PHOENIX — Utah Valley University dropped both ends of a doubleheader at Grand Canyon University, 11-0 and 3-2, to open WAC play on Friday afternoon.
 
The Wolverines (11-15, 0-2) jumped ahead 1-0 in the second game of the day with a run in the first. Linnah Rebolledo and Siena Sandoval had consecutive base hits and Rien Milliken drove in Rebolledo with a sacrifice fly.
 
The Lopes (13-16, 2-0) scored twice in the fourth to take the lead. Kristin Fifield and Kaileigh Holland both delivered RBI singles in the inning. GCU added a run in the fifth to take a 3-1 lead before Kyla Hardy's sac fly scored pinch runner Brynn Hilton in the sixth.
 
Sandoval was 2-for-3 for the Wolverines, who finished with five hits in the game. Grand Canyon got a 2-for-3 game from Lilly Bishop, who doubled and had an RBI.
 
In the first game, Grand Canyon did all of its offensive damage in the first three innings and early on it was with the long ball. Bishop hit a two-run home run in the first and Kaylee Dietrich made it 4-0 GCU with a two-run homer in the second.
 
The Lopes added four more runs in the second for a six-run frame to extend it to an 8-0 game. Bishop drove in two more runs with a single in the second.
 
The Wolverines finished with just two hits, as Ryan Denhart and Sydnie Sahhar combined on the shutout and the game ended in five innings. Kyla Hardy and Madison Carr were the two UVU players to finish with base hits in the game. Jordan Adams tossed 1-2-3 inning in the fourth for Utah Valley.
 
The series finale is set for 2 p.m. MT on Saturday from GCU Softball Field.