FAIRFAX, Va. - A late rally by the George Mason lacrosse team was not enough to overcome the visiting Delaware Blue Hens Friday night as the Patriots fell 12-11 in double overtime at George Mason Stadium. Three different Patriots scored three goals apiece for Mason in the Colonial Athletic Association game.

Trailing by three goals with 12 minutes to play, the Patriots (3-11, 0-4 CAA) staged a late comeback scoring three unassisted markers to knot the game at 11-11 by the end of regulation. The conference foes played through a scoreless first overtime period before Julianna Jeffers scored on the first possession in sudden victory to seal the win for Delaware (7-7, 2-2 CAA).

Emily Ellisen , Caitlin Formato and Allie Hilderbrandt paced the Patriots netting three goals apiece while Kara Bowman and Anna Kopecka rounded out the scoring each with a goal. Ellisen and Madalyn Jamison were each credited with an assist. Senior Chelsea Gamble won four draw controls followed by Kopecka with three. Kopecka was also credited with a caused turnover as was Ellisen. Brittany Pastrana played the full game in cage and recorded five saves.

Jeffers led the Blue Hens on the evening with three goals, while Quinn Daly added two in addition to Kalyn McDonough. Four additional Blue Hens added single goals for Delaware.

Delaware and Mason opened the contest trading the first six goals over the opening six and a half minutes to leave the score in a 3-3 deadlock. Ellisen scored her first goal of the game at the 22:49 mark to break the tie before Formato scored off an assist from Jamison at 20:48 to give the Patriots a 5-3 lead. The Blue Hens answered with a 6-2 run over the final 20 minutes to gain a 9-7 advantage entering intermission.

Ellisen jumpstarted a strong second half from Mason that witnessed the Patriots outscore Delaware 4-2, as the junior scored less than four minutes into the period, cutting the score to 9-8. Two Blue Hen goals followed before Mason spurred its furious comeback, again jumpstarted by Ellisen with an unassisted shot at 6:29. Kopecka followed with a goal at 4:01 before Hilderbrandt knotted the score at 11-11 with 2:59 to play in regulation. Both teams got one shot off in the final minutes with Blue Hen goalkeeper Makenzie Worthington picking up her second and final save and Delaware's final attempt with nine seconds going wide.

Mason took the only shot in the first overtime period on a Formato attempt that went wide sending the teams into a sudden victory situation. Delaware won the draw control to start the second overtime period and scored 12 seconds later on an unassisted shot from Jeffers to seal the conference win.