Completed Event: Men's Soccer versus San José State on October 4, 2026 , Win , 2, to, 1
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vs San José State
W 2-1
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Tuesday, November 10
Phoenix, Ariz.
7 p.m.
Grand Canyon
vs
Air Force
11/9/2026 1:22:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Regular-season champion Lopes host 4th-seeded Falcons at 7 p.m. on MW+
AT A GLANCE
- Entering the Mountain West Championship as the conference's No. 1 seed and regular-season champion, Grand Canyon hosts No. 4 seed Air Force for a 7 p.m. Tuesday semifinal in GCU Stadium. The match will be shown on MW+.
- GCU holds an 11-match unbeaten streak, tied for third longest in the country. It trails only SMU (13) and Portland (12) and is tied with Georgetown. The Lopes' last result that did not end in a win or draw was a 1-0 loss to California Baptist on Sept. 16.
- Trailing 1-0 at the half, GCU scored two unanswered goals last time out to win 2-1 at Air Force on Friday. Lopes freshman forward Ife Nkabu scored the tying goal, while junior midfielder Damon Rouse connected from 30 yards out for the win. GCU and Air Force meet again four days apart from that 2-1 victory.Â
- The Lopes are second in the nation in shots on goal per game, putting 7.9 shots on goal of their 17.2 shots per contest (sixth in the nation). GCU had 23 shots against Air Force on Friday, setting a season high for a conference match.Â
- GCU's .458 shot accuracy leads the conference and ranks 38th nationally.
- The squad dished out 41 assists this season, the 17th most in the nation. Senior midfielder Jorge Lopez leads the conference with eight assists and is sixth on the program's all-time leaderboard with 18 for his GCU career.Â
- GCU's offense has at least two goals in every MW match this season, allowing one or fewer goals in seven of 10 matches. Fifth-year goalkeeper Beltran Fernandez ranks second in the conference with a 1.1 goals against average.Â
- The Lopes are 59-28-9 at GCU Stadium with a 5-4-1 record this year, including a 4-0-1 showing against MW teams.Â
LAST TIME OUT
- GCU defeated Air Force 2-1 at USAFA Nov. 6 in come from behind fashion, winning 2-1 with two second half goals.Â
- Ife Nkabu and Damon Rouse scored both goals, with Rouse's coming with less than 90 seconds to play.Â
- The win extended the Lopes' unbeaten streak to 11 games, tied third most in the nation.Â
SCOUTING AIR FORCE
- The Falcons are 4-8-5 overall and finished 3-5-2 in MW play.
- Hunter Anderson has 77 saves this season, 10th most in the nation. His 4.53 saves per game also ranks 28th.
- Air Force is 2-1-2 over its last five games.Â
- The Falcons average 9.8 fouls per game, 35th fewest in the country and fewest in the Mountain West.
- This is the first conference tournament for the Falcons since 2022, where it competed in the WAC Championship semifinal.Â
WHAT'S NEXT?Â
- With a victory, GCU will head to the final of the MW Championship Saturday, Nov. 14 and face the winner of UNLV/San Jose State.Â
- The Lopes will host that match regardless of result Tuesday. Kick-off set for 7 p.m. on MW+.
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