{"id":8932,"date":"2018-11-29T01:32:58","date_gmt":"2018-11-29T09:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wou.edu\/westernhowl\/?p=8932"},"modified":"2018-11-29T02:09:38","modified_gmt":"2018-11-29T10:09:38","slug":"western-mens-basketball-falls-to-dixie-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wou.edu\/westernhowl\/western-mens-basketball-falls-to-dixie-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Western men\u2019s basketball falls to Dixie State"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Lake Larsen<\/strong> | Sports Editor<\/span><\/p>\n

The Wolves were a force to be reckoned with coming into their match-up with Dixie State University on Nov. 24. Western had had nothing but wins with three consecutive regular season victories prior to their game with the 1-1 Dixie State University Bison. Hoping to extend their undefeated season, the Wolves took the court ready for a battle.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Bison overwhelmed the Wolves by their deadly offensive accuracy. Dixie State powered their way to a lead, managing over .400 in overall shooting percentage. <\/span><\/p>\n

Western found themselves in a seven point hole coming into halftime. The Wolves were in desperate need of an offensive spark in order to close the gap.<\/span><\/p>\n

As the clocked ticked closer to zero the Wolves chipped away at the Bison\u2019s lead. Eventually, the Wolves brought their deficit down to a tight four points. But due to the efficient offense of the Bison, Western was unable to halt the momentum. Dixie State found the basket several times with under a minute to bring the final score to 80-70.<\/span><\/p>\n

This loss is the first of the Wolves\u2019s season bringing them to 3-1. The Wolves take on the Simon Fraser University Clan next for their first GNAC match of the season on Nov. 29. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Contact the author at howlsports@wou.edu<\/a><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Photo courtesy of Ashlynn Norton<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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