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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Thursday, September 10
Moscow, Idaho
7 p.m.
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Idaho
Photo by: Josh Cale
Lopes hit road to face Idaho, Eastern Washington
9/10/2026 10:00:00 AM | Women's Soccer
Season's longest road trip provides test before Mountain West play
Grand Canyon heads to the Pacific Northwest for a two-match road trip at Idaho and Eastern Washington.
AT A GLANCE
- Grand Canyon has drawn in two consecutive matches to put it at 3-1-2 heading into the longest road trip of the season.
- Midfielder Sophia Rubano scored her team-best third goal of the year in the draw at UC Irvine.
- The Lopes are winless when allowing a single goal to their opponent, earning three shutouts in their three wins this season.
- Junior Addie Vali returned to the pitch Aug. 27 for the first time since beating Classic Hodgkin's Lymphoma Cancer.
- Starting goalkeeper Emma Knack has played 530 of the team's 540 minutes this season, just allowing three goals and holding a 0.51 goals against average.
LAST TIME OUT
- Grand Canyon tied Long Beach State 1-1 at GCU Stadium.
- GCU sophomore Mai-Helen Nguyen Todnem scored her first career collegiate goal to tie the match in the 72nd minute.
- The Lopes outpossessed Long Beach State, which is ranked second in the United Soccer Coaches' West Region poll.
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 four weeks, the Lopes have the fourth-best record in the conference at 3-1-2.
- GCU was picked to take fourth in the preseason coaches poll.
SCOUTING IDAHO & EASTERN WASHINGTON
- This is the sixth meeting between Idaho and Grand Canyon.
- The all-time series is at 3-2, in favor of the Lopes, who won 1-0 in Phoenix last season.
- The Vandals are 4-1-1 on the season, with their lone loss coming against Mountain West opponent Hawaii.
- This will be the second meeting between Eastern Washington and GCU.
- Eastern Washington won the first match in Cheney in 2016.
- The Eagles are 5-1-0 this season with their lone loss coming against Mountain West opponent Wyoming.
WHAT'S NEXT?
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GCU returns home to play Northern Arizona on Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. There will be a student March to the Match prior to first kick at GCU Stadium.
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