Utah Tech came out on the wrong end of an 88-41 home decision to WAC-leading Grand Canyon on Thursday night inside the Burns Arena. 

How it happened 
The short-handed Trailblazers (14-11/8-6 WAC), who struggled to get anything offensively throughout the night, fell into a quick 12-2 hole as GCU hit on six of its first 12 shots to open the game.
 
Utah Tech managed to make a two-possession game a couple times later in the first quarter, and trailed 22-15 early in the second period after an Alyson Deaver 3-pointer. 
 
However the Lopes (21-4/13-1 WAC) would outscore the Blazers 19-8 over final nine minutes of the frame to take a comfortable 41-23 advantage into the halftime break. 
 
GCU opened the second half like it began the game, with a 12-2 run, and the Lopes never looked back from there as they picked up their 21^st win of the season.  
 
Numbers to know
Maddie Warren was the lone Trailblazer to score in double figures as the redshirt sophomore poured in 17 points on 7-of-17 shooting. Warren also filled the stat sheet with four rebounds, three assists, two steals and one block.
 
Deaver, along with Maggie McCord and Caitlynn Jordan, each finished with five points apiece.
 
Utah Tech wound up shooting an even 32 percent (16-of-50) from the floor, which included a 25 percent clip (7-of-28) from beyond the arc. The beleaguered Trailblazers, who due to injury are now down to only eight healthy players for the rest of the season, were also hampered by a season-high 25 turnovers and were outrebounded by a 39-23 count. 
 
 
Trinity San Antonio led all scorers with 21 points, which included a 5-of-8 effort from the perimeter. GCU shot 57.4 percent (35-of-61) for the game and went 9-of-22 (.409) from 3-point country. 
 
Up next
Utah Tech, which has played four of its first five February games away from home, returns to the road with a trip to the "Emerald City" for a Saturday matinee at Seattle U. Tip-off inside the Redhawk Center is slated for 1 p.m. (PT).