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   2009 GCU Men's Soccer

2009 GCU Men's Soccer 

 
 IN THE NEWS

M Soccer

11-5-09

Juan Mendez

'Lopes' Championship Celebration Put on Hold

It was intense and physical, just as you would expect a championship game to be.

The Grand Canyon University men's soccer team was playing for its third Pacific West Conference title in the past four years against Notre Dame de Namur. The Antelopes were 13-3-2 overall and 10-1-1 in the PacWest, while the Argonauts were right behind them in second place at 9-2-1 in the conference. With a win, GCU would win the title outright.

Unfortunately for the 'Lopes, their championship celebration will have to be put on hold because they and the Argonauts played to a double-overtime 0-0 draw.

The celebration still can come on Saturday, when they host Academy of Art at 2:30 p.m. at the GCU Soccer Field. The 'Lopes can win the title outright with a win over the Urban Knights, regardless of whether NDNU defeats Dixie State on Saturday. Saturday's games are the final games of the season in the PacWest, so Saturday will be Senior Day as well as a championship game. GCU has only one senior on its roster, defender/midfielder Jesse Baker (Lakeside, AZ/Blue Ridge).

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M Soccer

11-1-09

Three first-half goals propel 'Lopes to win Pat Perkins

Grand Canyon extended its lead in the Pacific West Conference with a 4-0 victory over visiting Dominican Sunday.

GCU (13-3-2, 10-1-1) scored three first-half goals from three different players to give it 31 points in the PacWest race with only two matches remaining.

Notre Dame de Namur (9-9-1, 9-2-1) has 28 points and comes to GCU Thursday for a 7:30 p.m. contest at the GCU Soccer Field. Teams are giving three points for a win and one for a tie. The Lopes can clinch the conference title Thursday.

Senior Jesse Baker (Lakeside, Ariz./Blue Ridge) opened the Lopes scoring on a header from junior Juan Mendez (Bolivia/Horizon) at the 10:33 mark of the first half.

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M Soccer

10-30-09

GCU Scores Three First-Half Goals, Shuts Out Dixie State Tom Hurdle

The Grand Canyon University men's soccer team scored two goals in the first seven minutes and never looked back as it defeated Dixie State College, 3-0, tonight at St. George, Utah.

Freshman forward Kyle Ciliento (Phoenix, AZ/Pinnacle) found junior defender/midfielder Tom Hurdle (pictured, North Yorkshire, England/King James) in the second minute, and seven minutes later junior midfielder/forward Pat Perkins (Bremerton, WA/Bremerton) passed to freshman midfielder Nathan Wasson (Chandler, AZ/Hamilton), who found Ciliento to jump out to an early 2-0 lead. It was Ciliento's 18th goal of the season, tops in the PacWest.

The Antelopes scored the final goal in the 31st minute when sophomore defender/forward Nick Sykes (Boise, ID/Mountain View) scored off a shot that was blocked on a corner kick.

First-place GCU raised its record to 12-3-2 ocerall, 9-1-1 in the Pacific West Conference. Dixie State fell to 5-9-1, 3-8. 

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M Soccer

10-26-09

Men's Soccer Suffers First PacWest Loss Kyle Ciliento 

The Grand Canyon University men's soccer team failed to win a Pacific West Conference game for the first time this season on Saturday, when it played to a 1-1 draw with Hawaii Pacific. Today, it did one worse when it lost its first PacWest game of the season, 2-1 to Hawaii-Hilo in Hilo, Hawaii.

The Antelopes dropped to 11-3-2, 8-1-1 in the PacWest. The Vulcans improved to 7-8, 6-3.

Freshman forward Kyle Ciliento (pictured, Phoenix, AZ/Pinnacle) scored the only goal of the game for GCU at 15:53 on a drop pass from junior midfielder/forward Pat Perkins (Bremerton, WA/Bremerton) in the middle of the penalty box.

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M Soccer

10-25-09

GCU Men's Soccer Fails to Win PacWest Match for First Time This Season Kyle Ciliento

The Grand Canyon University (GCU) men's soccer team played to a double overtime 1-1 draw with Hawaii Pacific University (HPU) yesterday in Kaneohe, Hawaii. It was the first time the Antelopes have been unable to win a Pacific West Conference game this season.

GCU, No. 5 in the West region in the current NSCAA Division II Rankings, now is 11-2-2 overall, 8-0-1 in the PacWest. HPU kept alive its hopes for a conference championship and is 9-2-2, 6-2-2.

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 UPCOMING EVENTS
11/07/2009
Women's Cross Country

NCAA West Region at San Francisco
10 a.m.

11/07/2009
Men's Basketball

vs. Southwestern (Exhibition)
5:30 p.m.

11/07/2009
Men's Soccer

vs. Academy of Art
2:30 p.m.

11/07/2009
Women's Volleyball

vs. Academy of Art
2 p.m.

11/07/2009
Women's Soccer

vs. Academy of Art
Noon

11/07/2009
Men's Wrestling

at Embry-Riddle Open
All Day

11/07/2009
Men's Cross Country

NCAA West Region at San Francisco
11 a.m.

11/08/2009
Women's Basketball

at Univ. of Arizona (Exhibition)
1 p.m.

11/14/2009
Men's Wrestling

at Cerritos (Calif.) Open
All Day

11/16/2009
Women's Basketball

at W. New Mexico
6 p.m.

 
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