Grand Canyon women's basketball officially begins a 12-game nonconference schedule with a Nov. 4 game against Jackson State at Global Credit Union Arena.
Lopes second-year head coach
Winston Gandy announced a slate that includes five at home and a Thanksgiving Week tournament in San Diego with opponents to be determined.
The first-ever GCU meeting with Jackson State begins a season-opening, three-game homestand, which includes visits from the Big Ten's Oregon and Pac-12's Gonzaga.
The Lopes and Ducks are meeting for the fourth consecutive season, while the Zags travel to GCU for the first time in their program's history.
GCU heads on the road for the first time to Santa Clara Nov. 17, followed by a rematch with SMU on Nov. 21 in Dallas.
The Lopes head to San Diego to partake in the Coast 2 Coast Classic on Nov. 24-25. Teams and times will be announced at a future date.
The southern California trip turns into a northern one when the Lopes head to San Francisco on Nov. 30, when the Dons and Lopes will meet for the first time.
December tips off with back-to-back home contests against Georgia State on Dec. 3 and Southeast Missouri State on Dec. 7. The final two regular-season games see the Lopes travel to St. Paul, Minnesota, to take on St. Thomas on Dec. 10, and return to Arizona for a meeting in Flagstaff with Northern Arizona on Dec. 19.
A pair of last season's top-60 NET ranking programs will visit Global Credit Union Arena, including Oregon (No. 27) and Gonzaga (No. 60).
Single-game and season tickets are on sale and can be found
here.