By: Mariah Rodriguez, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications and Digital Media
RIVERSIDE--- California Baptist women's soccer will pick up Western Athletic Conference play this Saturday against Grand Canyon after they finished their second week of conference 2-0-2. The Lancers have yet to drop a match during WAC play and are coming off a win and draw on the road in Utah this past week.
THE LANCERS AT A GLANCE
California Baptist finished their second week with a win and draw, moving their conference record to 2-0-2 and improving their unbeaten streak to 10 matches. The Lancers opened the week with a 2-2 draw against Utah Tech with goals from
Kaylee Hauck and
Jayden Ramirez. During Sunday's game, a pair of late goals from
Sonja Lux and
Lauryn White secured CBU's second win of the conference season, earning their sixth shutout. Hauck now leads the Lancers with five goals, and nine players have at least one goal this season for CBU. California Baptist's depth has been impressive this season and has already carried them well thus far, as the Lancers boast just a single loss this season.
MATCH INFORMATION
Opponent: Grand Canyon
Date and Time: Saturday, October 7
th at 7:00 PM
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Video: ESPN+
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
MATCH NOTES
California Baptist and Grand Canyon are familiar foes with competition dating back to 2011. The Lancers currently hold a 6-3-2 all-time record against the Lopes, with the most recent win taking place during last year's season. Competition has always been close between these two squads, and this year's match will be no different.
THE LOPES AT A GLANCE
The Lopes enter the single match week 2-1-1 in conference play, picking up wins against Seattle U and Southern Utah earlier this season. GCU most recently tied Utah Tech in a 1-1 competitive draw this past Sunday after going down in the first half and scoring the tying goal in the 52
nd minute. The only loss GCU has in the WAC this season was against the favorites, Utah Valley, in a decisive 4-0 match.
Gianna Gourley leads GCU on the offensive attack, posting 13 goals this season. Gourley holds the second-most goals in the WAC and picked up a brace in the 4-1 win against Southern Utah last Thursday. Lindsay Prokop and Bekah Valdez follow with four goals each to round out GCU's attacking front. Defensively, the Lope backline has allowed just 14 goals this season compared to their 28 scored. Grand Canyon goalkeeper DeAira Jackson holds six shutouts and has been given the WAC Goalkeeper of the Week nod three times this season as well.
Lancer soccer tickets are on sale now
HERE for all games at CBU Soccer Stadium.
