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Show a jcdm -- 6- WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 19. 2bn SPORTS DTXIHSUNNEWS.COM ss MEN fiud continued from page 4 Day as all 12 players in DSU jerseys saw playing time Thursday night in a win against University of Hawaii-Hil- sively. Garrett finished the BY TAYLOR DECKER Staff Writer Signs are sweeping the student section of Dixie State University. Students introduced a new form of support for the Dixie State basketball team a few weeks ago. Students have made distracting signs for the opposing team out of cardboard, laminated printouts and wooden rulers. The signs are held in the student section behind the basket, so when the opposing players or try to make a a basket in general, they will y. "A ) r . I?! 4 cv i P - - Hot-shooti- tree-thro- see these signs. The at Dixie State has helped supply some of H We originally had the idea, but some other guys in the student section really brought the heat, said X-Cl- member Derek Owen, a senior biology major from St. George. Owen said other students were the first ones to print off the signs, and the just fed off of the other students s ideas. Now the stuall the are across signs dent section. X-Cl- X-Cl- As a former player, I think if there is a lot of movement; if there is a lot of sound, a lot of pump from the crowd, its nearly impossible to make free throws, Owen said. Owen said he had seen crowds from big high schools and colleges able to pull off the signs. He said it brings intensity to the game, but it also lets them have fiin. The signs are huge over University of Thursday night. The win improved the teams record to 1 overall, putting it at a .500 winning percentage for the first time since Jan. 6. Senior guard Haley led the team with 39 points, while sophomore center Taylor Mann put up a school record of 26 rebounds. Hawhii-TIil- o WOMEN continued from page 4 11-1- University of Hawaii-Hil- o The Dixie State University womens basketball team continued with its home streak with a 4 win six-ga- 77-5- tfg A 4 . : . Students support the Red Storm in their game against Brigham Young University-Hawa-ii Feb. n. Cutouts of heads have become a popular item in tlie student the signs. 1? ViS j ........ is. X-Cl- 7 'cliONE Hol-mste- ad scor- points, game with 11 those of points in the ing first half. I think that the performance that Garrett gave us off the bench tonight was huge, said head coach Jon Judkins. He loves playing at home, and he is getting back from his injury, and that couldnt be at a better time for us. The Silverswords were led by junior point guard Lee Bailey with 25 points. Chaminade in only made one the second half. Junior center Zach Robbins also celebrated his birthday Saturday by putting up his 14th doubledouble this season with 20 points and 15 rebounds: A performance that was just as advertised by his family in the crowd that held up signs for Robbins which read, typical brilliance. It was definitely a team effort and a good team win, said Robbins, a junior communication major from Upland, Calif. I was able to post up on some smaller guys because they were switching on screens a lot tonight. Junior point guard Kimball Payne had a career-hig- h of 12 assists along with his 13 points in the game. 15 distractions, said Chase Merryweather, a sophomore We mostly try to make them miss free throws and just business major from Payson. We put funny faces on them, and, since were right behind the basket, it draws their attention to the huge faces. Some of these signs include e Herman, Miley Cyrus and LeBron James. There is also a sign that, when the students spin it, looks like an optical illusion. shots overall, Merryweather said. Plus our enthusiasm pumps energy into our team and helps us be a second half team. The opposing teams switch to the basket by the student section during the second half, which gives the students a prime opportunity to cause a distraction. Pee-we- It wasnt until Dixie was able to put together 13 unan- swered points that the teams began to separate dramatically. Holmstead put up a beautiful jump shot, breaking the teams 3 tie with 11:46 43-4- left. This led to DSU holding the Vulcans to zero points for the last 3:30 of play, putting together another outstanding run of 12 unanswered points. y The team gets a short it break before heads to California to play its two final away games against Dominican University of California and the Academy of Art University before coming back to finish off the season against the California Baptist University Lancers. five-da- University of Hawaii-Hil- o The Dixie State University mens basketball team showed a lot of love the night before Valentines :314 o. The Red Storm cruised to victory against the Vulcans at home, tallying the win with a final score of Leading the Storm in points was sophomore poi guard Mason Sawyer, who ended the night with 18 points. However, the highlight reel again belonged to Garrett found himself at the rim for a dunk three times during the game. Garrett k dunks in had to the second half put th6 icing on the cake for the!' Storm with six minutes remaining. Senior center Jordan Rex' pulled in 16 rebounds on the game, leading the Storm in their annihilation on the boards as they Junior for- Hilo ward Curtis Papenfuss also reboundhad double-dig- it ing numbers, finishing his double-doubl- e night with 10 boards and 11 points. 97-6- 9. back-to-bac- - ed 57-2- 7. ; Hawaii-Hil- o junior guard Darnell Williams scored a 20 points for the game-hig- h Vulcans. The win puts DSU back on a winning streak after defeating Brigham Young University-Hawa- 107-9- 4 ii Tuesday. The Storm are now 1 when playing at home and 19-- 4 overall. DSU will go on the road to the San Francisco bay area to play Dominican University of California and the Academy of Art University this weekend. Then will end at home on March 1. DISH N 'wuik 9-- I I ft A mjh! ' |
