Completed Event: Women's Basketball versus UNLV on December 17, 2025 , Loss , 60, to, 61
W Basketball
vs UNLV
L 60-61
Grand Canyon University Athletics
Wednesday, January 7
San Diego, Calif.
7 p.m. (MST)
Grand Canyon
3-12,2-3Mountain West
69
at
87
San Diego State
11-3,5-0Mountain West
1
2
3
4
F
Grand Canyon
9
20
23
17
69
San Diego St.
37
14
22
14
87
Lopes fall to Aztecs in San Diego
1/7/2026 9:52:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Valorant comeback falls short after trailing 37-9 after one
SAN DIEGO – The effort from the Lopes was resolute throughout the Wednesday night Mountain West matchup at San Diego State, but a first quarter deficit proved too much in the end as the Lopes fell 87-69 at Viejas Arena.
GCU fell to 3-12 overall and 2-3 in MW play, breaking a streak of two straight conference road wins. SDSU improved to 11-3 and extended their Mountain West winning streak to a perfect 5-0 to start the season.
A 5-5 game through the first two minutes became 24-9 Aztecs at the first quarter media timeout. SDSU simply could not miss, making seven threes on seven attempts and shooting 81% from the field with seven different scorers. They led 37-9 after one.
GCU's deficit was the largest this season through 10 minutes, but the offense began a 7-0 run over a 1:15 stretch early in the second to start cutting into the Aztec advantage.
The Lopes won the scoring battle in the second quarter (20-14) and trailed 51-29 at the break.
With 29 points for the first half, the offense notched 23 in the third quarter alone. Senior Karley Johnson, redshirt junior Sifa Ineza, and junior Julianna LaMendola each had five points while the team drained four 3 pointers and all five free throws attempted. The gap closed to 17 points (65-48) at the 2:43 mark of the third before trailing 73-52 at the end of three.
The Lopes opened the fourth quarter on an 11-4 run and saw themselves down 77-67 with four and a half to play. After scoring zero points through one half and 3 points through three quarters, sophomore Chloe Mann tallied 10 fourth quarter points and finished the game with a team-high 13.
GCU's valorant effort fell short after shooting 45% from three and 81% from the line in the second half. The squad made 17 of 20 attempts from the line and dished out 16 assists in total, tied for third most in a game this season.
Senior Anisa Jeffries nearly closed in on her second double-double, scoring 11 points and pulling down seven rebounds. LaMendola had an all-around effort with eight points, four boards, six assists, one steal and a block.
GCU begins two straight at home Saturday, January 10 versus Fresno State. Tip-off is at 1 p.m. Arizona's Family Channel 3 and the Mountain West Network.
GCU fell to 3-12 overall and 2-3 in MW play, breaking a streak of two straight conference road wins. SDSU improved to 11-3 and extended their Mountain West winning streak to a perfect 5-0 to start the season.
A 5-5 game through the first two minutes became 24-9 Aztecs at the first quarter media timeout. SDSU simply could not miss, making seven threes on seven attempts and shooting 81% from the field with seven different scorers. They led 37-9 after one.
GCU's deficit was the largest this season through 10 minutes, but the offense began a 7-0 run over a 1:15 stretch early in the second to start cutting into the Aztec advantage.
The Lopes won the scoring battle in the second quarter (20-14) and trailed 51-29 at the break.
With 29 points for the first half, the offense notched 23 in the third quarter alone. Senior Karley Johnson, redshirt junior Sifa Ineza, and junior Julianna LaMendola each had five points while the team drained four 3 pointers and all five free throws attempted. The gap closed to 17 points (65-48) at the 2:43 mark of the third before trailing 73-52 at the end of three.
The Lopes opened the fourth quarter on an 11-4 run and saw themselves down 77-67 with four and a half to play. After scoring zero points through one half and 3 points through three quarters, sophomore Chloe Mann tallied 10 fourth quarter points and finished the game with a team-high 13.
GCU's valorant effort fell short after shooting 45% from three and 81% from the line in the second half. The squad made 17 of 20 attempts from the line and dished out 16 assists in total, tied for third most in a game this season.
Senior Anisa Jeffries nearly closed in on her second double-double, scoring 11 points and pulling down seven rebounds. LaMendola had an all-around effort with eight points, four boards, six assists, one steal and a block.
GCU begins two straight at home Saturday, January 10 versus Fresno State. Tip-off is at 1 p.m. Arizona's Family Channel 3 and the Mountain West Network.
Team Stats
GCU
SDSU
FG%
.355
.508
3FG%
.348
.444
FT%
.850
1.000
RB
35
35
TO
14
14
STL
6
6
Game Leaders
Pts
13
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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