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ALMA MATER
In the Mississippi Valley,
In the Crescent Bend
Stands our loved and noble Xavier,
Far her praises send.
Refrain:
Wave her colors bear them onward
Gold and white so true
Hail to thee, all hail, dear Xavier
Hail, all hail, X.U.!
Xavier, ever be our guide
And lead us on the way,
Through life's journey, onward, upward
To the eternal day. (Refrain)
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Lancers never trail in 77-69 NAIA win over Gold Rush
March 20, 2008
Box Score
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mark Roussin had 18 points and 10 rebounds
to lead four California Baptist players in double figures in a
77-69 victory over Xavier University of Louisiana in Thursday's
opening round of the Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I Men's
Basketball Championship.
The Lancers (24-8), No. 13 in the final coaches poll and seeded
10th in the 32-team tournament, never trailed against the unseeded
Gold Rush (24-10).
Roussin scored in double figures for the 27th consecutive game and
recorded his 12th double-double of the season.
Matt Gonzales scored 17 points and Carl Ross 16 for California
Baptist, and Dave Cernin had 14 points and season-highs of 10
rebounds and six assists.
Shaun Dumas, playing in his 100th game for Xavier, scored a
season-high 27 points and surpassed 1,000 for his career.
Freshman guard Devin Andrew scored a career-high 10 points.
Cesar Menjivar's 3-pointer, his only points of the first half,
broke a tie at 29 and put the Lancers ahead to stay with 68 seconds
remaining before halftime. Ross made a 3-pointer at the buzzer to
give California Baptist a 36-30 lead.
In the second half Xavier twice cut the Lancers' lead to one point,
but California Baptist scored on the ensuing possession both times.
California Baptist took its biggest lead, 66-54, on Daniel
Hestehauge's free throw with 3:42 remaining. The Gold Rush
countered with an 8-0 run, including Andrew's consecutive 3-pointers
to cut the margin to 66-62 with 1:47 remaining.
A Gonzales 3-pointer at 1:08 made it 69-62, and the Lancers iced the
victory by making 7-of-11 free throws in the final minute and grabbing
offensive rebounds after two of the misses.
Dumas, a junior guard, reached 1,000 career points when he made a
3-pointer with 12 minutes remaining. A third-team NAIA All-American
this past season, Dumas will enter the 2008-09 season with 1,007 points.
Xavier, making its school-record fourth consecutive appearance in
the national tourney, outshot California Baptist 49 to 45 percent
from the floor. The Lancers had a 12-5 advantage in second-chance points
and outscored the Rush 19-8 from the line.
The Xavier-California Baptist matchup was the last of eight first-round
games Thursday. It was scheduled to start at 9:45 p.m. CDT but did not tip
off until approximately 10:30 p.m. The game ended at approximately 12:04 a.m.
California Baptist will play seventh-seeded Oklahoma City (27-7) at 9:45 p.m.
Friday in the second round. Oklahoma City defeated Cumberland (Tenn.) 81-64
in the game immediately preceding Xavier's.
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Postgame Quotes
Xavier Head Coach Dannton Jackson
On coming up short after cutting the California Baptist lead to four points with less than a minute to play:
"The game came down to defense and hustle plays. We were just a little late to the balls
and closing out. Down the stretch the game came down to stops and we didn't do that."
On Shaun Dumas' 27-point performance and the team's lack of balance in scoring:
"We are a balanced team but a lot of that depends on how a team is playing us. Cal Baptist
backed off Shaun (Dumas) and went under on ball screens, which took away from other things.
We took what was available tonight."
What was said to his team after the game:
"We talked about the details of the game and the situations we were in and that
we didn't perform well tonight. We also talked about the future of our team and how
we can take certain things from this game and build on that. We talked about life
lessons and the journey that we all are on. This is our fourth year overall and second
since coming back from Hurricane Katrina and (we) try to look at the overall big picture of things."
California Baptist Head Coach Tim Collins
On the balanced effort:
"We got a lot of help from a lot of guys tonight. I'm really happy with the
balance we had from everyone tonight. Carl (Ross) played very well tonight. He was
active defensively, ran the lanes, found open people and hit his open looks. (Dave)
Cernin struggled from the floor but he did everything else well. He rebounded,
defended and found open guys."
On the keys to the win:
"We shored up our rebounding in the second half and executed what we wanted to run
for most of the night. We came through at the right times and were fortunate to get
through this one against a good team. They made a charge at the end, and we held them off."
On the prospects of playing the defending national champions tomorrow night:
"OCU creates a lot of problems. They are very physical and put pressure on the perimeter.
They are the defending champs for a reason and could win it again. I would never say
we can't win it, but they present a big challenge for us. We'll have our hands full,
but maybe we can deal with the challenge, keep it close and give us a chance to win."
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