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Men's Soccer Program for Years from the MLS' Best Youth Academy MEN’S SOCCER 2016 GAME NOTES @GCU_MSOC Steven Gonzalez, Assistant Director of Communications · Office: (602) 639-6126 · Cell: (602) 803-0521· E-mail: [email protected] SEPT. UC IRVINE GAME CENTRAL ANTEATERS 2 (0-2-0, BIG WEST) Location: Anteater Stadium (2,500) V 7 P.M. Location: Sullivan Field (2,000) S GRAND CANYON SEPT. LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 2016 SCHEDULE LOPES LIONS DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (MST) (1-0-0, WAC) 5 Aug. 26 vs. UCF Phoenix, Ariz. W, 4-2 2:30 P.M. (0-2-0, WCC) Sept. 2 at UC Irvine Irvine, Calif. 7:30 p.m. Sept. 5 at Loyola Marymount Los Angeles, Calif. 2:30 p.m. Sept. 9 vs. Missouri State # Albuquerque, N.M. 6 p.m. LOPES HIT THE ROAD FOR FIRST TIME THIS YEAR Sept. 11 at New Mexico # Albuquerque, N.M. 6 p.m. Sept. 15 vs. IUPUI Phoenix, Ariz. 7 p.m. After kicking off the season at home in front of a in the 15th minute with a header. As one of the top recruits Sept. 18 vs. Pacific Phoenix, Ariz. 7 p.m. record-breaking crowd, the Grand Canyon men’s soccer in GCU’s Class of 2016, JUCO All-American, Khadim Seye, Sept. 22 vs. Portland Phoenix, Ariz. 7 p.m. team will hit the road for the first time this season for two made his presence immediately scoring two goals from Sept. 30 vs. San Jose State* Phoenix, Ariz. 7 p.m. matches in California. In its first two-match weekend of the midfield. Seye scored the first ever penalty kick at the Oct. 2 at UTRGV* Edinburg, Texas 11 a.m. Oct. 6 at Houston Baptist* Houston, Texas 5:30 p.m. the season, GCU will face UC Irvine and Loyola Marymount. new GCU Stadium and followed up with a goal less than Oct. 8 vs. Air Force* Phoenix, Ariz. 7 p.m. It was a historic night for GCU in its season opener, three minutes into the second half. Oct. 14 at UNLV* Las Vegas, Nev. 7:30 p.m. defeating UCF 4-2 in front of 6,402 fans, the largest crowd GCU NOTABLES Oct. 16 at Seattle U* Seattle, Wash. 7 p.m. to ever attend a collegiate soccer match in the state of Oct. 21 vs. UMKC* Phoenix, Ariz. 7 p.m. Oct. 23 vs. Incarnate Word* Phoenix, Ariz. 7 p.m. Arizona. Not only was it the largest crowd in the history • Khadim Seye is tied for second in the Western Athletic Conference with four points with two goals. Oct. 27 at Utah Valley* Orem, Utah 6 p.m. of Arizona collegiate soccer, but it was also the second Oct. 30 vs. CSU Bakersfield* Phoenix, Ariz. 2 p.m. • Damian German is second in the conference in largest crowd in the NCAA this year. It was the first time Nov. 2 at Akron Akron, Ohio 4 p.m. GCU has won its season opener since 2013, when the shots per game with five. Lopes took down Nebraska-Omaha. • GCU set the Arizona ecord for most fans to attend a * Denotes WAC game. collegiate soccer match with 6,402 fans. # New Mexico Tournament Head coach Schellas Hyndman was looking for his key contributors to step and they delivered. After scoring six SERIES HISTORY points last season in his freshman year, Damian German • This will be the second time GCU faces both UC 2016 TEAM STATS got off to a great start with a goal and an assist for a total Irvine and Loyola Marymount. The Lopes are 0-1-0 of three points in the first match of the season. It didn’t against UCI and LMU. take for the Lopes returning goal scorer, Niki Jackson, to vs. score his first goal of the season as he gave GCU a 2-0 lead 1-0-0 W-L 0-2-0 0-2-0 PROJECTED GCU STARTERS 4 GOALS 1 1 4.00 GPG 0.50 0.50 JACKSON GERMAN 6-15 SOG-ATT. 5-15 4-15 9 11 .267 SHOT % .067 .067 15 SPG 7.5 7.5 HALIS 5 CORNER 15 8 10 1-1 PENALTY 0-0 0-0 RADILLA KEATING 1-1 Y-R 4-0 4-0 8 3 10 PENALTIES 38 31 SASIVAREVIC SEYE SLACK 0 SHUTOUTS 0 0 7 28 2 MONTALVO OLABARRIA O N GCU at UC Irvine 6 14 UC Irvine Live Stats ..........................................Follow Here A DAY I R 1 GCU at LMU LMU Sports Network .......................................Watch Here ‹ 1 › MEN’S SOCCER 2016 GAMES NOTES TABLE OF CONTENTS Series Preview ........................................................1 News & Notes ..........................................................2 Notes & Quick Facts ................................................3 Hyndman Profile ......................................................4 GCU Roster ............................................................. 5 GCU Season Statistics .............................................7 GRAND CANYON NOTES NEW ERA OF GCU SOCCER to finish sixth in the WAC. Leading the way is No. 14 ranked FC DALLAS CONNECTION Seattle U and followed behind Utah Valley. Entering his second season at Grand Canyon After helping build the FC Dallas Youth Academy head coach Schellas Hyndman and his staff SASIVAREVIC NAMED ALL-WAC to its current national prominence, Schellas began building a foundation that will help Hyndman and his staff have been able to recruit Looking to complete his GCU career on a high elevate the GCU men's soccer program for years from the MLS' best youth academy. GCU has five note, senior defender Amer Sasivarevic has been to come. With 474 wins and the 12th highest Hyndman players from the FC Dallas Academy. Freshmen named to the All-WAC Preseason Team. winning percentage in the NCAA, Hyndman has brought in Austin Day, Stephen Gonzales and Hector Mon- quality talent to compete in the Western Athletic Conference. Sasivarevic started in 15 matches last season as Sasivarevic talvo come from FC Dallas, joining sophmores On top of Hyndman's squad, GCU has built the brand new an outside-back and was a part of a backline that Alejandro Radilla and Christian Ramirez. GCU Stadium, that has the capacity to host 6,000 fans. recorded two shutouts throughout the season. The native of Munich, Germany, has four career assists and has played in 47 BEAT THE HEAT: PRESEASON IN SEDONA MAKING HISTORY career matches. Looking to escape the heat and build chemistry on and off the Before GCU’s home opener, the record for most fans to WELCOME TO GCU pitch, the Lopes went north to Sedona, Ariz., for a week to attend a soccer match in the state of Arizona was 3,263 set train for preseason. This is the second straight year that GCU After seven wins in Hyndman's first season at GCU, Coach by the Northern Arizona women’s soccer team. GCU nearly made the trip to Sedona as the team looks to come together has continued to shape his roster by bringing in 11 new doubled the record with 6,402 fans to open the brand new and kick off the season. After the trip to Sedona, the Lopes players. The 2016 recruiting class recieved high praise from GCU Stadium. In the “March to the Match” performed by traveled to California to play in a preseason match against San Hyndman, who has proved to recruit the best talent not only GCU’s student section, the Havocs, nearly 3,500 students Diego. Staying in Sedona provides a chance for the players in the country but across the world. marched throughout the campus of Grand Canyon, leading to to get away from distractions and learn to bond with their the stadium to cheer on their team. "We are very happy with this recruiting class. The young men teammates. who we have added to our program are great examples of KHADIM ‘SEYE’ AIN’T SO how we want to represent GCU," Hyndman said. "Our entire GERMAN'S SUMMER: FC TUCSON The Junior College All-American did not waste any time on staff has worked very hard to make sure we build a program It was a productive summer for Grand Canyon men's soccer making an impact at his new school as Khadim Seye scored that can compete with anyone in the nation, and the addition sophomore Damian German as he thrived playing for FC two points in his GCU debut. Seye scored the first ever penalty of these young men is another big step in the that direction." Tucson in preparation for the 2016 season with GCU. German kick in the brand new GCU Stadium to give GCU a 3-1 lead over MONTALVO REPRESENTS U.S. YNT was a part of a magical season for FC Tuscon, who reached Central Florida. Seye’s first goal and second goal were exactly the Western Conference Final for the American semi-profes- six minutes apart from each other to help the Lopes extend Winning titles and playing in big games is nothing sional soccer club. their lead. The junior from Monroe College also helped GCU’s new to freshman Hector Montalvo as he has Throughout the summer, the sophomore from Maryvale High defense to limiting UCF to two goals. After the first week of had the chance to represent the United States School made an immediate impact from the very first time he play, Seye is tied for second in the WAC with four points. at the 2016 Slovakia Cup. The Lope was a part stepped onto the pitch in Tucson, scoring six goals along with Montalvo GERMAN: THE KID FROM WEST PHOENIX of the squad that was crowned Slovakia Cup five assists in 11 games in the Premier Development League Champions, after defeating Russia 2-1. (PDL).
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