Grand Canyon University Athletics
Wednesday, April 19
Romeoville, IL
5 PM
Grand Canyon
at
Lewis
GCU to face Lewis in MIVA Playoffs for the fifth straight season
4/18/2017 11:50:00 AM | Men's Volleyball
| GCU | ||||
| WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19 | ||||
| 5:00 PM MST | Neil Carey Arena | Romeoville, Ill. | ||||
| GRAND CANYON LOPES |
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LEWIS FLYERS |
Led by second-year head coach Matt Werle, GCU has an 18-10 overall record this season, including a program-best 11-5 mark in the MIVA conference. This will be GCU's last season to compete in the MIVA as the Lopes will move to the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation next year. Grand Canyon earned the No. 3 seed in the conference tournament while Lewis sits at No. 2 with an overall record of 23-6.
In January, Grand Canyon hosted Lewis for back-to-back matchups that could not have been closer. Both games went to five sets, and the teams split the series. Lewis took the first matchup 3-2 despite a raucous GCU crowd of nearly 1,000 fans. During the second match, senior Matthew Kinnebrew led the Lopes to victory with 17 kills.
Lewis is currently on a six game winning streak and most recently defeated Lindenwood in five sets during the first round of the playoffs. The Lopes bested McKendree in four sets to advance out of the first round. GCU has won nine of their last 11 matches.
The contest will begin at 5 p.m. MST and will be played on the Lewis home court in Romeoville, Ill. Live stats and video are both available. The winner of the matchup will meet the winner of #1 Ohio State and #4 Ball State on Saturday, April 22.
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