Lopes open road slate at Kansas City

Saturday, Nov. 20 \| 1 p.m. (Phoenix time) \| Kansas City, Missouri \| Swinney Center

	KANSAS CITY ROOS (2-1)	vs.	GRAND CANYON LOPES (2-0)

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The Grand Canyon women's basketball hits the road for the first time this season as it faces former WAC foe Kansas City.

MILLER HITS 200: GCU's Molly Miller earned her 200th career win as a head coach on Tuesday against Eastern Washington. In just over seven seasons, she has collected a career record of 200-24.
DEFENSE ON POINT: In just two games, the Lopes are averaging 32 forced turnovers and 19 steals per game.
PHILLIPS BREAKS THROUGH: Junior transfer Dominique Phillips posted a career high 29 points with a career high six 3-pointers to help GCU earn the comeback win over Eastern Washington.

The Roos are 2-1 on the season with wins coming against Southern Illinois and Wyoming.
The Lopes are 7-7 all-time against Kansas City with the most recent matchup going to GCU 62-56 on February 13, 2020.
Kansas City competed in the WAC before joining the Summit League for the 2019-20 season.
Brookelyn McDavid is nearly averaging a double double with 15 points per game and 9.7 rebounds. She also averages 2.0 steals.
Naomie Alnatas follows McDavid with 14.7 points per game, 5.0 assists and 2.3 steals.
Head coach Jacie Hoyt is in her fifth season as head coach for the Roos and holds a 58-56 (5.09) record. She was named the 2019-20 WAC Coach of the Year after leading Kansas City to a 21-10 overall and 13-3 conference record to earn the team's first-ever regular season conference championship.

Miller earned her 200th career win in the 64-57 game against Eastern Washington at GCU Arena.
The Lopes only spent six minutes leading, entered the fourth quarter down eight points, trailed by five points with three minutes to go and ended the game with 12 unanswered points to beat Eastern Washington 64-57 at GCU Arena.
The Lopes (2-0) were shooting 30% from the field with 14 turnovers through three quarters, but their relentless defense kept them in striking range. Eastern Washington's 48-40 lead started to take cracks when Phillips began to find her shooting range.
Phillips' 16-point, fourth-quarter scoring binge nearly matched her career high (17) by itself. She made four 3-pointers in the fourth, including two during GCU's 12-0 close.
The Lopes dominated the boards, keeping Eastern Washington to only four offensive rebounds while graduate Jay McChristine grabbed 12 rebounds, two off her career high from 2019. Caldwell added nine rebounds, one shy of her career high. The Lopes tallied 17 offensive rebounds to wind up with 12 more shots than the Eagles.

The Lopes head back home to host the GCU Women's Basketball Classic presented by Talking Stick Resort over Thanksgiving weekend.

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