Completed Event: Women's Volleyball versus UT Rio Grande Valley on August 30, 2025 , Win , 3, to, 0
W Volleyball
vs UT Rio Grande Valley
W 3-0
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Saturday, September 11
Portland, Ore.
12:30 p.m.
Grand Canyon
8-1,0-0WAC
3
vs
0
Portland
3-6,0-0WCC
1
2
3
F
Grand Canyon
25
25
25
3
Portland
20
19
19
0
Photo by: Scott Larson
Sweep win closes Portland State Tournament
9/11/2021 2:16:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
Eskes leads GCU with match-high 12 kills; Lopes move to 8-1
PORTLAND, Ore. – The Grand Canyon women's volleyball team closed the Portland State Tournament with a 25-22, 25-19, 25-19 win against Portland on Saturday. The Lopes won the Portland State Tournament and Teagan DeFalco and Annabelle Kubinski were named to the all-tournament team.
Lopes junior middle blocker Hannah Eskes had a match high of 12 kills and was followed by fellow middle blocker Annabelle Kubinski with nine kills. GCU sophomore libero Mia Goulart also totaled a match-high 18 digs.
The Lopes scored the opening point of the match off a kill by outside hitter Teagan DeFalco from sophomore setter Ava Mason. GCU went on a four-point run started by a kill from Eskes and followed by a block from DeFalco and Eskes. The Lopes went on a three-point run to close out the set with a kill by Kubinksi and a service ace by sophomore defensive specialist Castan Strum.
GCU got out to a quick lead in the second set with a five-point run, which started with a kill from opposite hitter Hope Hanak-Harper, two aces from Goulart and two kills from Eskes for a 14-10 Lopes lead that forced a Portland timeout. Eskes put the Lopes at set point with a service ace, but the Pilots rallied with four straight points before a ball-handling error gave the Lopes the second set and a 2-0 match lead.
The Lopes and Pilots went back and forth in the third set, but the Lopes managed to pull ahead with a five-point run that was highlighted by back-to-back kills from Kubinski and two service aces from Mason. GCU finished the match when Mason found Kubinski and Eskes on back-to-back points.
GCU is back in action next weekend (Sept. 17-18), when it takes on UC Irvine and CSU Fullerton at the Big West/WAC Match-Up in Irvine, California.
Lopes junior middle blocker Hannah Eskes had a match high of 12 kills and was followed by fellow middle blocker Annabelle Kubinski with nine kills. GCU sophomore libero Mia Goulart also totaled a match-high 18 digs.
The Lopes scored the opening point of the match off a kill by outside hitter Teagan DeFalco from sophomore setter Ava Mason. GCU went on a four-point run started by a kill from Eskes and followed by a block from DeFalco and Eskes. The Lopes went on a three-point run to close out the set with a kill by Kubinksi and a service ace by sophomore defensive specialist Castan Strum.
GCU got out to a quick lead in the second set with a five-point run, which started with a kill from opposite hitter Hope Hanak-Harper, two aces from Goulart and two kills from Eskes for a 14-10 Lopes lead that forced a Portland timeout. Eskes put the Lopes at set point with a service ace, but the Pilots rallied with four straight points before a ball-handling error gave the Lopes the second set and a 2-0 match lead.
The Lopes and Pilots went back and forth in the third set, but the Lopes managed to pull ahead with a five-point run that was highlighted by back-to-back kills from Kubinski and two service aces from Mason. GCU finished the match when Mason found Kubinski and Eskes on back-to-back points.
GCU is back in action next weekend (Sept. 17-18), when it takes on UC Irvine and CSU Fullerton at the Big West/WAC Match-Up in Irvine, California.
Team Stats
GCU
UP
Kills
37
28
Errors
17
11
Attempts
100
97
Hitting %
.200
.175
Points
57
39
Assists
36
28
Aces
14
7
Blocks
6
4
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
12
Aces
4
Blocks
4
Kills
9
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
5
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
4
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Players Mentioned
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