Completed Event: Volleyball at Fresno State on October 25, 2025 , Win , 3, to, 0
Volleyball
at Fresno State
W 3-0
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Friday, September 13
Phoenix, Ariz.
7 p.m.
Grand Canyon
8-1
3
vs
0
Eastern Washington
2-8
1
2
3
F
Eastern Wash.
14
14
17
0
Grand Canyon
25
25
25
3
Sweep starts tourney, clips Eagles
9/13/2019 8:46:00 PM | Volleyball
Lopes start GCU Invitational with win
The Grand Canyon women's volleyball team opened the home season with a three-set win Friday night in front of 1,212 fans at GCU Arena, as the Lopes downed Eastern Washington 25-14, 25-14 and 25-17.
"It was nice to get the win to kick off our homestand," GCU head coach Tim Nollan said. "We had a balanced attack and applied great pressure with our serving. The crowd, as always, was amazing."
The Lopes (6-1) came out with fire to start the first and second sets by establishing a lead over the Eagles (2-6) and never looking back.
Eastern Washington went ahead in the third set, 4-1, for its first lead of the game, but the ensuing 9-0 GCU run switched the momentum. The Lopes went ahead by as many as nine before the Eagles made a last effort to catch up and closed the gap to 23-17.
Back-to-back kills by sophomore outside hitter K.J. Adams sealed the sweep for GCU, giving the Lopes their third straight win.
The GCU attack was shared by eight players, including junior opposite Sarah Hagge and sophomore middle blocker Kaira Moss with seven kills apiece. Sophomore Annabelle Kubinski and senior Melody Horton added six each, while junior outside hitter Yeny Murillo had five.
The trio of freshman setter Klaire Mitchell, Adams and sophomore outside hitter Kayla Matthews had four, three and one, respectively.
Mitchell added 22 assists, while Kubinski led the Lopes at the net with three blocks and Horton added two.
"It was great to finally be able to play in front of our home crowd," Kubinski said. "They always bring a fun energy to the gym. I felt like this was a really great team effort tonight and I hope our fans are just as excited about the season as we are."
The Lopes return to GCU Arena twice Saturday to face UC Riverside at noon and San Diego State at 7 p.m.
"It was nice to get the win to kick off our homestand," GCU head coach Tim Nollan said. "We had a balanced attack and applied great pressure with our serving. The crowd, as always, was amazing."
The Lopes (6-1) came out with fire to start the first and second sets by establishing a lead over the Eagles (2-6) and never looking back.
Eastern Washington went ahead in the third set, 4-1, for its first lead of the game, but the ensuing 9-0 GCU run switched the momentum. The Lopes went ahead by as many as nine before the Eagles made a last effort to catch up and closed the gap to 23-17.
Back-to-back kills by sophomore outside hitter K.J. Adams sealed the sweep for GCU, giving the Lopes their third straight win.
The GCU attack was shared by eight players, including junior opposite Sarah Hagge and sophomore middle blocker Kaira Moss with seven kills apiece. Sophomore Annabelle Kubinski and senior Melody Horton added six each, while junior outside hitter Yeny Murillo had five.
The trio of freshman setter Klaire Mitchell, Adams and sophomore outside hitter Kayla Matthews had four, three and one, respectively.
Mitchell added 22 assists, while Kubinski led the Lopes at the net with three blocks and Horton added two.
"It was great to finally be able to play in front of our home crowd," Kubinski said. "They always bring a fun energy to the gym. I felt like this was a really great team effort tonight and I hope our fans are just as excited about the season as we are."
The Lopes return to GCU Arena twice Saturday to face UC Riverside at noon and San Diego State at 7 p.m.
Team Stats
EWU
GCU
Kills
20
39
Errors
17
12
Attempts
89
85
Hitting %
.034
.318
Points
28
51
Assists
18
34
Aces
3
8
Blocks
5
4
Game Leaders
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
7
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
6
Aces
2
Blocks
3
Players Mentioned
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