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Volleyball
at Arizona State
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Saturday, October 6
Phoenix, Ariz.
3 p.m.
Grand Canyon
7-10, 0-5WAC
0
vs
3
Utah Valley
10-9, 2-4WAC
1st set1
2nd set2
3rd set3
FinalF
Utah Valley
25
25
25
3
Grand Canyon
13
22
19
0
Horton posts double-double in loss
10/6/2018 5:03:00 PM | Volleyball
Utah Valley blocking too much for Lopes
The Grand Canyon women's volleyball team dropped a 25-13, 25-22, 25-19 conference match to Utah Valley on Saturday at GCU Arena.
Utah Valley's strong blocking limited GCU (7-10, 0-5 WAC) to 31 kills, a team-high 10 of which came from senior outside hitter Melody Horton. The Wolverines (10-9, 2-4 WAC) posted 16 blocks, limiting the Lopes to a .042 attacking percentage.
Sophomore libero Teagan DeFalco led GCU with 15 digs. Horton added 10 digs to post her double-double of the season and first since Aug. 31.
The Wolverines used 11 kills from Kazna Tarawhiti to pace the visitors to 38 total kills and an attacking percentage of .231.
GCU scored the first two points of the match on a kill from freshman middle blocker Annabelle Kubinski and a Wolverines attacking error but a 5-1 Utah Valley run made the score 9-5. Setter Jaysa Funk Stratton served the final eight Utah Valley points to take the first set 25-13.
The two squads dealt back-and-forth blows in the second set. Utah Valley went on a five-point run when the score read 6-6 before GCU rattled off its own five-point run to tie the set at 11. The Lopes and Wolverines were tied at 22 before two kills from Tarawhiti sandwiched by a Lopes attacking error to give the visitors a 2-0 set advantage.
The third set started neck and neck before a four-point Wolverine run put the visitors ahead 14-11. A kill from junior middle blocker Maria Adams pulled the Lopes within two points at 15-13, but Utah Valley scored 10 of the final 16 points to take the set 25-19.
GCU will stay in Phoenix to take on CSU Bakersfield on Thursday at 6 p.m. in GCU Arena.
Utah Valley's strong blocking limited GCU (7-10, 0-5 WAC) to 31 kills, a team-high 10 of which came from senior outside hitter Melody Horton. The Wolverines (10-9, 2-4 WAC) posted 16 blocks, limiting the Lopes to a .042 attacking percentage.
Sophomore libero Teagan DeFalco led GCU with 15 digs. Horton added 10 digs to post her double-double of the season and first since Aug. 31.
The Wolverines used 11 kills from Kazna Tarawhiti to pace the visitors to 38 total kills and an attacking percentage of .231.
GCU scored the first two points of the match on a kill from freshman middle blocker Annabelle Kubinski and a Wolverines attacking error but a 5-1 Utah Valley run made the score 9-5. Setter Jaysa Funk Stratton served the final eight Utah Valley points to take the first set 25-13.
The two squads dealt back-and-forth blows in the second set. Utah Valley went on a five-point run when the score read 6-6 before GCU rattled off its own five-point run to tie the set at 11. The Lopes and Wolverines were tied at 22 before two kills from Tarawhiti sandwiched by a Lopes attacking error to give the visitors a 2-0 set advantage.
The third set started neck and neck before a four-point Wolverine run put the visitors ahead 14-11. A kill from junior middle blocker Maria Adams pulled the Lopes within two points at 15-13, but Utah Valley scored 10 of the final 16 points to take the set 25-19.
GCU will stay in Phoenix to take on CSU Bakersfield on Thursday at 6 p.m. in GCU Arena.
Team Stats
UVU
GCU
Kills
38
31
Errors
13
26
Attempts
108
118
Hitting %
.231
.042
Points
58.0
37.0
Assists
34
30
Aces
4
4
Blocks
16.0
2.0
Game Leaders
Kills
10
Aces
3
Blocks
0
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
6
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
0
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