Air Force Tripped Up at Grand Canyon, 2-0

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Air Force

Grand Canyon

PHOENIX, Ariz. – The Mountain West Conference standings leader Grand Canyon outscored Air Force, 2-0, on Military Appreciation Night at GCU Stadium, Wednesday evening. The Lopes, unbeaten in conference play (5-0), improved to 8-5 on a six-match win streak while the Falcons dropped to 2-6-4, with a 1-3-1 mark in the conference.

GCU struck early in both halves, the first coming in the eighth minute as Rafael Coet and Bradley De Jesus connected with Jorge Lopez for his third goal this season. Air Force's Paxton Seghi responded with a shot on goal in the 23^rd minute, saved by Beltran Fernandez.

At the half, GCU attempted six (2) shots compared to three (1) taken by the Falcons.

Five minutes into the second half (50'), Arnau Camano connected with Luala Lopes for the second strike and ultimate game winner, marking a season first assist and goal, respectively.

Falcon sophomore Ben Brophy battled back with a shot on target in the 58^th minute. In the 74^th minute sophomore Sean Odle put a shot on goal, also saved by Fernandez. Falcon senior Aidan Grubbs attempted a pair of shots in the 77^th and 86^th minute to no avail. AF was unable to connect on a strike by the final horn.

Air Force took eight (3) shots while the Lopes fired off 15 (5). Andrei Bulankou and Paxton Seghi anchored the Falcons playing full time. Freshman keeper Hunter Anderson made three saves in the effort.

Next up, Air Force returns home to host UC Davis for Senior Day, Sunday, October 18. Action is slated for a 1pm kickoff while the Senior Day ceremony will commence at 12pm. The Falcons look to fend off the Aggies for the second time this season, winning the first meeting two-nil in Davis, California.

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Players Mentioned

Hunter Anderson

Ben Brophy

Andrei Bulankou

Aidan Grubbs

Sean Odle

Paxton Seghi

Aidan Grubbs

Camille Llorca

Oliver Becker

Sean Odle

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