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 DUKE LOPES V BLUE DEVILS 2016-17 SCHEDULE & RECORD (1-0, 0-0 WAC) S (3-0, 0-0 ACC) OVERALL RECORD: 1-0 WAC: 0-0 | Non-Conference: 1-0 THURSDAY, NOV. 17, 2016 | 5:00 P.M. MST | CAMERON INDOOR STADIUM (9,314) | DURHAM, N.C. Home: 1-0 | Away: 0-0 | Neutral: 0-0 NOVEMBER All times listed in AZ time TODAY’S MATCHUP GAME 2 8 Western State (Exhib.) W, 68-48 • The Grand Canyon women's basketball team will tip-off its 11 Alcorn State W, 77-44 LOPES 2016-17 BLUE DEVILS road slate as they travel to Durham, N.C. to meet Duke for 17 Duke 5:00 p.m. 22 Rice 6:00 p.m. 1-0 Win-Loss 3-0 the first time in program history. Game time is set for 5 p.m. MST. 25 Denver# 12:00 p.m. 26 Idaho# 3:00 p.m. +33 Scoring Margin +43.3 • The Lopes look to continue their winning ways after earning 29 UC Riverside 6:00 p.m. 77.0 Scoring Avg. 90.3 their first victory of the 2016-17 season at home against Alcorn State last Friday. DECEMBER .452 FG Pct. .476 1 Washington 7:00 p.m. GCU STARTING FIVE 4 Florida Atlantic 12:00 p.m. .500 3-Point FG Pct. .389 10 Cal Poly 1:00 p.m. 1. The Lopes logged a season-opening victory for the first time .600 FT Pct. .725 since the 2013-14 season. GCU drained 12 three-pointers 16 Southern Utah 7:00 p.m. 19 Northern Arizona 12:00 p.m. 38.0 Rebounds 48.0 Friday, marking the second time they’ve achieved the feat last produced in 2014 against Incarnate Word. 29 Hawaii 8:30 p.m. 19.0 Assists 20.0 31 Chaminade 11:00am 2. GCU's newcomers showed their athleticism and immedi- JANUARY ately made an impact on the court. Aniya Baker (6) Marina 15.0 Turnovers 15.3 4 Arizona Christian 7:00 p.m. Laramie (10) and Laura Marcos-Canedo (16) all had solid 11.0 Steals 17.0 outings. Marcos-Canedo and Laramie accounted for all of 7 Utah Valley * 7:00 p.m. GCU's 21 points in the first quarter. 12 New Mexico State* 7:00 p.m. 0.0 Blocks 7.0 14 UTRGV* 2:00 p.m. 3. GCU returns its lone top-scorer from a year ago in Jessica 21 Seattle* 5:00 p.m. Gajewski. She garnered 15 points on Friday and combined SERIES HISTORY 26 UMKC* 7:00 p.m. with teammates Casey Rarrick and Marcos-Canedo for 51 of 28 Chicago State* 2:00 p.m. Grand Canyon vs Duke GCU's 77 points against Alcorn State. FEBRUARY • First time meeting between two schools 4. Casey Rarrick and August Touchard returned to the court 4 CSU Bakersfield* 2:00 p.m. after suffering season ending injuries last season. Rarrick • Overall, 0-0 (Home: 0-0, Away: 0-0, Neutral: 0-0) 9 UTRGV* 6:00 p.m. led the team with 20 points, while Touchard tallied six 11 New Mexico State* 1:00 p.m. • Last time: None points, four rebounds and five assists. 16 Seattle U* 7:00 p.m. • Streak : None 5. GCU assistant coach Krystal Thomas will return to her Alma 18 Utah Valley* 2:00 p.m. Mater Duke on Thursday. 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 TANESHA 1 BAKER 3 LARAMIE 5 GAJEWSKI 13 CANEDO 32 DANIELS GAME INFORMATION NO. PLAYER POS. GP/GS PPG RPG APG SPG BPG FG% FT% LIVE STATS TWITTER 1 Aniya Baker G 1/1 6.0 5.0 1.0 4.0 0.0 37.5% 0.0% Duke Live Stats @GCU_WBB http://goduke.com @GCU_Lopes 3 Marina Laramie G 1/1 10.0 7.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 45.5% 0.0% @TMayGCU 5 Jessica Gajewski G 1/1 15.0 1.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 55.6% 100.0% WATCH INSTAGRAM 13 Laura Marcos-Canedo F 1/1 16.0 4.0 9.0 3.0 0.0 50.0% 77.8% ESPN 3 32 Tanesha Daniels G 1/1 4.0 3.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 50.0% 0.0% Online Stream @GCUWBB ESPN3 or WatchESPN App ‹ 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) Grand Canyon 2016-17 Season Stats ........................................8 Duke Roster .............................................................................9 12 ...Erika Thomas . C . .6-2 . .R-Sr.. Ocoee, Fla. (UConn) Duke 2016-17 Season Stats ..................................................... 10 13 ...Laura Marcos-Canedo. G . .5-8 . .R-Sr.. Salamanca, Spain (South Florida) Grand Canyon 2016-17 Season Stats cont. ..........................10-12 15 ...Alia Parsons . G . 5-10 . Fr.. Woodburn, Ore. (Silverton HS) Grand Canyon 2015-16 Season Stats ..................................13-15 20 ...Vanessa Murphy . .G/F . 6-1 . Fr.. .Phoenix, Ariz. (Xavier College Prep) 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) WOMEN’S BASKETBALL COMMUNICATIONS CONTACT 30 ...Julieh Clark. .C . .6-3 . Sr.. Denton, Texas (Panola College) Women’s Basketball Contact .....Imani Suber 32 ...Tanesha Daniels. F . 6-1 . Sr.. .Brigham City, Utah (Salt Lake City CC) Office Phone ...................602-639-7421 42 ...Katelyn Lee. .C . .6-3 . .R-So.. Chickamauga, Ga. (Gordon Lee HS) Cell Phone .....................214-316-4435 50 ...Zelor Massaquoi. G/F . 5-7 . Jr.. Monrovia, Iberia (Reservoir HS) Email ................. [email protected] 2016-17 GRAND CANYON ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. HT YR Hometown (Previous School) GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY INFORMATION 1 ...Baker, Aniya . G . .5-8 . .R-Sr.. Perris, Calif. (San Jose State) School . .Grand Canyon University 10 ...Bloom, Alyx. .G . .5-5 . Sr.. Clay Center, Kan. (Hutchinson CC) Location . .Phoenix, Ariz. 13 ...Canedo, Laura. G . .5-8 . .R-Sr.. Salamanca, Spain (South Florida) Founded. 1949 30 ...Clark, Julieh . C . .6-3 . Sr.. Denton, Texas (Panola College) Enrollment . .17,500 24 ...Clark, Kiara. F . 5-10 . .R-Jr.. Glendale, Ariz. (Glendale CC) President . .Brian Mueller 32 ...Daniels, Tanesha . F . 6-1 . Sr.. .Brigham City, Utah (Salt Lake City CC) Vice President of Athletics . .Mike Vaught 5 ...Gajewski, Jessica. G . .5-11 . .R-Jr.. .Brisbane, Australia (Mounatin Creek State HS) Faculty Representative. Claude Pensis 3 ...Laramie, Marina. F/C . .6-2 . .R-Sr.. St. Louis, Mo. (East Carolina) Affiliation . .NCAA Division I 42 ...Lee, Katelyn. .C . .6-3 . .R-So.. Chickamauga, Ga. (Gordon Lee HS) Nickname . .Lopes 50 ...Massaquoi, Zelor . .G/F . 5-7 . Jr.. Monrovia, Iberia (Reservoir HS) Mascot. Thunder 23 ...Mobley, Brie . G . .5-9 . Jr.. Winter Haven, Florida (UNC Wilmington) Colors . .Purple, Black & White 20 ...Murphy, Vanessa . .G/F . 6-1 . Fr.. Phoenix, Ariz. (Xavier College Prep.) Conference. Western Athletic Conference (WAC) 15 ...Parsons, Alia. G . 5-10 . Fr.. Woodburn, Ore. (Silverton HS) Athletics Website:. www.GCULopes.com 11 ...Rarrick, Casey. G . .5-8 . .R-So.. Scottsdale, Ariz. (Seguaro HS) 12 ...Thomas, Erika . C . .6-2 . .R-Sr.. Ocoee, Fla. (UConn) MEDIA INFORMATION 2 ...Touchard, August. G . .5-6 . R-Jr. Newport Beach, Calif. (JSerra HS) The Grand Canyon Athletics Department is served by a com- 22 ...Turnbull, Carley . C . 5-10 . Fr.. Mesa, Ariz. (Mesa HS) munications office staff that works diligently to promote the individual and team accomplishments of student-athletes, GRAND CANYON UNIVERSITY ARENA PROGRAM HISTORY coaches and staff. The office members handle all sport and Opened. .Sept. 1, 2011 department communications and media relations needs, First Year of Basketball at GCU. .1988-89 and are happy to serve the working media in any way possi- Capacity . .7,000 All-Time Record . .368-419 (.468) ble. Our staff will fulfill all reasonable requests. Arena Attendance Record . 7,413(1/9/16) All-Time Division I Record. 51-38 (.573) Grand Canyon Record at GCU Arena. 69-15 (.821) All-Time WAC Record. 25-19 (.568) Credentials All members of the office follow the guidelines set forth by the NCAA and the Western Athletic Conference BASKETBALL COACHING STAFF PRONUNCIATION GUIDE (WAC) in governing the issuance of credentials. All creden- Head Coach . .Trent May (10th season) August Touchard. .TAH-SHARD tial requests should be submitted to the sport contacts. Alama Mater . Southern Nazarene Jessica Gajewski. GAH-JEW-SKI E-mail Releases, game notes and advisories are e-mailed Grand Canyon Record . .182-84 (.686) Kiara Clark. Key-ARE-ahh to media that cover GCU on a regular basis.