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Volleyball
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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Friday, August 29
Houston, TX
1 p.m.
Grand Canyon
1-0
3
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0
Prairie View
0-1
1
2
3
F
Grand Canyon
26
25
25
3
Prairie View A&M
24
17
21
0
Freshman Natalie Tardy had 33 kills in two GCU wins Friday.
Photo by: Darryl Webb
Antelopes Open With Two Wins In Houston
8/29/2014 5:56:00 PM | Volleyball
With wins over Prairie View A&M and host Texas Southern, Grand Canyon opened the 2014 women's volleyball season with a pair of wins at the Texas Southern Invitational in Houston, Friday.
The Antelopes started the day with a 3-0 (26-24, 25-17, 25-21) win over Prairie View and followed with a second 3-0 (25-21, 25-14, 25-16) shutout against the Tigers.
After a first-set struggle, GCU dominated the Panthers in the second and third set. Senior Shannon Dugan and freshman Natalie Tardy had eight and seven kills, respectively, and the Lopes hit .333 as a team to take a 2-0 lead. Dugan and Tardy had 16 kills each for the match.
In her initial college contest, Tardy hit .314 (16-5-35) and added nine digs. Dugan hit .268 (16-5-41). In her first GCU match, sophomore setter Leigh Stonerook had 30 assists and eight digs. Sophomore middle blocker Hannah Hankins had a match-best three blocks to go with five kills. Senior libero Mackenzie Phelps led all in digs with 11.
Tardy, the first-year player from Scottsdale Horizon High School, had a match-best 17 kills in the win over Texas Southern. Dugan added 13. Frosh middle blocker Hannah Hicks had a team-best four blocks with one solo to go with four kills. Stonerook had a match-best 33 assists, while Phelps, again, led all in digs with 11. Freshman defensive specialist Emily Vitel came off the bench to add six digs.
The Antelopes defense dominated the second set by holding the Tigers to a -.069 hitting percentage, while the offensive picked it up a notch by hitting .346 in the third. Tardy had seven of GCU's 13 third-set kills.
GCU looks to go 3-0 in the invitational with its final match Saturday at 11 a.m. (Arizona time) against New Orleans.
GCU 3, PVAM 0
GCU 3, TSU 0
The Antelopes started the day with a 3-0 (26-24, 25-17, 25-21) win over Prairie View and followed with a second 3-0 (25-21, 25-14, 25-16) shutout against the Tigers.
After a first-set struggle, GCU dominated the Panthers in the second and third set. Senior Shannon Dugan and freshman Natalie Tardy had eight and seven kills, respectively, and the Lopes hit .333 as a team to take a 2-0 lead. Dugan and Tardy had 16 kills each for the match.
In her initial college contest, Tardy hit .314 (16-5-35) and added nine digs. Dugan hit .268 (16-5-41). In her first GCU match, sophomore setter Leigh Stonerook had 30 assists and eight digs. Sophomore middle blocker Hannah Hankins had a match-best three blocks to go with five kills. Senior libero Mackenzie Phelps led all in digs with 11.
Tardy, the first-year player from Scottsdale Horizon High School, had a match-best 17 kills in the win over Texas Southern. Dugan added 13. Frosh middle blocker Hannah Hicks had a team-best four blocks with one solo to go with four kills. Stonerook had a match-best 33 assists, while Phelps, again, led all in digs with 11. Freshman defensive specialist Emily Vitel came off the bench to add six digs.
The Antelopes defense dominated the second set by holding the Tigers to a -.069 hitting percentage, while the offensive picked it up a notch by hitting .346 in the third. Tardy had seven of GCU's 13 third-set kills.
GCU looks to go 3-0 in the invitational with its final match Saturday at 11 a.m. (Arizona time) against New Orleans.
GCU 3, PVAM 0
GCU 3, TSU 0
Team Stats
GCU
PVAM
Kills
44
32
Errors
17
19
Attempts
115
106
Hitting %
.235
.123
Points
56.0
36.0
Assists
36
23
Aces
6
3
Blocks
6.0
1.0
Game Leaders
Kills
16
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
16
Aces
2
Blocks
1
Kills
5
Aces
1
Blocks
3
Kills
3
Aces
1
Blocks
0
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