Spartans to Host Grand Canyon Wednesday NightSpartans to Host Grand Canyon Wednesday Night

Spartans to Host Grand Canyon Wednesday Night

SAN JOSE, Calif. - The San José State men's soccer team (6-6-3, 3-2-2 MW) will play Grand Canyon (9-5-1, 6-0-1 MW) on Wednesday, October 28, at 7 p.m. at the Spartan Soccer Complex. The game will be shown live on MW+.

GAME INFO

Matchup: San José State vs. Grand Canyon

Date/Time: October 28 at 7 p.m.

Location: Spartan Soccer Complex

Stream: MW+

Tickets: Here

Live Stats: Here

SPARTAN NOTES

  • The Spartans will clinch a spot in the MW Tournament with a win or losses from Utah Tech and UC Davis
  • The Spartans are coming off a 1-1 draw at Air Force and are unbeaten in their last four matches
  • Cameron Cook is third in the conference with five assists on the season
  • Ronin Axelson has 64 saves so far this season, the most in the Mountain West and 12th most in the nation
  • The Spartans have had five POTW awards so far this season
  • Jordi Tortell Daly was named MW Offensive Player of the Week after scoring a brace against Air Force (10/10)
  • Isac Enriquez won back-to-back MW Freshman of the Week awards
  • Amir Anwary was named Mountain West Offensive Player of the Week after tallying two goals and two assists in the Spartans' win over Saint Mary's (8/31)
  • Axelson was named Mountain West Defensive Player of the Week after making 11 saves across 2 games, including a standout 8 save performance in the Spartans' win over CSUN (9/21)
  • The Spartans had three players named to the Mountain West Watch List: Midfielder Angel Fernandez, Defender Ruben Flores-Thomas and Goalkeeper Axelson
  • The Spartans were picked as co-favorites in the Mountain West preseason poll, tied with Grand Canyon and earning two first place votes

SCOUTING GRAND CANYON

  • Grand Canyon is 9-5-1 on the season and 6-0-1 in conference play. With 19 points in Mountain West play, GCU has already clinched a spot in the Mountain West Tournament and is six points infront of the second place team.
  • Grand Canyon is led by midfielder Jorge Lopez who has 18 points on the season and freshman forward Arnau Camaño who leads the Lopes with seven goals.
  • GCU starting goalkeeper, Beltran Fernandez, has a record of 8-3-1, recording 29 saves hwile letting up 13 goals on the season
  • The Spartans fell 2-1 to Grand Canyon earlier this season at GCU Stadium on Oct. 4.
  • The Spartans are 0-2-1 in their last three matches against the Lopes, including a 2-1 defeat in last season's WAC Championship game
  • The Spartans are 7-6-3 all time against Grand Canyon.
  • The last time SJSU defeated Grand Canyon was in a 3-0 victory in 2024 at the Spartan Soccer Complex

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