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Show ' sat Mi i.irwiflrr in DssikiJa? cfl EccoaiP8 s N. dfilUGD WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2015 -- 6- DIXIESUNNEWS.COM BASKETBALL stops, rebound, and get out on the break offensively. In the second half, Dixie did just that. The Argonauts were held to just 20 points in the final 20 minutes, while DSU exploded offensively. Dixie State did not miss from distance in the second half. The Storm were also able to clamp down defensively, forcing turnovers and turning them into points on the offensive end. Robbins had three blocks in the game, adding to his already Pacific West Conference-leadin- g 41. I was feeling good and having fun, Thompson said. We just seemed to be firing on all cylinders. We played hard and had a double-doubl- with 10 points and e rebounds. Head coach Jenny Thigpin said, she was thrilled with her teams performance. We played together, Thigpin said. We had five girls in double figures, and were a tough team to beat when we can do that. 8 lead at halfDSU held a time, but that was quickly cut in half by a 0 NDNU run in the early stages of the second half. The Storm quickly countered that run with barrage from Miller and Moore. All season long, the Storm have been plagued by costly turnovers opand allowing second-chanc- e where areas are Both portunities. the team has improved greatly 12 41-2- 9-- over the past two games. DSU j won the battle of the boards and turned the ball over just 16 times against NDNU, four under its season average. Brianna ' Jessop, a junior forward and human communication major from ' Hyrum, said she believes this is big key to its improved play. We have been working on ; that, Jessop said. We have focused a lot more on taking care j of the ball and boxing out. The women will play Chami- - J nade at home on Thursday at 5 p.m., the second of its fou. game home stand. Each of these g nes i will be critical as the team is r West fighting for a Pacific tournament birth. 58-4- 0 '( ? a O -- Con-ferenc- e good time. The win moved the Storm tie in the into a second-plac- e PacWest Conference. With just five games remaining, DSU has the opportunity to possibly nab the No. 1 seed in the conference tournament, which will start on Thursday, March 5, in Irvine, V California. Mason Sawyer, a junior psychology major from West Jordan, goes in for a lay-u- p in the game against Notre Dame De Namur University on Saturday. The Storm play tomorrow at home against Chaminade University. BY PORTER LARSEN PLarsenDSN Both Dixie State University basketball teams came away victorious on a thrilling Saturday night in Burns Arena. 86-8- Dame de Namur University. Thompson scored 21 points on nine of 14 from the field, but he wasnt the only DSU player with the hot hand. Senior center Zach Robbins added 12 points, and junior guard Robbie Nielson only missed one shot on his way to an 11 -- point outing. The Storm started the game off slow and were only able to lead going into hold a three-point Mens Basketball Dixie State mens basketball leaned on the hot shooting of senior guard DeQuan Thompson to grab its fourth consecutive victory on Saturday against Notre DSU will face Chaminade in the Burns Arena on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Dixie bested Chaminade in their last meeting halftime. Assistant coach Ryan Sanchez said the emphasis in the locker room was effort. We just werent playing hard enough, Sanchez said. In the second half, we defended with energy and we were able to get 3. Womens Basketball Hot shooting and a total team effort led the DSU women to victory Saturday night against Notre Dame de Namur University. Dixie shot 50 percent from the field while being able to hold the Argonauts to just 28 percent (32-64- ), shooting. Five different players scored in double figures for the Storm, led by senior guard Kaylah Miller with 18. Junior guard Chermayne Moore added 15; junior center Taylor Mann, 14; and senior center Haileigh Emerine, 12. Freshman guard Tianna Dough-e- r also notched her first career Chermayne Moore, a junior psychology major from Pinole, California, drives past the defender. DSU won the game on Saturday against Notre Dame De Namin. Softball heats things up to start the season allowed one hit against CSU. Hartman, a sophomore integrated also had Feickert studies major from Mapleton, said five walks and the team played dynamic softball. struck out nine. We moved runners when needed Our pitchers did an awesome and hit them in at Womens softball fired up in Tucjob, and we answered by clutch moments, son, Arizona, by starting its season four six of at the Hartman said. winning scoring runs, games NFC A Leadoff Classic. Gelter said. Feickert struck The Storm headed to Tucson FriSenior second out seven against baseman Nicole day to play Midwestern State UniMSUD, while We the hit ball we 1 and and Chavez well, Colorado versity winning sophomore .. State University winning fielded and catcher we well junior played pitcher BrookWood-faSheila Gelter, a senior elementary Autumn lyn Beardshear together. education major from St. George, had two pitched three said the team played great this Sheila Gelter RBIs in the win scoreless innings Senior education tournament by either winning or elementary major against MSU, against MSU. from St. George. while sophomore staying right with the opposing The tournament team. short stop Josey ended with two We hit the ball well, we fielded Hartman and losses on Sunday, the ball well and we played togethfreshman outbut the team still fielder Janessa er, Gelter said. stayed on top of The first two games started off Bassett both had its game and still with strong pitching from junior two against CSU. stayed right there with the opposThe next two games the Storm pitcher Aryn Feickert and senior ing teams, Gelter said. pitcher Michelle Duncan. FeickThe Storm wentup against Unistayed hot, beating MSU 10-- 3 and ert let MSU earn only one walk Metropolitan State University of versity of Central Oklahoma, losing off two hits, while Duncan only Denver 1 Saturday. and No. West Texas BY KARLI KUHN karlikuhn 9-- 11-1- ll -- 9-- 2, A&M University, 4-- 5. Feickert struck out 13 batters in the loss against UCO. Senior outfielder Courtney Hine had two RBIs while sophomore infielder Mallory Paulson had one in the loss against West Texas A&M. The game against West Texas went into extra innings after Wood-faltied it up at the top of the sixth The Storm were ahead at the top of the eighth, but the Buffs tied it up in the bottom half and then got an RBI that ended the game. The women are excited for the season to start and are excited to play in next weeks tournament in Vegas, motivated to play even better than this weekend, Gelter said. We need to go into this tournament with the mentality of winning and earning it pitch by pitch, Hartman said. If we all have that mindset we will be ready. The Storm will play in Las Vegfs at the Desert Stinger Tournament starting Friday at 7 p.m. l t k |