Grand Canyon University Athletics
Saturday, April 11
Fairfax, VA
4 p.m.
Grand Canyon
13-15
0
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3
George Mason
11-11
1st set1
2nd set2
3rd set3
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Grand Canyon
19
18
12
0
MASON
25
25
25
3
GCU frosh Josh Phalen had four digs Saturday at George Mason.
Photo by: Darryl Webb
GCU Loses Final Road Game At Mason
4/11/2015 6:25:00 PM | Men's Volleyball
Grand Canyon finished the road portion of its regular season with a 3-0 loss to George Mason in Fairfax, Va., Saturday.
GCU falls to 13-15 and ends the regular season next week with home MIVA matches against No. 14 IPFW at Antelope Gymnasium on Friday and Saturday, 6 p.m. both nights. Next Saturday is Senior Night. GCU will honor seniors Keaton Berry and Jon Schaefer.
Tonight, the Lopes lost by set scores of 25-19, 25-18, 25-12.
The Patriots had seven service aces, five in the first set, and kept GCU off-balance with an aggressive service attack.
"They have taken their serving to another level," said GCU coach Jeremy Price. "(George Mason head coach Fred Chao) said it is the best they've served all season."
GCU junior Gerrard Lipscombe had a team-high eight kills and freshman Shalev Saada added six. Setter Michael Milstein had 15 assists, two of GCU's three service aces, and a team-best five digs. Sean Saxton had two blocks. Freshman libero Josh Phalen came off the bench to get four digs in two sets.
"He really did a nice job coming off the bench and he attacked well," said Price of Phalen.
The Lopes hit .135 for the match with 23 kills on 74 attempts with 13 errors. They had 20 digs and two blocks. Mason hit .441 with 39 kills on 68 swings with nine errors. The Patriots had 33 digs and 4.5 blocks.
Jack Wilson led George Mason with 14 kills and four service aces.
Fans unable to come out next weekend can follow the matches with live stats and live video links (both for free) at www.gculopes.com.
GMU 3, GCU 0
GCU falls to 13-15 and ends the regular season next week with home MIVA matches against No. 14 IPFW at Antelope Gymnasium on Friday and Saturday, 6 p.m. both nights. Next Saturday is Senior Night. GCU will honor seniors Keaton Berry and Jon Schaefer.
Tonight, the Lopes lost by set scores of 25-19, 25-18, 25-12.
The Patriots had seven service aces, five in the first set, and kept GCU off-balance with an aggressive service attack.
"They have taken their serving to another level," said GCU coach Jeremy Price. "(George Mason head coach Fred Chao) said it is the best they've served all season."
GCU junior Gerrard Lipscombe had a team-high eight kills and freshman Shalev Saada added six. Setter Michael Milstein had 15 assists, two of GCU's three service aces, and a team-best five digs. Sean Saxton had two blocks. Freshman libero Josh Phalen came off the bench to get four digs in two sets.
"He really did a nice job coming off the bench and he attacked well," said Price of Phalen.
The Lopes hit .135 for the match with 23 kills on 74 attempts with 13 errors. They had 20 digs and two blocks. Mason hit .441 with 39 kills on 68 swings with nine errors. The Patriots had 33 digs and 4.5 blocks.
Jack Wilson led George Mason with 14 kills and four service aces.
Fans unable to come out next weekend can follow the matches with live stats and live video links (both for free) at www.gculopes.com.
GMU 3, GCU 0
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Team Stats
GCU
MASON
Kills
23
39
Errors
13
9
Attempts
74
68
Hitting %
.135
.441
Points
28.0
50.5
Assists
21
34
Aces
3
7
Blocks
2.0
4.5
Game Leaders
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
2
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
2
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
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