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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Friday, November 13
Phoenix, Ariz.
6 p.m.
Grand Canyon
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Gonzaga
Photo by: Josh Cale
11/12/2026 3:49:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Rematch of last year's back and forth affair in Spokane
Grand Canyon closes out its three game homestand Friday night against Gonzaga at 6 p.m. on ESPN Unlimited, the first of five games broadcast on the ESPN platform.Â
AT A GLANCE
- GCU enters Friday with a chance at beginning the season 3-0 for the first time since the 2022-23 campaign.
- Sophomore Nyadieng Yiech is one of 39 players nationally with two double-doubles on the season. Yiech mirrored her scoring production against Jackson State when facing Oregon, totaling 18 points with 10 rebounds and 6 assists. Her 18 points and 10.5 rebounds per game are third best in the Mountain West.
- The number one ranked free throw shooting team in the nation resides in Phoenix. Through two games, GCU is shooting 90% from the charity stripe, making 45 of 50 attempts in total and 25 of 27 attempts in the second half.Â
- Yiech, T'yana Todd and Chloe Mann each rank in the top seven in free throw percentage among conference players. Yiech is a perfect 13-of-13.
- Sophomore Dasha Biriuk is fifth in the MW at 45.5% from beyond the arc. She made 4 of 6 attempts against Oregon and totaled 20 points, 5 rebounds and 4 assists on 70% shooting.Â
- Biriuk leads the team with five made 3's as the team has 17 made shots from beyond the arc this season. Their 44.7% three point percentage is 10th best in the country.
- Through two games, the Lopes are rebounding their opponents 82-59 including a 60-38 advantage on the defensive end. GCU has had plenty of scoring through two games, leading to 34 assists and 17.0 assists per game, first best in the conference.Â
- GCU is 166-57 all-time at Global Credit Union Arena.
THIS GAME
- Beginning the season 2-0 with wins over Jackson State and Oregon, Grand Canyon closes out its three game homestand with Gonzaga Friday night at 6 p.m.Â
- The game is a re-match of last year's down to the wire contest that saw the Bulldogs defeat GCU, 62-58, in Spokane.Â
- Friday is the second of six national televised games for the Lopes and the first of five on ESPN Unlimited.
SCOUTING GONZAGA
- Gonzaga travels for the first time this season and enters Phoenix 2-1.
- The Zags rank top 50 in both assists per game (18.7) and free throw percentage (80.4), pinning two top 40 free throw shooting teams against each other Friday night.Â
- Lauren Whittaker has been dominant in her first couple of games, averaging 16.7 points and 10.3 rebounds per game. She is 27th nationally in rebounds and is eighth among Pac 12 players in scoring.Â
- Three Zags are in double figures with all three of those players shooting above 46% from the floor.Â
- The game is the first of two over a three day stretch as Gonzaga travels to Stanford for a Sunday afternoon showdown.
- Bouncing back from its first loss of the season, Gonzaga defeated UC Riverside 85-58 at home Nov. 8.
- The Zags held UCR to 4 first quarter points and outscored them 30-21 in the fourth quarter.Â
- Four Bulldogs finished in double figures, with Allie Turner and Whittaker combining for 28 with 14 points each. Whittaker had a 14 point, 14 rebound, 5 assist showing.Â
- Gonzaga made 18 of 21 free throws and shot 46% from the field.Â
WHAT'S NEXT?Â
- The Lopes head on the road for the first time this season and face Santa Clara Tuesday, Nov. 17 at 8 p.m. PHX.
- Live coverage can be found on ESPN+.
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