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 NO. 13 WASHINGTON LOPES V HUSKIES 2016-17 SCHEDULE & RECORD (3-3, 0-0 WAC) S (6-1, 0-0 PAC 12) OVERALL RECORD: 3-3 WAC: 0-0 | Non-Conference: 3-3 THURSDAY, DEC. 1, 2016 | 7:00 P.M. MST | GCU ARENA | PHOENIX, ARIZ. Home: 3-0 | Away: 0-3 | Neutral: 0-0 NOVEMBER All times listed in AZ time TODAY’S MATCHUP GAME 7 8 Western State (Exhib.) W, 68-48 • GCU returns to GCU Arena to host No. 13 Washington on 11 Alcorn State W, 77-44 LOPES 2016-17 HUSKIES Thursday, Dec. 1 at 7 p.m. MST. 17 Duke L, 90-47 22 Rice L, 64-50 3-3 6-1 • The Lopes will face their first ranked opponent this sea- Win-Loss 25 Denver# W, 73-70 son. Last season, Washington was a Final Four finalist. -5.0 Scoring Margin +27.9 26 Idaho# W, 64-60 GCU STARTING FIVE 29 UC Riverside L, 77-64 62.5 Scoring Avg. 88.9 DECEMBER .366 FG Pct. .477 1. Casey Rarrick tallied her third 10+ scoring game of the year 1 Washington 7:00 p.m. and second straight double digit showing at UCR. Marina 4 Florida Atlantic 12:00 p.m. Laramie leads GCU with four double digit contests, while .320 3-Point FG Pct. .418 10 Cal Poly 1:00 p.m. Rarrick sits at second and Zelor Massaquoi sits at third with .640 FT Pct. .807 a pair of 10+ rebounding outings. 16 Southern Utah 7:00 p.m. 19 Northern Arizona 12:00 p.m. 35.5 Rebounds 44.0 2. The Lopes have had two contests where they have averaged 29 Hawaii 8:30 p.m. 15.0 Assists 16.6 50.0 percent or more from the field in a half. At UCR, GCU 31 Chaminade 11:00am totaled a 55.2 percent scoring percentage in the first half. JANUARY 15.8 Turnovers 11.6 3. The Lopes are making their presence known in the WAC 4 Arizona Christian 7:00 p.m. 7.5 Steals 6.1 statistical categories. Laramie, Massaquoi, Rarrick 7 Utah Valley * 7:00 p.m. Aniya Baker and Laura Marcos-Canedo are the five Lopes 12 New Mexico State* 7:00 p.m. 0.3 Blocks 2.0 sitting in the top-3 in the conference in their respective 14 UTRGV* 2:00 p.m. categories. 21 Seattle* 5:00 p.m. SERIES HISTORY 4. GCU has been consistent from long range on the young 26 UMKC* 7:00 p.m. Grand Canyon vs Washington season, with 48 of its 135 total field goals from beyond the 28 Chicago State* 2:00 p.m. arc, the Lopes have shown confidence in the category. FEBRUARY • First time meeting 5. With a +1.5 turnover ratio GCU's defense has caused prob- 4 CSU Bakersfield* 2:00 p.m. lems for its opponents. Against Riverside, the Lopes forced 9 UTRGV* 6:00 p.m. 14 turnovers and tallied 18 points off UCR's mistakes. 11 New Mexico State* 1:00 p.m. 16 Seattle U* 7:00 p.m. 18 Utah Valley* 2:00 p.m. 23 Chicago State* 6:00 p.m. PROBABLE STARTERS 25 UMKC* 1:00 p.m. MARCH 4 CSU Bakersfield* 2:00 p.m. * Denotes WAC games Home games in bold # GCU Thanksgiving Classic ANIYA MARINA JESSICA LAURA ZELOR 1 BAKER 3 LARAMIE 5 GAJEWSKI 13 CANEDO 50 MASSAQUOI GAME INFORMATION NO. PLAYER POS. GP/GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% FT% LIVE STATS TWITTER 1 Aniya Baker G 6/6 6.3 5.0 3.8 3.2 0.0 26.4% 58.3% GCU Live Stats @GCU_WBB gcustats.com @GCU_Lopes 3 Marina Laramie F/C 6/6 18.3 7.3 1.2 0.5 0.0 43.4% 66.7% @TMayGCU 5 Jessica Gajewski G 4/4 12.5 2.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 46.3% 42.9% 13 Laura Marcos-Canedo G 5/5 6.6 1.0 4.8 1.4 0.0 31.3% 76.9% WATCH INSTAGRAM WAC Digital Network @GCUWBB 50 Zelor Massaquoi G/F 3/5 6.0 9.2 1.4 0.4 0.0 40.0% 66.7% WAC DIGITAL NETWORK ‹ 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 3 ...Marina Laramie. F/C . .6-2 . .R-Sr.. St. Louis, Mo. (East Carolina) Grand Canyon University Arena/Last Time Out .......................5 5 ...Jessica Gajewski . G . .5-11 . .R-Jr.. .Brisbane, Australia (Mounatin Creek State HS) Head Coach Trent May /GCU Record When .............................6 10 ...Alyx Bloom . G . .5-5 . Sr.. Clay Center, Kan. (Hutchinson CC) TV / Radio Roster ..................................................................... 7 11 ...Casey Rarrick . G . .5-8 . .R-So.. Scottsdale, Ariz. (Seguaro HS) GCU Game Recaps .................................................................8-9 Grand Canyon 2016-17 Season Stats ...................................... 10 12 ...Erika Thomas . C . .6-2 . .R-Sr.. Ocoee, Fla. (UConn) Washington Roster .................................................................11 13 ...Laura Marcos-Canedo. G . .5-8 . .R-Sr.. Salamanca, Spain (South Florida) Washington 2016-17 Season Stats ...........................................12 15 ...Alia Parsons . G . 5-10 . Fr.. Woodburn, Ore. (Silverton HS) Grand Canyon 2016-17 Season Stats cont. ..........................13-15 20 ...Vanessa Murphy . .G/F . 6-1 . Fr.. .Phoenix, Ariz. (Xavier College Prep) Grand Canyon 2015-16 Season Stats .................................. 16-17 22 ...Carley Turnbull . C . 5-10 . Fr.. Mesa, Ariz. (Mesa HS) 23 ...Brie Mobley. .G . .5-9 . Jr.. Winter Haven, Florida (UNC Wilmington) 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 . .368-422 (.466) Arena Attendance Record . 7,413(1/9/16) All-Time Division I Record. 53-41 (.564) Credentials All members of the office follow the guidelines Grand Canyon Record at GCU Arena. 70-15 (.824) All-Time WAC Record. 25-19 (.568) 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. Head Coach . .Trent May (10th season) August Touchard. .TAH-SHARD E-mail Releases, game notes and advisories are e-mailed Alama Mater . Southern Nazarene Jessica Gajewski. GAH-JEW-SKI to media that cover GCU on a regular basis. Media wishing Grand Canyon Record . .182-87 (.677) Kiara Clark. Key-ARE-ahh to be added to the e-mail list for women’s basketball should WAC Record. .26-18 (.591) Julieh Clark. Jew-LEE contact [email protected]. Overall Record. 308-144 (.681) Zelor Masssaquoi.