Volleyball Recap: Grand Canyon Finds Home Court Redemption Against Hopi

By Team Reports Sep 15, 2024, 8:53pm

Volleyball Recap: Grand Canyon Phantoms vs. Hopi Bruins

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There's no place like home for Grand Canyon, who bounced back after a loss on the road on Saturday. They walked away with a 2-0 victory over the Hopi Bruins on Saturday. That's more bragging rights for the Phantoms, who also won the pair's last head-to-head.

Not only was the match a shutout, it was a big one: Grand Canyon took both sets by at least ten points. The final score came out to 25-15, 25-11.

Grand Canyon was lethal from the service line and finished the game with 15 aces. That's a new trend for them: they were averaging 0 aces per game earlier this season, but in their last five contests they've averaged 11.5.

Grand Canyon's win was their third straight at home, which pushed their record up to 7-3. As for Hopi, they are on a three-game losing streak that has dropped them down to 2-7.

Grand Canyon didn't take long to hit the court again: they've already played their next matchup, a 2-1 victory vs. Chino Valley on the 14th. As for Hopi, they will face off against Pinon at 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday.

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