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Show TPiri'i rrrrjfTTrir'i 4 - DIXIESUNNEWS.COM WEDNESDAY, JANUARY r Men frum onouTS, ran 20, 2Qi A BY PORTER LARSEN PLarsenDSN C- i i - Dixie State University L men's basketball gave i students a warm welcome i 4 back from winter break with an explosive victory over A. Notre Dame de Namur , University Jan. 14, and a thrilling overtime loss to S' Point Loma Nazarene University on Jan 18. In the first game against NDNU, senior guard Mason Sawyer and sophomore guard Trevor Hill combined for 36 points on 13 of 17 from the field in the 8 win. Along with leading the team in scoring, both players finished with three assists to guide the i Storm. Sawyer went 5 from downtown and, on his third I 'A-t make from distance, made I jperts Medic I 1 if history by becoming just the fourth player in the DSU Division II era with 100 career made. Senior forward Mark Ogden Jr. finished one "v bucket shy of posting his team leading sixth double- sr- double of the season, 1 Ir ) finishing with eight points and 11 boards. DSU dominated from the tip, jumping out to a 0 lead just two minutes into the first frame. The Storm L never looked back en route Sophomore guard Trevor Hill dribbles down the court against Notre Dame de Namur Thursday The men's team stands at 7 on the seas' to holding their opponent to and 4 in the Pacific West Conference. the lowest point total since they beat Pacifica College istration major from Sandy. within one. PLNU hit a ly, the Storm trailed by three 107-4- 4 in November 2013. Obviously we can play betcomer three, but junior with under 10 seconds to The loss dropped the Storm The second and final game ter than we did forward Josh Fuller finished tonight. We when Hill was play fouled 7 to on the season, a place home-stanof the Storms short d didn't have the energy or k a to keep the a layup attempt. on layup Judkins is familiar with. was not as easy as the excitement that we needed Storm within striking After knocking down the We were in the same first. in the first half. distance. first, Hill intentionally DSU welcomed the Point position last year before we The Storm found themFrom that point on, the missed the and second, made the trip to Hawaii, Loma Sea Lions to St. selves down by 14 after a two teams traded baskets Fuller soared the Judkis said. We went out through George on Martin Luther slow start with under 10 until, with less than a lane for the would-b- e tying there and got some big win Jr. and King Day, minutes to play. Forced to prior to second remaining, Hill tip in. Fuller came up just the matinee showdown, that really turned our seasor mount a furious rally, DSU converted a contested layup short and PLNU escaped PLNU had never won a around. Well make this trip 10-went on a 0 run thanks in to knot the game up at 61 with the 2 win. with the same mindset and game in Bums Arena. part to 3 pointers from and force overtime. It's always tough to lose The Sea Lions changed hope to do the same thing Sawyer and sophomore The battle like that, head coach Jon this time around. Monday in a seesaw battle guard Brandon Simister to continued in the extra Judkins said. We have to that saw both team with the As Judkins alluded to, the1 close the gap to four in the period as the teams excome in ready to play from lead in the waning moStorm will now make their final minutes of regulation. changed what seemed like the start, and we didn't do ments. annual trip to the Aloha Simister was then fouled knockout blows. Every that tonight. I liked the way We knew coming in that State to take on three on a and hit DSU bucket was answered attempt we battled back, but in order conference it would be a tough game, all three from the charity opponents by a PLNU on the to win games like this, you said Hill, a business admin- at starting University of stripe, pulling the Storm other end, and, subsequent need a complete effort. Hawaii-Hil- o Thursday. J.M j f . : T ' I y, l! ir Jj C wire-to-wi- re 70-4- V 4-- . Intermoun - 1 sH - n Y Ji CO tuned for an : 'uuive interview n ? member of the A x i 7-- W Ywrteam next 7-- 4-- week. J I,-- ! 7-- put-bac- A 76-7- UPCOMING GAMES ft lc B -- back-and-for- is j th Women defeat Notre Dame de Namur, fall to PLNU lc si T bi st A B C D dc w BY DRAYSON BALL Women's basketball at University of Hawaii-Hil- o Jan. 21 at 5 p.m. (Hawaii time) Men's basketball at University of Hawaii-Hil- o Jan. 21 at 7:30 p.m. (Hawaii time) Women's basketball at Chaminade University Jan. 23 at 5 p.m. (Hawaii time) DraysonNews v: Chaminade University Jan. 23 at 7:30 p.m. (Hawaii time) Women's basketball at BYU-Haw- Jan. 26 at 5 p.m. (Hawaii time) Mens basketball at BYU-Haw- aii Jan. 26 at 7:30 p.m. (Hawaii time) After a 9 victory over Notre Dame de Namur University, the Dixie State University womens basketball team fell short against Point Loma Nazarene University 5 Thursday. on the Sitting at season and 4 in the Pacific West Conference, DSU faced two home games against conference opponents with hopes of returning to .500 in conference play. The first game pitted the Red Storm against the NDNU Argonauts. NDNU jumped out to an early lead and maintained the advantage throughout ' most of the first half. Davis takes a Point Loma tJ9hiardin A'ya University the Storm's DSU rallied back, how5 loss Thursday. Dixie will be on the road to Hawaii for three and took a ever, 0 games where they hope thev can find a rhythm and finish the season strong lead with two minutes left 69-5- 82-7- 2-- 82-7- Baseball alumni game Jan. 30 at 1 p.m. from the field, the Red Storm took a 2 lead into halftime. DSUs defense played a major role in the game as it implemented a press, which helped it force 23 turnovers. The Red Storm scored 25 points off those turnovers as they took a lead, the largest of the game for either team, late in the second half. We believe that our defense starts our offense, head coach Jenny Thigpin said. This is the type of system that we want to run, and we are starting to see some product out of it by getting those turnovers and steals. The Argonauts would make one last push and trim the lead to single digits, but DSU remained poised down the stretch as 29-2- 2-- Men's basketball at in the half. Despite shooting just 29 percent SersI 22-2- full-cou- rt 17-poi- nt it secured the victory 69-5- 9. Senior center Taylor Mann led the way for the Red Storm with 14 point' and 10 rebounds. Sophomore guard Sandria Bolden chipped in 13, while senior guards Leslie Tademy and Chermayne Moore added 12 and 11 points against the Argonauts, respectively. DSU hoped to maintain the momentum against tl PLNU Sea Lions. The St Lions were on fire in the first half as they shot 50 percent from the field on four of the:' nine shots. The Red Storm dominated tto rebound battle and held the lead for most of the first half before entering halftime trailing We do give up a lot of open looks with our 37-3- see 6. 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