NAMPA, Idaho - Hungry for a win against rival No. 5 seed BYU-Hawaii, the Dixie State women's volleyball team got it done in the postseason when it mattered most with a 3-1 win to advanced to the finals of the NCAA West Regionals.

"It's amazing to be part of a team that peaks at just the right time," head coach Robyn Felder said. "These girls deserve every ounce of credit. It was a slugfest and we came out swinging."

Dixie State (22-8) won the first set and used a dominant performance to send a message that the Red Storm wouldn't go away any time soon. DSU hit .294 to BYU-Hawaii's (22-6).195 and had four players with double-digit kills and five with double-digit digs. DSU avenged two regular-season losses to the Seasiders.

The No. 8 seed Red Storm will take on No. 7 seed Sonoma State at 7 p.m. MT in Nampa for the West Region title.

Shelby Sorenson (Lehi, UT/Lehi) had another big night with 47 assists as she found teammates Lindsey Jones (Saint George, UT/Desert Hills), Kendahl Weiland (Albany, OR/West Albany), Edithza Urias (Bakersfield, CA/Golden Valley) and Nicole Koehler (Sandy, UT/Alta) for 15, 13, 11 and 10 kills, respectively. Kara Cotter (Hurricane, UT/Hurricane) led with 17 digs, Alex Anderson (Prescott, AZ/Prescott) had 14, Maddie Rex (Tucson, AZ/Sabino) posted 11 while Hannah Harrah (Saint George, UT/Dixie) and Sorenson posted 10 apiece.

In set one, Dixie State came out ready to play and kept pace with the nation's No. 9 team. The Red Storm led early but BYU-Hawaii came back to tie it at 11-11. Three straight kills from DSU gave them the momentum back and a lead it wouldn't give up the rest of the first set. Dixie State held off the Seasiders and took set one 25-19.

The story of set No. 2 was the Red Storm's start. Riding the momentum from set one, DSU was red-hot, scoring the first 13 points before a service error gave BYU-Hawaii its first points of the set. Dixie State was hitting over .700 over the first 13 points. There was no way the Storm would allow any sort of a comeback with such a big lead and dominated the second set to the tune of a 25-16 win. 

Dixie State cooled off in the third and trailed the Seasiders 15-10 and couldn't ever get it going. BYU-Hawaii took over the set and won it 25-15 to make it a 2-1 DSU lead.

Trying to rekindle the spirit of the second set, Dixie State opened with a 5-1 lead and kept it going, determined to not let up and led 13-6 with all the momentum. The lead extended to 20-12 but the Seasiders rattled off five straight to and got within two at 21-19. The Red Storm said no more and scored the next four to take down the 5th-seeded team and advance to the finals of the West Region of the NCAA Division II Volleyball Championships.