Completed Event: Women's Volleyball versus UT Rio Grande Valley on August 30, 2025 , Win , 3, to, 0
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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Friday, September 8
Iowa City, Iowa
1 p.m.
Grand Canyon
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Lopes head to Hawkeye Invitational
9/6/2023 10:22:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
GCU will face Missouri State, Central Michigan, Iowa this weekend
Hawkeye Invitational | Friday-Sunday, Sept. 8-10 | Xtreme Arena | Iowa City, Iowa |
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LOPES (3-3)
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MISSOURI STATE
BEARS (4-2)
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CENTRAL MICHIGAN
CHIPPEWAS (3-3)
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IOWA
HAWKEYES (4-2)
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3 THINGS TO KNOW
- All three of the Lopes wins this season have been sweeps, but their three losses have stretched to four or five sets.
- GCU hosted its home opener, the GCU Invitational, last weekend and swept Long Island on Friday night before falling in five sets to Iowa State and Arizona.
- Graduate setter Klaire Mitchell ranks eighth for Division I career assists among active players with a total of 3,645 assists.
- The Bears enter the Hawkeye Invitational at 4-2 with three sweeps (vs. Texas A&M Commerce, Texas Southern and Arkansas-Pine Bluff) and a five-set victory over Tennessee-Martin. Their two losses came in a sweep by UT San Antonio and a five-setter against Kansas City.
- Missouri State and GCU are both 2-0 for neutral games and 0-1 while away.
- The Bears are led by Deja Bickers (3.4 kills per set), Morgan Sprague (5.0 assists per set), and Teagan Polcovich (5.0 digs per set).
SCOUTING CENTRAL MICHIGAN
- Central Michigan comes to the Hawkeye Invitational 3-3 with one sweep (Albany), two five-set wins (Saint Louis and Bradley), and three losses (Southern Illinois, Southeast Missouri and Evansville)
- The Chippewas are led by Devon Bright (2.0 kills per set) and Claire Ammeraal (7.3 assists per set and 3.3 digs per set).
- Abby Olin guards the net with 35 blocks on the season (1.4 blocks per set).
SCOUTING IOWA
- Caitlan Buettner leads the Hawkeyes with 3.9 kills per set and ranks 21st nationally in attacks per set (11.5).
- Iowa has hit .257 on the season, while holding opponents to .187.
- The Hawkeyes rank 29th in the nation in digs per set (16.4) and are led by libero Sydney Dennis (4.5 dps).
LAST TIME OUT
GCU at the GCU Invitational
- Sophomore outside hitter Tatum Parrott led the Lopes last weekend with 47 kills, seven solo blocks, two service aces and 56 points through three matches.
- Graduate setter Klaire Mitchell earned all-tournament recognition and recorded her fourth double-double in six matches vs. Arizona (44 assists, 12 digs) with 107 assists, 35 digs and five aces on the weekend.
- Sophomore libero Tatum Thomas posted 65 digs, nine assists and three service aces.
WHAT'S NEXT?
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GCU travels to the Big West/WAC Challenge, where it will face Cal State Fullerton on Friday and UC Irvine on Saturday.
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