Lopes fall short in Seattle

Saturday, January 21

Seattle, WA

5:00 P.M.

Grand Canyon

10-7, 2-2WAC

Seattle U

7-12, 4-0WAC

Grand Canyon

Seattle University

1/21/2017 6:45:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

By: Imani Suber

SEATTLE- The Grand Canyon women's basketball program fell to Seattle U in a 86-60 decision. Although, the Lopes rallied from five down to take the lead early in the second quarter, GCU couldn't gain the momentum it needed. The Lopes struggled to sustain runs and apply effective defense as a result.

Brie Mobley led the Lopes in scoring with a 28 point performance, setting a season high. Marina Laramie finished with 18 points on the night.

How it happened
The contest started off with high energy play on both sides of the court. Laura Marcos-Canedo scored first for GCU tying the game early, but it was all Redhawk action after that. Seattle U took it up a notch, engineering a 17-7 run to extend its lead midway through the period. After the media timeout, the Lopes got down to business going on a 6-0 run led by a pair of Brie Mobley baskets to come within five at 20-15 to close out the first.

The Lopes continued its scoring ways, climbing from five down to take the lead at 21-20. The Redhawks went on to command the rest of the period with aggressive defensive play, rendering GCU's offense stumped. The half ended with a 42-26 advantage.

GCU started the third quarter aggressive, putting together a 5-2 run, scoring on four straight possessions to move the score to 58-37 midway through the third. But, the Redhawks had an answer for ever Lope possession. GCU continued to be plagued by offensive woes leaving the score at 66-39 at the end of the period.

The Lopes started the final frame off with urgency, scoring on two straight possessions and stepping up its defense. GCU finally got their offense in a flow, going on a 11-2 run to bring the score to 76-52 half way through the period. Despite, outscoring Seattle U 21-20 in the fourth, it wasn't enough to surpass the Redhawks point total and secure the victory.

Lopes Notes

GCU falls to 10-7 on the season and 2-2 in WAC play.
Brie Mobley led the team in scoring for the second straight game and notched a season-high 28 points. She added five rebounds and four steals.

Lopes Quotes
"Tough road loss today. I want to give credit to a well coached Seattle U team. We lost the tip and it went down hill from there. We battled back from an early deficit, but couldn't sustain team defense which was our struggle the entire game. We did not rebound well which should be of an exclamation point to a defensive stance, but it was more an exclamation point to their toughness."

Up Next
GCU returns home to host UMKC on Thursday, Jan. 26. Tip is set for 7 p.m. MST.