Preview: Women's Basketball Looks to Bounce Back Against GCU

Saturday, January 18

Phoenix, AZ

3:00 PM

Kansas City

Grand Canyon

Preview: Women's Basketball Looks to Bounce Back Against GCU

1/17/2020 8:40:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Full Game Notes

Season Highlights

The Roos will look to bounce back from Thursday's falter at CSUB when they travel to Phoenix for a matchup with Grand Canyon on Saturday.
Kansas City could not slow down CSU Bakersfield in the lane on Thursday, allowing 36 points in the paint and 46.6% shooting.
The Roos were selected third in the preseason WAC coaches and media polls, after placing fourth in the regular season last year.
The Roos emerged with their first victory over New Mexico State since 2014 on Jan. 12. The Aggies held Ericka Mattingly to two points, but Emily Ivory dropped five three-pointers and Cristina Soriano posted a double-double en route to a 56-52 victory.
The Roos played their first home conference game on Jan. 9, erasing a 14-point halftime deficit to emerge victorious over UTRGV. Kansas City held the Vaqueros to 26% second half shooting, Jonaie Johnson hit the go-ahead lay up and Ericka Mattingly pulled down a huge offensive rebound with 9 seconds remaining to seal the win.
After KC opened WAC play with an 11-point victory over Seattle U, Kansas City could not get shots to fall against Utah Valley, falling by 21.
Kansas City closed non-conference play with a seven wins, the most since 2011-12.
The Roos defeated the SEC's Missouri 59-56 on Dec. 8, the program's first victory against a Power Five opponent since the Roos' 47-44 victory over Kansas on December 10, 2015
After falling to Pacific in the first round, Kansas City hosted its first-ever Preseason WNIT games on Nov. 15 & 16, defeating Portland State before falling to Davidson.
The Roos opened their season with a victory over Denver, who had previously been named to the Mid-Major Top 25.
Ericka Mattingly leads the Roos in scoring, averaging 15.2 points per game, third in the WAC.

History vs. Grand Canyon

One team will leave with an all-time advantage on Saturday, as the Roos have defeated the Lopes in their last five matchups to bring the series record to 6-6.
Kansas City Head Coach Jacie Hoyt is undefeated against Grand Canyon, boasting a 4-0 record over the Lopes in the past two years.
Last season, Kansas City swept through Grand Canyon, defeating them 73-45 in Kansas City and 65-56 in Phoenix.
On the Jan. 19 meeting, Ericka Mattingly had one of her nine double-doubles on the season, posting 23 points and 11 rebounds.

Grand Canyon Scouting Report

The Lopes sit at 7-7 on the year following back-to-back conference wins over California Baptist and Chicago State.
GCU is led by Da'jah Daniel, who averages a double-double, dropping 13.9 points and 10.2 rebounds per game.
Jada Holland is Grand Canyon's only other double-digit scorer and their leading passer, averaging 10.5 points and 5.2 assists per game.
The Lopes shoot at a 43.3% clip as a team, best in the WAC and 66th in the nation.
On Thursday against Chicago State, Daniel popped off, downing a season-high 31 points and pulling down 13 rebounds.