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San Antonio’s POY leads 6 Lopes’ WAC awards
3/10/2025 3:35:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Miller voted top coach; Brown wins Defensive POY
After finishing the regular season with a 29-2 record, a 16-0 conference showing, a WAC regular-season title and the nation's longest active winning streak at 27 games, Grand Canyon broke another program record with 10 WAC postseason honors.
The Lopes garnered three major awards across all facets of the game. Senior guard Trinity San Antonio was named WAC Player of the Year for one of the best seasons in GCU history. She is the Lopes' first WAC Player of the Year honor since GCU joined Division I in 2013.
Lopes head coach Molly Miller was awarded WAC Coach of the Year for the first time in her five-year Lopes career. GCU's 29 wins are tied for most in school history, matching the 2010-11 team that went 29-3. The undefeated WAC campaign saw 15 of 16 games won by double digits, and the Lopes became just the third team since 2016-17 to go undefeated in league play.
GCU graduate forward Tiarra Brown, the program's D-I era all-time leader in points, steals and blocks, added to her prolific resume by earning WAC Defensive Player of the Year. The honor is the first of Brown's five-year Lopes career, with the WAC All-defensive Team honor being her third.
San Antonio and Brown each earned All-WAC first-team nods, while graduate forward Laura Erikstrup and senior Alyssa Durazo-Frescas were honored with second-team recognition. The four players on first or second team is the most in one season for GCU.
San Antonio and Brown each received an All-Defensive Team accolade, along with senior guard Callie Cooper, who earns her first WAC postseason honor.
San Antonio shined night in and night out for the Lopes, ranking fourth in the conference in points per game (15.5), third in assists per game (5.5) and tied for first with Brown in steals per contest (2.7). Her 465 points were the most in the league, along with her second-best 74.5% free throw percentage.
San Antonio ranks 22nd in the nation in assists (165) and assists per game, while totaling 83 steals to rank 16th among all D-I players.
The native of Moreno Valley, California, and Puerto Rico Olympian scored in double figures 25 times and notched four double-doubles, two of which came with points and assists. Highlighted games included a 26-point, 12-rebound, four-assist. four-steal performance in a win at Arizona, and a 21-point, 17-assist home game against Liberty to shatter the GCU single-game assist record and tie the WAC record.
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her fifth and final year, all as a Lope, Brown once again showcased her tenacious defensive abilities and strong to-the-rim offensive prowess.
Brown's 86 steals are 15th in the country, with her 37 blocks ranking second in the WAC. Brown totaled averages of 12.8 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.7 steals per game while shooting 51% from the floor and 72% from the line, a new career high.
From Spanaway, Washington, Brown is now a nine-time All-WAC postseason award recipient, including all major honors and team designations. The first-team honor is her third straight, and she is the only Lope in program history to have four postseason team accolades.
One of the nation's best shooters, Erikstrup earns her second All-WAC honor after being named Sixth Player of the Year last season.
Now a full-time starter, Erikstrup's numbers ballooned to new career heights, ranking 12th in field goal percentage (59.7%) for a team that ranks second in the country in team field goal percentage (49.4%).
From Portland, Oregon, she ended her regular season averaging 14.5 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game. Her 451 points are second in the WAC only behind San Antonio, with her 219 rebounds tied for fourth most in the league. She leads the squad with eight double-doubles, five of which came in conference play.
Durazo-Frescas quickly cemented herself as one of the best 3-point shooters in the nation and ended the regular season first in the country in 3s per game (4.04), second in 3s made (113) and second in 3-point percentage (47.1%).
Her 3-point total is three shy of Madison Conner from TCU, with four fewer games played. Like many single-season GCU records, Durazo-Frescas rewrote the record books with 113 made 3s this season, far and away the most of any Lope in a season. She is one shy of Becky Hammon's WAC single-season mark set in 1998-99 at Colorado State.
From Newport Beach, California, Durazo-Frescas is averaging 15.0 points and 2.9 rebounds per game, while shooting 47% from the floor. In 28 games, she only made two or fewer 3s five times and made five or more in 10 games. She set the new GCU single-game 3-point record, knocking down nine in a home win vs. Park Gilbert on Dec. 27.
Leading the Lopes in every game at the point guard position was Cooper, who turned in a career year with 94 assists, 74 steals and a 47% shooting percentage.
Cooper's steal count is 33rd best in the country and third best in the WAC, with three Lopes making up the top three in that category. She exceptionally shined during WAC play, leading all Lopes with 48 steals and posting a 1.79-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio that was second best in the conference.
The Lopes' 2024-25 campaign began at 2-2 with losses at 2023-24 NCAA tournament qualifier Middle Tennessee and nationally ranked Oregon. Following the loss at Oregon, GCU never dropped a contest, winning a nation-best 27 straight with a 19-0 home showing for the most home wins in program history.
Under Miller, GCU is 68-12 at Global Credit Union Arena since she took over the program in the summer of 2020. Since 2022-23, the Lopes are 45-8 at home and 27-4 in their last two seasons. Miller's squad ranks among the best in the nation in multiple categories, including field goal percentage (second, 49.4%), steals per game (sixth, 13.1), 3-point percentage (sixth, 38.2%), scoring margin (ninth, 20.6), turnovers forced per game (10th, 22.1) and turnover margin (17th, plus-6.8).
Only Texas posted a better winning percentage (.939) this season than GCU (.935), which tied with UCLA just ahead of USC (.933), TCU (.909), South Carolina (.906) and UConn (.906).
GCU seeks its first WAC Tournament title with three wins in four days this week. It will play the winner of No. 8 seed Utah Tech vs. No. 9 seed Seattle U, a Tuesday game, at noon Wednesday in Las Vegas' Orleans Arena.
The Lopes garnered three major awards across all facets of the game. Senior guard Trinity San Antonio was named WAC Player of the Year for one of the best seasons in GCU history. She is the Lopes' first WAC Player of the Year honor since GCU joined Division I in 2013.
Lopes head coach Molly Miller was awarded WAC Coach of the Year for the first time in her five-year Lopes career. GCU's 29 wins are tied for most in school history, matching the 2010-11 team that went 29-3. The undefeated WAC campaign saw 15 of 16 games won by double digits, and the Lopes became just the third team since 2016-17 to go undefeated in league play.
GCU graduate forward Tiarra Brown, the program's D-I era all-time leader in points, steals and blocks, added to her prolific resume by earning WAC Defensive Player of the Year. The honor is the first of Brown's five-year Lopes career, with the WAC All-defensive Team honor being her third.
San Antonio and Brown each earned All-WAC first-team nods, while graduate forward Laura Erikstrup and senior Alyssa Durazo-Frescas were honored with second-team recognition. The four players on first or second team is the most in one season for GCU.
San Antonio and Brown each received an All-Defensive Team accolade, along with senior guard Callie Cooper, who earns her first WAC postseason honor.
San Antonio shined night in and night out for the Lopes, ranking fourth in the conference in points per game (15.5), third in assists per game (5.5) and tied for first with Brown in steals per contest (2.7). Her 465 points were the most in the league, along with her second-best 74.5% free throw percentage.San Antonio ranks 22nd in the nation in assists (165) and assists per game, while totaling 83 steals to rank 16th among all D-I players.
The native of Moreno Valley, California, and Puerto Rico Olympian scored in double figures 25 times and notched four double-doubles, two of which came with points and assists. Highlighted games included a 26-point, 12-rebound, four-assist. four-steal performance in a win at Arizona, and a 21-point, 17-assist home game against Liberty to shatter the GCU single-game assist record and tie the WAC record.
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her fifth and final year, all as a Lope, Brown once again showcased her tenacious defensive abilities and strong to-the-rim offensive prowess.Brown's 86 steals are 15th in the country, with her 37 blocks ranking second in the WAC. Brown totaled averages of 12.8 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.7 steals per game while shooting 51% from the floor and 72% from the line, a new career high.
From Spanaway, Washington, Brown is now a nine-time All-WAC postseason award recipient, including all major honors and team designations. The first-team honor is her third straight, and she is the only Lope in program history to have four postseason team accolades.
One of the nation's best shooters, Erikstrup earns her second All-WAC honor after being named Sixth Player of the Year last season.Now a full-time starter, Erikstrup's numbers ballooned to new career heights, ranking 12th in field goal percentage (59.7%) for a team that ranks second in the country in team field goal percentage (49.4%).
From Portland, Oregon, she ended her regular season averaging 14.5 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game. Her 451 points are second in the WAC only behind San Antonio, with her 219 rebounds tied for fourth most in the league. She leads the squad with eight double-doubles, five of which came in conference play.
Durazo-Frescas quickly cemented herself as one of the best 3-point shooters in the nation and ended the regular season first in the country in 3s per game (4.04), second in 3s made (113) and second in 3-point percentage (47.1%).Her 3-point total is three shy of Madison Conner from TCU, with four fewer games played. Like many single-season GCU records, Durazo-Frescas rewrote the record books with 113 made 3s this season, far and away the most of any Lope in a season. She is one shy of Becky Hammon's WAC single-season mark set in 1998-99 at Colorado State.
From Newport Beach, California, Durazo-Frescas is averaging 15.0 points and 2.9 rebounds per game, while shooting 47% from the floor. In 28 games, she only made two or fewer 3s five times and made five or more in 10 games. She set the new GCU single-game 3-point record, knocking down nine in a home win vs. Park Gilbert on Dec. 27.
Leading the Lopes in every game at the point guard position was Cooper, who turned in a career year with 94 assists, 74 steals and a 47% shooting percentage.Cooper's steal count is 33rd best in the country and third best in the WAC, with three Lopes making up the top three in that category. She exceptionally shined during WAC play, leading all Lopes with 48 steals and posting a 1.79-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio that was second best in the conference.
The Lopes' 2024-25 campaign began at 2-2 with losses at 2023-24 NCAA tournament qualifier Middle Tennessee and nationally ranked Oregon. Following the loss at Oregon, GCU never dropped a contest, winning a nation-best 27 straight with a 19-0 home showing for the most home wins in program history.
Under Miller, GCU is 68-12 at Global Credit Union Arena since she took over the program in the summer of 2020. Since 2022-23, the Lopes are 45-8 at home and 27-4 in their last two seasons. Miller's squad ranks among the best in the nation in multiple categories, including field goal percentage (second, 49.4%), steals per game (sixth, 13.1), 3-point percentage (sixth, 38.2%), scoring margin (ninth, 20.6), turnovers forced per game (10th, 22.1) and turnover margin (17th, plus-6.8).Only Texas posted a better winning percentage (.939) this season than GCU (.935), which tied with UCLA just ahead of USC (.933), TCU (.909), South Carolina (.906) and UConn (.906).
GCU seeks its first WAC Tournament title with three wins in four days this week. It will play the winner of No. 8 seed Utah Tech vs. No. 9 seed Seattle U, a Tuesday game, at noon Wednesday in Las Vegas' Orleans Arena.
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