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Show WEDNESDAY, JANUARY J 1 nrsll INF CONTENT to view videos and slideshows of this weeks content. f 1.- 1 0 20; c Go online to dixiesunlink.com J 1 11 - Cl trad like dent lege Athlete of the rock Solomon Jensen leads team with hard work BY SHELBY MISRASI Sports Editor The Athlete of the Month award goes to Dixie State College men's basketball player Solomon Jensen. Jensen is Dixie's senior center from Centerville. Before playing two years for DSC he played one year at Utah Valley University, one year at Salt Lake Community College, and played all four years at Viewmont High School. Jensen averaged 19 points per game in high school and was a First-Teaselection in 2005. At UVU he appeared in 28 games, and at SLCC he started 27 games averaging seven points and four rebounds while shooting 53 percent of the field as a sophomore. As a junior at Dixie State he started 20 of the 29 games played and averaged 7.1 points and 3.6 rebounds. He had a season high of 13 points m All-Sta- te against Notre Dame de Namur University, had seven rebounds in a game seven times, and had three straight double-digit scoring games in December. Teammate Derek Owen, a junior biology major from St. George, said Jensen is a hard worker. He is always the kind of person who will give 110 percent, Owen said. Teammate Griffon Jones, a senior integrated studies major from Cheney, Wash., said his greatest talents are the way he competes and his hard work. He is competitive and has a great work ethic, Jones said. He always holds his own no matter who he's playing with. Jensen can not only play the post position, but can also successfully shoot the ball. He can shoot and be a great post, Owen said. It's a deadly vU fr i.v wvnnwvn combo. But Jensen's talent isn't the only thing that keeps the team close and successful. He has a great wmig V fV f ! m prjf 4 "- a it v I and is very ! I li al V , U? i 7 t : , I a- - t t 'VNt 1 lQ t . 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Jensen is awarded Athlete of the Month for his talent on the basketball court. be-- z Tre ing take home Dixie State brings in 4th finish Storm trip record from Calif, The Dixie State College men's basketball team kicked off the new year playing three games in five days on the road in Califor- ferent player stepped up when the team needed him. "I've said it from day one: You've got to have players step up," Judkins said. Junior forward Derek Owen made the most of his second start of the season nia. The Red Storm (8-defeated Academy of Art University and Notre Dame de Namur University, but in against AAU and dropped 1 8 points to lead the Red Storm scoring attack. Four other Red Storm players also finished the game in double BY KER1C SEEGMILLER Staff Writer 4, 3-- 1) between fell to Dominican University for a 1 road trip record. "It could have been a great but to go 1 week going it was good week," head coach Jon Judkins said. "Anytime you can come home off a road trip with a winning record you've done 2-- 3-- 0, 2-- pretty good." Dixie first took the floor on Jan. 3 in San Francisco against the Urban Knights of Academy of Art University. In each of the wins a dif straight road game when the Penguins began to hit their shots. Dominican eventually gained the advantage when senior guard Mark Lewis buried a jump shot with one minute remaining. The Red Storm sent the game to overtime when Cole and senior forward Griffon Jones each made a pair of free throws in the final minute. nt 73-7- 2 triple zeros the score was in favor of Dominican. "We didn't play very well," Judkins said. "We didn't come ready to play, or we overlooked them." Owen again paced the Red two days later. The Red Storm led by eight points with 1 1 minutes remaining after senior guard Maurice Cole nailed three straight free throws to make Storm with 17 points as Cole and sophomore forward Dalton Groskreutz also finished in double fig- the score 44-3The Red Storm were poised to win their second 6. ures. Not wanting to end the trip on a sour note, the Red Storm bounced back on Saturday in Belmont, Calif., against Notre Dame de Namur University. The game was very evenly matched in the first half, and the teams went into tire locker rooms at halftime with the score tied at 29-29. v YtXtt , Aw 4 i u in' i Kimball Payne, a sophomore general education major from Alpine, reads the defense before he creates an offensive play. The Dixie State College mens basketball team brings home a winning record from the break. The Red Storm quickly took over in tire second half and never looked back. Junior guard Mckay Massey hit en route a pair of to a scoring effort and Dixie walked away with nt i a 73-6- 7 victory. Cole was tire only other S w Red Storm player in double 1 added 12 points and figures and five assists, The Red Storm return to o m action on Friday at Bums Arena when Dominican comes to town for tire rematch between the two teams. Tipoffis set for 7:30 p.m. BY KERIC SEEGMILLER Staff Writer The Dixie State Col- lege women's basketball team spent the final week of the holiday break in California and played three games in three different cities. The Red Storm (8-played to a 1 record in the Golden State and averaged 74 points per game while holding their opponents to an average of 60 points per game. The DSC women tipped o'ff their road trip on Thursday, Jan. 3 in San Francisco against the Urban Knights of Academy of Art University. The Red Storm struggled early and AAU built an eight-poilead going into halftime. "We just came out flat from the beginning," n head coach Angela said. "It took us about 30 minutes to really get into the game." But Dixie refused to go down easy. The Red Storm battled back into the game and lead took a seven-poiwith eight minutes remaining after senior guard Shanae Vaifanua made a layup off an assist from junior forward Qorreah Joicc. The game went back and forth following the layup and the teams traded baskets throughout the second half. The Urban Knights slowly crept back into the game and regained the lead with only 24 seconds remaining. 4, Unfortunately, the Red Storm never led in overtime. The Penguins jumped to a lead and a late seven-poicomeback bid fell short for Dixie. When the clock hit figures as Dixie capped an 85-7- 2 victory. After picking up the win in San Francisco the Red Storm took the momentum to battle Dominican University in San Rafael, Calif., winning 2-- 3-- 1) nt Kris-tense- nt The Red Storm had an opportunity to win the game, but a buzcr-bcat- - ing shot by junior guard Erica Hayes with two seconds left missed the mark and the game ended 9 in favor of AAU. 60-5- Three Dixie players finished the game in double figures, but the team was unable to overcome shooting just 26 percent frm the field in the first half. The Red Storm traveled north to San Rafael, Calif., two days later to take on Dominican University and got back on the winning track with a 9 victory over the Penguins. Senior guard Sheila Adams led the Red Storm attack against Dominican scoring a 26 points game-hig- h while grabbing nine rebounds and dishing out four assists. "The girls came out very focused in this game," Kristensen said. "From the moment the ball was tipped they were ready to go. Everyone gave us great minutes, and if we play like this we will have a chance at winning the conference." 89-5- The Red Storm t capped their road trip on Saturday it Belmont, Calif., with the grudge match against Notre Dame de Namur University. Dixie prevailed in first matchup against NDNU, and after a hari fought battle on Saturday it achieved the salt result with a 3 vie T1 three-gam- LeB men and ebra lusti the Ja long aroi J; at 76-6- tory. "it! Junior center Becca Thomas torched the Argonauts for 18 point and 12 rebounds to the lead the Red Storm and record her first career double-doubl- e. ring then assi the blov Cha Hayes Tt led all scorers with 23 points and pulled down six rebounds of her own. "as owe After playing three straight games on the a: road, the Red Storm get looking forward to ting back to Burns Arena for four conseci tive home games. The Red Storm retut to action on Friday ant will play host to Dominican University B i In ofu her ting Tho aft hro the grudge match against the Penguins The game will tip offJ 5 and for, shoe p.m. fenc 5 Cob Tl ,reas ooul i hten Hell com fiogl ttnet cn hin com I Pres Shanae Vaifanua, a communication major from dun Hurricane, gets ready to run with her teamwith a practice. The women are now 4 overall upcoming game this Friday against Dominican University. 8-- blCs |