Dixie State won its fifth-straight and remained perfect in Pacific West Conference play after a 3-1 victory over Hawai'i Hilo Monday night in the DSU Student Activities Center (SAC).

The Trailblazers (7-4/4-0 PacWest) won the first set 25-18 and led 11-8 in set two, but the Vulcans (4-4/2-1 PacWest) used a 9-3 run to erase the deficit to take a three-point lead of their own en route to a 25-21 win in the frame to knot the match at 1-1.

Dixie State never trailed in set three and took a 2-1 lead in the match after a 25-22 win in the stanza and again had a multiple-point lead in frame four, but again UH-Hilo would rally and held a 21-18 advantage late in the set. DSU battled back to pull even at 21-21 and won seven of the final eight points overall to close out the match, 25-22.

DSU senior outside hitter Delayne Daniel (Pleasant Grove, Utah/Pleaseant Grove HS) led the way with 16 kills and nine digs, while sophomore OH Taylor Duryea (Logan, Utah/Sky View HS) added 11 kills with seven digs. DSU hit .214 in the match, including a .310 percentage in set one and a .255 clip in the deciding fourth set. The Trailblazer defense held Hilo to a .169 hitting percentage, thanks in part to a game and career-high 26 digs from sophomore libero Sidney Brandon (Bountiful, Utah/Bountiful HS) and seven total DSU blocks.

Dixie State will play its final non-conference regular season match this Wednesday, Sept. 28, when the Trailblazers head to Salt Lake City to face Westminster College. DSU will then return home for three-straight PacWest games, starting with a date vs. Chaminade on Saturday, Oct. 1, at 6 p.m., inside the DSU SAC.