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Show 6 THE SUN WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 230EWE 7) Out of luck: Womens Basketball team loses two on the road to CEU and Colorado Northwestern Dixie rallies to win two By Stephen Vincent Sports Editor , sit- stvmcent77hotmaiI com s The Dixie College mens basketball team got two crucial road wins to pull into a tie for third place. The Rebels (16-9- , Scenic West Athletic Conference) defeated Colorado Northwestern, and the College of Eastern Utah, on Fnday, Feb. 4, and Beverly Glover (left) and three asi other players scramble for a loose ball in the game against Southern Idaho 8-- 5 85-6- 90-7- last month. Saturday, Feb. 5. Dixie has now won eight of its last nine Photo by Tylor More r By Stephen Vincent Sports Editor stvincent7?hocmail ,M 61-6- 78-6- t 6-- iti u wiviunsr U V com The Dixie College womens basketball team had a rough weekend, dropping games to and the Colorado Northwestern, College of Eastern Utah, 7 The losses dropped the Rebels (15-9- , Scenic West Athletic Conference) into a tie for fifth place in the conference. Atop the leaders board in the SWAC are No. 14 Snow (11-4No. 15 Utah Valley State College (10-3All three and No. 22 Ricks College teams will be battling to win the conference title. IKIE .n x Photo by Tylor More Vance Dixies also able Dixie was star forward, to Lawhorn, fights his the two win games despite way towards the basket in a game against having ,ust eight players at month Uwhorn and fo available to play. But, tor- Rebels WOn tW0 8ames thls weekend t0 m0ve in tunately, the Rebels did a tie for third place in the Scenic West, have four of their five starters. Shooting guard Marcus Banks exploded for 30 points in the win over Colorado Northwestern. The next night, he scored a season-hig- h 44 points against Eastern Utah. Only one other Rebel (Maurice Baker; who scored 45 points in a game against Howard, Texas) has scored more in a game. Baker also highlighted the week by getting a triple double (12 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists) against Colorado Northwestern. Vance Lawhorn scored 21 against Eastern Utah. The trio of Banks, Baker and Lawhorn all rank in the top five in the Scenic West Athletic Conference in scoring. Lawhorn leads the league in the category (19.4 points per game), and Baker (18.1 ppg) and Banks (18.0 ppg) rank fourth and fifth, respec- v. W r Vi ), ), (8-4- ). iw See I Womens Basketball, page 7 ?OT tively. A. m rc' Dixie returns home this weekend to face North SWAC) 7 Idaho (15-on Friday night, Feb. 11, and they will then face Ricks (19-on Saturday night. The Rebels beat both teams on a road trip to Idaho earlier this year. Dixie will have just 10 players the rest of the season. uni?- - if; 5-- 7-- w- - r t JiT v uviCi-'iLuM- a itjiter 628-123- 4 Ancestor Square St George $31 t Blvd 6 Mam Go e Zfi. Rebels! liu LVic i it - 632-123- 4 St. George Blvd & Bluff Next to Blockbuster Video Beat North Idaho and Ricks |
