After playing just two games in the last two weeks, the Dixie State women's basketball team is set to host BYU-Hawaii on Thursday and Chaminade on Saturday, as the Trailblazers (2-17, 2-11 PacWest) look to get back on the winning track.

Both games are set for a 5 p.m. tipoff. Live coverage is scheduled on television (CEC-TV – TDS Cable Channel 22), radio (Radio Dixie 91.3 FM), and internet (SouthernUtahLive.com).

ALL-TIME VS. BYU-HAWAII: Thursday's game marks the 16th meeting between Dixie State and BYU-Hawaii. The teams first met on Jan. 23, 2008, inside the Burns Arena. DSU won the inaugural matchup, 73-53. BYU-Hawaii earned its first victory in the series on Feb. 2, 2009, in Laie, Hawaii. Dixie State responded with a nine-game win streak before the Seasiders won the last two matchups, including a 92-79 last season in Laie. The Trailblazers hold a 12-3 series lead, including an 8-0 mark inside the Burns Arena.

ALL-TIME VS. CHAMINADE: Saturday's game marks the 20th meeting between Dixie State and Chaminade. The teams first met on Jan. 9, 2007, in Honolulu, with the Trailblazers winning the inaugural matchup, 75-39. The victory sparked a 16-game win streak in the series for DSU over the next eight years. The Silverswords snapped the winning streak two seasons ago, earning its first victory (78-74) in the series at the Burns Arena on Feb. 12, 2015. DSU responded by winning both meetings in the 2015-16 season, including a 61-56 win on Feb. 23, 2016, in Honolulu. DSU holds an 18-1 series lead, including an 8-1 mark inside the Burns Arena.

KNOW YOUR FOE: BYU-Hawaii enters Thursday's matchup with an 8-9 overall record and 5-6 mark in PacWest play in its final season before the school drops its intercollegiate athletics programs. Thursday's visit to the Burns Arena will mark the final time the Seasiders play in St. George. Junior guard Safia Sheikh leads the BYU-H attack, averaging 16.5 points and 4.4 rebounds per game. Two other Seasiders average double-figure scoring, including sophomore guard Marian Sheikh (12.8 ppg) and junior center Kristin Baldwin (11.0 ppg).

Chaminade enters the weekend with a 3-16 overall record and a 3-12 mark in PacWest play. The Silverswords make a stop at Point Loma on Thursday in San Diego, before heading to St. George for Saturday's matchup with the Trailblazers. Senior forward Lilia Maio leads the team in scoring, averaging 13.4 points and 6.7 rebounds per game. Two other Silverswords average double-figure scoring, including senior guard Kristle Henry (12.7 ppg) and freshman guard Destiny Castro (11.8 ppg).

LAST TIME OUT: The Trailblazers dropped a hard fought PacWest game to Hawaii Hilo on Saturday, falling 60-57 inside the Burns Arena. Dixie State shot 41 percent (21-of-51) from the field, 28 percent (6-of-21) from beyond the arc, and 69 percent (9-of-13) from the free throw line. Shelby Kassuba (Sammamish, Wash./Skyline HS) finished with a team-high 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting, while Ashlee Burge (Riverton, Utah/Herriman HS) added 11 points and six rebounds. Matti Ventling (Las Vegas, Nev./Las Vegas HS) chipped in nine points, nine rebounds, and six assists, while Lisa VanCampen (Morgan, Utah/Morgan HS) added nine points and six rebounds.

2016-17 ROSTER: Dixie State returns two starters from the 2015-16 squad, led by junior center Ashlee Burge (Riverton, Utah/Herriman HS), who averaged 7.6 points and 4.8 rebounds per game and recorded two double-doubles last year. Sophomore guard Tramina Jordan (Las Vegas, Nev./Centennial HS), who started 17 games last year, also returns in 2016-17. Jordan averaged 5.0 points and 1.6 assists as a freshman last season. The Trailblazers return two reserve players from last year's squad, including junior guard Gabrielle Cabanero (Las Vegas, Nev./Valley HS) (1.8 ppg) and senior guard Cassidy Carrillo (La Mirada, Calif./St. Paul HS) (0.9 ppg).

Four junior college transfers join the Trailblazers for the 2016-17 season, including junior forwards Shelby Kassuba (Sammamish, Wash./Skyline HS) and Lisa VanCampen (Morgan, Utah/Morgan HS), junior guard Matti Ventling (Las Vegas, Nev./Las Vegas HS), and junior guard Monique Washington (South Jordan, Utah/Bingham HS).

Kassuba played two seasons at Bellevue College in Bellevue, Washington, where she averaged 17 points, eight rebounds, three assists, and three steals per game as a sophomore. VanCampen spent two seasons at Snow College in Ephraim, Utah, and averaged 7.0 points and 5.9 rebounds per game as a sophomore. Ventling played two seasons at the College of Southern Idaho in Twin Falls, Idaho, where she averaged 8.3 points, 3.8 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game as a sophomore. Washington played her freshman year at Clark College in Vancouver, Washington, averaging 2.3 points and 1.9 rebounds per game.

Dixie State also adds one NCAA Division I transfer in senior center Hannah Roberts (Henderson, Nev./Green Valley HS), who joins the Trailblazers after one season at Arkansas-Pine Bluff. Roberts appeared in 15 games at UAPB and made two starts as a junior in 2015-16. Prior to her time at UAPB, Roberts averaged 2.4 points and 4.4 rebounds per game in two seasons at Southeast Community College in Milford, Nebraska.

Three new freshman join the ranks this year in twin-sister guards Ali and Kili Franks (Redding, Calif./Enterprise HS) and guard Jaden Gonzales (Plainview, Texas/Plainview HS). The Franks sisters prepped at Enterprise High School in Redding, California. Ali averaged 10 points, four rebounds, and three steals per game, while Kili averaged 15 points, six rebounds, and two steals per game for the Hornets. Gonzales prepped at Plainview High School in Plainview, Texas, where she averaged 16.0 points per game and connected on 66 3-pointers as a senior for the Bulldogs.

COACHING STAFF: Head Coach JD Gustin begins his first season at Dixie State in the 2016-17 campaign. Gustin was announced as the new DSU women's basketball head coach in May 2016, following the departure of former coach Jenny Thigpin. Gustin recently concluded his first season as an assistant coach at Weber State, where he helped lead the Wildcats to a 23-12 record and a runner-up finish in the 2016 Women's Basketball Invitational Tournament.

Prior to Weber State, Gustin spent four years at the University of Utah, serving as director of women's basketball operations from 2011-13 and women's basketball assistant coach from 2013-15. He helped guide the Utes to a runner-up finish in the 2013 Women's National Invitational Tournament (WNIT).

Before his time at Utah, he served as head women's basketball coach at Westminster College for seven seasons from 2004-11, where he compiled a 146-83 record and led the Griffins to five consecutive NAIA National Championship tournament appearances. He led Westminster to its first-ever NAIA tournament berth in 2006-07, and guided the Griffins to the quarterfinals of the NAIA championships for the first time in school history with a school-record 28 wins in 2010-11. Gustin won three Frontier Conference championships, including a perfect 14-0 conference mark in 2008-09.

Gustin is joined by new assistant coaches Nicole Yazzie (Westminster, 2013) and Brennon Schweikart (BYU-Hawaii, 2013).

NEXT UP: Dixie State closes its five-game homestand next Saturday, hosting No. 7 California Baptist inside the Burns Arena.