Lopes head to Arizona Invitational

Friday, April 2

Tucson, Ariz.

11 a.m.

Grand Canyon

UC Davis

4/1/2021 9:09:00 AM | Beach Volleyball

GCU plays two ranked teams in Tucson tournament

By: Sierra Smith

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LOPES HOLD TOP 10 SPOT - The Lopes came in at No. 10 in this week's AVCA Collegiate Beach Volleyball Coaches Poll.
NAVAS AND HOFFMANN IN THE RANKS - GCU's freshman Allanis Navas and graduate student Paula Hoffmann each have a 12-1 record and are tied for 15th in the nation among every individual in the NCAA. The newcomers also rank No. 1 nationally for 4's pairs with a 10-0 record.
GCU HONORED SEVEN SENIORS - On Friday, GCU honored seniors Bella Bauman, Paula Hoffmann, Natalie Honzovicova, Taylor Jarzombek, Katie Sarber, Justine Spann and Alyssa Vortouni.

UC Davis

The Aggies are 3-10 so far this season with their wins coming against Saint Mary's, CSU Bakersfield and CSUN. Common opponents this season include Stanford and Arizona.

Colorado Mesa

Colorado Mesa is 3-6, defeating Utah twice (3-2, 5-0) and The Master's University (4-1). The Lopes and Mavericks faced each other on Opening Day, with GCU winning 5-0.

Arizona

The Wildcats are 10-2, coming off of a 3-1 weekend at the Pac-12 South Invitational against Stanford (L 2-3), Oregon (W 5-0), Utah (W 5-0) and Arizona State (W 4-1).

Pepperdine

Pepperdine is 4-11 this season, 10 of the games being against Top 10 opponents. The Waves picked up big win over No. 17 Long Beach State.

The Lopes split Thursday's action with a 4-1 win over Arizona State and a 3-2 loss against No. 18 Stanford at GCU Beach Volleyball Stadium.
In its final home game of the season, GCU honored its seven seniors and earned a 5-0 sweep over Utah on Saturday.