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Show fTTT n WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2015 ','ENS BASKETBALL BY r said. No one guy can try and do too much. We have to do it collectively, and we can work together and have just as much suc- PORTER LARSEN PLarsenDSN cess. Also leaving DSU is assistant coach Ryan Sanchez. Sanchez will be replaced by Kevin Williamson, who previously held the same position at the University of Dixie State University basketball won five of the last six Pacific West Con- ference championships, a feat accomplished by no other team in Division II basketball. Through it all, two play- Minne-sota-Dulut- Hoping to step up for the Storm are guards Mason Sawyer, Robbie Nielson and Trevor Hill. In the front court, Mark Ogden Jr. will man the ers always seemed to be right in the middle of the action. Those two players are DeQuan Thompson and Zach Robbins. Robbins and Thompson rank No. 1 and No. 2 e respectfully on DSUs scoring list. Robbins e leader is also the in field goals, free throws V i all-tim- made, rebounds, blocked shots, games started and minutes played. Thompsons illustrious career landed him Storm. We might not have the we had last year, But we have said. Sawyer more depth than weve had in the past, and I think well be better from I expect to win the PacWest, be undefeated at home, and get out z of the first round of the ? NCAA tourney. Nielson will return to the Storm as its most ac- e in not second also in but only scoring, field goals made, made, free throws made, and minutes played. Thompson also donned the Red Storm jersey in a total of 112 games, which is the most in school history. Its safe to say those two players were a big part of the teams success over the last couple of seasons, leaving some big shoes to fill as they both graduated from DSU last spring. Their departure leaves a hole that would put most basketball teams in a tough position, but DSU seems to be reloading rather than rebuilding. Filling that void and all-tim- all-sta- rs life (Xu I I ' tu J LA 11 9 l V ? 1 K aI N V )d J . i Y iT inside presence for DSU. Ogden started every game last season and averaged 11 points and seven rebounds per contest. He is not looking to fill the shoes of Robbins but to leave his own Mark game by game and do what we know were capable of. n. fid' 1 1 v our thing, Ogden said. We just need to take it sixth-ma- 1 j fmmt- Spring Valley, California, will return as the biggest as the Storms i ) Mark Ogden Jr., a senior from et 'A IP 4 the team in steals in the stat-she- - 4 curate threat after shooting 46.2 percent from distance last season. Nielson, a senior from Gresham, Oregon, also led rt i V ' a V The men's basketball team has many returning players and new players who team starts preparations now for its season starting Nov 1 3 season. Rounding out the back-couwill be sophomore Trevor Hill, who made an immediate impact for the Storm last season. As a true freshman from Sandy, Hill stuffed the Judkins said is not going to be easy. Its going to have to be a team effort, Judkins r i rs 2014-1- 5 successfully reloading is something head coach Jon f? - paint accompanied by Josh Fuller and Zac Hunter. Sawyer, a senior from West Jordan, who will be the teams leading returning scorer, acknowledges the challenges the team faces without its stars, but said he believes it wont be a problem for the all-tim- three-pointe- h. instead. Its time for us to do Although the starting lineups have not been officially set, it seems that those four will lock up their spots based on last will step in and fill in the shoes of past all-st- ar players The r years performance. Coach Judkins said there are a lot of new guys who have an opportunity to see the floor as well. We have a lot of new faces this year, Judkins said. Most of the guys are coming back from their missions, some are totally new. I dont know who it will be yet, but some of these guys are going to have to step up. The team will have another month of routine workouts and open gym before it can start its full practices Oct. 15 in preparation of yet another PacWest title defense. The regular season tips a off at home against University Nov. 13. Con-corid- r u s f.EiTS SOCCER Storm soccer picks up first road win against Biok BY ALEX WHEELER AlexWheelerDSN Dixie State University mens soccer hangs on to a first half lead against Biola University to pick up its first road win of the season. Both teams came out aggressive, combining for 13 shots in the first half. But it was DSU junior defender Jason Arollo, an integrated studies major from Glendale, Arizona, who came off the bench to score a header off a corner kick from senior midfielder Santiago Alejandro in the 39th minute. It was just a ball into the mix, Arollo said I beat my runner, and I came onto the ball with my head and it just smashed in the back of the net. Biola would have three chances of its own to score 1- -0 Itl The mens soccer team won 1 0 against Biola University Saturday The team starts conference play Thursday, Sept 24 against Azusa Pacific University at Hansen Stadium -- UJiiW before halftime, but could my teammates did a good not capitalize. job of shutting down all The Eagles put the the good options. While the Red Storm pressure on in the second period looking for an offense struggled to create equalizer. chances with 66 Goal keeper only one shot Bradley in the second Most of the shots a Trella, juhalf, Biola I had to deal with nior psycholUniversitys ogy major attack was overly from Chanrelentless am difficult because racked up 16 dler Arizona, and the dsu my teammates did shots. defensive ef-After the a good job of fort came up final whistle huge. 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