Lopes shutout by Huskies on the road

Sunday, September 10

Houston, Texas

11:00 A.M.

Grand Canyon

3-4-1

Houston Baptist

1-3-1

Team	1	2	Final F
Grand Canyon	0	0	0
HBU	1	1	2

9/10/2017 1:05:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Box Score

GCU dominates offensive effort despite loss

By: Sarah Woodward

HOUSTON – Despite tallying a season-high 28 shots on the game, the Grand Canyon women's soccer team dropped its Sunday afternoon matchup with Houston Baptist, 2-0, at Sorrels Field. The Lopes (3-4-1, 0-0 WAC) outshot the Huskies (1-3-1, 0-0 Southland), 28-9, while registering eight shots on frame.

"Anytime that you are able to get 28 shots off and can't score, well, that's a bad day," head coach Derek Leader said. "We're simply not doing our part in front of the goal."

HBU tallied a goal in both the first and second half, breaking Grand Canyon's four game unbeaten streak.

Senior goalkeeper Blakely Fraasch made four saves on the day, while sophomore Anyssa De Vera had five shots on the game. The pair of junior McKenzie Cook and freshman Amanda Lopez also had five shots apiece while senior Milla Benedetti had four.

Senior Madison Cox contributed three shots, while freshman Mikaela McGee added two. Rachel Mina, Jessica Wong and MJ Carrieres each had one shot apiece.

The Lopes outshot the Huskies, 17-6, in the first period but were unable to find the back of the net. Houston Baptist netted the first goal of the game in the 34th minute after a cross into the box and a one touch shot past Fraasch.

HBU came back in the second half to push the gap to two goals in the 82nd minute with a header goal.

The Lopes return back to GCU Soccer Stadium for a pair of games this week. GCU will host Stetson for a 4 p.m. game on Thursday, Sept. 14 and Hawaii at 4 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 17.