Grand Canyon University Athletics
Saturday, February 12
Phoenix, Ariz.
7 p.m.
Grand Canyon
6-5,0-0MPSF
2
vs
3
UC Santa Barbara
7-4,0-0Big West
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UC Santa Barbara | 21 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 3 |
| Grand Canyon | 25 | 12 | 23 | 25 | 12 | 2 |
GCU drops 5-set match to No. 8 UCSB
2/12/2022 10:55:00 PM | Men's Volleyball
Lopes lose 3-2 for the 3rd consecutive time to top-10 opponent
The ninth-ranked Grand Canyon men's volleyball team dropped a second straight 3-2 match to eighth-ranked UC Santa Barbara on Saturday night at GCU Arena.
The Lopes (6-5) hit just .179 in a match that was very similar to Friday night's five-set loss to the Gauchos (7-4). GCU took the first set and dropped the next two before forcing a fifth set, where they fell just short.
In the first set, the Lopes came out strong and hit a match-high .324 in a 25-21 set win. Outside hitter Christian Janke led the team with five kills on a .500 mark with only one error.
It was a back-and-forth set with the Lopes leading by no more than two points until a Janke kill and a UCSB attacking error pushed the lead to 16-12. The Lopes maintained that lead through the rest of the set with Janke finishing off the set with back-to-back kills.
UC Santa Barbara rebounded and took the next two sets, 25-12 and 25-23. The Gauchos limited GCU to -.097 hitting in the second set and .250 in the third. Outside hitter Ryan Wilcox tallied 11 kills to lead UCSB to a 2-1 match lead.
For the second straight day, the Lopes rebounded with a convincing fourth set win, evening the match with a 25-20 set win. GCU stepped up, tallying five blocks, including blocks in three straight points to extend the Lopes lead to 9-5. Janke led the way with four kills while outside hitter Camden Gianni added three aces.
In the fifth set, UCSB edged GCU 15-12. The Gauchos scored the first point and led wire to wire, going on a 4-0 run to push the lead 12-6.
The Lopes didn't back down and made a 4-0 run to cut the deficit to 14-12. UCSB scored the next point to close out the match.
GCU will welcome No. 5 Pepperdine for the start of Mountain Pacific Sports Federation play next week on Feb. 18 and 20.
The Lopes (6-5) hit just .179 in a match that was very similar to Friday night's five-set loss to the Gauchos (7-4). GCU took the first set and dropped the next two before forcing a fifth set, where they fell just short.
In the first set, the Lopes came out strong and hit a match-high .324 in a 25-21 set win. Outside hitter Christian Janke led the team with five kills on a .500 mark with only one error.
It was a back-and-forth set with the Lopes leading by no more than two points until a Janke kill and a UCSB attacking error pushed the lead to 16-12. The Lopes maintained that lead through the rest of the set with Janke finishing off the set with back-to-back kills.
UC Santa Barbara rebounded and took the next two sets, 25-12 and 25-23. The Gauchos limited GCU to -.097 hitting in the second set and .250 in the third. Outside hitter Ryan Wilcox tallied 11 kills to lead UCSB to a 2-1 match lead.
For the second straight day, the Lopes rebounded with a convincing fourth set win, evening the match with a 25-20 set win. GCU stepped up, tallying five blocks, including blocks in three straight points to extend the Lopes lead to 9-5. Janke led the way with four kills while outside hitter Camden Gianni added three aces.
In the fifth set, UCSB edged GCU 15-12. The Gauchos scored the first point and led wire to wire, going on a 4-0 run to push the lead 12-6.
The Lopes didn't back down and made a 4-0 run to cut the deficit to 14-12. UCSB scored the next point to close out the match.
GCU will welcome No. 5 Pepperdine for the start of Mountain Pacific Sports Federation play next week on Feb. 18 and 20.
Team Stats
UCSB
GCU
Kills
61
50
Errors
24
23
Attempts
152
151
Hitting %
.243
.179
Points
75.5
69
Assists
57
45
Aces
4
4
Blocks
10.5
15
Game Leaders
Kills
14
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
3
Kills
11
Aces
3
Blocks
2
Kills
6
Aces
1
Blocks
6
Players Mentioned
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