Wednesday, October 14
Phoenix, AZ
7:00 PM MT
Air Force Academy
at
Grand Canyon
Photo by: Trevor Cokley
10/13/2026 4:02:00 PM | Men's Soccer
MATCH 12
Air Force (2-5-4, 1-2-1 MW) at Grand Canyon (7-5, 4-0 MW)
7pm MT, Wednesday, October 14
Mountain West Conference
GCU Stadium – Phoenix, Ariz.
Air Force is taking the fight to MW frontrunner Grand Canyon for a midweek matchup in Phoenix on Wednesday, October 14. Action at GCU Stadium is slated for 7pm MT. The Lopes remain undefeated in conference action headed into the fourth week of MW play. GCU is seeking its first win over Air Force since March of 2020. The Lopes broke a streak of five straight losses last season in a 0-0 draw at USAFA.
A LOOK AT THE LOPES
Grand Canyon will take the pitch under head coach Jamie Davies in his first season at the helm of the program. Davies arrives in Phoenix after two standout seasons as head coach at North Florida, where he engineered one of the most dramatic turnarounds in the nation. In two seasons, the Ospreys won two regular-season conference championships, two conference tournament championships and made two NCAA Tournament appearances.
Back in Phoenix for two straight at GCU Stadium this week, the Lopes are a perfect 4-0 in Mountain West play and hold a five-match winning streak heading into a Wednesday evening matchup versus Air Force.
GCU holds 12 points in the MW standings, three up on UNLV, who it defeated a couple weeks back. The offense is outscoring its opposition 10-4 in MW play and has not let up more than one goal in any MW match this season.
The Lopes continued its streak of double digit shot totals, marking 11 in a row after the 3-1 win at UC Davis. They are fifth in the country in shots on goal per game (7.9) and seventh in shots per game (17.7).
Senior Jorge Lopez is second in the nation with eight assists, ranking third in assists per game (.73). Lopez has tallied a point in each of his last six games, tallying eight in that span with six assists and a goal.
Beltran Fernandez is coming off a season-high five saves at UC Davis. The defense has not allowed multiple goals in a match since Sept. 12, with Fernandez's goals against average (1.25) second best in the league.
The Lopes have won five straight dating back to Sept. 20 at CSUN. The five wins in a row is the most since the squad won eight in a row in 2021 (does not include ties).
The points are on the rise for GCU, who are now averaging 5.8 per game. Over the past five games, the team has scored 12 goals and tallied 17 assists. The points per game mark is 43rd nationally and first in the MW.
MW STANDINGS
After the third week of MW play, Air Force is in a three-way tie with UC Davis and San Jose State with four points each. Grand Canyon remains undefeated with 12 points. UNLV, coming fresh off a win over the Falcons, is now second place with nine points. Utah Tech remain winless with 0-3-1 mark in the MW.
TRENDING NORTH
The Falcons' six positive results this season marks the best record since the 2022 season. Air Force's three goals against UTRGV are the most since goals since playing the Vaqueros to a 3-3 tie in 2023. AF's 12 goals so far this season equals last year's total goals and is one more than the final goal count of the 2024 season. For the first time since 2023, four Falcons have multiple goals.
STACKING UP
AF freshman goalie Hunter Anderson is second in the MW in saves per game (3.80) and save percentage (.717). Despite giving up five goals against UNLV, his GAA floats at 1.52 for third best mark in the conference. His 38 saves this season is third most in the MW.
UP NEXT
The Falcons welcome UC Davis to Cadet Soccer Stadium for a Sunday afternoon matchup, October 18. Kick off is scheduled for 1pm MT. Prior to the match, Air Force will celebrate six seniors for Senior Day at noon MT.
LAST TIME OUT
Falcon men's soccer came up short against Mountain West rival San Jose State, 3-1, Saturday evening at Spartan Soccer Complex. SJSU's Isac Enriquez notched the first goal in the 20th minute with help from Tiko Moodie and Diego Nieves.
Air Force freshman Xidane Espinoza scored the equalizer in the 37th minute, tallying his first collegiate goal. The teams took a halftime break knotted up at one.
The second half was all Jordi Tortell Daly as he scored a pair of goals in the 74th and 86th minute. The Falcons took five shots on target led by C3C Quinn Muderlak with two shots on goal. SJSU attempted 22 shots on the match, 11 were on goal. C4C Hunter Anderson made six saves in the effort.
FOLLOW ALONG
Catch all the action on the pitch on MW+, the official streaming destination for Mountain West men's soccer. Stream every match live all season long on the web, the MW+ mobile app for iPhone and Android, or your connected TV, including Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV and Roku. Subscribe today at watch.themw.com.
Air Force (2-5-4, 1-2-1 MW) at Grand Canyon (7-5, 4-0 MW)
7pm MT, Wednesday, October 14
Mountain West Conference
GCU Stadium – Phoenix, Ariz.
Air Force is taking the fight to MW frontrunner Grand Canyon for a midweek matchup in Phoenix on Wednesday, October 14. Action at GCU Stadium is slated for 7pm MT. The Lopes remain undefeated in conference action headed into the fourth week of MW play. GCU is seeking its first win over Air Force since March of 2020. The Lopes broke a streak of five straight losses last season in a 0-0 draw at USAFA.
A LOOK AT THE LOPES
Grand Canyon will take the pitch under head coach Jamie Davies in his first season at the helm of the program. Davies arrives in Phoenix after two standout seasons as head coach at North Florida, where he engineered one of the most dramatic turnarounds in the nation. In two seasons, the Ospreys won two regular-season conference championships, two conference tournament championships and made two NCAA Tournament appearances.
Back in Phoenix for two straight at GCU Stadium this week, the Lopes are a perfect 4-0 in Mountain West play and hold a five-match winning streak heading into a Wednesday evening matchup versus Air Force.
GCU holds 12 points in the MW standings, three up on UNLV, who it defeated a couple weeks back. The offense is outscoring its opposition 10-4 in MW play and has not let up more than one goal in any MW match this season.
The Lopes continued its streak of double digit shot totals, marking 11 in a row after the 3-1 win at UC Davis. They are fifth in the country in shots on goal per game (7.9) and seventh in shots per game (17.7).
Senior Jorge Lopez is second in the nation with eight assists, ranking third in assists per game (.73). Lopez has tallied a point in each of his last six games, tallying eight in that span with six assists and a goal.
Beltran Fernandez is coming off a season-high five saves at UC Davis. The defense has not allowed multiple goals in a match since Sept. 12, with Fernandez's goals against average (1.25) second best in the league.
The Lopes have won five straight dating back to Sept. 20 at CSUN. The five wins in a row is the most since the squad won eight in a row in 2021 (does not include ties).
The points are on the rise for GCU, who are now averaging 5.8 per game. Over the past five games, the team has scored 12 goals and tallied 17 assists. The points per game mark is 43rd nationally and first in the MW.
MW STANDINGS
After the third week of MW play, Air Force is in a three-way tie with UC Davis and San Jose State with four points each. Grand Canyon remains undefeated with 12 points. UNLV, coming fresh off a win over the Falcons, is now second place with nine points. Utah Tech remain winless with 0-3-1 mark in the MW.
TRENDING NORTH
The Falcons' six positive results this season marks the best record since the 2022 season. Air Force's three goals against UTRGV are the most since goals since playing the Vaqueros to a 3-3 tie in 2023. AF's 12 goals so far this season equals last year's total goals and is one more than the final goal count of the 2024 season. For the first time since 2023, four Falcons have multiple goals.
STACKING UP
AF freshman goalie Hunter Anderson is second in the MW in saves per game (3.80) and save percentage (.717). Despite giving up five goals against UNLV, his GAA floats at 1.52 for third best mark in the conference. His 38 saves this season is third most in the MW.
UP NEXT
The Falcons welcome UC Davis to Cadet Soccer Stadium for a Sunday afternoon matchup, October 18. Kick off is scheduled for 1pm MT. Prior to the match, Air Force will celebrate six seniors for Senior Day at noon MT.
LAST TIME OUT
Falcon men's soccer came up short against Mountain West rival San Jose State, 3-1, Saturday evening at Spartan Soccer Complex. SJSU's Isac Enriquez notched the first goal in the 20th minute with help from Tiko Moodie and Diego Nieves.
Air Force freshman Xidane Espinoza scored the equalizer in the 37th minute, tallying his first collegiate goal. The teams took a halftime break knotted up at one.
The second half was all Jordi Tortell Daly as he scored a pair of goals in the 74th and 86th minute. The Falcons took five shots on target led by C3C Quinn Muderlak with two shots on goal. SJSU attempted 22 shots on the match, 11 were on goal. C4C Hunter Anderson made six saves in the effort.
FOLLOW ALONG
Catch all the action on the pitch on MW+, the official streaming destination for Mountain West men's soccer. Stream every match live all season long on the web, the MW+ mobile app for iPhone and Android, or your connected TV, including Amazon Fire TV, Android TV, Apple TV and Roku. Subscribe today at watch.themw.com.
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