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NAIA     NAIA Women's Tennis National Championship
First round — Xavier Gold Nuggets (16-7) vs. McKendree Bearcats (9-5)
9 a.m. on Monday, May 12 at Mobile Tennis Center, Mobile, Ala.
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Crosstown Classic T-shirts for sale: $10 each
Two sizes only: adult medium and adult large. Pre-shrunk, 100% cotton. Black. Short sleeves. Purchase them at The Barn, Xavier's gymnasium, during business hours (8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday through Friday).

Florida point guard is sixth to sign with Nuggets   more
   May 8, 2008:   LaDaisha Holloway helped Bradenton team extend district title streak.

Nuggets to play McKendree in first round Monday   more
   May 7, 2008:   Xavier will meet Region V champ in NAIA National Championship.

Gold Nuggets earn at-large bid to NAIA nationals   more
   May 5, 2008:   Seedings and pairings will be announced Wednesday afternoon.

Tennis teams hit high notes in final NAIA polls   more
   April 30, 2008:   XU's best-ever rankings in final polls — Nuggets 13th, Rush 17th.

Xavier men lose to top-ranked AUM in regional semifinal   more
   April 26, 2008:   Rush's Vukicevic, Nuggets' Bell and Opata are NAIA All-Region XIII.

Nuggets, Rush earn first-ever regional victories   more
   April 25, 2008:   Women defeat Mobile 5-1; men beat Lee (Tenn.) 5-0.

Xavier tennis teams take their next shots at regionals   more
   April 22, 2008:   Men play Lee, and women play Mobile on Friday at Mount Berry, Ga.
    Xavier women's tennis team

Xavier will play McKendree on Monday in the NAIA Women's Tennis National Championship.

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The Barn opened in 1937

Standing the test of time
Xavier's gym, The Barn, has produced plenty of memories since its 1937 opening. Check out local journalist
Ro Brown's video comments
on the facility and its legacy.

   
Click here to read the 2006-07 Xavier athletics recap
Read stories on this amazing year
from the Clarion Herald and The Times-Picayune
Home of the Champions
Five of Xavier's six teams in 2006-07 won
Gulf Coast Athletic Conference championships


Women's Tennis: 2007 GCAC Tournament Champion
Men's Tennis: 2007 GCAC Tournament Champion
Men's Basketball: 2006-07 GCAC Regular-Season Co-Champion
Women's Cross Country: 2006 GCAC Champion
Men's Cross Country: 2006 GCAC Champion

The Gold Nuggets celebrate after winning 65-64 at Loyola in the GCAC Tournament championship game
   XU wins 2008 GCAC women's tournament
on Shayla Boyd's basket
with seven-tenths of a second remaining

Click here for WAFB-TV video of Boyd's winning shot
   click this image to access the video 
of Shayla Boyd's winning shot

 

 
Gulf Coast Athletic Conference
National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics

The Xavier Gold Rush and Gold Nuggets compete in Division I of the NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) as a member of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference (GCAC). Xavier fields men's and women's teams in basketball, cross country and tennis.

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New Orleans, LA 70125
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