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The Trailblazers came home from their annual road trip to Hawaii after securing four victories. BY CHELSEA PONCE ChelseaPoncel 2 t i Dixie State University soccer stayed undefeated in the Pacific West Conference after bringing down Hawaii Hilo Univers- men's ity Thursday and Chami- nade University of Honolulu Saturday. The Trailblazers remained perfect, setting their record at 0 in the PacWest and have won 10 games in a row. The rain did not stop 8-- DSU from getting a 3-- 0 against the Vulcans. Freshman forward Moises Medina scored the first goal after receiving a pass from freshman midfielder Gustavo Ortega right before the first half came to victory end. Junior midfielder Sean Jenne took control of the ball and scored another goal in the 51st minute. Medina ,as the star of the match scoring the third goal in the 68th minute giving the Trailblazers an )1 .o: ai.-e- - is rd r the victory. "The rain made the field took us a couple of minutes to get used to it," said defender olley It JOE NELSON joenelsonDSU The Dixie State University volleyball team went to Hawaii for a three-gam- e road trip to face conference but left feeling disappointed and dissatisfied. Heading into the games in Hawaii, DSU was riding a foes, nine-gam- The winning streak. Trailblazers extended e the streak to 10 games they beat BYUHawaii in a five set match Friday, but lost the final two games of the trip to Hawaii Pacific University and the University of Hawaii at When Hilo. traded DSU and BYU-sets back and forth heading into the fifth and decisive set. The Trailblazers found a way to hold off the Sea H tC 4-- 1 "We came into the game expecting a tough battle from Chaminade as they were on a hot streak and in second place," said midfielder Gabby Medina, a sophomore finance major, from Mesquite, Nevada. The Trailblazers scored their first goal against the Silverswords in the 16th minute, when senior defender Hunter Ketterer scored his first goal of the season off an assist from junior defender Bryan Baugh. Half way through the first half, the Trailblazers got a 0 lead when Moises Medina scored off a blast from out. Gabby Medina said they were told to come out strong and put the game away. Junior forward Ather 2-- 25-yar- ds really slick, so it BY Dominic Domato, a sophomore criminal justice major from Las Vegas. "When we finally found our rhythm we were putting them on pressure, dominating the game and keeping possession of the ball almost the entire time." The Trailblazers culminated their trip to Hawaii bringing home another win against the Silverswords Redshirt freshman defender Ki lee Lamb, a business major from Smithfield, fights off a Fresno Pacific University defender Oct. 1 The Trailblazers have now won six games in a row and sit in second place in the Pacific West Conference standings. Dawood brought the score to 0 in the 60th minute from a pass Moises Medina made. "The games were played really well, we took care of business and finished out the Hawaiian trip strong," said midfielder Kris Evans, a senior communications major from Draper. The match was at the 74th minute when freshman forward Christidn Hall stepped up and notched one more goal to stamp the win. Chaminade took advantage and scored one goal back just 22 seconds after the Trailblazers's fourth goal, making the final score "The team was excited to be in Hawaii but they kept their focus on what it really matter which was putting effort in the games to get results," head coach Tim Busen said. "Even though when you think of Hawaii, you think of vacation, was happy to see that the team did not get distracted and it's what brought them together as a team and compete really well." 4-- to score on a cross and get a JOE NELSON joenelsonDSU BY 3-- The Dixie State University women's soccer team swept away the final two games in Hawaii, going 0 and extending its winning streak to six games. ii After beating and Hawaii Pacific University, the Trailblazers took on the University of Hawaii at Hilo Thursday and Chaminade University Saturday in the final games of the road trip. DSU won both games in shut-ofashion and became the first team since 2009 to do so in school history. 4-- BYU-Hawa- "We are all super pumped to come home from Hawaii after senior midfielder going Alexis Tons said, a criminal justice major from Tucson, Arizona. "Our focus going into this road trip was to win all four games, and we knew it was possible, we just had to play our game." The Trailblazers cruised past Hilo, winning 0 and dominating both offensively and defensively. "We played calm and we did a good job of really stopping what UHH wanted to do," head coach Kacey Bingham said. "Our goal was 4-0- ," 2-- DSU will end its 2016 season with five home games starting Saturday at 5:30 p.m. against Academy of Art. 4-- 2-- ut 1. done scoring goals. Torres scored eight minutes into the second half thanks to a throw in from a cartwheeling sophomore defender Nichole Mertz, Junior forward Darian McCloy pushed the lead to 0 with her 10th goal of the season from 15 yards out. The Trailblazers then set a new season high in goals in the 88th minute off of junior defender Shelby Christensen'g, first goal of the season. "We came. out flying with determination to put the ball in the back of the net," said Mertz, a nursing major from Springville. "Our possessions!, were the best they've been this season , and we worked really well as a unit in all areas of the field." Overall, DSU outscored its opponents 1 en route to winning all four games. "We definitely had up and down moments on this trip, but to come away with a four game sweep against these Hawaii teams was no small feat," Mertz said. "We are excited moving into these next games to come out with the momentum we have built." At 5 overall and 2 in Pacific West Conference play, DSU plays the Academy of Art at Legend Solar Stadium shut out win." DSU did both of those against the Vulcans, the first of which came in the form a goal by Torres in the 42nd minute thanks to a crossed pass from freshman forward Capri Goldsmith. "I was able to find myself in an open position," said Tones. "I got the pass, relaxed, and connected on frame." DSU added to its lead in the 79th minute when junior defender Montana Hadley connected on a penalty kick, cementing a 0 victory for the Trailblazers. The final game of the trip was at CU looldng to finish strong, DSU wanted 90 minutes of Trailblazer soccer to send them home with four consecutive victories. "We had extra focus against CU Tones said. "We stepped it up, played the whole 90 minutes, and had an overall great team effort." DSU struck early with a goal from senior midfielder Megan Spencer off an assist from redshirt freshman defender Kilee Lamb. Spencer then scored her second goal of the half in the 33rd minute off a rebound. Following an impressive first half, DSU was far from 11-- Saturday at games. DSU cruised by HPU but in the first set, momenmaintain could not tum as the Sharks stormed back to take the final three 25-1- 4, sets. think we fought really hard and played with heart," said senior setter Kai ley eduFrei, an elementary Orem. cation major from better. We "They just played need to be better and not let "1 this setback defeat us." The final game of the trip was against UHH. The struggles continued for DSU as they again fell in four games to the Vulcans in a rematch from earlier in the season, a game which DSU had won at home. "We just could not get momentum and did not play to our potential against UHH1," said junior right-sid- e hitter Brette Anderson, a business administration major from Prescott, Arizona. "Overall, we wanted to go to Hawaii and be undefeated, but we are excited to go back home and get our confidence and rhythm back." At 12-- 6 overall and 2 in Pacific West Conference play, DSU will host California Baptist University Saturday at 6 p.m. 8-- L ' , p.m. 1 Hg S t ' 1 I ' . g!.,..4,;,:e5FFw.NFA i 8 '.1. ii ro P 5 2 In Hawaii, fails I ,st siders on the road. "It was not pretty, but we battled," head coach Robyn Felder said. "At the end of the day, we got the win and we are happy about that." With the win, DSU matched its school record with 10 straight wins. DSU then took on IIPU Saturday. The Sharks ended the Trailblazers winning streak, and DSU fell in four 6-- 8-- . , , r, ,i , 1 .m.4.,,tq ...,)) 1 ) I ., :, , ,,,,,'7? t- - 44 , , '' ,, 4 , , 4 l'Y ; ! ..:7' ,- - 1,,a, ., , , : : t ' '' s ' I 1 - 5 I 1.,, Lt4 a ?""?'- -- , ',, J 1 , , ., 4. 7 ! .., , ' - -, - 4 J V , ? a , a f -, , 4 , .., 1 .,......... '" 4 ' ''',' E S 0 L Nio , ..... , ', , , :, , Dr, , 5- K' Z - ,..0 0 6.0. t AI t. 1 , . . -- 1 ,,,,, , 1 Senior setter Kailey Frei sets the ball into the air to open it up for her teammate for a spike. 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