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vs San Diego State
L 1-2
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Thursday, March 11
Seattle, Wash.
8 p.m.
Grand Canyon
1-7-0, 1-3-0
2
at
4
Seattle U
6-2-1, 5-0-1
1
2
F
Grand Canyon
1
1
2
Seattle U
4
0
4
Photo by: Garrett Ohrenberg
Early deficit costs Lopes
3/11/2021 10:10:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Alderson, Iranshad score in 4-2 loss at Seattle U
SEATTLE – The Grand Canyon women's soccer team lost 4-2 at Seattle U on Thursday night in the first of a two-match visit to the Redhawks.
Seattle U (6-2-1, 5-0-1 WAC) jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in the first 26 minutes, putting GCU (1-7, 1-3 WAC) in a hole that was too deep to escape.
The Redhawks were led offensively by their leading goal scorer, Sydney Carr, who recorded an early hat trick with goals in the fourth, sixth and 20th minutes. Seattle U, now in first place in the WAC, added another goal in the 26th minute on a solo goal by Ava Benedetti.
Lopes head coach Chris Cissell turned to his bench in the 30th minute, giving Jordan Ferguson a chance in goal and subbing in eight new position players.
That new wave of chemistry paid off in the 41st minute, as build-up play from freshman midfielder Reese Mendenhall found fellow freshmen Brenna Alderson at the edge of the penalty box and Alderson finished it off with a with a goal in the top right corner.
It was the first collegiate goal for the Gilbert, Arizona, native who came to GCU after setting Perry High School's career scoring mark with 53 goals.
With most of the bench players still in the game, the Lopes continued to apply pressure offensively and outshot Seattle U 5-4 in the second half.
That pressure led to a long-distance goal in the 71st minute by midfielder Jaycee Iranshad, who took a shot that crossed in front of the goal and found the top left corner after it deflected off the Redhawk goalkeeper's hand. It was Iranshad's second goal of the season with defender Anna Whitaker earning her first assist.
Alderson and GCU senior Camryn Larson led the team in shots with two apiece while five other Lopes took one shot each. In her 60 minutes off the bench, Ferguson made three saves without allowing a goal.
The Lopes and Redhawks will meet again on Saturday at 2 p.m. (Phoenix time). The game will be streamed live on the WAC Digital Network.
Seattle U (6-2-1, 5-0-1 WAC) jumped out to an early 4-0 lead in the first 26 minutes, putting GCU (1-7, 1-3 WAC) in a hole that was too deep to escape.
The Redhawks were led offensively by their leading goal scorer, Sydney Carr, who recorded an early hat trick with goals in the fourth, sixth and 20th minutes. Seattle U, now in first place in the WAC, added another goal in the 26th minute on a solo goal by Ava Benedetti.
Lopes head coach Chris Cissell turned to his bench in the 30th minute, giving Jordan Ferguson a chance in goal and subbing in eight new position players.
That new wave of chemistry paid off in the 41st minute, as build-up play from freshman midfielder Reese Mendenhall found fellow freshmen Brenna Alderson at the edge of the penalty box and Alderson finished it off with a with a goal in the top right corner.
It was the first collegiate goal for the Gilbert, Arizona, native who came to GCU after setting Perry High School's career scoring mark with 53 goals.
With most of the bench players still in the game, the Lopes continued to apply pressure offensively and outshot Seattle U 5-4 in the second half.
That pressure led to a long-distance goal in the 71st minute by midfielder Jaycee Iranshad, who took a shot that crossed in front of the goal and found the top left corner after it deflected off the Redhawk goalkeeper's hand. It was Iranshad's second goal of the season with defender Anna Whitaker earning her first assist.
Alderson and GCU senior Camryn Larson led the team in shots with two apiece while five other Lopes took one shot each. In her 60 minutes off the bench, Ferguson made three saves without allowing a goal.
The Lopes and Redhawks will meet again on Saturday at 2 p.m. (Phoenix time). The game will be streamed live on the WAC Digital Network.
Team Stats
GCU
SEA
Goals
2
4
Shots
10
16
Shots on Goal
4
10
Saves
6
2
Corners
1
3
Fouls
14
9
Scoring Plays
Sydney Carr (6)
GOAL by SEA Carr, Sydney.
04:14
Sydney Carr (6)
GOAL by SEA Carr, Sydney.
05:54
Sydney Carr (6)
Assisted By: Hallie Bergford , Michele Adam
GOAL by SEA Carr, Sydney Assist by Bergford, Hallie and Adam, Michele.
20:32
Ava Benedetti (3)
GOAL by SEA Benedetti, Ava.
25:14
Brenna Alderson (1)
Assisted By: Reese Mendenhall
GOAL by GCU Alderson, Brenna Assist by Mendenhall, Reese.
42:04
Jaycee Iranshad (3)
Assisted By: Anna Whitaker
GOAL by GCU Iranshad, Jaycee Assist by Whitaker, Anna.
71:05
Game Leaders
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Shots
0
SOG
0
Goals
0
Assists
1
Players Mentioned
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