2018 GAME NOTES UTEP MINERS (2-2-0, C-USA) UTSA ROADRUNNERS (2-1-0, C-USA)

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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 (1-3-0, WAC) LARSON 9 SAMODUROV 37 V S 31 6 PM SEPT 2 11 AM After the first home stand of the season the Grand Canyon women's soccer team will hit the road for two nonconference games this weekend The Lopes will take on UTEP on Friday evening, then cap off the weekend on Sunday morning when they face UTSA GCU split the opening matches at GCU Stadium last weekend winning 1-0 against Houston Baptist on Friday, and losing in double overtime to Northern Arizona on Sunday 1-0 GCU NOTABLES The Lopes won't return home to GCU Stadium until they host Portland State on Sept 13 This weekend will begin a four game road trip to Texas and Colorado GCU only the second team in the country to play three overtime matches in their first four matches Only Elon has played as many overtime matches With seven more saves over the weekend, goalkeeper Abby Burton now ranked sixth in the country with 28 total saves Burton also ranks 15th in the nation in goalie minutes played (396) and ranked 17th in the nation with seven saves per game GCU is 0-2 all-time against UTEP, and will face UTSA for the first time 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 PROJECTED GCU STARTERS NICHOLS 2 EDWARDS 19 MARTINEZ 11 COOK 3 BURTON 22 UTEP MINERS (2-2-0, C-USA) UTSA ROADRUNNERS (2-1-0, C-USA) LOPES TRAVEL TO TEXAS FOR TWO UTEP NOTABLES Last week UTEP defeated Idaho State 2-1 and lost to WAC team UT Rio Grande Valley 3-2 UTEP began the season with 6-1 home win against Lubbock Christian and a 1-0 loss to Abilene Christian on the road Along with facing the Lopes, the Miners will face Northern Illinois wrapping up a four game home stand Last season the Miners went 8-11 and tenth in Conference USA They return eight starters and 18 total players from last season UTSA NOTABLES UTSA will play their first home match of the regular season when GCU travels to San Antonio on Sunday The Roadrunners opened the season with a 1-0 win at Northwestern State and a 1-0 defeat at Texas State Last weekend UTSA won 2-0 at Oral Roberts, and will travel to face Colorado on Friday before playing GCU at home After the home match against GCU, UTSA won't have another home match until Oct 5 Last season UTSA went 3-14 and finished twelfth in Conference USA 1 SMITH 17 WISELY 16 MCGEE VAN DINE 14 8 HOME 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 L, 2-1 (2OT) 8/19 at #21 Washington State Pullman, Wash L, 1-0 (OT) 8/24 HOUSTON BAPTIST Phoenix, Ariz W, 1-0 8/26 NORTHERN ARIZONA Phoenix, Ariz L, 1-0 (2OT) 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 2018 TEAM STATS vs W-L GOALS GPG SOG-ATT SHOT % SPG CORNER PENALTY Y-R PENALTIES SHUTOUTS 0 2 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 (550) Opened August 2016 Surface Natural Tifway 49 Bermuda COACHING STAFF Head Coach Derek Leader (3rd season) Alma Mater Akron Grand Canyon Record (372) WAC Record (433) Overall Record (411) 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 (371) All-Time Division I Record (393) 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 Grand Canyon Georgia State Georgia State Georgia State Georgia State Career Totals (411) 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 COACHING LEDGER Years Team / School Position Grand Canyon Head Coach Georgia State Head Coach SMU Associate Head Coach IMG Soccer Academy Head Coach 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 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

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8 FRIDAY 17 GAME 1 Luger Field Spokane, Wash 7 pm Attendance: 317 SUNDAY 19 GAME 2 Lower Soccer Field Pullman, Wash 1 pm Attendance: 1075 FRIDAY 24 GAME 3 GCU Stadium Phoenix, Ariz 4 pm Attendance: Camryn Larson (1) TEAM STATS 82 Jodi Ulkekul (1) 102' India Jencks (1) SHOTS 1 2 OT 2OT T GCU (4) GON (17) SAVES 1 2 OT 2OT T GCU GON CORNER KICKS 1 2 OT 2OT T GCU GON FOULS 1 2 OT 2OT T GCU GON INDIVIDUAL STATS ASSISTS - GON: S Heilman SHOTS (Total-On Goal) - GCU: H Nichols (1-0M Cook (4-2), D Babb (1-0), A Martinez (1-0), K Smith (1-0), H Edwards (1-0), J Iranshad (1-0), C Larson (1-1), P Belzer (1-0), R Deutsch (1-0); GON: J Ulkekul (4-3), A Pumpelly (1-1), C Best (2-1), M Gotta (3-3), S Viviano (5-3), S Heilman (5-2), I Jencks (5-3), G Maas (1-1) SAVES - GCU, A Burton (15); GON, I Jones (3) TEAM STATS 92 Molly Myers (1) SHOTS 1 2 OT T GCU (0) WSU (8) SAVES 1 2 OT T GCU WSU CORNER KICKS 1 2 OT T GCU WSU FOULS 1 2 OT T GCU WSU INDIVIDUAL STATS ASSISTS - WSU: M Haro SHOTS (Total-On Goal) - GCU: M Cook (2-0); WSU:M Gomera-Stevens (3-2), M Weaver (7-1), S Pulver (2-0), B Alger (2-1), E Bennett (1-0), M Haro (4-2), M Minniss (1-0), M Myers (3-2) SAVES - GCU, A Burton (7); WSU: E Dederick (0) 66 Jaycee Iranshad (1) TEAM STATS SHOTS T HBU (2) GCU (6) SAVES T HBU GCU CORNER KICKS T HBU GCU FOULS T HBU GCU INDIVIDUAL STATS ASSISTS - GCU: M Cook, F Samodurov SHOTS (Total-On Goal) - GCU: H Nichols (1-1), M Cook (5-1), J Iranshad (7-2), A Martinez (1-0), M Wisely (1-0), K Smith (2-1), H Edwards (2-1), F Samodurov (1-0), C Larson (2-0), S Inafuku (1-0), N Johnson (1-0), R Deutsch (1-0); HBU: A Cortez (1-1), N Abukishk (2-0), S Spencer (1-0), E Dooher (1-1) SAVES - GCU, A Burton (2); HBU: A Guevara (4) 8

9 SUNDAY 26 GAME 4 GCU Soccer Stadium Phoenix, Ariz 7 pm Attendance: TEAM STATS 104 Own Goal SHOTS 1 2 OT 2OT T NAU (6) GCU (4) SAVES 1 2 OT 2OT T NAU GCU CORNER KICKS 1 2 OT 2OT T NAU GCU FOULS 1 2 OT 2OT T NAU GCU INDIVIDUAL STATS ASSISTS - N/A SHOTS (Total-On Goal) - GCU: M Cook (4-2), C Larson (1-0), K Smith (1-0), S Inafuku (1-1), N Johnson (2-1); NAU: V Cooper (3-2), T Heeres (1-1), E Robson (1-0), C George (1-0), A Moest (1-0), A Gonzalez (1-0), H Van Allen (1-0), A Rivera (2-2), S Larberg (3-0) SAVES - GCU, A Burton (4); NAU, T Benham (4) 9