Completed Event: Volleyball versus Drake on September 12, 2025 , Win , 3, to, 2
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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Thursday, September 25
Phoenix, Ariz.
6 p.m.
Grand Canyon
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Boise State
Photo by: Jayden Todd
Boise State visit opens GCU's Mountain West era
9/24/2025 5:16:00 PM | Volleyball
Conference match pits 8-3 Broncos vs. 8-3 Lopes
Grand Canyon returns to Global Credit Union Arena to being its new conference era with Mountain West matches against Boise State and Utah State.
Friday's match will be available on Arizona's Family Sports and Mountain West Network while Saturday's match will be shown on 3TV, Arizona's Family Sports and Mountain West Network
Friday's match will be available on Arizona's Family Sports and Mountain West Network while Saturday's match will be shown on 3TV, Arizona's Family Sports and Mountain West Network
AT A GLANCE
- GCU graduate middle blocker Hayden Goodman ranks 11th in the country and second in the Mountain West in blocks per set (1.56).
- The Lopes rank 55th in the country with 2.5 blocks per set.
- GCU's total home attendance ranks 16th in the country with 14,053 fans.
- Lopes head coach Kendra Potts claimed her 150th career win against Drake.
- GCU freshman setter/opposite Bella Nunez had the program's first triple-double in the program's Division I era, tallying 10 kills, 21 assists and 21 digs against Washington State on Sept. 6.
- Lopes sophomore middle blocker Aubrey Goodere ranks 64th in the country and second in the Mountain West in hitting percentage (.383).
- GCU senior outside hitter Ana Ramirez ranks ninth in the Mountain West for kills per set.
LAST TIME OUT
- GCU went 2-1 in the Sun Devil Classic, picking up wins against Pepperdine and Milwaukee. Ramirez and Goodere were named to the All-Sun Devil Classic Team.
- Ramirez led the Lopes' attack with 39 kills (3.55 per set), highlighted by a career-high 23 in the win over Pepperdine.
- Goodere was highly efficient, hitting .439 with 23 kills and adding 10 blocks for a two-way impact.
- Freshman middle blocker Aubrey Bellus also contributed with 19 points, tallying 12 kills, four aces and six blocks in seven sets.
- Boise State split its weekend series at South Dakota State, falling 3-0 on Sept. 19 before rallying twice from a set down to win the rematch in five set against the defending Summit League champions. The Broncos were led by Layla Smith's 17 kills, 16 blocks and 25.5 points, Sydney Dreves' 17 kills, two aces and 20.5 points, and Bridey O'Connor's 16 kills, eight blocks and 20 points.
- Utah State enters conference play at 3-7 after being the preseason No. 1 pick. Six of the Aggies' seven losses were to teams that are ranked or receiving votes.
WHAT'S NEXT?
- The Lopes will host Wyoming (Oct. 2) and Colorado State (Oct. 4).
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