Grand Canyon (3-5-1, WAC) at CSU Bakersfield (2-5-1, WAC)Date: Saturday, Sept. 26
Time: 7:00 p.m. (MST)
Location: Bakersfield, Calif. – Main Soccer Field
Live StatsLive Video PHOENIX – After finishing 3-5-1 in non-conference play, the Grand Canyon women's soccer team now have its eyes set on the Western Athletic Conference. The Antelopes will begin conference play on the road against CSU Bakersfield for its lone match of the weekend.
Three wins was the most wins GCU has recorded in their non-conference schedule since the Division I transition. Before this season, the Lopes had two wins in non-conference since 2013 and now with three victories over Northern Arizona, Colorado State and Alabama State the team is ready to take on the challenge of the WAC after being picked to finish second in the WAC preseason poll. This will be the first of two meetings between Grand Canyon and Bakersfield as the two will meet up again on Oct.31, in Phoenix.
All-Time Series RecordGrand Canyon will face Bakersfield for the 18
th time in school history. Since being a member of the WAC, GCU is 2-0-1 against the Roadrunners.
Head Coach Stevie Gill Quote of the Week"As our 2015 WAC conference campaign begins this week against Cal State Bakersfield, the focus is on putting the ball away and capitalizing on the many chances given to us. With the exception of our game against Florida State University, we have outshot our opponents in each contest. I look forward to the next 10 games in the season and showing the conference that we belong at the top of the league."
Scouting BakersfieldThe Roadrunners won their first match of the season against Humboldt State and won their last match played against Air Force. The victory over the AFA was the first win on the road for Bakersfield on Sept. 20 scoring two goals from Chloe Peepgrass and Sabrina Delgado. Bakersfield has scored 12 goals this season with a majority of the goals coming in the second half. The Roadrunners have scored four goals in the first half but after halftime CSU Bakersfield has capitalized scoring eight goals led by Maja Green and Peepgrass with three goals apiece. Tori Ornela has played all 760 minutes in goal for the Roadrunners posting a 1.82 goals against average with one shutout.
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