GCU sweeps Fresno State, improves to 4-1 in MW road play

Saturday, October 25

Fresno, Calif.

5 p.m.

Grand Canyon

13-8,5-5Mountain West

Fresno State

6-15,2-8Mountain West

Grand Canyon

Fresno St.

Photo by: Jayden Todd

GCU sweeps Fresno State, improves to 4-1 in MW road play

10/25/2025 9:37:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

Led by Goodere's .714 hitting, 4 Lopes land double-digit kills

By: Nathan Peters

FRESNO, Calif. — Grand Canyon delivered a convincing road sweep of Fresno State, 25–19, 25–21, 25–22, on Saturday night at Save Mart Center behind a balanced offensive attack with four Lopes in double-digit kills.

GCU opened the match with a service ace from junior defensive specialist Natalie Guerrero before back-and-forth scoring.

At 10-10, the Lopes went on a commanding 7-1 run with multiple big plays from senior outside Anaelena Ramirez and freshman opposite Macey Hughes.

Ramirez finished the match with 10 kills on a .421 hitting clip to go with Hughes' team-high 12 kills on .391 hitting.

In the back half of the set, GCU sophomore middle blocker Aubrey Goodere added four of her 10 match kills before freshman middle blocker Aubrey Bellus' kill ended the set

Goodere hit .714 on the match for the third-best individual mark of GCU's Division I era.

The Lopes hit .424 with 19 kills in the first set while holding Fresno State to 12 kills.

The second set was tightly contested with GCU trailing 16-12 before propelling ahead on a 6-0 run. From then, the Lopes had momentum to win the set 25-21 with a Hughes kill claiming it.

The Lopes tallied 17 kills and four of its eight service aces in the second frame.

Fresno State kept the third set close with 18 ties, but GCU's late offensive push sealed it.

After the Bulldogs led 19–18 in the third set, GCU went on a 7–3 closing run to claim the set 25-22 and clinch the match.

GCU graduate outside Sophia Parlanti tallied 10 kills with a .360 hitting percentage and added two blocks for 11.5 points. One of Parlanti's kills gave the Lopes an important 23-22 lead.

As a team, GCU finished with 53 kills on .369 hitting and recorded eight service aces.

The win improved the Lopes to 13–8 overall and 5–5 in Mountain West play with a 4-1 conference road record.

The Lopes will return home to host Air Force on Thursday and Nevada on Nov. 1. The match against Nevada will include a Senior Day celebration for GCU's three seniors.