Final regular-season road match set for Sunday at Air Force

Sunday, October 26

USAF Academy, Colo.

1 p.m. (MST)

Grand Canyon

Air Force

Final regular-season road match set for Sunday at Air Force

10/25/2025 12:00:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Live Stats

No stream available Sunday; Lopes tied for 2nd in WAC standings

By: Nick Macdonald

AT A GLANCE

Grand Canyon heads to Colorado for its final regular-season road match of the season Sunday at Air Force.
Sunday's match will not be streamed. Live stats will be available here.
GCU is tied for second in the WAC with eight points, joining Utah Tech (GCU tied 2-2) and San Diego State (GCU won 1-0) in that spot. It trails California Baptist by two points, with the top six teams in the standings moving on to the WAC Tournament in Riverside.
The Lopes own an 11-goal differential, outscoring its opposition 23-12. Thursday's match versus Utah Tech was the first time this season that GCU allowed two goals in a match and was the eighth match that it scored two or more goals.
GCU freshman forward Junior Diouf is top 10 in the nation in goals (12) and points (28) and is one goal from second place on the program's Division I-era single season score sheet. He is tied with Shaun Joash (2022) and four behind Niki Jackson's 16 in 2016. Diouf recorded eight shots against Utah Tech and is seventh in the nation in shots per game (3.85) and shots on goal per game (1.77).
Graduate goalkeeper Daniel Ibarra is 27th in the nation and second in the WAC in goals against average, allowing just under a goal per game. His .833 save percentage is 12th best in the country and has totaled 12 saves over his last three games.
Graduate forward Ben Assane has five assists this season, one shy of tying the single-season record in the program's D-I era. His five assists are fourth best in the WAC.
GCU is 8-3-3 overall and is looking for its ninth win, which would be the most since the 2021 squad that had 15 and made the NCAA Tournament. With a ninth win, this would be GCU's third team since 2018 to achieve nine or more victories.

LAST TIME OUT

GCU drew for the second straight match, a 2-2 tie versus Utah Tech at home Thursday.
It was the first time this season it allowed two goals in a single game.
Diouf scored his 12th goal of the season with a 85th-minute penalty kick. Junior Allan Rosales scored his second goal of the season, with defender Jack Kiefer earning his first point of the season on an assist.

SCOUTING AIR FORCE

The Falcons are 1-11-2 overall and 0-5 in WAC play.
GCU is looking to avenge back-to-back losses against the Falcons. A win would put GCU at 11 points in the WAC standings with one game to play, a home matchup versus UNLV on Nov. 1.
Marcos Goni leads the Falcons with seven points on the season, tallying three goals and an assist.

WHAT'S NEXT?

GCU returns home for the final regular-season match on Nov. 1 vs. UNLV.
The Lopes will honor four seniors, Ben Assane, Nelson Gomez Rodriguez, Daniel Ibarra and Erick Monge, before the game.