FAIRFAX, Va. – Junior midfielder Juan Benavides buried a pair of penalty kicks to earn a brace, but it wasn't quite enough as the Radford Men's Soccer team fell to George Mason, 3-2, on Saturday afternoon.
 
The Patriots were the first to get on the scoreboard, using a low strike from Louis Lehr to take the lead in the 26^th minute.
 
Radford pushed ahead and earned a penalty kick after a hard foul in the box in the 61^st minute. Benavides stepped up and hit the back of the net for his second goal of the season and first since the season opener against Concord in August.
 
George Mason regained the lead with a goal in the 75^th minute and then added a late insurance goal in the 83^rd minute to make it 3-1.
 
The Highlanders were chopped down in the box one more time and Benavides proceeded to add a second goal in the 89^th minute. Despite the visitors' best efforts, time ran out before the equalizer could be found.
 
KEYS STATS

• Max-Emilios Angelides and Solomon Clark each played the full 90 minutes
• Goalkeeper Joseba Incera made six saves on 17 shots faced
• Clark and Ryan Machado-Jones each had a shot on goal

 
UP NEXT
Radford heads to UNC Asheville for a crucial Big South match on Wednesday, Oct. 6. The match is scheduled for a 7 p.m. kick and will be streamed live on ESPN+.
 
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