ON THE WHISTLE: Dixie State will continue the 2021 season with the start of WAC action as the Blazers host New Mexico State and Grand Canyon.

Live stats for New Mexico State: https://bit.ly/3CaB1Ap
Live streaming for NMSU: https://bit.ly/3nvlBCL

Live stats for Grand Canyon: https://bit.ly/3CaB1Ap
Live streaming for GCU: https://bit.ly/3nvlBCL

NOTES TO KNOW:
• Dixie State holds a 4-6-0 record on the season.
• Dixie State has played just two home games this year. The Blazers started the season with six consecutive road games.

DIXIE STATE STAT QUICK NOTES:
• Dixie State has 11 goals on the season from 108 shots with 47 shots on frame.
• DSU averages 10.8 shots per game.
• The Trailblazers have 67 saves on the season and have allowed 20 goals on the season.

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• Dixie State's freshman Kalea Woodyatt scored her first collegiate goal and first Trailblazer goal of the season just eight minutes into the first game of the season.  
• Reshirt senior, Whitley Griffiths leads Dixie State with three goals on the season including two game winners.
• In the first six games, the Trailblazers scored eight goals. Of those goals, four, were scored in the first 10 minutes of a game, while five of the eight were scored within the first 10 minutes of any half.
• DSU has scored three game winning goals in the final 10 minutes of the game.

ROBERTS SCORES TWO
Sophomore Brynlee Roberts scored both goal in the 2-1 win over Southern Utah. Roberts first scored in the first half to give DSU a 1-0 lead. Then in the final minute of action, Roberts found the back of the net for a game winner. She now has three career goals.

GONZALES LEADS THE WAC IN SAVES
Junior transfer, Kayla Gonzales has broke into the top of the leader boards in the Western Athletic Conference with her 64 saves on the season. She's recorded a .780 save percentage on the season, sits at a 1.93 GAA and has racked up 842 minutes in the net. She set a career high with 13 saves against Weber State.

GRIFFITHS EARNED PRE-SEASON ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS
Whitley Griffiths was named to the WAC Pre-Season All-Conference team after leading Dixie State with 10 goals last season.

FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON
Dixie State picked up a 2-1 win over UNLV in the season opener. DSU put a notch on the scoreboard in the first eight minutes from a corner kick. UNLV answered before the first half closed for a 1-1 score. It wasn't until the 88th minute that the Blazers were able to tuck in another goal for the game winner.

COACHING STAFF: Molly Rouse (Minnesota, 2012) is in her second season as Dixie State head coach. Rouse hnow has a 3-10-2 record as a head coach. Rouse brought back with her assistant coaches Lindsey Dare and Jennie Clark.

SEASON KICKOFFS: Dixie State has an 9-4-3 record in season openers in the NCAA era. They are also 4-2-3 in home openers.

BENNETT TAKES OVER MOST MATCHES PLAYED: Senior Jill Bennett has now competed in 83 matches in her time at Dixie State which is the most matches above any other athlete in school history.

2021 ROSTER BREAKDOWN: Dixie State returned nearly eight starters and lost two from last years squad.

The Trailblazers return their leading scorer from last spring in Whitley Griffiths who had 10 goals and one assist. Also returning are seniors, Jill Bennett, Kelsey Cook, Tess Donaldson, junior Shaylyn Uyeshiro and sophomore McKinley Barney who all clocked over 1,000 minutes played last season.

The Trailblazers had six players earn All-Conference in the spring of 2021 with five of them returning in Griffiths (First Team), Donaldson (Second team) and Bennet, Cook and Barney (Honorable Mentions). Dixie State ended the 2021 spring season with 19 total goals.

ALL-TIME VS. NEW MEXICO STATE: Dixie State has a 0-1-1 overall record in the all-time opponent series with NMSU. Dixie is on a one game losing streak with the Aggies in the series. Dixie is 0-1-1 when playing NMSU under head coach Molly Rouse. The last time the two teams met was in the Spring 2021 where the Aggies and Blazers tied 2-2 and then later DSU fell 1-0.

KNOW YOUR FOE NMSU: The Aggies are 4-5-0 so far on the season. NMSU is coming off a 4-0 loss to Gonzaga. NMSU has had four different Aggies score two goals a piece for a four-way tie at the top of the leaderboards. New Mexico State has fired off 77 shots on the season with 41 on frame and 11 scored goals. Keeper, Makenna Gottshcalk has 26 saves on the season in 779 minutes.

DIXIE STATE VS. GRAND CANYON: Dixie State has a 6-4-2 overall record against the Lopes. DSU is currently on a two game losing streaking and a four game winless streak vs. GCU. Dixie never got a chance to compete with the Lopes in the spring 2021 season due to COVID cancellations. The last official meet up between the two teams was in 2012, Dixie fell 4-2.

KNOW YOUR FOE GCU: The Lopes are 7-2 so far on the season. Grand Canyon is coming off a 4-1 win over UC San Diego. GCU has 23 goals on the season and are led by Lindsey Prokop who has four goals. Keeper, Jordan Feguson has 24 saves on the season in 765 minutes. The Lopes have 165 shots with 71 on frame with 28 saves and 43 corner kicks

UP NEXT: Dixie State will hit the road for three consecutive games first against Utah Valley, Oct. 2 and then will take on Seattle, Oct. 8 and California Baptist Oct. 10.