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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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Hamilton and Reuther earn All-Louisiana honors for Xavier
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Christabell Hamilton
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Taylor Reuther
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December 18, 2011
NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana's Christabell Hamilton,
who guided the Gold Nuggets to a record-setting turnaround in her debut season,
is the Coach of the Year on the 2011 All-Louisiana collegiate women's volleyball team.
Xavier's Taylor Reuther was chosen to the second team and tied for second in voting for
Freshman of the Year.
A Louisiana Sports Writers Association panel selected
the team, which was announced late Saturday. It's the first time that Xavier
received All-Louisiana recognition in this sport.
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Hamilton, hired less than 11 weeks before the Gold Nuggets'
season opener, led Xavier to a 23-7 record — the program's first winning
season — after finishing 11-26 in 2010. The 15½-match turnaround was
the fourth best in the NAIA this year. Xavier won the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference
regular-season and tournament championships without dropping a match and
earned its first berth in the NAIA National Championship.
The Gold Nuggets were 9-1 in matches longer than three sets,
and they set school records for victories, consecutive victories (8 — twice), home victories (8),
conference victories (10), victories on opponents' courts (6) and winning percentage (.767).
Hamilton is the third coach — the second since the 1930s —
to win a conference championship in a debut season at Xavier.
Reuther, a 5-foot-7 outside hitter from Metairie, La., and a graduate of St. Mary's Dominican
High School, led Xavier in kills (324), aces (55) and digs (325). She was
All-GCAC, GCAC Tournament Co-MVP and GCAC Player of the Week three times.
Reuther ranked 13th in the NAIA — third among freshmen — in aces per set.
She produced a team-best 12 kill-dig double-doubles, nine more than Xavier had in 2010.
Reuther had 16 matches with 10 or more kills and 18 matches with 10 or more digs.
Reuther received three votes for Freshman of the Year to share runner-up honors
with LSU's Malorie Pardo. Northwestern State's Stacey DiFrancesco received five
votes to earn the award.
2011 All-Louisiana Women's Volleyball Team
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FIRST TEAM
Keelie Arneson, freshman, Northwestern State
Nicole Bowden, senior, McNeese State
Stacey DiFrancesco, freshman, Northwestern State
Desiree Elliott, sophomore, LSU
Madie Jones, junior, LSU
Meghan Mannari, junior, LSU
Cori Martone, sophomore, Tulane
Malorie Pardo, freshman LSU
SECOND TEAM
Becky Bekelja, junior, McNeese State
Zuzana Markova, junior, Louisiana-Monroe
Lesley Mirarchi, senior, Louisiana-Lafayette
Taylor Reuther, freshman Xavier
Stephany Salas, junior, Louisiana Tech
Michele Williams, senior, LSU
Anna Wruck, freshman Tulane
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PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Madie Jones, LSU
Voting: Jones 5, Bowden 3, DiFrancesco 3, Salas 1
LIBERO OF THE YEAR: (tie) Keelie Arneson, Northwestern State; Meghan Mannari, LSU
Voting: Arneson 5, Mannari 5, Salas 2
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR Stephany Salas, Louisiana Tech
Voting: Salas 7, Markova 5
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Stacey DiFrancesco, Northwestern State
Voting: DiFrancesco 5, Pardo 3, Reuther 3, Christal Hollins (SUNO) 1
COACH OF THE YEAR: Christabell Hamilton, Xavier
Voting: Hamilton 5, Ernest Vazquez (Louisiana-Monroe) 3,
Tommy Harold (Loyola) 2, Fran Flory (LSU) 1
HONORABLE MENTION
Paige Dollison, senior, Southeastern Louisiana
Nikki Osuna, senior, Tulane
Clara Vido, sophomore, Louisiana Tech
Samantha Worsham, junior, Loyola
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