Dixie State could not get anything going on offense after a mid-morning kick-off as the Storm were shut out by Point Loma, 3-0, on Homecoming Saturday at Hansen Stadium. With the loss, DSU fell to 2-4-0. 0-2-0 in Pacific West Conference play, while PLNU moved to 4-2-0, 1-0-0 in league play.

Both teams battled through a near scoreless first 45 minutes until the Sea Lions found the back of the net just 13 seconds before intermission when Michaela Maes scored from 25-yards out off a feed from Keagan Bolibol to stake PLNU to a 1-0 lead. Point Loma tacked on a pair of insurance goals in the second stanza, the first coming late in the 70^th minute off the boot of Kaiti Freeberg, followed by another tally nearly 12 minutes later from Jennifer Ballez to put the match away.

"We were off today," DSU Head Coach Kacey Bingham said. "We needed performances from key players that we didn't get today. I think the whole team was disappointed. We will make some changes this week to get ready to compete on the road."

Point Loma held a decisive 18-5 edge in shot attempts in the match, including a 10-2 edge on frame, with junior Alexis Torres (Tucson, Ariz./Palo Verde HS) and sophomore Courtney Fryer (Spanish Fork, Utah/Maple Mountain HS) accounting for both Storm shots on goal. DSU keepers Stacie Gubler (Las Vegas, Nev./Palo Verde HS) and Danica Nusink (Springville, Utah/Springville HS) combined to make seven saves in a losing effort.

Dixie State heads back out on the road to California for a pair of PacWest matches in the Bay Area next weekend, beginning with a showdown at Dominican University on Friday, Oct. 2 at 4 p.m. (PT), in San Rafael. The Storm will then close the trip on Sunday, Oct. 4, with a match at Holy Names at 11 a.m. (PT), in Oakland.