[PREVIEW] Take two with the Lancers

Dixie State and CBU meet at the Burns

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Dixie State (10-4, 5-1 PWC) vs. California Baptist (9-4, 3-2 PWC)
Game Details	Saturday, Jan. 19 \| Saint George, UT \| 7:30 p.m. Mountain Burns Arena
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LANCERS HEAD TO DIXIE: Dixie State readies for its second meeting of the year with California Baptist. The Storm won the first

meeting two weeks ago in Riverside to begin a winning streak. Tip time is 7:30 p.m. Mountain inside the Burns Arena. Live audio and video coverage will be available through Dixie State All Access at DixieAthletics.com/Showcase.

STORM WATCH: DSC is 11-4 on the season after beating Azusa Pacific on the road Saturday for its fourth consecutive win. . Sophomore center Zach Robbins (Upland, CA/Upland) leads the team at 12.7 PPG and paces the PacWest with 8.9 rebounds a game. Dalton Groskreutz (Santa Clara, UT/Snow Canyon) (12.4) and McKay Massey (Payson, UT/Payson) (12.1) follow next in scoring average. The Red Storm are first in the nation (D2) in 3-point percentage (44.8) and second in field goal percentage (52.3).

LAST TIME OUT: The question arose after Dixie State's tough home win on Thursday against Grand Canyon – would there be a let down on the road at Azusa Pacific? From the seven-minute mark of the first half on, the answer was an emphatic no.

McKay Massey (Payson, UT/Payson) (Payson, UT/Payson) led all DSC scorers with 16 points and Zach Robbins (Upland, CA/Upland) (Upland, CA/Upland) thrilled a partisan crowd from his hometown with two monster alley-oop dunks leading Dixie State to a convincing 85-57 win over the host Cougars in Pacific West Conference play.

A fourth consecutive victory boosted Dixie State to 11-4 on the year and 6-1 in the PacWest.

Knotted in a physical battle early, DSC had a 24-21 lead at the seven-minute mark. Five minutes later, the Red Storm held APU (5-6, 3-1 PWC) scoreless and rattled off 16 points unanswered. Curtis Papenfuss (Happy Valley, OR/Clackamas) (Happy Valley, OR/Clackamas) hit four shots including a pair of 3-pointers for 10 of the points off the bench.

DSC bumped the lead to 19 before settling for a 44-31 halftime advantage.

Troy Leaf hit a pair of triples early in the second half to keep the Cougars within striking distance. Trailing by nine, APU's chances slipped away on a DSC 9-0 run beginning and ending with Massey shots from distance.

Robbins added to the second half highlights throwing down two alley-oop dishes from Massey and DeQuan Thompson (Las Vegas, NV/Lake Mead Christian Academy) (Las Vegas, NV/Lake Mead Christian Academy).

The lead hit 30 points at one point, allowing head coach Jon Judkins the luxury to empty his bench. Robbie Nielson (Gresham, OR/Barlow) (Gresham, OR/Barlow) took advantage with five points in the final minutes in his first game back from injuring his hand.

Massey hit six of his 10 shots from the field. Robbins was 7-of-10 for 15 points and nine rebounds while Papenfuss added 15 points on 6-of-8 shooting.

The Storm was held below their season field-goal average, but hit a respectable 30-of-61 (49.2 percent). DSC held APU to 33 percent on the night and 5-of-24 from the 3-point arc.

ALL-TIME VS. CBU: Dixie State is 3-0 against the Lancers. CBU joined the Pacific West Conference during the 2011-12 sports year and won the Commissioner's Cup for best overall winning program last year. DSC is 1-0 against CBU in St. George and 2-0 at Van Dyne Gym in Riverside.

• CALIFORNIA BAPTIST LANCERS

> The Lancers have won two straight games since the first meeting with the Storm. CBU beat Point Loma on the road 59-53 and downed Azusa Pacific at home 81-69.
> PWC newcomer Anthony Cosentino paces the high-paced CBU offense with 15.5 points per game. Four of the five starters average over 10 points. Andrew Fisk and Luke Evans are two of the league's best rebounders - both over seven boards per contest.
> Tim Collins is in his 11th year as head coach at CBU and 33rd in the collegiate ranks - including 11 years at junior colleges. He has coached over 1,000 games and won over 600.

JUDKINS ON CBU: A very good team, as we saw the first time we played them. We have to have the same intensity. They have played really well since, trying new lineups. We have to defend and rebound again.

DEFENSE KEY TO WIN OVER CBU (LAST MEETING, 2013): Dixie State College successfully mixed up its defensive looks and crashed the glass holding California Baptist to 28-percent shooting in the second half en route to a convincing Pacific West Conference road victory, 69-57, at Van Dyne Gym.

Junior forward Dalton Groskreutz (Santa Clara, UT/Snow Canyon) (Santa Clara, UT/Snow Canyon) led five Red Storm (9-4, 4-1 PWC) players in double figures with 17 points. Zach Robbins (Upland, CA/Upland) (Upland, CA/Upland), playing a short distance from his hometown of Upland, posted his fourth double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds.

Adding to the solid team performance was a stellar effort from junior point guard Kimball Payne (Alpine, UT/Lone Peak) (Alpine, UT/Lone Peak). Evading pressure from the Lancers (7-4, 1-2 PWC) all night, the on-court general dished out six assists and notched 10 points.

“Our team wanted it tonight,” head coach Jon Judkins said. “This was the best team performance of the year.”

Bench play proved critical against CBU. De'Quan Thompson scored in double figures for the third straight game with 11 points, including two 3-pointers without a miss. In 28 minutes, senior forward Derek Owen (St George, UT/Dixie) (St George, UT/Dixie) notched 10 points and pulled down seven boards.

The lead fluctuated eight times over the opening 20 minutes. CBU led by as many as five points behind 15 first-half points from junior guard Kevin Wong.

Momentum turned quickly with a 5-0 second half run by the Storm. Groskreutz hit a contested 3-pointer and Robbins added a jumper in the paint. CBU took possession later after a charge and sank two fouls shots to close within four at 49-45. Dixie State responded with a critical 6-0 run on consecutive lay-ups from Owen, Groskreutz and Massey. A subsequent 7-0 run highlighted by a Groskreutz three pushed the lead to 15.

Wong only scored two points in the second half, but led the Lancers with 17 points.

NIGHT OWLS HIT THE CENTURY MARK: Dixie State College basketball won its 100th night game (5pm start or later) in the Jon Judkins era on Thursday. The Storm are 100-57 after the sun set and sport a good 17-6 record in games strated before 5 p.m.

MASSEY ATOP THE PACWEST, ROBBINS FANTASTIC AGAIN: Dixie State senior guard McKay Massey (Payson, UT/Payson) (Payson, UT/Payson) has been named the Pacific West Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Week. Joining him in the weekly conference accolades is sophomore Zach Robbins (Upland, CA/Upland) (Upland, CA/Upland) on the Fantastic 15.

The conference announced the award on Monday, Jan. 14, for games played Jan. 7-13.

Massey posted a tremendous all-around week in leading the Red Storm to a pair of conference victories over two previously unbeaten teams.

Dixie State beat Grand Canyon 71-66 on Jan. 10 - handing the Antelopes their first conference loss after five straight victories - before rolling to an 85-57 win at Azusa Pacific on Jan. 12. The Cougars entered the contest 3-0 in league play.

Massey averaged 14.5 points, 6.0 rebounds, 5.0 assists, 2.0 three-pointers made and 2.0 steals per game while boasting a 2.5 assist/turnover ratio and a 57.1 (12 for 21) shooting percentage.

He tied for 17th in scoring, tied for 15th in rebounding, tied for fourth in assist average, ranked ninth in assist/turnover ratio, and tied for seventh in thievery in the PacWest for the week.

He also tied for eighth in three-pointers made per game and shot 40% (4 for 10) from beyond the arc.

Massey was a week one member of the Fantastic 15 earlier this season.

Zach Robbins (Upland, CA/Upland) (So., 6-10, 200, F/C, Upland, CA/Upland) – Dixie State – led Red Storm to a 2-0 week by averaging 12.0 points and 6.5 rebounds per game…ranked ninth in shooting for the week in the PacWest (68.8%) after making 11 of 16 field goal attempts.

This is the sixth weekly honor for Robbins, his fourth time on the Fantastic 15.

IN THE RECORD BOOKS: McKay Massey (Payson, UT/Payson) needs 61 points to pass Ben Hartman (763) for 3rd on the all-time scoring list, two 3-pointers to pass Donovan Plunkett (89) for 3rd place,four assists to pass Jeremiah Barnes (215) for 3rd place and 12 to pass Maurice Cole (Norwalk, CA/Santa Fe) (223) for 2nd. Zach Robbins (Upland, CA/Upland) needs 33 rebounds to pass Tom Whitehead (360) for 2nd on the career list and 13 blocks to pass Tom Whitehead (74) for 1st place. Derek Owen (St George, UT/Dixie) needs 31 rebounds to pass Griffon Jones (Cheney, WA/Cheney) (310) for 4th place. Dalton Groskreutz (Santa Clara, UT/Snow Canyon) needs 31 points to pass Griffon Jones (Cheney, WA/Cheney) (616) for 6th, 20 3-pointers to pass Dan Stock (71) for 6th place and 21 shots to pass Ben Hartman (72) for 5th place.

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