GCU faces Arizona, CSU Bakersfield


Grand Canyon Lopes (1-1)	vs.	Arizona Wildcats (0-1)	CSU Bakersfield Roadrunners (0-1-1)
		Thursday, Aug. 24 7 p.m.	Sunday, Aug. 27 1 p.m.
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The Grand Canyon women's soccer team hits the road for the first time this season when it travels to take on Arizona before hosting an old conference opponent, CSU Bakersfield, at GCU Stadium on Sunday.

THREE THINGS TO KNOW

PIRRO PASSING PERFECTLY: Preseason All-WAC midfielder Leah Pirro has started the season with three assists in the first two games. Pirro recorded five assists last season and is the only Lope to record a point in both games this season.
DEPTH FLEXED: The Lopes boast a deep roster this season and showed that depth in the first two matches. Sixteen players logged at least 60 minutes or more in a match while players scored a goal and nine players collected a point.
JACKSON EARNS 1ST WIN: Transfer goalkeeper DeAira Jackson earned the starting job this season and picked up her first win and first career shutout over Wright State. The junior made two saves in the 4-0 win. Jackson also made a pair of saves in the season opener against Mississippi State.

SCOUTING

Arizona started the season with a 2-1 loss to Iowa State at home. The Wildcats scored an early goal by Nicole Dallin before the Cyclones tied it up in the 18th minute and scored the game winner in the 64th minute. Twenty-three players return for the Wildcats this season, including graduate goalie Hope Hisey with 69 career games, 291 saves and 20 shutouts.

CSU Bakersfield is looking for its first win of the season after starting at 0-1-1. The Roadrunners were down 1-0 after a straight red card 25 minutes into their season opener against Sacramento State but rallied for a 1-1 draw, thanks to goal by Regielly Halldorsdottir in the 79th minute. CSUB is coming off a 4-8-6 record in 2022 and is led by first-time head coach Bernardo Silva.

WHAT'S NEXT?

GCU hosts UTSA and Oregon at GCU Stadium on Aug. 31 and Sept. 3, respectively.

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

DeAira Jackson

Leah Pirro

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