Completed Event: Volleyball versus UNLV on October 10, 2026 , Win , 3, to, 2
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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Thursday, October 29
Albuquerque, N.M.
5:30 p.m. (MST)
Grand Canyon
at
New Mexico
Photo by: Kaily Green
10/28/2026 6:37:00 PM | Volleyball
New Mexico currently in 3rd, Lopes tied for 4th
Grand Canyon volleyball visits New Mexico (9-11, 7-3 Mountain West ) at 5:30 p.m. (Phoenix time) Thursday at The Pit and 12 p.m. Saturday.Â
Both matches will be available to watch on MW+.Â
Both matches will be available to watch on MW+.Â
AT A GLANCE
- GCU third-year head coach Kendra Potts entered the season with a career record of 162-50Â (.764) that places her ninth among active NCAA coaches.
- Potts coached West Texas A&M to the 2023 Division II national championship and was named American Volleyball Coaches Association Division II Coach of the Year in 2022.
- Potts became the 66th inductee into the Lone Star Conference Hall of Honor, recognizing her playing and coaching careers.
- The Lopes return 11 players from last season's squad and welcome nine newcomers.
- Aubrey Goodere's mother, Kendra, played middle blocker at GCU from 1997-2000. Her mother, then Kendra Roer, is GCU's all-time career blocks record holder with 364 total blocks. Aubrey is a on a career pace to break the record.
- Assistant coaches Evan Larson and Ryan Vorderer were named to the AVCA Thirty Under 30, which recognizes top young coaches in the sport.
- The 2025 season marked an attendance record for the Lopes with 25,780 fans.
- GCU welcomed 7,207 students for this season's Lope-A-Palooza home opener.
During the 2025 season ...
- Freshman setter/opposite Bella Nunez ranked third in Division I with nine triple-doubles.
- GCU set a single-season program record with 516 block assists.
- As a freshman, Aubrey Bellus set the individual match record with 14 total blocks at San Diego State on Oct. 16, 2025.
- GCU set Division I-era team match records with 36 block assists and 21 total blocks at San Diego State on Oct. 16, 2025.
During the 2026 season ...
- Aubrey Goodere now ranks 2nd in GCU's D1-era career block assists with 228.
- Starr Williams' 30 kills vs UNLV ranks 1st in program DI history for a five-set match.
- Starr Williams surpassed 1,000 career kills vs Omaha.Â
- Bella Anderson set a career-high in single-match digs with 28 vs Temple.
- Through Week 8, Williams ranks 1st in the MW in kills/set with 4.59/set and 1st in kills with 179.
- As a team, GCU ranks 2nd in the MW with a .235 hitting %,
- Taylor Kubacak passed 100 career aces. Â
- Starr Williams has a combined 110 kills in the last five matches (22/game average).
LAST TIME OUT
- Grand Canyon won both matches vs Wyoming, sweeping the first one before claiming the five-set win. Williams recorded 27 kills in the matches.
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Lopes will host San José State for two matches.Â
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