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Show gjjcasra WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2015 ftwglby p&eps BY KARLI KUHN karlikuhn If you have strength, speed, and mind a dont strategy sport, you might want full-conta- ct consider rugby. At Dixie State University, there is a variety of clubs that can help you fuel almost any to desire you have, whether it cultural or for be academic, entertainment. Matthew Cooley, a junior education major from American Fork, has been part of the mens rugby club for three years and is the club president and captain. The Rugby club participates general tournaments, scrimmages and games against other uniin club teams, Cooley said. Rugby is not an sport, but the club still tries to go by all of its rules in hopes to eventually become a versity NCAA-recogniz- ed recognized sport, Cooley said. The mens club has 15 members and is actively trying to find more; it needs 23 total men to fill its roster. The womens club has approximately 25 members. club members have goals to grow the club and eventually be able to have their own field The SPORTS vu Sprang currently have a field to play on, so the club plays games at a park; the club still practices at the Encampment Mall on campus. The club welcomes anyone who wants to play. The members will even teach one-on-o- ne The sport consists of two halves, and the goal of the game is to get the rugby ball into the other teams goal area. Players can move forward by running with the ball or by kicking it. There are approximately eight season games for the mens rugby club, not including practice games and scrimmages. The womens club does not have as many organized games as the mens club but it hopes to be able to play as many games as it can this semester, Romero said. Nehmiah Yicente, a junior nursing major from Las Vegas, said he is a member of the club te evybecoiningja with goal posts. Alexis Romero, a sophomore major - elementary education from Catalina Island, P' - 9 ; ; s r California, said she has enjoyed playing rugby since she started college three years ago and is the womens club vice presi- dent. Everything about rugby is really fun, Romero said. Everybody should at least try it. The Dixie campus does not BY PORTER LARSEN PLarsenDSN Dixie State University e basketball went on a road trip last week. The mens team was trye ing to build on a win streak while the women would try to end a four-gam- four-gam- six-ga- skid. S' Following the loss to APU, Dixie matched up with Dominican University of California in San Rafael, California, on Thursday. Senior guard DeQuan Thompson sat early on due to an illness. He entered the game after just five minutes on the bench and immediately sparked a quick run for the Storm. Thompson instantly e hit a jumper, which 1 gave him his ,000th career point. Thompson became just the fifth member of 1 ,000 point club. DSU got the 3 victory over DUC. The third game would be another meeting with Academy of Art. Senior guard Mason Sawyer had 12 points, and Thompson added 13 in the 0 win. Ogden Jr., a business administration major from Spring Valley, California said he believes the Storms great play as of late contributes to the teams togetherness. Our team chemistry is clicking, Ogden said. Its leading to great execution on the court. mid-rang- Mens basketball The DSU men headed west to California, hoping to keep the Storm rolling against four conference foes. First, the Storm faced off against No. 17 Azusa Pacific University exactly a week after Dixie beat APU 1 in an overtime thriller in Bums Arena. DSU started the game hot, securing an early lead. Dixie State held that lead for the majority of the game until APU guard Troy Leaf led the Cougars to a e comeback scor- 97-9- 12-poi- nt 5; fThe DSU mens rugby club prepares for a match on 'Nov 14, 2014. Rugby isnt an NGAA recognized sport yet,l)ut Jdre rugbyjclulis have lugh hopesof i ' recognized sport. -- 5- Basketball takes the Bay Area and said that the club has personal goals as well as team goals; conditioning is a goal that he is working on now. The best part about the sport is smashing into people, Yicente said. The sport is intense and a good outlet. Being part of a team club is more like being a part of a family, you share a bond with a group of girls that share the same love of sports that you do, Romero said. The club practices everyday on the Encampment Mall field, the women from 5 to 6 pm. and the men from 6 to 8 pm. The mens club has only had one scrimmage so far this year against Salt Lake Community College, which it lost. The next game will be in two weeks at tire Las Vegas Invitational where it will play multiple schools. The womens team played a game in Las Vegas Saturday against a team called The Slots this was the first and lost 27-3season game. The women are unsure of their next match. They have to call and schedule games with the other schools. the skills such as the proper way to pass, how to scrum, how to do a line out, the rugby kick and basic game rules and strategies, Cooley said. DIXIESUNNEWS.COM late-gam- i ing 10 straight points. Dixie couldnt answer back and suffered its first ever loss to APU. Senior center Zach Robbins dumped in 20 points, and junior forward Mark Ogden Jr. added 15 points and 11 rebounds. After the loss, head coach Jon Judkins emphasized moving on. It was a tough loss. Judkins said. We just have to move forward. We are still in the position to compete for a conference championship. Were just taking it one game at a time. 86-8- 77-6- Womens Basketball The DSU women, looking n to get out of their e also started a slump, road swing against Azusa Pacific on Jan. 24. Meeting for the second time in a week, the Cougars are a familiar foe, but that didnt seem to aid the Storm as the Cougars dominated from wire to wire. DSU junior guard Chermayne Moore scored 0 loss to 13 points in the APU. mid-seaso- four-gam- 90-6- Moores hot shooting would carry on to the next game against Dominican University of California. Moore and senior guard Kaylah Miller made it rain in the Bay Area on Thursday, each of them hitting seven shots from distance. The Penguins, though, were able to weather the Storms early barrage and led at the half. Dixie suffered its fifth DSU head straight loss 89-7coach Jenny Thigpin said she believes the problems are 42-2- 4 8. simple. We are turning the ball over too much, simple as that. Thigpin said. We are making the same mistakes over and over again, and its just something we need to focus on improving. The next game was much of the same, as DSU turnovers plagued the team from start to finish against Academy of Art. The Knights scored 36 points off of 3 1 Dixie State turnovers, which proved to be too much for the Storm to overcome. On the final game of the road trip, the tide would finally turn for the Storm. Dixie State shot nearly 50 percent from the field on its way to its first win in the last seven games. Mann attributes the improved play to team chemistry. We played team ball. Mann said. We have the potential to do that every game. We just have to tap into it more often. Both DSU teams will head back to Bums Arena to play Notre Dame de Namur University on Feb. 7 at 5 p.m. V" Zzj vzN H n aa |
