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Show WEDNESDAY, MARCH . 6 - DIXIESUNNEiNSCOM t I , ,,,,,,- - , t t i 1 ,t. -- , t fan support extends through media; men's basketball season comes to a close -t ,,,,,---- ) e ,,,.m., ,. DSU I ',i 1 , I . sr 0, ' 'NW 4, , -- , "".. - .11,gre,e ','''.,.11P,-,- Twitter. "I have quite a few good friends on the team," Cummings said. "So it's been an awesome experi ence to watch them work hard game to game and go on to win the championship." Even with the tournament being in California, Simister said quite a few family members of the players were able to make the trip. Simister was named PacWest tournament Most Valuable Player following the win over CBU. While DSU did win the PacWest championship, its season ended before the team could take home the major win. The Trailblazers were upset by APU 5 on March 9, putting an end to their season and winning streak. The team finishes the year with a 1 , i . . 1 ', i ; ' , , --..,,,-....- ...,..) $ , t,) $ ,y ''s r' L..,. 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Members of Dixie 23 wins school-recor- d II BY KYLE me feel like I'm playing for something bigger than LINDSLEY KyleDSN : ' Dixie State University men's basketball season has come to an end after losing in the first round of the NCAA Division II tournament, but Trailblazer fans have been supportive throughout this year's journey. The average men's basketball game at the Burns Arena had about 3,000 fans, according to ticket office records, with the Trailblazers only losing once at home the entire season. "I think with the success we've been blessed to have this year it almost makes ' ' I GAMES UPCOMING 21, 201i just our basketball team," said guard Brandon a senior biology major from St. George. "I really feel like I'm representing our university as a whole." Simister said he had professors and students wish the team luck for the leading up to the NCAA Division II tournament. "I have had multiple professors ask when the games are and in class talk to me about the game," Simister said. "It1 brings a neat kind of unity around the campus." DSU had not lost a game in 2018 before losing to Azusa Pacific Uni half. DSU was able to cut the deficit to eight by halftime, and then went 8 on to outscore CBU in the second half, hangwin. ing on for the 66-6- 4 "We had over 1,300 unique views for the game online," said Jimmy Knodel, assistant Commi- versity in the first round of the NCAA Division 11 tournament. Before that the last loss came at home 4 loss to Point on a Loma Nazarene University. During the season DSU had a win streak, including 10 straight wins on the road. The team's last win was over California Baptist University in the Pacific West tournament championship game at CBU. The PacWest tournament championship game was the third matchup this season between the top two teams of the conference: DSU and CBU. The Trailblazers were down 17 with a little under. five minutes to play in the first 17-ga- Posi- ssioner-Strategic 23-- 7 - 38-2- 72-7- and record. The Trailblazers have now been named the rep-- . lar season PacWest Champions five times, including PacWest tournament champions twice since the implementation of the tournament in the 2012- 2013 season. In the team's final season as members of the PacWest, DSU ac- complished what the team set its mind to back in November and is walking away with the PacWest Championship trophy. "We have worked extremely hard to achieve the goals we have set out for this year," Simister said. "But understand without the community and university we couldn' have gotten this far." a tioning for the PacWest. "The game also had over 1,600 fans in Attendance." One of those online viewers was Kyle Cummings, a junior biology major from St. George, who has attended every home game this season. During away games Cummings would either watch online or would follow the live updates on I , r -, . '', r,-- , ', r7 yrr!, !, 1 ,4 ; .'; ,' t ,..' ;;, -, ?IV igr. ; ,' or v. rz, .. 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E .. ,p.,, t..., . . ; 1 ...,, , r7; t . - . ,. ,,, - , 4, .. i . , . , , Women's Tennis at Holy Names University March 24 at 11 a.m. Baseball against Hawaii Pacific University at Bruce Hurst Field March 24 at 2 p.m. and p.m. ' , , ,, , ! r) 11 b US 0 Li' a 11 Softball l , , ; i Score: Baseball lost in its game against Holy Names University Saturday, Score: Softball lost in its game against University of Hawaii at rt baseman Logan Porter, a senior criminal justice major from Surprise, Arizona, made a total of two hits during game time Key Player: Outfielder Brenna Hinck, radiography major from Tremonton, made a total of two hits during game time Next game: Baseball will play Hawaii Pacific University at Bruce Hurst Field, March 24 at 2 p.m. Next game: Softball will play Azusa Pacific University at Karl Brooks Field, March 28 at 3 p.m. 1- i Hilo -5. Saturday, 2-- 4. ; Key Player: First ' Women's golf in the Colorado- State University Pueblo Pack ' red-shi- I . a sophomore medical . - Spring Invitational March 25 . , . Baseball against Hawaii Pacific University at Bruce Hurst Field March 25 at 2 p.m. Swimming , Men's golf at the University California San Diego SoCal Intercollegiate March 26 all day , , Women's Tennis at Mills College March 26 2 p.m. Score: Women's swimming made it to its final match March 14 in the 2018 NCAA Division II Swimming and Diving Championship. Key Player: Hannah Hansen, a sophomore psychology major from Lehi, was the sole qualifier for DSU in the championship who also posted a pair of top-3- 0 naitonal finishes. She is the first Trailblazer iyi...un thc s,,,irr-ollnprogram to to qualify for the meet. , y hl,,,,i. (Jaigc. Sirnminc season will return in Fall 2019. l |