Lopes head to Hawkeye Invitational

Friday, September 8

Iowa City, Iowa

1 p.m.

Grand Canyon

Missouri State

9/6/2023 10:22:00 AM | Volleyball

GCU will face Missouri State, Central Michigan, Iowa this weekend

By: Adrianna Candelaria

Hawkeye Invitational \| Friday-Sunday, Sept. 8-10 \| Xtreme Arena \| Iowa City, Iowa

	GRAND CANYON LOPES (3-3)	vs.	MISSOURI STATE BEARS (4-2)
			CENTRAL MICHIGAN CHIPPEWAS (3-3)
			IOWA HAWKEYES (4-2)

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The Grand Canyon women's volleyball team travels to Iowa City, Iowa, this weekend for the Hawkeye Invitational, opening Friday against Missouri State before playing Saturday vs. Central Michigan and taking on host Iowa on Sunday.

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.

SCOUTING MISSOURI STATE

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.