Lopes bring 3-game winning streak to Air Force Saturday

Saturday, February 7

USAF Academy, Colo.

1 p.m. (MST)

Grand Canyon

Air Force

Phoenix, AZ Feb. 4,, 2026: The Lopes win 57-44 against San Diego State at Global Credit Union Arena

Lopes bring 3-game winning streak to Air Force Saturday

2/6/2026 10:54:00 AM | Women's Basketball

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GCU half game back of Colorado State, New Mexico for 3rd in MW standings

By: Nick Macdonald

Looking to keep momentum after a 13 point victory over first place San Diego State, Grand Canyon heads north to Colorado and takes on Air Force for the first time this season Saturday afternoon at 1 p.m. MST.

AT A GLANCE

GCU snapped first place San Diego State's 13 game winning streak Wednesday, defeating the Aztecs 57-44. It was the second straight game holding a team under 50 points, doing so for the first time since Nov. 24-25, 2023.
Coming off an 18 point performance vs. San Diego State, Chloe Mann extended her double-digit scoring streak to four games, moving her season total to 18 such contests. The sophomore is the team's leading scorer at 13.3 ppg and now has 305 points on the season, surpassing her 237 scored her true freshman season at Cincy in 2024-25.
The Lopes have tallied 5+ blocks in six of its last seven games. GCU had four games with 5+ blocks prior to Jan. 14 and are averaging 4.7 per game since that date.
GCU ran away with the victory in the fourth quarter against San Diego State, outscoring them 24-11 while shooting 60% as a team in that quarter. The Lopes are outscoring Mountain West opposition 231-189 in the fourth quarter this season.
Both senior Anisa Jeffries and junior Julianna LaMendola grabbed eight rebounds Wednesday against the Aztecs. LaMendola leads the squad with 7.1 rebounds per game against MW schools, with Jeffries right behind her at 6.0 rpg. The duo have combined to pull down 164 rebounds in league action, 34% of the teams rebounding mark.
With the Mountain West Championship beginning March 7 in Las Vegas, GCU sits in good position to challenge for a top four spot, which earns a first round bye. The Lopes are a half game back of Colorado State (2 losses) and New Mexico (1 win) for fourth and are three games up on Fresno State, who currently is in seventh.

THIS GAME

Winners of three straight and six of its last eight, GCU concludes the week at Air Force for a 1 p.m. tip-off on the Mountain West Network.
A victory would set a season high for wins in a row this season for the Lopes, who enter Saturday fifth in the conference standings and half a game back of New Mexico and Colorado State in fourth.
GCU is 4-2 in conference road games this season.

SCOUTING AIR FORCE

Air Force enters with a 10-12 overall record and 4-8 Mountain West showing. It is currently in ninth place in the MW standings.
Winners of two straight, Air Force is 5-4 at home with a most recent 23 point victory over Utah State Wednesday.
Milahnie Perry is second in the league in points per game (16.9), ranking third in total points (337), third in free throws made (75) and seventh in field goal percentage (40%).
Jayda McNabb is one of the best rebounders in the league, averaging 8.5 per contest to rank third. She is also the conference leader in offensive rebounds per game (4.6).
As a team, Air Force is third in the conference in both offensive rebounds per game (12.5) and steals per game (9.2).
The Falcons have totaled 202 steals this season, compared to its opposition of 169. It also has 67 less turnovers on the season than the team's they have faced.

WHAT'S NEXT?

The Lopes take the week off next week with their bye and are back in action Saturday, Feb. 14 at Las Vegas against second place UNLV.
Tip-off is at 3 p.m. MST on MW Network.