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Show SPORTS Red Storm football snaps WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30 4 - DIXIE SUN 3-ga- skid me The Red Storm (2-defeated Humboldt State University (2-on Saturday 24-2It looked like it was going to be .another loss for DSC as the 4th quarter approached. Trailing 20-1- 0 with 10 minutes remaining in the game, senior quarterback Judd Thompson rallied his team to score 14 points in just under five minutes. The first scoring drive of the comeback started on DSCs own 20. The offense proceeded to march 80 yards on nine plays for a touchdown in under three minutes. The scoring drive was capped touch- off by a down pass from Thompson to junior running back Adam Wells to bring the Red Storm within three points. DSCs defense stiffened and forced HSU 3, 1) 2, 0. into a third-and-2- situa- 0 tion. Lumberjack quarterback Mike Proulxs pass was intercepted by senior safety Wesley Beavers and returned to the HSU seven. Sophomore running back Tauni Vaka-pun- a then punched it in from out to give DSC a 24-2- 0 lead. . unior linebacker Keauntea Bankhead, an integrated studies major from Seattle, tackles Humboldt State Universitys running back Bobby Thomas Saturday. Bankhead had seven tackles to help keep the Lumberjack offense at bay. at anytime. A comeback us, Wilks said. We just Wells, an integrated maining in the game to seal the victory. studies major from pinned our ears back and victory like that brings a end defensive to Junior lot confidence the said of put enough pressure on Wash., having communithe quarterback so he a Kevin center team. under Wilks, Thompson didn't feel comfortable. from cation held The defense the the offense Sandy, major gives hope said execution was key in Fortunately our second- with each possession. Lumberjacks final two the last three drives of Judd is an amazing ary stepped up and made possessions to only 22 the game. some great plays. leader, Wells said. yards and Beavers added We just executed the The defense was led by With him on the field another interception with senior linebackers Nick to was that we feel like we can score just over a minute re given play Ken-mor- Cragin and Micah who each had f0Ur solo and four assisted tackles. The running game for the Red Storm didnt pro. duce any big numbers, but that didnt stop Wells from getting involved. On the ground Wells onlj racked up 39 yards on seven carries, but through the air he had a career high 86 yards on five receptions and two touchdowns. Wells said the running game has been slow, but is progressively getting better each week. We have a whole new group upfront, Wells said. The running game has taken a little bit to get going, but we have made big improvements over the last few weeks. We ran for 82 yards on Saturday; thats good improvement. DSCs offense had 346 yards of total offense, including a season high of 82 yards on the ground. Thompson completed 19 of 30 passes for 264 yards and two touchdowns, but also threw, three interceptions. The Red Storm is on the road again to take on No. 5 Central Washing- ton University Saturday at 2 p.m. Har-war- BY ERIK DORN Dixie Sun Staff Writer e, RlCHA i d the We: h i .game no aCe Pacif wins toDomi andAcai Domii ca cornel ' in ctory Satun f, ;dro Gue ring ga early in . j dsc Jd not ; (: co .coring c the I .hot shots c rs h fren jols. Ev first fie Rafael ( t iinnican Volleyball to play No. 19 Golf team finishes 4th Hawaii-Hil- o for 1st place after strong second day BY A.J. GRIFFIN Dixie Sun Staff Writer The Dixie State College womens volleyball team swept a pair of matches on the road, helping it maintain a perfect record in PacWest Conference play. We really prepared ourselves to make sure that we played a good game, said senior setter Chelsi Dewitt, an integrated studies major from Mesa, Ariz. We just came together and we were ready to play no matter what. The Lady Red Storm 0 in (10-- 3 overall, PacWest play) played the Academy of Art University Friday, sweeping the Urban Knights behind a powerful serving attack (25-128-2). The Red Storm dominated with 15 aces, while freshman outside hitter Brita Noble led the way with five aces. Senior outside hitter Katie Luna commanded the offense with 15 kills and three aces. Dewitt passed the ball well, accounting for 34 assists and leading the team defensively with 14 digs. It was probably our best weekend of the year offensively, head coach Gregg Jensen said. Things just clicked and the games just went really well. Dixie State completed the weekend sweep Saturday, beating Notre Dame de Namur (26-2In the first game, the Argonauts had a 24-2- 2 lead, at which point the Red Storm scored four straight points to win. DSC never looked back, winning the next two games with ease. I think we just demoralized them, Jensen said. They didnt play well after that. There are times when the girls just refuse to lose. They came together and they really had their mind set on winning. Dewitt had 37 assists and 15 digs against NDNU, while Luna smashed 14 kills. Noble had 12 kills and 14 digs. Our offensive was great, Dewitt said. We worked together really well. We meshed really well. Everyone was on. Dixie is riding a four-gam- e winning streak as the Red Storm face a tough week ahead. Dixie will play The University of Hawaii-Hil- o Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday at 2 p.m., with the top spot in the conference standings up for grabs. We are going to be ready for probably the most difficult games of the season, Dewitt said. Our strategy is to just be smart. We need to make sure we use our advantages the best we can. 4-- 4, i The Dixie State College mens golf team started its season off well by finishing the first tournament of the year tied for fourth place. The team traveled to Lacey, Wash., for the Saint Martins Mens Golf Invitational, hosted by the Saints of Saint Martins University. The Red Storm started the weekend tournament Friday, finishing round one sixth place out of the twenty team field. The team shot a combined 300, eight shots off the lead. Sophomore Nick Drost had the teams best score of the day, shooting a 71 , one under par and tied for sixth place. Senior Cameron Crawford and junior Connor Jones finished the day tied at Round two on Saturday was a different story as the team shot a combined 292, finishing tied for fourth at 592 combined for tournament. Drost shot a 75, with a combined 146 good enough for sixth place. Jones shot a 71 and Crawford shot a 74. Head coach Reed McArthur said the team played well considering it was the first tournament of the year. - These fall tournaments mean a lot, but the spring is where it really counts, he said. We want to get the early jitters out and get back home after being away for awhile. Crawford, an accounting major from Sandy, said tire team played much better the second day to jump up a few 25-22- spots. I think we hung in there really well, Crawford said. major from Mesa, Ariz., sets up middle hitter Whitney Norton, a sophomore integrated studies major from Sandy, during practice. The volleyball team is undefeated in PacWest play after sweeping Notre Dame de Namur last weekend. such as Notre Dame de Namur, Academy of Art, University of Hawaii-Hiland Dominican University. McArthur said its good his team saw how they stack up against conference competition. The closest PacWest competitor, NDNU, started strong with a 297 in the first round, but faded with a 3 1 5 in the second round, good for eleventh place. The Red Storm golf team traveled to Bellingham, Wash., Monday to play at the Viking Mens Golf Invitational, hosted by Western o, 76. 4, 6, BY TYLER ROBERTS Dixie Sun Sports Editor We played really good tire second round to finish fourth and jump up two spots. DSC finished ahead of some familiar PacWest foes, Washington University. DSC finished the day in fifth place, four shots off the lead. The team shot a combined 580 and finished the tournament Tuesday, but results from the final round were not in at press time. Crawford was one shot off the lead, good enough for fourth place, with a 73 and 66 on tine par-7- 2 course. Crawford said the team should do well this season, considering the team is better than last years team, which made it to the NCAA Division II regionals last year. He said their team goal is to make it to nationals. We are looking pretty good for the year, he said. We have more experience this year and everyone who has traveled has previous college golf experience. We have competed with some of the best teams in the country so far so we should do really well. DSC will return home to byjaf host the Utah Collegiate For tl Challenge Oct. 7 at Sunbrook Golf Course betyortsma fore playing the Sonoma ngathlet State Invitational Oct. 18- edtobeli 19. That tournament will be :e from p hosted by the defending H but it NCAA Division II national 'flayed ti Hie champions, the Sonoma latesi State University Seawolves. tththro 16-1- -- LcGarrc rur gon ' recent remaim sucke 'Jteplaye B'unt, a s assusper aining lally 1 tli lll,egecar Utis inci 'Mking reds j6r al to bt Punishi :ermid-'this. c Let ory l 'Ity some ;niehan rek of a b i;!Punch( F5tofE ' rc shou 'Penaltie s"ns are a ufrerent s t4:thei Nick Drost, a freshman general education major from Salt Lake City, practices his swing on the drivseasoi the t5cl ing range at The Ledges Golf Club. Drost helped sport team tie for fourth place at the Saint Martins Men5 'totive o Golf Invitational Saturday. |