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SEATTLE – Seattle University women's basketball welcomes Grand Canyon for a WAC contest on Thursday evening.
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• Thursday, Jan. 23 at 6 p.m.
• vs. Grand Canyon (Redhawk Center)
• Stats | Watch
• #TogetherWeSoar game
ABOUT THE GAME
• Seattle U (7-11, 1-4 WAC) vs. Grand Canyon (7-8, 2-2 WAC)
• All-time series-Series is tied, 7-7
• Home-Seattle U leads, 4-3
• Away-Grand Canyon leads, 4-3
• Neutral-N/A
• Last meeting-Seattle U won, 70-55, at GCU Arena (Mar. 9, 2019)
NEWS AND NOTES
• SU jumped out to an early 17-point lead at New Mexico State on Jan. 18, but the Aggies came away with an 83-65 win at the Pan American Center. Kamira Sanders led the Redhawks with 25 points and a career-high-tying seven steals in the WAC contest.
• Kamira Sanders tallied seven steals at NM State on Jan. 18, marking her second career game with seven thefts. The senior also achieved the feat on Jan. 18, 2018, in a 69-59 win over New Mexico State at the Redhawk Center.
• GCU has a 2-2 WAC record after losing to Kansas City, 74-53, on Jan. 18. Da'jah Daniel paced the Lopes with 14 points and 11 rebounds, marking her fifth straight double-double.
• Senior Da'jah Daniel leads the Lopes in scoring (13.9), rebounding (10.3), and blocked shots (1.7) this season. She leads the WAC in rebounding and ranks second in blocked shots and field-goal percentage. Daniel is shooting 54.8 percent from the field on the year.
• Senior Kamira Sanders ranks second in the WAC in scoring this season at 17.9 points per game. She also ranks second in steals (2.5) and sixth in assists (4.1) on the year.
• The Redhawks led for much of the second half and late into the fourth quarter at UTRGV on Jan. 16, but the Vaqueros pulled out an 85-81 overtime decision at UTRGV Fieldhouse.
• McKenzi Williams scored a career-high 20 points in the game at UTRGV. She hit 7-10 field-goal attempts, including two three-pointers, off the bench.
• At UTRGV, Courtney Murphy put up 15 points and a career-high 12 rebounds. The sophomore made 5-7 three-pointers on the night.
• SU trailed by just a point through three quarters at Utah Valley on Jan. 11, but the Wolverines pulled away for a 70-58 win at the UCCU Center.
• Joana Alves led with 17 points and five rebounds in the setback at UVU on Jan. 11.
• Seattle U beat Chicago State, 80-51, on Jan. 4 at the Redhawk Center. It got out to a 26-8 lead after a quarter and cruised to its first WAC win. Kamira Sanders, Joana Alves, and Courtney Murphy combined for 47 points in the victory.
• SU rallied in the second half and took a fourth-quarter lead over Kansas City in the WAC opener on Jan. 2, but the Roos came away with a 76-65 win at the Redhawk Center. Kamira Sanders scored 22 points, including 13 in the third period, to lead the Redhawks.
• Seattle U fell, 80-59, at Cal State Fullerton to close non-conference play on Dec. 29. Kamira Sanders scored 18 points as SU saw its four-game win streak snapped.
• The Redhawks won, 72-49, at Cal Polya on Dec. 20, as Courtney Murphy led with 20 points. She matched her career high with six threes, including five in the first half. The SU defense held the Mustangs to 1-15 shooting from three-point range.
• SU beat Warner Pacific, 89-47, on Dec. 14. Courtney Murphy scored 21 points on a career-high-tying six three-pointers to lead the Redhawks to cap a 4-1 home stand.
• In the win over Warner Pacific, redshirt freshman Makenna Schoenhofer scored four points, marking her first career field goals at SU. She has missed each of the previous two seasons due to injury.
• SU beat Long Beach State, 66-54, on Dec. 8, as four Redhawks scored double-digit points. Courtney Murphy made five three-pointers on her way to 19 points, while Kamira Sanders posted 14 points, eight assists, and eight rebounds.
• SU won, 88-84, over Sacramento State on Dec. 6. Five different Redhawks scored in double figures, as Georgia Kehoe and Chinwe Ezeonu posted career days. Kehoe put up 16 points and seven rebounds, while Ezeonu had 15 points and eight boards.
• Kamira Sanders contributed 18 points, seven assists, and six rebounds in the win over Sacramento State.
• SU nearly rallied from a 20-point third-quarter deficit, getting within three points of Montana State, but the Bobcats pulled out a 73-65 decision on Nov. 30 at the Redhawk Center. Courtney Murphy led three Redhawks in double figures with 14 points in the contest.
• Seattle U beat Central Washington, 75-65, on Nov. 26 at the Redhawk Center. Kamira Sanders scored 23 points and Joana Alves recorded 22 points to go with a career-high 15 rebounds. Sarah Rahon matched her career high with 12 points, including three three-pointers, on the night.
• Seattle U fell at Washington, 78-46, on Nov. 23. McKenzi Williams scored 13 points in the non-conference game at UW.
• In the game at Washington, Makenna Schoenhofer made her Seattle U debut. The Fortuna, Calif., native has missed her first two seasons at SU due to injury. At UW, she played eight minutes off the bench, making a free throw and grabbing a steal.
• The Redhawks played a dramatic double-overtime game with Idaho on Nov. 20, but the Vandals came away with a 90-84 victory at the Redhawk Center. Courtney Murphy scored a season-high 22 points, while Olivia Crawford scored a career-high 16 in the contest.
• The Idaho game marked the seventh time Seattle U has gone to OT under Coach Suzy Barcomb. Last season, SU and Grand Canyon went to triple overtime to mark the longest game in SU's Division I program history. The other five contests were decided in a single extra session.
• SU dropped an 88-80 decision at Northern Arizona on Nov. 16. Kamira Sanders tied her career high with 30 points in the setback.
• In the game at NAU, Courtney Murphy scored a season-high 14 points, making four three-pointers on the day.
• Seattle U fell, 73-48, at Idaho State on Nov. 11. Joana Alves led with 11 points and five rebounds in the contest.
• SU dropped a 70-63 decision at Utah State on Nov. 9. Senior Kamira Sanders led with a career-high 30 points, going over 1,000 for her career. She is the 18th player in program history to score 1,000 career points at SU.
• The game at Utah State marked the second straight game where Kamira Sanders established a new scoring career high. She scored 28 points in the win over Saint Martin's on Nov. 6, eclipsing her previous career high of 24 points. The Redding, California, native, put up 24 against Grand Canyon on Jan. 17, 2017.
• The Redhawks opened the regular season with a 91-81 win over Saint Martin's on Nov. 6. Kamira Sanders scored a career-high 28 points to lead four Redhawks in double figures.
• Seattle U was voted to finish eighth in both the WAC preseason polls. Senior Kamira Sanders was named Preseason All-WAC First Team by the media and Preseason All-WAC Second Team by the coaches. Joana Alves picked up Preseason All-WAC honors from the coaches.
• Kamira Sanders has scored 944 points in her first three seasons at Seattle U. She earned 2017 WAC Freshman of the Year and 2018 WAC Tournament MVP and will look to cap her career with a strong senior campaign.
• Joana Alves was a 2018 All-WAC Second Team selection after a stellar junior season. She averaged 13.1 points and 5.3 rebounds per game in 2018-19.
• Coach Suzy Barcomb is in her fourth season at Seattle U. She is one of two active NCAA coaches to have taken a team to the NCAA Tournament in all three division levels. NC State's Wes Moore is the only other coach to accomplish the feat.
• SU features six international players on this year's roster, including three from Australia (Georgia Kehoe, Courtney Murphy, Maddy Phillips).
• Freshman Raneem Elbarky is one of just five Egyptian-born players in Division I women's basketball this season.
SEATTLE – Seattle University women's basketball welcomes Grand Canyon for a WAC contest on Thursday evening.
FOLLOW THE REDHAWKS
• Thursday, Jan. 23 at 6 p.m.
• vs. Grand Canyon (Redhawk Center)
• Stats | Watch
• #TogetherWeSoar game
ABOUT THE GAME
• Seattle U (7-11, 1-4 WAC) vs. Grand Canyon (7-8, 2-2 WAC)
• All-time series-Series is tied, 7-7
• Home-Seattle U leads, 4-3
• Away-Grand Canyon leads, 4-3
• Neutral-N/A
• Last meeting-Seattle U won, 70-55, at GCU Arena (Mar. 9, 2019)
NEWS AND NOTES
• SU jumped out to an early 17-point lead at New Mexico State on Jan. 18, but the Aggies came away with an 83-65 win at the Pan American Center. Kamira Sanders led the Redhawks with 25 points and a career-high-tying seven steals in the WAC contest.
• Kamira Sanders tallied seven steals at NM State on Jan. 18, marking her second career game with seven thefts. The senior also achieved the feat on Jan. 18, 2018, in a 69-59 win over New Mexico State at the Redhawk Center.
• GCU has a 2-2 WAC record after losing to Kansas City, 74-53, on Jan. 18. Da'jah Daniel paced the Lopes with 14 points and 11 rebounds, marking her fifth straight double-double.
• Senior Da'jah Daniel leads the Lopes in scoring (13.9), rebounding (10.3), and blocked shots (1.7) this season. She leads the WAC in rebounding and ranks second in blocked shots and field-goal percentage. Daniel is shooting 54.8 percent from the field on the year.
• Senior Kamira Sanders ranks second in the WAC in scoring this season at 17.9 points per game. She also ranks second in steals (2.5) and sixth in assists (4.1) on the year.
• The Redhawks led for much of the second half and late into the fourth quarter at UTRGV on Jan. 16, but the Vaqueros pulled out an 85-81 overtime decision at UTRGV Fieldhouse.
• McKenzi Williams scored a career-high 20 points in the game at UTRGV. She hit 7-10 field-goal attempts, including two three-pointers, off the bench.
• At UTRGV, Courtney Murphy put up 15 points and a career-high 12 rebounds. The sophomore made 5-7 three-pointers on the night.
• SU trailed by just a point through three quarters at Utah Valley on Jan. 11, but the Wolverines pulled away for a 70-58 win at the UCCU Center.
• Joana Alves led with 17 points and five rebounds in the setback at UVU on Jan. 11.
• Seattle U beat Chicago State, 80-51, on Jan. 4 at the Redhawk Center. It got out to a 26-8 lead after a quarter and cruised to its first WAC win. Kamira Sanders, Joana Alves, and Courtney Murphy combined for 47 points in the victory.
• SU rallied in the second half and took a fourth-quarter lead over Kansas City in the WAC opener on Jan. 2, but the Roos came away with a 76-65 win at the Redhawk Center. Kamira Sanders scored 22 points, including 13 in the third period, to lead the Redhawks.
• Seattle U fell, 80-59, at Cal State Fullerton to close non-conference play on Dec. 29. Kamira Sanders scored 18 points as SU saw its four-game win streak snapped.
• The Redhawks won, 72-49, at Cal Polya on Dec. 20, as Courtney Murphy led with 20 points. She matched her career high with six threes, including five in the first half. The SU defense held the Mustangs to 1-15 shooting from three-point range.
• SU beat Warner Pacific, 89-47, on Dec. 14. Courtney Murphy scored 21 points on a career-high-tying six three-pointers to lead the Redhawks to cap a 4-1 home stand.
• In the win over Warner Pacific, redshirt freshman Makenna Schoenhofer scored four points, marking her first career field goals at SU. She has missed each of the previous two seasons due to injury.
• SU beat Long Beach State, 66-54, on Dec. 8, as four Redhawks scored double-digit points. Courtney Murphy made five three-pointers on her way to 19 points, while Kamira Sanders posted 14 points, eight assists, and eight rebounds.
• SU won, 88-84, over Sacramento State on Dec. 6. Five different Redhawks scored in double figures, as Georgia Kehoe and Chinwe Ezeonu posted career days. Kehoe put up 16 points and seven rebounds, while Ezeonu had 15 points and eight boards.
• Kamira Sanders contributed 18 points, seven assists, and six rebounds in the win over Sacramento State.
• SU nearly rallied from a 20-point third-quarter deficit, getting within three points of Montana State, but the Bobcats pulled out a 73-65 decision on Nov. 30 at the Redhawk Center. Courtney Murphy led three Redhawks in double figures with 14 points in the contest.
• Seattle U beat Central Washington, 75-65, on Nov. 26 at the Redhawk Center. Kamira Sanders scored 23 points and Joana Alves recorded 22 points to go with a career-high 15 rebounds. Sarah Rahon matched her career high with 12 points, including three three-pointers, on the night.
• Seattle U fell at Washington, 78-46, on Nov. 23. McKenzi Williams scored 13 points in the non-conference game at UW.
• In the game at Washington, Makenna Schoenhofer made her Seattle U debut. The Fortuna, Calif., native has missed her first two seasons at SU due to injury. At UW, she played eight minutes off the bench, making a free throw and grabbing a steal.
• The Redhawks played a dramatic double-overtime game with Idaho on Nov. 20, but the Vandals came away with a 90-84 victory at the Redhawk Center. Courtney Murphy scored a season-high 22 points, while Olivia Crawford scored a career-high 16 in the contest.
• The Idaho game marked the seventh time Seattle U has gone to OT under Coach Suzy Barcomb. Last season, SU and Grand Canyon went to triple overtime to mark the longest game in SU's Division I program history. The other five contests were decided in a single extra session.
• SU dropped an 88-80 decision at Northern Arizona on Nov. 16. Kamira Sanders tied her career high with 30 points in the setback.
• In the game at NAU, Courtney Murphy scored a season-high 14 points, making four three-pointers on the day.
• Seattle U fell, 73-48, at Idaho State on Nov. 11. Joana Alves led with 11 points and five rebounds in the contest.
• SU dropped a 70-63 decision at Utah State on Nov. 9. Senior Kamira Sanders led with a career-high 30 points, going over 1,000 for her career. She is the 18th player in program history to score 1,000 career points at SU.
• The game at Utah State marked the second straight game where Kamira Sanders established a new scoring career high. She scored 28 points in the win over Saint Martin's on Nov. 6, eclipsing her previous career high of 24 points. The Redding, California, native, put up 24 against Grand Canyon on Jan. 17, 2017.
• The Redhawks opened the regular season with a 91-81 win over Saint Martin's on Nov. 6. Kamira Sanders scored a career-high 28 points to lead four Redhawks in double figures.
• Seattle U was voted to finish eighth in both the WAC preseason polls. Senior Kamira Sanders was named Preseason All-WAC First Team by the media and Preseason All-WAC Second Team by the coaches. Joana Alves picked up Preseason All-WAC honors from the coaches.
• Kamira Sanders has scored 944 points in her first three seasons at Seattle U. She earned 2017 WAC Freshman of the Year and 2018 WAC Tournament MVP and will look to cap her career with a strong senior campaign.
• Joana Alves was a 2018 All-WAC Second Team selection after a stellar junior season. She averaged 13.1 points and 5.3 rebounds per game in 2018-19.
• Coach Suzy Barcomb is in her fourth season at Seattle U. She is one of two active NCAA coaches to have taken a team to the NCAA Tournament in all three division levels. NC State's Wes Moore is the only other coach to accomplish the feat.
• SU features six international players on this year's roster, including three from Australia (Georgia Kehoe, Courtney Murphy, Maddy Phillips).
• Freshman Raneem Elbarky is one of just five Egyptian-born players in Division I women's basketball this season.