Dixie State made its Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference debut a successful one as the Trailblazers breezed to a 3-0 sweep at South Dakota Mines Friday night inside the SDM King Center.

The Trailblazers (6-2/1-0 RMAC) scored six-straight points as part of a 15-6 run to take the opening set, 25-12, then outscored the Hardrockers (2-7/0-1 RMAC) 7-3 over the final 10 points to break an 18-18 tie to claim set two, 25-21. DSU then put the match on ice with a decisive 13-4 rally, which turned an 8-6 deficit into a 21-12 lead as the Blazers clinched the match with a 25-15 set three triumph.

Junior To'a Faleao-Baich (Lehi, Utah/Lehi HS) led DSU with eight kills and seven digs, and sophomore Sydney Johnson (Spokane, Wash./Central Valley HS) finished with seven kills. Dixie State hit .205 for the match with 40 total kills, while the Blazer defense limited SDM to a .000 hitting percentage and 23 kills, thanks in part to 9.0 total blocks and 65 digs. Reigning RMAC Defensive Player of the Week junior Lauren Gammell (Spanish Fork, Utah/Spanish Fork HS) tallied eight block assists and four kills, and senior libero Sid Brandon (Bountiful, Utah/Bountiful HS) collected a game-high 17 digs.

DSU will now head to Spearfish, S.D., for a Saturday RMAC match at Black Hills State. First serve is set for 5:30 p.m. (MT).