THE BASICS
Rhode Island (2-4-3, 0-2-1 Atlantic 10) at George Mason (1-5-2, 0-0-3 Atlantic 10) 
Kickoff: Wednesday, Oct. 4, 7:00 p.m. EST
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RHODE ISLAND VS. GEORGE MASON - SERIES NOTES

• Wednesday is the 11th meeting all time between Rhode Island and George Mason, dating back to 2000.
• Rhody leads the series, 6-4.
• The teams met in Kingston last season, with the Rams pulling out a 2-1 victory when Ivan Montoro charged through the box and fired a shot into the back of the net with just 45 seconds left in regulation.
• At the time, it was Rhode Island's second straight victory in the final minute of play, as Patrick Gryczewski scored with 10 seconds to go to beat VCU a few days earlier.
• Rhode Island is visiting George Mason for the first time in five seasons. 
• In the most recent visit to Fairfax in 2018, the Patriots defeated URI 2-0 on Halloween night.
• The home team has won every meeting in the series. Rhode Island is 0-4 at George Mason.
• The teams have met twice at neutral sites in the Atlantic 10 Championship. Both went the way of the Rams, as Rhody won 2-1 in overtime in Richmond, Va. in 2014 and then 2-0 in Saint Louis in 2018.
• Both sides are looking to end winless streaks. Rhode Island is 0-3-1 and has not scored in its last four matches.
• George Mason has lost its last three contests, losing 2-1 to La Salle, 2-0 to St. Bonavanture and 2-0 to Davidson.

DEFENSE HAS FIVE CLEAN SHEETS

• Rhode Island worked for a 0-0 draw against La Salle on Sept. 23.
• It was already the fifth shutout of the season for the Ram defense.
• Rhode Island ranks 10th in the nation with a 0.556 shutout percentage, notching five in nine matches.
• The five shutouts already are the most for the program in five years, dating back to a nine-shutout season in 2018.
• URI had four shutouts in 16 matches last season.