Dixie State pushed its winning streak to five games as the Trailblazers claimed a pair of victories during day two of the DSU-hosted Desert Garden Inn by Wyndham Classic Friday in the Burns Arena. DSU remained perfect in tournament play with a 3-0 sweep of Western New Mexico, followed by a 3-1 non-conference triumph over fellow Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference member Colorado-Colorado Springs in the nightcap, which was DSU Head Coach Robyn Felder's 100th-win with the program.

In the sweep of WNMU (2-4), the Trailblazers (5-1) led wire-to-wire to take the opening set, 25-17, and would rally from an early 8-3 deficit to claim the second frame, 25-22. DSU would trail only twice in the decisive third set before closing out the match with a 25-18 victory.

DSU's defense held the Mustangs to a .017 hitting percentage, thanks to 51 digs and 16 team blocks, including a season and career-high tying 10 total blocks for junior Lauren Gammell (Spanish Fork, Utah/Spanish Fork HS). Gammell also tallied six kills, as did sophomore Megan Treanor (Salem, Utah/Salem Hills HS), while junior To'a Faleao-Baich (Lehi, Utah/Lehi HS) led the way with a game-high seven kills. Sophomore Jordyn Nelson (Phoenix, Ariz./Greenway HS) dished out 15 assists and six digs, and senior Sid Brandon (Bountiful, Utah/Bountiful HS) collected 11 digs as 12 of the 13 Trailblazers who saw time in the match had at least one dig to highlight DSU's defensive effort.

In game two vs. UCCS (2-5), the Blazers spotted the Mountain Lions a 1-0 set lead, 25-21. Dixie State quickly rebounded in the second set as the Trailblazers hit .464 in the stanza (15 kills, 2 errors) on their way to a convincing 25-16 win to square the match at a set apiece.

The two sides then locked up in a back-and-forth battle in set three before DSU managed to score seven of the 10 points to turn an 18-17 edge into a 25-20 set win to go up 2-1 in the match. Dixie State would go on to close out the win with a 25-21 triumph in the fourth frame.

Senior Hannah Doonan (San Dimas, Calif./San Dimas HS) paced the Blazers with 13 kills and 15 digs, while senior Malary Marshall (Hurricane, Utah/Hurricane HS) tallied 10 kills and three block assists. DSU hit .270 in the match, including a .315 clip over the final three sets. Treanor (25) and Nelson (20) combined for 45 of DSU 50 assists and Brandon finished with 21 digs.

In all, five matches were played on day two of the Classic, with WNMU defeating Arkansas-Fort Smith in the first game of the day, 3-1, followed by a 3-2 win by #18 Tarleton State over UCCS. DSU's two wins also book-ended a UAFS three-game sweep of Adams State in the fourth match of the day.

The Trailblazers will wrap of the Classic Saturday night with tourney's final match vs. Arkansas-Fort Smith at 7 p.m.