Completed Event: Volleyball versus Hawai'i on October 3, 2026 , Loss , 0, to, 3
Volleyball
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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Friday, September 20
Riverside, Calif.
3 p.m.
Grand Canyon
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UC Irvine
Photo by: Jack Gilday
9/18/2024 3:17:00 PM | Volleyball
GCU looks to follow up pair of sweep wins at last year's event
UCI:  3 p.m., Friday, Sept. 20 |  CSF: 3 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 21 |
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GRAND CANYON
LOPES (5-4)
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UC IRVINE
ANTEATERS (5-4)
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CAL STATE FULLERTON
TITANS (3-5)
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3 THINGS TO KNOW
- GCU ranks 11th in the nation in blocks with 98.5 after notching 18 on Sunday for a Division I-era program best.Â
- Senior outside hitter Ashley Lifgren returned to action in the GCU Classic, putting up 2.77 kills/set on .313 hitting through 13 sets. She had 15 kills and five blocks in Saturday's five-set victory against Butler.
- Freshman setter Taylor Kubacak averaged 8.31 assists/set and 2.69 digs/set in 13 sets through three weekend matches of the GCU Classic. Â
LAST TIME OUT
- Senior middle blocker Trista Strasser hit .333 in the sweep against the Titans last year.Â
- Outside hitter Anaelena Ramirez had nine kills on .350 hitting against the Anteaters in the second sweep of last year's event for the Lopes.Â
- The Lopes have 1-1 records in this event against each participant, with both wins against UC Irvine and Fullerton coming last season.
WHAT'S NEXT?
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The Lopes begin WAC play at home against UT Arlington (9-1) on Thursday and hit the road to face Seattle U (1-6) on Sept. 28.Â
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Saturday, September 05
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