ON THE WHISTLE: Dixie State will continue the 2021 season with a road game against Utah Valley.

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NOTES TO KNOW:
• Dixie State holds a 4-8-0 record on the season and are 0-2 in WAC action.
• DSU is on a three game losing streak.
• Dixie State has played just four home games this year. The Blazers started the season with six consecutive road games.

DIXIE STATE STAT QUICK NOTES:
• Dixie State has 13 goals on the season from 126 shots with 58 shots on frame.
• DSU averages 10.5 shots per game.
• The Trailblazers have 78 saves on the season and have allowed 27 goals on the season.

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• FIRST GOAL: 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.  
• LEADER: Redshirt senior, Whitley Griffiths and freshman Kalea Woodyatt lead Dixie State with three goals each on the season.
• MOST RECENT: Kalea Woodyat scored DSU's most recent goal against GCU.
• 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.

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 72 saves on the season. She's recorded a .750 save percentage on the season, sits at a 2.20 GAA and has racked up 1,022 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.

ALL-TIME VS. UTAH VALLEY:
Dixie State has a 1-2-1 overall record in the all-time opponent series with UVU. Dixie is on a two game losing streak with the Wolverines in the series. Dixie is 0-2 when playing Utah Valley under head coach Molly Rouse. The last time the two teams met was in the Spring 2021 where the Blazers fell 2-3 and then later DSU fell 0-3.

KNOW YOUR FOE UTAH VALLEY: The Wolverines are 6-4-1 so far on the season and are 1-0-1 in WAC play. UVU is coming off a 2-0 win over New Mexico State. UVU is led by Sadie Brockbank and Heather Stainbrock who each have five goals on the season. Utah Valley has fired off 146 shots on the season with 66 on frame and 19 scored goals. Keeper, Brooklyn Nielsen has 26 saves on the season in 1015 minutes.

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 85 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.

UP NEXT: Dixie State stays on the road to take on Seattle, Oct. 8 and California Baptist Oct. 10.