VS. CAL STATE STANISLAUS: GCU is 5-10 all-time against the Warriors and have won the last two meetings and four of the last five games. Last season, the ‘Lopes defeated Cal State Stanislaus, 81-52, as part of the CCAA/PacWest Shootout in San Francisco, Calif.
LAST TIME OUT: GCU defeated Chaminade, 90-48, on Wednesday, Dec. 5 to improve to 2-0 in conference play and remain perfect (6-0) at home. The 90 points are a season-high for GCU.
IN THE POLLS: GCU is ranked 18
th in the
USA Today Sports/ESPN Division II Preseason Coaches’ poll (updated Dec. 4). GCU has been ranked among the top-20 teams in the USA Today/ESPN Division II Coaches Poll for 35 consecutive weeks dating back to the 2010-11 season.
CONFERENCE PLAY: The Antelopes finished 15-3 en route to winning their fifth PacWest title in 2011-12. Since joining the conference in 2006, the ‘Lopes have posted an 83-13 mark overall and have won 15 games four times: in 2006-07, 2007-08, 2010-11 and 2011-12.
FEELING AT HOME…ON THE ROAD: GCU finished 11-0 on the road in the regular season in 2011-12, the first time in school history they won each of their regular season games away from home. They have now won 19 of their last 21 regular season road games (16 straight conference road games) dating back to the 2010-11 season. GCU is averaging 59.6 points-per-game on the road.
BALANCED ATTACK: The ‘Lopes have outscored their opponents 625-504 through nine games, scoring 291 points in the first half and coming out strong in the second half with 334 points.
BIG ON THE BOARDS: GCU has outrebounded their opponents, 399-284, through their first nine games. Judy Jones leads the squad with 76 rebounds, averaging 8.4 rebounds per game.
JONESIN’ FOR MORE: Judy Jones has made an immediate impact on the squad, averaging a team-high 13.4 points and 8.3 rebounds per game. Jones was GCU’s leading scorer in their big 64-62 win over eighth-ranked UC San Diego on Nov. 10 in the Disney Classic and averaged 19.5 points during the GCU Thanksgiving Classic. Jones has recorded four straight double-doubles and has scored in double-digit figures for five consecutive contests.
PACWEST STAT SPEAK: Among PacWest teams this season, GCU’s 12.8 rebounding margin and 31.6 rebounding defense ranks first, while their 72.4 free throw percentage, 44.3 rebounding offense and 13.4 scoring margin are second and their 56.0 scoring defense and 42.2 field goal percentage are third. Individually, Deanna Daniels (90.0) is tied for first in free throw percentage, while Judy Jones is sixth with a 14.4 points per game.
More notes