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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Wednesday, October 7
Davis, Calif.
7 p.m.
Grand Canyon
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UC Davis
Photo by: Jenna Quinn
GCU takes 1-0-1 MW record on the road
10/6/2026 7:00:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Fourth-place Lopes take on UC Davis, Air Force
Grand Canyon hits the road to take on UC Davis and Air Force.
AT A GLANCE
- GCU sits at 5-2-4 (1-0-1 MW) through 11 matches.
- Senior midfielder Sophia Rubano leads the team in goals with four and is in a tie for team lead in points (9) with senior Ellie Johannes, who assisted Rubano's goal on Saturday vs. New Mexico.
- The Lopes have not allowed multiple goals in eleven-consecutive matches to start the season, a program-record. The streak reaches 13 matches, dating back to the 2025 season.
- Grand Canyon has not beaten UC Davis in 30 years, the year of the program's creation (1996).
- The Lopes have drawn 1-1 in four of their last seven matches, drawing four times in a year for the first time since the 2023 season.
- Grand Canyon has only won when they scored multiple goals this season. The Lopes win over New Mexico was their first non-shutout victory.
LAST TIME OUT
- GCU beat New Mexico 2-1 Saturday night, to earn its first conference win of the season.
- Sophia Rubano started the scoring with a 5th minute goal, with junior forward Savannah Tafireyi scoring the game-winning second goal, her first as a Lope.
MOUNTAIN WEST QUICK FACTS
- Grand Canyon enters its second year in the Mountain West this fall. The new-look conference has five teams departing for the new Pac-12, while Hawai'i, UC Davis and UTEP join as full-time members.
- The Mountain West Championship awaits the top four teams in the conference, starting Nov. 11 in Phoenix at GCU Stadium. The semifinals will take place Nov. 11, with the championship match on Nov. 14.
- Through two weeks of conference play, the Lopes have the fourth-best record in the conference at 1-0-1.
- GCU was picked to take fourth in the preseason coaches poll.
SCOUTING UC DAVISÂ & AIR FORCE
- This is the eighth meeting between UC Davis and Grand Canyon.
- The all-time series is at 1-7, in favor of the Aggies, with the only GCU victory coming in 1996, the first year of GCU women's soccer.
- The Aggies are 3-7-2 (1-2-0 MW)Â on the season, most recently teh program's first-ever Mountain West conference win over Wyoming.
- This will be the fourth meeting between Air Force and GCU.
- GCU holds a 2-1 advantage all-time, winning last year at home and in Hawaii in 2024.
- The Falcons are 6-4-1 (1-2-0 MW) this season with their lone conference win coming at home against UC Davis.
WHAT'S NEXT?Â
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GCU returns home for two, a Thursday meeting with Nevada and a Sunday senior day matchup with San Jose State.
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