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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Friday, April 9
Las Cruces, N.M.
1 p.m.
Grand Canyon
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New Mexico State
Regular season wraps up on road
4/8/2021 3:58:00โฏPM | Women's Soccer
Lopes look to lock up No. 3 seed with win at NMSU
April 9ย |ย 1ย p.m.ย |ย Las Cruces, N.M. | NM State Soccer Athletic Complex |
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| Grand Canyon Lopes (6-8-1, 6-4-1 WAC) |
vs. | New Mexico State Aggies (4-11-1, 4-8-1 WAC) |
| Match Notes | Live Video Live Stats |
Match Notes |
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:ย 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.ย
ย - LEADING THE WAC:ย 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 notchedย her third shutout of the season in Game 2 on Saturday.
ย - 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.
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 byย Hannah Leitnerย andย Megan Ormsonย were enough for the Aggies while GCU took double the shots, 22, and scored one goal in the 62nd minute.
Sophomore midfielderย Xitlalyย 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 andย be the No. 3 or 4 seed in the first round. GCU will play Tuesdayย regardless of seeding.
For more GCU women's soccer news, notes and numbers,ย click here to view the match notes.
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