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GCU Archive
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![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 […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/GCU-115x115.jpg "GCU men win first-ever WAC swim title, take 4th at nat’ls")
GCU men win first-ever WAC swim title, take 4th at nat’ls
Posted on March 21, 2019 | No CommentsDespite 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 […] -
![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 […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/GCUvNev-115x115.jpg "GCU christens Colangelo Classic, challenges #6 Nevada")
GCU christens Colangelo Classic, challenges #6 Nevada
Posted on December 10, 2018 | No CommentsOscar 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 […] -
![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 […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/GCUbball-115x115.jpg "GCU basketball starts new season with 84-point display")
GCU basketball starts new season with 84-point display
Posted on November 6, 2015 | No CommentsJosh 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 […] -
![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 […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/rp_primary_GCU_women_s_volleyball-115x115.jpg "2015 could be pivotal year for GCU women’s volleyball")
2015 could be pivotal year for GCU women’s volleyball
Posted on June 30, 2015 | No CommentsAs 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 […] -
![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 […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/LaHayeGCU-115x115.jpg "R.C. LaHaye has guided GCU wrestling to No. 2 ranking")
R.C. LaHaye has guided GCU wrestling to No. 2 ranking
Posted on December 13, 2012 | 2,912 CommentsR.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 […] -
![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 […]](http://phxfan.com/wp-content/themes/arras/images/thumbnail.png "A double OT win for GCU soccer – with a Hollywood twist")
A double OT win for GCU soccer – with a Hollywood twist
Posted on October 31, 2011 | 790 CommentsIt 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 […] -
GCU softball roster for 2012 is almost 100% local talent
Posted on July 30, 2011 | 4,262 CommentsDanielle 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 […] -
GCU lost top scorer Murphy, but keep an eye on Chilaka
Posted on July 8, 2011 | 755 CommentsNow 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 […] -
GCU soccer success draws top talent from other schools
Posted on June 21, 2011 | 671 CommentsIt’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 […] -
GCU women’s hoops adds D-I transfers in rebuilding effort
Posted on June 7, 2011 | 710 CommentsWhat 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 […] -
GCU women’s golf team finishes record-breaking season
Posted on May 27, 2011 | 792 CommentsGolf 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 […] -
GCU baseball hires Andy Stankiewicz as head coach
Posted on April 26, 2011 | 2,813 CommentsAnother 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, […] -
GCU baseball prepares for a run at the PacWest lead
Posted on April 14, 2011 | 877 CommentsThe 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 […] -
GCU baseball turning around under interim head coach
Posted on March 29, 2011 | 2,496 CommentsIt’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 […] -
After Region snub, Samantha Murphy named nation’s best
Posted on March 27, 2011 | 761 CommentsSamantha 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 […] -
Local basketball players carry GCU to best-ever season
Posted on March 21, 2011 | 759 CommentsGrand 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 […] -
Grand Canyon dismisses baseball coach, Dave Stapleton
Posted on March 11, 2011 | 3,524 CommentsDave 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 […] -
GCU’s young wrestling program steps on national stage
Posted on February 28, 2011 | 667 CommentsFour 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 […] -
GCU seniors looking to close old gym with a new record
Posted on February 21, 2011 | 737 CommentsThe stage is set tonight for a grand finale at Antelope Gym, as the Grand Canyon University basketball teams say goodbye to an old friend. This will be the last […] -
GCU launches new track program, earns early respect
Posted on February 13, 2011 | 866 CommentsArizona’s newest college track & field program has really hit the ground running… so to speak. Grand Canyon University just rolled out its new program and has already earned instant […] -
Murphy’s 38 pts should move GCU into nation’s Top 10
Posted on February 7, 2011 | 938 CommentsThe Grand Canyon women’s basketball team should find out soon whether they’ve cracked the national Top 10 rankings. It would be a shock if the No. 12 Antelopes don’t move […] -
GCU basketball teams get big games from men & women
Posted on January 28, 2011 | 2,856 CommentsIt was a banner night for Grand Canyon University basketball yesterday. Home-court advantage finally paid off for the Grand Canyon men’s basketball team (9-6, 4-1), as they beat Chaminade last […] -
Rugged schedule helps GCU win PacWest hoops opener
Posted on January 10, 2011 | 711 CommentsThere are different philosophies in college sports regarding the early non-conference schedule. Coaches either prefer to pack the early games with easy wins, padding their records and building some early […] -
Nations’ top scorer in Division II is an Antelope
Posted on December 20, 2010 | 3,555 CommentsMerry Christmas, Grand Canyon University sports fans! When you return to campus from your holiday break, you’ll be able to take a short stroll over to the gym to get […] -
GCU swim teams nationally ranked and qualifying early
Posted on December 17, 2010 | 2,287 CommentsBuoyed by local high school grads, the Antelopes are churning up the waters, setting school records and climbing to a No. 8 national ranking on the boys’ side. The Grand […] -
Team effort: No. 3 GCU soccer puts 6 on All-Region teams
Posted on December 8, 2010 | 702 CommentsSuccess in soccer, just like any other team sport, comes down to a simple formula. Score as many points as possible, while keeping the opponent from doing the same thing. […] -
GCU women hope to move into Top 25 after beating No. 5
Posted on December 4, 2010 | 842 CommentsToday’s 72-60 win over Northwest Nazarine University upped the Grand Canyon University women’s basketball record to 8-1, but it was yesterday’s win that will do the most to move them […] -
Corona del Sol goalie making impact on GCU program
Posted on November 27, 2010 | 2,158 CommentsThe Grand Canyon University women’s soccer team found a ‘keeper that’s really a keeper. And the result was one of the best seasons in the program’s history. And the […] -
GCU women’s hoops sets 5 school records in single game
Posted on November 15, 2010 | 877 CommentsSamantha Murphy was born the year Cindy Kinderknecht set the Grand Canyon University record for most points in a women’s basketball game by tossing in 46 points. It was the […]