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Volleyball
at Arizona State
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Saturday, October 3
Orem, Utah
12 p.m.
Grand Canyon
2-13, 0-3WAC
1
at
3
Utah Valley
7-9, 3-1WAC
1st set1
2nd set2
3rd set3
4th set4
FinalF
Grand Canyon
12
25
15
20
1
Utah Valley
25
19
25
25
3
Photo by: Darryl Webb
Grand Canyon Drops Match Against Utah Valley
10/3/2015 4:13:00 PM | Volleyball
OREM, Utah – The Grand Canyon University women's volleyball team (2-13, 0-3) was defeated by Utah Valley (7-9, 3-1) today in a four-set match.
After losing the opening set 25-12, the Lopes made a strong comeback in the second to win 25-19. The Wolverines answered by winning sets three and four 25-15 and 25-20, respectively.
In the second set, GCU earned 13 kills, 12 assists, and 18 digs.
"We showed resilience in the second set and battled back after the first set," said head coach Kris Naber. "But we couldn't sustain the momentum. We need to expect more out of ourselves and not be okay just winning one set in a match."
Highlight the game was Jordyn Sanchez's 17 kills on 29 attempts with only four errors (.333). This brought her season total to 128 kills. Michelle Steagall earned another 26 assists and Emily Vitel led with 10 digs.
"Jordyn played a solid game offensively," explained Naber. "She scored points and that's what we need in that outside position. We didn't have anyone else that really stepped up offensively and it's tough to win with only one person with double digit kills."
The Lopes will continue their season at home next week against New Mexico State on Oct. 8 at 6 p.m. and against the newly minted UTRGV on Oct. 10 at 1 p.m. Both matches will be played in Antelope Gymnasium. For fans unable to attend, links to live stats, live video and a full recap of the matches will be available at www.gculopes.com.
After losing the opening set 25-12, the Lopes made a strong comeback in the second to win 25-19. The Wolverines answered by winning sets three and four 25-15 and 25-20, respectively.
In the second set, GCU earned 13 kills, 12 assists, and 18 digs.
"We showed resilience in the second set and battled back after the first set," said head coach Kris Naber. "But we couldn't sustain the momentum. We need to expect more out of ourselves and not be okay just winning one set in a match."
Highlight the game was Jordyn Sanchez's 17 kills on 29 attempts with only four errors (.333). This brought her season total to 128 kills. Michelle Steagall earned another 26 assists and Emily Vitel led with 10 digs.
"Jordyn played a solid game offensively," explained Naber. "She scored points and that's what we need in that outside position. We didn't have anyone else that really stepped up offensively and it's tough to win with only one person with double digit kills."
The Lopes will continue their season at home next week against New Mexico State on Oct. 8 at 6 p.m. and against the newly minted UTRGV on Oct. 10 at 1 p.m. Both matches will be played in Antelope Gymnasium. For fans unable to attend, links to live stats, live video and a full recap of the matches will be available at www.gculopes.com.
Team Stats
GCU
UVU
Kills
43
49
Errors
31
18
Attempts
136
129
Hitting %
.088
.240
Points
51.0
66.5
Assists
41
47
Aces
3
6
Blocks
5.0
11.5
Game Leaders
Kills
17
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
0
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