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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Thursday, January 30
Phoenix, Ariz.
6 p.m.
Grand Canyon
10-8,5-2WAC
62
vs
60
UT Rio Grande Valley
8-12,3-4WAC
1st quarter1
2nd quarter2
3rd quarter3
4th quarter4
OT 1 quarterOT 1
FinalF
UTRGV
15
17
11
12
5
60
Grand Canyon
15
11
17
12
7
62
Photo by: Katie Severns
Lopes move into 1st-place tie
1/30/2020 8:54:00 PM | Women's Basketball
GCU defeats UTRGV in overtime
The Grand Canyon women's basketball team topped UT Rio Grande Valley 62-60 in overtime on Thursday night in GCU Arena.
The Lopes trailed by as many as eight points in the third quarter but chipped away to force overtime and secure the victory on a pair of free throws by freshman forward Mae Bryant with 1.1 seconds remaining.
"I thought we dug in, down six at halftime and had a good third quarter," GCU head coach Nicole Powell said. "I'm proud of the way we fought. We gave up a lot of lay ups and fouls in the first half, but we tightened it up defensively."
GCU trailed 32-26 at the break as the Lopes shot just 36% from the field.
"In the second half we just made good plays," Powell said. "(Freshman guard Jada) Holland making that shot and taking a charge, (sophomore guard) Laura Piera made some critical blocks defensively, Mae made the big free-throws at the end, Da'jah (Daniel) got some big rebounds and Venla (Varis) and Tavia (Rowell) made some big shots. Overall it was a great team effort. We will enjoy it tonight but tomorrow we focus on New Mexico State."
With the win, GCU improves to 10-8 and 5-2 in WAC play, while UTRGV drops to 8-12 and 3-4 in conference. The Lopes move into a tie for first-place with Kansas City and Saturday's opponent, New Mexico State.
Piera led the Lopes with 13 points and six assists, but the sophomore point guard fouled out with 1:59 remaining in overtime and the Lopes ahead 60-58.
UTRGVÂ scored at the 1:15 mark and the teams remained tied. With just five seconds left, the Vaqueros drew a shooting foul but missed a pair of free throws in an attempt to take the lead.
The Lopes called a timeout and advanced the ball to inbound with four seconds left. Bryant caught the ball near the foul line and drove the lane, drawing a shooting foul with 1.1 left on the clock. The freshman sank both free throws for the 62-60 lead.
UTRGV was out of timeouts and inbounded a pass to midcourt but the half court heave was short and the Lopes secured the win.
Bryant finished with 10 points and six rebounds, while Daniel just missed a double-double with nine points and a season-high 14 rebounds.
Holland finished with nine points and five assists. Rowell and Varis each hit a pair of 3-pointers for the Lopes.
UTRGV was led by Zhane Templeton with 12 points and Trelynn Tyler with 10 points.
GCU is back in action on Saturday when it hosts New Mexico State in GCU Arena.
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The Lopes trailed by as many as eight points in the third quarter but chipped away to force overtime and secure the victory on a pair of free throws by freshman forward Mae Bryant with 1.1 seconds remaining.
"I thought we dug in, down six at halftime and had a good third quarter," GCU head coach Nicole Powell said. "I'm proud of the way we fought. We gave up a lot of lay ups and fouls in the first half, but we tightened it up defensively."
GCU trailed 32-26 at the break as the Lopes shot just 36% from the field.
"In the second half we just made good plays," Powell said. "(Freshman guard Jada) Holland making that shot and taking a charge, (sophomore guard) Laura Piera made some critical blocks defensively, Mae made the big free-throws at the end, Da'jah (Daniel) got some big rebounds and Venla (Varis) and Tavia (Rowell) made some big shots. Overall it was a great team effort. We will enjoy it tonight but tomorrow we focus on New Mexico State."
With the win, GCU improves to 10-8 and 5-2 in WAC play, while UTRGV drops to 8-12 and 3-4 in conference. The Lopes move into a tie for first-place with Kansas City and Saturday's opponent, New Mexico State.
Piera led the Lopes with 13 points and six assists, but the sophomore point guard fouled out with 1:59 remaining in overtime and the Lopes ahead 60-58.
UTRGVÂ scored at the 1:15 mark and the teams remained tied. With just five seconds left, the Vaqueros drew a shooting foul but missed a pair of free throws in an attempt to take the lead.
The Lopes called a timeout and advanced the ball to inbound with four seconds left. Bryant caught the ball near the foul line and drove the lane, drawing a shooting foul with 1.1 left on the clock. The freshman sank both free throws for the 62-60 lead.
UTRGV was out of timeouts and inbounded a pass to midcourt but the half court heave was short and the Lopes secured the win.
Bryant finished with 10 points and six rebounds, while Daniel just missed a double-double with nine points and a season-high 14 rebounds.
Holland finished with nine points and five assists. Rowell and Varis each hit a pair of 3-pointers for the Lopes.
UTRGV was led by Zhane Templeton with 12 points and Trelynn Tyler with 10 points.
GCU is back in action on Saturday when it hosts New Mexico State in GCU Arena.
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Team Stats
UTRGV
GCU
FG%
.328
.404
3FG%
.286
.350
FT%
.583
.722
RB
42
39
TO
13
19
STL
7
7
Game Leaders
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Players Mentioned
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