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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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11-30-09
Coming off its most successful season in 10 years, Grand Canyon University has added three local standouts to the women's volleyball program during the NCAA early signing period.
GCU, which finished the 2009 season on a nine-game winning streak and had a 21-8 overall record, signed outside hitters Kaitlynn Ausmus (pictured, Glendale, Ariz./Deer Valley) and Carly Edington (Peoria, Ariz./Centennial) and accepted a financial aid agreement from Northern Arizona University transfer Sara Bowden (Tempe, Ariz./Corona del Sol).
Bowden, who is eligible to join the team during spring workouts, will have three years of eligibility remaining.
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11-18-09
Grand Canyon University freshman setter Kristen Preach (pictured, Phoenix, Ariz./Xavier Prep) was named Pacific West Conference Freshman of the Year by conference coaches.
Sophomore setter Laurann Durbin (Phoenix, Ariz./Sunnyslope) and senior outside hitter Whitney Estes (Gardnerville, Nev./Douglas) were named to the All-PacWest second team, released Wednesday.
Preach averaged 9.57 assists per set, a team-best .281 attack percentage and had 133 total kills. She added 54 block assists, fifth on the team, and had 204 digs, second on the club.
She ranked fourth in the conference in assists and fifth in hitting percentage.
ALL-PACWEST TEAM
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11-18-09
Grand Canyon sophomore libero Laurann Durbin (pictured, Phoenix, Ariz./Sunnyslope) and freshman outside hitter Erica Ehlo (Spokane, Wash./Lewis and Clark) were named to PacWest Volleyball Weekly Top 10 Honor Roll for matches played Nov. 9-15.
Durbin led the PacWest in digs (57) and ranked second in digs per game (7.12).
Ehlo ranked seventh in points per game (3.75) for the week, posted 25 kills and five aces for 30 points. She ranked ninth for the week in kills per game (3.12).
GCU finished fourth in the Pacific West Conference with a 10-6 mark, its best record since the conference returned in 2006. The 'Lopes were 21-8 overall, their best record since 1999, and ended the season on a nine-game winning streak.
W Volleyball
11-14-09
SAN RAFAEL, Calif. -- Grand Canyon University finished the season with its ninth-straight victory in a 3-0 triumph over Dominican Saturday.
The 'Lopes (21-8, 10-6) won by set scores of 25-9, 25-8, 25-17.
The winning streak equals the two nine-straight streaks during the 1999 season. There have only been two longer streaks in school history. The 1993 team won 12 in a row and the 1989 squad ran off 11 straight. The 21 wins are the most since the 1999 team went 25-7.
In Saturday's win, freshman Erica Ehlo (pictured, Spokane, Wash./Lewis and Clark) had 13 kills, 10 digs and three service aces. Sophomore libero Laurann Durbin (Phoenix, Ariz./Sunnyslope) had 22 digs to add to her single-season record of 584.
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