Late goal sinks Lopes

Thursday, September 5

Phoenix, Ariz.

7 p.m.

Grand Canyon

1-3-0, 0-0-0

Northern Colorado

0-0-1, 0-0-0

Northern Colo.

Grand Canyon

Photo by: [Billy Hardiman Photography]

9/5/2019 10:12:00 PM | Women's Soccer

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Iranshad scores 1st goal; Babb, Roberts make season debuts

By: Jerob Moon

The Grand Canyon women's soccer team dropped Thursday's match with a 2-1 defeat to Northern Colorado at GCU Stadium.

GCU outshot Northern Colorado 11-7 and had two more corner kicks but was unable to break through with more than one goal.

The Lopes (1-4) scored the opening goal in the 13th minute. Redshirt freshman Jaycee Iranshad floated a ball over the Bears' goalkeeper after the Northern Colorado back line failed to clear a GCU corner kick. It was Iranshad's second goal this season and it gave the Lopes their first lead in a game since winning the season opener at Stetson.

The Bears (1-3-1) scored the game-winning goal in the 75th minute after the Lopes failed to clear the ball out of the box. The ball fell to Northern Colorado's Cara Quinn, who kicked the ball into the left side of the goal. This ended a nearly 45-minute stalemate after Northern Colorado answered Iranshad's early goal with a 31st-minute score on a cross from the right wing to a finishing Taylor Bray.

GCU also welcomed backed players who missed time due to injuries. Forward Dani Babb subbed into the game in the 33rd minute and recorded her first minutes in 384 days after suffering an injury in the 2018 opener. Babb was aggressive in her 30 minutes of game time, recording two shots and continually putting pressure on the UNC back line.

Sophia Roberts also saw her first regular season action for the Lopes. The freshman recorded 38 minutes and took one shot.

The Lopes will wrap up the lengthy homestand on Sunday night, when they host Colorado State at 7 p.m. The Rams (2-1-1) are coming off a 1-1 draw at Eastern Washington on Sunday.