Homestand begins with UC Santa Barbara


No. 9 Grand Canyon Lopes (6-3)	vs	No. 8 UC Santa Barbara Gauchos (5-4)
		Friday-Saturday, Feb. 11-12 6 p.m. and 7 p.m.
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The No. 9 Grand Canyon men's volleyball team returns to GCU Arena for an important four-match homestand, starting with matches against No. 8 UC Santa Barbara on Friday and Saturday nights.

GCU is coming off a midwest road trip that featured a 3-0 win at Loyola Chicago and a 3-2 loss at No. 6 Lewis.

THREE THINGS TO KNOW

CAREER HIGH: Outside hitter Camden Gianni has had a great start to the regular season, leading the Lopes in kills and ranking inside the top five nationally in four categories. Against Lewis, Gianni hit another mark with 25 kills, a new career-high, while adding three blocks and four digs against Lewis.
JANKE RETURNS: Fellow outside hitter Christian Janke returned to the starting lineup last week after missing the last eight games with an ankle injury. Janke didn't miss a beat with 27 kills on .310 hitting, 14 digs and three blocks against Loyola Chicago and Lewis.
MPSF PLAY UPCOMING: After two matches against the Gauchos, the Lopes will begin Mountain Pacific Sports Federation with a pair of matches against No. 5 Pepperdine at GCU Arena on Feb. 18 and 20. GCU will then travel to BYU to wrap up the month on Feb. 25-26.

SCOUTING

UC Santa Barbara is coming off a three-set loss to No. 7 USC for its fifth straight match against ranked opponents. USCB has picked up four wins against other ranked opponents, including No. 2 Pepperdine on Feb. 4. The Gauchos are coming off a historic season in wihch they won the Big West Tournament and advanced to the NCAA tournament for the first time in a decade.

Junior outside hitter Ryan Wilcox leads the Gauchos with 92 kills while middle blocker Donovan Todorov ranks second in the country with 1.50 blocks per set.

WHAT'S NEXT

The Lopes host No. 5 Pepperdine on Feb. 18 and 20 in GCU Arena.

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THREE THINGS TO KNOW

SCOUTING

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Players Mentioned

Camden Gianni

Christian Janke

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