Regular season wraps up on road

April 9 | 1 p.m. | Las Cruces, N.M. | NM State Soccer Athletic Complex


Grand Canyon Lopes (6-8-1, 6-4-1 WAC)	vs.	New Mexico State Aggies (4-11-1, 4-8-1 WAC)
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The Grand Canyon women's soccer team will wrap up the regular season on Friday at New Mexico State. With a win, the Lopes would clinch the No. 3 seed with in next week's WAC Tournament at GCU Stadium. A GCU loss and a UT Rio Grande Valley win would slot the Lopes into the No. 4 seed.

Friday's GCU-NMSU game will be streamed live on the WAC Digital Network.

THREE THINGS TO KNOW

SPRINT TO THE FINISH: The Lopes have been in great form recently with an unbeaten streak in the last five games. The Lopes have outscored their opponents 19-3 in those five games and now rank in the top three in WAC in goals and assists.
LEADING THE WAC: Fresh off being named WAC Defensive Player of the Week, freshman goalkeeper Jordan Ferguson now leads the WAC with a 0.77 goals against average. Against California Baptist, the top offensive team in the WAC, Ferguson made 16 saves and notched her third shutout of the season in Game 2 on Saturday.
SENIOR DAY SHOWCASE: The Lopes shut out California Baptist 4-0 on Saturday to send off six seniors in style. GCU was led offensively by senior Hannah Edwards and Haley Bostard, who bookended goals in the fourth and 69th minutes.

SCOUTING
New Mexico State will be the No. 5 seed in next week's WAC Tournament, regardless of Friday's outcome. The Aggies defeated GCU 2-1 earlier this season in Phoenix. First-half goals by Hannah Leitner and Megan Ormson were enough for the Aggies while GCU took double the shots, 22, and scored one goal in the 62nd minute.

Sophomore midfielder Xitlaly Hernandez leads the Aggies with six goals, one assist and 15 points. NMSU is fifth in the WAC with 22 goals but seventh in assists with just nine. Goalkeeper Makenna Gottschalk has started 12 of the 16 games and allowed 24 goals with 59 saves for a .711 save percentage.

WHAT'S NEXT

The Lopes will host the WAC Tournament and be the No. 3 or 4 seed in the first round. GCU will play Tuesday regardless of seeding.

For more GCU women's soccer news, notes and numbers, click here to view the match notes.

April 9 | 1 p.m. | Las Cruces, N.M. | NM State Soccer Athletic Complex

THREE THINGS TO KNOW

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Players Mentioned

Haley Bostard

Hannah Edwards

Jordan Ferguson

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