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Men's Basketball John Potter, Media Relations Assistant

Dixie State dominates wire-to-wire at Holy Names

Bounceback win features career night for Larson

Box Score

OAKLAND, Calif. – Junior forward Steven Larson (South Jordan, UT/Copper Hills) hit 13 of 16 shots from the floor en route to a career-high 28 points to lead 19th-ranked Dixie State College to a 93-68 road win Thursday at Holy Names in Pacific West Conference play.
 
Larson's third 20-point effort of the year included nine rebounds, two higher than his individual high.
 
Thompson at HNU
Dixie State (17-5, 12-2 PWC) bounced back after a tough Monday loss at Dominican with a 61.4 percent shooting night and a wire-to-wire victory in the first ever meeting with the Hawks (4-19, 1-13 PWC) at Tobin Gym.
 
Dalton Groskreutz (Santa Clara, UT/Snow Canyon) added 14 points in just 21 minutes played. Curtis Papenfuss (Happy Valley, OR/Clackamas) had three field goals and five free throws to notch 11 points off the bench. Zach Robbins (Upland, CA/Upland) chipped in 10 points – his eighth straight game in double figures – and six rebounds.
 
After opening with a 4-0 run, HNU hit a three to pull within two at 8-6. The Storm clamped down on defense and used the next 11 minutes to spurt out on a 23-5 run to build a 33-11 lead. The majority of the scoring came from the inside as Larson and Robbins combined for 17 first half points.
 
Dixie State held HNU to 20 percent from the floor over the first 20 minutes to lead 42-16.
 
Another spurt of 7-0 opened the second half as the Storm led by as many as 37 early in the second half. HNU's Tyler Fry scored 17 second half points to end up pacing the Hawks with 20 points. Ian Collins went 7-for-9 from the floor for 17 points, all after the break.
 
Dixie State never saw the lead drop below 20 points over the final five minutes. All 12 players on the trip saw playing time and no player saw more than 25 minutes on the court. The Storm bested the battle of the boards 41-21, including 12 to seven on the offensive glass.
 
DSC shot a scorching 69 percent (20-29) in the second half and bested the 60 percent mark for the fifth time this year (35-57).
 
The final game of the Bay Area road trip is Saturday afternoon against Notre Dame de Namur in Belmont. Tip is scheduled for 2 p.m. Pacific (3 p.m. Mountain) from Gleason Gym.
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