Completed Event: Men's Soccer versus Utah Tech on October 23, 2025 , Tie , 2, to, 2
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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Saturday, September 17
Santa Barbara, Calif.
7 p.m.
Grand Canyon
3-3-1, 0-0-0
2
at
2
UC Santa Barbara
4-1-2, 0-0-0
1st half1
2nd half2
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Grand Canyon
2
0
2
UC Santa Barbara
1
1
2
Photo by: Ross Turteltaub
GCU, No. 18 UCSB play to 2-2 draw
9/17/2022 9:42:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Lopes move to 1-0-1 this season against nationally ranked opponents
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The Grand Canyon men's soccer team was two minutes from an upset victory over No. 18 UC Santa Barbara on Saturday night before a late-game goal from the Gauchos knotted the match at 2-2 and both teams left Harder Stadium with a tie.
GCU's offense, which had been limited to a combined seven first-half shots in the past two games, totaled seven in the first half on Saturday night and came out firing on all cylinders early.
The Lopes (3-3-1) struck first in the 14th minute, when senior forward Alec LaBarge found junior defender Samuel Lossou with a cross pass inside the 18-yard box. Lossou connected with his head and sent the ball into the back of the net for his first goal of the season.
Five minutes later, LaBarge got in on the scoring action. The Sumner, Washington, native used his speed down the right sideline up until the 18-yard box before coming to a halt. With his left foot, LaBarge dribbled once to his left before firing a shot that found the left side of the goal to put GCU up 2-0.
LaBarge's goal was his third of the season. Each of his goals has occurred against nationally ranked competition with the previous two coming at No. 4 UCLA).
The Gauchos (4-1-2), who also tallied seven shots in the first half, converted a shot to a goal in the 39th minute to cut the lead, 2-1. The score remained the same at the break.
GCU's defense stepped up early in the second half, limiting UC Santa Barbara to one shot through the first 20 minutes of second-half play. The Lopes were inches away from extending their lead in the 75th minute as freshman midfielder Bright Nutornutsi's shot deflected off both posts before bouncing away from the goal line.
UC Santa Barbara made one of its three second-half shots count in the 88th minute, when Alexis Ledoux sent a cross into the box to Salvador Aguilar for the game-tying goal. Neither team had a good chance on goal in the final two minutes, ending the match in a 2-2 draw.
The draw is the first for GCU head coach Mike Kraus and the first for the Lopes since Nov. 14, 2021, in the WAC Championship title match versus Seattle. It is the first regular-season draw for GCU since Oct. 19, 2019, when a match was scoreless after two overtimes at UT Rio Grande Valley. The NCAA made a rule change prior to this season that all regular-season matches will no longer play overtimes after 90 minutes of action.
GCU has a week off before hosting nationally ranked and 2021 national runner-up Washington on Saturday, Sept. 24, at 7:30 p.m.
GCU's offense, which had been limited to a combined seven first-half shots in the past two games, totaled seven in the first half on Saturday night and came out firing on all cylinders early.
The Lopes (3-3-1) struck first in the 14th minute, when senior forward Alec LaBarge found junior defender Samuel Lossou with a cross pass inside the 18-yard box. Lossou connected with his head and sent the ball into the back of the net for his first goal of the season.
Perfect delivery from @aleclabarge to set up Lossou for the score ⚽️#LopesUp pic.twitter.com/Ni1VcwAmyK
— GCU Men's Soccer (@GCU_MSoccer) September 18, 2022
Five minutes later, LaBarge got in on the scoring action. The Sumner, Washington, native used his speed down the right sideline up until the 18-yard box before coming to a halt. With his left foot, LaBarge dribbled once to his left before firing a shot that found the left side of the goal to put GCU up 2-0.
A left foot beauty of a strike ⚡️ from @aleclabarge.#LopesUp pic.twitter.com/8vhHc7oPcz
— GCU Men's Soccer (@GCU_MSoccer) September 18, 2022
LaBarge's goal was his third of the season. Each of his goals has occurred against nationally ranked competition with the previous two coming at No. 4 UCLA).
The Gauchos (4-1-2), who also tallied seven shots in the first half, converted a shot to a goal in the 39th minute to cut the lead, 2-1. The score remained the same at the break.
GCU's defense stepped up early in the second half, limiting UC Santa Barbara to one shot through the first 20 minutes of second-half play. The Lopes were inches away from extending their lead in the 75th minute as freshman midfielder Bright Nutornutsi's shot deflected off both posts before bouncing away from the goal line.
UC Santa Barbara made one of its three second-half shots count in the 88th minute, when Alexis Ledoux sent a cross into the box to Salvador Aguilar for the game-tying goal. Neither team had a good chance on goal in the final two minutes, ending the match in a 2-2 draw.
The draw is the first for GCU head coach Mike Kraus and the first for the Lopes since Nov. 14, 2021, in the WAC Championship title match versus Seattle. It is the first regular-season draw for GCU since Oct. 19, 2019, when a match was scoreless after two overtimes at UT Rio Grande Valley. The NCAA made a rule change prior to this season that all regular-season matches will no longer play overtimes after 90 minutes of action.
GCU has a week off before hosting nationally ranked and 2021 national runner-up Washington on Saturday, Sept. 24, at 7:30 p.m.
Team Stats
GCU
CSB
Goals
2
2
Shots
10
10
Shots on Goal
6
5
Saves
3
4
Corners
4
5
Fouls
13
14
Scoring Plays
Samuel Lossou (1)
Assisted By: Alec LaBarge
GOAL by GCU Lossou, Samuel Assist by LaBarge, Alec.
13:33
Alec LaBarge (3)
GOAL by GCU LaBarge, Alec.
18:18
Joe Sherbourne (1)
Assisted By: Thaabit Baartman , Salvador Aguilar
GOAL by CSB Sherbourne, Joe Assist by Baartman, Thaabit and Aguilar, Salvador.
38:48
Salvador Aguilar (3)
Assisted By: Alexis Ledoux
GOAL by CSB Aguilar, Salvador Assist by Ledoux, Alexis.
87:39
Game Leaders
Shots
2
SOG
2
Goals
1
Assists
1
Shots
1
SOG
1
Goals
1
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
Shots
2
SOG
1
Goals
0
Assists
0
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