Completed Event: Men's Soccer versus San José State on October 4, 2026 , Win , 2, to, 1
M Soccer
vs San José State
W 2-1
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Saturday, November 14
Phoenix, Ariz.
7 PM
Grand Canyon
vs
UNLV
11/13/2026 1:14:00 PM | Men's Soccer
GCU aiming for second straight conference title, 1-0-1 against UNLV this season
AT A GLANCE
- In year one of Jamie Davies at the helm, Grand Canyon sees themselves in the Mountain West Championship title game after winning the regular season championship and earning the tournament's number one overall seed.
- GCU faces UNLV Saturday night at GCU Stadium at 7 p.m. The Lopes won their first meeting in Phoenix, 2-1, and drew 2-2 in Las Vegas on Oct. 23.
- The Lopes rank second and fourth, respectively, in shots on goal per game (7.9) and shots per game (17.7). The 27 shots against Air Force in Tuesday's semifinal matchup tied a season high.
- Senior Jorge Lopez tallied two assists last time out, moving him to 20 career assists and tied for fifth in program history. He already broke the program's D-I era single season record and has six goals and 11 assists in 2026.
- Senior Martin Luala, who entered Air Force with two career goals, registered a brace and an assist in the 3-0 win. Luala was named All-MW First Team and leads the team with 1,586 minutes played.
- Fifth year Beltran Fernandez stopped two shots and earned his fourth shutout of the season in goal Tuesday vs. Air Force. Fernandez is 11-3-1 with 36 saves and won MW Co-Goalkeeper of the Year.
- GCU is 4-0 in conference tournaments since 2025, holding an 11-1 advantage in goals in those games.
- The squad is top 20 in both assists and goals this season. Their 45 assists is 12th most in the country as four Lopes have five or more assists this season. The goal count of 38 is 19th best in the NCAA.
- GCU is 10-1-1 when scoring the first goal of the match and holds a 19-5 advantage in goals in the first half of play.
- The Lopes are 60-28-9 all time at GCU Stadium with a 6-4-1 record this year including a 5-0-1 showing against MW teams.
LAST TIME OUT
- The Lopes shut out Air Force, 3-0, Tuesday night for their fourth shutout of the season.
- Luala tallied a brace and an assist to total five points while Lopez had two assists to move his season tally to 11 on the season.
- Fernandez had a pair of saves and moved to 11-3-1 in net this season.
SCOUTING UNLV
- The Rebels are 11-5-3 overall and finished 6-3-1 in Mountain West play, earning the conference's number two seed in the championship.
- UNLV defeated San José State 2-0 Tuesday night in Las Vegas and have won each of their last three matches.
- Ranked 12th in the nation in total goals, Maxim Scordo had a MW best 12 goals this season en-route to MW Co-Offensive and Newcomer of the Year honors. Scordo is also second in the country in shot accuracy (.705) and 20th in goals peer game (0.67), a Mountain West best.
- Hugo Lemos' 56 saves finished third in the conference. He also has six shutouts, 22nd nationally and a MW best.
- The Rebels have outscored its opposition 3-0 over the last two games and 6-2 over the last three.
- UNLV is allowing less than one goal per game (0.95) this season. GCU has scored two or more goals in every contest against a MW opponent this season.
WHAT'S NEXT?
- The NCAA Selection show will air Monday, Nov. 16 at 11 AM PHX time on NCAA.com.
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