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Wednesday, December 18
Phoenix, Ariz.
2:30 p.m.
Grand Canyon
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Wright State
Photo by: Jayden Todd
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GCU will host Wright State, Georgia Southern, and Florida Atlantic over 4 days
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| Grand Canyon Lopes (8-2, 0-0 WAC) |
vs. | Wright State Raiders (2-8, 0-3 Horizon) |
Florida Atlantic Owls (6-4, 0-0 AAC) |
Georgia Southern Owls (6-3, 0-0 Sun Belt) |
| Wednesday, Dec. 18 2:30 p.m. |
Thursday, Dec. 19 2:30 p.m. |
Saturday Dec. 21 12 p.m. |
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THIS GAME
- Wednesday marks the first of three days of the GCU Women's Basketball Have Fayth Christmas Classic. Georgia Southern opens up with Florida Atlantic at 12 p.m. prior to GCU taking on Wright State.Â
- The three day tournament puts GCU at home for the rest of the month of December. The Lopes have yet to fall at home with a 6-0 record at Global Credit Union Arena.Â
- GCU's last loss came exactly one month to the day at Oregon. It has won six straight and has scored 69+ points in each win in that span, with its closest margin of victory at home being 11 points vs. UC Santa Barbara.
STORYLINES
- The Lopes have won six straight dating back to Nov. 27, with a perfect 5-0 record at home in that span. The longest winning streak under head coach Molly Miller is eight games set last season, with six tied for second longest streak in her five year tenure.Â
- GCU's offense has been rolling through the winning streak, scoring 69 points or more with two games of 90+ points. It has shot better than 43% in each of its last six games and has combined to shoot 55% over the past two contests. The Lopes rank 1st in the WAC and 36th in the nation with a 46.8% FG percentage.Â
- Lopes have shot 50% or better four times through 10 games. Last season's squad shot 50% or better eight times in 32 games, the most 50% clips in a game in one season under Miller.Â
- A pair of Lopes swept the WAC weekly awards Monday, with Laura Erikstrup earning Player of the Week and Alyssa Durazo-Frescas named Newcomer of the Week.Â
- Erikstrup leads the WAC in field goal percentage, shooting 55% from the floor. She shot 60% last season to earn WAC Sixth Woman of the Year honors and has shot 70% or better five times this season.Â
- Durazo-Frescas is one of the best sharpshooters in the country, ranking 6th in the nation in three pointers per game (3.5) and 9th in total three pointers made (35). She has made three or more threes in seven games this season, with 17 made in her last four games. Â
- Trinity San Antonio ranks 21st in the nation in both assists per game (5.7) and steals per game (3.0). The senior is just shy of averaging 15/5/5 per game and has scored in double figures in nine of 11 games.Â
- The Lopes are 56-12 at Global Credit Union Arena since Molly Miller took the helm in 2020. GCU has won at least 12 games at home in each of her three seasons in Phoenix and tied the Division-I record for most home wins in a season (13) Feb. 24, 2024 during the 2023-24 campaign.
- Head Coach Molly Miller ranks fifth among active coaches in winning % (.835) with 9+ seasons of coaching. She trails only Geno Auriemma (UConn), Kim Caldwell (Tennessee), Kim Mulkey (LSU), and Jeff Hans (Northern Kentucky).
EFFICIENT FROM THE FLOOR
- The Lopes are 36th in the nation and lead the WAC in field goal shooting percentage (46.8%), having shot over over 47% six times this season.Â
- GCU has shot over 50% in four games this season, including each of the last two contests. In games shooting over 50%, three of them have resulted in a 44% or better clip from three.Â
THRIVING AT HOME
- GCU has yet to drop a home game this season at Global Credit Union Arena, and since Molly Miller took the helm in the summer of 2020, have cemented themselves as one of the toughest teams to play at their home arena.Â
- The Lopes are 56-12 under Miller at home, winning at least 12 at home in each of the past three seasons. GCU tied the single game home victory record with 13 wins last season, and has a chance to surpass that this season with a 6-0 record already and 13 games left in Phoenix.Â
- At home, GCU is shooting 53.5% from the field, 43.2% from three, 73.5% from the line, and averaging 86.2 points, 32.7 rebounds, 21.5 assists, and 13.3 steals per game.Â
WHAT'S NEXT?
- The Lopes return after Christmas and host Park (AZ) Dec. 27 at 6 p.m. It ends the 2024 calendar year with another in state school in Northern Arizona Sunday, Dec. 29 at 2 p.m.
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