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at Arizona State
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Saturday, October 17
Chicago, Ill.
11 a.m.
Grand Canyon
4-15, 2-5WAC
3
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0
Chicago State
1-20, 0-7WAC
1st set1
2nd set2
3rd set3
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Grand Canyon
25
25
25
3
Chicago State
23
14
20
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Photo by: Darryl Webb
Grand Canyon Defeats Chicago State in Three
11/12/2015 7:29:00 PM | Volleyball
PHOENIX – The Grand Canyon University women's volleyball team (5-20, 3-10) defeated Chicago State (1-26, 0-12) in three sets tonight in Antelope Gymnasium.
GCU picked up a decisive 25-15 win in the opening set. The Cougars fought back in the second, but the Lopes were still able to grab a 26-24 victory before closing out the match 25-19.
Natalie Tardy led the squad with 12 kills off of 25 attempts (.320) with Megan Byrnes also having a strong night with 10 kills and 24 attempts (.375).
The Lopes outblocked Chicago State in team blocks 9-2, having a total of 16 block assists and one solo block. Gracie Dimond had the lone solo block as well as two block assists, while Hannah Hicks led overall with six block assists. Melody Horton also had four blocks in addition to nine kills.
Competing as the libero, Emily Vitel had 24 digs in the match. Randahl Powers had 23 assists to give her a total of 273 this season. In conference matches, she averages 6.60 per set, ranking her among the conference's top-ten. Michelle Steagall also earned 14 assists.
As a team, their strongest set was the first with a .353 hitting percentage. They tallied 41 kills off of 111 attempts for a .243 match average.
GCU will take on UMKC this Saturday, Nov. 14 at 1 p.m. in Antelope Gymnasium to wrap-up conference play. For fans unable to attend, links to live stats, live video, and a full recap will be available at www.gculopes.com.
GCU picked up a decisive 25-15 win in the opening set. The Cougars fought back in the second, but the Lopes were still able to grab a 26-24 victory before closing out the match 25-19.
Natalie Tardy led the squad with 12 kills off of 25 attempts (.320) with Megan Byrnes also having a strong night with 10 kills and 24 attempts (.375).
The Lopes outblocked Chicago State in team blocks 9-2, having a total of 16 block assists and one solo block. Gracie Dimond had the lone solo block as well as two block assists, while Hannah Hicks led overall with six block assists. Melody Horton also had four blocks in addition to nine kills.
Competing as the libero, Emily Vitel had 24 digs in the match. Randahl Powers had 23 assists to give her a total of 273 this season. In conference matches, she averages 6.60 per set, ranking her among the conference's top-ten. Michelle Steagall also earned 14 assists.
As a team, their strongest set was the first with a .353 hitting percentage. They tallied 41 kills off of 111 attempts for a .243 match average.
GCU will take on UMKC this Saturday, Nov. 14 at 1 p.m. in Antelope Gymnasium to wrap-up conference play. For fans unable to attend, links to live stats, live video, and a full recap will be available at www.gculopes.com.
Team Stats
GCU
CSU1
Kills
45
38
Errors
11
20
Attempts
118
125
Hitting %
.288
.144
Points
57.0
45.0
Assists
40
33
Aces
5
3
Blocks
7.0
4.0
Game Leaders
Kills
13
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
5
Kills
6
Aces
2
Blocks
1
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