Opening road trip takes Lopes to Texas


Grand Canyon Lopes (2-0)	vs	Incarnate Word Cardinals (0-1)	UTSA Roadrunners (1-1)
		Thursday, Aug. 27 5 p.m. (Phoenix time)	Sunday, Aug. 29 11a.m. (Phoenix time)
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The Grand Canyon women's soccer team will hit the road for the first time this season, traveling to San Antonio for games against Incarnate Word and UTSA.

GCU has started the season on a high note, recording a 3-0 win over Southeastern Louisiana and a 5-0 win over Central Arkansas in the past week at GCU Stadium. It is the first time in program history that the Lopes started a season with two straight shutouts.

THREE THINGS TO KNOW

CONTRIBUTIONS EVERYWHERE: Along with the two shutouts, the Lopes also saw the offense come alive. GCU has scored eight goals from seven players while tallying nine assists from nine players. Redshirt junior Dani Babb leads the Lopes with two goals while GCU has outshot opponents 56-12.
RECORD BREAKER: Fifth-year defender Hannah Edwards broke a long-standing GCU record on Sunday, becoming the program's all-time leader in minutes played with 6,613. Edwards broke a tie with former teammate Kelsey Smith (2014-18) and Janelle Salazar (2007-10), who now sit tied for second at 6,575 minutes. Edwards didn't stop there, also scoring in the 5-0 win over Central Arkansas and being named WAC Defensive Player of the Week.
TOP OF THE WAC: With the offensive explosion, the Lopes lead the WAC in most major offensive categories including goals (eight), assists (nine), points (25) and shots (56). Sophomore Jordan Ferguson is the only WAC goalkeeper who hasn't allowed a goal this season.

SCOUTING

Incarnate Word started its season with a 2-1 loss over Texas State last week in the first of five home games to start the Cardinals' season. Incarnate Word won't leave Texas until Sept. 24. In that time, the Cardinals will face WAC members GCU, California Baptist, New Mexico State and UT Rio Grande Valley.

Junior midfielder Sierra Wannamaker scored early for Incarnate Word against Texas State in the fourth minute, but the Bobcats came back in the second half and scored two goals in the 71st and 87th minutes to win. Goalkeeper Makenzie Hall made five saves in the loss.

UTSA kicked off its season with two games at the Cowgirl Soccer Invitational in Stillwater, Oklahoma, losing to No. 16 Oklahoma State before winning 3-0 over Tulsa. The Roadrunners will face California Baptist on Thursday before playing GCU on Sunday.

Three players scored for UTSA against Tulsa, including Ellis Patterson and Jordan Hyland in the 67th and 68th minutes.

WHAT'S NEXT

GCU will travel to Northern Arizona on Sept. 3 before hosting UNLV at GCU Stadium on Sept. 5.

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

THREE THINGS TO KNOW

SCOUTING

WHAT'S NEXT

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Players Mentioned

Dani Babb

Hannah Edwards

Jordan Ferguson

Grand Canyon University Athletics