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MEDIA GUIDE 08-09         

'07,'08, '09  PacWest Champs 

1997, 2004, 2009 NCAA West Region 
Led PWC in Women's Basketball All-Academic Selections (2009)

 2009-10 GCU Women's Basketball Team

Front Row, from the left, Steffani Liscum, Kayla Rauschert, Kristi Girdley, Kayla Fisher, Shareka Purnell, Marnee Overton, Katie Staack, Monique Johnson; Middle row, Rosalyn Nelson, Ashley Sparks, Kia Gibson, Katie Johnson, Samantha Murphy, Katrina Graham, Ashley Hardin, Stacy Haddow; Back row, athletic trainer Liz Swank, strength and conditioning coach Chuck Howard, student manager Brittany Avent, Kim Young, Dana Iverson, head coach Trent May, assistant coach Cory Cole, assistant coach Jill Mahoney.

 
 IN THE NEWS

W Basketball

11-6-09

Trent May

Exhibition Game Against Arizona Starts at 1 P.M.

The Grand Canyon University women's basketball exhibition game against the University of Arizona on Sunday will tip off at 1 p.m. at McKale Center in Tucson.

The schedule on our website had listed the start time as 2 p.m. and has been changed to reflect the correct time. The game can be heard on KTUC AM 1400 in Tucson. Fans can also follow Live Stats on the U of A athletics web site at www.arizonawildcats.com.

Much like the GCU men's basketball team, the Arizona women's team is entering a new era. It began last evening as the Wildcats downed NCAA Division II Fort Lewis (Colo.), 75-60, in exhibition play at McKale Center. Arizona, led by second-year head coach Niya Butts, has five new players and redshirt sophomore Tasha Dickey joining just four players back from the 2008-09 campaign.

Fort Lewis, a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, outplayed the Cats for the majority of the first half and led by two points at halftime. A potent inside-outside game complemented by a 2-2-1 full-court press helped force a number of Arizona's 13 first-half turnovers.

GCU, under head coach Trent May (pictured), has won three straight Pacific West Conference championships.

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W Basketball

11-2-09

 

Grand Canyon picked first, Murphy selected Player of Year Samantha Murphy

Grand Canyon University’s three-time defending Pacific West Conference champion women’s basketball team was selected to win No. 4 in the preseason coach’s poll released Monday at PacWest Media Day.  

The Antelopes received seven of the nine first place votes. Dixie State had the other two and was picked second.

“It’s all based on what you’ve done in the past,” said GCU coach Trent May. “It is an honor. Now the challenge is to try to continue our success.”  

Two GCU players were selected Preseason All-PacWest including Player of the Year choice Samantha Murphy (pictured, Phoenix, Ariz./Xavier Prep).

   
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W Basketball

11-1-09

PacWest Women's Basketball Media Day is Monday PacWest

The Pacific West Conference Women's Basketball Media Day is scheduled for 1 p.m. Monday and will be broadcast live by RedZone Media.

To listen to the live broadcast go to www.redzonemedia.com.

PacWest Commissioner Bob Hogue will host the one-hour show that will feature interviews with each of the nine conference coaches.

Grand Canyon has won the last three conference titles. Trent May, the 2008-09 PacWest Coach of the Year, is scheduled to be interviewed at 1:05 p.m.

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PacWest

8-20-09

Murphy named PacWest Scholar-Athlete of The Year Samantha Murphy

Grand Canyon University women's basketball standout Samantha Murphy was named the Pacific West Conference Female Scholar-Athlete of The Year for the 2008-09 season.

The award was announced at Thursday's PacWest Media Day in San Francisco.

Three GCU scholar-athletes received PacWest awards for their respective sports. Along with Murphy, baseball player Austin Stockfisch and soccer player Jordan Demos were selected. GCU tied BYU-Hawaii for most selections with three.

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GCU Athletics

8-26-09

GCU to be featured on TV, Radio Thursday Keith Baker

Grand Canyon University athletics will be featured on local television and radio Thursday.

Athletics Director Keith Baker (pictured) will be a guest on the Pat McMahon Show to air at 9 a.m. on AZTV7/Cable 13. McMahon was voted Phoenix's "Best Local TV Personality" for 2009 by AZCentral.com's Critic's Choice.

At 11:25 a.m. on the weekly "Grand Canyon University Sports Report" on AM-1060 "The Fan", GCU head men's soccer coach Petar Draksin will be welcomed by popular and personable host Kevin McCabe, a Phoenix sports TV and Radio staple for 20 years.

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 UPCOMING EVENTS
11/07/2009
Women's Cross Country

NCAA West Region at San Francisco
10 a.m.

11/07/2009
Men's Basketball

vs. Southwestern (Exhibition)
5:30 p.m.

11/07/2009
Men's Soccer

vs. Academy of Art
2:30 p.m.

11/07/2009
Women's Volleyball

vs. Academy of Art
2 p.m.

11/07/2009
Women's Soccer

vs. Academy of Art
Noon

11/07/2009
Men's Wrestling

at Embry-Riddle Open
All Day

11/07/2009
Men's Cross Country

NCAA West Region at San Francisco
11 a.m.

11/08/2009
Women's Basketball

at Univ. of Arizona (Exhibition)
1 p.m.

11/14/2009
Men's Wrestling

at Cerritos (Calif.) Open
All Day

11/16/2009
Women's Basketball

at W. New Mexico
6 p.m.

 
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