Grand Canyon University (GCU) 2020

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[2020 Team Photo]

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- Current 2020 Spring Roster -

(May 3rd)

	S / 5-7 #2 Klaire Mitchell		FRESHMAN / Coeur D'Alene, ID Full Bio
	L / 5-8 #3 Teagan DeFalco		JUNIOR / Long Beach, CA Full Bio
	MB / 6-0 #7 Annabelle Kubinski		SOPHOMORE / Albuquerque, NM Full Bio
	OH / 5-11 #8 Kayla Matthews		SOPHOMORE / Phoenix, AZ Full Bio
	OH / 6-0 #10 K.J. Adams		SOPHOMORE / Mont Belvieu, TX Full Bio
	OPP / 6-1 #13 Sarah Hagge		JUNIOR / Northridge, CA Full Bio
	MB / 6-1 #14 Hannah Eskes		FRESHMAN / Oceanside, CA Full Bio
	OH / 6-0 #15 Yeny Murillo		JUNIOR / Andalucia, COL Full Bio
	MB / 6-2 #16 Kaira Moss		SOPHOMORE / Boyden, IA Full Bio
	MB / 6-1 #17 Kailey Trapp		FRESHMAN / Phoenix, AZ Full Bio

HEAD COACH

Tim Nollan Full Bio

ASSOCIATE COACH

Abby Saehler Full Bio

DIRECTOR OF VB OPERATIONS

Kendall Rohrer Full Bio

Turnaround among nation's bests



In the fourth season under head coach Tim Nollan, the Grand Canyon women's volleyball team was one of the nation's most improved programs. The Lopes went 24-6 on the year and 13-3 in conference action en route to an appearance in the WAC Tournament Final.

GCU posted 13 more victories in 2019 than in 2018, ranking fifth nationally for biggest win improvement. The Lopes ranked behind Milwaukee (18), Santa Clara (15), and Central Michigan and Robert Morris (14).


gculopes.com/news/2020/1/18/womens-volleyball-turnaround-among-nations-bests.aspx

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The women's volleyball team was awarded with 10 honorees. Named to the All-WAC First Team in November, sophomore Kaira Moss was also a part of the 10 players who earned the academic honor. Additional individuals awarded were junior Teagan DeFalco and senior Melody Horton.

GCU Women's Volleyball
K.J. Adams, So.
Emma Ahern, Sr.
Alyssa Chisholm, Sr.
Teagan DeFalco, Jr.
Sarah Hagge, Jr.
Melody Horton, Sr.
Annabelle Kubinski, So.
Kayla Matthews, So.
Kaira Moss, So.
Kayla Redfield, Sr.

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USA Volleyball staffer joins GCU

Nollan adds Liu as Lopes assistant coach
Pending university clearance, U.S. Women's National Volleyball Team performance analyst and adjunct coach Jeffrey Liu will join Grand Canyon as an assistant coach, GCU head coach Tim Nollan announced Thursday.

Liu will continue his role with the U.S. National Team's coaching staff through the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo and join the Lopes staff in August.

During his time with the Trojans, he helped them qualify for three straight NCAA tournaments, including the best season in USC history in 2015. That Trojans team went 33-3 during the regular season, claimed the Pac-12 championship and earned the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA tournament. The Trojans advanced to the Elite Eight in 2015 and 2017. With the beach team, Liu helped USC win back-to-back NCAA titles in 2015 and 2016.