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Mason Defeats Perennial Powers in Preview to the Final Four Tournament
Patriots earn a 3-0 mark against three 2007 NCAA Tournament teams

BUFFALO, N.Y. (November 12, 2007) - George Mason put on an impressive display at the 15th Annual NCAA Men's Volleyball Preview to the Final Four Tournament, earning a 3-0 mark against three national powerhouse programs. Each of the schools that the Patriots defeated over the weekend qualified for the 2007 NCAA Men's Volleyball Championships.

Mason played its first match of the tournament on Saturday against UC Irvine, sweeping the Anteaters in three games (30-24, 34-32, 30-26). UC Irvine is coming off a season in which the team captured its first national title, recording the best season in school history with a 29-5 overall record.

In its second match of the day on Saturday, George Mason took on last year's national runner-up, the IPFW Mastodons, who lost to UC Irvine in four games in last year's National Championship match. IPFW took a game from the Patriots but that was all as Mason won the match 3-1 (30-21, 30-25, 23-30, 30-27) to finish a remarkable first day of action at the tournament.

On Sunday, the Patriots played their final match of the tournament, squaring off against EIVA rival Penn State, the defending conference champion and a semifinalist in last year's NCAA Championships. Mason fell behind in a match for the first time in the tournament, facing a 2-1 deficit after three games, but rallied to win in five (30-20, 29-31, 17-30, 30-26, 15-12) to finish the tournament with a perfect 3-0 record.

With high hopes following the team's tournament title at the 15th Annual NCAA Men's Volleyball Preview to the Final Four Tournament, the Patriots begin their 2008 regular season schedule with a match on Tuesday, Jan. 15 at 7:30 p.m. against the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez at the George Mason Fieldhouse.



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Conference News 2005-06 \| 2006-07 \| 2007-08 Mason Defeats Perennial Powers in Preview to the Final Four Tournament Patriots earn a 3-0 mark against three 2007 NCAA Tournament teams BUFFALO, N.Y. (November 12, 2007) - George Mason put on an impressive display at the 15th Annual NCAA Men's Volleyball Preview to the Final Four Tournament, earning a 3-0 mark against three national powerhouse programs. Each of the schools that the Patriots defeated over the weekend qualified for the 2007 NCAA Men's Volleyball Championships. Mason played its first match of the tournament on Saturday against UC Irvine, sweeping the Anteaters in three games (30-24, 34-32, 30-26). UC Irvine is coming off a season in which the team captured its first national title, recording the best season in school history with a 29-5 overall record. In its second match of the day on Saturday, George Mason took on last year's national runner-up, the IPFW Mastodons, who lost to UC Irvine in four games in last year's National Championship match. IPFW took a game from the Patriots but that was all as Mason won the match 3-1 (30-21, 30-25, 23-30, 30-27) to finish a remarkable first day of action at the tournament. On Sunday, the Patriots played their final match of the tournament, squaring off against EIVA rival Penn State, the defending conference champion and a semifinalist in last year's NCAA Championships. Mason fell behind in a match for the first time in the tournament, facing a 2-1 deficit after three games, but rallied to win in five (30-20, 29-31, 17-30, 30-26, 15-12) to finish the tournament with a perfect 3-0 record. With high hopes following the team's tournament title at the 15th Annual NCAA Men's Volleyball Preview to the Final Four Tournament, the Patriots begin their 2008 regular season schedule with a match on Tuesday, Jan. 15 at 7:30 p.m. against the University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez at the George Mason Fieldhouse.