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Show OCTOBER 29,2008 WEDNESDAY, 4 - DIXIE SUN wii Football BY ERIK DORN Dixie Sun Staff Writer Dixie State Colleges football team traveled to Azusa Pacific University on Saturday and picked up a big road win. DSC scored 14 unanswered points in the fourth quarter to This is only beat APU the second time since becoming an NCAA Division II team that DSC won on the road. It was also the first time this season that DSC won a game decided by seven points or fewer. Senior quarterback Dexter Hill threw for 241 yards, one touchdown, and ran for 95 yards on 14 attempts. Hills touchdown came on a from the APUs line with 5:27 left in the game. Hill ran a bootleg and beat the APU defenders to the end zone to break the 3 tie. In a KDXU 890 AM postgame interview, head coach Ron Haun said the team is learning to come from behind and win a game. It was a great win for us, Haun said. Our kids didnt 30-2- 3. third-and-o- 23-2- want to lose. Thats a good trait Wed lost these close ones and we talked about getting over the hump, and thats what happened. Sophomore running back Adam Wells ran for 83 yards and one touchdown. Wells touchdown came on a run in the third quarter, which gave DSC a 3 lead. Junior wide receiver Skyler Ence had seven catches for 82 yards. Junior tight end Judd Thompson had three catches for 65 yards and sophomore wide receiver Kyser Christensen had three catches for 50 yards. Senior offensive lineman Carlos Hernandez, an accounting major from Norwalk, Calif, said the offense played well even with some changes on the offensive line. The entire left side of the line was playing different positions, he said. 50-ya- rd the game. The turnovers really killed us, Hernandez said. But when we had to come together and score points to win tire game, we did. Defensive coordinator Ken Schmidt said he was happy with how the defense played road m on Saturday. We werent making the plays to win games before, Schmidt said. We made tire plays we needed to make, and thats how you win a football game. Schmidt said two players in particular stuck out to him in the game. Senior linebacker Steven Cook had three tackles for losses of 19 Frank played really great on Saturday, he said. They both are tremendous ath- yards and two sacks. Junior defensive end Chad Frank had two tackles for losses of six yards and a quarterback letes. In the final home game of the 2008-200- 9 season, DSC hosts Western Washington University at noon on Saturday at Hansen Stadium. hurry Steve Cook and Chad Dixie State volleyball returned to St. George and faced off against Notre Dame de Namur on Friday and Saturday, sweeping the Argonauts in both matches. The DSC volleyball team looked happy to be playing back in St. George on their home court after a hard road trip to Hawaii the previous week. Dixie played an NDNU team that has never won a match at Dixie in the two years they have played in St. George. Dixie maintained their dominance over NDNU on their home court, sweeping the Argonauts. Dixie was in control of the first game from the start and won Dixie players seemed to then lower themselves to the competition, making simple errors in the sec25-1- 7. setter Anna Bullard had five aces on the night. The team recorded 10 aces in their match against NDNU. Dixie continued Saturday where they left off on Friday, again handling NDNU in three straight sets, and Dixie played well, outdoing NDNU in almost every aspect. Dixie had 43 kills compared to NDNUs 24. Luna led the way again for Dixie with 15 kills. Senior middle blocker Mariesa Nielson added nine kills of her own. Bullard and freshman defensive specialist Jayci Jeffress both led the team with 13 digs 25-1- 25-1- 6, 25-1- 7 5. each. Interim head coach Gregg Jensen said the team struggled a little on Friday against NDNU but pulled it together on I ivorne this se ,e urday. DSC lie jelmont. nengmg were as thi sated ( vVy, v:M I v i doub m Itiasa f r a i n - pefully v it, sa .,m in Beestc decided . ImondjC bei Ser ujority of ,'eston blf rjOIttrtl s c State College put up a strong defense during Saturdays game against Azusa Pacific University. During the second half, the game was continually tied, but the defense made good plays and worked hard to keep APU from Dixie scoring any further. Saturday. It is well against a team that does not bring much intensity to the match, Jensen said. It is also hard for the fans to get into a game when there are not many good rallies during the games. Nielson, a communication major from Oak City, said it was a good week for the team, but there is room for improvement. We just have to play our game no matter what happens during the match, Nielson said. When we play at our level we do great. Dixie plays Grand Canyon University on Friday, their last home game of the season. If Dixie wins this match, they have a good possibility of taking third in the conference this year. BY TYLER ROBERTS Dixie Sun Sports Editor The Dixie State College men's soccer team played three games over the weekend, beating Grand Canyon losing to University Notre Dame de Namur and beating Northwest Nazarene The home win against GCU on Oct. 21 was the second win for DSC in its inaugural season as a team. Freshman midfielder Zac Hales provided all the offense the team needed, scoring in the eighth minute after stealing the ball near midfield and firing a shot from 25 yards out. Freshman goalie Ben Brooksby made the goal stand, recording six saves throughout the game, four of which came in the second half, essentially saving the game for Dixie. Head coach Danny Ortiz said it was nice to finally get a win. "Ben Brooksby did an outstanding job in the GCU game," Ortiz said. "He was definitely the player of the 0, 0-- 3, 2-- 1. school-sponsor- game." DSC only managed nine shots, with three of them on ' target, while GCU had 19 shots, six of them on target and 14 of them coming in the second half. Ortiz was pleased with the win against the Antelopes and the way his team fought. "The boys have played well all season," Ortiz said. "With exception to the two Notre Dame games, we have played well enough in every game to win, we just have come up short. With the win DSC overall and improved to 21-- 1 in conference play. The loss was the first conference loss for the Antelopes of GCU. The win was Dixie's second in conference play, putting them in sixth place in the seven-teaPacWest m Conference. The team then traveled to Belmont, Calif., to take on Notre Dame de Namur University where its lack of offense got the team in trouble again. NDNU just poured on tine offense against Dixie, with 17 shots on goal, eight of which were on target, and scoring three goals. The first Argonaut goal came in the 29th minute with the next w i it 0 ) i 1 goal coming 10 minutes later in the 39th minute, essential!; putting the game away. To seal the deal, NDNU scored in the 62nd minute to put way out of reach. it inanimate Thewome Freshman goalie Francisco Martinez, a business major from Crown Point, Ind., said the team just didn't have its best stuff against NDNU. n: "We played fairly well and moved the ball around using our wing players," Martinez said. "We just struggled getting the ball in the net as we " have all year." Brooksby did all he could to keep DSC within striking distance, recording four saves in 65 minutes of play. Dixie had chances but could just not convert its chances with seven shots, five of those on goal. The loss dropped Dixie to in overall and conference play. -1 Hu jirdyn BYJAI Dixie S noth thi takes it hi 'hoshouli Lets trax Easterr heck -1 DSC returned home Monday to play against Northwest Nazarene and beat them Dixie outshot and shots on NNU 2-- 1. 17-1- 6, goal were even Sophomore forward Kyle 6-- 6. Beck and freshman midfielder Sean Henderson each con ougher ton. ad out This last ye takeaca: someth hedefem lampion ookaspn te divisio 'Wintac nth that s health V Y Tv 5. department. Sophomore c leams medand ;iung. Despite the victory Dixie did not play their best volleyball, as they seemed to be out of sync while playing against a team that could not meet their skill level. Junior outside hitter Katie Luna played well and racked up 17 kills on the night. Freshman outside hitter Alex Shearer and junior outside hitter Cami Johnson both added six more kills to the total of 38 kills on the night for the team. Dixie had a strong night in the serving eCollef nersity. ond match. DSC was able to battle back late in the second game, winto give them ning 26-2- 4 a chance to sweep NDNU in three straight sets. The third game was all Dixie again as they finished off the match 25-1- ned jes Volleyball sweeps NDNU DSC men win 2, Jose BY HOLLAND OLSEN Dixie Sun Staff Writer DaI to h otre tened by N'otre Dt 16-1- Considering that, we played very well. DSC again struggled with turning the ball over, but this time they were able to overcome the turnovers and win gVBRO V L scored a goal apiece. NNU fegerous scored early in the game, in ghtLoc the 22nd minute, to take the 'atl Pierc lead Henderson then echarg scored in the 36th minute to yearv tie the game. hoodie Beck scored the decisive l0ncann goal in the 68th minute to put he Nets made Dixie up Martinez Kcleolus it stand up with three saves in ferns, if, the second half. "It feels really great to get in anstayh give t and get some playing tune," Martinez said. "We will do iKnic aching well in Hawaii because we " Antoni have a couple injured players 0. 2-- 1. t rf 1 1 8h Mariesa Nielson, a senior communication major from Oak City, spikes the ball to Notre Dame de Namur. Dixie was unbeatable, winning both games. Kevin Young, a freshman Kearns, steps up the defense as he tries The men beat Northwest Nazarene 2-- 1 major from to steal the on Monda ball and coming back, and we should '"ally, til knock off every team we play '76n are there." kaddfa Dixie played NNU on ahead; Tuesday, but the game was young r0j not decided by press time. TheCe DSC's next game will be going to i Saturday against Chaminade University as the team kicks off its Hawaii trip. whetyoi Ganges t |