Dixie State clinched a split of its four-game Bay Area road swing with a three-set sweep at Academy of Art Monday afternoon at Kezar Pavilion.

DSU (8-10/6-4 PacWest) used a pair of big runs to race out to a 2-0 lead in the match. The Trailblazers scored 16 of the first 21 points in the opening frame to breeze to a 25-12 win, then bolted out to a quick 9-2 lead on their way to a 25-14 triumph in set two. The two sides battled back and forth to begin the third stanza, but a decisive 7-1 DSU spurt broke a 6-6 tie as the Trailblazers went on to clinch the match with a 25-20 set win.

Dixie State posted a season-high .370 hitting percentage in the match as 10 Trailblazers registered at least one kill, led by sophomore Lauren Gammell (Spanish Fork, Utah/Spanish Fork HS) with a game-high nine. Junior Shannon Sorenson added seven kills to go with three total blocks, while junior Kayla Chapman (Fullerton, Calif./Troy HS) and freshman Kaycee Adams (Syracuse, Utah/Syracuse HS) chipped in six kills apiece. Chapman also collected a game-high six total blocks as DSU's defense held the Urban Knights (4-14/1-10 PacWest) to a .048 hitting percentage and forced 18 AAU attack errors.

Dixie State returns home for three-straight matches, starting with a PacWest showdown with Point Loma this Saturday at 12 noon inside the DSU Student Activities Center.