Lopes head to Reno, searching for 1st road win

Sunday, September 15

Reno, Nev.

1 p.m.

Grand Canyon

Nevada

9/14/2024 5:00:00 PM | Women's Soccer

Sunday match at Nevada puts GCU on turf for 1st time this season

By: Braden Dohrmann

Sunday, Sept. 15 \| 1 p.m. (Phoenix time) \| Mackay Stadium \| Reno, Nevada

	NEVADA WOLFPACK (2-4-0)	vs.	GRAND CANYON LOPES (5-2-1)

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Grand Canyon searches for its first road win of the season on Sunday at Nevada.

Grand Canyon will play its first match on a turf field this season at Nevada's Mackay Stadium.
A GCU women's soccer attendance record of 3,475 fans was set Thursday vs. Northern Arizona.
Senior midfielder Brenna Alderson scored her first goal of the season in the 82nd minute. She is the ninth goal scorer for GCU this year.
GCU received votes in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 poll last week for the first time in program history.
Senior defender Sidney Roberts received WAC Defensive Player of the Week for Week 3 (Aug. 26-Sept 1).
Sophomore midifielder Madison Hamm received WAC Defensive Player of the Week for Week 2 (Aug. 19-25).
Senior DeAira Jackson received WAC Goalkeeper of the Week for Week 1 (Aug 15-18).
Junior midifelder AJ Loera made her first start Thursday night after missing multiple games to injury.
The Lopes have 12 players with an assist through the first seven matches of the season.
Jackson has accumulated four shutouts on the season. She had seven in 2023.
GCU won the Outrigger No Ka Oi championship in Honolulu, shutting out North Dakota State and Air Force.

GCU has three game-winning or game-tying goals in the 80th minute or later this season
Alderson (vs. NAU) and senior midfielder Bella Piete (vs. Air Force) gave the Lopes late wins.
Hamm scored the game-tying goal in the 85th minute vs. Utah.

This is the second all-time meeting between Nevada and GCU.
The Lopes last played the Wolfpack in Flagstaff on Sept. 1, 2017, winning 2-0. It was a neutral-site matchup.
Nevada sophomore Olivia Loomis leads the team with three goals on the season, accounting for half of the Wolfpack's scoring.
Nevada goalkeeper Mia Collins has 19 saves with a 0.792 save percentage. She has started half of this season's matches.

The Lopes will face Incarnate Word at GCU Stadium on Thursday night at 7. (Phoenix time).
They will host No. 9 Utah State three nights later, looking for their first victory against a top-10 opponent in program history.