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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. 7 | GCU STADUM (6,000) | PHOENIX, ARIZ. GRAND CANYON (RV) EVANSVILLE »» Head Coach: Marshall Ray (3rd) LOPES »» Offensive Standout: Ian McGrath (Sr.) PURPLE ACES Has scored 5 goals in four matches this year with 2 assists (12 pts) (0-3-0, 0-0-0 WAC) (4-0-0, 0-0-0 MVC) »» Probable Keeper: Matthew Keller (Sr.) V 13 saves and 3 goals allowed in four matches this season S SUNDAY, SEPT. 10 | KNOLES FIELD | STOCKTON, CALIF. »» Head Coach: Schellas Hyndman (3rd) »» Offensive Standout: Niki Jackson (Sr.) »» Head Coach: Ryan Jorden (4th) 2016 WAC POY, 16 goals in 18 games last year (3rd in Div. I) #23 PACIFIC »» Offensive Standout: Tristan Blackmon (Sr.) »» Probable Keeper: Corey Marques / Jeremy Pollard TIGERS Returning point-leader from 2016, has scored twice in 2017 Engaged in position battle to fill shoes of graduated Kendyl Day »» Probable Keeper: Curtis Goldsmith (4-0-0, 0-0-0 WCC) 13 saves and 3 goals allowed in four matches this season

WATCH FOLLOW ANALYZE READ 2017 SCHEDULE & RESULTS THU - YurView (Ch. 4) / ESPN3 SUN - TheW.tv @GCU_MSoccer GCUStats.com GCULopes.com 0-3-0 / 0-0-0 WAC / 0-0-0 H / 0-3-0 A / 0-0-0 N AUGUST SERIES HISTORY AT A GLANCE Aug. 25 at Omaha L, 2-1 (OT) vs. Evansville »»Grand Canyon is looking to win its fourth consecutive home Aug. 27 at 14 Creighton L, 1-0 (2OT) »»First meeting between schools opener after beating UCF (2016), Green Bay (2015) and SEPTEMBER Pacific (2014). All-time, GCU is 23-6-3 in home openers. vs. Pacific (4th meeting, last meeting 9/18/16 - L 2-1) Sept. 2 at Wisconsin L, 3-1 »»GCU knew the opening part of its schedule would be »»GCU leads series 2-1 (0-1 in Stockton) RV (YurView / ESPN3) difficult, but it’s shaping up to be tougher than expected. Sept. 7 Evansville 7 p.m. Sept. 10 at 23 Pacific 7 p.m. PROJECTED STARTERS Of the first five opponents, four of them currently are in the Top 25 or have received Top 25 votes. That’s without Sept. 14 UC Riverside 7 p.m. based on last match mentioning an exhibition at then-No. 20 New Mexico. 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 five of the next six matches at home. 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 Oct. 13 Incarnate Word* 4 p.m. 6 Smith scored GCU’s first goal of the year at Omaha on Aug. 25. 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- 00 Marques 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 »»Coach Schellas Hyndman begins his third season at the 4 helm, just 20 victories away from 500 for his career. Only 0-3-0 W-L 4-0-0 4-0-0 OPPONENTS 5 three Division I Men’s Soccer coaches have reached 500. ---OFFENSE--- 0.7 G / G 4.3 2.5 8.7 20.8 11.0 5 LAST TIME OUT SH / G 4 .077 SH% .205 .227 3 »»In the lone match of the weekend, Wisconsin got out to a .385 SOG% .542 .568 2 quick start, scoring in the fifth minute, and didn’t look back ---DEFENSE--- 1

GRAND CANYON in a 3-1 victory. Head to Page 20 for more details.>> 2.0 GA / G 0.8 0.8 1 2.7 SV / G 3.3 3.3 2 WHAT’S NEXT .571 SV% .813 .813 3 ---MISCELLANEOUS--- 4 »»Following this weekend, GCU hosts four straight home OPPONENTS 16.7 FL / G 13.0 9.0 5 matches including the opening of WAC play on Oct. 1. 9 / 0 YC / RC 5 / 0 3 / 1 ‹ 1 › MEN’S SOCCER // MEDIA INFORMATION vs.

SUMMED UP LAST THREE GAMES Current placing 11th FRIDAY, AUG. 25 SUNDAY, AUG. 27 SATURDAY, SEPT. 2 Current streak L-3 OMAHA, NEB. OMAHA, NEB. MADISON, WISC. Longest winning streak -- Longest unbeaten streak -- 1 2 OT T 1 2 OT 2OT T 1 2 T GCU 1 0 0 1 GCU 0 0 0 0 GCU 0 1 Longest losing streak 3 0 1 UNO 0 1 1 2 Creighton 0 0 0 1 1 WISC 2 1 3 Last 5 0-3-0 Last 10 0-3-0 Day games (before 6 p.m.) -- Night games (6 p.m. or later) 0-3-0 TO THE MEDIA INJURY INFORMATION vs. top-25 teams 0-1-0 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 5-3-1 (.625) 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 325-237-53 (.572) to media that cover GCU on a regular basis. Media Division I 23-48-7 (.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

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RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 0-3 0-0 0-3 0-0 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 0-3 0-0 0-3 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 3 2 0 4 6 . 3 3 4 . 6 6 0 0 - 0 Aug 27 at #14 Creighton L o 2 0-1 1326 2 Slack, Jordan 3 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 - 0 Sep 02 at Wisconsin L 1-3 1391 5 Morris-Demos, Mus 3 0 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 - 0 7 Sasivarevic, Amer 3 0 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 - 0 TEAM STATISTICS GCU OPP 8 Radilla, Alex 3 0 0 0 3 . 0 0 2 . 6 6 0 0 - 0 SHOT STATISTICS 10 Waldrep, Evan 1 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 - 0 Goals-Shot attempts 2-26 6-52 15 Lehner, Bennett 2 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 - 0 Goals scored per game 0.67 2.00 21 Drack, Josh 3 0 0 0 3 . 0 0 2 . 6 6 0 0 - 0 Shot pct. . 0 7 7 . 1 1 5 28 Seye, Khadim 3 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 - 0 Shots on goal-Attempts 10-26 14-52 33 McGlothan, Aidan 3 0 0 0 1 . 0 0 1 1.00 0 0 - 0 SOG pct. . 3 8 5 . 2 6 9 11 German, Damian 3 0 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 - 0 S h o t s / G a m e 8.7 17.3 14 Jellah, Jackson 3 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 - 0 GOAL BREAKDOWN 17 Afonso, Marco 3 0 1 1 1 . 0 0 1 1.00 0 0 - 0 P e n a lt y 0 0 20 Ramirez, Alex 3 0 0 0 2 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 - 0 U n a s s is t e d 0 2 23 Day, Austin 1 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 - 0 O v e r t im e 0 2 6 Smith, Malik 2 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 - 0 CORNER KICKS 10 21 3 Keating, Charlie 3 0 1 1 3 . 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 - 0 Goals off corners 0 1 Total 3 2 2 6 26 . 0 7 10 . 3 8 0 0 - 0 PENALTY KICKS 0-0 0-0 Opponents 3 6 5 17 52 . 1 1 14 . 2 6 3 0 - 0 OFFSIDES 3 9 PENALTIES ## Goalie GP Min. GA GAAvg Save Pct W-L-T Sho F o u ls 50 35 00 Marques, Corey 3 247:52 5 1.82 6 . 5 4 5 0-3-0 0.0 Yellow cards 9 3 1 Pollard, Jeremy 1 45:00 1 2.00 2 . 6 6 7 0-0-0 0.0 Red cards 0 0 Total 3 292:52 6 1.84 8 . 5 7 1 0-3-0 0 ATTENDANCE Opponents 3 292:52 2 0.61 8 . 8 0 0 3-0-0 1 T o t a l 0 3570 Dates/Avg Per Date 0/0 3/1190 Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Neutral Site #/Avg 0/0 Grand Canyon 1 1 0 0 2 Opponents 2 2 1 1 6

Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Grand Canyon 12 13 1 0 26 Opponents 21 21 7 3 52

Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Grand Canyon 3 4 1 0 8 Opponents 4 3 1 0 8

Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Grand Canyon 3 6 1 0 10 Opponents 13 5 1 2 21

Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Grand Canyon 28 22 0 0 50 Opponents 13 20 1 1 35

‹ 5 › MEN’S SOCCER // NEWS, NOTES, NUMBERS vs. JACKSON YEAR 4 GCU STADIUM PROVIDES BIG EDGE Senior forward Niki Jackson is back for his final season with the The much-anticipated inaugural season of GCU Stadium was a huge success, with Lopes. The Scottsdale, Ariz. native is easily Grand Canyon’s most attendance for men’s games jumping from 1,039 per match in 2015 to 2,508 per decorated Division I soccer player, coming off of a year where he was match last season. The debut of the facility saw 6,402 fans watch the Lopes double named the WAC Offensive Player of the Year and earned NSCAA All- up UCF 4-2 -- the most fans to ever watch a college soccer game in the state. West Region recognition. Jackson scored 16 goals in 18 matches last Jackson (FANS PER MATCH) season, a goals per game average (0.89) that ranked third nationally. 2016 TOP ATTENDANCE The forward was named to the MAC Hermann Award Preseason Watch Rank School Fans Matches Average List for the nation’s top collegiate soccer player. Curiously, Jackson will 1 Maryland 52,189 13 4,015 have to prove himself again in 2017 as the conference’s coaches did not 2 UConn 38,225 10 3,823 3 UC Santa Barbara 38,093 11 3,463 select him as the WAC Preseason Player of the Year, although he did T ROPH Y land a spot on the Preseason All-WAC team. 4 Cal Poly 22,762 8 2,845 5 Clemson 36,903 14 2,636 2016 TOP GOAL SCORERS (GOALS PER GAME) 6 Creighton 33,836 13 2,603 Rank Player School Goals Games Avg. 7 Grand Canyon 22,568 9 2,508 1 Albert Ruiz FGCU 22 20 1.10 8 South Carolina 29,493 12 2,458 2 Cameron Harr Marist 17 19 0.89 9 Louisville 32,463 14 2,319 3 Niki Jackson Grand Canyon 16 18 0.89 10 Portland 18,382 8 2,298 4 Gordon Wild Maryland 17 21 0.81 5 Chris Arling New Hampshire 15 19 0.79 COACHING STAFF SHIFT The Grand Canyon coaching staff added two new WALDREP NAMED TOP IMPACT TRANSFER members in the offseason to replace departing Creighton transfer Evan Waldrep is coming to Grand Canyon with assistants. Hyndman added Kevin Doyle and Tarcisio high honors. As named by Top Drawer Soccer, Waldrep is one of this ‘Cizo’ Mosnia to his staff for the 2017 season. offseason’s Top 3 Impact Transfers. The midfielder has two seasons Kevin Doyle comes to GCU with a long resume of Doyle Mosnia under his belt at Creighton and 26 matches. He scored two goals in his impressive coaching stops in collegiate soccer. He freshman campaign including one in the NCAA Tournament. Waldrep Waldrep spent the last five seasons at Air Force and had previous stints as the top assistant returns home to his Phoenix roots where he played for CCV Stars, Real at Creighton, as well as assistant coach stops at Virginia Tech, Penn State, William & Salt Lake Academy and Vista Grande High School. He reunites with Mary, and Mercer. teammates Musa Morris Demos, Jackson Jellah and Damian German. Cizo Mosnia has an extensive coaching background including an 11-year stint as From Top Drawer Soccer: the head coach at Eastern Illinois, taking over for Hyndman at the time. Under “A quality, technical midfielder that spent the past two seasons at his direction, the Panthers went 97-75-19 and claimed four Summit League Creighton, Waldrep moves closer to home with his transfer to the Championships. Mosnia most recently taught and coaches soccer at Belton High budding Arizona program. Composed in the middle of the park with a School in Belton, Texas. quality passing range, playing time shouldn’t be a problem for the former U.S. youth international to make an impression in DI soccer.” BACK FOR FIFTHS A pair of GCU defenders, Jordan Slack and Amer TOP IMPACT TRANSFERS (TOP DRAWER SOCCER) Sasivarevic, will return for their fifth years at Grand Canyon after both being granted medical redshirt Player From To seasons. Slack’s 2015 season was cut short due to injury Alexander Knox, Defender Wake Forest UCLA (limited to just five games) and Sasivarevic’s 2016 was Slack Sasivarevic Evan Waldrep, Midfielder Creighton Grand Canyon ended after just one game. The two bring a tremendous Cameron Harr, Forward Marist Virginia amount of experience to GCU’s backline in 2017, combining for 91 games of collegiate BATTLE IN GOAL experience in their careers with the Lopes. To fill the shoes of graduated senior Kendyl Day, a BRING ON THE TRANSFERS pair of redshirt freshmen are engaged in a position battle to man the goal for Grand Canyon this season. GCU’s 2017 roster features a handful of transfers from other four-year schools, with Corey Marques spent the 2016 with the program, two returning to their Phoenix-area roots after brief stays elsewhere. redshirting his first season in Phoenix. Jeremy Pollard Marques Pollard 2017 TRANSFERS (FROM FOUR-YEAR PROGRAMS) comes to GCU after redshirting his one season with the Akron Zips program last year. Both individuals come to Grand Canyon from other Player From Hometown Evan Waldrep, Defender Creighton Phoenix, Ariz. countries, with Marques hailing from Ontario, Canada and Pollard coming from Jackson Jellah, Midfielder Portland Phoenix, Ariz. Sydney, Australia. The duo has split time during matches over the course of spring Jeremy Pollard, Goalkeeper Akron Sydney, Australia exhibitions and a preseason fall exhibition. Bennett Lehner,Forward Dayton Camas, Wash.

‹ 6 › MEN’S SOCCER // NEWS, NOTES, NUMBERS vs. OFFICIALLY OFFICIAL Word was handed down on Wednesday, Aug. 23 that Grand Canyon University’s move to NCAA Division I Athletics had been SCOUTING 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 EVANSVILLE competed against a fully-Division I schedule, however could 2016 Record 10-8-3 (4-2-2) Head Coach Marshall Ray not qualify for postseason events such as conference tournaments and/or national 2017 Record 4-0-0 Season 3rd tournaments. With the official stamp of approval, the Lopes can now qualify for WAC Conference Missouri Valley Record at School (thru ‘16) 13-21-3 Tournaments and NCAA Tournaments immediately. Conference Finish 3rd Head Coach Record same GCU accepted an invite to join the Western Athletic Conference on Nov. 27, 2012 Postseason MVC Tournament (1-1) Location Evansville, Ind. and began the transition during the 2013-14 academic year. While ineligible for AT-A-GLANCE postseason competition during the transition, Grand Canyon found success during the four years including numerous WAC regular season titles as a department. »»After opening the season with a 9-0 blowout of a Division III opponent, Evansville has During the transitional period, Grand Canyon claimed 14 WAC titles in sports ranging reeled off three additional victories to start the season 4-0. The Purple Aces have from baseball and softball to golf, tennis and track & field. downed Marshall (1-0), Milwaukee (3-2) and Northern Illinois (4-1). »»The 4-0 start for Evansville is the best the program has seen since also starting 4-0 in 2012. THE CHASE FOR 500 »»Last year, GCU and Evansville had two common opponents in Utah Valley and Portland. Currently at 480 career victories, head coach Schellas Hyndman is GCU lost to both the Wolverines and Pilots, while the Purple Aces also lost to UVU looking to join the illustrious 500-win club. Already cemented as one while tying Portland. »»Senior midfielder Ian McGrath was tabbed a second-team preseason All-America of the greatest collegiate soccer coaches ever, Hyndman needs just selection by College Soccer News. 20 victories to reach 500 wins, something that only three coaches »»Evansville earned one first-place vote in the Missouri Valley Conference preseason have achieved previously. As it stands now, Hyndman is the sixth- Hyndman poll and were picked to finish second in the standings. winningest Division I coach all-time and the second-winningnest active coach. LAST TIME THEY MET DIVISION-I ALL-TIME VICTORIES »»This is the first meeting between the two programs. Coach Years W L T Pct. Jerry Yeagley 31 544 101 45 .821 Indiana, 1973-2003 Stephen Negoesco 39 540 172 66 .737 San Francisco, 1962-2000 SCOUTING Jack Mackenzie 43 516 258 76 .652 Quincy, 1696-2011 PACIFIC Michael Parker 34 494 192 33 .710 Lock Haven 1976-83; UNCG 1984-09 2016 Record 13-4-2 (4-1-2) Head Coach Ryan Jorden 2017 Record 4-0-0 Season 4th *Mark Berson 40 494 231 71 .665 The Citadel 1977; South Carolina 1978-Pres Conference WCC Record at School (thru ‘16) 17-34-3 *Schellas Hyndman Conference Finish 2nd Head Coach Record 77-64-13 Eastern Illinois 1977-83; SMU 1984-07; 33 480 141 52 .752 Postseason NCAA Tournament (1-1) Location Stockton, Calif. Grand Canyon 2015-Pres Tom Martin Trine 1977; West Virginia Wesleyan 1978-85; James 38 478 199 68 .687 AT-A-GLANCE Madison 1986-2014 »»A relatively new program, Pacific made a gigantic leap forward in NCAA Men’s Soccer *Bob Warming last year. The Tigers went from 1-15-1 in 2015 to last year’s NCAA Tournament run. Transylvania 1976; Berry 1977-81; Charlotte 1982-88; 39 456 230 80 .648 Ryan Jorden was tabbed to lead the new program after a stint a future WAC member, Creighton 1990-94; Old Dominion 1996; Saint Louis 1997- California Baptist. 2000; Creighton 2001-09; Penn State 2010-Pres »»To begin this season, the Tigers are off to a 4-0 start entering the weekend. Pacific John Rennie 36 454 207 48 .674 has defeated Sacramento State, Virginia Tech and James Madison on the road while UMass Dartmouth 1972; Columbia 1973-78; Duke 1979-2007 blasting fellow WAC member, CSU Bakersfield, at home, 5-2. Bob Gray »»Before Sunday’s meeting between the Lopes and Tigers, Pacific will take on another Charleston So. 1977; Alderson Broaddus 1978-91; Mobile 40 445 268 60 .614 1992-94; Marshall 1995-2016 WAC opponent in reigning WAC Tournament Champion, UNLV. LAST TIME THEY MET »»Pacific stole a victory at GCU Stadium when the Tigers scored on a golden goal in overtime to defeat Grand Canyon 2-1. »»Julio Cervantes gave the Tigers a 16th minute lead until GCU responded in the 55th with an Alex Halis goal to tie up the score. Tristan Blackmon ended the game eight minutes into the first overtime with his first goal of the season.

‹ 7 › MEN’S SOCCER // NEWS, NOTES, NUMBERS vs. #LopesInThePros: TURNING PRO SEDONA CERTIFIED A couple of members of the 2016 GCU Men’s Soccer For the second straight season, the men’s soccer team headed about two hours team have joined the professional soccer ranks north of campus to Sedona, Ariz. for their preseason training. The 10-day trip following last year. serves not only as a destination with cooler temps, but also as an opportunity to Freshman defender Hector Montalvo earned All-WAC get away from everyday distractions and focus on just soccer while building team chemistry in the process. and All-West Region honors last season for his defensive Montalvo Rodriguez Nieblas prowess in 2016 and was rewarded with a professional Coach Hyndman: “It’s a beautiful area. The community has really embraced us. It’s contract. Montalvo departed GCU to join Tigres in Liga an easy ride. We’re up in the altitude so we’re getting a little bit of fitness training too MX. Montalvo is a product of the FC Dallas Academy. as well as a beautiful environment.” Graduated senior Jose Rodriguez Nieblas also took his talents to the professional level, joining nearby FC Arizona, a Mesa-based club that competes in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL). Rodriguez Nieblas 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.

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 Jackson was one of just five players in the country to record two A LOOK AT THE COMPETITION games of three or more goals each. Grand Canyon is set to face a challenging 2017 slate of games with four against 2016 MULTI-HAT TRICK PLAYERS teams who made a trip to the NCAA Tournament last season and three teams who Player School Game 1 Game 2 are in one of the major top-25 polls. 6 of GCU’s 8 non-conference opponents finished 3 vs. Hartwick 4 vs. Manhattan with above-.500 records last season. The combined winning percentage of the Cameron Harr Marist (8/30) (10/19) eight non-conference opponents is .581. Take out an underwhelming 6-10-2 mark 3 vs. IUPUI 3 vs. Houston Bapt. from Oral Roberts and the mark jumps to .606. Toss in WAC opponents and Grand Niki Jackson Grand Canyon (9/15) (10/6) Canyon’s opponent winning percentage sits at .510 for all 18 opponents. 3 vs. Central Bapt. 3 vs. Memphis Niklas Brodacki Central Arkansas OPPONENTS IN PRESEASON POLLS (9/2) (10/18) 3 vs. UNCW 3 vs. Rutgers Top Drawer College Soccer Albert Ruiz FGCU (9/17) (9/27) Opponent Coaches Soccer News 3 vs. Memphis 3 vs. Lipscomb Hannes Burmeister Georgia State Creighton 14 9 14 (8/28) (9/2) Utah Valley -- 16 RV

Pacific -- -- 30

CONFERENCE EXPANDING While the WAC will be without a transitioning school this year now that GCU is a fully- fledged Division I institution, a new transitioning school is set to join the conference for the 2018-19 year. The Western Athletic Conference announced the addition of California Baptist University to the conference on January 13, 2017. The Lancers will begin competition in 15 WAC-sanctioned sports in the 2018-19 academic year. The university continues a meteoric rise which will see it begin the transition to Division I after just five years at the Division II level, the minimum allowable time period. The Lancers have had noted success in men’s soccer including an NCCAA Championship in 2011 and 2012. The Lopes are 11-2-1 against the Lancers all-time. As the conference sits today, the addition of California Baptist will bring the WAC up to 12 men’s soccer schools (the most of any WAC sport) and nine full members. The school is located in Riverside, Calif., the third WAC men’s soccer school in California (San José State, CSU Bakersfield). ‹ 8 › MEN’S SOCCER // NEWS, NOTES, NUMBERS vs. LOPES PUT IN THE SUMMER TIME LOPES TABBED 5TH PRESEASON Anticipating another program leap in GCU’s first year of Division I postseason In the way preseason polling generally goes, the Lopes were picked to finish fifth eligibility, most Lopes players chose to be on campus since May for five days per week in the Western Athletic Conference in 2017 after finishing in fifth place in 2016. Niki of building strength in the weight room or fitness on the field. Jackson was the lone GCU player to earn All-WAC Preseason honors, but was not That put Coach Schellas Hyndman’s team in midseason fitness before this month’s named Preseason Player of the Year despite winning the award last season. 10-day training camp in Sedona, which trickles into making them more apt to be the PRESEASON COACHES POLL ALL-WAC TEAM team that players and coaches envision for a season-opening road trip. Rank School Points Pos Name School “It makes me happy to say that I didn’t even have to organize it,” said GCU senior 1 UNLV (5) 90 F Austin Dewing, Jr. AFA forward Niki Jackson. “It was more of an individual effort. Everyone wanted to be 2 Utah Valley (3) 89 F Paul Hoffmeister, Sr. UVU here. Players wanted to work hard to have a good season. 3 Seattle U (3) 87 F Niki Jackson, Sr. GCU “One of the biggest differences from last year to this year is we’re all on the same 4 Air Force 72 F Danny Musovski, Sr. UNLV page this time. We came in early. We weren’t worried about getting fit. We were 5 Grand Canyon 70 M Tucker Bone, Jr. AFA already fit. We just worried about our tactics and what we’ll do to solidify wins on and 6 CSU Bakersfield 54 M Timo Mehlich, So. UNLV off the field.” Read more >> 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

SPRING HAS SPRUNG Spring soccer provided a great opportunity for Grand Canyon to welcome in some of the newcomers to develop chemistry prior to Fall 2017. The Lopes went toe-to-toe with some professional competition at GCU Stadium throughout March and April. With developmental training sessions every morning, the Lopes were then able to put their game to the test against some of the top competition on the Southwest. GCU’s five-game spring schedule consisted of two matches with Phoenix Rising FC (United Soccer League) as well as one game each against FC Arizona (National Premier Soccer League), University of New Mexico and Yavapai College. Coach Hyndman: “We are very fortunate that we have some professional teams in the environment that are also looking for their preseason games. We were also able to play New Mexico, an NCAA Tournament-type of team. We were able to do a final game with Yavapai College where we played our second team and got them some playing time.” In the three contests versus the professional soccer teams, the Lopes were able to record a draw in all three matches. GCU tied Phoenix Rising 2-2 and 1-1 before also tying FC Arizona 2-2.

‹ 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 Kansas City 0-0 0.000 0 2-0-1 .833 1-0-1 1-0-0 0-0-0 T1 AROUND THE WAC Air Force 0-0 0.000 0 3-1 .750 3-1 0-0 0-0 L1 WAC PLAYERS OF THE WEEK Seattle U 0-0 0.000 0 2-1 1.000 2-0 0-1 0-0 L1 Aug. 28 (Offense)...... Eric McWoods, UMKC Incarnate Word 0-0 0.000 0 2-1-1 .625 0-0-0 1-1-0 1-0-1 W1 (Defense)...... Nathan Aune, Seattle U Houston Baptist 0-0 0.000 0 1-1 .500 0-0 0-0 1-1 W1 Sep. 4 (Offense)...... Ryan Osborne, Incarnate Word Utah Valley 0-0 0.000 0 1-1 .500 1-1 0-0 0-0 L1 (Defense)...... Filippo Errico, UMKC Sep. 11 (Offense)...... CSU Bakersfield 0-0 0.000 0 2-2 .500 1-0 1-2 0-0 L1 (Defense)...... San José State 0-0 0.000 0 1-2 .333 1-2 0-0 0-0 L1 Sep. 18 (Offense)...... UNLV 0-0 0.000 0 1-2 .333 0-0 1-2 0-0 L2 (Defense)...... Sep. 25 (Offense)...... UTRGV 0-0 0.000 0 0-1-1 .250 0-1-1 0-0-0 0-0-0 L1 (Defense)...... Grand Canyon 0-0 0.000 0 0-3 .000 0-0 0-3 0-0 L3 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)...... 2 2 6 1.000 Oct. 23 (Offense)...... Andy Rios, UMKC Max Allen, SJSU Erick McWoods Filippo Errico UMKC UMKC (Defense)...... Niklas Koerber, Christian Anderaos, Oct. 30 (Offense)...... CSUB UMKC T-2 2 2 .833 (Defense)...... Eric McWoods, Eric McWoods, UMKC UMKC Niki Jackson, GCU Harrison Veith Nov. 6 (Offense)...... Andy Rios, SJSU Houston Baptist (Defense)...... Niki Jackson, GCU Jaric Marton, AFA Klint Parker, AFA Victor Romero, Niklas Koerber, CSUB 3 PRESEASON ALL-WAC CSUB .773 Jamie Carey-Morrell Jamie Carey-Morrell, CSUB Brendan Brown All-WAC Team CSUB Trinidad Luna, UIW Klint Parker, AFA Incarnate Word 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 1 Sergio Rivas Jr. M Seattle U 6 6 0.00 17 Nathan Aune Jr. D Seattle U CSUB Air Force UMKC Incarnate Word Jamie Carey-Morrell Sr. D CSUB 2 2 T-2 Giovanny Vazquez Sr. D Utah Valley 6 5 0.67 15 John Wendt Sr. GK Air Force Air Force Incarnate Word Seattle U UMKC Offensive Player of the Year: Danny Musovski, UNLV T-3 3 Defensive Player of the Year: Nathan Aune, Seattle U 6 4 0.75 15 Incarnate Word UNLV Air Force CSUB Projected Order of Finish 4 4 T-4 (1) UNLV, (2) Utah Valley, (3) Seattle U, (4) Air Force, 5 4 0.90 10 (5) Grand Canyon, (6) CSU Bakersfield, UMKC UMKC UTRGV Air Force (7) San José State, (8) UTRGV, (9) Incarnate Word, T-5 5 (T10) Houston Baptist, (T10) Kansas City 3 4 0.91 10 Seattle U San José State Houston Baptist UNLV PAST CHAMPIONS T-6 6 T-6 Year Regular Season Tournament 3 3 1.00 8 2016 Utah Valley UNLV UNLV CSUB Utah Valley Grand Canyon 2015 Seattle U Seattle U 7 2014 UNLV UNLV 3 3 1.16 8 2013 Seattle U Seattle U San José State Seattle U Incarnate Word Houston Baptist

‹ 10 › MEN’S SOCCER // NOTABLES vs.

BIG GAMES RECORD WHEN MULTI-GOAL GAMES HIGH-POINT GAMES In regulation...... 0-1 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...... 0-1-0 9/2 Wisconsin L 3-1 2 Niki Jackson Scoring first...... 0-1-0 0 goals...... 0-1-0 1 goal...... 0-2-0 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...... 0-2 STREAKS CARDS 3+ goal games...... 0-0 At halftime PARTICIPATION ACCUMULATION Lead..... 0-1-0 Trail...... 0-1-0 Tied...... 0-1-0 Through 80 minutes STARTS PLAYED Lead.... 0-0-0 Trail...... 0-1-0 Tied...... 0-1-0 Player Cur Sea Car Cur Sea Car Player More shots than opponent...... 0-0-0 Afonso 0 1 1 3 3 3 Seye 2 Less shots than opponent...... 0-3-0 Alanis ------Ramirez, A 2 Day ------1 1 1 Equal shots as opponent...... 0-0-0 Drack 3 3 3 3 3 3 Keating 1 More shots on goal than opponent...... 0-1-0 German 1 1 -- 3 3 3 Afonso 1 Less shots on goal than opponent...... 0-2-0 Hughes ------Sasivarevic 1 Equal shots on goal as opponent...... 0-0-0 Jackson 3 3 3 3 3 3 1 More fouls than opponent...... 0-3-0 Jellah -- 1 1 3 3 3 Smith Johnson ------Radilla 1 Less fouls than opponent...... 0-0-0 Keating 2 2 2 3 3 3 Equal fouls as opponent...... 0-0-0 Lehner -- 1 1 3 3 3 More corner kicks than opponent...... 0-1-0 Marques 3 3 3 3 3 3 Less corner kicks than opponent...... 0-2-0 McGlothan 3 3 3 3 3 3 Equal corner kicks as opponent...... 0-0-0 Moreno ------Morris 1 1 1 3 3 3 Score in one half...... 0-2-0 Pollard ------1 1 1 Score in both halves...... 0-0-0 Radilla 2 2 2 3 3 3 Opponent scores in one half...... 0-1-0 Ramirez, A ------3 3 3 Opponent scores in both halves...... 0-1-0 Ramirez, C ------Rasmussen ------TIME & TEMP Sasivarevic 3 3 3 3 3 3 Seye 3 3 3 3 3 3 MONTH Shumov ------Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Slack 3 3 3 3 3 3 0-2-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 *any player or coach who reaches an accumulation of five yellow Smith 1 1 1 1 1 1 DAY OF WEEK Spitzer ------cards must, by rule, serve a one game suspension in the next Waldrep -- 1 1 -- 1 1 regularly-scheduled match (includes postseason). S M T W T F S 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 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 0-2-0 TEMPERATURE (at kickoff) < 50 50-59 60-69 70-79 80-89 90-99 100+ 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-1-0 0-0-0 0-2-0 0-0-0 0-0-0

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GOAL CHART GOAL TICKER

LOPES LOPES

# Date Opponent Scorer Assist Min. 1 8/25 at Omaha N. Jackson C. Keating 40’ * 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 1

2 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’ *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’ OPPONENTS * 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 5 9/2 at Wisconsin C. Mueller -- 35’ * Shot from tight left corner, through legs of keeper 6 9/2 at Wisconsin M. Catalano -- 48’ * -- 3

2 5 6 4

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 1 1.0 8 8.0 3 .375 October ------November ------TOTALS 2 0.7 26 8.67 10 .385

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

‹ 12 › MEN’S SOCCER // RANKINGS vs.

RPI TRACKER STAT RANKINGS WEEKLY OPPONENTS IN TOP 100 -- Aug. 28 ------Sep. 4 -- Sep. 11 Sep. 18 Sep. 25 Oct. 2 RECORD VS. Oct. 9 RPI 1-24 -- Oct. 16 RPI 25-49 -- 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 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 RECORD PREV RANK SCHOOL RECORD 1 Stanford (23) 2-0-0 1 1 Stanford 3-0-0 2 Wake Forest (1) 3-0-0 2 2 Maryland 4-0-0 3 Clemson 4-0-0 5 3 Wake Forest 3-0-0 4 Indiana 4-0-0 7 4 Indiana 4-0-0 5 Maryland 4-0-0 6 5 Clemson 4-0-0 6 Notre Dame 3-0-0 9 6 Notre Dame 3-0-0 7 Syracuse 3-0-1 8 7 Louisville 3-0-0 8 Louisville 3-0-0 11 8 Virginia 3-0-0 9 Denver 3-1-0 4 9 Syracuse 3-0-1 10 North Carolina 3-1-0 3 10 Massachusetts-Lowell 3-0-0 11 Virginia 2-1-0 12 11 Omaha 4-0-0 12 Massachusetts-Lowell 2-0-0 14 12 UNC Wilmington 3-1-0 13 Michigan State 4-0-0 13 13 Furman 4-0-0 14 West Virginia 3-0-1 19 14 North Carolina 3-1-0 15 UNCW 4-0-0 NR 15 Denver 3-1-0 16 Washington 2-1-0 10 16 Duke 30-0 17 Nebraska-Omaha 4-0-0 21 17 Michigan State 4-0-0 18 Georgetown 4-0-0 NR 18 Butler 3-1-0 19 Kentucky 2-0-0 NR 19 Charlotte 1-0-0 20 Furman 4-0-0 NR 20 UCLA 1-2-0 21 Butler 3-1-0 17 21 Army 3-1-0 22 Gonzaga 2-0-0 NR 22 Evansville 3-0-0 23 Pacific 4-0-0 NR 23 West Virginia 3-0-0 24 New Hampshire 2-0-0 NR 24 Kentucky 3-0-0 25 UCLA 1-2-0 15 25 Washington 2-1-0

‹ 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 0-3-0 2013 2008 Head Coach Hyndman added a degree from EIU in guidance and counseling in RECORD AT GRAND CANYON (3 yrs) 14-24-3 1977. Grand Canyon HC Overall Record (34 yrs) 480-142-54 (.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.

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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 (2x), last: Niki Jackson, at Wisconsin, 9/2/17, L 3-1 TEAM OFFENSE Goals 1 (2x), last: Niki Jackson, at Wisconsin, 9/2/17, L 3-1 Scored 4 goals (5 goals) vs. UMKC, 10/21/16, W 5-1 Assists 1 (2x), last: Marco Afonso, at Wisconsin, 9/2/17, L 3-1 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, Niki Jackson, at Omaha, 8/25/17, L 2-1 (OT) 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 3, Corey Marques, at Omaha, 8/25/17, L 2-1 (OT) 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 (2x), last: at Wisconsin, 9/2/17, L 3-1 Took 15+ shots on goal -- Took 20+ shots on goal -- Goals 1 (2x), last: at Wisconsin, 9/2/17, L 3-1 Scored 2 goals in a minute at UNLV, 10/14/16, T 2-2 Assists 1 (2x), last: at Wisconsin, 9/2/17, L 3-1 Scored 3 goals in a half (3 goals) vs. UMKC (2nd Half), 10/21/16, W 5-1 Shots 13, at Omaha, 8/25/17, L 2-1 (OT) Scored 4 goals in a half -- Shots on Goal 6, at Omaha, 8/25/17, L 2-1 (OT) Scored 5+ goals in a half -- Saves 3 (2x), last: at Wisconsin, 9/2/17, L 3-1 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, at Omaha, 8/25/17, L 2-1 (OT) Scored a goal in 5+ straight games -- Shots 23, at Creighton, 8/27/17, L 1-0 (2OT) Shots on Goal 6, at Wisconsin, 9/2/17, L 3-1 TEAM DEFENSE Saves 5, at Omaha, 8/25/17, L 2-1 (OT) Did not allow a goal vs. Incarnate Word, 10/23/16, 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 3, at Creighton, 8/27/17, L 1-0 (2OT) Goals 1, at Creighton, 8/27/17, L 1-0 (2OT) INDIVIDUAL DEFENSE Assists 1, at Creighton, 8/27/17, L 1-0 (2OT) Had 5 saves (6 saves) Kendyl Day, at Seattle U, 10/16/16, L 2-1 Had 6 saves (6 saves) Kendyl Day, at Seattle U, 10/16/16, L 2-1 Shots 14, at Wisconsin, 9/2/17, L 3-1 Had 7 saves (8 saves) Kendyl Day, at Incarnate Word, 10/15/15, L 4-2 Shots on Goal 3, at Creighton, 8/27/17, L 1-0 (2OT) Had 8 saves (8 saves) Kendyl Day, at Incarnate Word, 10/15/15, L 4-2 Saves 1, at Creighton, 8/27/17, L 1-0 (2OT) Had 9 saves -- Corner Kicks 2, at Wisconsin, 9/2/17, L 3-1 Had 10+ saves -- Fouls 8, at Omaha, 8/25/17, L 2-1 (OT)

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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 7 at Wisconsin 9/2 »» Saw first action of GCU career on Sept. 2, starting second half. 2016* Redshirted season Saves 2 at Wisconsin 9/2 »» A member of Akron’s 2016 recruiting class that was ranked third JEREMY nationally. Zips made an NCAA Tournament in his year with program. POLLARD 2017 1 45:00 1 2.00 2 .667 0 0 0 0.0 7 Goals Allowed 1 at Wisconsin 9/2 Total ------»» Played with Manly United FC, Austalian Schoolboy National Team, AC Goalkeeper Milan Academy and Western Sydney Wanderers. R-Fr. • 6-4 • 190 »» Was Sportsperson of Year and played on state and national team. 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 3/3 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 203 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 3/2 0 1 1 3 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 247 Shots on Goal ------Sr. • 6-1 • 165 »» Hobbies outside of soccer include photography, surfing, hiking.. Palos Verdes, Calif. Total 34/29 1 3 5 28 .035 8 .286 0 0-0 2536 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 1/1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 45 Assists ------» Total 1/1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 45 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 1 (2x) last: at Wisconsin 9/2 » Defender »» Played club soccer with Utah Soccer Alliance and the prestigious 2017 3/3 0 0 0 2 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 266 Shots on Goal ------R-Sr. • 5-11 • 170 Real Salt Lake-AZ U18 Academy. Munich, Germany Total 51/46 0 4 4 28 .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 3/2 0 0 0 3 .000 2 .667 0 0-0 206 Shots 2 at Wisconsin 9/2 Midfielder »» Why GCU? “The environment at this school is incomparable.” Total 39/33 1 2 4 34 .031 17 .500 0 0-0 3083 Shots on Goal 1 (2x) last: at Wisconsin 9/2 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 (2x) last: at Wisconsin 9/2 »» Has scored two goals in 2017 (8/25 at Omaha, 9/2 at Wisconsin). » 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 ------» 2015 16/8 9 1 19 49 .184 20 .408 3 2-2 991 Points 2 at Omaha 8/25 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 at Omaha 8/25 » Forward collegiate soccer player. 2017 3/3 2 0 4 6 .333 4 .667 0 0-0 293 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 55/45 32 6 70 184 .174 87 .473 7 6-7 3972

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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 ------»» 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 3/1 0 0 0 2 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 193 Shots 2 at Wisconsin 9/2 » Forward »» During his senior year of high school, scored 31 times in 40 games. Total 39/31 6 5 17 59 .102 19 .333 1 0-0 3181 Shots on Goal ------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 3/1 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 112 Shots ------Midfielder »» Played for CCV Soccer Club with Musa Morris and Evan Waldrep. Total 38/19 3 4 10 26 .115 9 .346 1 1-1 1993 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 2/1 0 0 0 1 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 49 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 18/4 2 0 4 16 .125 9 .600 1 0-0 766 Shots 1 at Creighton 8/27 » Forward »» Played 17 games with the Portland Timbers Academy. Shots on Goal ------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 3/1 0 1 1 1 .000 1 1.000 0 0-0 146 Assists 1 at Wisconsin 9/2 » Total 3/1 0 1 1 1 .000 1 1.000 0 0-0 146 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 0 1 0 2 2 .500 1 0 0-0 172 Points ------»» Named Glendale Union District First Team and Division II Sectional ALANIS First Team in 2013-14. 2017 ------Shots ------Forward »» Brother, Daniel, played soccer at Pine Manor College in Mass. Total 24/0 2 0 4 6 .333 3 .500 0 0-0 409 Shots on Goal ------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 ------» 2016 1/0 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 0 0-0 -- Points ------»» 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 3/0 0 0 0 2 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 140 Shots 2 at Omaha 8/25 » Midfielder Team, and Second Team All-State in 2011-12 and 2013-14. Total 23/11 1 1 3 15 .067 4 .267 0 0-0 1249 Shots on Goal ------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 3/3 0 0 0 3 .000 2 .667 0 0-0 183 Assists ------Total 3/3 0 0 0 3 .000 2 .667 0 0-0 183 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 1 (3x) last: at Wisconsin 9/2 » Midfielder / Forward »» Has trained with the Portland Timbers Academy. Shots on Goal 1 (2x) last: at Wisconsin 9/2 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 1/0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49 Points ------Champion. Qualified for nationals after winning region. DAY » First team All-Region choice in 2016 and second team All-State in Total 17/10 0 1 1 8 .000 3 .375 0 0-0 1117 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 ------Defender »» NJCAA All-American honors and postseason All-Tournament team. 2017 3/3 0 0 0 0 .000 0 .000 0 0-0 293 Shots on Goal ------Sr. • 6-3 • 185 »» At Kent HS (Conn.), led team to league title. Also played basketball. Dakar, Senegal Total 48/46 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 1 at Omaha 8/25 » Defender »» His favorite high school sports memory was recording a hat trick. 2017 3/3 0 0 0 1 .000 1 1.000 0 0-0 293 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 29/15 0 1 1 12 .000 2 .167 0 0-0 1972 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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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 ›