Fullerton, CA– The Arizona Christian University men's soccer team opened GSAC play with a victory over Hope International on Thursday afternoon. A 15-minute stretch of game time spanning the end of the first half and into the second half was the deciding factor, as German Lopez scored goals on each side of halftime to put ACU in the lead.

• Score:  Arizona Christian beat Hope International, 3-2
• Records:  Arizona Christian 8-2-1   |   Hope International 4-5
• National Rankings: Arizona Christian (not ranked) | Hope International (not ranked)
• Location:   Fullerton College   |   Fullerton, California

 STAT TRACKER

• German Lopez: Two Goals
• Damian Sanchez: One Goal

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

• Arizona Christian out-shot Hope International 19-5.
• Four Yellow Cards were issued on each side.

COACH BELLEMAN SAYS…

"Today was a very good start for us in the conference, and it is great to be on this side of the game against Hope for the first time in a long time. Hope did a great job in the first half making things difficult on us, but I thought our guys adjusted well early in the second half. We could have finished the game a little better, but it was a good team performance overall."
 

NEXT TIME OUT

• Men's soccer will stay in California to take on The Master's University on Saturday afternoon. Kickoff will take place at 1:30 pm from Santa Clarita, CA.