Weekend starts at Seattle U, ends at home vs. SJSU

Friday, October 28

Seattle, Wash.

7 p.m.

Grand Canyon

Seattle U

10/27/2022 12:46:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Game Notes

Lopes faces Redhawks in last regular-season road game on Friday night

By: Nick Macdonald


Grand Canyon Lopes (5-6-3, 2-2-2 WAC)	at/vs.	Seattle U Redhawks (5-7-1, 4-2 WAC)	San Jose State Spartans (8-4-2, 4-1-1 WAC)
		Friday, Oct. 28 7 p.m. (Phoenix time)	Sunday, Oct. 30 1 p.m.
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The Grand Canyon men's soccer team concludes its regular-season road schedule Friday evening at Seattle U before coming home to host San Jose State Sunday at 1 p.m. for Ted Lasso Day.

AT A GLANCE

GCU travels to Seattle U for its final regular-season road match of the season before hosting San Jose State on Sunday afternoon.
The Lopes are coming off a 1-1 road trip in which it scored a season-high five goals at Houston Christian in a 5-3 victory.
Six of 10 teams advance to the WAC Tournament in early November with GCU in sixth place. Seattle U is third while San Jose State is second.
GCU ranks second in multiple categories in the WAC, including assists per game (1.64), points per game (4.79), assists (23), goals (22) and points (67) and is first in shot accuracy (.453).

CRUCIAL 3-GAME STRETCH

GCU has three games remaining on its regular-season schedule with all three opponents in the top three of the WAC standings entering the weekend.
The Lopes travel to third-place Seattle U (12 points) on Friday and host second-place San Jose State (13 points) on Sunday. GCU closes the regular season at home Saturday, Nov. 5, with first-place Air Force (18 points). The Falcons have clinched a spot in the WAC Tournament, which is Nov. 9-13.
The top six teams advance to the WAC Tournament with the top two teams earning a first-round bye. GCU is in sixth place with eight points and holds a two-point advantage over Houston Christian and Utah Valley, both of which they defeated earlier this season.

JOASH AT THE TOP OF THE WAC STATS

Senior forward Shaun Joash, the WAC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year, has showcased his offensive abilities as of late, scoring four goals and tallying two assists in his last four games played.
Joash has eight goals and five assists for the year, with his goals tied for first in the conference and assists tied for third. His 21 points are tied with Air Force's Thaddaeus Dewing for most in the league.
Joash has recorded five goals, two assists and 12 points in conference play.

OFFENSE SETS GCU RECORD

The Lopes offense set a new school Division I-era record for most goals in a road game with five at Houston Christian last Friday.
Joash scored twice with Jibril Rodet, Charles Noyelle and Kaden Cameron adding to the tally. The goal for Noyelle was the first of his career.

SCOUTING REPORT

Seattle U enters with a 5-7-1 overall record and 4-2 conference mark, ranking third in the WAC standings with three games remaining.
The Redhawks are second in the conference - and 45th nationally - in corner picks per game (5.85). It is also ranks second in saves per game (3.92) and fourth in save percentage (.729).
Goalkeeper Akili Kasim has 50 saves and two shutouts this season.
Declan McGlynn leads the offense with eight points on three goals and two assists.
San Jose State enters Friday night with an 8-4-2 overall record and 4-1-1 conference showing. It faces Air Force in Colorado on Friday night before heading to Phoenix for Sunday's matchup.
The Spartans rank No. 1 in shots per game (14.0) and shots on goal per game (5.93) in the WAC. They are also third in the conference in assists per game (1.43), third in points per game (4.43) and second in shutout percentage (.357).
Beau Leroux leads the WAC and is 14th in the country in shots per game (3.43). He leads the team with 15 points on seven goals and an assist.
Goalkeeper David Sweeney has five shutouts and 43 saves so far this season.

WHAT'S NEXT?

GCU hosts Air Force in its regular-season finale on Saturday, Nov. 5, at 7 p.m.
Air Force is in first place of the WAC and clinched a WAC Tournament spot in Riverside, California, on Nov. 9-13.
The Lopes will honor its nine seniors prior to the match for Senior Night.