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Show (1SPORTS 't ;) eAti, I o v DSU men's basketball look to RMAC Championship, I 1 The Dixie State University men's and women's basketball teams celebrated senior night and closed out the regular season with a victory at home over Westminster College on Friday. DSU women's basketball fought to defeat Westminster for its final game of the season. The final seconds of the game were intense. Westminster put up two points, cutting DSU's lead to only one point and making the 0 score with 21.9 seconds left of the game. That was Westminster's final shot. DSU held onto the lead after a foul shot was made by Madi Loftus, a junior biology major from South Jordan, mak0 with ing the score 17.4 seconds left. The final score of the game was 0 after another DSU foul shot was made by Lisa VanCampen, a senior biology major from Morgan. Head coach JD Gustin I 4:-- -- '.:5.! -- ,.... team will begin spring workouts and start preparing for next season. Gustin said the next step for him as a coach is to continue the recruiting process to make the team the best it could be. "We signed three really good players, but we need to find some size, some athleticism and some rebounding," Gustin said. Cameron Mooney, a 6 t-r-:pi After the two week mandatory off period, the 6 issacgarcial I gjile()61Int' women's basketball ends season strong with victory BY ISSAC GARCIA Vo do0'''''77.-4- 0 to) . . , , , s' 4 4 e.,- -,, . -- -. 4.'r , .. , - ,- . 4,1 v v I - , Men's Basketball i s'''- 38 TBA ,4r, , I 4'4.,. 4 , 4 - ' , 1 , RMAC Tournament Semifinal Game 1 ,.,.,. . Baseball .16, , 38 Away 3 , Adams State , , a a , p.m. Alamosa, Colorado '. sli:', .1t Men's Basketball freshman psychology major from Salt Lake City, put up nine points against ,1 Westminster and led the team in rebounds with Jack Pagenkopf, a junior from Brooklyn, NY shot basketball into hoop. Pagenkopf added 11 from the floor, including a big DSU's seven. She said senior that rally, points on 10 with six and finished with boards and three assists. Conway points night made the night extra special to her. "As a freshman looking me that would've hapother Trailblazers in double responsibility and growI to those up girls, just love ing up. She celebrated the pened, I would've told you figures with 11 points. He them so much," Mooney end of the season with her said his favorite part about you're crazy. We started said. "They're such good in we were 14th family. place, being on the team is hangand was it a freshLondon like in was the 'what leaders, Pavlica, just ing out in the locker room the whole man nursing major from world is going on,' because with the guys and meshing really exciting; week leading up to this Las Vegas, accounted know our guys are better when they come out on than that, we just weren't the court. As for his first gaine was really exciting." for 12 points, the second NCAA tournament, he said Mooney said her favorite highest on the team behind gelling yet. Then all of a 13 season the was of Ali Franks, who put up sudden these guys came he believes his team will memory when her teammate Ali and to do really well. started points. Pav ilea said being together "1 am excited," Pagenon the team taught her the believe and we just took Franks, a junior psychol- team's need for culture and it one game at a time and kopf said. "When it's as a team. there you go." tournament time you get a playing together ............ new type of buzz." "It has taught me to Judkins said the defense reto was the and and the Senior Julien Ducree, a enjoy strong process , a a take it at was ft business administration time," step bounding good, espei Pavlica said. "And to not cially in the second half. major from Rancho Cu"1 think just playing tonecessarily think about camonga, California, said the losses or the wins, but and Judkins gether, getting along definitely prepared . the ball has made the team for another tourthink about why we play ' sharing I ,14 ,s,,..... this and how basketball is this season special," Judnament. kins said. "1 think our guys so important in our life." "People take things like .,, P - ,. ' 4 ' ., ' DSU women's basketball into it and this for granted and coming it, bought really c.1 1 fun. When out here and having fun, ended its season they're having , g overall. doing what.we needed to you're having fun, things , 1 DSU men's basketball do and doing it the way we go good." r' ,. ill I ... . LA a with season its wanted to do it, made it Jack up Pagenkopf, junior wrapped a win streak after business administration special," Ducree said. from WestNew said he was extremely home a Men's basketball is set ogy major Redding, major trom Brooklyn, victory over to host the No. 7 seed minster College, 1 California, fell on the free York, said playing for DSU proud of his team's final New Mexico Highlands throw line. on Friday night. The team performance. taught him toughness. she a is "We finished definitely "We had now for the "Nothing happened, rough start, University in the RMAC preparing 13 bit a a too is and Tournament in leaned the but as row little RMAC on a high note, maybe Tournament huge just quarterfinals on Tuesday night in the now we have the playoffs, far and fell; pretty great," No. 2 seed in the conferplaying our best basketM. Anthony Burns Arena. so we're going to keep goence. ball," Gustin said. "WestMooney said. said on Tickets may be purchased said. Jon Head coach Judkins minster is a good team and Mooney being ing," Pagenkopf DSU women's basketball at tickets.dsutix.com. two we had to play well to beat said: "If you would've told Pagenkopf joined a them." taught her lot about Fr, 39 TBA RMAC Tournament tftAftaLlNalOaria, Championship Game 61-6- kick-starte- first-ha- d Softball lf 39 Away Noon Pueblo, Colorado Colorado State - Pueblo Softball 5-- 8, 39 Away 2 p.m. 62-6- . . Pueblo, Colorado Colorado State - Pueblo 63-6- Baseball 39 Away Noon Alamosa, Colorado Adams State , . .:11:11 Women's basketball ended their season on t, a high note with a victory over Westminster College Friday, 63-6- :. 0. , Men's basketball earned their 13th con- l- secutive win ending 64-5over Westminster College on , ,,,,.- r'1, 1 the game 15-1- ...... - 4 A .1. Friday. 1, r..' 1 .' '. limaum,...omone..e.11-......enal- Softball defeated 13-ga- CMU fell on Friday, but to CMU Friday in the last game of the team's double header, 6-- 0 64-5- 2-- Baseball fell to No. 3 both games of the team's Sunday double header, leaving and the field with final scores. CMU in 1 3-- 6 reporters go behind scenes of athletics HANNAH DISMUKE DismukeHannah When you support your Trailblazers at a game you may see action on the field, but the real action happens when Dixie Sun News sports journalists Monique Chavez and Issac Garcia go behind the scenes to report on the games. Dixie Sun News is the voice of Dixie State University, and that is no exception when it comes to reporting on student athletes and the sports programs. "I think there's a lot of students on a college campus who are interested in following sports," said Rhiannon Bent, assistant professor of media studies and adviser for lt,10..c,4010N,M,AWDt,1,1,P10.4010iiOla.t.sat,A0kwasCAo,ntimlimst.-,16..k.Oltata,:4,..VtalPft000.1,00P30.ftkngs.4g.044aMt.IVAC,.Pro.61.,a.- Dixie Sun News. "Not only is it filling a need for our campus, but I think it's also something that people find a lot of entertainment in." Chavez, a junior media studies major from Ontario, California, said her love for sports began in middle school, continued through high school and she found a way to stay involved in sports through journalism. Chavez said: "I did play sports when I was younger. I had three years of soccer and then joined my middle school's drill team. In high school I was on the dance team for three years, on the cheer team for four years and was varsity cheer captain for two years. So it switched from sports to dance and cheer. I just wanted to ., perform." Chavez has been a sports reporter, a multimedia reporter and became sports editor this semester. Her favorite sport is football. "I like understanding sports and being able to put myself in the position of the athletes and the coaches with their responses to my questions," Chavez said when asked about her favorite thing about writing for sports. Chavez said she likes the team work and competitiveness behind sports, and appreciates that everyone can bond over the thrilling environment at sporting events. Being a sports journalist calls for a passion and knowledge of the games, and DSU Athletics has I- - --- - . ', ' ' - .0A . , - ,,,o) ) : --- ' i , o....., , l ' - -- --- - -'. , -., ' , -- , , -- , . .,. , ,-- . i.,. 1:2;ri 1Aair ,. ,( I ' - .49' .', 'N,,, ,,,t..,1: , i , - - . I. ' 0 ' E c r i 0, , - ,' ' ,i - f- .11...1 - 1 - .,.,,..,-- - i ' , , - ?' . 7';., ,,, , ....'''..- , - 1( '..- e L6z 11. ; . ... '',,, ti - 4,1 it i ..,c - 1 ,,' t N,,,,.. --- ------ , s 4 '1 ,, , I Monique Chavez and Issac arcia are both sports writers for the Dixie Sun News. Being a sports reporter calls for passions and knowledge for the game and both of them have are big love for DSU athletics. six men's sports and nine women's sports within the program. Garcia, a freshman criminal justice major from Las Vegas, said: "I grew up playing sports. I've always been involved in them." When asked about how he became a sports writer for the Dixie Sun, Garcia said he saw the position SEE REPORTERS PAGE 6 |