Patriot Brew 8/14: WE MADE IT!

Game Week Has Finally Arrived

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Patriot Brew Crew
August 14, 2023

Good Monday Morning. Order an extra donut with breakfast. Throw a little confetti up in the air. We finally made it!

That’s right. By the time kickoff arrives on Thursday night in Fairfax, we’ve had waited for this day for…

  • 6,384,420 seconds -or-

  • 106,407 minutes -or-

  • 73 days, 21 hours and 27 minutes

However you want to count, it’s been a while since we’ve seen the Green and Gold in action and we… can’t… wait!

What all is stirring in today’s Brew? You don’t want to miss!

📸 Say Cheese!
⚽️ Might Need Some Nametags
⏱ Patriot Countdown
​⭐ And much, much more!

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Say Cheese! Before the games get underway, we gotta get our hair did and our smiles right because our Patriots have to jump in front of the camera for Media Day.

This past week, men’s soccer, women’s soccer and volleyball all did their best poses, smiles and even had a little laughs to get us ready for an exciting fall for the Green and Gold.

🔼 Can We Get Some Nametags, Please? With the start of practices and full training, chemistry is being built each and every day.

That team building may include some name tags for the Mason men’s soccer program as it welcomes 16 new faces to the program this fall.

The new group consists of seven freshmen and nine transfers.

🔼 Oh Captain, My Captains. Although they didn’t start their careers in Fairfax, this duo is surely ending it here in a major way.

For the second straight season, Ashley Shimberg and Milan Pierre-Jerome will don the coveted “c” for the second straight fall after earning the team captain title yet again.

Shimberg, a MTSU transfer, and Pierre-Jerome, a Maryland transfer, both had huge impacts on the Green and Gold last year and will be back again trying to lead the Patriots into contention in a toughly-contested Atlantic 10.

🎉 ENTER TO WIN

That’s right, we’ve got your chance to take home official Patriots Merchandise thanks to our friend at Virginia529!

All you have to do is fill out the form and you’ve got a shot to take home an Official Patriot Baseball Hat, Long-Sleeve Mason Athletics T-Shirt, and an Official Mason Men's Basketball Jersey!

📝 ICYMI

🔼 Jumpin’ In Jacksonville. November is a popular time for those up our way to head down to Florida to catch some warm weather.

Mason will compete in the Coast Bracket and play a pair of games on November 19 and 20. The contests will be held on the campus of Flagler College.

Mason's potential foes in the Coast Bracket include UCF, Charlotte and South Dakota State. Both the Knights and the 49ers finished in the top-100 of the 2022-23 NET Rankings.

⚾️ A NIGHT AT THE BALLPARK

Big League Company. It’s back baby!

That’s right, Mason Night at Nationals Park is back this year on Sept. 6th when they host the New York Mets.

Special ticket pricing, discounted seats and even a Mason/Nationals co-branded quarter zip pullover!

⏱ PATRIOT COUNTDOWN: 3 DAYS

We are counting down the days to start of the 2023-2024 athletic calendar with some of the best moments, stars, and much more from Mason history.

Tip Of The Cap. As we approach the first game of 2023, the women’s soccer team will be playing without Kolbrun Eyjolfsdottir, a mainstay for the Patriots over the past four seasons.

Eyjolfsdottir was a team captain for last year’s squad, helping the Patriots earn two shutouts with her defensive prowess on the backline.

In her four seasons in Fairfax, she played in 57 games, tallying over 5,200 minutes of game action. She scored six goals on 19 shots and was a part of eight shutouts as a key cog in the Green and Gold backline.

She played at three different levels with the Icelandic National teams (U16, U17 and U19) and with a first division club, Stjarnan. She graduated this past May with a degree in computer engineering.

But don’t worry, #3 will still be on the pitch this fall, but it’ll be Sydney Dacus donning the digit. The sophomore midfielder from Tennessee ditched #24 to put on #3 this year.

🤔 PATRIOT TRIVIA

Sunshine… Sunshineeee. Last week, it was announced that Mason’s men’s hoops team will be playing in the 2023 Jacksonville Classic this upcoming November.

So it got us thinking, when was the last time that the Patriots played in Florida.

The answer? The 2018 Emerald Coast Classic where Mason battled both Cincinnati and Baylor, two NCAA Tournament teams that season.

Our question for you - who was the leading scorer for the Patriots for those two games?

Got a guess?

Scroll on down to the bottom of this email for the answer!

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Otis Livingston II.

This probably doesn’t come as a huge surprise because Livingston did a lot of scoring as a Patriot, but in those two games, he poured in a combined 35 points on 12-of-27 shooting, while also dishing out six assists and picking up five steals.

⭐️ Have a great start to your week!