Thursday, October 10
Phoenix, AZ
7:00 PM MT
Air Force Academy
at
Grand Canyon
Falcons Take Flight to GCU for Thursday WAC Matchup
10/9/2024 12:37:00 PM | Men's Soccer
GAME 11
Air Force (0-9-1, 0-1) vs. Grand Canyon (4-4-2, 1-0)
7 p.m. MT, Thursday, October 10
GCU Stadium - Phoenix, Ariz.
Following this weekend's action at home, the Falcons hit the road for a pair of Western Athletic Conference matches against Grand Canyon and UTRGV, October 10 and 13, respectively. Action at GCU Stadium is slated for 7 p.m. MT, while action in Edinburg, Texas, will commence at 12 p.m. CT.
A GLANCE AT GCU
GCU snapped a five-match winless stint with a 2-0 win against UTRGV last weekend. The Lopes knocked off Duke earlier this season and have only lost by a one-goal margins all season. Bright Nutornutsi leads the team with six goals to his credit. GCU has 12 goals on the season via five players. In goal, Leon Schmidt boasts and .813 save percentage and three shutout wins. His GAA is 0.90.
THE SERIES
The teams will be meeting for the 15th time in program history, Air Force leads the all-time series, 9-4-1. The Falcons are on a four-game win streak against the Lopes since 2020. Last season, AF took down the Lopes, 1-0, at USAFA. The Falcons are 2-3-1 against GCU in Phoenix.
UP NEXT
Air Force returns to the Academy for the first of a three-match home stint from October 20-27. The Falcons welcome in Utah Valley in the only match of the weekend, Sunday, October 20. The Following week, AF hosts Utah Tech and UNLV on October 24 and 27, respectively.
AROUND THE WAC
THREE TEAMS TIED AFTER WEEK ONE OF WAC PLAY
Three different WAC teams earned the maximum six points across the opening weekend of conference play. Seattle U, San Diego State and San José State each claimed two wins on the road to share the league lead. California Baptist logged a win and a draw for four points, and Grand Canyon won its first match to register three points.
ON THE ROAD EQUALS RESULTS IN WEEK ONE
Road teams enjoyed all of the spoils during the opening weekend of WAC men's soccer conference matches, with visiting teams not dropping a single league contest out of the gate. Road teams were a combined 8-0-1 in conference matches last week, highlighted by Seattle U, San Diego State and San José State each earning two wins and California Baptist notching one win and one draw away from home.
INIGUEZ HEATS UP AS CALENDAR TURNS TO OCTOBER
After not scoring a goal over his first eight matches of the season, San José State midfielder and WAC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Angel Iniguez has exploded over his last three starts. Iniguez has notched six goals and two assists in matches against UC Davis on Sept. 27 (one goal, one assist), Air Force on Oct. 3 (hat trick) and Utah Valley (two goals, one assist in comeback win). Iniguez has climbed into second place in the conference this season in scoring with six goals and four assists for 16 points.
SEATTLE U REMAINS THE TOP RANKED WAC TEAM IN LATEST NCAA RPI
As of the latest NCAA RPI update on Oct. 8, Seattle U was the top team from the WAC with an adjusted RPI ranking of 64. Other top 100 WAC teams in the more recent NCAA RPI were Grand Canyon (69), San Diego State (74) and UNLV (92).
KEY MATCHES IN WEEK TWO OF CONFERENCE PLAY
Seattle U will host its first two home conference matches against UNLV (Oct. 10) and Utah Tech (Oct. 13), with San Diego State playing a single match at California Baptist on Oct. 12. San José State welcomes both Utah Tech (Oct. 10) and UNLV (Oct. 13) looking to keep its unbeaten conference record intact.
LAST TIME OUT
Air Force dropped a pair of WAC matches against San Jose State (Oct. 3, 3-0) and Seattle U (Oct. 6, 2-0), last weekend at the Air Force Academy. The Falcons haven't notched a goal since September 6.
Air Force (0-9-1, 0-1) vs. Grand Canyon (4-4-2, 1-0)
7 p.m. MT, Thursday, October 10
GCU Stadium - Phoenix, Ariz.
Following this weekend's action at home, the Falcons hit the road for a pair of Western Athletic Conference matches against Grand Canyon and UTRGV, October 10 and 13, respectively. Action at GCU Stadium is slated for 7 p.m. MT, while action in Edinburg, Texas, will commence at 12 p.m. CT.
A GLANCE AT GCU
GCU snapped a five-match winless stint with a 2-0 win against UTRGV last weekend. The Lopes knocked off Duke earlier this season and have only lost by a one-goal margins all season. Bright Nutornutsi leads the team with six goals to his credit. GCU has 12 goals on the season via five players. In goal, Leon Schmidt boasts and .813 save percentage and three shutout wins. His GAA is 0.90.
THE SERIES
The teams will be meeting for the 15th time in program history, Air Force leads the all-time series, 9-4-1. The Falcons are on a four-game win streak against the Lopes since 2020. Last season, AF took down the Lopes, 1-0, at USAFA. The Falcons are 2-3-1 against GCU in Phoenix.
UP NEXT
Air Force returns to the Academy for the first of a three-match home stint from October 20-27. The Falcons welcome in Utah Valley in the only match of the weekend, Sunday, October 20. The Following week, AF hosts Utah Tech and UNLV on October 24 and 27, respectively.
AROUND THE WAC
THREE TEAMS TIED AFTER WEEK ONE OF WAC PLAY
Three different WAC teams earned the maximum six points across the opening weekend of conference play. Seattle U, San Diego State and San José State each claimed two wins on the road to share the league lead. California Baptist logged a win and a draw for four points, and Grand Canyon won its first match to register three points.
ON THE ROAD EQUALS RESULTS IN WEEK ONE
Road teams enjoyed all of the spoils during the opening weekend of WAC men's soccer conference matches, with visiting teams not dropping a single league contest out of the gate. Road teams were a combined 8-0-1 in conference matches last week, highlighted by Seattle U, San Diego State and San José State each earning two wins and California Baptist notching one win and one draw away from home.
INIGUEZ HEATS UP AS CALENDAR TURNS TO OCTOBER
After not scoring a goal over his first eight matches of the season, San José State midfielder and WAC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year Angel Iniguez has exploded over his last three starts. Iniguez has notched six goals and two assists in matches against UC Davis on Sept. 27 (one goal, one assist), Air Force on Oct. 3 (hat trick) and Utah Valley (two goals, one assist in comeback win). Iniguez has climbed into second place in the conference this season in scoring with six goals and four assists for 16 points.
SEATTLE U REMAINS THE TOP RANKED WAC TEAM IN LATEST NCAA RPI
As of the latest NCAA RPI update on Oct. 8, Seattle U was the top team from the WAC with an adjusted RPI ranking of 64. Other top 100 WAC teams in the more recent NCAA RPI were Grand Canyon (69), San Diego State (74) and UNLV (92).
KEY MATCHES IN WEEK TWO OF CONFERENCE PLAY
Seattle U will host its first two home conference matches against UNLV (Oct. 10) and Utah Tech (Oct. 13), with San Diego State playing a single match at California Baptist on Oct. 12. San José State welcomes both Utah Tech (Oct. 10) and UNLV (Oct. 13) looking to keep its unbeaten conference record intact.
LAST TIME OUT
Air Force dropped a pair of WAC matches against San Jose State (Oct. 3, 3-0) and Seattle U (Oct. 6, 2-0), last weekend at the Air Force Academy. The Falcons haven't notched a goal since September 6.
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