Battle of Pac West Unbeatens on Saturday: DSC vs. Chaminade
UP NEXT: Dixie State College of Utah continues Pacific West Conference play against the Chaminade University Silverswords in the Burns Arena on Saturday, January 9 at 7:30 pm.
THE RECORDS: DSC enters the game with a 7-3 record after upending the BYU-Hawaii Seasiders 86-78 on January 9 in the Pac West Conference opener. The Red Storm have a 5-0 record inside the Burns Arena this season. Chaminade sports a 4-6 record coming off a nine-point win on the road against Grand Canyon.
ALL-TIME SERIES: The Red Storm and Silverswords have played five previous times since Dixie State jumped to Division-II. Chaminade leads the all-time series 3-2. The teams split a pair of game last season. Ryan Sanchez (Ogden. UT/Fremont) hit a leaning jumper late in DSC's 66-64 win on national television. Chaminade held home court beating the Storm 75-65.
BROADCAST INFORMATION: RADIO - Dixie State College basketball games, both home and away, can be heard live on the Red Storm Basketball Radio Network - Classical 91.3 FM and Network1Sports.com online with the voice of the Red Storm, John Potter.
VIDEO – Home games can be seen live online at B2LiveTV.com and on tape delay on DTV. All access video passes for Dixie State can be purchased on the B2 Networks site.
RED STORM WATCH: Dixie State has won two games in a row including a thrilling conference triumph over last season's champion, the BYU-Hawaii Seasiders. Tom Whitehead (St. George, UT/Dixie) leads the team in scoring average at a 15.9 point per game clip. Donovan Plunkett (Oroville, CA/Las Plumas) (12.9) and Andy Palmer (St. George. UT/Pine View) (10.9) also average double figures through five games. Freshman Zach Robbins (Upland, CA/Upland) paces the club pulling down 7.1 rebounds a game with Palmer and Whitehead following at 4.9 boards a piece. Dixie State averages 72.5 points a game shooting 46.5% FG while allowing 68.1 points to opponents.
STORM FAST BREAK TIDBITS:
--- Dixie State is 2-1 in Pacific West Conference openers (wins in 2009 over Chaminade & 2010 over BYU-Hawaii, loss in 2008 to UH-Hilo in overtime)
--- Donovan Plunkett (Oroville, CA/Las Plumas) ranks 3rd with 12.9 PPG in career scoring average (minimum 5 games). Tom Whitehead (St. George, UT/Dixie) ranks 5th (10.4 PPG), Andy Palmer (St. George. UT/Pine View) is 7th (9.4), Jeremiah Barnes (Compton, CA/Los Altos) is 9th (7.2) and Zach Robbins (Upland, CA/Upland) is 10th (7.1)
--- Career Scoring Ranks: #6 Tom Whitehead (St. George, UT/Dixie) (374; 22 points behind #5 Dan Stock), #7 Andy Palmer (St. George. UT/Pine View) (346; 18 points behind Whitehead), #10 Kevin Lindquist (Gilbert. AZ/Lone Peak) (255; 7 points behind #9 Johnny Little (Murray. UT/Murray HS))
---Starting Time Change – The January 30th game on the road at Grand Canyon will tipoff at 7pm instead of 7:30pm. The change was announced by both colleges on Wednesday.
SCOUTING CHAMINADE: Don't let the 4-6 record fool you, the Chaminade SIlverswords are a talented team. Three losses came to Division-I opponents (Maryland, Vanderbilt and Colorado) in the EA Sports Maui Invitational. Junior transfer Steven Bennett paces Chaminade with 16.6 points per game including a season high 30 against Grand Canyon. Shane Hanson also average double figures (11.9). Chandler Pearson cleans the glass with eight rebounds a game. Matt Mahar is at the helm of the program and has compiled a 75-46 record in five seasons at Chaminade.
