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- Saturday, Sept. 28 at 1:00 PM PT
- Seattle U (2-8, 0-0 WAC) vs. Grand Canyon (5-5, 0-1 WAC)
- Redhawk Center, Seattle, WA
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QUICK HITS
- Seattle U closed out non-conference play with a 2-8 record. The Redahwks' wins came over CSUN and Air Force.
- Elif Teksoy became just the sixth Redhawk in the program's modern Division I era to surpass 1,000 career assists when she passed the marker on Sept. 21 in a 3-0 win over Air Force. The redshirt sophomore enters Saturday's match with 1,053 career assists.
- Merima Smajlovic ranks third in the WAC with 16 service aces (0.43 per set).
- Katlyn Sipes ranks in a tie for second with 3.67 digs per set.
- Marley Hardgrave ranks fifth in the WAC with 1.11 blocks per set. Yasemin Elmas is next in the ranks at sixth with 1.08 blocks per set.
- The Redhawks won their season opener, 3-2, over CSUN to give new Head Coach Dan Behnke his first win at the helm of the program.
- Merima Smajlovic was named to the Idaho State All-Tournament Team. The junior outside hitter averaged 2.92 kills and 3.0 digs per set while also tallying seven aces and five blocks over the three matches.
- Marley Hardgrave earned all-tournament honors at the Roadrunner Classic after collecting 13 total blocks over two matches. The junior middle blocker also hit an efficient .320.
- The 2024 Redhawk squad features nine returning players and seven new faces.
ABOUT THE SERIES VS GRAND CANYON
- Seattle U leads the all-time series against Grand Canyon, 12-10.
- The Redhawks won the first 10 consecutive matches between the two teams, but the Lopes have had the upper hand in recent years.
- GCU has won the last nine meetings, most recently a 3-1 decision in Phoenix on Oct. 21, 2023.
- The last meeting in Seattle was on Sept. 22, 2022 and resulted in a 3-1 GCU win.
SEATTLE U RECORD BOOK RANKINGS
A number of Redhawks are among the program's Division I era leaderboard in numerous career statistical categories:
- Arianna Bilby ranks No. 1 in career kills per set: 3.79
- Elif Teksoy ranks 6th in career assists: 1,053
- Katlyn Sipes ranks 6th in career digs: 830
- Marley Hardgrave ranks tied for 6th in solo blocks: 27
BILBY NAMES PRESEASON ALL-WAC
Senior outside hitter Arianna Bilby was named to the nine-member Preseason All-Western Athletic Conference Volleyball Team as voted on by the league's nine head coaches. An Arlington, Wash., native, Bilby is entering her senior season with the Redhawks. She is coming off of a standout junior season where she finished second in the WAC and 32nd in the nation in attacks per set (11.01) and third in the WAC in kills per set (3.56). She led the Redhawks in points and kills while recording 11 double-doubles and earning a trio of All-Tournament Team selections.
UP NEXT
Seattle U's opening week of WAC play continues on Monday, Sept. 30 as they host Utah Valley at 6 p.m. in the Redhawk Center.
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