Dixie State posted its second-straight shutout victory to open the 2017 season with a 2-0 result at Northwest Nazarene Saturday afternoon at the NNU Soccer Field.

In a relatively quiet first half that saw only three total shot attempts, the Trailblazers had the best scoring chance of the two sides midway through the 13^th-minute when senior Darian Murdock (Herriman, Utah/Herriman HS) fired a ball that struck off the cross bar and away from the goal.

However, Dixie State (2-0-0) finally broke through in the 63^rd-minute when freshman Brooklyn Vogelsberg (American Fork, Utah/American Fork HS) netted her first collegiate goal on a deflected feed from fellow freshman Tori Page (Centerville, Utah/Viewmont HS). Page then tallied her first career goal nearly eight minutes later when she headed in a two-touch ball played in by senior Tana Singley (Farmington, Utah/Viewmont HS) and junior Jessica Ogilvie (St. George, Utah/Dixie HS).

Meanwhile, the Trailblazer defense stymied the Crusaders (1-1-0), holding NNU to just two total shot attempts in the match.

"We struggled to find our flow in the first half, but defensively we were rock solid," DSU Head Coach Kacey Bingham said. "We asked the team to simplify our play in our attack in the second half and we finally started pressing. Big game for our freshmen [Page and Vogelsberg] to show up and get some points for us."

Dixie State continues its road swing to begin the 2017 campaign next weekend as the Trailblazers head to Rohnert Park, Calif., for a pair of non-conference matches. DSU opens the trip against host Sonoma State on Thursday, Sept. 7, followed by a date vs. Southern Oregon on Saturday, Sept. 9.