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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Saturday, March 11
Los Angeles, Calif. (UCLA)
1 p.m.
Grand Canyon
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Cal Poly
Battle for LA Invitational starts Saturday
3/9/2023 7:20:00 PM | Beach Volleyball
GCU travels to Los Angeles to face Cal Poly, No.3 UCLA, No.8 Loyola Marymount, Concordia-Irvine
Battle for LA Invitational | March 11-12, 2023 | Los Angeles, Calif. |
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GRAND CANYON
LOPES (6-2)
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CAL POLY
MUSTANGS (2-8)
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#3 UCLA
BRUINS (9-1)
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| #8 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT LIONS (4-0) |
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CONCORDIA - IRVINE
EAGLES (4-6)
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SCOUTING CAL POLY
- Cal Poly carries a 2-8 record this season, with wins over Santa Clara (W, 3-2), and Utah (W, 4-1).
- Seven of the Mustangs matches have been against ranked teams this season, including No.16 Long Beach (L, 2-3. 0-5), who GCU defeated 3-2 earlier this season.
- The Bruins hold a 9-1 record, with five 5-0 sweeps so far this season.
- UCLA has only faced three ranked opponents in 2023; No.7 Stanford (W, 3-2, 4-1), No.9 Hawaii (W, 4-1), and No.2 USC (L, 2-3). GCU fell to USC in a 3-2 matchup as well, in the first week of the season.
SCOUTING NO.8 LOYOLA MARYMOUNT
- Loyola Marymount has a 4-0 record, after two 5-0 sweeps over Concordia-Irvine, a 4-1 win over Houston Christian, and a victory against No.11 Cal (W, 3-2).
- Historically, the Lopes carries a 4-6 record against the Lions, with LMU winning the last five, and most recently beating GCU twice (1-4, 2-3) in Honolulu last season.
SCOUTING CONCORDIA-IRVINE
- The Eagles are 4-6 this season, and have faced four ranked opponents; No. 17 Pepperdine, No. 11 Cal, No. 8 LMU and No. 6 GCU.
- GCU swept Concordia-Irvine in week one of the season at CSUN.
LAST TIME OUT
GCU at the Tampa Classic
- GCU posted a 4-1 record last weekend, finding redemption against No.10 Georgia State (W, 3-2), beating Tampa (W, 4-1), defeating No.11 Stetson (W, 3-2), and falling to No.2 Florida State (L, 1-4).
WHAT'S NEXT?
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GCU hosts Texas A&M-Corpus Christi, UC Davis, Pepperdine and Arizona State in their first home tournament of the season on Mar. 16-18.
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