Completed Event: Volleyball versus Pepperdine on September 18, 2025 , Win , 3, to, 2
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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Thursday, September 22
Seattle, Wash.
6 p.m.
Grand Canyon
7-5,1-0WAC
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Seattle U
4-5,0-1WAC
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Grand Canyon
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Seattle U
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Photo by: Adrianna Candelaria
GCU begins revenge tour
9/22/2022 9:23:00 PM | Volleyball
Lopes snap 4-match skid, start WAC season at 1-0
SEATTLE — Grand Canyon won its first WAC match of the season in four sets against Seattle U on Thursday night.
"I really enjoyed winning our first conference match," Lopes head coach Tim Nollan said. "We talked all week about how preseason prepared us for this moment and I'm just proud of the team's resilience."
GCU defeated Seattle U 25-18, 16-25, 25-17 and 25-19, hitting over .300 in Sets 3 and 4 for a match average of .247. Graduate outside hitter Melanie Brecka led the Lopes in kills (18), followed by freshman outside hitter Tatum Parrott (14) and senior blocker Hannah Eskes (12).
Brecka capped the night with a .353 hitting percentage and 20 points, while Eskes and Parrott finished the night with .476 (13 points) and .190 (17.5 points), respectively. The Lopes also posted 18 kills in the first and fourth sets and totaled 63 kills on the night to Seattle U's 37.
In a well-balanced effort, Lopes freshman libero Tatum Thomas recorded 18 digs and 4 aces, while senior setter Klaire Mitchell grabbed 14 digs and 49 assists.
The first frame featured six ties up until an 8-8 scoreboard, before the Lopes took the lead and never looked back. GCU held a similar tempo in the third set, taking control at the four-point mark and maintaining authority for the remainder of the match, and dominating Seattle U in the middle. The Lopes went on an eight-point run during Thomas' serve to take control at 20-11.
Seattle U led the fourth set 9-6 before another hot Lopes stretch. GCU scored six consecutive points with Brecka and Parrott each picking up two kills in the stretch. The Redhawks made one last push to cut the Lopes' lead to 20-18, but GCU closed out the match with a 5-1 run that was started by a kill from sophomore middle blocker Alissa Uhlenhop, who recorded a career-high four kills.
GCU will play again on Saturday at 1 p.m., when it hosts UT Arlington at Antelope Gymnasium.
"I really enjoyed winning our first conference match," Lopes head coach Tim Nollan said. "We talked all week about how preseason prepared us for this moment and I'm just proud of the team's resilience."
GCU defeated Seattle U 25-18, 16-25, 25-17 and 25-19, hitting over .300 in Sets 3 and 4 for a match average of .247. Graduate outside hitter Melanie Brecka led the Lopes in kills (18), followed by freshman outside hitter Tatum Parrott (14) and senior blocker Hannah Eskes (12).
Brecka capped the night with a .353 hitting percentage and 20 points, while Eskes and Parrott finished the night with .476 (13 points) and .190 (17.5 points), respectively. The Lopes also posted 18 kills in the first and fourth sets and totaled 63 kills on the night to Seattle U's 37.
In a well-balanced effort, Lopes freshman libero Tatum Thomas recorded 18 digs and 4 aces, while senior setter Klaire Mitchell grabbed 14 digs and 49 assists.
The first frame featured six ties up until an 8-8 scoreboard, before the Lopes took the lead and never looked back. GCU held a similar tempo in the third set, taking control at the four-point mark and maintaining authority for the remainder of the match, and dominating Seattle U in the middle. The Lopes went on an eight-point run during Thomas' serve to take control at 20-11.
Seattle U led the fourth set 9-6 before another hot Lopes stretch. GCU scored six consecutive points with Brecka and Parrott each picking up two kills in the stretch. The Redhawks made one last push to cut the Lopes' lead to 20-18, but GCU closed out the match with a 5-1 run that was started by a kill from sophomore middle blocker Alissa Uhlenhop, who recorded a career-high four kills.
GCU will play again on Saturday at 1 p.m., when it hosts UT Arlington at Antelope Gymnasium.
Team Stats
GCU
SU
Kills
63
37
Errors
26
15
Attempts
150
117
Hitting %
.247
.188
Points
80
50
Assists
60
34
Aces
7
3
Blocks
10
10
Game Leaders
Kills-Aces-Blocks
Kills
18
Aces
0
Blocks
4
Kills
14
Aces
2
Blocks
2
Kills
12
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
8
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
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