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WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 2016-17 GAME NOTES Imani Suber, Assitant Director of Athletic Communications· Office: (602) 639-7421 · Cell: (214) 316-4435 · E-mail: [email protected] GRAND CANYON UTRGV LOPES V VAQUEROS 2016-17 SCHEDULE & RECORD (9-6, 1-1 WAC) S (12-7, 2-1 WAC) OVERALL RECORD: 9-6 WAC: 1-1 | Non-Conference: 8-5 SATURDAY, JAN. 14, 2016 | 2:00 P.M. MST | GCU ARENA (7,000) | PHOENIX, ARIZ. Home: 6-2 | Away: 3-4 | Neutral: 0-0 NOVEMBER All times listed in AZ time TODAY’S MATCHUP GAME 16 8 Western State (Exhib.) W, 68-48 • GCU will continue its home stand as as they welcome UTRGV 11 Alcorn State W, 77-44 LOPES 2016-17 VAQUEROS to GCU Arena Saturday, Jan. 14. Game time is set for 2 p.m. 17 Duke L, 90-47 MST. GCU will look to bounce back after suffering its first 22 Rice L, 64-50 9-6 Win-Loss 12-7 WAC loss to New Mexico State on Thursday. 25 Denver# W, 73-70 +0.1 Scoring Margin +2.1 GCU STARTING FIVE 26 Idaho# W, 64-60 29 UC Riverside L, 77-64 66.5 Scoring Avg. 65.6 1. GCU has registered nine double doubles off outings from DECEMBER .403 FG Pct. .365 five different Lopes. Laramie leads the squad with four. Mo- 1 Washington L, 101-66 bley picked up her second double double against NM State 4 Florida Atlantic W,81-60 .353 3-Point FG Pct. .291 after netting 17 points and grabbing 10 boards. Aniya Baker, 10 Cal Poly W,64-59 Vanessa Murphy and Zelor Massaquoi share one a piece .667 FT Pct. .687 16 Southern Utah W, 76-73 2. With a WAC leading 8.5 boards per game and a total of 111, 19 Northern Arizona W, 76-65 36.5 Rebounds 39.2 Massaquoi has embraced her starting role as the team's 29 Hawai'i L, 51-47 15.5 Assists 12.8 leading rebounder. Against NM State, she pulled down nine 31 Chaminade W, 85-55 boards. She has led GCU in the category five times this year. JANUARY 14.4 Turnovers 15.3 3. With 117 baskets from beyond the arc, the Lopes are 4 Arizona Christian (Exhib.) W, 77-54 6.3 Steals 11.2 averaging 7.8 treys per game. GCU now leads the WAC with 7 Utah Valley * W, 62-48 a .353 3-point field goal percentage. The Lopes made five 12 New Mexico State* L, 65-81 0.5 Blocks 5.2 triples against the Aggies. Jessica Gajewski currently sits at 14 UTRGV* 2:00 p.m. SERIES HISTORY No.32 in the nation with a 43.2 3-point FG scoring mark. 21 Seattle* 5:00 p.m. 4. The Lopes have done well in the turnover category this sea- 26 UMKC* 7:00 p.m. Grand Canyon vs UTRGV son. With a +1.3 turnover ratio GCU's defense has caused 28 Chicago State* 2:00 p.m. problems for its opponents. GCU has forced 15.7 takeaways FEBRUARY • Seventh all-time meeting thus far and has netted 216 points off turnovers this year. 4 CSU Bakersfield* 2:00 p.m. • Overall: 3-3 Against NM State, GCU forced 10 turnovers. 9 UTRGV* 6:00 p.m. • Last time: GCU 66, UTRGV 68, 2/6/16 (Phoenix, Ariz.) 5. The Lopes are making their presence known in the WAC 12 New Mexico State* 1:00 p.m. 16 Seattle U* 7:00 p.m. • Streak: UTRGV, Won 2 statistical categories. Massaquoi (rpg), Gajewski (3-point FG), Baker (spg) and Marcos-Canedo (assist/turnover 18 Utah Valley* 2:00 p.m. ratio) are the Lopes sitting in the top-5 in the conference in 23 Chicago State* 6:00 p.m. LAST GAME'S STARTERS (VS. NM STATE (1/12/16) their respective categories. 25 UMKC* 1:00 p.m. MARCH 4 CSU Bakersfield* 2:00 p.m. * Denotes WAC games Home games in bold # GCU Thanksgiving Classic MARINA CASEY LAURA BRIE ZELOR 3 LARAMIE 11 RARRICK 13 CANEDO 23 MOBLEY 50 MASSAQUOI GAME INFORMATION NO. PLAYER POS. GP/GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% FT% LIVE STATS TWITTER 3 Marina Laramie F 11/11 20.0 7.9 1.6 0.5 0.0 45.9% 66.7% GCUSTATS.COM @GCU_WBB 11 Casey Rarrick G 15/12 10.4 1.5 1.4 0.6 0.0 36.8% 61.3% @GCU_Lopes @TMayGCU 13 Laura Marcos-Canedo G 14/14 5.9 2.6 4.1 1.2 0.0 34.7% 75.8% WATCH 23 Brie Mobley G 5/2 11.8 8.4 2.8 1.0 0.0 36.1% 77.8% INSTAGRAM WAC DIGITAL 50 Zelor Massaquoi G/F 13/10 5.6 8.5 1.5 0.8 0.1 43.3% 68.0% NETWORK @GCUWBB ‹ 1 › QUICK FACTS / ROSTERS / MEDIA INFO 2016-17 GRAND CANYON NUMERIC ROSTER TABLE OF CONTENTS No. Name Pos. HT YR Hometown (Previous School) 2016-17 Quick Facts / Rosters ..................................................2 1 ...Aniya Baker. .G . .5-8 . .R-Sr.. Perris, Calif. (San Jose State) Media Contact Information ......................................................2 2 ...August Touchard . G . .5-6 . R-Jr. Newport Beach, Calif. (JSerra HS) Game Notes (Team / Player)..................................................3-6 3 ...Marina Laramie. F/C . .6-2 . .R-Sr.. St. Louis, Mo. (East Carolina) Grand Canyon University Arena/Last Time Out ....................... 7 5 ...Jessica Gajewski . G . .5-11 . .R-Jr.. .Brisbane, Australia (Mounatin Creek State HS) Head Coach Trent May /GCU Record When .............................8 10 ...Alyx Bloom . G . .5-5 . Sr.. Clay Center, Kan. (Hutchinson CC) TV / Radio Roster .....................................................................9 11 ...Casey Rarrick . G . .5-8 . .R-So.. Scottsdale, Ariz. (Seguaro HS) The Last Time .................................................................... 10-11 GCU Game Recaps ..............................................................12-18 12 ...Erika Thomas . C . .6-2 . .R-Sr.. Ocoee, Fla. (UConn) Grand Canyon 2016-17 Season Stats ...................................... 19 13 ...Laura Marcos-Canedo. G . .5-8 . .R-Sr.. Salamanca, Spain (South Florida) UTRGV State Roster ..............................................................20 15 ...Alia Parsons . G . 5-10 . Fr.. Woodburn, Ore. (Silverton HS) UTRGV 2016-17 Season Stats ...................................................21 20 ...Vanessa Murphy . .G/F . 6-1 . Fr.. .Phoenix, Ariz. (Xavier College Prep) Grand Canyon 2016-17 Season Stats cont. ..........................22-27 22 ...Carley Turnbull . C . 5-10 . Fr.. Mesa, Ariz. (Mesa HS) Grand Canyon 2015-16 Season Stats .................................28-29 23 ...Brie Mobley. .G . .5-9 . Jr.. Winter Haven, Florida (UNC Wilmington) Lopes Bios ........................................................................ 30-46 24 ...Kiara Clark . F . 5-10 . .R-Jr.. Glendale, Ariz. (Glendale CC) 30 ...Julieh Clark. .C . .6-3 . Sr.. Denton, Texas (Panola College) WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT 32 ...Tanesha Daniels. F . 6-1 . Sr.. .Brigham City, Utah (Salt Lake City CC) 42 ...Katelyn Lee. .C . .6-3 . .R-So.. Chickamauga, Ga. (Gordon Lee HS) Women’s Basketball Contact .....Imani Suber 50 ...Zelor Massaquoi. G/F . 5-7 . Jr.. Monrovia, Iberia (Reservoir HS) Office Phone ...................602-639-7421 Cell Phone .....................214-316-4435 Email ................. [email protected] 2016-17 GRAND CANYON ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. HT YR Hometown (Previous School) 1 ...Baker, Aniya . G . .5-8 . .R-Sr.. Perris, Calif. (San Jose State) GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY INFORMATION 10 ...Bloom, Alyx. .G . .5-5 . Sr.. Clay Center, Kan. (Hutchinson CC) 13 ...Canedo, Laura. G . .5-8 . .R-Sr.. Salamanca, Spain (South Florida) School . .Grand Canyon University 30 ...Clark, Julieh . C . .6-3 . Sr.. Denton, Texas (Panola College) Location . .Phoenix, Ariz. 24 ...Clark, Kiara. F . 5-10 . .R-Jr.. Glendale, Ariz. (Glendale CC) Founded. 1949 32 ...Daniels, Tanesha . F . 6-1 . Sr.. .Brigham City, Utah (Salt Lake City CC) Enrollment . .17,500 5 ...Gajewski, Jessica. G . .5-11 . .R-Jr.. .Brisbane, Australia (Mounatin Creek State HS) President . .Brian Mueller 3 ...Laramie, Marina. F/C . .6-2 . .R-Sr.. St. Louis, Mo. (East Carolina) Vice President of Athletics . .Mike Vaught 42 ...Lee, Katelyn. .C . .6-3 . .R-So.. Chickamauga, Ga. (Gordon Lee HS) Faculty Representative. Claude Pensis 50 ...Massaquoi, Zelor . .G/F . 5-7 . Jr.. Monrovia, Iberia (Reservoir HS) Affiliation . .NCAA Division I 23 ...Mobley, Brie . G . .5-9 . Jr.. Winter Haven, Florida (UNC Wilmington) Nickname . .Lopes 20 ...Murphy, Vanessa . .G/F . 6-1 . Fr.. Phoenix, Ariz. (Xavier College Prep.) Mascot. Thunder 15 ...Parsons, Alia. G . 5-10 . Fr.. Woodburn, Ore. (Silverton HS) Colors . .Purple, Black & White 11 ...Rarrick, Casey. G . .5-8 . .R-So.. Scottsdale, Ariz. (Seguaro HS) Conference. Western Athletic Conference (WAC) 12 ...Thomas, Erika . C . .6-2 . .R-Sr.. Ocoee, Fla. (UConn) Athletics Website:. www.GCULopes.com 2 ...Touchard, August. G . .5-6 . R-Jr. Newport Beach, Calif. (JSerra HS) MEDIA INFORMATION 22 ...Turnbull, Carley . C . 5-10 . Fr.. Mesa, Ariz. (Mesa HS) The Grand Canyon Athletics Department is served by a com- munications office staff that works diligently to promote the individual and team accomplishments of student-athletes, coaches and staff. The office members handle all sport and GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY ARENA PROGRAM HISTORY department communications and media relations needs, Opened. .Sept. 1, 2011 First Year of Basketball at GCU. .1988-89 and are happy to serve the working media in any way possi- Capacity . .7,000 ble. Our staff will fulfill all reasonable requests. All-Time Record . .374-425 (.468) Arena Attendance Record . 7,413(1/9/16) All-Time Division I Record. 59-44 (.573) Credentials All members of the office follow the guidelines Grand Canyon Record at GCU Arena. 73-17 (.811) All-Time WAC Record. 26-20 (.565) set forth by the NCAA and the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) in governing the issuance of credentials. All creden- BASKETBALL COACHING STAFF PRONUNCIATION GUIDE tial requests should be submitted to the sport contacts.