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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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Nuggets add 3 from Louisiana, including 2 D-I transfers
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Whitney Gaston-Loyd photo by Nelson Chenault
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Whitney Gaston-Loyd
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Schyler Morton
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Kelsee Singleton
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June 7, 2012
NEW ORLEANS — NCAA Division I transfers
Whitney Gaston-Loyd of Shreveport and Schyler "Sky" Morton of New Orleans are
among three from Louisiana to sign women's basketball scholarships
with Xavier University of Louisiana.
The third signee is New Orleanian Kelsee Singleton.
Thus far XU has announced five recruits, four from Louisiana,
for next season.
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Gaston-Loyd, a 6-foot center, will have two seasons of
eligibility at Xavier after transferring from Arkansas-Little Rock, where
she played 12 games the past two years for teams which finished a combined
43-21, won a pair of Sun Belt Conference tournaments and qualified for two
NCAA tournaments. At Shreveport's Southwood High School, Gaston-Loyd was a
member of a Class 5A state championship team (2007-08 season) and
two state runners-up. As a senior she averaged 15.9 points and 7.5 rebounds,
leading the Lady Cowboys to a 37-1 record and a state runner-up finish.
She scored 20 points in each of the final two rounds of the playoffs.
Gaston-Loyd
made the 5A All-State first team as a senior and was honorable mention as a junior.
She was District 1-5A MVP each of her final two seasons.
Gaston-Loyd, who will be a biology/pre-medical major at
Xavier, will be the third recent Southwood graduate to
play for the Gold Nuggets. Guard Jasmine Grant completed her eligibility
in March after four seasons and 203 made 3-pointers, and guard/forward Jessica Savannah will return for her sophomore season.
Morton, a 5-7 guard, will have three seasons of
eligibility at Xavier after transferring from New York's Fordham University, where she
played two games this past season. Morton was a standout at Ursuline Academy,
where she was a varsity player for five seasons and helped the Lions go 136-37
with five district championships and five state playoff appearances.
Ursuline reached the Class 3A semifinals in 2009, Morton's sophomore season,
and the 4A quarterfinals the following year. As a senior Morton averaged
11.6 points per game and was 4A All-State honorable mention, All-District 9-4A
and All-Clarion Herald (Catholic schools). She scored more than 1,000 career points.
Morton also competed in track at Ursuline as a triple jumper
and on relay teams. She will be a psychology/pre-medical major at Xavier.
Singleton, a 6-2 center, averaged four points and five
rebounds per game for Edna Karr High School this past season. She was a three-year
varsity member and a two-year starter and helped the Lady Cougars reach the
4A state playoffs three times.
"Kelsee is an outstanding person, student and
basketball player," Karr coach Jessica Barber said. "She demonstrates tremendous
leadership ability on and off the court. Her game developed in the year that
I was with her. She is a sponge and always willing to try harder to improve.
Her best basketball lies before her, and Xavier will be a better place because of her."
Singleton was a three-year starter at first base on
Karr's softball team, and she started as a senior at receiver in her only season
of flag football. She will be a chemistry/pre-pharmacy major at Xavier.
Xavier was 26-9 in 2011-12, won Gulf Coast Athletic
Conference regular-season and tournament championships and, for the second
consecutive year, reached the second round of the NAIA Division I National
Championship. The GCAC Tournament title was the Nuggets' third in a row.
Xavier reached 20 victories 19 of the past 20 seasons and qualified for the
national tournament 16 of the past 18 seasons.
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2012-13 Xavier women's basketball signees
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| Name |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Yr.* |
Hometown |
High School (College) |
| Whitney Gaston-Loyd |
C |
6-0 |
Jr. |
Shreveport, La. |
Southwood (Arkansas-Little Rock) |
| Whitney Gathright |
G |
5-4 |
Fr. |
New Orleans, La. |
John Curtis Christian |
| Schyler Morton |
G |
5-7 |
So. |
New Orleans, La. |
Ursuline Academy (Fordham) |
| Andraquay Quinnine |
G |
5-9 |
Jr. |
Elk Grove, Calif. |
Franklin (Consumes River JC) |
| Kelsee Singleton |
C |
6-2 |
Fr. |
New Orleans, La. |
Karr |
| * athletic classification at Xavier in fall of 2012 |
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