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Show 16 OCTOBER WEDNESDAY, 5, 2016 DIXIESUNNEWS.COM - 7 Volleyball tears through competition, sits lilt it DraysonNews k - , , , , , . The Dixie State University volleyball team has not lost 1 a conference game so far ' this season. I , The trailblazers added three more games to the win column. They beat Westminster College, 1 Chanimade University, and Notre Dame de Namur i University, DSU began the week , traveling the Salt Lake City to face off against the WC Griffins. The first set was fairly , , even midway through, ' ' however, DSU held a slight The Trailadvantage blazers went on to win 12 of , the next 15 points to take the i set, , 1 It was a t battle in the second set. k i DSU's largest lead was five, )1 k Griffins the it but kept tight and evened the score at 24 , .. late in the set. The Trailblaz1 ers were able to finish them off and win ,,,,t.rir,.1f: ;it , The third set was domi, i nated DSU, as they jumped 0C f:' i's' : t; out to a 2 lead. Just moments later, the Trailblazt i' ii.!.,i :. I , ers were able to capture their Filt, ,; i ,11) sixth consecutive win, win; ning the final set Redshirt sophomofe outside hitter Tay loT Duryea, a communication majonfrom Logan, rises up "I think we've just got for a kill against Notre Dame de Namur University Monday. The Trailblazers are currently tied with momentum going for us," California Baptist University for first place in the Pacific West Conference after their win. head coach Robyn Felder said. "When you successfDSU commanded the The second set saw NDNU being very athletic," Felder ully do things over and second set as it jumped out said. "The team works earn the early advantage 11- over, you start to get a little 8. DSU countered, however, lead. CU would try hard. They lift hard and to a swag. They are just playing condition hard." and won 13 of the next 16 to cut into the lead, but the with tons of confidence right After notching its fifth win Trailblazers closed the door now." points to take a seven-poiin conference play, DSU lead. The Trailblazers went on the second set, Following the road victhreathosted NDNU on The to win the set by an idenSilverswords The Monday. home to tory, DSU returned was tical even first as score as the first, set third set take the ened to mainly take on CU Saturday. The "1 think the key for us until DSU started to pull Silverswords came out firing they led nearly the entire traila our energy," said junior was found DSU itself lead, in the first set. They held a taking away, way. with the middle blocker Malary The 9 late. The 3 Argonauts hung reigning ing lead midway through and the trimmed Trailblazers Marshall, r CIT major from Pacific West Conference the set. The Trailblazers Hurricane. "When we come would claw their way back champs finished the game on lead to one, but the Traila to out to play, we destroy teams blazers and set 8 take the to run a quickly put stop and would eventually tie the and because we work together as took the the rally openthe match. set at 19 before going on to a team." "We pride ourselves on ing set, win it ' -- - . - , - , , . 3-- 0, 0-- 3, - ,.. , , - . , 3. , ic ., 4 . , , , , , , , .,.., . , 13-1- 2. 1 r , , 25-1- I 5. ;. 1 k back-and-for- th ,i 3 4 , , raik, !. 4 l' ,' . an, i i 26-2- 4. , ' i . , J 23-1- n II II I7'11' ''. 1 )7( e 1 k 1 ,; ) ad 1 'I 1 i .; ? f P 25-1- he ne he 6. 7-- 16 nt 15-2- the 5. 18-2- 5. 3. e 7 17-1- 16-1- 3-- S 18-2- 5. 25-2- 7. RMAC continued from page 1 would bring rriem into the same conference as DSU's other teams. As for head baseball coach Chris Pfatenhauer, he said he does not see the beneficial. don't think it's move for the majority of our sports," Pfatenhauer said. "The move is going to cost the school more money, it's going to cause longer travel times, whether that's on a bus or on airplanes, and our players will miss more school." Pfatenhauer said he is worried about athletes from warm weather Climates like California, Nevada, Arizona and Hawaii, as a majority of DSU teams are made up of players from these climates, and moving to the RMAC will affect recruiting. "Playing in locations Where you recruit is vital to those kids wanting to play in your program, because they get to go back home and their parents, move as "I just the right 1 3ity )ahe :0 the ed -je - 7 two-poi- friends, and families get to see them play," Pfatenhauer said. "So the move will greatly change our recruiting plan." Pfatenhauer also said the RMAC has Sunday games almost every week, while the PacWest only has games on a few Sundays throughout the season. "Obviously, with the large number of religious students here, Sunday games create a problem," Pfatenhauer said. "Not to mention, our athletes won't get a day to rest. They will get home early then Monday morning and still have to go to class that same day. It will be a of the grind all seven days week for them." Head women's soccer coach Kacey Bingham said she doesn't believe moving to the RMAC would be the best move for soccer. is Bingham said she concerned about outdoor elevaplay, weather, tion, travel components it and Sunday play when confercomes to moving ences. She said at the end she of the day, although 14-2- nt 1, 8-- 4. , . - to try a conversion, which was successful. The Trailblazers took the with nearly two lead, minutes to go in the third quarter. In the third set, DSU once WSCU found no threat in again found itself trailing the seven point deficit they The Argonauts early, were facing as they contintried to separate themselves, ued to rely on Eke ler, their but the Trailblazers hung NCAA leading rusher. with them andoeventuThe Mountaineers found the score 19 to the end zone at the seven ally brought minute mark as they snuck apiece. NDNU pulled away late and ended up winning across the goal line on a the set, run. The WSCU DSU came out in the kicker sent the extra point fourth set and looked reinattempt of the left vigorated after dropping its failing to tie the game at 21. first set of the match. The "The kicking game on this Trailblazers jumped out to field is cursed... and now a commanding 10-- 2 lead. it is cursed for everyone," would continue to head coach Shay McClure They build on that lead until Marsaid. g shall secured the After WSCU cut the lead to one, DSU gave thempoint with an emphatic selves some separation as spike, giving DSU the win, redshirt senior wide receiver "We try not to get ahead of Aubrey Reed caught a 15- ourselves," said sophofnore yard touchdown pass from Labero Sidney Brandon, a Barney, who was playing in his first game of the season general studies major from Bountiful. "Our record isn't after returning from injury. We us. to The Trailblazers converted really important focus on one set at a time the extra pointand stretched and work towards our ultithe lead to mate goal of being PacWest "We put a lot of hours and a lot of time in this week champs." The Trailblazers have now and it really showed out won eight games in a row here today," said Reed, a and remain an unbeaten 0 redshirt senior communicain the PacWest Conference. tion major from Tacoma, They are currently tied for Washington. first place in the conferDSU forced a fumble, the' ence with California Baptist games only turnover, during WSCU's second to last posUniversity. DSU's last lost was nearly session of the. game. As the a month ago. It came against pocket collapsed around the California State San BerMountaineers' quarterback, t nardino Sept. 9. During the the ball was stripped from current winning streak, the his grasp and found its way Trailblazers have played a into DSU hands. total of 27 sets. They have The Trailblazers walked lost only three of them. away with an eight point With their record now at victory as they had managed 10-DSU will host Azusa to win the turnover battle, Pacific University Saturday time of possession, and total at noon. It will then make rushing yards. its annual trip to Hawaii and "It didn't matter if it was DeJon or Cliff or Blake play three matches before returning home for a showrunning, we stuck with down against CBU Sept. 22. McClure said. "We want to be playing The Trailblazers seek CBUl when we are to improve to 3 on the Felder said. "That's our goal, season as they play Chadron to have both of us undefeatState College Oct. 8 on the ed and battle it out." road in Chadron, Nebraska. tied atop PacWest Conference standings BY DRAYSON BALL - FOOTBALL continued from page 6 25-2- 1. up-righ- match-winnin- 14-2- 5. 28-2- 0. 6-- - 4, 10-0- ," 3-- might not love it, the team SOCCER minute after connecting on give them many opportuniis still committed to wincontinued from page 6 another penalty kick. ties and the fact that their ning every game, whatDSU held firm in the final only goals were on penalty ever conference it is in. minutes of the game and kicks really says something its lead to 1 when Mc Cloy "We're not in favor of handed FPU its first conferabout our defense." scored her second goal of the move," Bingham the The Trailblazers, who are ' ence loss of the game in the 72nd minute year. said. "If that is the ulti5 "I felt our defense was overall and 2 in conferfollowing a set up pass from mate decision, we want ence play, head to Hawaii redshirt senior forward Erica really strong tonight," said our kids to be on board, this week for a four game defender Montana Gonzalez. junior and we will support it the road stand beginning with FPU scored its second Hadley, an accounting major best we can, even though ii from Bountiful. "We didn't Saturday. goal of the game in the 82nd we wish we were staying in the PacWest." Head volleyball coach Robyn Felder said the ;i RMAC school locations I , ' i.. , are more of a grind, but she sees the move as P""1".""" . I or;. 4, lk, ' ,,,,,,, ,4 ,,,,, - i 4' '4, S ' ' i r; ' 1,,,t, 4, t something new and excit4 . ,,,,., , :, , , ing. ( r 0, l 1' I ,., 1 "The volleyball team , ' ........,....16 ''..1 ' has established itself as ;111xic srarf ,, t, .. one of the top teams in 1 I , , I k I the PacWest," Felder said. -, i "So we will kind of have .o I , I to start over. It's a good , challenge for us." .., Felder said the athletic ,, , 1, r f funding in the Pac West 0 i- '., T, gave DSU a disadvantage, 0 i Z so being in the RMAC .. 0 would even the playing field for everyone. 0 "Change is hard," Felder said. "But I think Freshman forward Moises Medina, of Mesquite, Nevada, takes a strike on goal against Fresno (the move will be better Pacific University Saturday. Medina scored the only goal of the game in the 32nd minute, which for everyone in the long was enough to give DSU the victory. DSU stands at 0 in the conference and will take on Brigham run." 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