Men’s Basketball Travels to George Mason on Wednesday

Bronx, N.Y. – The Fordham University Rams continue the 2020-2021 Atlantic 10 season by traveling to Fairfax, Va., to face the George Mason University Patriots in EagleBank Arena on Wednesday, February 10, at 7:00 p.m.

The game will be broadcast live on ESPN+ with Bill Rohland on the call, and broadcast live on wfuvsports.org with Jimmy Sullivan (play-by-play) and Andrew Posadas (color) announcing.

Fordham enters the game with a 2-9 record, 2-9 in the Atlantic 10, and is coming off a 76-68 Atlantic 10 win over La Salle on Saturday afternoon, while George Mason enters the game with an 8-8 overall record, 4-6 in the A-10, and is coming off an 74-65 league loss at Dayton last Friday night.

Wednesday night’s contest will be the 12th meeting between Fordham and George Mason on the hardwood. The Rams lead the all-time series, 7-4, taking the first six meetings. The Patriots have won the past two matchups, including a 65-61 win in the Rose Hill Gym last March 7 as Javon Greene scored 19 points and Jordan Miller added 17 for the Patriots while Erten Gazi paced the Rams with a game-high 22 points.

Notes
• Sophomore forward Joel Soriano has recorded a double-double in the past three games and in seven of the eleven games of 2020-2021.

• Soriano now has a double-double in 12 of his last 17 games dating back to last year.

• Soriano is leading the team in rebounding (9.6 rpg), fourth best in the Atlantic 10.

• Soriano leads the A-10 in offensive rebounding (3.7/game) and ranks sixth in field goal percentage (.552).

• Sophomore Chris Austin is averaging 12.6 ppg over the past nine games, scoring in double figures in seven of the last nine contests.

• Austin leads the team in scoring at 11.5 ppg.

• Sophomore guard Kyle Rose is averaging 13.0 ppg over the past two games, including netting a career-high 15 points in the win over La Salle.

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