WAC slate continues at home

Thursday, October 3

Phoenix, Ariz.

6 p.m.

Grand Canyon

Seattle U

10/2/2019 10:46:00 AM | Volleyball

GCU welcomes Seattle U, Utah Valley

By: Sarah Woodward


Grand Canyon Lopes (12-2)	vs	Seattle U Redhawks (9-7, 0-2 WAC)	Utah Valley Wolverines (4-10, 1-1 WAC)
		Thursday, Oct. 3 6 p.m. (Phoenix time)	Saturday, Oct. 5 3 p.m. (Phoenix time)
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The Grand Canyon volleyball team returns to Phoenix to host Seattle U and Utah Valley on Thursday and Saturday, respectively, to open home WAC play inside GCU Arena.

THREE THINGS TO KNOW

AT THE TOP: Following its best nonconference record in Division I history, the Lopes sit atop the WAC at 2-0 in conference play and a conference-best 12-2 overall record. GCU is tied for the 12th most victories in Division I and is on a four-match winning streak.
DIG IT UP: Junior libero Teagan DeFalco surpassed the 1,000-dig benchmark this season and currently sits at 1,084 digs after 14 matches. She holds the all-time GCU Division I record for service aces with 58 in her career.
SETS LIVE: Freshman setter Klaire Mitchell ranks second in the WAC with 9.27 assists per set. She has 510 assists on the season, which already ranks as the fourth-highest single-season total in GCU Division I history.

SCOUTING

SEATTLE U kicked off the season with a pair of 2-1 showings at the Denver Classic and Holly Young Invitational before downing in-state foe Eastern Washington in straight sets. The Redhawks were 1-2 at their tournament with a win over Gonzaga and came back to finish 2-1 at the UC Riverside Classic to close out the nonconference slate.

Seattle U has yet to find a win in conference, as SU fell to UT Rio Grande Valley and New Mexico State at home in straight sets.

UTAH VALLEY opened the season on a four-game losing streak that was cut by a win over Portland State on Sept. 6. The Wolverines followed with a win over UC Davis before suffering a four-match losing streak.

In its most recent four games prior to this week, UVU found victories over Utah State and UT Rio Grande Valley, but fell to Weber State and New Mexico State.

LAST TIME OUT

The Lopes opened WAC play on the road with a two-match sweep of Chicago State and Kansas City. GCU downed CSU 3-0 and outlasted the Roos 3-1.
Sophomore middle blocker Kaira Moss had a career day for the Lopes in Kansas City with 18 kills on .441 hitting. She also added six blocks to lead the Lopes at the net.
Freshman setter Klaire Mitchell earned her first WAC Defensive Player of the Week accolade following the three-set victory at Chicago State. On Monday against Kansas City, she tallied 44 assists which ranks second all-time in Division I among four-set games.

WHAT'S NEXT

The Lopes kick off a four-match road trip on Thursday, Oct. 10 at UT Rio Grande Valley. GCU then heads to New Mexico State, CSU Bakersfield and California Baptist.