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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Thursday, September 26
Phoenix, Ariz.
6 p.m.
Grand Canyon
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UT Arlington
Photo by: Wesley Kurz
Hunt for WAC regular-season title begins Thursday
9/25/2024 4:45:00 PM | Volleyball
Lopes set to host UT Arlington in conference home opener
  vs. UT Arlington:  6 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 26 | at Seattle U: 1 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 28 |
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The reigning WAC Tournament champions begin their search for the 2024 WAC regular season title Thursday.
3 THINGS TO KNOW
- GCU ranks 25th in the nation in blocks per set with 2.69, and first in the WAC in total blocks with 118.5.Â
- Senior middle blocker Trista Strasser enters the regular season 18th in the country with 60 total blocks.
- Freshman setter Taylor Kubacak ranks third in the WAC with 340 assists on the season.Â
LAST TIME OUT
- The most recent GCU vs.UT Arlington matchup took place on Nov. 11, 2023 when the Lopes swept on Senior Day.Â
- GCU last played Seattle U on Oct. 21, 2023 with a 3-1 victory off 17 Tatum Parrott kills, eight Ashley Lifgren kills and a five-kill, five-block performance from Strasser.Â
- Lifgren is coming off a 22-kill weekend (3.67 kills/set) with .361 hitting to earn The Big West/WAC Challenge Tournament MVP.
WHAT'S NEXT?
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The Lopes will have a long week to prepare before playing at Utah Valley on Oct. 5.
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