ASU, GCU done, but UA baseball begins super regional play
And then there was one. That would be the University of Arizona baseball team, the only Arizona team still alive in the quest for a berth in the Men’s College … Read More
Tag: GCU
Bryce Drew to replace Majerle as GCU basketball coach
Grand Canyon University has hired Bryce Drew to replace head men’s basketball coach, Dan Majerle, with the hope that Drew brings to the program the kind of success he enjoyed … Read More
GCU men win first-ever WAC swim title, take 4th at nat’ls
Despite a top-five finish nationally, the Grand Canyon University men’s swim team had been aiming higher. However, they came away from the 2019 season with an accomplishment that may have meant … Read More
GCU christens Colangelo Classic, challenges #6 Nevada
Oscar Frayer went high for the opening tip in yesterday”s basketball game between Grand Canyon University and Nevada, but the ball ended up in the hands of one of … Read More
GCU basketball starts new season with 84-point display
Josh Braun put up a pump fake in the corner and then drove the baseline for a lay-up that put the first two points of a new GCU men’s … Read More
2015 could be pivotal year for GCU women’s volleyball
As Grand Canyon University prepares to begin its third year in a four-year transition period to move from Division II to full accreditation as a D-I program athletics program, some … Read More
R.C. LaHaye has guided GCU wrestling to No. 2 ranking
R.C. LaHaye has just taken the Grand Canyon University wrestling team where it’s never been before. The Antelopes were given a No. 2 national ranking in a poll released yesterday … Read More
A double OT win for GCU soccer – with a Hollywood twist
It was like a story straight out of a Hollywood movie. Maybe more like the flick, “Rudy”, about Notre Dame football. This game was in California, but in Riverside, not … Read More
GCU softball roster for 2012 is almost 100% local talent
Danielle Legee must feel at times like she’s a newcomer to a foreign land, rather than a recruit to a college softball team. Legee is a pitcher for Grand Canyon … Read More
GCU lost top scorer Murphy, but keep an eye on Chilaka
Now entering the game for the Antelopes… No. 22 Petrolina Chilaka for No. 20 Samantha Murphy. Murphy, the nation’s scoring leader in Division II women’s basketball last season, graduated from … Read More
GCU soccer success draws top talent from other schools
It’s no secret in sports that winning attracts winners. And the Grand Canyon University men’s soccer team is a prime example. The Antelopes finished last season ranked No. 2 in … Read More
GCU women’s hoops adds D-I transfers in rebuilding effort
What do you do when your team graduates the No. 1 scorer in the nation, and the top two scorers in program history? If you’re Grand Canyon University basketball coach … Read More
GCU women’s golf team finishes record-breaking season
Golf is generally seen as an individual effort, but it was a team effort that lifted the Grand Canyon University women’s golf program to its best season ever. The squad … Read More
GCU baseball hires Andy Stankiewicz as head coach
Another prominent name in the sports world has been added to the Grand Canyon University roster of head coaches. The last ‘name’ hire in a major program was Russ Pennell, … Read More
GCU baseball prepares for a run at the PacWest lead
The Grand Canyon University baseball team begins its assault on the conference lead tomorrow, trying its best not to look past the next series of games. With just eight conference … Read More
GCU baseball turning around under interim head coach
It’s been 13 games and almost three weeks since Grand Canyon University unexpectedly fired its head baseball coach, Dave Stapleton, who had been involved with the program for the past … Read More
After Region snub, Samantha Murphy named nation’s best
Samantha Murphy got the last laugh this week. The Xavier Prep graduate and career scoring leader at Grand Canyon University was named the NCAA Division II Women’s Player of the … Read More
Local basketball players carry GCU to best-ever season
Grand Canyon University used a roster loaded with local athletes this year to make a run at a women’s basketball national championship. The Antelopes climbed to a No. 7 national … Read More
Grand Canyon dismisses baseball coach, Dave Stapleton
Dave Stapleton got just 18 games to prove his Grand Canyon University baseball team was turning things around. But it wasn’t enough. In a bold mid-season move, the 10th-year head … Read More
GCU’s young wrestling program steps on national stage
Four years isn’t much time to build a national-caliber college wrestling program, even at the Division II level. But it’s happening at Grand Canyon University. The west Phoenix college was … Read More