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Josh Hauser, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications · Office: (602) 639-8328 · Cell: (503) 734-8587 · E-mail: [email protected] THURSDAY, SEPT. 14 | GCU STADUM (6,000) | PHOENIX, ARIZ. GRAND CANYON UC RIVERSIDE »» Head Coach: Tim Cupello (5th) LOPES »» Offensive Standout: Ricardo Ruiz (Sr.) HIGHLANDERS Leading returning point-scorer from 2016 (2 goals, 5 assists); 1 goal in ‘17 (1-4-0, 0-0-0 WAC) (0-4-0, 0-0-0 BIG WEST) »» Probable Keeper: Vincent Morales (R-Sr.) V Has started all four games this season, allowing 7 goals (1.75 GAA) S SUNDAY, SEPT. 17 | GCU STADIUM (6,000) | PHOENIX, ARIZ. »» Head Coach: Schellas Hyndman (3rd) »» Offensive Standout: Niki Jackson (Sr.) »» Head Coach: Terry Davila (19th) 2016 WAC POY, 16 goals in 18 games last year (3rd in Div. I) CSUN »» Offensive Standout: Emmanuel Usen Jr. (Sr.) »» Probable Keeper: Jeremy Pollard MATADORS Has scored 3 of the team’s 8 goals this season and assisted on another Set GCU Division I record with 9 saves in home opener on 9/7 »» Probable Keeper: Henrik Regitnig (Jr.) (3-2-0, 0-0-0 BIG WEST) Has allowed 6 goals in five matches this year with 19 saves

WATCH FOLLOW ANALYZE READ 2017 SCHEDULE & RESULTS GCU.tv WAC Digital Network @GCU_MSoccer GCUStats.com GCULopes.com 1-4-0 / 0-0-0 WAC / 1-0-0 H / 0-4-0 A / 0-0-0 N AUGUST SERIES HISTORY AT A GLANCE Aug. 25 at Omaha L, 2-1 (OT) vs. UC Riverside »»Dating back to last season, the Lopes have won four con- Aug. 27 at 14 Creighton L, 1-0 (2OT) »»First meeting between schools secutive games at GCU Stadium, including last Thursday’s SEPTEMBER home opener over previously undefeated Evansville. vs. CSUN (4th meeting, last meeting 8/29/97 - W 2-1) Sept. 2 at Wisconsin L, 3-1 »»GCU knew the opening part of its schedule would be »»Record: 1-2-1 (first meeting in Phoenix) RV (YurView / ESPN3) difficult, but it’s shaping up to be tougher than expected. Sept. 7 Evansville W, 1-0 Sept. 10 at 23 Pacific L, 2-1 PROJECTED STARTERS Entering this week, Grand Canyon’s strength of schedule was 11th-toughest nationally, leading the Lopes to a top 70 Sept. 14 UC Riverside 7 p.m. based on last three matches RPI despite a 1-4 start. Sept. 17 Cal State Northridge 7 p.m. »»After beginning the year away from the desert heat, GCU Sept. 22 Oral Roberts 7 p.m. opens up a stretch of four consecutive home games. OCTOBER 21 Drack 11 German »»Niki Jackson is the Lopes’ returning offensive star, ranking Oct. 1 Houston Baptist* 7 p.m. third in the nation in goals per match (0.89) last season. 9 Jackson Oct. 6 at CSU Bakersfield* 7 p.m. Jackson won last year’s WAC Offensive Player of the Year, 5 Morris Demos 3 Keating Oct. 8 at San José State* 3 p.m. and has been named to the MAC Hermann Watch List. He’s Oct. 13 Incarnate Word* 4 p.m. 6 Smith scored three goals this year and assisted on a fourth. Oct. 15 at UT Rio Grande Valley* 11 a.m. »»GCU features 11 newcomers including four transfers from 2 Slack 33 McGlothan 28 Seye 7 Sasivarevic Oct. 20 at Missouri-Kansas City* 5 p.m. four-year universities (Waldrep, Jellah, Lehner, Pollard). Oct. 22 at Air Force* 2 p.m. Additionally, two key contributors (Morris-Demis, Sasiva- 1 Pollard revic) return from season-long injuries. Coach Hyndman: Oct. 27 Seattle U* 7 p.m. Oct. 29 Utah Valley* 7 p.m. GOAL FLOWCHART “This is by far our best team that I’ve coached here.” »»Grand Canyon improved from a 10th place WAC finish in NOVEMBER 2015 to a 5th place finish last year. The Lopes were picked Nov. 4 UNLV* (YurView / ESPN3) 7 p.m. 5 4 by the conference’s coaches to finish 5th again this season. Nov. 8-12 WAC Tournament (Las Vegas, Nev.) 3 »»This season marks the first year of full membership across * Denotes WAC games Home games in bold 2 all 21 sports at GCU. The NCAA granted full membership All times listed in Arizona Time (MST), equivalent to PT 1 GRAND CANYON status on Wednesday, Aug. 23, capping off a successful STAT COMPARISON 1 four-year transition from Division II. 2 vs. 3 4 LAST TIME OUT Visit Pg 20 for more details.>> 1-4-0 W-L 0-4-0 3-2-0 OPPONENTS 5 »»GCU picked up its first win of the season against Evansville ---OFFENSE--- 0.8 0.5 1.6 in the home opener last Thursday. Niki Jackson scored the G / G 11.2 SH / G 7.8 9.4 5 game’s only goal, while Jeremy Pollard set the GCU Division 4 .071 SH% .065 .170 3 I saves record with 9 in his first collegiate start. .393 SOG% .387 .468 2 »»After taking a lead in the 25th on a Damian German goal, ---DEFENSE--- 1

GRAND CANYON GCU surrendered two second-half scores to No. 23 Pacific. 1.5 GAA 1.8 1.2 1 4.0 SV / G 4.0 3.8 2 WHAT’S NEXT .714 SV% .696 .760 3 ---MISCELLANEOUS--- 4 »»GCU hosts two more home matches against Oral Roberts OPPONENTS 12.2 FL / G 17.0 15.0 5 and Houston Baptist, the latter of which is the WAC opener. 12 / 0 YC / RC 5 / 0 11 / 0 ‹ 1 › MEN’S SOCCER // MEDIA INFORMATION vs.

SUMMED UP LAST THREE GAMES Current placing t-10th SATURDAY, SEPT. 2 THURSDAY, SEPT. 7 SUNDAY, SEPT. 10 Current streak L-1 MADISON, WISC. PHOENIX, ARIZ. STOCKTON, CALIF. Longest winning streak 1 Longest unbeaten streak 1 1 2 T 1 2 T 1 2 T GCU 0 1 1 EVAN 0 0 GCU 1 0 Longest losing streak 3 0 1 WISC 2 1 3 GCU 0 1 1 PACIFIC 0 2 2 Last 5 1-4-0 Last 10 1-4-0 Day games (before 6 p.m.) -- Night games (6 p.m. or later) 1-4-0 TO THE MEDIA INJURY INFORMATION vs. top-25 teams* 1-2-0 *in Coaches Poll or Top Drawer Soccer Poll The Grand Canyon Athletics Department is served by Grand Canyon University athletics will abide by HIPAA a communications office staff that works diligently to - a federal privacy act with regard to the release of promote the individual and team accomplishments of injury information. GCU athletes will be required QUICK FACTS student-athletes, coaches and staff. Our staff will fulfill to sign a waiver before their injury information ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS all reasonable requests. is released to the media. If the athlete chooses Physical Address: to withhold that information, GCU officials will be Men’s Soccer Contact Josh Hauser 3300 West Camelback Road, Phoenix, AZ 85017 restricted to informing the media members of their Email [email protected] Stadium Location: playing status only. Office Phone (602) 639-8328 Southwest edge of campus Cell Phone (503) 734-8587 Parking: HOME MEDIA SERVICES Twitter @hauser_josh12 Available in Halo garage, enter at 35th Ave., turn right »»Pre-game notes packets CREDENTIALS »»Pre-game lineups and post-game statistics UNIVERSITY INFO »»A running play-by-play School Grand Canyon University All members of the office follow the guidelines set forth »»Game programs Location Phoenix, Ariz. by the NCAA and the Western Athletic Conference »»Statistical monitors are provided to the TV and Founded 1949 (WAC) in governing the issuance of credentials. All radio broadcasts based on availability. The media is Enrollment 19,500 credential requests should be submitted to the sport encouraged to follow live statistics online through President Brian Mueller contacts. StatBroadcast (GCUstats.com). Vice President of Athletics Mike Vaught Affiliation NCAA Division I INTERVIEW REQUESTS DIVISION I STATUS Nickname Lopes Mascot Thunder When making interview requests through the After accepting an invitation from the Western Colors Purple, Black & White communications office, please allow at least 24 hours Athletic Conference in November 2012, Grand Canyon Conference Western Athletic Conference (WAC) notice. If the time requested with a student-athlete University underwent the NCAA’s mandated four- Athletics Website www.GCULopes.com or coach is longer than normal (for photography year transition period from Division II to Division I. or videography purposes), more advance notice While competing against a fully-Division I schedule SOCCER FACILITY will help ensure that your request will be handled in all sports, GCU was ineligible for postseason play. efficiently. Home and cell phone numbers for players Beginning this year, GCU is a fully-transitioned Home Facility (Capacity) GCU Stadium (6,000) will not be provided. Please do not contact a player or member of NCAA Division I athletics and, for the first Record at GCU Stadium 6-3-1 (.650) coach without scheduling the interview through the time, is eligible for Western Athletic Conference and Opened 2016 communications office. NCAA postseason events.

PROGRAM HISTORY E-MAIL First Year 1985 Releases, game notes and advisories are e-mailed All-Time Record 326-238-53 (.572) to media that cover GCU on a regular basis. Media Division I 24-49-7 (.344) wishing to be added to the e-mail list for a particular WAC 11-24-5 (.314) sport should contact the sport contact. Conference Titles (Div. I) 0 Conference Titles (Div. II) 7 ONLINE National Championships (Div. II) 1 Updated bios, notes, rosters, schedules, statistics LIVE STATS and more will be available throughout the season for Stat Broadcast every sport on GCULopes.com. Specific information GCUstats.com not readily available on the website may be available MEDIA CENTER through the communications office. Please contact Notes, Photos, Highlights, & More the sport representative with your request. GCULopes.com/msoccermedia

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2017 NUMERICAL ROSTER POSITIONAL BREAKDOWN GOALKEEPERS (3) NO NAME POS HT WT YR HOMETOWN HIGH SCHOOL PREVIOUS No. Name Yr. 0 Corey Marques R-Fr. 0 Corey Marques GK 6-0 160 R-Fr. Mississauga, Ontario, CA St. Aloysius Gonzaga 36 Jeremy Pollard R-Fr. 1 Jeremy Pollard GK 6-4 190 R-Fr. Sydney, Australia Freshwater Senior Akron 99 Shawn Spitzer R-Jr. 2 Jordan Slack D 5-9 160 R-Sr. Ashfield, England Chesterfield DEFENDERS (8) 3 Charlie Keating M 6-1 165 Sr. Palos Verdes, Calif. Palos Verdes UC San Diego No. Name Yr. 2 Jordan Slack R-Sr. 4 Nikolai Shumov M 5-10 160 Fr. Keaau, Hawaii Mission Heights Prep 6 Malik Smith Fr. 7 Amer Sasivarevic R-Sr. 5 Musa Morris Demos M 5-8 150 R-Fr. Lagos, Nigeria Sandra Day O’Connor 22 Marlon Atondo Jr. 6 Malik Smith D 6-0 180 Fr. Brampton, Ontario, CA David Suzuki Secondary 23 Austin Day So. 27 Brandon Johnson So. 7 Amer Sasivarevic D 5-11 170 R-Sr. Munich, Germany Olympus 28 Khadim Seye Sr. 8 Alex Radilla M 5-7 160 Jr. El Paso, Texas Lone Star 33 Aidan McGlothan Sr. 9 Niki Jackson F 6-0 175 Sr. Scottsdale, Ariz. Cactus Shadows MIDFIELDERS (14) 10 Evan Waldrep M 5-11 170 Jr. Phoenix, Ariz. Vista Grande Creighton No. Name Yr. 3 Charlie Keating Sr. 11 Damian German F 5-9 155 Jr. Phoenix, Ariz. Maryvale 4 Nikolai Shumov Fr. 5 Musa Morris Demos So. 13 Justin Rasmussen M 6-0 165 Fr. Las Vegas, Nev. Bishop Gorman 8 Alex Radilla Jr. 14 Jackson Jellah M 5-9 160 Jr. Phoenix, Ariz. Sandra Day O’Connor Portland 10 Evan Waldrep Jr. 13 Justin Rasmussen Fr. 15 Bennett Lehner F 5-10 160 So. Camas, Wash. Camas Dayton 14 Jackson Jellah Jr. 17 Marco Afonso Fr. 16 Christian Ramirez F 5-7 155 Jr. Dallas, Texas Lone Star 20 Alexander Ramirez Sr. 17 Marco Afonso M 6-0 155 Fr. Sandton, Johannesburg, SA St. David’s Marist Inanda 21 Josh Drack Fr. 22 Marlon Atondo Fr. 18 Andy Alanis F 5-10 160 R-Jr. Glendale, Ariz. Apollo 26 Daniel Moreno So. 29 Tyler Hughes Fr. 20 Alex Ramirez M 5-6 160 Sr. Phoenix, Ariz. Ironwood 33 Aidan McGlothan Sr. 21 Josh Drack M/F 5-7 150 Fr. Chandler, Ariz. Hamilton FORWARDS (6) 22 Marlon Atondo M/D 5-7 145 Jr. San Luis, Ariz. San Luis Az. Western No. Name Yr. 23 Austin Day D 5-9 145 So. Frisco, Texas Centennial 9 Niki Jackson Sr. 11 Damian German Jr. 26 Daniel Moreno M 5-8 150 So. Phoenix, Ariz. Desert Mountain 15 Bennett Lehner R-Fr. 16 Christian Ramirez Jr. 27 Brandon Johnson D 5-10 190 R-Fr. Tempe, Ariz. Mountain Pointe 18 Andy Alanis R-Jr. 28 Khadim Seye D 6-3 185 Sr. Dakar, Senegal Kent School Monroe 21 Josh Drack Fr. 29 Tyler Hughes M 5-8 145 Fr. Bellingham, Wash. Squalicum CLASS BREAKDOWN 33 Aidan McGlothan D 6-4 200 Sr. Gilbert, Ariz. Basha Freshmen 10 99 Shawn Spitzer GK 6-1 185 R-Jr. Tucson, Ariz. Sabino Sophomores 3 Juniors 8 Head Coach Schellas Hyndman | Eastern Illinois (1972), 3rd Season Seniors 7 Assistant Coach & Recruiting Coordinator Kevin Doyle | Assistant Coach Cizo Mosnia Volunteer Assistant Boris Teoharevic | Grad Assistant Juan Gonzalez | Undergrad Asst Andrew Petrucelli HOME STATE Athletic Trainer Octavio Tobar | Performance Coach Ben Paneccasio Arizona 12 PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Texas 3 Washington 2 Corey MARQUES MAR-kezz KHADIM SEYE ha-DEEM SAY California 1 Charles KEATING KEE-ting MALIK Smith MAL-lick Nevada 1 Nikolai SHUMOV SHU-mahv Hawaii 1 International 8 MUSA DEMOS MOO-sah DEH-mos Amer SASIVAREVIC sauce-ih-VAIR-ih-vich Evan WALDREP WALL-drup SCHELLAS HYNDMAN SHELL-iss HIND-man DAMIAN GERMAN DAH-mee-on HER-mahn CIZO MOSNIA CHEE-zo MOZ-nee-uh Bennett LEHNER LAY-ner Boris TEOHAREVIC TEE-oh-hare-ih-vich

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0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 COREY MARQUES JEREMY POLLARD JORDAN SLACK CHARLIE KEATING NIKOLAI SHUMOV MUSA MORRIS-DEMOS MALIK SMITH AMER SASIVAREVIC GK • 6-0 •160 • R-FR. GK • 6-4 • 190 • R-FR. D • 5-9 •160 • R-SR. M • 6-1 • 165 • SR. M • 5-10 • 160 • FR. M • 5-8 • 150 • R-FR. D • 6-0 • 180 • FR. D • 5-11 • 170 • R-SR. Mississauga, Ontario Sydney, Australia Ashfield, England Palos Verdes, Calif. Keaau, Hawaii Lagos, Nigeria Brampton, Ontario Munich, Germany

8 9 10 11 13 14 15 16 ALEX RADILLA NIKI JACKSON EVAN WALDREP DAMIAN GERMAN JUSTIN RASMUSSEN JACKSON JELLAH BENNETT LEHNER CHRISTIAN RAMIREZ M • 5-7 • 160 • JR. F • 6-0 • 175 • SR. M • 5-11 • 170 • JR. F • 5-9 • 155 • JR. M • 6-0 • 165 • FR. M • 5-9 • 160 • JR. F • 5-10 • 160 • SO. F • 5-7 • 155 • JR. El Paso, Texas Scottsdale, Ariz. Phoenix, Ariz. Phoenix, Ariz. Las Vegas, Nev. Phoenix, Ariz. Camas, Wash. Dallas, Texas

17 18 20 21 22 23 26 27 MARCO ALFONSO ANDY ALANIS ALEX RAMIREZ JOSH DRACK MARLON ATONDO AUSTIN DAY DANIEL MORENO BRANDON JOHNSON M • 6-0 • 155 • FR. F • 5-10 • 160 • R-JR. M • 5-6 • 160 • SR. M/F • 5-7 • 150 • FR. M/D • 5-7 • 145 • JR. D • 5-9 • 145 • SO. M • 5-8 • 150 • SO. D • 5-10 • 190 • R-FR. Sandton, Johannesburg Glendale, Ariz. Phoenix, Ariz. Chandler, Ariz. San Luis, Ariz. Frisco, Texas Phoenix, Ariz. Tempe, Ariz.

28 29 33 99 KHADIM SEYE TYLER HUGHES AIDAN McGLOTHAN SHAWN SPITZER D • 6-3 • 185 • SR. M • 5-8 • 145 • FR. D • 6-4 • 200 • SR. GK • 6-1 • 185 • R-JR. Dakar, Senegal Bellingham, Wash. Gilbert, Ariz. Tucson, Ariz.

SCHELLAS HYNDMAN KEVIN DOYLE CIZO MOSNIA BORIS TEOHAREVIC JUAN GONZALEZ Head Coach Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach Volunteer Assistant Graduate Assistant 3rd Season 1st Season 1st Season 3rd Season 3rd Season

‹ 4 › Grand Canyon Men's Soccer Grand Canyon Combined Team Statistics (as of Sep 10, 2017) MEN’S SOCCERAll games // OVERALL STATS (2016) vs.

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 1-4 1-0 0-4 0-0 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 1-4 1-0 0-4 0-0

Date Opponent Score Att. ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sogsog% gw pk-att Aug 25 at Omaha Mavericks L o t 1-2 853 9 Jackson, Niki 5 3 1 7 11 . 2 7 6 . 5 4 1 0 - 0 Aug 27 at #14 Creighton L o 2 0-1 1326 11 German, Damian 5 1 0 2 7 . 1 4 4 . 5 7 0 0 - 0 Sep 02 at Wisconsin L 1-3 1391 7 Sasivarevic, Amer 5 0 0 0 5 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 - 0 Sep 07 EVANSVILLE W 1-0 3506 8 Radilla, Alex 5 0 0 0 5 . 0 0 3 . 6 0 0 0 - 0 9/10/2017 at #23 Pacific L 1-2 300 10 Waldrep, Evan 1 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 - 0 15 Lehner, Bennett 4 0 0 0 3 . 0 0 1 . 3 3 0 0 - 0 TEAM STATISTICS GCU OPP 21 Drack, Josh 5 0 0 0 7 . 0 0 3 . 4 2 0 0 - 0 SHOT STATISTICS 28 Seye, Khadim 4 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 1 1.00 0 0 - 0 Goals-Shot attempts 4-56 8-84 33 McGlothan, Aidan 5 0 0 0 3 . 0 0 1 . 3 3 0 0 - 0 Goals scored per game 0.80 1.60 3 Keating, Charlie 4 0 1 1 5 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 - 0 Shot pct. . 0 7 1 . 0 9 5 17 Afonso, Marco 5 0 1 1 1 . 0 0 1 1.00 0 0 - 0 Shots on goal-Attempts 22-56 29-84 20 Ramirez, Alex 5 0 1 1 4 . 0 0 1 . 2 5 0 0 - 0 SOG pct. . 3 9 3 . 3 4 5 5 Morris Demos, Mus 1 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 - 0 S h o t s / G a m e 11.2 16.8 6 Smith, Malik 4 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 - 0 GOAL BREAKDOWN 2 Slack, Jordan 4 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 - 0 P e n a lt y 0 0 23 Day, Austin 2 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 - 0 U n a s s is t e d 0 2 18 Alanis, Andy 1 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 1 1.00 0 0 - 0 O v e r t im e 0 2 22 Atondo, Marlon 1 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 - 0 CORNER KICKS 14 37 5 Morris-Demos, Mus 3 0 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 - 0 Goals off corners 0 1 14 Jellah, Jackson 5 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 - 0 PENALTY KICKS 0-0 0-0 Total 5 4 4 12 56 . 0 7 22 . 3 9 1 0 - 0 OFFSIDES 6 12 Opponents 5 8 7 23 84 . 0 9 29 . 3 4 4 0 - 0 PENALTIES F o u ls 61 53 ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Save Pct W-L-T Sho Yellow cards 12 6 1 Pollard, Jeremy 3 225:00 3 1.20 14 . 8 2 4 1-1-0 1.0 Red cards 0 0 00 Marques, Corey 3 247:52 5 1.82 6 . 5 4 5 0-3-0 0.0 ATTENDANCE Total 5 472:52 8 1.52 21 . 7 2 4 1-4-0 1 T o t a l 3506 3870 Opponents 5 472:52 4 0.76 18 . 8 1 8 4-1-0 1 Dates/Avg Per Date 1/3506 4/968 Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Grand Canyon 2 2 0 0 4 Opponents 2 4 1 1 8

Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Grand Canyon 21 34 1 0 56 Opponents 35 39 7 3 84

Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Grand Canyon 7 13 1 0 21 Opponents 8 9 1 0 18

Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Grand Canyon 3 10 1 0 14 Opponents 22 12 1 2 37

Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Grand Canyon 36 25 0 0 61 Opponents 19 32 1 1 53

‹ 5 › MEN’S SOCCER // NEWS, NOTES, NUMBERS vs. JACKSON YEAR 4 DRACK PROVING STEADY Senior forward Niki Jackson is back for his final season with the Only four players have started all five games this season for Grand Lopes. The Scottsdale, Ariz. native is easily Grand Canyon’s most Canyon. One of those players is true freshman Josh Drack. The decorated Division I soccer player, coming off of a year where he was reigning Arizona Gatorade Player of the Year and Hamilton High named the WAC Offensive Player of the Year and earned NSCAA All- School product has played 340 minutes and taken 7 shots, 3 coming West Region recognition. Jackson scored 16 goals in 18 matches last on goal. Jackson Drack season, a goals per game average (0.89) that ranked third nationally. The forward was named to the MAC Hermann Award Preseason Watch BATTLE IN GOAL List for the nation’s top collegiate soccer player. Curiously, Jackson will To fill the shoes of graduated senior Kendyl Day, a have to prove himself again in 2017 as the conference’s coaches did not pair of redshirt freshmen are engaged in a position select him as the WAC Preseason Player of the Year, although he did T Y ROPH battle to man the goal for Grand Canyon this season. land a spot on the Preseason All-WAC team. Corey Marques spent the 2016 with the program, 2016 TOP GOAL SCORERS (GOALS PER GAME) redshirting his first season in Phoenix. Jeremy Pollard Marques Pollard comes to GCU after redshirting his one season with the Rank Player School Goals Games Avg. Akron Zips program last year. Both individuals come to Grand Canyon from other 1 Albert Ruiz FGCU 22 20 1.10 2 Cameron Harr Marist 17 19 0.89 countries, with Marques hailing from Ontario, Canada and Pollard coming from 3 Niki Jackson Grand Canyon 16 18 0.89 Sydney, Australia. Both keepers have shown bright spots in 2017 with Marques 4 Gordon Wild Maryland 17 21 0.81 keeping then-No. 14 Creighton scoreless until the 106th minute, while Pollard had 9 5 Chris Arling New Hampshire 15 19 0.79 saves in a home victory over Evansville. WAC RISING: CONFERENCE RPI GCU STADIUM PROVIDES BIG EDGE The Western Athletic Conference is off to a tremendous The much-anticipated inaugural season of GCU Stadium was a huge success, with start collectively in 2017. Out of 24 conference in collegiate attendance for men’s games jumping from 1,039 per match in 2015 to 2,508 per men’s soccer, the WAC’s RPI ranks 4th. match last season. The debut of the facility saw 6,402 fans watch the Lopes double up UCF 4-2 -- the most fans to ever watch a college soccer game in the state. GCU is CONFERENCE RPI off to a good start so far in 2017, ranking fourth in average attendance. Rank Conference RPI 2017 TOP ATTENDANCE (FANS PER MATCH) 1 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) .6060 2 Big Ten Conference .5793 Rank School Fans Matches Average 3 Colonial Athletic Association .5426 1 Maryland 21,920 5 4,384 4 Western Athletic Conference (WAC) .5228 2 Cal Poly 3,907 1 3,907 5 Conference USA .5207 3 UConn 17,626 5 3,525 4 Grand Canyon 3,506 1 3,506 AMONG THE TOUGHEST 5 South Carolina 13,667 4 3,417 6 Utah Valley 6,363 2 3,182 Entering the season, Grand Canyon knew it had a tough non-conference schedule 7 Clemson 9,379 3 3,126 lined up. But there was no predicting that it would be this tough. Four of the Lopes’ 8 Creighton 9,304 3 3,101 five opponents to date have been in the top-25 at some point this season, while 9 Indiana 4,807 2 2,404 Omaha and Pacific remain a perfect 6-0 on the year. GCU’s strength of schedule 10 Michigan State 4,794 2 2,397 ranks 11th nationally. TOUGHEST SCHEDULES COACHING STAFF SHIFT Rank Team Conference Rank Team Conference The Grand Canyon coaching staff added two new 1 Northern Kentucky Horizon 7 Army Patriot members in the offseason to replace departing 2 Virginia Tech ACC 8 Louisville ACC assistants. Hyndman added Kevin Doyle and Tarcisio 3 Rutgers Big Ten 9 Northeastern Colonial ‘Cizo’ Mosnia to his staff for the 2017 season.

4 Florida Int’l C-USA 10 Dartmouth Ivy Kevin Doyle comes to GCU with a long resume of Doyle Mosnia 5 Iona MAAC 11 Grand Canyon WAC impressive coaching stops in collegiate soccer. He 6 LIU Brooklyn NEC 12 UTRGV WAC spent the last five seasons at Air Force and had previous stints as the top assistant at Creighton, as well as assistant coach stops at Virginia Tech, Penn State, William & POLLARD SETS RECORD IN FIRST START Mary, and Mercer. In last week’s home opener against Evansville, redshirt freshmen Cizo Mosnia has an extensive coaching background including an 11-year stint as Jeremy Pollard earned his first collegiate start. It went well for the the head coach at Eastern Illinois, taking over for Hyndman at the time. Under Australia native, finishing the evening with a clean sheet 1-0 victory his direction, the Panthers went 97-75-19 and claimed four Summit League to go along with 9 saves. The 9 saves set a GCU Division I single-game Championships. Mosnia most recently taught and coaches soccer at Belton High record, besting a mark of 8 saves last set by Kendyl Day. Pollard School in Belton, Texas. ‹ 6 › MEN’S SOCCER // NEWS, NOTES, NUMBERS vs. BACK FOR FIFTHS A pair of GCU defenders, Jordan Slack and Amer Sasivarevic, will return for their fifth years at Grand SCOUTING Canyon after both being granted medical redshirt seasons. Slack’s 2015 season was cut short due to injury (limited to just five games) and Sasivarevic’s 2016 was UC RIVERSIDE Slack Sasivarevic ended after just one game. The two bring a tremendous 2016 Record 9-10-1 (4-5-1) Head Coach Tim Cupello amount of experience to GCU’s backline in 2017, combining for 91 games of collegiate 2017 Record 0-4-0 Season 5th experience in their careers with the Lopes. Conference Big West Record at School (thru ‘16) 29-44-9 Conference Finish South 3rd Head Coach Record same BRING ON THE TRANSFERS Postseason Big West Tourn. (0-1) Location Riverside, Calif. GCU’s 2017 roster features a handful of transfers from other four-year schools, with AT-A-GLANCE two returning to their Phoenix-area roots after brief stays elsewhere. »»Riverside began the year with three exhibition matches, drawing with 2016 WAC 2017 TRANSFERS (FROM FOUR-YEAR PROGRAMS) Tournament Champion, UNLV, 3-3. »»The Highlanders opened the regular season with a shutout loss to fellow WAC mem- Player From Hometown ber, CSU Bakersfield, 2-0. Evan Waldrep, Defender Creighton Phoenix, Ariz. »»Including exhibition games, UC Riverside has played three games against opponents Jackson Jellah, Midfielder Portland Phoenix, Ariz. GCU has already played or will play in WAC play, (CSU Bakersfield, Omaha and UNLV) Jeremy Pollard, Goalkeeper Akron Sydney, Australia going 0-2-1 in those games, the one tie the exhibition game against UNLV. Bennett Lehner,Forward Dayton Camas, Wash. »»Ricardo Ruiz and Edward Benito have scored the only two goals for UC Riverside, while goalkeeper Vincent Morales has allowed all seven goals against the Highland- OFFICIALLY OFFICIAL ers. Word was handed down on Wednesday, Aug. 23 that Grand LAST TIME THEY MET Canyon University’s move to NCAA Division I Athletics had been »»This is the first meeting between the two programs. officially approved by the NCAA. The celebratory notice capped off a four-year transition period across all of the school’s 21 varsity sports teams. During that time, GCU athletic teams competed against a fully-Division I schedule, however could not qualify for postseason events such as conference tournaments and/or national tournaments. With the official stamp of approval, the Lopes can now qualify for WAC Tournaments and NCAA Tournaments immediately. SCOUTING GCU accepted an invite to join the Western Athletic Conference on Nov. 27, 2012 and began the transition during the 2013-14 academic year. While ineligible for CAL STATE NORTHRIDGE postseason competition during the transition, Grand Canyon found success during the four years including numerous WAC regular season titles as a department. 2016 Record 9-7-5 (5-2-3) Head Coach Terry Davila During the transitional period, Grand Canyon claimed 14 WAC titles in sports ranging 2017 Record 3-2-0 Season 19th from baseball and softball to golf, tennis and track & field. Conference Big West Record at School (‘16) 260-191-47 Conference Finish South 1st Head Coach Record same #LopesInThePros: TURNING PRO Postseason NCAA Tournament (0-1) Location Northridge, Calif. A couple of members of the 2016 GCU Men’s Soccer AT-A-GLANCE team have joined the professional soccer ranks »»Opening the season at home, CSUN dropped the opener to Loyola Marymount 2-0. following last year. Playing two West Coast Conference teams in the first three games of the season, Freshman defender Hector Montalvo earned All-WAC losing both games to the WCC members (Saint Mary’s the other program). »»The Matadors opened the season with three home games before traveling to WAC and All-West Region honors last season for his defensive Montalvo Rodriguez Nieblas prowess in 2016 and was rewarded with a professional member Utah Valley, winning the game 2-1. »CSUN played in the Grange and Ashwill Invitational the weekend of Sept. 8-10. Facing contract. Montalvo departed GCU to join Tigres in Liga » New Mexico in their first game, the Matadors fell to the Lobos 2-1. MX. Montalvo is a product of the FC Dallas Academy. »»The Matadors have scored eight goals this season and are led by Emmanuel Usen Jr. Graduated senior Jose Rodriguez Nieblas also took who has scored three goals and assisted on another. Henrik Regitnig has played every his talents to the professional level, joining nearby FC Arizona, a Mesa-based club minute in goal for CSUN and has allowed six goals with 19 saves. that competes in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL). Rodriguez Nieblas LAST TIME THEY MET actually got the unique opportunity to compete against his alma mater when the two teams squared off in spring soccer, a 2-2 draw at GCU Stadium. »»This is the fifth meeting between the two programs. CSUN holds a slight edge over GCU with a 2-1-1 record. The last meeting, in 1997 ended with a GCU win 2-1. This will be the first time CSUN plays at GCU.

‹ 7 › MEN’S SOCCER // NEWS, NOTES, NUMBERS vs. THE CHASE FOR 500 WALDREP NAMED TOP IMPACT TRANSFER Currently at 481 career victories, head coach Schellas Hyndman is Creighton transfer Evan Waldrep is coming to Grand Canyon with looking to join the illustrious 500-win club. Already cemented as one high honors. As named by Top Drawer Soccer, Waldrep is one of this of the greatest collegiate soccer coaches ever, Hyndman needs just offseason’s Top 3 Impact Transfers. The midfielder has two seasons 20 victories to reach 500 wins, something that only three coaches under his belt at Creighton and 26 matches. He scored two goals in his have achieved previously. As it stands now, Hyndman is the sixth- freshman campaign including one in the NCAA Tournament. Waldrep Hyndman winningest Division I coach all-time and the second-winningnest returns home to his Phoenix roots where he played for CCV Stars, Real Waldrep active coach. Salt Lake Academy and Vista Grande High School. He reunites with teammates Musa Morris Demos, Jackson Jellah and Damian German. DIVISION-I ALL-TIME VICTORIES From Top Drawer Soccer: Coach Years W L T Pct. “A quality, technical midfielder that spent the past two seasons at Jerry Yeagley 31 544 101 45 .821 Indiana, 1973-2003 Creighton, Waldrep moves closer to home with his transfer to the budding Arizona program. Composed in the middle of the park with a Stephen Negoesco 39 540 172 66 .737 San Francisco, 1962-2000 quality passing range, playing time shouldn’t be a problem for the former Jack Mackenzie 43 516 258 76 .652 U.S. youth international to make an impression in DI soccer.” Quincy, 1696-2011 Michael Parker 34 494 192 33 .710 Lock Haven 1976-83; UNCG 1984-09 TOP IMPACT TRANSFERS (TOP DRAWER SOCCER) *Mark Berson 40 494 231 71 .665 The Citadel 1977; South Carolina 1978-Pres Player From To *Schellas Hyndman Alexander Knox, Defender Wake Forest UCLA Eastern Illinois 1977-83; SMU 1984-07; 33 480 141 52 .752 Evan Waldrep, Midfielder Creighton Grand Canyon Grand Canyon 2015-Pres Cameron Harr, Forward Marist Virginia Tom Martin Trine 1977; West Virginia Wesleyan 1978-85; James 38 478 199 68 .687 SEDONA CERTIFIED Madison 1986-2014 *Bob Warming For the second straight season, the men’s soccer team headed about two hours Transylvania 1976; Berry 1977-81; Charlotte 1982-88; 39 456 230 80 .648 north of campus to Sedona, Ariz. for their preseason training. The 10-day trip Creighton 1990-94; Old Dominion 1996; Saint Louis 1997- 2000; Creighton 2001-09; Penn State 2010-Pres serves not only as a destination with cooler temps, but also as an opportunity to get away from everyday distractions and focus on just soccer while building team John Rennie 36 454 207 48 .674 UMass Dartmouth 1972; Columbia 1973-78; Duke 1979-2007 chemistry in the process. Bob Gray Coach Hyndman: “It’s a beautiful area. The community has really embraced us. It’s Charleston So. 1977; Alderson Broaddus 1978-91; Mobile 40 445 268 60 .614 1992-94; Marshall 1995-2016 an easy ride. We’re up in the altitude so we’re getting a little bit of fitness training too as well as a beautiful environment.” DOUBLE-TRIPLE Some would say that a hat trick is a once-in-a-lifetime achievement. Niki Jackson proved otherwise in 2016 when he recorded two hat tracks in a single season. The first came in GCU’s shutout 3-0 win over IUPUI on Sep. 15 at GCU Stadium. Less than a month later, Jackson posted a road hat trick in a 3-2 win over Houston Baptist on Oct. 6. Jackson was one of just five players in the country to record two Jackson games of three or more goals each. 2016 MULTI-HAT TRICK PLAYERS Player School Game 1 Game 2 3 vs. Hartwick 4 vs. Manhattan Cameron Harr Marist (8/30) (10/19) 3 vs. IUPUI 3 vs. Houston Bapt. Niki Jackson Grand Canyon (9/15) (10/6) 3 vs. Central Bapt. 3 vs. Memphis Niklas Brodacki Central Arkansas (9/2) (10/18) 3 vs. UNCW 3 vs. Rutgers Albert Ruiz FGCU (9/17) (9/27) 3 vs. Memphis 3 vs. Lipscomb Hannes Burmeister Georgia State (8/28) (9/2)

‹ 8 › MEN’S SOCCER // NEWS, NOTES, NUMBERS vs. CONFERENCE EXPANDING SPRING HAS SPRUNG While the WAC will be without a transitioning school this year now that GCU is a fully- Spring soccer provided a great opportunity for Grand Canyon to welcome in some fledged Division I institution, a new transitioning school is set to join the conference of the newcomers to develop chemistry prior to Fall 2017. The Lopes went toe-to-toe for the 2018-19 year. The Western Athletic Conference announced the addition of with some professional competition at GCU Stadium throughout March and April. California Baptist University to the conference on January 13, 2017. The Lancers will With developmental training sessions every morning, the Lopes were then able to begin competition in 15 WAC-sanctioned sports in the 2018-19 academic year. The put their game to the test against some of the top competition on the Southwest. university continues a meteoric rise which will see it begin the transition to Division GCU’s five-game spring schedule consisted of two matches with Phoenix Rising I after just five years at the Division II level, the minimum allowable time period. FC (United Soccer League) as well as one game each against FC Arizona (National The Lancers have had noted success in men’s soccer including an NCCAA Premier Soccer League), University of New Mexico and Yavapai College. Championship in 2011 and 2012. The Lopes are 11-2-1 against the Lancers all-time. Coach Hyndman: “We are very fortunate that we have some professional teams in As the conference sits today, the addition of California Baptist will bring the WAC up the environment that are also looking for their preseason games. We were also able to 12 men’s soccer schools (the most of any WAC sport) and nine full members. The to play New Mexico, an NCAA Tournament-type of team. We were able to do a final school is located in Riverside, Calif., the third WAC men’s soccer school in California game with Yavapai College where we played our second team and got them some (San José State, CSU Bakersfield). playing time.” In the three contests versus the professional soccer teams, the Lopes were able to LOPES PUT IN THE SUMMER TIME record a draw in all three matches. GCU tied Phoenix Rising 2-2 and 1-1 before also Anticipating another program leap in GCU’s first year of Division I postseason tying FC Arizona 2-2. eligibility, most Lopes players chose to be on campus since May for five days per week of building strength in the weight room or fitness on the field. That put Coach Schellas Hyndman’s team in midseason fitness before this month’s 10-day training camp in Sedona, which trickles into making them more apt to be the team that players and coaches envision for a season-opening road trip. “It makes me happy to say that I didn’t even have to organize it,” said GCU senior forward Niki Jackson. “It was more of an individual effort. Everyone wanted to be here. Players wanted to work hard to have a good season. “One of the biggest differences from last year to this year is we’re all on the same page this time. We came in early. We weren’t worried about getting fit. We were already fit. We just worried about our tactics and what we’ll do to solidify wins on and off the field.” Read more >>

LOPES TABBED 5TH PRESEASON In the way preseason polling generally goes, the Lopes were picked to finish fifth in the Western Athletic Conference in 2017 after finishing in fifth place in 2016. Niki Jackson was the lone GCU player to earn All-WAC Preseason honors, but was not named Preseason Player of the Year despite winning the award last season. PRESEASON COACHES POLL ALL-WAC TEAM Rank School Points Pos Name School 1 UNLV (5) 90 F Austin Dewing, Jr. AFA 2 Utah Valley (3) 89 F Paul Hoffmeister, Sr. UVU 3 Seattle U (3) 87 F Niki Jackson, Sr. GCU 4 Air Force 72 F Danny Musovski, Sr. UNLV 5 Grand Canyon 70 M Tucker Bone, Jr. AFA 6 CSU Bakersfield 54 M Timo Mehlich, So. UNLV 7 San José State 37 M Sergio Rivas, Jr. SU 8 UTRGV 33 D Nathan Aune, Jr. SU 9 Incarnate Word 29 D Jamie Carey-Morrell, Sr. CSUB T10 Houston Baptist 22 D Giovanny Vazquez, Sr. UVU T10 Kansas City 22 GK John Wendt, Sr. AFA

‹ 9 › MEN’S SOCCER // THE CONFERENCE vs.

CONFERENCE STANDINGS 2017 STANDINGS CONFERENCE OVERALL SCHOOL W-L PCT PTS W-L PCT H A N STRK Air Force 0-0 0.000 0 4-1 .800 4-1 0-0 0-0 W1 AROUND THE WAC Seattle U 0-0 0.000 0 4-1 .800 3-0 1-1 0-0 W2 WAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Kansas City 0-0 0.000 0 2-0-2 .750 1-0-2 1-0-0 0-0-0 T2 Aug. 28 (Offense)...... Eric McWoods, UMKC Utah Valley 0-0 0.000 0 3-1 .750 1-1 2-0 0-0 W2 (Defense)...... Nathan Aune, Seattle U UTRGV 0-0 0.000 0 2-1-1 .625 0-1-1 1-0-0 1-0-0 W2 Sep. 4 (Offense)...... Ryan Osborne, Incarnate Word CSU Bakersfield 0-0 0.000 0 2-2 .500 1-0 1-2 0-0 L1 (Defense)...... Filippo Errico, UMKC Sep. 11 (Offense)...... Gui Leme, Utah Valley Houston Baptist 0-0 0.000 0 2-2 .500 0-0 1-1 1-1 W1 (Defense)...... Andy Rios, UTRGV San José State 0-0 0.000 0 2-2 .500 2-2 0-0 0-0 W1 Sep. 18 (Offense)...... Incarnate Word 0-0 0.000 0 2-2-1 .500 0-0-0 1-2-0 1-0-1 L1 (Defense)...... Sep. 25 (Offense)...... Grand Canyon 0-0 0.000 0 1-4 .200 1-0 0-4 0-0 L1 (Defense)...... UNLV 0-0 0.000 0 1-4 .200 0-1 1-3 0-0 L4 Oct. 2 (Offense)...... (Defense)...... INDIVIDUAL LEADERBOARDS Oct. 9 (Offense)...... (Defense)...... GOALS ASSISTS POINTS SAVE PCT. Oct. 16 (Offense)...... T-1 T-1 1 1 (Defense)...... 3 2 7 .950 Oct. 23 (Offense)...... Jeremy Romero 8 tied Niki Jackson Filippo Errico San José State Grand Canyon UMKC (Defense)...... Oct. 30 (Offense)...... 3 T-2 6 2 .857 (Defense)...... Niki Jackson Eric McWoods Elliott Rubio Nov. 6 (Offense)...... Grand Canyon UMKC Utah Valley (Defense)...... T-3 3 PRESEASON ALL-WAC 2 6 .846 10 tied Jeremy Romero Andy Rios All-WAC Team San José State UTRGV Austin Dewing Jr. F Air Force Paul Hoffmeister Sr. F Utah Valley Niki Jackson Sr. F Grand Canyon TEAM LEADERBOARDS Danny Musovski Sr. F UNLV Tucker Bone Jr. M Air Force GOALS ASSISTS GOALS AGAINST AVG SAVES Timo Mehlich So. M UNLV T-1 1 1 T-1 Sergio Rivas Jr. M Seattle U 7 8 0.22 21 Nathan Aune Jr. D Seattle U Seattle U Seattle U UMKC UNLV Jamie Carey-Morrell Sr. D CSUB 2 2 Giovanny Vazquez Sr. D Utah Valley 7 7 0.47 21 John Wendt Sr. GK Air Force Air Force Air Force UTRGV Grand Canyon Offensive Player of the Year: Danny Musovski, UNLV T-3 3 3 T-3 Defensive Player of the Year: Nathan Aune, Seattle U 6 6 0.50 20 Incarnate Word San José State Utah Valley Houston Baptist Projected Order of Finish 4 T-4 (1) UNLV, (2) Utah Valley, (3) Seattle U, (4) Air Force, 6 5 0.60 20 (5) Grand Canyon, (6) CSU Bakersfield, UMKC Incarnate Word Seattle U UMKC (7) San José State, (8) UTRGV, (9) Incarnate Word, T-5 5 (T10) Houston Baptist, (T10) Kansas City 6 4 0.60 18 CSUB Grand Canyon Air Force Incarnate Word PAST CHAMPIONS T-6 6 6 Year Regular Season Tournament 5 4 0.95 15 2016 Utah Valley UNLV 3 tied UNLV Houston Baptist CSUB 2015 Seattle U Seattle U 7 7 2014 UNLV UNLV 4 1.50 13 2013 Seattle U Seattle U UMKC Incarnate Word Utah Valley

‹ 10 › MEN’S SOCCER // NOTABLES vs.

BIG GAMES RECORD WHEN MULTI-GOAL GAMES HIGH-POINT GAMES In regulation...... 1-2 In one overtime...... 0-1-0 Date Opponent Result G Player (MGGs) Date Opponent Result Pts Player In two overtimes...... 0-1-0 -- 8/25 Omaha L 2-1 2 Niki Jackson Shutouts...... 1-1-0 9/2 Wisconsin L 3-1 2 Niki Jackson Scoring first...... 1-2-0 9/7 Evansville W 1-0 2 Niki Jackson 0 goals...... 0-1-0 9/10 Pacific L 2-1 2 Damian German 1 goal...... 1-3-0 2 goals...... 0-0-0 3 goals...... 0-0-0 4+ goals...... 0-0-0 Opponent scores first...... 0-2-0 0 goals...... 0-0-0 1 goal...... 0-1-0 2 goals...... 0-0-0 3 goals...... 0-1-0 4+ goals...... 0-0-0 1-goal games...... 1-3 STREAKS CARDS 3+ goal games...... 0-0 At halftime PARTICIPATION ACCUMULATION Lead.....0-2-0 Trail...... 0-1-0 Tied...... 1-1-0 Through 80 minutes STARTS PLAYED Lead.....1-0-0 Trail...... 0-2-0 Tied...... 0-1-0 Player Cur Sea Car Cur Sea Car Player More shots than opponent...... 1-0-0 Afonso 0 1 1 5 5 5 Ramirez, A 3 Less shots than opponent...... 0-4-0 Alanis -- 1 -- -- 1 1 Seye 2 Day -- 1 -- 1 1 1 Equal shots as opponent...... 0-0-0 Drack 5 5 5 5 5 5 Keating 1 More shots on goal than opponent...... 0-1-0 German 3 3 -- 5 5 5 Afonso 1 Less shots on goal than opponent...... 1-3-0 Hughes ------Sasivarevic 1 Equal shots on goal as opponent...... 0-0-0 Jackson 5 5 5 5 5 5 1 More fouls than opponent...... 1-3-0 Jellah -- 1 1 5 5 5 Smith Johnson ------Radilla 1 Less fouls than opponent...... 0-1-0 Keating -- 3 3 -- 4 4 Lehner 1 Equal fouls as opponent...... 0-0-0 Lehner 1 1 1 5 5 5 German 1 More corner kicks than opponent...... 0-1-0 Marques 3 3 3 3 3 3 Less corner kicks than opponent...... 0-4-0 McGlothan 5 5 5 5 5 5 Equal corner kicks as opponent...... 0-0-0 Moreno ------Morris -- 1 1 1 4 4 Score in one half...... 1-3-0 Pollard 2 2 2 3 3 3 Score in both halves...... 0-0-0 Radilla 4 4 4 5 5 5 Opponent scores in one half...... 0-2-0 Ramirez, A 1 1 1 5 5 5 Opponent scores in both halves...... 0-1-0 Ramirez, C ------Rasmussen ------TIME & TEMP Sasivarevic 5 5 5 5 5 5 Seye -- 4 -- -- 4 -- MONTH Shumov ------Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Slack -- 4 -- -- 4 -- 0-2-0 1-2-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 Smith 1 1 1 3 3 3 *any player or coach who reaches an accumulation of five yellow DAY OF WEEK Spitzer ------cards must, by rule, serve a one game suspension in the next Waldrep -- 1 1 -- 1 1 S M T W T F S regularly-scheduled match (includes postseason). 0-2-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-0-0 0-1-0 0-1-0 SHUTOUTS TIME OF DAY (local to site) Before 3:00 3:00 - 4:59 5:00 - 6:59 7:00 or later No. Date Opponent Result Shots SOG Saves Keeper(s) 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 1-3-0 TEMPERATURE (at kickoff) 1 9/7 Evansville W 1-0 18-17 7-9 9 Jeremy Pollard < 50 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-99 100+ 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-3-0 1-0-0 0-0-0

‹ 11 › MEN’S SOCCER // TRACKING vs.

GOAL CHART GOAL TICKER

LOPES LOPES

# Date Opponent Scorer Assist Min. 1 8/25 at Omaha N. Jackson C. Keating 40’ 4 * Keating with back touch to Jackson, one-on-one w/ keeper 2 9/2 at Wisconsin N. Jackson M. Afonso 65’ * Afonso crosses to Jackson for first collegiate assist 3 1 3 9/7 vs. Evansville N. Jackson A. Ramirez 75’ * Jackson redirects ball off free kick to goal 2 4 9/10 at Pacific D. German N. Jackson 25’ * German scores on open net after rebound off Jackson shot

NOTABLES First 5 minutes: 0 Last 5 minutes (reg.): 0 Overtime: 0 First career: 0 Multi-goal games: 0 OPPONENTS # Date Opponent Scorer Assist Min. 1 8/25 at Omaha X. Gomez D. Woods 74’ OPPONENTS *Long shot from right, Marques called for backing into goal 2 8/25 at Omaha E. Hamzat Gomez/Weiler 98’ * breaks by defender, from left box to right corner of net 3 8/27 at Creighton M. Lomis J. Rydstrand 106’ * Header from right off set piece on corner from left 4 9/2 at Wisconsin M. Segbers C. Mueller 5’ * Dribbles into box, past goalkeeper challenge to open net 3 5 9/2 at Wisconsin C. Mueller -- 35’ 7 * Shot from tight left corner, through legs of keeper 2 6 9/2 at Wisconsin M. Catalano -- 48’ 8 5 * -- 6 7 9/10 at Pacific T. Fox T. Blackmon 56’ * dish in the box from the left 4 8 9/10 at Pacific A. Alcala J. Rico-Contr. 62’ * brought it to the middle, sent it in

OFFENSE MONTH-BY-MONTH Month GOALS GOALS PG SHOTS SHOTS PG SHOTS ON GOAL SOG % August 1 0.5 18 9.0 7 .389 September 3 1.0 38 12.7 15 .395 October ------November ------TOTALS 4 0.8 56 11.2 22 .393

GOALS 1ST HALF MOST IN A 1ST HALF 2ND HALF MOST IN A 2ND HALF Lopes 2 1 (2x) 2 1 (2x) Opponent 2 2 (at Wisconsin) 4 2 (at Pacific)

‹ 12 › MEN’S SOCCER // RANKINGS vs.

RPI TRACKER STAT RANKINGS WEEKLY OPPONENTS IN TOP 100 -- Aug. 28 ------Sep. 4 Saves Per Game 4.20 Sep. 11 58th nationally 3rd in WAC Sep. 18 Sep. 25 Oct. 2 RECORD VS. Goals Per Game Niki Jackson 0.60 Oct. 9 RPI 1-24 -- Oct. 16 RPI 25-49 -- 69th nationally 3rd in WAC Oct. 23 RPI 50-74 -- Oct. 30 RPI 75-99 -- Nov. 6 RPI 100-199 -- Nov. 13 RPI 200+ -- NATIONAL POLLS GCU IN THE POLLS Week Coaches TDS Aug. 28 NR NR Sep. 4 NR NR Sep. 11 NR NR Sep. 18 Sep. 25 Oct. 2 Oct. 9 Oct. 16 Oct. 23 Oct. 30 Nov. 6 Nov. 13

COACHES POLL TOP DRAWER SOCCER POLL

RANK SCHOOL PREV RECORD RANK SCHOOL RECORD 1 Indiana (17) 4 4-0-1 1 Indiana 4-0-1 2 Notre Dame (2) 6 4-0-0 2 Maryland 4-0-1 3 Maryland (2) 5 4-0-1 3 Notre Dame 4-0-0 4 Wake Forest (2) 2 4-1-0 4 Virginia 3-0-1 5 Stanford (1) 1 3-1-0 5 Stanford 4-1-0 6 Michigan State 13 5-0-0 6 Wake Forest 4-1-0 7 Syracuse 7 3-0-2 7 Syracuse 3-0-2 8 North Carolina 10 4-1-0 8 Clemson 4-1-0 9 Georgetown 18 4-0-1 9 Omaha 6-0-0 10 Nebraska-Omaha 17 6-0-0 10 Furman 5-0-0 10 Clemson 3 4-1-0 11 Michigan State 5-0-0 12 Virginia 11 3-0-1 12 Massachusetts-Lowell 3-1-0 13 Kentucky 19 3-0-1 13 Louisville 3-1-1 14 Pacific 23 6-0-0 14 UNC Wilmington 4-1-0 15 Furman 20 5-0-0 15 Duke 4-0-1 16 New Hampshire 24 3-0-1 16 North Carolina 4-1-0 17 Louisville 8 3-1-1 17 Kentucky 4-0-1 18 Michigan NR 3-0-2 18 Fairleigh Dickinson 5-0-0 19 Bowling Green NR 5-0-0 19 Michigan 4-0-1 20 Tulsa NR 2-1-1 20 New Hampshire 4-0-1 21 Fairleigh Dickinson NR 5-0-0 21 Pacific 6-0-0 22 NC-Wilmington 15 4-1-0 22 Army 3-2-0 23 Duke NR 4-0-1 23 UC Irvine 3-2-1 24 Western Michigan NR 5-0-1 24 West Virginia 3-0-2 25 Massachusetts-Lowell 12 2-1-0 25 Denver 3-3-0

‹ 13 › MEN’S SOCCER // COACHING STAFF vs.

SCHELLAS HYNDMAN enters his third year at the helm after he was named the third men’s soccer coach at GCU on Jan. 13, 2015. YEAR-BY-YEAR In his two seasons as head coach, Hyndman has taken great strides COLLEGE COACHING RECORD Div. I unless denoted in more than just wins and losses. In 2016 the team debuted at Year Team / School Record GCU Stadium to the largest crowd to watch a college soccer game 1977 Eastern Illinois (Div. II)* 10-4-1 in Arizona history, 6,402 fans. GCU finished No. 7 in the country in 7 average attendance last season with 2,508. While at GCU he has a 1978 Eastern Illinois (Div. II)* 15-5-0 record of 14-19-3 and finished fifth in the WAC in 2016, five spots up 1979 Eastern Illinois (Div. II)* 8 14-4-3 from the year before. 1980 Eastern Illinois (Div. II)* 12-4-0 7 Hyndman brings with him extensive head coaching experience, 1981 Eastern Illinois (Div. I)* 19-2-2 including 31 years of collegiate experience -- 24 years at Southern 1982 Eastern Illinois (Div. I)* 12-3-5 Methodist and the remaining seasons at Eastern Illinois. Hyndman 1983 Eastern Illinois (Div. I)* 16-2-0 has compiled a record of 466-122-49 entering the 2015 campaign, which marks the 12th-highest winning percentage in Division I men’s RECORD AT EASTERN ILLINOIS (7 yrs) 98-24-11 soccer (.770). 1984 Southern Methodist* 10-4-3 1985 Southern Methodist* 17-5-0 Hyndman most recently served as the head coach for FC Dallas of Major League Soccer from 2008-13. He took Dallas to the MLS Cup 1986 Southern Methodist* 15-2-2 Final in 2010, when he was named Coach of the Year. 1987 Southern Methodist* 13-4-1 Before serving as the head coach for FC Dallas, Hyndman took over 1988 Southern Methodist* 12-3-6 SCHELLAS HYNDMAN the SMU men’s soccer program in 1984 and produced winning 1989 Southern Methodist* 15-5-0 seasons in each of his 24 years at the school, finishing with a 368-96- 1990 Southern Methodist* 18-4-1 40 record. With Hyndman at the helm of the men’s soccer program, »»3rd season at Grand Canyon 1991 Southern Methodist* 16-4-1 SMU made 22 NCAA tournament appearances, advancing to the 1992 Southern Methodist* 15-3-3 »»34th season as collegiate head coach quarterfinals 11 times and the College Cup twice. Hyndman won eight conference coach-of-the-year and five regional coach-of-the- 1993 Southern Methodist 11-8-0 »»2010 MLS Coach of the Year (FC Dallas) year honors with the Mustangs. 1994 Southern Methodist* 15-4-1 »»2010 MLS Cup Final appearance Prior to his tenure at SMU, he was named the 1981 National Soccer 1995 Southern Methodist* 16-4-1 »»2000 College Cup appearance (SMU) Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Coach of the Year while 1996 Southern Methodist* 14-5-1 1 4 »»2005 College Cup appearance (SMU) serving as the head coach at his alma mater, Eastern Illinois. That 1997 Southern Methodist* 19-2-1 season, Hyndman’s team finished third in the NCAA playoffs in its 1998 Southern Methodist* 1 15-5-1 »»Qualified for NCAA Tournament in first year at the Division I level. Hyndman was inducted into the EIU 1 4 Hall of Fame in 2001 after taking the Panthers to the NCAA playoffs in 1999 Southern Methodist* 16-4-0 30 of 31 eligible seasons each of his seven seasons. 2000 Southern Methodist* 2 8 20-5-0 2 5 »»11 quarterfinals appearances In 2001, Hyndman was selected to serve as a member of the NSCAA 2001 Southern Methodist* 21-1-0 2 Executive Committee and served as president of the organization 2002 Southern Methodist* 16-1-5 ROAD TO GCU in 2005. He was awarded with the NSCAA Director of Coaching 2003 Southern Methodist* 5 13-6-3 Emeritus title in recognition of outstanding coaching achievements 2004 Southern Methodist* 2 5 16-4-1 Eastern Illinois in 2003, becoming just the fourth coach in the history of the 3 8 organization to achieve the title. 2005 Southern Methodist* 14-6-3 1977 1983 Head Coach 2006 Southern Methodist* 3 6 17-2-4 Following his collegiate playing days, Hyndman played professionally 2007 Southern Methodist* 14-5-2 for the Cincinnati Comets of the American Soccer League in 1975. Southern Methodist RECORD AT SMU (24 yrs) 368-96-40 1984 2007 Head Coach A four-year letterwinner at Eastern Illinois who started for the 1969 2015 Grand Canyon (transitioning) 7-10-0 NAIA championship team, Hyndman earned a bachelor’s degree in 2016 Grand Canyon (transitioning) 7-9-3 FC Dallas physical education in 1973. He then completed his master’s degree in physical education and recreation from Murray State in 1975. 2017 Grand Canyon 1-4-0 2013 2008 Head Coach Hyndman added a degree from EIU in guidance and counseling in RECORD AT GRAND CANYON (3 yrs) 15-25-3 1977. Grand Canyon HC Overall Record (34 yrs) 481-143-54 (.751) 2015 PRES Head Coach * denotes NCAA Tournament qualifier COACHING STAFF 1 Western Athletic Conference Regular Season Championship 2 Missouri Valley Conference Regular Season Championship 3 Conference USA Regular Season Championship KEVIN DOYLE Asst. Coach / Recruiting CIZO MOSNIA Asst. Coach 4 Western Athletic Conference Tournament Championship Doyle comes to GCU for his first season in 2017. Mosnia joins the staff in 2017 after serving as 5 Missouri Valley Conference Tournament Championship Most recently at Air Force, Doyle has a resume high school teacher and soccer coach in Texas. 6 Conference USA Tournament Championship of impressive coaching stops including Creigh- Mosnia previously took over for Hyndman at ton, Virginia Tech and Penn State. Eastern Illinois, winning four league titles. 7 NCAA 3rd Place Finish 8 College Cup Participant, Runner-Up BORIS TEOHAREVIC Volunteer JUAN GONZALEZ Graduate Asst. A graduate of GCU, Teoharevic is active in the Gonzalez is in his third season as the director of Arizona soccer community. He served as the operations graduate assistant after previous head coach at Paradise Valley CC while also stops at LSU, his alma mater, and FC Dallas. working with local clubs throughout the area. Gonzalez handles the day-to-day operations.

‹ 14 › MEN’S SOCCER // GCU STADIUM vs.

With the completion of the new, highly anticipated stadium for the Grand Canyon men’s and women’s soccer programs, the Lopes ushered in a new era of GCU soccer as they began calling one of the country’s preeminent collegiate soccer stadiums home on Friday, Aug. 26, 2016. GCU Stadium is a state-of-the-art facility, which features seating capacity for more than 6,000 spectators and includes an academic wing underneath the stadium. At 41,852-square-feet, the stadium will provide 3,000 shaded individual chairback seats and is located in the heart of GCU’s campus. The all-natural turf is surround by a 10-foot grass berm on three sides to house 3,000 additional spectators. Students and alumni enjoy an exclusive tailgating area on a 2,100-square-foot raised, concrete platform on the east side for extra seating that houses the raucous, nationally-recognized Havocs Student Section. In addition to the pitch, the complex includes a spacious indoor facility that features team locker rooms and a satellite training room. Fans also have access to a Lopes team store and 2016 NCAA DIVISION I MEN’S SOCCER a concession stand. AVERAGE ATTENDANCE GCU Stadium hosted its first competitive match on Friday, Aug. 26, 2016 as the men’s soccer team took on Central Florida. In front of 6,402 fans -- the largest crowd to 4,015 Maryland (Big 10) ever see a collegiate soccer game in Arizona -- the Lopes topped the Knights 4-2. 3,823 UConn (American) In its first season, GCU Stadium averaged 2,508 fans per match for men’s soccer, a mark which ranked No. 7 nationally. 3,463 UC Santa Barbara (Big West) 2,845 Cal Poly (Big West) THE BUZZ Already with the only major college men’s soccer program in the state, Grand Clemson (ACC) 2,636 Canyon now is laying in an elite facility and drawing a rabid following for its fall 2,603 Creighton (Big East) equivalent of football. Jeff Metcalfe, AZ Central This is truly one of a kind. To see soccer taken to heart by faculty, administra- 2,508 Grand Canyon (WAC) tors, students, and management -- that’s something special. Cobi Jones 2,458 South Carolina (SEC) Credit Grand Canyon for creating one of the premier atmospheres in college 2,319 Louisville (ACC) soccer. Bryan Cunningman, UCF Head Coach It was a brilliant atmosphere. They’ll win a lot of games here. 2,298 Portland (WCC) Simon Tobin, San José State Head Coach

‹ 15 › MEN’S SOCCER // SUPERLATIVES vs. INDIVIDUAL HIGHS LAST TIME IT HAPPENED Points 2 (4x), last: Damian German, at Pacific, 9/10/17, L 2-1 TEAM OFFENSE Goals 1 (4x), last: Damian German, at Pacific, 9/10/17, L 2-1 Scored 4 goals (5 goals) vs. UMKC, 10/21/16, W 5-1 Assists 1 (4x), last: Niki Jackson, at Pacific, 9/10/17, L 2-1 Scored 5 goals (5 goals) vs. UMKC, 10/21/16, W 5-1 Scored 6 goals (7 goals) at Point Loma, 10/25/12, W 7-2 Shots 3 (4x), last: German & Lehner, at Pacific, 9/10/17, L 2-1 Scored 7 goals (7 goals) at Point Loma, 10/25/12, W 7-2 Shots on Goal 3, Niki Jackson, at Omaha, 8/25/17, L 2-1 (OT) Scored 8 goals (9 goals) at Hawaii-Hilo, 10/1/11, W 9-0 Saves 9, Jeremy Pollard, vs. Evansville, 9/7/17, W 1-0 Scored 9 goals (9 goals) at Hawaii-Hilo, 10/1/11, W 9-0 Scored 10 goals (12 goals) vs. College of the Southwest, 10/20/88, W 12-3 Took 20+ shots (22 shots) vs. UMKC, 10/21/16, W 5-1 TEAM HIGHS/LOWS Took 25+ shots (30 shots) at Stetson, 9/8/13, T 2-2 Took 30+ shots (30 shots) at Stetson, 9/8/13, T 2-2 HIGHS Took 35+ shots -- Points 3 (4x), last: at Pacific, 9/10/17, L 2-1 Took 15+ shots on goal -- Took 20+ shots on goal -- Goals 1 (4x), last: at Pacific, 9/10/17, L 2-1 Scored 2 goals in a minute at UNLV, 10/14/16, T 2-2 Assists 1 (4x), last: at Pacific, 9/10/17, L 2-1 Scored 3 goals in a half (3 goals) vs. UMKC (2nd Half), 10/21/16, W 5-1 Shots 18, vs. Evansville, 9/7/17, W 1-0 Scored 4 goals in a half -- Shots on Goal 7 , vs. Evansville, 9/7/17, W 1-0 Scored 5+ goals in a half -- Saves 9 , vs. Evansville, 9/7/17, W 1-0 Corner Kicks 4, at Wisconsin, 9/2/17, L 3-1 INDIVIDUAL OFFENSE Had 5 points (6 points) Niki Jackson, at Houston Baptist, 10/6/16 Fouls 19, at Wisconsin, 9/2/17, L 3-1 Had 6 points (6 points) Niki Jackson, at Houston Baptist, 10/6/16 Had 7 points -- Had 8+ points -- LOWS Scored 2 goals (2 goals) Niki Jackson & Damian German, vs. UMKC, 10/21/16 Points 0, at Creighton, 8/27/17, L 1-0 (2OT) Scored 3 goals (3 goals) Niki Jackson, at Houston Baptist, 10/6/16 Goals 0, at Creighton, 8/27/17, L 1-0 (2OT) Scored 4 goals Assists 0, at Creighton, 8/27/17, L 1-0 (2OT) Scored 5+ goals (5 goals) David Hague, vs. Chaminade, 10/14/06 Had 2 assists (2 assists) Alex Halis, vs. UMKC, 10/21/16 Shots 5, at Creighton, 8/27/17, L 1-0 (2OT) Had 3 assists -- Shots on Goal 1, at Creighton, 8/27/17, L 1-0 (2OT) Had 4+ assists -- Saves 2, at Creighton, 8/27/17, L 1-0 (2OT) Took 8 shots (9 shots) Niki Jackson, vs. San José State, 9/30/16 Corner Kicks 2 (2x), last at Creighton, 8/27/17, L 1-0 (2OT) Took 9 shots (9 shots) Niki Jackson, vs. San José State, 9/30/16 Fouls 15, at Creighton, 8/27/17, L 1-0 (2OT) Took 10+ shots (10 shots) Alberto Sanchez-Garcia, vs. Sac State, 9/13/15 Took 4 shots on goal -- Took 5 shots on goal -- Took 6 shots on goal -- OPPONENT HIGHS/LOWS Took 7+ shots on goal -- HIGHS Game-winning goal in OT Alex Halis (1st OT), vs. Sac State, 9/13/15 Scored a goal in 2 straight games (2 games) Niki Jackson, 10/30 - 11/2, 2016 Points 10, at Wisconsin, 9/2/17, L 3-1 Scored a goal in 3 straight games -- Goals 3, at Wisconsin, 9/2/17, L 3-1 Scored a goal in 4 straight games -- Assists 2 (2x), last at Pacific, 9/10/17, L 2-1 Scored a goal in 5+ straight games -- Shots 23, at Creighton, 8/27/17, L 1-0 (2OT) Shots on Goal 9, vs. Evansville, 9/7/17, W 1-0 TEAM DEFENSE Saves 6 , vs. Evansville, 9/7/17, W 1-0 Did not allow a goal vs. Evansville, 9/7/17, W 1-0 Did not allow a goal in 2 straight games (2 games) 10/9 - 10/13, 2012 Corner Kicks 12, at Creighton, 8/27/17, L 1-0 (2OT) Did not allow a goal in 3 straight games (3 games) 10/18 - 10/23, 2010 Fouls 14, at Creighton, 8/27/17, L 1-0 (2OT) Did not allow a goal in 4+ straight games -- Limited opponent to under 5 shots (2 shots) vs. IUPUI, 9/15/16 Limited opponent to under 4 shots (2 shots) vs. IUPUI, 9/15/16 LOWS Limited opponent to under 3 shots (2 shots) vs. IUPUI, 9/15/16 Points 0 , vs. Evansville, 9/7/17, W 1-0 Goals 0 , vs. Evansville, 9/7/17, W 1-0 INDIVIDUAL DEFENSE Assists 0 , vs. Evansville, 9/7/17, W 1-0 Had 5 saves (9 saves) Jeremy Pollard, vs. Evansville, 9/7/17, W 1-0 Had 6 saves (9 saves) Jeremy Pollard, vs. Evansville, 9/7/17, W 1-0 Shots 14, at Wisconsin, 9/2/17, L 3-1 Had 7 saves (9 saves) Jeremy Pollard, vs. Evansville, 9/7/17, W 1-0 Shots on Goal 3, at Creighton, 8/27/17, L 1-0 (2OT) Had 8 saves (9 saves) Jeremy Pollard, vs. Evansville, 9/7/17, W 1-0 Saves 1, at Creighton, 8/27/17, L 1-0 (2OT) Had 9 saves (9 saves) Jeremy Pollard, vs. Evansville, 9/7/17, W 1-0 Corner Kicks 2, at Wisconsin, 9/2/17, L 3-1 Had 10+ saves -- Fouls 6 , vs. Evansville, 9/7/17, W 1-0

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CAREER SEASON HIGHS BIO HIGHLIGHTS 00 G MIN GA AVG SV SV% W L T SHO SF Shots Faced 23 at Creighton 8/27 »» Has started first three games of 2017 season. 2016 Redshirted season Saves 3 at Omaha 8/25 »» Played for Sigma Soccer club of Ontario league and was a member COREY of the Canadian U-20 National Team pool. MARQUES 2017 2 247:52 5 1.82 6 .545 0 3 0 0 45 Goals Allowed 2 (2x) last: at Wisconsin 9/2 Total 2 247:52 5 1.82 6 .545 0 3 0 0 45 »» Chose Grand Canyon because of the “excellent brand new facilities Goalkeeper and good fanbase.” R-Fr. • 6-0 • 160 »» Favorites: movie - Friday Night Lights; place to visit - Florida. Mississauga, Ontario

CAREER (*redshirted 2016 season at Akron) SEASON HIGHS BIO HIGHLIGHTS 1 G MIN GA AVG SV SV% W L T SHO SF Shots Faced 17 vs. Evansville 9/7 »» Has started last two games including recording a GCU Division I record 9 saves in a win over Evansville in his first career start. JEREMY 2016* Redshirted season Saves 9 vs. Evansville 9/7 »» A member of Akron’s 2016 recruiting class that was ranked third POLLARD 2017 3 225:00 3 1.20 14 .824 1 1 0 1.0 39 Goals Allowed 2 at Pacific 9/10 Total 3 225:00 3 1.20 14 .824 1 1 0 1.0 39 nationally. Zips made an NCAA Tournament in his year with program. Goalkeeper »» Played with Manly United FC, Austalian Schoolboy National Team, AC R-Fr. • 6-4 • 190 Milan Academy and Western Sydney Wanderers. Sydney, Australia CAREER SEASON HIGHS BIO HIGHLIGHTS 2 GP/GS G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG%GW PK-ATT MIN Goals ------»» One of four players to start all 19 games last season. » Had one assist in 2016, coming on a Niki Jackson goal in the season JORDAN 2013 13/5 0 0 0 5 .000 2 .400 0 0-0 -- Assists ------» 2014 6/5 0 2 2 2 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 394 Points ------opener against UCF on Aug. 26. SLACK » Career interest is strength and conditioning / performance coach. 2016 19/19 0 1 1 9 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 1567 Shots ------» Defender »» Also ran 1500m and 400m in high school in addition to cross 2017 4/4 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 348 Shots on Goal ------R-Sr. • 5-9 • 160 country. Ashfield, England Total 46/33 0 3 3 17 .000 2 .118 0 0-0 --

CAREER (*played 2014 season at UC San Diego) SEASON HIGHS BIO HIGHLIGHTS 3 GP/GS G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG%GW PK-ATT MIN Goals ------»» Assisted on GCU’s first goal of 2017, a back heel feed to Jackson. » Scored first career goal in a tight game at Seattle U in 2016. CHARLIE 2014* 15/12 0 0 0 13 .000 3 .231 0 0-0 1150 Assists 1 at Omaha 8/25 » 2015 Sat out due to transfer rules Points 1 at Omaha 8/25 »» Transferred from UC San Diego, playing the 2014 season. KEATING » In high school, was named Bay League MVP as a senior and was 2016 16/14 1 2 4 13 .077 5 .385 0 0-0 1229 Shots 2 at Omaha 8/25 » Midfielder Palos Verdes HS (CA) Athlete of the Year. 2017 4/3 0 1 1 5 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 332 Shots on Goal ------Sr. • 6-1 • 165 »» Hobbies outside of soccer include photography, surfing, hiking.. Palos Verdes, Calif. Total 35/30 1 3 5 30 .030 8 .286 0 0-0 2711 CAREER SEASON HIGHS BIO HIGHLIGHTS 4 GP/GS G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG%GW PK-ATT MIN Goals ------»» Played for Real Salt Lake Academy, and favorite moment was playing against Manchester United in the Dallas Cup. NIKOLAI 2017 ------Assists ------Total ------Points ------»» Received All-Conference first team recognition at Casa Grande’s SHUMOV Mission Heights Prep. Shots ------Midfielder »» Hobbies outside of soccer include jiu jitsu, judo and surfing. Shots on Goal ------Fr. • 5-10 • 160 »» Chose GCU because it’s “a new program with tons of potential.” Keaau, Hawaii CAREER SEASON HIGHS BIO HIGHLIGHTS 5 GP/GS G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG%GW PK-ATT MIN Goals ------»» Redshirted the 2016 season due to injury. » Out of Phoenix’s O’Connor HS, ranked a top-75 player nationally by MUSA 2016 Redshirted season Assists ------» 2017 3/2 0 0 0 2 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 84 Points ------Top Drawer Soccer and was 2015 Gatorade Player of the Year. MORRIS-DEMOS » Father, Harry, played collegiate soccer at Santa Clara and spent Total 3/2 0 0 0 2 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 84 Shots 2 at Omaha 8/25 » Midfielder some time in the professional ranks as a reserve. Shots on Goal ------R-Fr. • 5-8 • 150 »» Also considered Portland, Oregon State and Santa Clara. Lagos, Nigeria CAREER SEASON HIGHS BIO HIGHLIGHTS 6 GP/GS G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG%GW PK-ATT MIN Goals ------»» Saw first action at GCU with a start against Wisconsin on Sept. 2. » Two-year team captain and two-year starter at David Suzuki MALIK 2017 4/2 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 145 Assists ------» Total 4/2 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 145 Points ------Secondary School in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. SMITH » Made debut for Canadian national soccer program in 2014 at age 14. Shots ------» Defender »» Played for Toronto FC. Shots on Goal ------Fr. • 6-0 • 180 »» Also enjoys playing basketball and likes to vacation in Spain. Brampton, Ontario CAREER SEASON HIGHS BIO HIGHLIGHTS 7 GP/GS G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG%GW PK-ATT MIN Goals ------»» Received medical redshirt in 2016 after playing one game and getting injured. Returns for fifth season at GCU. AMER 2013 16/16 0 4 4 11 .000 6 .545 0 0-0 -- Assists ------2014 16/16 0 0 0 11 .000 1 .091 0 0-0 1140 Points ------»» Entering the season, has the most career starts (43) on team. SASIVAREVIC » Was an All-State selection at Salt Lake City’s Olympus HS in 2011-12. 2015 15/10 0 0 0 4 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 1167 Shots 3 vs. Evansville 9/7 » Defender »» Played club soccer with Utah Soccer Alliance and the prestigious 2017 5/5 0 0 0 5 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 446 Shots on Goal ------R-Sr. • 5-11 • 170 Real Salt Lake-AZ U18 Academy. Munich, Germany Total 53/48 0 4 4 31 .000 7 .259 0 0-0 -- CAREER SEASON HIGHS BIO HIGHLIGHTS 8 GP/GS G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG%GW PK-ATT MIN Goals ------»» One of four players to start all 19 games last season. » Played for FC Dallas Academy. Has reached the final four of the ALEX 2015 17/11 1 0 2 13 .077 8 .615 0 0-0 1412 Assists ------» 2016 19/19 0 2 2 18 .000 7 .389 0 0-0 1465 Points ------USSDA Academy League, played with the reserves first team of FC RADILLA Dallas, and was called to the Men’s U.S. National Team training. 2017 5/4 0 0 0 5 .000 3 .600 0 0-0 382 Shots 2 (2x) last: vs. Evansville 9/7 Midfielder »» Why GCU? “The environment at this school is incomparable.” Total 41/35 1 2 4 36 .028 18 .500 0 0-0 3259 Shots on Goal 1 (3x) last: vs. Evansville 9/7 Jr. • 5-7 • 160 »» If he wasn’t playing soccer, he’d be playing sand volleyball. El Paso, Texas CAREER SEASON HIGHS BIO HIGHLIGHTS 9 GP/GS G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG%GW PK-ATT MIN Goals 1 (3x) last: vs. Evansville 9/7 »» Has scored 3 goals in 2017 (8/25; 9/2; 9/7). » Named the 2016 WAC Offensive Player of the Year after finishing NIKI 2014 18/16 5 3 13 57 .088 28 .491 0 2-2 1262 Assists 1 at Pacific 9/10 » 2015 16/8 9 1 19 49 .184 20 .408 3 2-2 991 Points 2 (3x) last: vs. Evansville 9/7 third in the country in goals per game (16 goals in 18 matches). JACKSON » Named to the 2017 MAC Hermann Watch List for the nation’s top 2016 18/18 16 2 34 71 .225 35 .493 4 2-3 1426 Shots 3 (2x) last: at Pacific 9/10 » Forward collegiate soccer player. 2017 5/5 3 1 7 11 .273 6 .545 1 0-0 466 Shots on Goal 3 at Omaha 8/25 Sr. • 6-0 • 175 »» Recorded two hat tricks in 2016 (9/15 vs. IUPUI, 10/6 vs. Hou. Bapt.) Scottsdale, Ariz. Total 57/47 33 7 73 188 .176 89 .473 8 6-7 4145

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CAREER (*played 2015-16 seasons at Creighton) SEASON HIGHS BIO HIGHLIGHTS 10 GP/GS G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG%GW PK-ATT MIN Goals ------»» Sustained injury in season opener at Omaha. » Top three Division I “impact transfers” (Top Drawer Soccer). EVAN 2015* 10/0 2 2 6 4 .500 2 .500 0 0-0 266 Assists ------» 2016* 16/2 0 0 0 6 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 530 Points ------»» Notched his second career goal during an NCAA Tournament match WALDREP against Drake on Nov. 22. 2017 1/1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 30 Shots ------Midfielder »» Played for CCV Stars with fellow GCU soccer players Musa Morris Total 27/3 2 2 2 6 .200 2 .333 0 0-0 826 Shots on Goal ------Jr. • 5-11 • 170 and Jackson Jellah, won State Cup three times. Phoenix, Ariz. CAREER SEASON HIGHS BIO HIGHLIGHTS 11 GP/GS G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG%GW PK-ATT MIN Goals 1 at Pacific 9/10 »» Scored the first goal in the history of GCU Stadium against UCF on Aug. 26, 2016. DAMIAN 2015 17/11 2 2 6 25 .080 9 .360 0 0-0 1393 Assists ------2016 19/19 4 3 11 32 .125 10 .312 1 0-0 1595 Points ------»» Trailed only Niki Jackson in goals scored in 2016 (4). GERMAN » Tied for third on team in points (6) as a freshman in 2015. 2017 5/3 1 0 2 7 .143 4 .571 0 0-0 349 Shots 3 at Pacific 9/10 » Forward »» During his senior year of high school, scored 31 times in 40 games. Total 41/33 7 5 19 64 .109 23 .359 1 0-0 3337 Shots on Goal 2 at Pacific 9/10 Jr. • 5-9 • 155 »» U17/U18 top goal scorer for the U.S. Soccer Academy Development. Phoenix, Ariz. CAREER SEASON HIGHS BIO HIGHLIGHTS 13 GP/GS G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG%GW PK-ATT MIN Goals ------»» Nevada State Offensive MVP two years in a row and high school Offensive Player of the Year. JUSTIN 2017 ------Assists ------Total ------Points ------»» Earned Southwest League Offensive Player of the Year after scoring RASMUSSEN 23 goals, the seventh-best mark in the region. Shots ------Midfielder »» Also played with Las Vegas Sports Academy. Shots on Goal ------Fr. • 6-0 • 165 »» Chose GCU because he was “in love with the campus and program.” Las Vegas, Nev.

CAREER (*played 2015-16 seasons at Portland) SEASON HIGHS BIO HIGHLIGHTS 14 GP/GS G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG%GW PK-ATT MIN Goals ------»» Transferred from University of Portland where he spent the last two seasons, playing in all 19 games as a sophomore including 12 starts. JACKSON 2015* 16/6 0 1 1 7 .000 3 .429 0 0-0 623 Assists ------2016* 19/12 3 3 9 19 .158 6 .316 1 1-1 1248 Points ------»» Netted the game-winning goal in Portland’s victory over DePaul in JELLAH 2016; named to the Hensor/Zaher Classic All-Tournament team. 2017 5/2 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 151 Shots ------Midfielder »» Played for CCV Soccer Club with Musa Morris and Evan Waldrep. Total 40/21 3 4 10 26 .115 9 .346 1 1-1 2022 Shots on Goal ------Jr. • 5-9 • 160 »» If he wasn’t playing soccer, he’d be playing basketball. Phoenix, Ariz.

CAREER (*played 2016 season at Dayton) SEASON HIGHS BIO HIGHLIGHTS 15 GP/GS G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG%GW PK-ATT MIN Goals ------»» Transferred from University of Dayton where he spent one season and appeared in 16 games for the Flyers, scoring two goals. BENNETT 2016* 16/3 2 0 4 15 .133 9 .600 1 0-0 717 Assists ------2017 4/2 0 0 0 3 .000 1 .333 0 0-0 146 Points ------»» Named Gatorade Player of the Year for the state of Washington. LEHNER » Scored 59 goals and tallied 32 assists over high school career. Total 20/5 2 0 4 18 .111 10 .556 1 0-0 863 Shots 2 at Pacific 9/10 » Forward »» Played 17 games with the Portland Timbers Academy. Shots on Goal 1 at Pacific 9/10 So. • 5-10 • 160 »» Cites older brother, Evan, as his reason for his passion of soccer. Camas, Wash. CAREER SEASON HIGHS BIO HIGHLIGHTS 16 GP/GS G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG%GW PK-ATT MIN Goals ------»» Has seen action in 13 contests during his two years with the program. CHRISTIAN 2015 12/3 0 1 1 5 .000 4 .800 0 0-0 379 Assists ------2016 1/0 0 0 0 2 .000 1 .500 0 0-0 28 Points ------»» Played for FC Dallas Academy and the US National Team. RAMIREZ » Chose GCU because of the “world class coaching staff” and being in 2017 ------Shots ------» Forward a “great learning environment to achieve my goals academically.” Total 13/3 0 1 1 7 .000 5 .714 0 0-0 407 Shots on Goal ------Jr. • 5-7 • 155 »» Also considered Tulsa, USF, Syracuse, Kentucky and Elon. Dallas, Texas CAREER SEASON HIGHS BIO HIGHLIGHTS 17 GP/GS G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG%GW PK-ATT MIN Goals ------»» Logged first assist of collegiate career on Sept. 2 at Wisconsin. » Was selected to play for the U-23 Reserve side of the Premier MARCO 2017 5/1 0 1 1 1 .000 1 1.000 0 0-0 215 Assists 1 at Wisconsin 9/2 » Total 5/1 0 1 1 1 .000 1 1.000 0 0-0 215 Points ------Soccer League Team, Mpumalanga Black Aces, at Age 17. AFONSO » Also played cricket. Shots 1 at Creighton 8/27 » Midfielder »» Hobbies outside of soccer include fishing and riding motor bikes. Shots on Goal 1 at Creighton 8/27 Fr. • 6-0 • 155 »» Top places to vacation include Thailand and Austria. Sandton, Johannesburg CAREER SEASON HIGHS BIO HIGHLIGHTS 18 GP/GS G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG%GW PK-ATT MIN Goals ------»» Has scored twice during his GCU career including a narrow 2-1 victory at Pacific on Sep. 25, 2015 and at Utah Valley on Oct. 27, 2016. ANDY 2015 11/0 1 0 2 4 .250 2 .500 0 0-0 237 Assists ------2016 13/0 1 0 2 2 .500 1 .500 0 0-0 172 Points ------»» Named Glendale Union District First Team and Division II Sectional ALANIS First Team in 2013-14. 2017 1/0 ------1 .000 1 .000 -- -- 7 Shots 1 vs. Evansville 9/7 Forward »» Brother, Daniel, played soccer at Pine Manor College in Mass. Total 25/0 2 0 4 7 .333 4 .500 0 0-0 416 Shots on Goal 1 vs. Evansville 9/7 R-Jr. • 5-10 • 160 »» Father, Jose Martin, played semi-pro soccer in La Pieda, Michoacan. Glendale, Ariz. CAREER SEASON HIGHS BIO HIGHLIGHTS 20 GP/GS G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG%GW PK-ATT MIN Goals ------»» Returned to the pitch in 2017 after missing time with injuries. » Competed in 19 matches as a freshman in 2014, earning 11 starts. ALEX 2014 19/11 1 1 3 12 .083 3 .250 0 0-0 1109 Assists 1 vs. Evansville 9/7 » 2016 1/0 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 0 0-0 -- Points 1 vs. Evansville 9/7 »» Had both a goald and an assist in a win at UMKC on Oct. 17, 2014. RAMIREZ » Named MVP of his team, District Player of the Year, District First 2017 5/1 0 1 1 4 .000 1 .250 0 0-0 211 Shots 2 (2x) last: at Pacific 9/10 » Midfielder Team, and Second Team All-State in 2011-12 and 2013-14. Total 25/12 1 2 4 17 .059 5 .294 0 0-0 1320 Shots on Goal 1 at Pacific 9/10 Sr. • 5-6 • 160 »» Enjoys watching stand-up comedy shows. Phoenix, Ariz. CAREER SEASON HIGHS BIO HIGHLIGHTS 21 GP/GS G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG%GW PK-ATT MIN Goals ------»» Compiled an impressive prep resume, scoring 65 goals and tallying 32 assists in two seasons. Won state championship in 2016. JOSH 2017 5/5 0 0 0 7 .000 3 .429 0 0-0 340 Assists ------Total 5/5 0 0 0 7 .000 3 .429 0 0-0 340 Points ------»» 2016 Arizona Gatorade Player of Year and Big Schools Player of Year. DRACK » Was named to the Top Drawer Soccer All-American team twice. Shots 3 vs. Evansville 9/7 » Midfielder / Forward »» Has trained with the Portland Timbers Academy. Shots on Goal 1 (3x) last: vs. Evansville 9/7 Fr. • 5-7 • 150 »» Also enjoys playing baseball and basketball and singing. Chandler, Ariz.

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CAREER (*played 2015-16 seasons at Ariz. Western) SEASON HIGHS BIO HIGHLIGHTS 22 GP/GS G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG%GW PK-ATT MIN Shots Faced ------»» Arizona Community College All-Region first team and Scholar All-American. MARLON 2015* 17/5 0 3 3 ------Saves ------2016* 21/21 1 5 7 ------Goals Allowed ------»» One of two players on team to start all 21 games as a sophomore in ATONDO 2016. Scored one goal and assisted on five more. Midfielder / Defender 2017 ------Total 38/26 1 8 10 ------»» Scored 25 goals and assisted on 48 more during his HS career. Jr. • 5-7 • 145 »» Also ran track & field in high school. San Luis, Ariz. CAREER SEASON HIGHS BIO HIGHLIGHTS 23 GP/GS G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG%GW PK-ATT MIN Goals ------»» Appeared in 16 of the Lopes’ games as a freshman last season. » Played for FC Dallas Premier where he was a team Dallas Cup AUSTIN 2016 16/10 0 1 1 8 .000 3 .375 0 0-0 1068 Assists ------» 2017 2/1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 139 Points ------Champion. Qualified for nationals after winning region. DAY » First team All-Region choice in 2016 and second team All-State in Total 18/11 0 1 1 8 .000 3 .375 0 0-0 1207 Shots ------» Defender 2015 as Frisco, TX’s Centennial HS. Shots on Goal ------So. • 5-9 • 145 »» Favorite quote is “Winning is not everything but wanting to win is.” Frisco, Texas CAREER SEASON HIGHS BIO HIGHLIGHTS 26 GP/GS G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG%GW PK-ATT MIN Goals ------»» Played in four games and started once as a freshman for the Lopes. » Played club soccer for Real Salt Lake where he helped the team DANIEL 2016 4/1 0 0 0 3 .000 2 .667 0 0-0 79 Assists ------» 2017 ------Points ------break the national goal record of 150 goals in 37 games in 2015, MORENO chipping in eight of the goals himself. Total 4/1 0 0 0 3 .000 2 .667 0 0-0 79 Shots ------Midfielder »» Helped lead his team to a National Championship game. Shots on Goal ------So. • 5-8 • 150 »» Favorite car is 1975-77 Mustang. Phoenix, Ariz. CAREER SEASON HIGHS BIO HIGHLIGHTS 27 GP/GS G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG%GW PK-ATT MIN Goals ------»» Ready for second year at GCU after redshirting 2016 season. » Helped his club team, Sereno SC, to a State League Championship. BRANDON 2016 Redshirted season Assists ------» 2017 ------Points ------»» Part of a team that competed in Surf Cups finals and was once JOHNSON crowned President’s Day Tournament Champion. Total ------Shots ------Defender »» Was named first team All-City. Shots on Goal ------R-Fr. • 5-10 • 190 »» Also played baseball and football at Phoenix’s Mountain Pointe HS. Tempe, Ariz.

CAREER (*played 2014-15 seasons at Monroe College) SEASON HIGHS BIO HIGHLIGHTS 28 GP/GS G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG%GW PK-ATT MIN Goals ------»» Scored two goals in the debut of GCU Stadium last year against UCF. » Played in 18 of the team’s 19 games in 2016. KHADIM 2014* 13/13 4 2 10 31 .129 15 .484 2 1-1 -- Assists ------» 2015* 14/12 0 1 1 8 .000 3 .375 0 0-1 -- Points ------»» Transferred from Monroe College (New York, N.Y.) where the team SEYE made an appearance in the XV Region Championship. 2016 18/18 2 1 5 26 .077 7 .269 1 1-1 1539 Shots 1 vs. Evansville 9/7 Defender »» NJCAA All-American honors and postseason All-Tournament team. 2017 4/4 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 0 0-0 383 Shots on Goal 1 vs. Evansville 9/7 Sr. • 6-3 • 185 »» At Kent HS (Conn.), led team to league title. Also played basketball. Dakar, Senegal Total 49/47 6 4 16 65 .092 25 .385 3 2-3 -- CAREER SEASON HIGHS BIO HIGHLIGHTS 29 GP/GS G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG%GW PK-ATT MIN Goals ------»» At Bellingham, WA’s Squalicum HS, was a varsity member all four years and the team’s MVP three of the years. TYLER 2017 ------Assists ------Total ------Points ------»» Won State Championship as a freshman, scoring twice in the final. HUGHES » All-State first team member all four years. Shots ------» Midfielder »» Gained experience with Seattle United and Crossfire Academy U18. Shots on Goal ------Fr. • 5-8 • 145 »» If he wasn’t playing soccer, he’d be playing tennis. Bellingham, Wash. CAREER SEASON HIGHS BIO HIGHLIGHTS 33 GP/GS G A PTS SH SH% SOG SOG%GW PK-ATT MIN Goals ------»» Started nearly half of the team’s 19 games a year ago. » Assisted on a Jamie Olabarria goal in the team’s regular season AIDAN 2014 9/4 0 0 0 2 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 528 Assists ------» 2015 3/0 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 25 Points ------finale at Akron last season. McGLOTHAN » At Chandler’s Basha HS, was named Defensive MVP as a senior. 2016 15/9 0 1 1 8 .000 2 .250 0 0-0 923 Shots 2 vs. Evansville 9/7 » Defender »» His favorite high school sports memory was recording a hat trick. 2017 5/5 0 0 0 3 .000 1 .333 0 0-0 473 Shots on Goal 1 at Omaha 8/25 Sr. • 6-4 • 200 »» Also ran cross country in high school and featured a 4.0 GPA. Gilbert, Ariz. Total 31/17 0 1 1 14 .000 3 .167 0 0-0 1949 CAREER SEASON HIGHS BIO HIGHLIGHTS 99 G MIN GA AVG SV SV% W L T SHO SF Shots Faced ------»» Enters fourth season with GCU program. » Named All-Conference and All-Southern Arizona first team as a SHAWN 2014 Redshirted season Saves ------» 2015 0/0 0 0 0.00 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 Goals Allowed ------senior at Sabino HS in Tucson in 2013. SPITZER »» In club soccer, collected 22 shutouts in 30 games as his squad Goalkeeper 2016 1/0 12 0 0.00 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 2017 ------finished third in the state championships. R-Jr. • 6-1 • 185 »» Father, Eric, played college basketball at Pacific. Tucson, Ariz. Total 1/0 12 0 0.00 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0

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GAME 1 GAME 2 GAME 3

FRI. Caniglia Field SUN. Morrison Stadium SAT. McClimon Soccer Complex AUG. Omaha, Neb. AUG. Omaha, Neb. SEPT. Madison, Wisc. 25 4 p.m. MST | Attendance: 853 27 5 p.m. MST | Attendance:1326 2 5 p.m. MST | Attendance:1391

14 0-1-0 1-0-0 0-2-0 1-1-0 0-3-0 1-0-2 1 2 0 1 1 3 5’ | Mark Segbers (1)

SHOTS 1 2 OT T SHOTS 1 2 OT 2OT T SHOTS 1 2 T GCU 5 7 1 13 (6) GCU 2 3 0 0 5 (1) GCU 5 3 8 (3) OMAHA 5 8 2 15 (5) CREIGHTON 9 6 5 3 23 (3) WISCONSIN 7 7 14 (6) SAVES 1 2 OT T SAVES 1 2 OT 2OT T SAVES 1 2 T GCU 1 2 0 3 GCU 1 0 1 0 2 GCU 1 2 3 OMAHA 2 2 1 5 CREIGHTON 0 1 0 0 1 WISCONSIN 2 0 2 CORNER KICKS 1 2 OT T CORNER KICKS 1 2 OT 2OT T CORNER KICKS 1 2 T GCU 1 1 0 2 GCU 0 3 1 0 4 GCU 2 2 4 OMAHA 4 3 0 7 CREIGHTON 7 2 1 2 12 WISCONSIN 2 0 2 FOULS 1 2 OT T FOULS 1 2 OT 2OT T FOULS 1 2 T GCU 10 6 0 16 GCU 8 7 0 0 15 GCU 10 9 19 OMAHA 3 5 0 8 CREIGHTON 6 6 1 1 14 WISCONSIN 4 9 13

IN 100 WORDS... IN 100 WORDS... IN 100 WORDS... After scoring the first goal of the game, Grand Canyon For the second time in as many matches, GCU allowed Grand Canyon ended its three-game stretch of road went on to lose to Omaha in overtime, 2-1, in the sea- an overtime goal and dropped a tough decision to No. games to open the season with a 3-1 loss to Wisconsin. son opener. The Mavericks (1-0-0) used an impressive 14 Creighton. The Bluejays’ golden goal came in the In the process, Niki Jackson picked up his second game-winning goal to the top right corner of the net 106th minute, ending the match just four minutes shy goal of the season. Jackson cut the Badgers’ lead to to complete the comeback win over GCU (0-1-0). of ending in a scoreless draw. two with his goal in the 65th minute. Freshman Marco Afonso was credited with the assist, the first of his Niki Jackson scored his first goal of the season in the Hyndman was impressed with the Lopes’ effort collegiate career. 40th minute on a nice entry from Charlie Keating. GCU against a top team, but noted that Creighton had GCU led for nearly 35 minutes, before controversy struck back on its heels for most of the contest. Unlike GCU’s first two matches of the season where when an official ruled that goalkeeper Corey Marques neither opponent was able to score in the first 70 Creighton finally broke through off of a set piece on stepped too far back into the goal when he made minutes, Wisconsin got on the board early. After Amer a corner in the 106th. Subbing in a taller player, the a save. The call sent the game to OT where Omaha Sasivarevic took the game’s first shot, the Badgers Bluejays scored on a header off the corner. prevailed. quickly responded with a goal just 4:04 into the game. ‹ 20 › MEN’S SOCCER // GAME-BY-GAME vs.

GAME 4 GAME 5

THUR. GCU Stadium SUN. Knoles Field SEPT. Phoenix, Ariz. SEPT. Stockton, Calif. 7 7 p.m. MST | Attendance: 3506 10 7 p.m. MST | Attendance: 300

23 4-1-0 1-3-0 1-4-0 6-0-0 0 1 1 2

25’ | Damian German (1)

56’ | Tyson Fox (2) 62’ | Alfredo Alcala (2) 75’ | Niki Jackson (3)

TEAM STATS TEAM STATS

SHOTS 1 2 T SHOTS 1 2 T EVANSVILLE 7 10 17 (9) GCU 7 5 12 (5) GCU 2 16 18 (7) PACIFIC 7 8 15 (6) SAVES 1 2 T SAVES 1 2 T EVANSVILLE 1 5 6 GCU 0 4 4 GCU 4 5 9 PACIFIC 3 1 4 CORNER KICKS 1 2 T CORNER KICKS 1 2 T EVANSVILLE 5 4 9 GCU 0 1 1 GCU 0 3 3 PACIFIC 4 3 7 FOULS 1 2 T FOULS 1 2 T EVANSVILLE 2 4 6 GCU 2 2 4 GCU 6 1 7 PACIFIC 4 8 12

IN 100 WORDS... IN 100 WORDS... In another amazing home opener at GCU Stadium, the Thanks to an early goal from Damian German -- his Lopes pleased a crowd of 3,506 by bringing home a first of the season -- the Lopes led undefeated and No. victory for the first time in 2017. 23-ranked Pacific 1-0 at the break. In the 75th minute, Alex Ramirez took a free kick The tides turned in the second half, however, with the from well outside the box. After grazing the head of Tigers scoring twice in a 10-minute span. This gave a Purple Aces’ defender, Niki Jackson headed the ball the home team a 2-1 lead with under 30 minutes to into the net for his third goal of the year. play, and they would not relinquish the lead. Jeremy Pollard set the GCU Division I record with 9 Grand Canyon dropped its third game by a one-goal saves, coming in the redshirt freshmen’s first ever margin this season, all coming against top-25 com- collegiate start. Pollard relied heavily on the crossbar, petition. The Lopes were without three starters in which prevented Evansville from 3 or 4 scores alone. Charlie Keating, Jordan Slack and Khadim Seye.

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