2018 GAME NOTES GONZAGA BULLDOGS (0-0-0, WEST COAST) #21 WASHINGTON STATE COUGARS (0-0-0, PAC-12) GONZAGA NOTABLES

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1 WOMEN S SOCCER 2018 GAME Sarah Woodward, Assistant Director of Communications Office: (602) Cell: (608) sarahwoodward@gcuedu GRAND CANYON LOPES (0-0-0, WAC) BABB 5 SAMODUROV 37 V S PROJECTED GCU STARTERS AUG 17 7 PM AUG 19 1 PM #21 WASHINGTON STATE COUGARS (0-0-0, PAC-12) LOPES KICK OFF SEASON IN PACIFIC NORTHWEST The Grand Canyon women's soccer team begins the 2018 season on the road in Washington, as the Lopes will face Gonzaga in the season-opener before taking on No 21 ranked Washington State to close out the road trip GCU played Mountain West opponent Colorado College in a preseason exhibition match and won, 3-1 The Lopes finished the 2017 season in sixth place in the WAC standings with a record In the conference tournament, GCU pulled the upset over No 3 UT Rio Grande Valley in the first round 2-1, before falling to eventual champion Utah Valley 1-0 in the semifinals GCU NOTABLES McKenzie Cook was named a preseason All-WAC selection for the first time in her career She was a First Team All-WAC player last season for the Lopes and led in scoring The Lopes return five starters from last season, including All-WAC first team member McKenzie Cook Hannah Edwards, Mikaela McGee, Hannah Nichols, and Kelsey Smith round out the returning starters Cook, a senior midfielder, led the Lopes in scoring in 2017 with five goals and five assists for a total of 15 points The Lopes return 11 players from last year's squad while bringing in 12 newcomers for 2018 GCU welcomes 10 freshmen, a junior transfer and a senior NICHOLS 2 EDWARDS 19 MARTINEZ 11 COOK 3 BURTON 22 GONZAGA BULLDOGS (0-0-0, WEST COAST) GONZAGA NOTABLES Gonzaga opens the season at home against two WAC teams, including GCU on Aug 17 and CSU Bakersfield on Aug 19 The Zags finished the 2017 season with a overall record and 2-7 in conference play They reached the 10 win mark for the first time since 2007 Last season, Gonzaga set multiple single season records including goals scored (39), assists (30), points (108), and shots (312) The Bulldogs return 18 players including their top three leading scorers and preseason All-WCC member Madeline Gotta WASHINGTON STATE NOTABLES Washington State opened the season with a 2-1 exhibition win at San Diego The Cougars will kick off the regular season against WAC opponent Seattle U on Aug 17 before facing GCU on Aug 19 Last season the Cougars finished with a overall record and in conference play The Cougars advanced to the Round of 16 in the NCAA Tournament defeating No 8 UCF 1-0 and No 20 Tennessee 2-2, advancing on penalty kicks, 3-1 Their season ended against No 16 Florida, losing 1-0 in double overtime Washington State recorded 11 shutouts, the second most in school history, along with four Top 25 wins 1 SMITH 17 JOHNSON 23 MCGEE VAN DINE 14 8 GAME CENTRAL LOCATION GCU Stadium (6,000) 2018 SCHEDULE DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (MST) 8/10 COLORADO COLLEGE (exh) Phoenix, Ariz W, 3-1 8/17 at Gonzaga Spokane, Wash 7 pm 8/19 at #21 Washington State Pullman, Wash 1 pm 8/24 HOUSTON BAPTIST Phoenix, Ariz 4 pm 8/26 NORTHERN ARIZONA Phoenix, Ariz 7 pm 8/31 at UTEP El Paso, Texas 6 pm 9/2 at UTSA San Antonio, Texas 11 am 9/7 at Northern Colorado Greeley, Colo 6 pm 9/9 at Colorado State Fort Collins, Colo 11 am 9/13 PORTLAND STATE Phoenix, Ariz 7 pm 9/16 CAL STATE FULLERTON Phoenix, Ariz 1 pm 9/20 North Dakota State# Manoa, Hawaii 10 pm 9/23 Hawaii# Manoa, Hawaii 8 pm 9/30 at Seattle U* Seattle, Wash 1 pm 10/5 UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY* Phoenix, Ariz 7 pm 10/7 CALIFORNIA BAPTIST* Phoenix, Ariz 1 pm 10/12 at Chicago State* Chicago, Ill 11 am 10/14 at Kansas City* Kansas City, Mo 11 am 10/19 NEW MEXICO STATE* Phoenix, Ariz 7 pm 10/21 UTAH VALLEY* Phoenix, Ariz 1 pm 10/26 at CSU Bakersfield* Bakersfield, Calif 7 pm * Denotes WAC matches Home matches in CAPS # Hawaii Tournament O N A I R 2017 TEAM STATS vs W-L GOALS GPG SOG-ATT SHOT % SPG CORNER PENALTY Y-R PENALTIES SHUTOUTS 3 11 Live Video Watch Here Live Stats Stat Broadcast WAC DIGITAL NETWORK Live Video Watch Here Live Stats Stat Broadcast

2 GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY INFORMATION School Grand Canyon University Location Phoenix, Ariz Founded 1949 Enrollment 20,500 President Brian Mueller Vice President of Athletics Mike Vaught Faculty Representative Claude Pensis Affiliation NCAA Division I Nickname Lopes Mascot Thunder Colors Purple, Black & White Conference Western Athletic Conference (WAC) Athletics Website: wwwgculopescom Official Athletics GCU Women s Soccer GCU Women's Soccer SOCCER FACILITY Home Facility (Capacity) GCU Stadium (6,000) Grand Canyon Record at GCU Stadium (556) Opened August 2016 Surface Natural Tifway 49 Bermuda COACHING STAFF Head Coach Derek Leader (3rd season) Alma Mater Akron Grand Canyon Record (385) WAC Record (433) Overall Record (417) Associate Head Coach Malorie Rutledge Alma Mater LSU Assistant Coach Ben Parman Alma Mater Luther College Soccer Office Phone IN REVIEW Overall Record (333) WAC Record (357) WAC Finish 6th Place Home (500) Away (000) Neutral (667) PROGRAM HISTORY QUICK FACTS First Year of Soccer at GCU 1996 All-Time Record (372) All-Time Division I Record (399) All-Time WAC Record (474) Conference Titles TEAM INFORMATION 2017 Letterwinners Returning/Lost 11/11 Starters Returning/Lost 5/6 Newcomers 12 PRESEASON WAC RANKINGS After wrapping up the 2017 season with a sixth place finish in conference and a Western Athletic Conference record of 2-4-1, the Lopes return for year three at the GCU Stadium On August 8, the WAC released its preseason rankings as voted on by the head coaches of the league s eight schools GCU was projected to finish fourth in the conference standings, having received 38 total points WAC PRESEASON COACHES POLL PlaceTeam (first place votes) Pts 1 Kansas City (5) 60 2 Utah Valley (4) 57 3 Seattle U 50 4 Grand Canyon 38 5 UT Rio Grande Valley 37 6 NM State 30 7 CSU Bakersfield 26 8 California Baptist 16 9 Chicago State 10 EARLY ACCOLADES Senior midfielder McKenzie Cook was named to the preseason All-WAC Team for the first time in her career, as selected by the league's head coaches Cook, a midfielder from Silverdale Wash, led the Lopes in most offensive categories last season including goals, assists, points, and shots on goal while starting in all 21 games She also led the conference in shots and shots per game, and earned All-WAC first team and WAC All- Tournament team honors last season PRESEASON ALL-WAC TEAM Lexie Howard Sr F Kansas City Kelsey Mothershead Sr F Kanasa City Aileen Galicia Sr F NM State Reighan Childers Sr MF Kansas City Amber Tripp R-So MF Utah Valley McKenzie Cook Sr MF Grand Canyon Abbie Small Jr D Kansas City Hannah Carrothers Sr D Seattle U Hannah Bruce Jr D Utah Valley Rachel Bowler Jr D Seattle U Brooklyn Nielsen Jr GK Utah Valley PRESEASON OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Lexie Howard Sr F Kansas City PRESEASON DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Abbie Small Jr D Utah Valley NEW ADDITIONS Grand Canyon welcomes 12 new players to the 2018 squad, including 10 freshmen, a junior transfer and a senior addition The freshman class includes a pair of goalkeepers, four forwards, one midfielder and three defenders Andrea Martinez, a forward from Folsom Lakes Community College, joins the Lopes offense while Sarah Inafuku will contribute at forward and in the midfield GRAND CANYON NOTES Kayla King, Hayden Wallace, Dani Babb, Jaycee Iranshad, Carlie Bateman, Logan Van Dine, Anna Whitaker, Perri Belzer, Noah Johnson and Remmi Deutsch make up this year's freshman class YEAR THREE AT THE GCU STADIUM On Sunday, Aug 28, 2016, GCU played its first match in the new GCU Stadium as they hosted UTEP in front of 1,452 fans The following weekend, GCU went undefeated as it swept Northern Arizona and Northern Colorado GCU Stadium hosted its first ever power five conference program on Sept 18 when they welcomed Oklahoma to Phoenix The Lopes finished the inaugural schedule with a record, clinching victories against Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, CSU-Bakersfield, Utah Valley and New Mexico State GCU opens its 2018 home campaign on Friday, August 24 with a 4 pm match against Houston Baptist COOKIN' IN THE KITCHEN Senior midfielder McKenzie Cook returns for her final season with the Grand Canyon soccer team A first team All-WAC selection in 2017, Cook led GCU in goals, assists, Cook points and shots on goal while starting in all 21 contests Cook led the WAC in shots and shots per game and earned All-Tournament team honors following GCU's run to the tournament semifinal match COOK NAMED PRESEASON ALL-WAC For the first time in her career, senior midfielder McKenzie Cook earned preseason All-WAC team honors The nod comes after a First Team All-WAC accolade last season Cook led the Lopes in the majority of offensive categories and returns for a final season in the purple uniform The senior looks to spearhead a strong Lopes offensive effort, along with four other returning starters in fellow senior Kelsey Smith and a trio of sophomores in Hannah Nichols, Hannah Edwards and Mikaela McGee LOPES OPEN 2018 WITH EXHIBITION Grand Canyon solidified the first win of the season in a 3-1 decision over Colorado College in an exhibition match on August 10 McKenzie Cook netted a pair of game-opening goals in the first 10 minutes before junior transfer Andrea Martinez scored her first goal for the Lopes GCU's starting lineup included graduate student Abby Burton in goal, while four new faces including Dani Babb, Martinez, Noah Johnson and Logan Van Dine earned a starting spot Kelsey Smith, Hannah Edwards, Hannah Nichols, Fiona Samodurov, Cook, and Mikaela McGee rounded out the GCU starting XI 2

3 2018 GRAND CANYON LOPES ROSTER NUMERIC ROSTER No Name Pos HT YR Hometown (Previous School) 00 Kayla King GK 5-7 Fr Phoenix, Ariz (Thunderbird HS) 0 Hayden Wallace GK 5-6 Fr Glendale, Ariz (Deer Valley HS) 2 Hannah Nichols M 5-2 So Green, Ohio (Green HS) 3 McKenzie Cook M/F 5-3 Sr Silverdale, Wash (Klahowya Secondary School) 4 Brylee Hawkins M 5-8 Gr Peoria, Ariz (Sunrise Mountain) 5 Dani Babb F 5-4 Fr Centennial, Colo (Arapahoe HS) 6 Jaycee Iranshad F 5-7 Fr Damascus, Ore (Clackamas HS) 7 Erika Story D 5-8 So Helsinki, Finland (PHVK HS) 8 Mikaela McGee M/D 5-4 So Atlantic Beach, Fla (Fletcher HS) 9 Camryn Larson F 5-11 So Gilbert, Ariz (Perry HS) 11 Andrea Martinez F 5-8 Jr Sacramento, Calif (Folsom Lake JC) 12 Carlie Bateman F 5-8 Fr Damascus, Ore (Clackamas HS) 13 Sandra Hill D 5-8 So Canberra, Australia (Melrose HS) 14 Logan Van Dine D 5-7 Fr Chandler, Ariz (Perry HS) 16 Madison Wisely M 5-5 Jr Phoenix, Ariz (Northwest Christian HS) 17 Kelsey Smith D 5-5 Sr Coquitlam, BC (Dr Charles Best Secondary) 18 Anna Whitaker D 5-9 Fr Shoreline, Wash(Shorewood HS) 19 Hannah Edwards D 5-8 So Aurora, Colo (Cherokee Trail HS) 20 Sarah Inafuku F/M 5-5 Sr Waianae, Hawaii (Waianae HS) 21 Perri Belzer D 5-5 Fr Camas, Wash (Camas HS) 22 Abby Burton GK 5-9 Gr Peoria, Ariz (Liberty HS) 23 Noah Johnson M 5-7 Fr Las Vegas, Nev (Palo Verde HS) 24 Jessica Wong M 5-8 So Chandler, Ariz (Hamilton HS) 26 Jennifer Pippin M 5-4 Jr Trenton, Mich (Trenton HS/UND) 29 Remmi Deutsch F 5-3 Fr Gilbert, Ariz (Perry HS) 37 Fiona Samodurov D/M 5-7 Jr Camas, Wash (Camas HS) Total: 26 players BY GRADE ROSTER BREAKDOWN Graduate Student 2 Senior 3 Junior 4 Sophomore7 Freshman 10 BY POSITION Defender 9 Midfielder 10 Forward 8 Goalkeeper 3 BY HOME STATE/COUNTRY Arizona 9 Australia1 British Columbia1 California1 Colorado 2 Finland1 Florida1 Hawaii1 Michigan1 Nevada1 Ohio1 Oregon 2 Washington 4 COACHES Head Coach: Derek Leader Akron (1995), 3rd Season Associate Head Coach: Malorie Rutledge LSU (2009), 3rd Season Assistant Coach: Ben Parman Luther College (2008), 1st Season GRAND CANYON NOTES (CONT) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Brylee Hawkins Br-eye-lee Dani Babb Like 'nab' Jaycee Iranshad I-RAN-shad Andrea Martinez On-dray-uh Logan Van Dine Van Dyne Sarah Inafuku In-UH-foo-koo Perri Belzer Bell-zur Remmi Deutsch Doy-tch Fiona Samodurov Sam-uh-dur-ov 3

4 HEAD COACH DEREK LEADER THE LEADER FILE LEADER S HEAD COACHING RECORD Year Team / School Record Grand Canyon Grand Canyon Georgia State Georgia State Georgia State Georgia State Career Totals (417) COACHING LEDGER Years Team / School Position Grand Canyon Head Coach Georgia State Head Coach SMU Associate Head Coach IMG Soccer Academy Head Coach Derek Leader was named the fourth head coach of the Grand Canyon women s soccer program hisory on Feb 10, 2016 Leader brings over 20 years of coaching experience to the Lopes, including four years as an NCAA Division I head coach and 12 years at the IMG Soccer Academy Leader joined the Lopes from Georgia State where he spent four seasons Under his direction, Leader improved the Panthers RPI from 235 in 2013 to 95 in 2015 The Panthers were ranked in the top-10 in the Southern Region, one of only two non-sec teams on the list Leader also coached the first two NSCAA All-South Region players in program history In just their second year in the Sun Belt Conference, the Panthers finished as runner-up to No 22 ranked South Alabama in the 2015 Sun Belt Conference Championship As assistant director at the IMG Soccer Academy in Bradenton, Fla, Leader made his mark in the soccer community where he also served as women s soccer head coach from He was inducted into the IMG Soccer Academy Hall of Fame in 2010 Leader coached the 2005 MLS Rookie of the Year, Michael Parkhurst, and the 2013 NWSL Rookie of the Year, Erika Tymrak, among many other future professional soccer players, during his time with IMG During his tenure in Bradenton, he also coached local semi-pro teams, serving as an assistant coach for the Bradenton Academics GCU STADIUM PDL men s team from and as head coach for the Bradenton Athletics W-League women s team from Prior to taking the head coach position at Georgia State, Leader was the associate head coach at SMU for four years Leader assisted head coach, and former GCU men s assistant, Brent Erwin to four-straight Conference USA Tournament appearances, including two double-digit win totals in his last two seasons with the Mustangs Leader is a graduate of Akron in 1995 and is a member of the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) and the United States Soccer Coaches Organization He also holds several coaching licenses that include a United States Soccer Federation National A License, an NSCAA Premier License and an International Coaching Diploma from the Victoria Coaching Institute in British Columbia, Canada Leader is a native of Stow, Ohio, and his wife, Kim, hails from Millen, Ga The couple has a daughter named Jacqueline He was awarded with the NSCAA Director of Coaching Emeritus title in recognition of outstanding coaching achievements in 2003, becoming just the fourth coach in the history of the organization to achieve the title ASSISTANT COACHES Malorie Rutledge Associate Head Coach Enters her second season with the Lopes after previously coaching at Georgia State with Leader Ben Parman Assistant Coach Enters his first season at GCU after previously coaching at New Mexico State The state-of-the-art soccer facility hosted its first competitive match on Friday, Aug 26, as the GCU men's team defeated UCF in the 2016 season opener in front of an Arizona-record 6,402 fans The stadium features seating capacity for more than 6,000 spectators, including 3,000 shaded chairback seats The all-natural Tifway 49 Bermuda pitch is surrounded by a 10-foot grass berm on three sides with a tailgating area on a 2,100-square-foot raised, concrete platform on the east side of the stadium Additionally, GCU Stadium has spacious team locker rooms, offices, a satellite training room, and houses the new Student-Athlete Development Center Housed atop the grandstand at midfield, the press box provides ample amounts of room and amenities to accommodate working press and broadcast media ABOUT THE UNIVERSITY Private, Christian university founded in 1949 located in Phoenix On-campus enrollment has increased from 4,000 to 20,500 in the last five years Began transition process from Division II to Division I in the academic year In Year 4 of this process, GCU is not eligible for the WAC or NCAA Tournaments Nickname is officially the "Antelopes" GCU is more commonly referred to as the "Lopes" (with no preceding apostrophe) The university sponsors 21 sports as of the academic year 4

5 WOMEN S SOCCER 2018 GAME NOTES GRAND CANYON TV & RADIO ROSTER 00 KAYLA KING 0 HAYDEN WALLACE 2 HANNAH NICHOLS MIKAELA MCGEE 9 CAMRYN LARSON 11 ANDREA 12 CARLIE MARTINEZ BATEMAN ERIKA STORY MCKENZIE COOK 4 BRYLEE HAWKINS 16 MADISON WISELY 17 KELSEY SMITH 18 ANNA 19 HANNAH WHITAKER EDWARDS 20 SARAH INAFUKU 23 NOAH JOHNSON 24 JESSICA WONG 26 JENNIFER PIPPIN 37 FIONA SAMODUROV 29 REMMI DEUTSCH 5 5 DANI BABB 6 JAYCEE IRANSHAD 13 SANDRA HILL 14 LOGAN VAN DINE 21 PERRI BELZER 22 ABBY BURTON

6 GRAND CANYON TEAM STATISTICS The Automated ScoreBook For Soccer Grand Canyon Combined Team Statistics (as of Nov 06, 2017) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Date Opponent Score Att Aug 18 vs Texas Tech L Aug 20 at New Mexico L Aug 25 at NORTHERN ARIZONA L Aug 27 WSU Wot Sep 01 vs Nevada W Sep 03 vs Detroit Mercy W Sep 07 UCSB To Sep 10 at HBU L Sep 15 STETSON L Sep 17 HAWAII L Sep 22 at CSUN L Sep 24 at Cal State Fullerton L * Oct 06 at UT Rio Grande Valley L * Oct 08 at NM STATE Lo * Oct 13 CHICAGO STATE W * Oct 15 KANSAS CITY Lot * Oct 20 at Utah Valley L * Oct 22 SEATTLE U To * Oct 27 CSU BAKERSFIELD W Nov 01 #3 UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY Wot Nov 03 #2 UTAH VALLEY L TEAM STATISTICS GCU OPP SHOT STATISTICS Goals-Shot attempts Goals scored per game Shot pct Shots on goal-attempts SOG pct Shots/Game CORNER KICKS PENALTY KICKS PENALTIES Yellow cards Red cards 1 0 ATTENDANCE Total Dates/Avg Per Date 10/870 8/646 Neutral Site #/Avg 3/26 ## Player gp g a pts sh sh% sogsog% gw pk-att 3 Cook, McKenzie Benedetti, M illa De Vera, Anyssa Cox, Madison Mina, Rachel Lopez, Amanda Sm ith, Kelsey Cain, Emma Wong, Jessica Larson, Camryn Carrieres, Mary Joy Nichols, Hannah McGee, M ikaela Anth, Megan Edwards, Hannah Story, Erika Hill, Sandra Doty, Deseree Leibbrandt, Rebecc Hilfer, Ashly Pippin, Jennifer W isely, Madison Fraasch, Blakely Total Opponents ## Goalie GP Min GA GAAvg Save Pct W-L-T Sho 22 Burton, Abby 1 45: /1 1 Fraasch, Blakely : /1 Total : Opponents : Goals by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Grand Canyon Opponents Shots by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Grand Canyon Opponents Saves by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Grand Canyon Opponents Corners by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Grand Canyon Opponents Fouls by Period 1st 2nd OT OT2 Total Grand Canyon Opponents