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Show jaw .irTV-S- if- - Mniim inriitf WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28, 2013 ifffrn ti rrnfi DIXIESUNNEWS.COM SPORTS a V K J i s - i v i ' ' i i U .J C " . ' , ' . Sv : j ri-- i , 1 J j ,v. '' a V ;3 ' I ' a "a1 V W ".k. k r f 'v 7. , T -. , . f, A i i f vv-- . t - 'A li ? ti, f 5 i ': i ;' v!! t -;- fv- ------ . VAx ; - '. ' ' 'jiT-V'- i i W v. 1,- - r v - SUMMER continued from page 4 ' Miamis LeBron James the NBA finals received -- :V - x 'i Vi'n a, 0 Jennifer Mason, a junior accounting major from Springville, takes a shot at goal Aug. 25, 2012. Mason opened the scoring for Dixie State against Salt Lake Community College Saturday. MVP award. He was announced as the fourth player in history to win two consecutive MVPs in a row as well as the ninth player to win more than one. In game seven, James put up 37 points and 12 rebounds in 45 minutes. Those moves would pay off in a hurry as the Heat defeated the Spurs It was a great finals, said Jayson Allmond, a junior criminal justice major from Inglewood, Calif. Everybody who played, played great. Overall, I loved it. I liked finals like that because it wasnt a blow out. Im happy the Heat won and LeBron got his second ring. 95-8- Mason leads team to victory over SLCC away with the win in the second half. BY SHELBY MISRASI Editor-m-Chi- ef soccer team kicked around a ball and fought to find the back of the net until the final whistle blew. The Dixie State University womens soccer team took a 0 win against Salt Lake Community College Saturday night and kept the momentum the entire first half of the scrimmage when they held SLCC to zero attempts at goal. 3-- We feel like we have a 3 ie Forward Jennifer Mason, accounting major from Springville, took advantage of the momentum when she found the back of the net 15 minutes into the second half. We started actually taking shots, Mason said. We were being timid in the first half, and nobody wanted to take the shots. Bingham said the women were thinking of their teammates instead of themselves, and thats something that can result a junior The games began Saturday night as the womens pretty quick team, head coach Kacey Bingham said. Weve worked a lot on fitness so we can make sure were able to make the runs and challenge the ball. DSU failed to score in the first half, and the team decided it didnt like that result. The Red Storm then got determined and ran in a loss. No one wanted to pull the trigger, Bingham said. No one wanted to shoot in the first half. Everyone was passing off to their teammates, which is good, but at times were not going to score goals if we dont take shots. The Red Storm scored their three goals in the second half. The first half, we definitely thought things werent where they should be, and we addressed it at halftime, Bingham said. The second half, we were super pleased at how they came out, how they performed, and what they brought to the table. The team kept the momentum throughout the game and had 21 shots at goal compared to SLCCs three attempts. Defender Emily Fox, a junior elementary education major from Lehi, said the Red Storm made goals prior to the game, and having that goal in mind helped finalize the win. We just have to pump ourselves up, Fox said. Having the goals and working together as a team helps us keep that momentum. Dixie State is ranked No. 7 out of the 13 teams in the Pacific West conference poll, and Bingham said thats not where the team wants to be. pre-seas- Its just another goal to challenge us and push ourselves to where we want to be, which is hopefully in the top two, Bingham said. Bingham said the scrimmages help the team learn and grow to get ready for the regular season. Scrimmages are crucial because they let us know where were at, Bingham said. Its a marking point... and we really need to know where our struggles are. Fox said SLCC couldnt overcome the Storms momentum, so the defense had little time to prove what it could do. We did really well with this game, but they didnt give us a whole lot of opportunities to show ourselves what we could do in the back, Fox said. Mason said the scrimmages also help the team focus on a specific style of soccer, and once it grabs a hold of it, the team will be ready for the season. We want to work on our formation more and just get it down because we have a very specific formation that we like to play, Mason said. Once we actually get it down, well do really good. We played really well with it; we just need to practice it a little more. DSU faces California State University-Sa- n 8. MLS With a couple of months left in the MLS soccer season, there is still plenty of time to see who comes out on top. The current leaders of the Eastern Conference are the Montreal Impact followed by the New York Red Bulls. Real Salt Lake currently sits atop the Western Confence with a record of Leading the team in is forward Alvaro goals who has nine goals. Also leading the team is midfielder Javier Morales with nine assists and goalkeeper Nick Rimando with 67 saves for RSL and eight shutouts. Ber- nardino on Thursday at 1 p.m. in San Bernardino, Calif., and the team hopes to pick up there where it left off in the second half of the SLCC scrimmage. We talk about not going backwards, and once we reach new heights, (we need) to build on that and then keep building higher, Bingham said. 13-8-- 6. Sa-bori- jil !Q . mac 1 School is around the corner! Whether you need a hardware upgrade or your iPhone or computer fixed, we can help! Warranty or it doesnt matter! 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