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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Thursday, November 10
Phoenix, Ariz.
6 p.m.
Grand Canyon
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11/8/2022 4:07:00 PM | Volleyball
GCU hosts Seattle U, Utah Valley in tourney seeding battle
Thursday, Nov. 10 vs. Seattle U (6 p.m.)  | Saturday, Nov. 12 vs. Utah Valley (2 p.m.) | GCU Arena |
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LOPES (14-9, 8-4Â WAC)
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REDHAWKS (4-16, 0-12Â WAC)
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UTAH VALLEY
WOLVERINES (16-8, 10-2Â WAC)
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3 THINGS TO KNOW
- SENIOR NIGHT: GCU will celebrate Melalnie Brecka (graduate outside hitter), Hannah Eskes (senior middle blocker), Annabelle Kubinski (graduate middle blocker), Megan Taflinger (graduate outside hitter/libero) and Giorgia Turri (junior outside hitter) at Saturday's match against Utah Valley.Â
- ASSIST RECORD: Senior setter Klaire Mitchell broke the program's Division I-era record for assists in a three-set match with 46 last weekend against Utah Tech, giving her the top five Lopes performances in the three-set category.
- SEEDING BATTLE: Although the Lopes remain in a WAC fourth-place tie with UT Arlington, their sweep streak has allowed them to move within one game of third-place Stephen F. Austin with two regular-season games remaining at home.
SCOUTING SEATTLE U
- The Lopes opened the conference season with a 3-1 victory over Seattle U (25-18, 16-25, 25-17, 25-19), posting 63 kills, 60 assists and seven aces to the Redhawks' 37 kills, 34 assists and three aces.Â
- Seattle U took UT Rio Grande Valley (22-5, 11-1 WAC), the conference leader, to four sets (25-20, 21-25, 18-25, 22-25) last week by hitting .213 with nine blocks.Â
- Senior middle blocker Lauren McCabe leads the conference in blocks per set (1.11).
SCOUTING UTAH VALLEY
- GCU has gone 1-7 against Utah Valley at home, currently carrying a one-game losing streak after falling 3-0 to the Wolverines in last year's WAC Tournament.Â
- The Wolverines lead the WAC in aces per set (1.74), aces (155) and blocks per set (2.61). Utah Valley's ranks 21st in the nation in blocks per set this season. Â
- Utah Valley was on a nine-match hot streak before losing 3-1 to UTRGV last week. The Wolverines now sit second in the WAC standings, trailing UTRGV by one match.Â
LAST TIME OUT
GCU vs. Utah Tech
- GCU won its fourht consecutive 3-0 match for the first time in the Division I era, hitting .416 with 52 kills and nine aces against Utah Tech.
WHAT'S NEXT?
- The Lopes will play in the WAC Tournament, hosted by UTRGV on Nov. 17-20 in Edinburg, Texas.
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