GCU heads to Pacific Northwest


Grand Canyon Lopes (2-3)	vs	Portland State Vikings (4-3)	Portland Pilots (5-3)
		Friday, Dec. 6 6 p.m. (Phoenix time)	Sunday, Dec. 8 3 p.m. (Phoenix time)
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The Grand Canyon women's basketball team returns to the court after an 11-day break between games.

THREE THINGS TO KNOW

NO. 2 IN NATION: The Lopes are the second-most accurate 3-point shooting team in the nation. GCU enters the week with a 47.3% mark from behind the arc, trailing only Holy Cross (49.4%). The Lopes also rank sixth nationally for field goal percentage (48.9%).
MIDDLE PERIODS: GCU has outscored its opponents by a combined 26 points (181-155) in the second and third quarters this season.
DISH-DISH: Freshman Jada Holland (7.0 assists per game) and sophomore Laura Piera (6.8 apg) rank 1-2 in the WAC for assists per game.

SCOUTING

PORTLAND STATE won last year's Big Sky Tournament and advanced to the NCAA tournament. The Vikings fell to Oregon in first-round action.

The Vikings have five players averaging double-figure scoring.

PORTLAND is in its first year under head coach Michael Meek. The Pilots have won three regular-season West Coast Conference titles with the last coming in 1997.

Portland is coming off a pair of home losses against Abilene Christian and Loyola Chicago.

LAST TIME OUT

GCU fell to Cal State Fullerton 80-70 on Nov. 24.

WHAT'S NEXT

The Lopes return to GCU Arena on Dec. 16 when they host UNLV.

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THREE THINGS TO KNOW

SCOUTING

LAST TIME OUT

WHAT'S NEXT

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