Dixie State opened its three-match homestand on the right foot as the Trailblazers posted a 3-0 sweep of Holy Names Friday night in Pacific West Conference action at the DSU Student Activities Center.

The Trailblazers (4-8/2-2 PacWest) opened the match with a 25-19 set one victory, then began the second frame with a 9-2 run on their way to a convincing 25-12 win to go up 2-0 in the match.

HNU (0-14/0-5 PacWest) would not go away quietly in set three as the Hawks jumped out to a quick 6-1 advantage, but DSU would answer with a 9-2 run to wrestle the lead away at 10-8. The Trailblazers never looked back from there as DSU outscored Holy Names 15-6 the rest of the way to close out the match with a 25-14 set win.

Dixie State combined to hit a season-high .280 in the match, including a .394 clip in the deciding third set. Junior Hannah Doonan (San Dimas, Calif./San Dimas HS) led the Trailblazers with nine kills, while junior Kayla Chapman (Fullerton, Calif./Troy HS) collected eight kills with a .571 hitting percentage to go along with three total blocks.

DSU's defense held HNU to an opponent-season low .031 hitting percentage and forced 18 Hawk hitting errors. Junior libero Sid Brandon (Bountiful, Utah/Bountiful HS) led the defense with a game-high 19 digs.

The Trailblazers will quickly turn around to host Dominican in another PacWest match Saturday at 12 noon at the DSU SAC.