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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Saturday, March 7
GCU Arena
7 p.m.
Grand Canyon
17-14, 8-6
83
vs
70
Seattle U
14-14, 7-7
1
2
F
Seattle U
38
32
70
Grand Canyon
38
45
83
Royce Woolridge scored 28
Photo by: Darryl Webb
Woolridge's 28 Lead Lopes Past Seattle
3/7/2015 9:46:00 PM | Men's Basketball
On a night that Grand Canyon paid tribute to its three outgoing seniors, Royce Woolridge, Daniel Alexander and Jerome Garrison, the three combined to score 46 points to lead GCU to an 83-70 win over Seattle in front 7,077 at GCU Arena.
The win capped the Antelopes' regular season at 17-14, while securing a tie for second place in the Western Athletic Conference with an 8-6 mark. Seattle fell to 14-14, 7-7.
Click here to listen to Michael Potter's postgame interview with assistant coach TJ Benson and here to listen to Royce Woolridge.
Woolridge led the charge, scoring a season-best 28 points on 8-for-10 shooting from the floor. He was also 10-for-13 from the line and pulled down four boards. Alexander finished with 11 points, including 3-for-4 from behind the arc. Garrison, making his 100th career start in a GCU uniform, had seven points and three rebounds.
The game was tightly contested through the first 20 minutes, with Seattle holding a lead of six early in the half and the Lopes taking a lead of 35-28 with just over four minutes left. The Redhawks would use a 10-3 run to even the score at 38 at the break.
Both teams started slowly in the second, but a Joshua Braun put-back and three-point play by Woolridge gave GCU a 51-46 lead with 11:50 remaining, a lead they would not relinquish.
Seattle managed to close the gap to 60-57 with 7:19 left, but the Antelopes would close out the game on a 23-13 run.
Grand Canyon came into the game having shot 83% from the foul line in their past six games and kept their hot shooting going, making 33-of-40 (82.5%) on the night. They committed just eight turnovers, their fewest since turning the ball over five times on Feb. 14 vs. Utah Valley.
The win completed the season sweep for the Lopes over the Redhawks and pushed their all-time record to 5-0. In addition, the Lopes completed the regular season with a 13-7 record at home.
The Antelopes, who are not eligible for the WAC Tournament, will wait for a possible invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. It would mark the second-straight season the Lopes have played in the CIT, losing to Pacific in the opening round last year. The First Rounds of the CIT are scheduled to be played on March 17 and 18, at home campus sites.
GCU 83 SU 70
The win capped the Antelopes' regular season at 17-14, while securing a tie for second place in the Western Athletic Conference with an 8-6 mark. Seattle fell to 14-14, 7-7.
Click here to listen to Michael Potter's postgame interview with assistant coach TJ Benson and here to listen to Royce Woolridge.
Woolridge led the charge, scoring a season-best 28 points on 8-for-10 shooting from the floor. He was also 10-for-13 from the line and pulled down four boards. Alexander finished with 11 points, including 3-for-4 from behind the arc. Garrison, making his 100th career start in a GCU uniform, had seven points and three rebounds.
The game was tightly contested through the first 20 minutes, with Seattle holding a lead of six early in the half and the Lopes taking a lead of 35-28 with just over four minutes left. The Redhawks would use a 10-3 run to even the score at 38 at the break.
Both teams started slowly in the second, but a Joshua Braun put-back and three-point play by Woolridge gave GCU a 51-46 lead with 11:50 remaining, a lead they would not relinquish.
Seattle managed to close the gap to 60-57 with 7:19 left, but the Antelopes would close out the game on a 23-13 run.
Grand Canyon came into the game having shot 83% from the foul line in their past six games and kept their hot shooting going, making 33-of-40 (82.5%) on the night. They committed just eight turnovers, their fewest since turning the ball over five times on Feb. 14 vs. Utah Valley.
The win completed the season sweep for the Lopes over the Redhawks and pushed their all-time record to 5-0. In addition, the Lopes completed the regular season with a 13-7 record at home.
The Antelopes, who are not eligible for the WAC Tournament, will wait for a possible invitation to the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. It would mark the second-straight season the Lopes have played in the CIT, losing to Pacific in the opening round last year. The First Rounds of the CIT are scheduled to be played on March 17 and 18, at home campus sites.
GCU 83 SU 70
Team Stats
SU
GCU
FG%
.540
.512
3FG%
.400
.353
FT%
.533
.825
RB
27
21
TO
10
8
STL
3
8
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
28
FGM
8
3FGM
2
FTM
10
Pts
16
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
8
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
3
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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