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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Thursday, February 18
Phoenix, Ariz.
7 p.m.
Grand Canyon
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Utah Valley
WAC play begins at home
2/17/2021 1:34:00 PM | Women's Soccer
GCU hosts Utah Valley in conference opener
Feb. 18/20 | 7 p.m./1p.m. | GCU Stadium |
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| Grand Canyon Lopes (0-4) |
vs. | Utah Valley Wolverines (1-1-1) |
| Match Notes |  G1 Live Video G1 Live Stats  G2 Live Video G2 Live Stats |
Match Notes |
The Lopes wrapped up nonconference play last week with two losses to Arizona State. GCU lost an entertaining first game to the Sun Devils, falling 3-2 in overtime at home. In Tempe on Sunday, ASU controlled the match to win 4-0 while GCU was limited to six shots.
Both of this week's games will be streamed on GCUTV.
THREE THINGS TO KNOW
- WAC LEADER: Redshirt sophomore Hayden Wallace is the WAC leader in saves entering conference play. With 26 saves, Wallace is 10 saves ahead of the second-place keeper, UT Rio Grande Valley's Maile Lundari. Wallace recorded 13 saves against Arizona State on Feb. 7 for the third-highest, single-game total of the GCU D-I era.
 - ADJUSTED SCHEDULE: The WAC schedule will look different this season. With a normal fall season, GCU would face each WAC team once, alternating home and away matches each season. This spring, GCU will face each WAC school twice in back-to-back matches at the same location. Along with hosting Utah Valley, the Lopes will welcome New Mexico State, UTRGV and California Baptist to GCU Stadium this season.
 - CISSELL SUCCESS: GCU head coach Chris Cissell enters his 10th WAC season after accumulating a 53-18-8 record over the previous nine seasons at Kansas City. Against Utah Valley, Cissell is 7-6 all-time with a 3-2 record against the Wolverines in the WAC Tournament.
SCOUTING
Utah Valley enters WAC play with a 1-1-1 record with all three matches coming on the road. Most recently, the Wolverines played to a 0-0 draw with UTEP on Saturday.The Wolverines boast four players on the Preseason All-WAC team, including Amber Tripp, the WAC Offensive Player of the Year. So far this season, Tripp has yet to score a goal while taking eight shots. Leading UVU on offense is redshirt junior Sadie Brockbank with a pair of goals on nine shots. Goalkeeper Isabel Jones-Dawe has only allowed two goals in three games and ranks second in the WAC with a 0.61 goals against average.
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LAST TIME OUT
- GCU lost a pair of game to Arizona State.
- The Lopes withstood 29 shots and 17 corners in a 3-2 overtime loss to ASU on Feb. 7.
- Senior forward Camryn Larson scored her first goal of the season while Jaycee Iranshad added her second of the year.
WHAT'S NEXT
- The Lopes will travel to Utah for a pair of matches against Dixie State on Feb. 25 and 27.
For more GCU women's soccer news, notes and numbers, click here to view the match notes.
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