Turnaround among nation's bests

In the fourth season under head coach Tim Nollan, the Grand Canyon women's volleyball team was one of the nation's most improved programs. The Lopes went 24-6 on the year and 13-3 in conference action en route to an appearance in the WAC Tournament Final.

Here's a look at the 2019 Lopes and their historic season by the numbers.

13	GCU posted 13 more victories in 2019 than in 2018, ranking fifth nationally for biggest win improvement. The Lopes ranked behind Milwaukee (18), Santa Clara (15), and Central Michigan and Robert Morris (14).
24	The Lopes set their new high for wins in a season at the Division I level. It was the most victories in a single season since also winning 24 at the D-II level in 2012.
.800	GCU won games at an 80% clip, a mark that ranked 26th in the country.
.394	Sophomore middle blocker Anabelle Kubinski had a scorching hot .394 attack percentage for the year. The mark not only led the conference, it ranked 19th nationally.
1,085	Freshman setter Klaire Mitchell had 1,085 assists on the season, already ranking second for a Lopes career at the Division I level. She needs 342 assists to tie the record set by Michelle Steagall.
129	GCU improved 129 spots in the RPI from 2018 to finish No. 73 in 2019.
.241	The Lopes attacking percentage on the season was .241. GCU's best in its previous six D-I seasons was .184.
38	Sophomore middle blocker Kaira Moss had 22 solo blocks in 2019, bringing her career tally to 38. Both marks are GCU D-I records.
21	Junior libero Teagan DeFalco has racked up 1,322 digs in her Lopes career. She needs just 21 more to tie the career record of Mackenzie Phelps.
7	GCU posted a season-long seven-match win streak which included victories over seven different WAC teams and spanned Oct. 17 to Nov. 7.
63.6	GCU loses five seniors, including key members of the WAC runner-up squad, but 63.6 percent of this year's sets played will return for next season.
2	The Lopes posted their strongest WAC finish at second place and advanced to the WAC Tournament Final for the first time.

PARTING QUOTES

"I am extremely proud of the team's grit and determination to continue to battle. 24-6 is an incredible year by any standard. The road back here to the WAC championship begins in January." - head coach Tim Nollan

Grand Canyon University Athletics

13

24

.800

.394

1,085

129

.241

38

21

7

63.6

2

PARTING QUOTES

Players Mentioned

Teagan DeFalco

Klaire Mitchell

Kaira Moss

Related Videos