Dixie State won for the seventh-straight time and remained perfect atop the Pacific West Conference table with a 1-0 road victory over BYU-Hawaii Saturday afternoon in Laie. The match also marked the final time the Trailblazers and Seasiders squared off on the pitch as BYU-H will discontinue its intercollegiate athletic program in the spring of 2017.
DSU (7-3-0/5-0-0 PacWest) tallied the lone goal of the match late in the first half when freshman forward
Moises Medina (Mesquite, Nev./Virgin Valley HS) secured a rebound off the post, moved past a defender and tucked home his third goal of the season. For Medina, who was named PacWest Freshman of the Week last Monday, it was his third-straight game-winning goal overall.
The Trailblazer defense made that goal stand as DSU limited BYU-H to 11 total shots on the day, including just six shots on frame. DSU redshirt freshman
Zach Nielson (West Point, Utah/Northridge HS) recorded his first solo collegiate shutout victory in goal as he made five saves, while the defense picked up a team save in keeping the Seasiders (4-3-2/3-2-1 PacWest) off the scoreboard.
DSU continues its four-match trip to the Islands at Hawai'i Pacific this Monday in Waipahu.
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