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Grand Canyon University Athletics
Saturday, September 19
Lawrence, Kan.
10 a.m. (MST)
Grand Canyon
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Photo by: Josh Cale
Nonconference slate closes with 2 matches at Kansas
9/18/2026 9:00:00 AM | Volleyball
Before starting MW play, GCU faces Ole Miss, No. 22 host Kansas
Grand Canyon volleyball heads to Lawerence, Kansas, for its final nonconference weekend of the regular season, facing Ole Miss (6-2) on Saturday and host No. 22 Kansas (4-3) on Sunday at the Jayhawk Classic.Â
The matches will mark the first times that the Lopes have faced either program.Â
The matches will mark the first times that the Lopes have faced either program.Â
AT A GLANCE
- GCU third-year head coach Kendra Potts has 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 7,114 students for its 2025 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 6th in GCU's D1-era career block assists with 172.
- Starr Williams' 20 kills vs Arkansas State rank 2nd in program DI history for a three-set match.
- Starr Williams surpassed 1,000 career kills vs Omaha.Â
- Taylor Kubacak is 4 aces away from 100 career aces.Â
- Bella Anderson set a career-high in single-match digs with 28 vs Temple.
- Through Week 3, Williams ranks 4th in the MW in kills/set with 3.32/set
- Aubrey Goodere ranks 2nd in the MW Hitting % with .376
- Bella Nunez tallied her first tirple-double of the season against Omaha with 11 kills, 26 assists and 10 digs.Â
LAST TIME OUT
- Grand Canyon went 2-1 at the Lumberjack Invitational, earning wins over UC Riverside and Northern Arizona. The Lopes defeated UCR in the first match of the invitational before handing NAU it's first defeat at home since October of 2024 in the Lopes' first five-set match fo the season. In the finale of the invitational GCU battled with Omaha and suffered a thrilling five-set loss. Katie Schulz and Bella Nunez were both named to the All-Tournament team.Â
WHAT'S NEXT?
The Lopes head to Nevada to begin the Mountain West conference play.Â
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