half, GMU was down 1-5. Miles scored again off an assist from Chris Kablonski, from zero angle hitting the far upper 90 side making it 2-5. Freshman Kablonski and sophomore Brandon Landers netted their first goals as Patriots. Miles would tally a hat trick before the end of regulation. Freshman Justin Lee, GMU’s only goalie, was recorded as having between 18-25 saves.

 

Running: The Running Club traveled to Penn State for the Happy Valley Invitational on Saturday. The highlight from the event was Jordan Shimer setting a personal record for the mile, completing it in 4:37:50.

 

Swimming: Mason Swim Club had 12 swimmers attend a meet at the University of Maryland. The women’s team placed 6^th and the men’s team placed 5^th. In addition, a few of the swimmers placed top five in their individual events. Swim Club will look forward to their next meet at JMU on February 25^th.

 

Ski & Snowboard: Did not submit results.

 

Men’s Ultimate B: The Men’s Ultimate B team traveled to Towson, MD for the Towson Crouching Tiger Hidden Developmental Tournament. Mason Meltdown went 5-1 and placed second overall. A highlight for them was beating out Shenandoah University on universe point.

 

Men’s Club Volleyball: Men’s Club Volleyball competed at Liberty University this past weekend. The team had a tough weekend as they played ECU (1-2), James Madison (1-2), ECU (2-0), and Longwood (1-2). Going 1-3 on the weekend, the team hopes to bounce back for their next competition on February 25^th at University of Virginia.