Lopes honor Women in Sports Day against UVU

Thursday, February 10

Phoenix, Ariz.

6 p.m.

Grand Canyon

Utah Valley

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2/9/2022 1:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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By: Sierra Smith

Thursday, Feb. 10 \| 6 p.m. \| GCU Arena

	UTAH VALLEY WOLVERINES (9-12, 4-6 WAC)	at	GRAND CANYON LOPES (15-6, 8-2 WAC)

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The Grand Canyon women's basketball team hosts Utah Valley for its National Girls and Women in Sports Day/Pink Game on Thursday at 6 p.m. The game will be broadcast on Fox 10 Xtra in the Phoenix area and ESPN+.

THREE THINGS TO KNOW

LOPES ROLLING: GCU is coming off two wins at Seattle U and California Baptist.
NATIONAL TOP-10 STATS: The Lopes lead the nation in steals per game (14.0) while also ranking third nationally in total steals (294) and fifth in turnovers forced per game (24.0). GCU also has the seventh-best turnover margin (plus-6.86).
ALONE IN 2ND: The Lopes sit in sole possession of second place in the WAC with an 8-2 conference record, trailing Stephen F. Austin at 10-0.

SCOUTING UTAH VALLEY

The Wolverines (9-12, 4-6 WAC) are coming off two straight conference losses against Stephen F. Austin and Sam Houston.
Three Wolverines are averaging double figures with Josie Williams (16.4), Maria Carvalho (13.1) and Madison Grange (10.3).
Utah Valley received the WAC's automatic NCAA tournament bid last season after California Baptist won the WAC Tournament because the Lancers are ineligible for the postseason. GCU took down UVU in the WAC Tournament semifinal, but the conference rule sent the regular season's second-place team to the NCAAs if CBU won the tournament. The Lopes could have finished second if their attempts to make up a game at Chicago State had been successful.
Wolverines head coach Dan Nielson is in his third season and holds a 34-35 record.

LAST TIME OUT

GCU vs. California Baptist

GCU moved into sole possession of second place in the WAC after winning 61-52 at California Baptist on Saturday.
The Lopes held the Lancers to season-low 17.2% shooting (5 for 29) from 3-point range.
Saturday's game was a revenge match for the Lopes after falling to the Lancers in the WAC Tournament championship last season.
GCU (15-6, 8-2 WAC) had three players score in double figures, led by graduate guard Amara Graham with 15 points and six rebounds. Junior forward Dominique Phillips added 14 points from the bench with three rebounds and an assist and sophomore guard Tiarra Brown helped out with 10 points, five rebounds, five steals and three assists.
Led by senior forward Kennedi Shorts' four offensive rebounds, the Lopes did a great job crashing the offensive glass, pulling down 10 boards that resulted in nine second-chance points.
GCU tied its a season high of six blocks, led by freshman Kiyley Flowers' two rejections.

WHAT'S NEXT?

GCU welcomes Dixie State to GCU Arena for the first time since 2013, when the Lopes and Trailblazers (formerly Red Storm) competed in the PacWest Conference of Division II.