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Volleyball
at Arizona State
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Thursday, October 11
Phoenix, Ariz.
6 p.m.
Grand Canyon
8-10, 1-5 wac
3
vs
2
CSU Bakersfield
11-8, 4-2 wac
1st set1
2nd set2
3rd set3
4th set4
5th set5
FinalF
CSU Bakersfield
13
27
25
25
12
2
Grand Canyon
25
29
16
20
15
3
GCU outlasts CSUB in 5 sets
10/11/2018 8:59:00 PM | Volleyball
Lopes break through for 1st WAC win
The Grand Canyon women's volleyball team won a five-set thriller over CSU Bakersfield 25-13, 29-27, 16-25, 20-25, 15-12 on Thursday night in GCU Arena.
"We've been talking about how we've been close a lot of times, how it's just a play here, play there, execution on our side that we had to clean up and get a little better and the girls really came out in that first set focused and kind of set the tone for the match," GCU head coach Tim Nollan said. "Give credit to Bakersfield, they responded. Super tight second set at 29-27. We ended up kind of stealing that one at the end. Third and fourth set, got to give them a lot of credit, they played well. We persevered in the fifth and stayed true to our mantra of keep fighting. Keep getting a little better each play and keep fighting. I was really happy with the girls."
The Lopes (8-10, 1-5 WAC) defeated the second-place Roadrunners (11-8, 4-2 WAC) to attain their first conference win of the season. GCU had four players reach double digits in kills, led by freshman outside hitter Kayla Matthews with 18. Redshirt freshman middle blocker Kaira Moss added 12 kills and a team-high six blocks. Junior Melody Horton and sophomore Sarah Hagge each added 10 kills. Sophomore libero Teagan DeFalco had a match-high 29 digs
CSUB was led by Rafa Bonifacio with 16 kills and 11 digs, while Mattison DeGarmo finished with 15 kills on a .520 hitting efficiency.
In the first set, the Lopes hit at a .333 clip and held the Roadrunners to a -.026 percentage. GCU used a 14-2 run midway through the set to lead 23-9. The Lopes cruised to the 25-13 win.
GCU was more impressive in the second set, hitting at a .349 clip. CSUB hung tough in a set that included 15 ties. The Lopes broke through after a CSUB setting error and a kill by freshman middle blocker Annabelle Kubinski to finish the set at 29-27.
The third and fourth sets were all CSUB. The Lopes hit 0.65 and .083, respectively, in the two sets to force a fifth set.
In the final set, GCU led 8-6 after a Horton kill before the teams exchanged sides. CSUB rallied to tie the set at 12-12, but the Lopes were too strong down the stretch. After a Matthews kill, the freshman got the friendly bounce off the net for an ace to set up match point at 14-12. The Lopes got a dig and set up Moss for the match-ending kill.
GCU is back in action on Saturday when it hosts Chicago State in Antelope Gymnasium.
"We've been talking about how we've been close a lot of times, how it's just a play here, play there, execution on our side that we had to clean up and get a little better and the girls really came out in that first set focused and kind of set the tone for the match," GCU head coach Tim Nollan said. "Give credit to Bakersfield, they responded. Super tight second set at 29-27. We ended up kind of stealing that one at the end. Third and fourth set, got to give them a lot of credit, they played well. We persevered in the fifth and stayed true to our mantra of keep fighting. Keep getting a little better each play and keep fighting. I was really happy with the girls."
The Lopes (8-10, 1-5 WAC) defeated the second-place Roadrunners (11-8, 4-2 WAC) to attain their first conference win of the season. GCU had four players reach double digits in kills, led by freshman outside hitter Kayla Matthews with 18. Redshirt freshman middle blocker Kaira Moss added 12 kills and a team-high six blocks. Junior Melody Horton and sophomore Sarah Hagge each added 10 kills. Sophomore libero Teagan DeFalco had a match-high 29 digs
CSUB was led by Rafa Bonifacio with 16 kills and 11 digs, while Mattison DeGarmo finished with 15 kills on a .520 hitting efficiency.
In the first set, the Lopes hit at a .333 clip and held the Roadrunners to a -.026 percentage. GCU used a 14-2 run midway through the set to lead 23-9. The Lopes cruised to the 25-13 win.
GCU was more impressive in the second set, hitting at a .349 clip. CSUB hung tough in a set that included 15 ties. The Lopes broke through after a CSUB setting error and a kill by freshman middle blocker Annabelle Kubinski to finish the set at 29-27.
The third and fourth sets were all CSUB. The Lopes hit 0.65 and .083, respectively, in the two sets to force a fifth set.
In the final set, GCU led 8-6 after a Horton kill before the teams exchanged sides. CSUB rallied to tie the set at 12-12, but the Lopes were too strong down the stretch. After a Matthews kill, the freshman got the friendly bounce off the net for an ace to set up match point at 14-12. The Lopes got a dig and set up Moss for the match-ending kill.
GCU is back in action on Saturday when it hosts Chicago State in Antelope Gymnasium.
Team Stats
CSUB
GCU
Kills
58
60
Errors
29
25
Attempts
171
150
Hitting %
.170
.233
Points
74.0
76.0
Assists
54
58
Aces
6
5
Blocks
10.0
11.0
Game Leaders
Kills
18
Aces
3
Blocks
3
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
6
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
2
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