Lopes set for 1st trip of the season


Grand Canyon Lopes (4-0)	vs	Southern Utah Thunderbirds (1-1)	Eastern Washington Eagles (0-3)
		Saturday, Dec. 12 12 p.m. (Phoenix time)	Monday, Dec. 14 12 p.m. (Phoenix time)
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The Grand Canyon women's basketball team plays on the road for the first time this season. The Lopes play at Southern Utah on Saturday and then travel to Eastern Washington to take on the Eagles on Monday.

GCU moved to 4-0 for the first time since 2011 after Wednesday's win over Northern Arizona.

Saturday's game can be watched live on Pluto TV on channel 1055 and Monday's game can be watched on the Big Sky Conference website.

THREE THINGS TO KNOW

MILLER'S WIN STREAK CONTINUES: Head coach Molly Miller has not lost a game since March 2019, when she led Drury to the NCAA Division II semifinals. With the Lopes' 4-0 start to the season, Miller stretches her win streak at 36.
FIRST-YEAR STANDOUT: Freshman center Katie Scott is averaging 20.8 points per game and has scored more than 20 points in each of the past three games. Scott recorded her first double-double of her collegiate career against Northern Arizona with 21 points and 10 rebounds.
CAREER HIGHS AROUND THE BOARD: Several Lopes have posted career-highs in multiple categories. Sophomore point guard Taylor Caldwell set a career high with 21 points and matched her career high in rebounds with seven in the first game of the season. Junior forward Kennedi Shorts has collected career highs in points (17), rebounds (11) and steals (3).

SCOUTING

Southern Utah: Head coach Tracy Sanders enters her third season at Southern Utah and is 1-1 this season.

The Thunderbirds picked up their first win Wednesday against William Jessup with leadership from senior Liz Graves and junior Cherita Daugherty. Graves put up 18 points and Daugherty posted her first double-double in a Thunderbird uniform.

Over two games, there are three players who have tallied more than 20 points, including Graves (29), sophomore Madelyn Eaton (22) and Daugherty (21).

Eastern Washington: The Eagles are 0-3, with two losses to Northern Arizona, which the Lopes defeated on Wednesday.

Sophomore wing Kennedy Dickie put up 16 points on Thursday in the 84-64 loss against undefeated Boise State.

Freshman guard Aaliyah Alexander leads the Eagles overall with 42 points and is averaging 14 points per game.

LAST TIME OUT

GCU won the in-state battle over NAU 66-58.
Scott posted her first collegiate double-double
After trailing the Lumberjacks for the majority of the game, the Lopes went on a 19-2 run to start the fourth quarter, leading to the comeback win.

WHAT'S NEXT

After a two-game road trip, the Lopes head home and are set to face Houston Baptist on Saturday, Dec.19, at 1 p.m.

THREE THINGS TO KNOW

SCOUTING

LAST TIME OUT

WHAT'S NEXT

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Players Mentioned

Taylor Caldwell

Katie Scott

Kennedi Shorts

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