After closing its five-game homestand with back-to-back wins, the Dixie State women's basketball team hits the road again for three games in Northern California. The trip, which is the final road trip of the regular season for DSU, will take the Red Storm to Holy Names in Oakland on Saturday, to Dominican in San Rafael on Monday, and Fresno Pacific in Fresno on Wednesday. Saturday's game is set for a 5 p.m. Pacific Time (6 p.m. MT) tipoff, while both the Monday and Wednesday games will tip at 5:30 p.m. PT (6:30 p.m. MT).

Live audio coverage is scheduled on radio (X 91.3 FM) and Internet (SouthernUtahLive.com), with Keric Seegmiller providing play-by-play. Links for live stats/video can be found at DixieAthletics.com.

MAKING HISTORY: Senior center Taylor Mann (Castle Dale, Utah/Emery) became the all-time rebounding leader at Dixie State on Thursday after recording 11 rebounds vs. Academy of Art. Mann added to the tally with 18 rebounds vs. Fresno Pacific and 22 rebounds vs. Holy Names. She has logged 776 career rebounds to date and moved past Johnna Brown who now sits at second with 726 rebounds. Mann also now holds the single-season double-doubles record with 18, passing Brown at 16 in the 2012-13 season. Mann currently leads the PacWest in rebounding at 12.9 rebounds per game and ranks second in scoring at 20.0 points per game, just two-tenths of a point behind the leader (Cassidy Mihalko - CBU - 20.2 ppg).

CHASING HISTORY: With four regular-season games remaining, Mann sits on the verge of Dixie State women's basketball history. Mann continues to close in on the 1,000-point career mark, finishing Monday's game vs. Holy Names with 29 points to push her career total to 980. Only two other DSU players (Johnna Brown - 1,212/Kaylah Miller (San Diego, CA/La Jolla Country Day) - 1,055) have eclipsed the 1,000-point mark.

ALL-TIME VS. HOLY NAMES: Saturday's game marks the fifth meeting between Dixie State and Holy Names. The teams first met on Feb. 14, 2013 in Oakland. The Hawks defeated the Red Storm, 76-65, to earn the first victory in the series. DSU responded by winning the next four matchups, including a 76-65 victory on Monday at the Burns Arena in the most recent matchup. DSU holds 4-1 series lead, including a 1-1 mark Oakland.

ALL-TIME VS. DOMINICAN: Monday's game marks the 13th meeting between Dixie State and Dominican. The teams first met on Nov. 18, 2006 in Belmont, California. The Penguins won the inaugural matchup, 74-55. The Red Storm responded by winning the next seven matchups in the series. The teams have split the last four games, with Dominican winning the most recent matchup, 89-78, last season at home. Dixie State holds a 9-3 series lead, including a 5-1 mark in San Rafael.

ALL-TIME VS. FRESNO PACIFIC: Wednesday's game marks the eighth meeting between Dixie State and Fresno Pacific. The teams first met on Dec. 8, 2012 in Fresno, California, with the Storm earning an 87-64 victory. DSU won the next four games before FPU earned its first win, a 91-82 victory on Feb. 21, 2015 in Fresno. DSU won the most recent matchup, 63-55 last Saturday at the Burns Arena. The Storm hold a 6-1 series lead, including a 2-1 mark in Fresno.

KNOW YOUR FOE: Holy Names enters the weekend with an 8-18 overall record and a 7-11 mark in the PacWest. The Hawks are led by junior guard Garysha Youngblood (10.8 ppg, 4.9 rpg).

Dominican enters the weekend with a 15-9 overall record and 9-6 in the PacWest. The Penguins currently sit in fifth place in the conference and are led by senior forward Allyssa Weatherd (18.4 ppg, 7.4 rpg) and sophomore forward Sandra Ikeora (15.8 ppg, 9.2 rpg).

Fresno Pacific enters the weekend with a 4-19 overall record and a 2-15 mark in PacWest play. The Sunbirds are led by senior forward Taylor Caspers (10.6 ppg, 4.0 rpg) and sophomore guard Megan Lee (10.2 ppg, 2.7 rpg).

LAST TIME OUT:  The Dixie State women's basketball team defeated Holy Names, 76-65, in overtime Monday night at the Burns Arena for its second consecutive victory.

The Red Storm tied the game on two Taylor Mann (Castle Dale, Utah/Emery) free throws with one second remaining in regulation and outscored the Hawks 16-5 in overtime en route to its first win streak of the season.

Neither team managed to pull ahead by more than three points in the fourth quarter until Holy Names used a 5-0 run to pull ahead at 59-56 with 54 seconds remaining. Chermayne Moore (Pinole, Calif./Hercules) ended the run with a tough layup in traffic. The Storm fouled immediately on the next play, and HNU missed a free throw, leaving an opportunity for DSU to tie without a 3-pointer.

Head coach Jenny Thigpin called for timeout after the Hawks made the second free throw and took advantage of the women's basketball option to advance the ball to midcourt in the last minute of the game. Mann caught the ensuing inbounds pass and was fouled on her way to the basket. She calmly sank both free throws to send the game to overtime. Mann's free throws capped an eight-point, six-rebound quarter to help DSU stay in the game.

The Storm won the tip in overtime and never looked back, using a 7-0 run to gain a lead they would not relinquish. And this time it was Jessop's turn take over. Jessop scored six points and grabbed three rebounds, and the Red Storm never trailed in the overtime period en route to its second consecutive victory.

Dixie State shot 43 percent (26-of-60) from the field, 26 percent (4-of-15) from beyond the arc, and 80 percent (20-of-25) from the free throw line. Mann led the way, equaling her season-high point total with 29 points and 22 rebounds for her 18th double-double of the season (10th consecutive). Jessop added her first double-double of a season with a season-high 14 points and 11 rebounds.

YEAR TWO FOR THIGPIN: Head Coach Jenny Thigpin continues her second season at the helm of Dixie State women's basketball. She took over last season just two weeks before the season started, following the departure of Catherria Turner. Thigpin was named interim head coach in November, until the "interim" was dropped in January and she became the permanent head coach. Prior to her arrival at Dixie State, Thigpin spent two seasons as an assistant at Pacific West Conference member Fresno Pacific and four years coaching at Buchanan High School in Clovis, Calif. As the head coach at Buchanan in 2009-10, she led the team to a 22-7 record (the most wins in school history), reaching the final four of the Central Section playoffs.Thigpin is joined by Adam Ross who returns for his second year as an assistant at Dixie State, and new assistant Teddy Fletcher, entering his first year at DSU.

2015-16 ROSTER: Dixie State returns four starters from last year, led by senior center Taylor Mann (Castle Dale, Utah/Emery), who averaged 11.4 points and nine rebounds per game, and senior guard Leslie Tademy (Phoenix, Ariz./South Mountain) (7.5 ppg). Tademy led the Storm in assists in the 2014-15 season with 136 assists (5.2 per game). Also returning is senior guard Chermayne Moore (Pinole, Calif./Hercules)  (7.5 ppg, 2.4 rpg) and senior forward Brianna Jessop (Hyrum, Utah/Mountain Crest) (4.8 ppg, 5.2 rpg).

Three sophomore reserves also return in guards Sandria Bolden (Las Vegas, Nev./Bishop Gorman) (2.1 ppg) and Gabrielle Cabanero (Las Vegas, Nev./Valley) (2.0 ppg), and center Ashlee Burge (Riverton, Utah/Herriman) (1.4 ppg, 1.6 rpg). Additionally, the Storm welcome back redshirt freshman guard Tramina Jordan (Las Vegas, Nev./Centennial).

Three junior college transfers join the Storm in junior guards Tomorie Sangster (Vacaville, Calif./Will C. Wood ), Aliya Davis (Everett, Wash./Woodcreek), and Cassidy Carrillo (La Mirada, Calif./St. Paul). Sangster played at Napa Valley College, averaging 10.8 points, 4.4 assists, and 3.8 rebounds per game in two seasons. Davis played two seasons at Sierra College, where she averaged 6.6 points per game. Carrillo played at Cerritos College, averaging 8.3 points and two rebounds per game in two seasons for the Falcons.

Freshman guard Raynie Maynes (Salome, Ariz./Salome) represents the only new freshman joining the team in 2015-16. Maynes comes to Dixie State after redshirting last season at the University of Great Falls and is the younger sister of former Dixie State guard Taylor Maynes (Salome, AZ/Salome).

UP NEXT: The Storm return home for senior night and the regular season finale vs. Concordia on Saturday, Feb. 27 at 5 p.m. inside the Burns Arena.