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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Monday, March 18
Bellingham, WA
12 p.m.
Grand Canyon
23-9
59
vs
76
Simon Fraser
25-5
1
2
F
Grand Canyon
26
33
59
Simon Fraser
42
34
76
Jasmine Cannon
'Lopes Defeated by Simon Fraser in West Region Semifinals
3/18/2013 2:10:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Conclude 2012-13 season with 23-9 overall record
The Grand Canyon University women’s basketball team, the sixth seed, fell to second-seeded Simon Fraser, 76-59, today in the West Region Semifinals in Bellingham, Wash. The Antelopes completed their 2012-13 campaign with a 23-9 overall record. The Clan, who were ranked 11th in the latest WBCA poll, improved to 25-5 on the season.
Simon Fraser will now play the winner of No. 5 seed CSU Monterey Bay and No. 1 seed Western Washington tomorrow at 6 p.m.
GCU advanced to the second round of the West Region Championships for the third straight season.
The two teams met earlier this year with Simon Fraser coming out on top, 69-60, at the Disney Classic on Nov. 9, 2012 in Anaheim, Calif.
"Congratulations to Bruce Langford and his team, they do a fantastic job," said head coach Trent May. "They battle really well and do it together. They perform very consistently. You can't give a team like this a headstart. The problem for us is that we were shooting the ball well in the first half, not as well as they were, but we just couldn't get ourselves good shots."
"This year has been great and we had a good run," May added. "I am proud of our girls for going 23-9. It is not what we anticipated because we expected better. But there are a lot of teams right now that would be excited for a record like that and to be able to play in the second round of the tournament. We have been good, not great, and we expected to be great this year. That being said, I am very proud of our girls, who they are as people, and that they were coachable."
SFU shot 57.1 percent from the field (28-for-49), including making eight of their 15 attempted three-pointers (53.3 percent). The ‘Lopes posted a 36.4 mark (20-for-55) from the field. Maylinn Smith led GCU scorers with 17 points, while Judy Jones had 15 and Jasmine Cannon added 11 points.
"As a senior, this is what we worked for all year - battle at practice and work hard all year to make the NCAA tournament," Cannon said. "The opportunity to play with my team and for Coach May was remarkable."
The opening minutes were tightly contested with neither team leading by more than three points as there were two tied scores and two lead changes within the first four minutes of the game. The Clan opened a seven-point advantage with 15 minutes remaining and extended that lead to eight points (21-13) with just under 11 minutes to play.
GCU then outscored SFU 7-2 over the next four minutes as they pulled within three points at 23-20. The Clan responded by scoring 10 unanswered points to take a 13 point lead at the 3:24 mark. SFU would lead by as many as 16 points in the first 20 minutes, carrying a 42-26 advantage into the locker room.
It was just the eighth time this season that the ‘Lopes have found themselves behind at the half. Cannon led the team at the half with eight points, while Jones added seven points. GCU shot 40.9 percent (9-for-22) in the first half, compared to a 57.7 mark (15-for-26) for SFU. The Clan also made five of their 10 attempted shots from behind the arc.
The ‘Lopes scored 16 points in the paint in the first half, but the Clan were able to score an equal amount on 12 GCU turnovers.
SFU outscored GCU 11-4 in the first four minutes of the second to build their lead to 52-30. The Clan retained a 20-point lead for most of the second half, their largest at 24 points. However, the ‘Lopes continued to crack away at that advantage and would pull within 14 points via a 12-2 run with 1:14 on the clock.
"I try not to coach the scoreboard and I don't want our players playing to the scoreboard," said May. "I told them that there is nothing guaranteed after the final 20 minutes, but that those minutes are guaranteed. I told them to make the most of it. I liked our energy and their competitiveness. I'm thankful they stuck with it all the way through the second half."
That margin would serve as the closest GCU would come as the Clan once again posted an impressive shooting percentage (56.5) in the final 20 minutes of the contest. The ‘Lopes went 11-for-33 from the field in the second half (33.3 percent). For the game, GCU had 32 points in the paint and held the advantage in second chance points (13-7) as they pulled down 35 rebounds compared to 25 for SFU.
"We allowed a lot of three-pointers to Simon Fraser, but we battled back and kept fighting," Cannon added.
SFU 76, GCU 59
Simon Fraser will now play the winner of No. 5 seed CSU Monterey Bay and No. 1 seed Western Washington tomorrow at 6 p.m.
GCU advanced to the second round of the West Region Championships for the third straight season.
The two teams met earlier this year with Simon Fraser coming out on top, 69-60, at the Disney Classic on Nov. 9, 2012 in Anaheim, Calif.
"Congratulations to Bruce Langford and his team, they do a fantastic job," said head coach Trent May. "They battle really well and do it together. They perform very consistently. You can't give a team like this a headstart. The problem for us is that we were shooting the ball well in the first half, not as well as they were, but we just couldn't get ourselves good shots."
"This year has been great and we had a good run," May added. "I am proud of our girls for going 23-9. It is not what we anticipated because we expected better. But there are a lot of teams right now that would be excited for a record like that and to be able to play in the second round of the tournament. We have been good, not great, and we expected to be great this year. That being said, I am very proud of our girls, who they are as people, and that they were coachable."
SFU shot 57.1 percent from the field (28-for-49), including making eight of their 15 attempted three-pointers (53.3 percent). The ‘Lopes posted a 36.4 mark (20-for-55) from the field. Maylinn Smith led GCU scorers with 17 points, while Judy Jones had 15 and Jasmine Cannon added 11 points.
"As a senior, this is what we worked for all year - battle at practice and work hard all year to make the NCAA tournament," Cannon said. "The opportunity to play with my team and for Coach May was remarkable."
The opening minutes were tightly contested with neither team leading by more than three points as there were two tied scores and two lead changes within the first four minutes of the game. The Clan opened a seven-point advantage with 15 minutes remaining and extended that lead to eight points (21-13) with just under 11 minutes to play.
GCU then outscored SFU 7-2 over the next four minutes as they pulled within three points at 23-20. The Clan responded by scoring 10 unanswered points to take a 13 point lead at the 3:24 mark. SFU would lead by as many as 16 points in the first 20 minutes, carrying a 42-26 advantage into the locker room.
It was just the eighth time this season that the ‘Lopes have found themselves behind at the half. Cannon led the team at the half with eight points, while Jones added seven points. GCU shot 40.9 percent (9-for-22) in the first half, compared to a 57.7 mark (15-for-26) for SFU. The Clan also made five of their 10 attempted shots from behind the arc.
The ‘Lopes scored 16 points in the paint in the first half, but the Clan were able to score an equal amount on 12 GCU turnovers.
SFU outscored GCU 11-4 in the first four minutes of the second to build their lead to 52-30. The Clan retained a 20-point lead for most of the second half, their largest at 24 points. However, the ‘Lopes continued to crack away at that advantage and would pull within 14 points via a 12-2 run with 1:14 on the clock.
"I try not to coach the scoreboard and I don't want our players playing to the scoreboard," said May. "I told them that there is nothing guaranteed after the final 20 minutes, but that those minutes are guaranteed. I told them to make the most of it. I liked our energy and their competitiveness. I'm thankful they stuck with it all the way through the second half."
That margin would serve as the closest GCU would come as the Clan once again posted an impressive shooting percentage (56.5) in the final 20 minutes of the contest. The ‘Lopes went 11-for-33 from the field in the second half (33.3 percent). For the game, GCU had 32 points in the paint and held the advantage in second chance points (13-7) as they pulled down 35 rebounds compared to 25 for SFU.
"We allowed a lot of three-pointers to Simon Fraser, but we battled back and kept fighting," Cannon added.
SFU 76, GCU 59
Team Stats
GCU-WBB
SFU
FG%
.364
.571
3FG%
.250
.533
FT%
.727
.800
RB
35
25
TO
18
16
STL
10
10
Game Leaders
Pts
17
FGM
8
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
7
FGM
1
3FGM
1
FTM
4
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