Lopes face Lancers on Sunday evening in Riverside

Sunday, October 12

Riverside, Calif.

5 p.m.

Grand Canyon

California Baptist

10/11/2025 2:52:00 PM | Men's Soccer

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GCU enters with 5-match unbeaten streak, 1st-place WAC standing

By: Nick Macdonald

AT A GLANCE

Owning a five-match unbeaten streak with four consecutive wins, Grand Canyon closes out its road trip at California Baptist on Sunday evening in Riverside.
Lopes freshman forward Junior Diouf has proven to be one of the best players in the country, ranking second in goals (11) and fourth in points (25). Diouf was named to the prestigious MAC Hermann Trophy Midseason Watch List, an award given to the National Player of the Year. Diouf was one of 31 players named and one of two freshmen.
Graduate forward Ben Assane notched his fifth assist of the season Thursday against San Diego State, and now ranks 30th in the nation and third in the WAC in that category. Assane's 10 career assists as a Lope are tied for fourth most in the program's Division I era.
GCU has not allowed more than one goal in any game this season and has three shutouts, all coming from graduate goalkeeper Daniel Ibarra. The defensive side of the ball ranks 21st in the country and second in the WAC in goals against average (0.73). Ibarra had two saves in a 1-0 shutout win at SDSU on Thursday night and is seventh in the country in save percentage (.727).
GCU holds a 7-1 record at GCU Stadium. It is the most wins at GCU Stadium since the facility opened in 2016, trailing only the 2021 team that won nine. The Lopes are 1-1-1 on the road this season, earning their first road win of the 2025 campaign Thursday in San Diego.
Thursday's match at San Diego State was the first in which the Lopes did not tally a double-digit shot total. They rank third in the WAC with just over 14 shots per contest.
The offense averages 5.6 points per game, spreading the wealth with 21 assists on the season to go along with 20 goals, both of which rank third in the WAC. The 5.6 points per game are 40th in the nation and second in the league.
GCU has outscored its opposition 8-2 during its four-match winning streak.

LAST TIME OUT

The Lopes won its fourth straight match and extended its unbeaten streak to five games with a 1-0 shutout win at San Diego State on Thursday night.
The win earned GCU three points in the WAC standings and to be alone in first place through two conference games.
Diouf scored his 11th goal of the season, with assists from freshman Max Kiefer and Assane, while Ibarra recorded his third shutout of the season.
The win was the first on the road this season for GCU, which is now 1-1-1 in games away from Phoenix.

SCOUTING CALIFORNIA BAPTIST

The Lancers enter Sunday evening 5-2-3 overall and 0-1-1 in WAC play.
CBU has yet to drop a game at home, going 3-0-2 in Riverside. It is 2-1-2 in its last five overall outings.
The Lancers hold the WAC lead in saves per game (4.7) and corner kicks per contest (6.6).
Goalkeeper Hugo Do Rego is averaging 4.3 saves per game with a .768 save percentage.
Two of the top goal scorers in the WAC face off Sunday in Diouf and Blake D'Agostino, who is 13th in the nation and second in the conference with seven goals this season. D'Agostino also ranks second in the league with 15 points.