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Show SPORTS ICI - - 111100MMU Ewe Ji11)11 y 4-- I - --- !. - L.'? 61:1(10)6110(Ci Womenfs basketball looks to record home improve strong BY ISSAC GARCIA " .1; L , ' 1,1 4,'-'3- '. i - I Women's Basketball Dixie Sun News 0111 5:30 p.m. Away Denver, Colorado The Dixie State University women's basketball team won two of its five , 1 L . games over winter break and improved to an over- all record of 5 for the 6-- 70-5- " - ,. --- ' .. - - , ,e 1"' University I t: I '.,.. -- season. The Trailblazers started off the winter break on Dec. 14 with a win over New Mexico Highlands, Metropolitan State v . , . .4' Men's Basketball ' 0111 7:30 p.m. Away , ''- - 1. ...,;'" "',m,;..... ' ; --- -- -,' Denver, Colorado k 4' .. t r :-- . L... i ) 9. - ,v- ,ts-, : -- , - 1 ' -- irl , , 7 : , I ' ,,,l,--,...- 1 I , -- - -: -' ' 07- , ... ....-- 0. - , r--- , I ' .. , -- , tL - , i , - I - - ..17 :,ts ' .r. '.. ., , ,,.. ' t '''' r I , University .-. ..,., , ,,, Metropolitan State , N.- 7- 1 ,., - ..., I ,1 ,' .., ,, ...... ) 4 ir ; .4.. t : .:" .., ' ---- ' i I Women's Basketball 0112 5:30 p.m. Home , - ' t I t ;4 , ' t , I 1 ' ,1 , itO , Lisa VanCampen, a , t , '!'. ' ' ' i ; L :, t redshirt senior psychology a t ' ;, , i, ,,,, from said, Morgan, major f ,, i.., 'IkfI' "Every win is a hard win E. " i' to get." z ' VanCampen ended the t game with 11 points and 17 rebounds. r "It is a momentum .1 thing," VanCampen said. k iittatolmw..omil, I .,',,....... "Using the momentum goLisa Vancampen, a senior biology major from Morgan, dribbles the ball down the court in attempt to shoot the ball against ing into tomorrow will be New Mexico Highlands at the Burns Arena on Dec. 14. Women's basketball will have two home games on Jan. 11 and 12. huge." The Trailblazers fell short the team's big thing, she With final exams ending feated at home. With a lard, said if they're home, with losses to both Colorasame and winter break starting, the said. around loss against Colorado they're o assistant coach Nicole Springs, "Obviously, we're going do-Colorado things and they get to do they and Colorado 1 to Yazzie said the coaches have tough times and at home. They their normal routines. went to School of Mines, are trying to keep the team quickly bounced back not everything's going to "Being in front of your The team hopes to be perfect, but as long as home crowd and having motivated. with a win over Antelope is are we we bounce back with back to "We should think about for that us," stay together, Valley, support big improving awehome Stevens back our goal and protecting home said. Stevens record "It's their current games at the very talented," M. Anthony Burns Arena some playing here." said. where we play at home," to on Jan. 11 against MSU the on Yazzie said. The went team with Guard Keslee Stevens, Along having The Trailblazers headed Denver and on Jan. 12 a sophomore exercise the support of the home road for its final two the into winter break unde is break. winter of Wil from science major crowd, staying together games against Chadron State. ,,,,,-- , ' v. , Chadron, Nebraska ' . 1 1 , r v.- IT ' , 1 1 :-- ''',,--, V )l k A - Chardon State 1 - Men's Basketball 0112 7:30 p.m Home , -.. (2.- , , ,,, , . N,,,,, . N, Chadron, Nebraska ... Chardon State .. 4 5" 1! ,,,r , .T: - Alft,).a.grog State-Puebl- 70-7- Women's Basketball to Colorado School of Mines on Saturday, fell 3, 54-5- 4-- 9, 81-8- 74-6- (011 81-8- 6. 6. Men's Basketball 0, fell to Colorado School of Mines on Saturday, 5-- 1. 75-9- 3. Men's basketball returns after tough winter break , BY '' tg , MONIQUE CHAVEZ , The Dixie State University Men's Basketball team played eight games over winter break leading to their current 7 record. The Trailblazers kicked off their series of winter break games with an 83- 65 victory against New Mexico Highlands, ending the Cowboy's seven-gam- e win streak. DSU's victory was short lived as they lost their following five ' .4' , ' , , , t k ; r ' vF''' ' i , A RD - cOLIM Aarnótl , ,- ' 0, , - ----, ..,- -- ' T - 0,,4, ',, -- i, I L,,,:iv,L,,,....t i E (''4,, .,, I , ' '' ,- ,I..... , ! 1 1 . ' t i ,t , .' - 1 '''''''''''''''''''''''''''...;,;;, ' '' '''''.. it" ' ' ,,.),,' ,, ,, ,,,,;-;- ."'.7''''.."." r, IT , ,i , , , .. r - 14,,,,, 4..... , ',.'"''''''., Alp.. T ' , .' - 1; Vs'', ' ' t ..41,40MlokOkNott.o4st..., ,, 1 t; , 'Z,;',,,La JING , 464,4,- ,' - ,, - - , - ,,.., 0 ,'' ,, 390' .,. 4 0 z 30-3- ; z . , , . ,. 1 , r , , ....- that we're supposed to be scared, but we're not scared." Judkins said having a home-couadvantage should be a big factor for their upcoming game against Metropolitan State University of Denver. rt of.1 - '"'''''',,,,,,,... ., Zach Frampton, a sophomore business major from Highland, Utah, shoots the ball during practice at the Burns Arena. The men's team eight games over winter break with a 4-- 7 record. always come out and compete. They think ,1$ , . , t t ,.f .... , , , 4 ,,,....,- - 0z z - - , .., - 1 t , !? A - ',' ,..k - , . 1 , - , , -- ot t'' - ,1 , ''.:,',,';',, 1 '., ,,,.,',, f ,', ; ' .4, ,, .",,,,,..44---""tt- 4'171' '''''''-';- , . t 4 - ,C' . - 1 VT4 1 ''''''''. .. 1 - ,0 r,,,,,,st,,, ' t, , t , k t t 1 i i , 114,4444.4,,,, games. Among the rest of their new opponents in the RMAC, DSU played Julien Ducree, senior business administration major from Rancho Cucamonga, California, said DI opponents have a lot more confidence. Ducree said: "We . k' i ., 4-- nt ; ii i 0' , ference. Head Coach Jon Judkins said: "We had that game. We should have won. We were up one with 11 seconds and their kid hit a three-poishot at the buzzer to beat us." Ilp.Z.P t - MoniqueDSN highly ranked Saint Martins, and the No. 1 team in the conference, Colorado School of Mines. DSU's closest game of winter break was their exhibition game against Division I University of Wyoming. 0 The game was tied at halftime and ended with only a two point dif- ' "These road trips, we're finding out in this new conference, are tough k because you play a on Friday, games and then you turn around and play again on Saturday," Judkins said. Ducree said he is looking forward to see how far the team goes defensively back-to-bac- this weekend. Ducree said: "Our offense is not a problem, but I think this weekend will be a big defensive test for all of us. A lot of guys aren't used to cks, especially with our body and the way we're practicing. Now we don't know anyone in the backto-ba- conference. Coming to this conference was like coming in blind." Wade Miller, senior chemistry major from Tremonton said his team has done some things a little out of character. "I think if we can get back to playing basketball how we know how, ended the series of and obviously getting everybody back, the support would be awesome," Miller said. DSU plays Metropolitan State University of Denver on Friday and Chadron State on Saturday; both games are at 7:30 pm in the M. Anthony Burns Arena. |