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In the Crescent Bend
Stands our loved and noble Xavier,
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Memphis standout becomes Gold Nuggets' third signee
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Claudia Haywood
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May 11, 2012
photo from the signing ceremony (via Facebook)
NEW ORLEANS — Claudia Haywood, a 5-foot-11 middle
blocker from Memphis, Tenn., and Cordova High School, is Xavier University of Louisiana's
third women's volleyball signee for the 2012 season.
Haywood signed an XU scholarship Friday afternoon at
her school.
As a senior in 2011, Haywood led Cordova's Lady Wolves
to a 19-10 record, a district championship and the Class AAA city championship. She was selected the outstanding player of
the city championship match. Haywood also was named to the Memphis
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Commerical Appeal's
Best of the Preps Division 1 team. She was all-district her final two seasons,
and she had 30 kills in a five-set match as a senior.
"I'm excited to welcome Claudia to our family," XU coach
Christabell Hamilton said. "She is strong at the net and
will contribute to our offensive game. She is the second middle blocker we've signed
in her class, so the level of competition in our gym will be intense and
high, just the way I like it."
Haywood was a four-year varsity starter and played
her first two seasons at Southwind High School before transferring to Cordova.
She played four seasons of club volleyball, the first two with the Memphis
Juniors, then two more with Memphis Volleyball Academy. She helped MVA
qualify for the USA Volleyball Girls Junior National Championships in 2011.
Haywood will be a biology/pre-medical major at Xavier.
Middle blocker Jodi Hill of Prairieville, La., and
Dutchtown High School signed with Xavier on Feb. 16, and outside hitter
CeCe Williams of Houma, La., and Vandebilt Catholic High School signed on Wednesday.
Xavier was 23-7 in 2011, won the Gulf
Coast Athletic Conference regular-season and tournament championships and
qualified for the NAIA National Championship.
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2012-13 Xavier women's volleyball signees
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| Name |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Yr.* |
Hometown |
High School (College) |
| Claudia Haywood |
MB |
5-11 |
Fr. |
Memphis, Tenn. |
Cordova |
| Jodi Hill |
MB |
5-9 |
Fr. |
Prairieville, La. |
Dutchtown |
| CeCe Williams |
OH |
5-6 |
Fr. |
Houma, La. |
Vandebilt Catholic |
| * classification at Xavier in 2012-13 |
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