Squad honors seniors, GCU plays to 2-2 draw - Grand Canyon University Athletics

Sunday, November 1

Phoenix, Ariz.

7 p.m.

Grand Canyon

10-5-2, 7-0-2

UC Davis

2-10-5, 2-5-2

Team	1	2	Final F
UC Davis	0	2	2
Grand Canyon	2	0	2

Photo by: Presley Burdick

11/1/2026 11:09:00 PM | Men's Soccer

Box Score

Unbeaten streak reaches 10 games at 8-0-2

By: Nick Macdonald

In the final regular season home match of the 2026 season, Grand Canyon played to a 2-2 draw against UC Davis Sunday night on Senior Night at GCU Stadium.

News and Notes

The squad honored its six seniors – Owen Moore, Beltran Fernandez, Martin Luala, Jorge Lopez, Sabri Hanni and Alan Hermitte – prior to the match starting.
Lopez scored his sixth goal of the season and later added an assist. He now has a team high 21 points with six goals and nine assists.
Freshman Bradley De Jesus scored his first collegiate goal 1 minute and 40 seconds after Lopez.
Consistent rain poured down on the pitch from warmups to halftime as the valley saw rainfall all weekend. It was the first match all season rain has affected play at GCU Stadium.

Winners of the Mountain West regular season title last time out, GCU (10-5-2, 7-0-2) struck first with a pair of first half goals within one minute and 40 seconds of each other. Freshman Romain Donnez dribbled inside the 18-yard box with a trio of UC Davis defenders surrounding him, passed left to junior Marcus Von who heel clicked the ball just enough to Lopez, who took a one timer shot into the left side of the net for the goal.

The Bakersfield native has registered a point in 10 of the last 11 games, eight of which have been in league action. Since beginning the season with one goal and two assists through the first five matches, Lopez has five goals and seven assists since Sept. 12.

While Lopez has a career high six goals this season, his assist making has made him one of the top midfielders in the nation. From midfield, he sent a long ball toward the Aggies' back line, perfectly placed for De Jesus, who let it bounce once before connecting with his right foot for the goal.

The back-to-back goals gave GCU a 2-0 advantage, a lead they held at the half with six shots in total.

UC Davis began to pressure the Lopes' defensive end early in the second. Two goals were disallowed after video review, one via handball and the other impeding goalkeeper Owen Moore, who had possession of the ball on the line.

The Aggies broke the 2-0 match in the 72nd minute via Declan Horio and tied it nine minutes later off a free kick just outside the box.

The Lopes' chances were nearly goals late in the second half. Von had a sliding attempt from six yards out just miss his foot via a cross from classmate Raul Vazquez, and Hanni narrowly missed a 15-yard attempt with the ball sailing just high of the post.

GCU's unbeaten streak moved to 10 matches, last losing Sept. 16. It went the month of October five of its six games, tying one.

The squad finished with 18 shots and seven shots on goal, continuing its streak of double digit shot totals to 17 matches – every match this season.

GCU closes the regular season Friday, Nov. 6 at Air Force for a 6 p.m. matchup. The Lopes then return home and will host the Mountain West Championship semifinal Wednesday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m. with an opponent to be determined.