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Men’s Basketball Travels to George Mason on Wednesday

Rams look for second straight A-10 win

Men's Basketball

Men’s Basketball Travels to George Mason on Wednesday

Rams look for second straight A-10 win

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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.
 
• Over the past nine contests, Fordham opponents are averaging 63.8 ppg and shooting .413 (200-484) from the field and .305 (71-233) from behind the arc.
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Players Mentioned

Erten Gazi

#4 Erten Gazi

G
6' 3"
Senior
Chris Austin

#5 Chris Austin

G
6' 4"
Sophomore
Kyle Rose

#3 Kyle Rose

G
6' 3"
Sophomore
Joel Soriano

#22 Joel Soriano

F
6' 11"
Sophomore

Players Mentioned

Erten Gazi

#4 Erten Gazi

6' 3"
Senior
G
Chris Austin

#5 Chris Austin

6' 4"
Sophomore
G
Kyle Rose

#3 Kyle Rose

6' 3"
Sophomore
G
Joel Soriano

#22 Joel Soriano

6' 11"
Sophomore
F