Sports in a Minute

Compiled By Broadside Sports Staff

MEN’S SOCCER
Senior forward Kwame Adjeman-Pamboe is having the time of his life on the soccer field as he kept his point-streak to six games after scoring a goal in Mason’s 5-3 win over the College of William & Mary Tribe in the CAA Semifinals on Friday night. The Patriots move onto the CAA final against Northeastern University after their win against the top-seeded UNC-Wilmington Seahawks. Mason improved to 12-6-2 overall and 6-4-1 in the CAA as the Tribe fell to 10-6-3, 6-4-1. In the last six games, Adjeman-Pamboe scored seven goals, four of them coming in the last four games, and recorded four assists. Adjeman-Pamboe scored two goals on Friday night in the 34th minute and again in the 38th minute to give the Patriots a commanding 4-0 lead. In a week full of excitement, four Patriots were named to the All-CAA teams.

With Adjeman-Pamboe receiving first-team honors, junior midfielder Richard Edgar, senior defender Jonathan Borrajo, and junior goalkeeper Sean Kelley earned second-team honors. Forward Axel Levry and midfielder Ryan Gracia were named to the All-CAA Rookie team. Levry scored the game’s first goal at the 5:02 mark as senior forward Lucas Pardew’s pass ricocheted off the Tribe sophomore goalkeeper Andrew McAdams to Levry, who fired the shot into the net. Fellow freshman midfielder Eber Martinez scored his first goal of his collegiate career in the 27th minute and also assisted on both of Adjeman-Pamboe’s goals. Edgar scored his second goal of the season in the 53rd minute before the Tribe rallied with two quick goals. After Edgar’s goal put Mason up 5-1, junior forward Andrew Hoxie cut the Mason’s lead to 5-3 in the 60th minute after scoring on two penalty kicks in a two-minute span. The Patriots held on in the last 30 minutes as Kelley made two saves while allowing three goals to earn his 11th win this season.

MEN’S BASKETBALL
The last time Mason lost a season opener was in the 2002-03 season at Central Michigan University. For the sixth consecutive season, the Patriots prevailed in the season opener as the team inched past the University of Vermont Catamounts 80-79 in overtime to open their 2008-09 campaign.

After missing all of last season, senior forward Darryl Monroe made a strong return as he scored a team-leading 19 points, making both of his free throws with 0.7 seconds left to give the Patriots the win. Monroe was especially strong in free-throw shooting, converting 9-of-10 in the game whereas shooting less than 50 percent from the line in 2007. Monroe led all players with 17 rebounds, including nine offensive boards.

Coming off a strong freshman season, second-year guard Cam Long scored 16 points. The freshmen represented the Patriots with strong performances from guard Andre Cornelius and forward Ryan Pearson. In his collegiate debut, Pearson shot 5-of-7 from the field and made all three free throws for 13 points. Cornelius scored 12 points, 4-of-8 shooting. The Catamounts were led by junior forward Marqus Blakely with 24 points. Only one other Vermont player scored in double-digits while four Mason players scored at least 10 points. The Patriots return to the Patriot Center for the home opener Monday night against Brown University with areas needing improvement. Despite shooting 53.1 percent in the first half, Mason shot only 36 percent in the second half, and only 20 percent in the overtime period. The strong showing from the freshmen in the opener against Vermont provides a positive outlook for the upcoming season.

CROSS COUNTRY
The men’s team competed at the NCAA Southeast Regional tournament with a 16th place finish out of 29 teams. Sophomore Scott Tekesky led all Mason runners with a 51st place finish with a time of 32:12. Freshman Everett Hackett and senior Ryan Murphy ranked in the top 100 with times of 32:48 and 33:07, respectively. Juniors James Snyder, Chris Palmer, James Burns, and Anthony LaMastro also represented Mason in the regional meet. Snyder finished in 106th place while Palmer ranked 110th out of 212 runners. Burns crossed the finish line with a time of 34:17 and LaMastro placed 147th with a 34:25 finish. Only two Mason runners competed in the women’s meet. Freshman Karlyn Lockie finished in 199th place with a time of 24:51 and sophomore Samantha Fickel ranked 219th out of 231 runners. Both teams conclude their seasons at the IC4A Championships next week.

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