Grand Canyon University Athletics
Saturday, January 15
University Park, Pa.
5 p.m.
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Penn State
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Photo by: Penn State Athletics
GCU swept by No. 4 Penn State on road
1/15/2022 10:35:00 PM | Men's Volleyball
Gianni led Lopes with 10 kills to end cross-country trip
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – The Grand Canyon men's volleyball team lost 3-0 to No. 4 Penn State for a second time this week, wrapping up its first road trip of the season.
The sixth-ranked Lopes (2-2) were limited to a .175 hitting percentage on Saturday and, while the team didn't commit a service error, it was unable to land a service ace against the Nittany Lions in a 25-18, 25-18, 25-13 loss.
In the first set, Penn State (4-0) led wire to wire and held an early 6-2 lead that later ballooned to 17-9. The Lopes were held to 17 attacks and Penn State recorded four blocks in the set. Sophomore middle blocker Colin Lovejoy made the most of his opportunities by finishing two of his three attack attempts in the first set.
Trailing 1-0, GCU regrouped in the second set and tied up the match at 4-4 with a solo block by freshman outside Karter Rogers. The set was back and forth most of the way with GCU holding an 11-9 lead off a kill by sophomore outside Camden Gianni, one of his four kills in the set.
Off an attack error by Penn State's Cal Fisher, the match was tied at 18-18, but the Nittany Lions rattled off seven straight points for a 25-18 win.
In the third set, GCU junior opposite Hugo Fischer came alive and converted five of his eight kills on a .625 clip.
Penn State closed out the match with a 25-13 third set. The Nittany Lions have won all 12 sets on the season.
The Lopes will be back in action next week at No. 10 UC San Diego on Friday at 8 p.m. (Phoenix time).
The sixth-ranked Lopes (2-2) were limited to a .175 hitting percentage on Saturday and, while the team didn't commit a service error, it was unable to land a service ace against the Nittany Lions in a 25-18, 25-18, 25-13 loss.
In the first set, Penn State (4-0) led wire to wire and held an early 6-2 lead that later ballooned to 17-9. The Lopes were held to 17 attacks and Penn State recorded four blocks in the set. Sophomore middle blocker Colin Lovejoy made the most of his opportunities by finishing two of his three attack attempts in the first set.
Trailing 1-0, GCU regrouped in the second set and tied up the match at 4-4 with a solo block by freshman outside Karter Rogers. The set was back and forth most of the way with GCU holding an 11-9 lead off a kill by sophomore outside Camden Gianni, one of his four kills in the set.
Off an attack error by Penn State's Cal Fisher, the match was tied at 18-18, but the Nittany Lions rattled off seven straight points for a 25-18 win.
In the third set, GCU junior opposite Hugo Fischer came alive and converted five of his eight kills on a .625 clip.
Penn State closed out the match with a 25-13 third set. The Nittany Lions have won all 12 sets on the season.
The Lopes will be back in action next week at No. 10 UC San Diego on Friday at 8 p.m. (Phoenix time).
Team Stats
GCU
PSU
Kills
22
45
Errors
12
13
Attempts
57
83
Hitting %
.175
.386
Points
28.5
60
Assists
21
41
Aces
0
11
Blocks
6.5
4
Game Leaders
Kills
10
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
8
Aces
0
Blocks
1
Kills
3
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
1
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
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