The 2020 Grand Canyon men's soccer team represented Grand Canyon University during the 2020 NCAA Division I men's soccer season. It was the 36th season of the Grand Canyon men's soccer team.
| 2020 Grand Canyon Antelopes men's soccer | |
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WAC regular season champions | |
NCAA Tournament, Second round | |
| Conference | Western Athletic Conference |
| U. Soc. Coaches poll | No. 16 |
| Record | 8–2–0 (7–0–0 WAC) |
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| Home stadium | GCU Stadium |
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| No. 25 Grand Canyon + | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTRGV | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| San Jose State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| California Baptist # | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UNLV | 4 | – | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Seattle | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Air Force ‡ | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dixie State # | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Utah Valley | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Incarnate Word | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston Baptist | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chicago State ¿ | 0 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic edit
On August 13, 2020, the Western Athletic Conference postponed all fall sports through the end of the calendar year.[1]
On November 4, 2020, the NCAA approved a plan for college soccer to be played in the spring.[2]
Roster edit
Source:[3] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
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Matches edit
Preseason edit
| January 27, 2021 Exhibition | Grand Canyon | 9-0 | Benedictine-Mesa | Phoenix, AZ |
| 7:00 p.m. PT | Tosh Yasuda  13'Maximilian Moeller 23', 36'Marco Afonso 33', 42'Calvin Kissi 49', 68'Edgar Soto 78'Justin Rasmussen 90' |
Report | Stadium: GCU Stadium Attendance: 267 |
| January 28, 2021 Exhibition | Grand Canyon | 5-1 | Northwest Nazarene | Phoenix, AZ |
| 7:00 p.m. PT | Tosh Yasuda 12', 48' Esai Easley 22'Calvin Kissi 64'Andrew Bebbington 86' |
Report | Danny Cuevas 77' |
Stadium: GCU Stadium Attendance: 245 |
| January 30, 2021 Exhibition | Grand Canyon | 1-2 | Northwest Nazarene | Phoenix, AZ |
| 7:00 p.m. PT | Justin Rasmussen 54' |
Report | Cameron Natvig 65' Nils Knosala 88' |
Stadium: GCU Stadium Attendance: 149 |
Regular season edit
| February 20, 2021 Conference | Grand Canyon | 2-1 | Houston Baptist | Phoenix, AZ |
| 7:00 p.m. PT | Maximilian Moeller 10' Rey Gaytan 30' |
Report | Bryant Farkarlun 17' |
Stadium: GCU Stadium Attendance: 0 |
| February 27, 2021 Conference | San Jose State | 2-1 | Grand Canyon | San Jose, CA |
| 8:00 p.m. PT | Nicolas Brenes 20' Omar Lemus 49' |
Report | Justin Rasmussen 15', 81' (pen.) Maximilian Moeller 89' (pen.) |
Stadium: Spartan Soccer Field Attendance: 0 |
| March 6, 2021 Conference | Grand Canyon | 1-0 | Air Force | Phoenix, AZ |
| 7:00 p.m. PT | Justin Rasmussen 48' |
Report | Stadium: GCU Stadium Attendance: 215 |
| March 13, 2021 Conference | Incarnate Word | 0-1 | Grand Canyon | San Antonio, TX |
| 6:00 p.m. PT | Report | Justin Rasmussen 23' (pen.) |
Stadium: Gayle & Tom Benson Stadium Attendance: 50 |
| March 19, 2021 Conference | Grand Canyon | 3-1 | California Baptist | Phoenix, AZ |
| 7:00 p.m. PT | Justin Rasmussen 13' Marios Andreou 40'Will Clark 41' |
Report | Reuben Dass 65' |
Stadium: GCU Stadium Attendance: 264 |
| March 26, 2021 Conference | Grand Canyon | 5-1 | Dixie State[5] | Phoenix, AZ |
| 7:00 p.m. PT | Pedro Mondragon 19' Tosh Yasuda 28'Maximilian Moeller 63', 65', 72' |
Report | Idris Alabi 41' (pen.) |
Stadium: GCU Stadium Attendance: 0 |
| April 5, 2021 Conference | Seattle | Cancelled | Grand Canyon | Seattle, WA |
| 7:00 p.m. PT | Report | Stadium: Championship Field |
| April 10, 2021 Conference | UNLV | 1-2 | Grand Canyon | Paradise, NV |
| 7:00 p.m. PT | Skyler Goo 61' |
Report | Marios Andreou 74' Hugo Logan 86' |
Stadium: Peter F. Johann Memorial Soccer Field Attendance: 50 |
Postseason edit
WAC Tournament edit
| April 15, 2021 Semifinals | Grand Canyon | 2-0 | Seattle | Paradise, NV |
| 11:00 a.m. PT | Maximilian Moeller 23' Hugo Logan 80' |
Report | Stadium: Peter F. Johann Memorial Soccer Field Attendance: 100 |
| April 15, 2021 Final | Grand Canyon | 0-3 | Air Force | Paradise, NV |
| 1:00 p.m. PT | Report | London Aghedo 43' Quinn Matulis 49'Lathan Spadafora 83' |
Stadium: Peter F. Johann Memorial Soccer Field Attendance: 200 |
NCAA Tournament edit
| May 2, 2021 Second round | Washington | 2-0 | Grand Canyon | Matthews, North Carolina |
| 1:00 p.m. PT | Ryan Sailor 21' Christian Soto 55' |
Report | Stadium: Matthews Sportsplex Attendance: 54 |
References edit
- ^ "WAC Announces Decision to Not Engage in Fall Competition". Western Athletic Conference. August 13, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
- ^ "NCAA DI Council approves moving fall championships to the spring | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
- ^ "2020 Men's Soccer Roster". gculopes.com. Grand Canyon University Athletics. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
- ^ "They'll soon play for Utah Tech — but Black student-athletes still face strife in 'Utah's Dixie'". The Salt Lake Tribune. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
- ^ Now known as Utah Tech University Trailblazers[4]