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GCU Archive
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![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 | 2,319 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 | 386 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 | 3,999 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 | 406 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 | 420 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 | 442 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 | 428 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 | 2,294 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 | 428 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 | 2,062 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 | 445 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 | 480 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 | 2,900 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 | 418 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 | 452 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 | 449 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 | 392 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 | 2,298 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 | 413 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 | 3,065 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 | 1,696 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 | 431 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 | 446 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 | 1,635 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 | 518 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 […] -
GCU wrestling gets chance to prove itself vs. No. 16 ASU
Posted on November 13, 2010 | 399 CommentsFor the young Grand Canyon University wrestling program, this afternoon’s dual meet at home against Arizona State is a landmark event. For ASU, it represents an opportunity to prepare for […] -
GCU claims second-straight men’s soccer PacWest title
Posted on November 6, 2010 | 480 CommentsLast night’s men’s soccer victory over Chaminade University felt good. It was on Senior Night at Grand Canyon University and featured a dominant offensive effort by the Antelopes. But it […]