Completed Event: Women's Basketball versus Idaho State on November 8, 2025 , Loss , 55, to, 67
W Basketball
vs Idaho State
L 55-67
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Thursday, February 6
Orem, UT
7 p.m.
Grand Canyon
16-6, 5-4WAC
66
at
63
Utah Valley
4-18, 1-8WAC
1
2
F
Grand Canyon
28
38
66
Utah Valley
35
28
63
Justine Johnson scored 11 straight points to rally GCU to a 66-63 win over Utah Valley.
Photo by: Theon Carrier
Antelopes Capture First WAC Road Win
2/6/2014 10:15:00 PM | Women's Basketball
'Lopes Travel To Bakersfield Saturday
Down nine early in the second half, Grand Canyon rallied to win its first Western Athletic Conference road game, 66-63, over Utah Valley at UCCU Center in Orem, Utah Thursday.
The Antelopes (16-6, 5-4) outscored the Wolverines 18-8 in the first 10 minutes of the second period and took the lead for good, 46-45, on two Deanna Daniels free throws with 9:55 remaining. GCU led by as much as eight, 55-47, and hung on down the stretch by getting key buckets from August Touchard – a 3-pointer -- and Johnna Brown.
"It was a hard-fought win tonight that we needed," said GCU coach Trent May. "Utah Valley gave us a fight and made us work for everything."
Brown had her fifth double-double of the season with 18 points and 10 rebounds. During the early second-half rally, senior guard Justine Johnson scored 11 straight points, nine coming on three 3-pointers. Johnson finished with 14 points. As a team, GCU hit 7-of-16 3-point attempts (43.8 percent).
Utah Valley (4-18, 1-8) went on a 25-8 run and led 37-28 after scoring the first field goal of the second half. The Antelopes had an eight-point first-half lead, 20-12, with 9:06 to go.
Kaitlyn Petersen had 14 points and eight assists.
After GCU took a 55-47 lead with 6:05 to go, Utah Valley cut it to one, 57-56 with 3:48 remaining. Touchard cooled the crowd with a 3-pointer to pump GCU's lead back to four, 60-56. When the Wolverines cut it to two again, 62-60 at the 1:09 mark, Brown scored the next three, hitting one-of-two free throws and then a lay-up with just 19 seconds to go.
"Our girls made some timely plays down the stretch and hit big 3's in the second half," added May. "We had a great assist-to-turnover (18-7) ratio."
The Antelopes are back in action Saturday for a 2 p.m. (Arizona time) contest at Bakersfield. Fans can follow the live action with links at www.gculopes.com.
GCU 66, UVU 63
The Antelopes (16-6, 5-4) outscored the Wolverines 18-8 in the first 10 minutes of the second period and took the lead for good, 46-45, on two Deanna Daniels free throws with 9:55 remaining. GCU led by as much as eight, 55-47, and hung on down the stretch by getting key buckets from August Touchard – a 3-pointer -- and Johnna Brown.
"It was a hard-fought win tonight that we needed," said GCU coach Trent May. "Utah Valley gave us a fight and made us work for everything."
Brown had her fifth double-double of the season with 18 points and 10 rebounds. During the early second-half rally, senior guard Justine Johnson scored 11 straight points, nine coming on three 3-pointers. Johnson finished with 14 points. As a team, GCU hit 7-of-16 3-point attempts (43.8 percent).
Utah Valley (4-18, 1-8) went on a 25-8 run and led 37-28 after scoring the first field goal of the second half. The Antelopes had an eight-point first-half lead, 20-12, with 9:06 to go.
Kaitlyn Petersen had 14 points and eight assists.
After GCU took a 55-47 lead with 6:05 to go, Utah Valley cut it to one, 57-56 with 3:48 remaining. Touchard cooled the crowd with a 3-pointer to pump GCU's lead back to four, 60-56. When the Wolverines cut it to two again, 62-60 at the 1:09 mark, Brown scored the next three, hitting one-of-two free throws and then a lay-up with just 19 seconds to go.
"Our girls made some timely plays down the stretch and hit big 3's in the second half," added May. "We had a great assist-to-turnover (18-7) ratio."
The Antelopes are back in action Saturday for a 2 p.m. (Arizona time) contest at Bakersfield. Fans can follow the live action with links at www.gculopes.com.
GCU 66, UVU 63
Team Stats
GCU
UVU
FG%
.481
.551
3FG%
.438
.444
FT%
.583
.833
RB
25
29
TO
7
12
STL
7
4
Game Leaders
Pts
18
FGM
7
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
14
FGM
5
3FGM
4
FTM
0
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
2
FTM
0
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