No. 9 GCU hosts Concordia in Antelope


Grand Canyon Lopes (6-10, 6-10 MPSF)	vs	Concordia Eagles (3-11, 3-11 MPSF)
		April 16-17 4 p.m., 6 p.m. Antelope Gymnasium Phoenix, Ariz.
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The No. 9 Grand Canyon men's volleyball team hosts Concordia for its final home matches of the season this weekend. The Lopes will play in Antelope Gymnasium for the first time this season, limiting attendance to the team pass list only. Saturday will serve as Senior Day for the Lopes and both matches will be streamed live here.

THREE THINGS TO KNOW

RANKED: The Lopes have been ranked for 12 straight weeks in the top 10 of the National Volleyball Association/American Volleyball Coaches Association Division I-II Men's Poll, checking in at No. 9 for the fourth week in a row. GCU earned its highest ranking in program history at No. 6 on March 1 after defeating No. 1 BYU in three sets.
PUTTING UP STATS: GCU is ranked in the top 15 nationally in five categories: 10th in hitting percentage (.290), 11th in aces per set (1.41) and blocks per set (2.24), and 14th in assists per set (11.42) and kills per set (12.41).
MPSF HONORS: Two Lopes have been named MPSF Defensive Player of the Week this season. First was sophomore outside Christian Janke on March 1 after a 3-0 sweep of No. 1 BYU, then sophomore setter Heath Hughes won this week for two wins over USC.

SCOUTING

Concordia is in sixth place in the MPSF with a 3-11 record. The first of the Eagles' wins this season came against No. 7 UCLA on Feb. 27, when Concordia took down the Bruins in five sets at home. The Eagles won two straight matches over USC for their other wins, first on the road in five sets on March 6 and then at home in a 3-0 sweep on March 11.

Eagles graduate outside hitter Raymond Barsemian ranks in the top three nationally in three categories: third in attacks per set (9.80), fourth in kills per set (4.47) and fifth in points per set (5.05).

LAST TIME OUT

GCU picked up two wins at USC last weekend.
The Lopes swept the Trojans on Friday before going to five sets on Saturday.

WHAT'S NEXT

The Lopes travel to Provo, Utah, for the MPSF Tournament next weekend as the No. 4 seed.

For more GCU men's volleyball news, notes and numbers, click here to view the match notes.

THREE THINGS TO KNOW

SCOUTING

LAST TIME OUT

WHAT'S NEXT

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Players Mentioned

Heath Hughes

Christian Janke

Grand Canyon University Athletics