Completed Event: Beach Volleyball versus #10 Cal on April 12, 2025 , Loss , 1, to, 4
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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Friday, March 3
Tampa, Fla.
7 A.M.
Grand Canyon
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Georgia State
Lopes travel to Tampa to face 3 ranked teams
3/1/2023 7:11:00 PM | Beach Volleyball
No.6 GCU to play No.10 Georgia State, No.11 Stetson, Tampa, Florida State
Tampa Classic  | March 3-5, 2023 | University of Tampa  |  Tampa, Fla. |
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#6 GRAND CANYON
LOPES (3-1)
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#10 Georgia State
PANTHERS (4-0)
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Tampa
SPARTANS (1-3)
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#11 Stetson
HATTERS (4-0)
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#2Â Florida State
SEMINOLES (5-0)
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THREE THINGS TO KNOW
- Senior defender Abbie Hughes and sophomore blocker Samaya Morin were selected by the Coastal Collegiate Sports Association as the programs' first ever Pair of the Week after their 4-0 straight-set performances last weekend in southern California.Â
- It wasn't over until the last ball hit the sand against two-time defending national champion USC; although Hughes and Morin (21-19, 21-11) and Evans and Sanchez (21-18, 26-24) finished first. The Trojans kept it interesting on Courts 3 and 5 to even the score before defeating Hansen and Navas (21-17, 21-17) for the dual win last Saturday.
- GCU wrapped up Long Beach early, as senior Abbie Hughes and sophomore Samaya Morin finished first (21-19, 21-11), senior Anaya Evans and graduate Cami Sanchez followed (21-18, 26-24), and juniors Allison Hansen and Allanis Navasclinched (21-18, 26-24) the match before Courts 3 and 5 completed play.Â
SCOUTING GEORGIA STATE
- The Panthers came away from opening weekend 4-0, with a 4-1 win over Jacksonville, a 3-2 score against Charleston, a 5-0 sweep against PBA, and a 4-1 victory over Tampa.Â
- Georgia State (the 10th seed)Â eliminated GCU (the seventh seed)Â in the first round of the 2022 NCAA Championships in a 3-2 decision, going on to upset TCU (the second seed), before falling to UCLA (third seed), and eventually Loyola Marymount (fourth seed).
SCOUTING TAMPA
- The Spartans fell 4-1 to both No.8 Georgia State and College of Charleston last Saturday, before splitting their Sunday with a 3-2 win over Jacksonville and a 3-2 loss to Tusculum in Jacksonville, Fla..
- Tampa finished 17-15 last season.
SCOUTING STETSON
- Stetson posted a 5-0 sweep over Mercer, and 3-2 wins against Florida Atlantic, Florida Gulf Coast, and North Florida.Â
- Stetson, ranked 14th last year, was wiped from the 2022 NCAA Championships in the first round by UCLA (third seed) in a 3-2 match.Â
SCOUTING FLORIDA STATE
- Florida State recorded 5-0 victories over Coastal Carolina and Cal Poly, and 4-1 wins against Washington, Florida International and South Carolina so far this season.
- The Seminoles (fifth seed)Â lost in the NCAA Championship match to USC (first seed) in a 3-1 effort last season, upsetting LMU (4th seed) and UCLA (thrid seed) in the process.Â
LAST TIME OUT
GCU at CSUN/USC
- GCU posted 5-0 wins over CSUNÂ and Concordia-Irvine last Friday, recorded a 3-2 victory over No.14Â Long Beach State and fell 3-2 to No.4 USC.Â
- Hughes and Morin won all matches, on Court 2, in straight sets including final tallies of 21-19, 21-11 against Long Beach, and 21-19, 21-12 versus the Trojans, as well as Concordia and CSUN opponents by scores of 21-11, 21-12 and 21-16, 21-8 respectively.
WHAT'S NEXT?
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GCU heads to Los Angeles, Calif. to compete with Cal Poly, UCLA, Loyola Marymount and Concordia-Irvine in the Battle for LA Invitational on Mar. 11-12.
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