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M Basketball 2-6-10 Dixie State Avenges Last Week’s Loss to GCU  The headline on the Dixie State College Athletics website read "Revenge Game with GCU." Grand Canyon University beat Dixie State College, 82-80, last Saturday in Phoenix. It was the first Pacific West Conference loss for the Red Storm, who entered the game ranked No. 5 in the West Region, riding a seven-game winning streak and in first place in the PacWest with a record of 12-3 overall, 6-0 in conference play. And despite shooting more than 60 percent against the Antelopes, they lost. Hawaii-Pacific University since has taken over the conference lead at 8-1, 16-4 overall, after wins over Academy of Art and Notre Dame de Namur. So revenge was on the minds of Dixie State’s players and coaches entering tonight’s game. And they exacted it, beating GCU, 78-68, tonight in St. George, Utah.
1-29-10
GCU Inducts Three into Hall of Fame 
As part of its annual Homecoming weekend, Grand Canyon University inducted former baseball star Tim Salmon, ex-men’s basketball coach Ben Lindsey and the 1996 NCAA Division II national champion men’s soccer team into the GCU Hall of Fame Friday.
Major League Baseball fans affectionately know Salmon (pictured with athletic director Keith Baker) as “King Fish.” A 14-year veteran of the Los Angeles Angels, he is considered one of the greatest players in the franchise’s history. The former right fielder and World Series champion also is recognized for hitting it out of the park for the families he supports through his many humanitarian projects, which earned him an honorary doctor of public service degree from GCU in 2006.
After three record-setting seasons at Brazell Stadium, Salmon made his major league debut on Aug. 21, 1992. He has received many honors for his efforts both on and off of the playing field. He was Baseball America Minor League Player of the Year (1992), American League Rookie of the Year (1995), and Major League Baseball Comeback Player of the Year (2002).
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2-2-10
Benson selected to PacWest Top 10 Honor Roll
Grand Canyon University senior guard, T.J. Benson (pictured, Tempe, Ariz./Corona del Sol), has earned himself yet another spot on the PacWest Men's Basketball Top 10 Weekly Honor Roll for games contested Jan. 25-31.
Benson was 5 for 6 (83.3%) from the field this past weekend, leading the lopes to an 82-80 win over Dixie State, their first loss of the year. With 16 points and shooting 80% from behind the arc, the Red Storm was unable to tame Benson that night. He was 4 for 5 beyond the arc, giving him the best percentage in the conference for the week.
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1-30-10
GCU Knocks Off Conference Leader Dixie State
The Grand Canyon University men’s basketball team won its fourth straight game tonight, beating first-place Dixie State University 82-80 in a Pacific West Conference game on Homecoming at Antelope Gymnasium.
A full house was on hand to witness GCU’s biggest win of the season.
Dixie State was undefeated (6-0) in PacWest play and 12-3 overall entering tonight’s game. The Red Storm had won seven in a row for the first time since they made the move to Division II. They are ranked No. 5 in the West Region. Seattle Pacific University, which GCU defeated 69-68 on Jan. 2, is the region’s top-ranked team.
The Antelopes thrust themselves into the PacWest race. They are 4-3 in conference. Second-place Hawai’i Pacific was 6-1 before its home game against Academy of Art tonight. Third-place BYU-Hawaii is 3-2 and hosts Notre Dame de Namur Monday night. And fourth-place Hawai’i Hilo is 4-3 and hosts Academy of Art on Monday.
GCU’s next game is against Dixie State on Saturday in St. George, Utah.
The PacWest champion receives an automatic bid to the NCAA Men’s Division II Championship tournament.
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1-25-10
Grand Canyon University freshman guard Brad Carroll (Chandler, AZ/Corona del Sol) has been named to the Pacific West Conference Men's Basketball Weekly Top 10 Honor Roll.
The award, for games played Jan. 18-24, was announced today by the PacWest Media Office in Phoenix.
Carroll averaged 16.0 points while shooting 75.0 percent from the floor in a 2-0 week for the Antelopes. He ranked first in the Conference in shooting after making 12 of 16 attempts and tied for 10th in scoring. He also was 4-for-4 from the free-throw line, hit 80.0 percent (4-for-5) of his three-point attempts and ranked first in the Conference in assist-to-turnover ratio (8.0) for the week.
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