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Dixiestateathletics.Com CONFERENCECHAMPIONS NCAA REGIONAL PACWEST - 2015 APPEARANCES RMAC - 2018 2013/2014/2015/2018 VOLLEYBALL Contact: Drayson Ball (O) 435-652-7524 (C) 435-201-7504 [email protected] dixiestateathletics.com 2021 SCHEDULE/RESULTS DIXIE STATE VOLLEYBALL (1-2/0-2 WAC) (1-2) at UT Rio Grande Valley January (0-2) 22 at Southern Utah W, 3-0 Monday, Feb 1, 6:00 p.m. 25 at New Mexico State* L, 1-3 Robin Felder (9th season) Tuesday, Feb 2, 12 noon Todd Lowery (6th season) 26 at New Mexico State* L, 1-3 Record at DSU: 138-86 Record at UTRGV: 86-73 2019 record: 20-8 St. George, Utah 2019 record: 14-17 14-4 RMAC (D2) Burns Arena 8-8 WAC February OPENING SERVE: Dixie State (1-2/0-2 WAC), after dropping its first two conference games of the season against WAC favorite New Mexico State, begins their home slate with a match- 1 UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY* 6 p.m. up against University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Monday and Tuesday within the friendly 2 UT RIO GRANDE VALLEY* 12 noon confines of Burns Arena. 8 at Grand Canyon* 7 p.m. 9 at Grand Canyon* 3 p.m. The Trailblazers returned home from their trip to Tucscon, Arizona where they suffered two defeats at the hand of the Aggies, both losses coming in 4 sets to the preseason WAC favor- ites and 2019 regular season and conference tournament champs. Dixie State hopes to right 15 CALIFORNIA BAPTIST* 6 p.m. the ship as it welcomes the Vaqueros to town for a pair of matches. 16 CALIFORNIA BAPTIST* 6 p.m. 22 at Seattle U* 6 p.m. Monday and Tuesday’s matchups are set to begin at 6 p.m. and 12 noon, respectively. Live 23 at Seattle U* 2 p.m. stats and video streaming information for the matches can be found at www.dixiestateathlet- ics.com March KNOW YOUR FOE: UTRGV began the season with two non-conference defeats against UT 1 UTAH VALLEY* 6 p.m. San Antonio (3-2) and Texas A&M-Corpus Christi (3-0) and come into Monday’s matchup with 2 UTAH VALLEY* 12 noon an 0-2 regular season record. The Vaqueros were slated to begin conference play last week against Chicago State, but both matches were cancelled. 8 at Tarleton State* 6 p.m. 9 at Tarleton State* 6 p.m. UTRGV finished last season with a 14-17 overall record and a 8-8 mark in conference play. 15 CHICOGO STATE* 6 p.m. Last season culminated with a three-set defeat to Utah Valley in the WAC tournament. They 16 CHICOGO STATE* 12 noon are coached by Todd Lowery who is in his sixth season at the helm with an overall record of 86-73 during that time. The Vaqueros consist of five seniors, four juniors, two sophomores, and two freshmen, Home games in bold including two preseason All-WAC Team members, Senior Libero Samaret Caraballo, and All home games to be played in the Burns Arena Junior Outside Hitter Sarah Cruz. UTRGV was picked to finish 3 in the 2021 WAC Preseason Coaches Poll. * - Western Athletic Conference match All times local to site of match COACHING STAFF: Head Coach Robyn Felder (Eastern Washington, 2002; 138-86 overall record) is in her ninth season at the helm of the Dixie State women’s volleyball program. Last season, Felder led the Trailblazers to a 20-win season (20-8) and to a 3 seed in the 2019 RMAC conference tournament with a 14-4 conference record. A two-time Pacific West Conference Coach of the Year (2013/2015) honoree, Felder led the Trailblazers to their first-ever Pacific West Conference title and the program’s third-straight NCAA West Regional appearance in 2015. The season before that, she led DSU to its most successful season in the program’s Division II era as the Trailblazers played to a 22-9 overall record, which marked the first time Dixie State had reached the 20-win plateau in the pro- gram’s NCAA-era. That season also saw her squad reach the 2014 NCAA West Regional final 2021 Preseason All-WAC Team (Sweet 16). In Dixie State’s first season as a full member in the RMAC, Felder lead her team to a NCAA era school-record tying 22 wins (22-6) and subsequently was named the 2018 RMAC Co-Head Coach of the Year. Player Class Pos. School Sarah Cruz Jr. OH UT Rio Grande Valley Felder is joined on the DSU sideline by second-year assistant coaches Camilla Hafoka Samaret Caraballo Sr. L/OH UT Rio Grande Valley (Oregon State, 2010) and former DSU standout Makenzi Murphey (Dixie State, 2018). In addi- Savannah Davison Jr. OH NM State tion, Whitnee Tupe (2nd season, Dixie State, 2007) returns to Felder’s staff after a three-year Christine Graf So. OH California Baptist stint as an assistant at Snow College, and Rick Reeve (BYU), is in his first season on the Seren Jardine Sr. DS/L Utah Valley Trailblazers’ staff. Eve Kerschenbaum Jr. OH Seattle U Annabelle Kubinski Jr. MB Grand Canyon WAC PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Following Dixie State’s three-set victory over Southern Utah Sydney Marks Sr. MB California Baptist University on Friday, Dixie State’s Junior Outside Hitter Whittnee Nihipali earned the Western Tijana Milojevic Sr. L Seattle U Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Week. Klaire Mitchell So. S Grand Canyon Lia Mosher Jr. MH NM State Nihipali (6-2; Las Vegas, Nev., Shadow Ridge HS) dominated the match offensively for Dixie Kaira Moss Jr. MB Grand Canyon State averaging 4.00 kills per set on .500 hitting percentage, which ranked second in the Julianna Salanoa Sr. MH NM State WAC in both categories. Nihipali finished with a double-double as she tallied 12 kills and 13 Kazna Tarawhiti Jr. OH Utah Valley digs throughout the three-set match with an average 4.3 points per set in the win against the DIXIESTATEATHLETICS.COM ABOUT DIXIE STATE UNIVERSITY Thunderbirds. UNIVERSITY QUICK FACTS LAST TIME OUT: After dropping game one of the two-game series Monday Name of School .............................................Dixie State University afternoon, Dixie State was unable to salvage a split against New Mexico State as the Trailblazers lost in four sets Tuesday. Location ................................................................St. George, Utah Founded ......................................................1911 (Four-Year 2000) Dixie State made improvements from Monday’s showing in several areas Enrollment ............................................................................11,193 namely hitting percentage, kills, and assists, but fell short where it mattered Nickname...................................................................... Trailblazers most winning just one set in a 3-1 loss. Mascot ..................................................................Brooks the Bison School Colors ..............................Red, Navy Blue, White and Gray The Trailblazers could never get their footing in set one as NM State came out firing on all cylinders en route to tallying 18 kills and a hitting percentage Affiliation ................................................................ NCAA Division I of .500. The Aggies led wire to wire including winning nine out of 13 points Conference ............................................................Western Athletic after Dixie State had cut into an early deficit to garner a 22-13 lead late in the Home Court (Capacity) .....................................Burns Arena (5000) set. The Aggies would close the door in short order and win the opening frame President ....................................................Dr. Richard B. Williams 25-17. Athletic Director ................................................... Dr. Jason Boothe Just as they did in Monday’s matchup, Dixie State won set two, this time, in Senior Associate AD/SWA ................................... Maureen Eckroth come-back fashion. The Trailblazers rattled off six straight points in the middle Website ........................................................dixiestateathletics.com of the set to take a 14-10 lead, but NM State came roaring back to take a 20-19 lead. That’s when DSU went on another 6-0 run to win the set 25-20. Each COACHING STAFF point of the 6-0 run was fueled by the Trailblazers defense as it forced the Head Coach.................................................Robyn Felder/9th Year Aggies into attack errors on each point. In fact, Dixie State kept the Aggies in check by forcing them into a negative .067 hitting percentage and a match-high Alma Mater .......................................... Eastern Washington (2002) 9 errors. Record at Dixie State.................................... 138-86 (.620)/8 Years RMAC Record at Dixie State ............................ 30-6 (.833)/2 Years Sets three and four were very similar for the Trailblazers. Set three saw Dixie Career Record .............................................. 138-86 (.620)/8 Years State hold a slim 13-12 lead half way through the session, but a quick Aggies Assistant Coach....................................... Camilla Hafoka/2nd year 6-0 run forced a timeout. The deficit proved too much to overcome, and NM Alma Mater .....................................................Oregon State (2010) State finished on top once again by a score of 25-17. It was a similar tune in set four as Dixie State lead 16-15 before the Aggies slammed the door and Assistant Coach.................................... Makenzi Murphey/4th Year won 10 of the next 13 rallies to claim a 25-19 set-four victory and a 3-1 match Alma Mater .........................................................Dixie State (2018) victory. Assistant Coach.......................................... Whitnee Tupe/5th Year Alma Mater .........................................................Dixie State (2007) Dixie State finished the match with a .192 hitting percentage with a total of 36 Assistant Coach.............................................. Rick Reeve/1st Year kills, 12 of those came from Megan Treanor. Treanor also recorded 17 assists to finish with her second double-double of the season. Mykenna Nelson wasn’t Alma Mater ............................................................. Brigham Young afraid to get her hands dirty as she grabbed 17 digs while Taela Laufiso served up 15 assists. TEAM INFORMATION 2019 Overall Record.................................................................20-8 EXPANDING THE WAC: As it stands now, there are nine total teams the com- 2019 RMAC Record/Finish ...............................................
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