Dixie State picked up its third-straight victory as the Trailblazers posted a 1-0 road result 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.
The Trailblazers (5-5-0/3-2-0 PacWest) scored the game's lone goal just 8:20 into the match when senior
Alexis Torres (Tucson, Ariz./Palo Verde HS) tucked home a shot past a diving Seasider goalkeeper for her first goal of the year. Meanwhile, the DSU defense played a strong 90 minutes as the unit held BYU-H to just seven shots, two on goal.
BYU-H (4-5-1/3-3-0) was just as stout on defense as DSU was held to only five total shot attempts – one on frame, but that one shot was the difference in a physical match that featured 38 combined fouls (DSU 21, BYU-H 17), three yellow cards and one red-card ejection.
"This wasn't our prettiest game of the year," DSU Head Coach
Kacey Bingham said. "We are still adjusting to some of the new conditions here. We will need to get refocused and ready for Monday [at Hawai'i Pacific]."
DSU continues its four-match trip to the Islands at Hawai'i Pacific this Monday in Waipahu.
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