UTAH TECH UNIVERSITY'S STUDENT NEWS SOURCE | May 21, 2024

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DSU softball hits the road for first time in ’16

   Nationally-ranked Dixie State Univesity softball swept Fort Lewis College in Durango, Colorado Monday.     The No. 2 team in the country advanced to 10-4 with two wins over the Skyhawks, 12-0 and 5-1, respectively.     The Storm dominated the first game as senior Aryn Feickert and junior Brooklyn Beardshear combined to throw a shared […]

Men’s basketball’s streak extended to six

Dixie State University basketball continued its hot streak with a repeat performance against Holy Names University Saturday.  The Storm extended their season-long winning streak to six games and clinched a spot in the conference tournament with the 88-68 win over the Hawks.  DSU has won four straight games by at least 20 points and sit in a […]

DSU basketball goes streaking

Dixie State University men’s basketball is in the midst of its longest winning streak of the season as the Storm continue to climb the ladder that is the Pacific West Conference standings.     The Storm have won a conference-best five straight games and now sit just one game behind Azusa Pacific University for the No. […]

DSU rugby runs into juggernaut BYU

   Dixie State University’s rugby had its hands full Saturday as it welcomed defending national champions and nationally-ranked No. 1 Brigham Young University to St. George.     BYU came into the contest boasting an undefeated record of 7-0 and winners of the last four national championships.     DSU held strong in the opening possessions, keeping […]

DSU men down Lancers in overtime, sit at 8-5 in PacWest

   Dixie State University basketball continued its upward swing in the Pacific West Conference Saturday with a thrilling overtime win over California Baptist University.     The 94-88 victory took an extra period to get, but it was worth it for the Storm as they put themselves in position to further improve their PacWest tournament seeding.  […]

CBU Lancers too much for DSU women

   A hot start and record-breaking performance were nowhere near enough for DSU women’s basketball as it fell to nationally-ranked No. 5 California Baptist University 93-64 Saturday.     Senior guard Leslie Tademy picked up her 233rd career assist to move her into first place on the DSU all-time list. Fittingly, the pass that gave her […]

Storm front returns to Burns Arena

   Dixie State University basketball hit the ground running after returning home from a road trip that landed it in the Hawaiian Islands.     Following a 2-1 stint in the Aloha State, the Storm came back to Burns Arena to start a season-long five game home-stand, and it paid dividends in the 84-63 win over […]

DSU softball reloading for another championship run

   After coming up just one win shy of a national championship two years in a row, the No. 2 Storm are ready to take the country by storm once again.     2014 and 2015 were both record-breaking years for the DSU softball team, and 2016 looks to be just as exciting.     The 2014 […]

DSU women downed by Hilo, bounce back against Chaminade

Dixie State University women’s basketball set sail for the Hawaiian Islands in search of some success in the Pacific West Conference.  DSU suffered a 68-63 loss to the University of Hawaii at Hilo Thursday but bounced back against Chaminade University Saturday.  The Storm scored 22 first quarter points to get out in front of UHH […]

DSU baseball to open season with alumni game

Dixie State University baseball is set to take the plate for the 2016 season.  Coming off two consecutive Pacific West Conference championships, the expectations are high with this year’s team and returning PacWest coach of the year, Chris Pfatenhauer, knows it.  “We know there’s a lot of pressure after going back-to-back in the PacWest, but […]