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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Tuesday, December 11
Phoenix, Ariz.
6 p.m.
Grand Canyon
vs
Portland State
Photo by: David Kadlubowski
Vikings visit for 2018 home finale
12/10/2018 12:04:00 PM | Women's Basketball
GCU hosts Portland State on Tuesday
The Grand Canyon women's basketball team hosts Portland State on Tuesday night for its final 2018 contest inside GCU Arena.
The Lopes are 2-2 at home this season with victories over Incarnate Word and LIU Brooklyn and will not play its next home game until Jan. 10.
GCU is on a two-game losing streak and looks to turn things around before a two-game road trip to close out the year at Long Beach State and Santa Clara. The Lopes rank 13th in the nation for 3-point shooting percentage at 39.5 with freshman guard Venla Varis going 16 for 41 (39 percent).
Freshman point guard Laura Piera leads the Lopes in points per game (10.7), assists per game (5.0), steals per game (1.8) and field goal percentage (51.1). Senior center ShaRon Miller is second in scoring at 10.6 points per game and is averaging a team-high 6.7 rebounds. GCU freshman guard Taylor Caldwell's scoring average also is in double digits at 10.2.
Scouting Portland State
Portland State comes to Phoenix with a 6-0 record and the nation's lowest opponent shooting percentage (29.0) after beating Warner Pacific, San Jose State, UC Davis, Seattle U, Portland and UTEP. Under fourth-year head coach Lynn Kennedy, the Vikings won their first road game Sunday in El Paso, where 2017-18 Big Sky Freshman of the Year Kylie Jimenez led Portland State with 21 points.
The Vikings are led by senior guard Ashley Bolston, who has team-high averages for points (16.0), assists (6.8), rebounds (6.7) and steals (3.8). She is one of two players in the nation to record two triple-doubles this season.
Portland State has won its games by an average of 27.2 points, which is the sixth-best scoring margin in the nation.
The Vikings went 19-13 in 2017-18, when they were 11-7 in Big Sky Conference play and reached the conference tournament semifinals.
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The Lopes are 2-2 at home this season with victories over Incarnate Word and LIU Brooklyn and will not play its next home game until Jan. 10.
GCU is on a two-game losing streak and looks to turn things around before a two-game road trip to close out the year at Long Beach State and Santa Clara. The Lopes rank 13th in the nation for 3-point shooting percentage at 39.5 with freshman guard Venla Varis going 16 for 41 (39 percent).
Freshman point guard Laura Piera leads the Lopes in points per game (10.7), assists per game (5.0), steals per game (1.8) and field goal percentage (51.1). Senior center ShaRon Miller is second in scoring at 10.6 points per game and is averaging a team-high 6.7 rebounds. GCU freshman guard Taylor Caldwell's scoring average also is in double digits at 10.2.
Scouting Portland State
Portland State comes to Phoenix with a 6-0 record and the nation's lowest opponent shooting percentage (29.0) after beating Warner Pacific, San Jose State, UC Davis, Seattle U, Portland and UTEP. Under fourth-year head coach Lynn Kennedy, the Vikings won their first road game Sunday in El Paso, where 2017-18 Big Sky Freshman of the Year Kylie Jimenez led Portland State with 21 points.
The Vikings are led by senior guard Ashley Bolston, who has team-high averages for points (16.0), assists (6.8), rebounds (6.7) and steals (3.8). She is one of two players in the nation to record two triple-doubles this season.
Portland State has won its games by an average of 27.2 points, which is the sixth-best scoring margin in the nation.
The Vikings went 19-13 in 2017-18, when they were 11-7 in Big Sky Conference play and reached the conference tournament semifinals.
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