The Dixie State women's basketball team is set to host No. 6 California Baptist tonight inside the Burns Arena in a Pacific West Conference matchup.

Tipoff is set for 5 p.m., with live coverage scheduled on television (TDS Cable Channel 22), radio (Radio Dixie 91.3 FM), and internet (SouthernUtahLive.com).

ALL-TIME VS. CALIFORNIA BAPTIST: Saturday's game marks the 14th meeting between Dixie State and California Baptist. The teams first met in Riverside, California, on Dec. 9, 2006, with the Lancers winning the inaugural matchup, 86-78. The Trailblazers recorded their first win in the series a week later in St. George, defeating CBU 81-59 at the Burns Arena. Since then, the Lancers have won nine of the last 11 matchups. CBU owns the overall series lead at 10-3, including a 4-2 mark inside the Burns Arena.

KNOW YOUR FOE: The Lancers enter the game with a 24-2 overall record and a perfect 15-0 mark in PacWest plays and own a 21-game winning streak. Cassidy Mihalko, PacWest Preseason Player of the Year, leads the CBU scoring attack, averaging 21.0 points and 8.1 rebounds per game, while Courtney Nelson (13.4 ppg) and Kamille Diaz (13.1 ppg) also average double-figure scoring.

LAST TIME OUT: Dixie State shot 31 percent (24-of-77) from the field, 29 percent (9-of-31) from beyond the arc, and 65 percent (19-of-29) from the free throw line in a 76-74 overtime win over Chaminade last week. Five players finished in double figures for the second time in this season, led by Ali Franks (Redding, Calif./Enterprise HS), who finished with 15 points and eight rebounds. Shelby Kassuba (Sammamish, Wash./Skyline HS) finished with 13 points and eight rebounds, while Tramina Jordan (Las Vegas, Nev./Centennial HS) added 11 points and five assists. Matti Ventling (Las Vegas, Nev./Las Vegas HS) logged her second straight double-double with 10 points and 10 rebounds, and Ashlee Burge (Riverton, Utah/Herriman HS) also finished with 10 points with six rebounds.

DEFENDER OF THE WEEK: Lisa VanCampen (Morgan, Utah/Morgan HS) was named PacWest Defender of the Week on Monday.VanCampen led Dixie State to wins over BYU-Hawaii and Chaminade, marking the first consecutive wins for the Trailblazers this year. She averaged 6.5 points and 10.5 rebounds per game, and 15 of her 21 rebounds came on the defensive side. She had 11 rebounds and a career-high two blocks against BYU-Hawaii, and 10 rebounds and two steals against Chaminade. She has recorded double-digit rebounds in three of her last four games. The award marks the first PacWest weekly honor for the Trailblazers this season.

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 heads to Hawaii for games at Hawaii Hilo, BYU-Hawaii, and Hawaii Pacific.