Gonzaga (2-0-1) vs. No. 16 Seattle U (1-1-0)
2:30 p.m. | Sunday, Sept. 4 | Luger Field
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LIGHT UP LUGER
- Gonzaga's season opener against Bradley was the first-ever soccer match under the new lights at Luger Field. The Zags played the Braves to a 1-1 draw in front of a crowd of 506. Thursday's match was also played under the lights and GU beat Oral Roberts 1-0.

LAST TIME OUT
- Gonzaga got an early-second-half goal from sub Nick Ulowetz to take down (rv) Oral Roberts on Thursday and remain unbeaten on the season. GU's unbeaten streak is now at four, dating back to a 3-2 overtime win to wrap the 2015 season at Pacific.

DEFENSE STEPPING UP
- The Gonzaga defense has been stout in three matches this season, allowing just two goals. The Zags have also held opposing offenses to an average of just 7.3 shots/2.0 shots on goal per match this year. By comparison, GU's offense has averaged 16.7 shots/6.3 shots on goal per match.

WCC NEWS AND NOTES
- Gonzaga is the lone unbeaten team left in the West Coast Conference.
- Gonzaga leads the WCC in shots (16.67/game), goals (6) and assists (6), and is second in goals-against average (0.62) and corner kicks (15).
- Individually, Jakob Granlund leads in shots (9), Austin Giftopoulos is first in assists (2) and second in points (4), and goalkeeper Ben Willis is second in goals-against average (0.62). Willis is also one of only two keepers in the league with a shutout.

ABOUT THE SERIES
- Gonzaga will face Seattle U for the seventh straight season and 20th time overall. GU is 8-11-0 against the Redhawks, including a 1-0 win last season in Seattle. In fact, of the previous six seasons, the Zags are 5-1-0 with a 2-0-0 mark in Spokane.

FIVE GOALS, FIVE DIFFERENT PLAYERS
- Gonzaga scored five goals in total on the opening weekend in two matches, and those five were scored by five different players. Forward Jakob Granlund scored the lone goal Friday, and then defenders Jalen Crisler, Ben White and Austin Giftopoulos, and forward Denis Kalamar, netted GU's four on Sunday.

SEASON-OPENING HOME TOURNAMENT
- Gonzaga won its own four-team tournament with visiting Bradley, Illinois-Chicago and San Diego State. Each team played two games, with GU facing BU and UIC. Gonzaga tied Bradley on Friday 1-1, then beat UIC on Sunday 4-1 giving them a goal differential of +3. San Diego State was also 1-0-1 on the weekend, tying UIC 1-1 on Friday and beating Bradley 1-0 on Saturday for a +1 goal differential.

GIFTOPOULOS NAMED WCC PLAYER OF THE WEEK
- Redshirt sophomore defender Austin Giftopoulos was named the WCC Player of the Week after playing all 200 minutes and notching a goal and an assist in Gonzaga's 1-0-1 weekend. He helped the defense hold both Bradley and UIC to one goal apiece. Against Bradley, he played all 200 minutes of an overtime draw, and then was instrumental on both ends of the field while playing all 90 minutes in a 4-1 win over UIC. He scored his first career goal and notched his first career assist against the Flames. It was the first WCC Player of the Week honor of the season, and also was Giftopoulos' first-career weekly award.

SCORING FROM THE DEFENSIVE END
- Gonzaga's back line came up big on the offense end, led by junior defender Ben White, who had a goal and an assist on Sunday. White, who led the team in goals with four last season, picked up right where he left off with the three-point game.
- In addition to White, defender Austin Giftopoulos netted his first career goal and picked up his first career assist in the UIC game, while, defender Jalen Crisler also scored a goal against UIC.

WHITE NAMED PRESEASON ALL-WCC
- Ben White, a junior who also earned All-WCC First Team honors last season, was named to the 11-member preseason All-WCC team. White helped the team rank third in the league in goals-against average at 1.17 and tie for first in the league in fewest goals allowed at 21.
- On offense, White was a force, scoring a team-high four goals and ranking second on the team with nine points.

CAREER RECORD WATCH
- Returning senior Jakob Granlund is tied for ninth all-time in assists in his career with 11. Last season, he tallied five total assists.
- Granlund also stands in 10th in shots with 110 in his career. He's just three behind Grant Lundberg (2003-07) with 113.