(St George, UT – Sept 30, 2026) – Utah Tech men's soccer has opportunities, but drops its Mountain West home opener 3-1 to Grand Canyon on Wednesday night.
Seth Powder created a great opportunity early for the Trailblazers (1-7-2, 0-1-1 MWC), as he drew a foul in the box after video assisted review that led to a penalty kick. Powder took the kick and was stopped by the Lopes' (5-5-0, 2-0-0 MWC) keeper on a nice diving save to his right.
Both teams traded scoring chances for the next half hour of play, but GCU was able to break through first as João Gonçalinho gave them the lead in the 33rd minute.
Just over six minutes later, GCU doubled their lead as Arnau Camaño found the back of the net.
GCU held a 14-4 shot advantage in the first half, but freshman netminder,
Zack Jarvie, recorded a pair of saves to keep the Trailblazers in it.
Grand Canyon was able to add another to their lead midway through the second half, to really make a comeback difficult on UT.
In the 84th minute,
Seth Powder was able to draw another foul in the box after video review, and the Trailblazers were awarded their second penalty kick of the night. Sophomore midfielder,
Zach Taylor, stepped up and buried the PK to get Utah Tech on the board. The PK goal was Taylor's second goal of the season, improving to two of two on penalty tries.
UT got another shot off, but it wasn't enough to complete the comeback bid as they dropped their first conference home match, 3-1.
NUMBERS TO KNOW
First match with multiple PK chances since October 2024 vs UTRGV
UT has scored in four consecutive matches
Coach Broadhead went 2 for 2 on challenges tonight, both resulting in PKs
UP NEXT
The Trailblazers will continue their four match homestand on Sunday as they welcome UC Davis to St George. Kickoff is set for 4 p.m. as the second leg of a double header with women's soccer.
