Completed Event: Women's Volleyball versus UT Rio Grande Valley on August 30, 2025 , Win , 3, to, 0
W Volleyball
vs UT Rio Grande Valley
W 3-0
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Friday, October 14
Belmont, CA
7 p.m.
Grand Canyon
3
at
0
Notre Dame de Namur
Stephanie McBride
GCU Wins Fourth Straight; Looks for No. 5 Saturday
10/14/2011 10:14:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Box Score
Grand Canyon (12-6, 6-4) won its fourth straight match with a 3-0 triumph against Notre Dame de Namur (2-19, 2-7) in a Pacific West Conference contest in Belmont, Calif., Friday.
GCU won by set scores of 30-28, 25-18, 25-21.
In the first set, GCU trailed 22-20 and rallied back and had ties at 22, 24, 25 and 26 before scoring the final two points of the set. An NDNU service error was followed by a block from seniors Brooke Blomenkamp and Stephanie McBride to end the set.
It was a balanced GCU attack. In fact -- in the third set win -- four different players had finishing points to break an 18-18 tie and put the ’Lopes in control. It started with a kill from junior setter Kristen Preach, McBride followed with a service ace and junior middle hitter Shelby Taylor and junior outside hitter Janae Giles each had kills.
McBride finished with 11 kills, two solo blocks and five block assists. She had a .273 attack percentage. Blomenkamp had 10 kills, 11 digs, four block assists and hit .250. Freshman libero Mackenzie Phelps finished with 24 digs. Preach had 35 assists and Giles added 12 digs.
Taylor had eight kills and only one error in 14 tries for a .500 hitting percentage. Giles also had eight kills and two service aces. Sophomore outside hitter Caelen Hiller had seven kills and 10 digs. GCU hit .231 as a team.
GCU looks to go 5-0 on its five-match road trip when it takes on NDNU again Saturday at noon. Links to live coverage provided by the host school are available on the GCU women’s volleyball schedule page.
The ’Lopes return home for 6 p.m. matches Monday and Tuesday against Chaminade.
Grand Canyon (12-6, 6-4) won its fourth straight match with a 3-0 triumph against Notre Dame de Namur (2-19, 2-7) in a Pacific West Conference contest in Belmont, Calif., Friday.
GCU won by set scores of 30-28, 25-18, 25-21.
In the first set, GCU trailed 22-20 and rallied back and had ties at 22, 24, 25 and 26 before scoring the final two points of the set. An NDNU service error was followed by a block from seniors Brooke Blomenkamp and Stephanie McBride to end the set.
It was a balanced GCU attack. In fact -- in the third set win -- four different players had finishing points to break an 18-18 tie and put the ’Lopes in control. It started with a kill from junior setter Kristen Preach, McBride followed with a service ace and junior middle hitter Shelby Taylor and junior outside hitter Janae Giles each had kills.
McBride finished with 11 kills, two solo blocks and five block assists. She had a .273 attack percentage. Blomenkamp had 10 kills, 11 digs, four block assists and hit .250. Freshman libero Mackenzie Phelps finished with 24 digs. Preach had 35 assists and Giles added 12 digs.
Taylor had eight kills and only one error in 14 tries for a .500 hitting percentage. Giles also had eight kills and two service aces. Sophomore outside hitter Caelen Hiller had seven kills and 10 digs. GCU hit .231 as a team.
GCU looks to go 5-0 on its five-match road trip when it takes on NDNU again Saturday at noon. Links to live coverage provided by the host school are available on the GCU women’s volleyball schedule page.
The ’Lopes return home for 6 p.m. matches Monday and Tuesday against Chaminade.
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