Articles by Ryan Kelly

Hawaii trip yields men’s first win, women improve to 2-1

10/6/14
Jennifer Mason, a senior accounting major from Springville, fends off the Cal Baptist University players on Sept. 27. The women’s soccer team beat BYU- Hawaii on Saturday. Photo by Alex Cox

Dixie State University soccer teams both received wins against Chaminade University Monday in Honolulu, Hawaii. 

Both teams were in Hawaii on a Pacific West Conference road trip. The men’s team sought its first win of the season while the women’s team had the opportunity to earn its first ...

Volleyball stays undefeated in conference

10/5/14
Shelby Sorenson, a sophomore nursing major from Lehi, serves the ball to Point Loma Nazarene University on Saturday, Oct. 4. The Storm are away in Hawaii next week. Photo by Tom Hender

Dixie State women’s volleyball stayed unbeaten in Pacific West Conference play in a tight contest, ending in a win Saturday afternoon.

DSU earned the win, beating Point Loma University 3-1. Each set was decided by five points or less, with each team battling to stay undefeated in conference play ...

Volleyball 3-0 in weekend rally

9/26/14
Kara Cotter, a senior business major from Hurricane, serves the ball against the Dixie State alumni on Aug. 30. Photo by Thomas Hender

Dixie State University volleyball stayed hot on the road in California with three more Pacific West Conference wins, making DSU unbeaten through six games.

DSU now improves to 8-5 on the season with a 5-0 conference record.

The Storm finished its California stretch defeating Notre Dame de Namur 3-0 late ...

Volleyball continues 3-game win streak

9/22/14
Kailey Avery, a sophomore general education major from Timpanogos, sets the ball during the game against Dominican University. Photo by Alex Cox

Red Storm volleyball opened up conference play at home with two victories, increasing its win streak to three games.

DSU won both its matches by a score of three sets to none Friday and Saturday at the Student Activities Center on the DSU campus.

The crowd was energized from the ...

Men and women face consecutive losses on road trip

9/22/14
Austin Azevedo, a sophomore criminal justice major from Meridian, Idaho, works hard after the recent loss to prepare for conference games next week. Photo by Alex Cox

Dixie State men’s and women’s soccer both came up short on the road for third consecutive loss.

Both teams are preparing to begin Pacific West Conference play next week.

Women’s soccer

After starting strong with a win and a tie at home, DSU lost its third straight ...

Women's soccer struggles to score

9/13/14
Montana Tanner, a freshman accounting major from Centerville, passes the ball to a teammate on Sept. 6. Tanner is one of 17 new players on the women’s soccer team this year. Photo by Thomas Hender

Dixie State could not gain a victory in its first two road tests of the season.

The weekend road trip would come to a close without success as DSU dropped a second straight game, losing 3-1 against California State University, San Bernardino.

The Red Storm led the game at half ...

No sunshine for DSU men's soccer team

9/13/14
Eddie Ortiz, a freshman nursing major from Las Vegas, gets ready to block during a drill at last week’s practice as he and the rest of the team prepare for the weekend matches. Photo by Elena Castro

A California road trip provided no sunshine for Dixie State University’s men's soccer team, being held winless.

DSU fell behind early in its 2-1 loss Thursday against University of California, San Diego. It gave up the first goal in the 20th minute of play, but was able to ...

Women's soccer wins with 3-0 shut out

9/8/14
Jasmine Arollo, a junior biology major from Glendale, Arizona, keeps the ball away from the Cal Poly Pomona team on Saturday. The Red Storm beat the Broncos 3-0

 

Dixie State University women’s soccer shut down Cal Poly Pomona with 3-0 victory Saturday night.

In the opening minutes, DSU seemed to be on its heels as Cal Poly had most of the offensive possession, but the Red Storm countered with quick breaks down the field.

This led to ...

DSU athletes maintain highest GPA since 2006

9/5/14
Graphic by Haley Hazen

Student-athletes at Dixie State University recorded the highest cumulative grade point average since 2006 during the 2014 spring semester.

The DSU athletic department released the names of 57 student-athletes who were awarded for their academic success. These students  maintained a GPA of 3.8 or higher while participating in ...

Men's soccer picked to finish 12th in pre-season rankings

9/1/14
Sophomore Jara Eshete, a physical education major from Stansbury Park goes up for a header in the scrimmage against Salt Lake Community College on Aug. 30. The season begins Sept. 6. Photo by Alex Cox

Dixie State University men's soccer team were only able to win two games last season from a lack of goal scoring.

DSU’s soccer team was able to assure the public of a positive attitude going forward at the DSU media day on Aug 21.

The team was held ...

New transfers add depth to men's basketball team

8/31/14

Men’s basketball gained experience with the addition of five transfer athletes and now has many tools to work with for the coming season. 

If you take a look at the 2014-2015 Red Storm roster, you will see a lot of players with years of experience under their belts. Recruiting ...

Intramural officials dispell rumors of fights

8/26/14
Intramural flag football participants reach for the ball during a regular season match up Sept. 10, 2013. DSU students can participate in numerous intramurals on campus. DSN File Photo.

For the 2014 fall semester, Dixie State University is offering a wide variety of intramural events like flag football, ping pong, and even video games.

"The great thing about intramurals is that you don't have to be good to play," said intramural supervisor Dacee Stephens. "Intramurals is a fun ...

Softball, baseball hit it out of the park

8/24/14
Pitcher Mattie Snow winds up for Dixie in the series against Western New Mexico University on February 14. The softball team finished the season with a 51-10 overall record. DSN File Photo

After a season that included more wins than any Red Storm baseball team since becoming a Division II program and a record-breaking win streak by the softball team, both teams are looking for more.

The Red Storm are looking to continue a winning tradition.

Softball

Dixie State's softball team ...

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