Coming off bye, Lopes head to Vegas to take on UNLV

Saturday, February 14

Las Vegas, NV

3 p.m. (MST)

Grand Canyon

UNLV

Photo by: David Kadlubowski

2/13/2026 11:40:00 AM | Women's Basketball

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Lopes 6th in MW standings with 6 games to play

By: Nick Macdonald

With a week in between games, Grand Canyon is back in action Saturday afternoon against the Lady Rebels of UNLV at the Cox Pavilion, a rematch of the Mountain West season opener that ended in a narrow 61-60 defeat in mid December.

AT A GLANCE

With six games remaining in regular season play, GCU heads to the city of the Mountain West Championship in early March, taking on UNLV in Las Vegas Saturday afternoon,
Junior Julianna LaMendola is coming off a career high 26 points against Air Force, her third 20+ game this season and second in league play. She added seven rebounds and tied a career best 3 blocks and is averaging a team best 12.9 ppg against MW teams.
The Lopes are averaging nearly five more rebounds per game against their opposition in MW play, grabbing 37.6 per contest. They have pulled down 40+ rebounds seven times this season, six times in conference action, and are 5-2 in such games.
GCU's free throw percentage ranks top 50 in the nation and best in the Mountain West. As a team, it is shooting 76% from the line with three players shooting 80% or better with at least 30 attempts. Sophomore Chloe Mann is second in the league at 86.3% with 88 makes out of 102 attempts.
As a team, the Lopes' defense have held opponents to 55.5 points per game over the past four games, including a pair of sub 50 point performances. In that span, they have totaled 34 steals, 16 blocks and have forced 59 turnovers.
Freshman Norah Moo has been active on the glass as of late, grabbing six rebounds in each of her last three games. Moo is tied for fourth most rebounds on the team this season.

THIS GAME

Coming off a bye, GCU returns to the court Saturday at Cox Pavilion for a 3 p.m. MST tip-off against UNLV.
The game is a rematch of the conference opener in mid December, a game in which UNLV won by one point, 61-60.
The Lopes sit in sixth place out of 12 teams in the MW regular season standings, one game back of New Mexico (1 win, 1 to play) and Colorado State (2 losses).

SCOUTING UNLV

Entering the weekend second in the Mountain West, UNLV is 16-8 overall and 11-3 in MW play. The Lady Rebels hold a 9-3 record at home this season.
UNLV has won three of its last five games, coming off an 82-72 loss at home Wednesday vs. Wyoming.
The Lady Rebels are one of the most disciplined teams in the nation when it comes to fouling, averaging only 12.4 fouls per game, sixth fewest in the nation. They also average 13.8 turnovers per game, third lowest in the league.
Meadow Roland is the conference leader in blocks (36) and blocks per game (1.57). Roland and teammate Shelbee Brown are 26th and 27th in the nation in defensive rebounds per game (7.2).
Roland is also the Mountain West leader in double doubles (9).
As a team, UNLV has 110 more rebounds than its opposition, including 89 on the defensive end.
Meadow is the team's leader in points per game (13.9), with Jasmyn Lott just behind her at 13.0.
UNLV has four players with 20+ made threes this season. As a unit, the team is averaging 34.1% from beyond the arc.

WHAT'S NEXT?

GCU returns to Global Credit Union Arena for two straight, beginning Wednesday, February 18 vs. New Mexico.
The two home games next week are two of the last three at home this season. The Lopes home regular season finale is Saturday, February 28 vs. San Jose State.