GCU to host Canyon Classic

Canyon Classic \| March 16-18, 2023 \| Phoenix, Ariz.

	GRAND CANYON LOPES (8-4)	vs.	TEXAS A&M CORPUS CHRISTI ISLANDERS (9-4)
			UC DAVIS MUSTANGS (9-0)
			#18 PEPPERDINE WAVES (6-2)
			ARIZONA STATE SUN DEVILS (4-3)

The Grand Canyon beach volleyball team hosts their first home tournament of the season, the Canyon Classic, and will compete against Corpus Christi (12 p.m. Phoenix Time) on Thursday, UC Davis (2:30 p.m.) on Friday and Pepperdine (12 p.m.) and Arizona State (3 p.m.) on Saturday.

SCOUTING CORPUS CHRISTI

Corpus Christi carries a 9-4 record this season, most recently going 4-0 at the Southland Mid Year Tournament, sweeping Boise State and Nicholls.
Three of the Islanders matches have been against ranked teams this season, including No.3 TCU (L, 0-5), No.13 Florida Atlantic (L, 0-5), and No.15 Florida International .

SCOUTING UC DAVIS

The Mustangs hold a 9-0 record, with four 5-0 sweeps so far this season, three of which have been against San Francisco.
UC Davis has not faced any ranked opponents in 2023.

SCOUTING No.18 PEPPERDINE

Pepperdine has a 6-2 record, including 5-0 sweeps over Concordia-Irvine and Houston Christian, a 3-2 victory against No.13 Long Beach State Cal and 2-3 losses to No.11 Cal and No.17 Arizona.
Historically, the Lopes carry an 0-6 record against the Waves, most recently losing a neutral matchup 2-3, their closest score, in 2021.

SCOUTING ARIZONA STATE

The Sun Devils are 4-3 this season, and have faced two ranked opponents; No.3 UCLA (L, 0-5) and No.8 Stanford (L, 2-3).
ASU has posted one sweep over UTEP this season.

LAST TIME OUT

GCU at the Battle for L.A.

GCU posted a 2-2 record last weekend, with 5-0 sweeps over Concordia-Irvine and Cal Poly a 0-5 loss to No.3 UCLA and a 1-4 loss to No.5. LMU.

WHAT'S NEXT?

GCU travels to Fort Worth, Texas for TCU's Fight in the Fort, against No.14 Florida International, No.11 Cal, Texas, and No.1 TCU on Mar. 24-25.

Canyon Classic | March 16-18, 2023 | Phoenix, Ariz.

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SCOUTING CORPUS CHRISTI

SCOUTING No.18 PEPPERDINE

SCOUTING ARIZONA STATE

LAST TIME OUT

WHAT'S NEXT?

Next Event

Grand Canyon University Athletics

GCU to host Canyon Classic

Canyon Classic | March 16-18, 2023 | Phoenix, Ariz.

vs.

SCOUTING CORPUS CHRISTI

SCOUTING No.18 PEPPERDINE

SCOUTING ARIZONA STATE

LAST TIME OUT

WHAT'S NEXT?

Next Event

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