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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.!
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And lead us on the way,
Through life's journey, onward, upward
To the eternal day. (Refrain)
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Nuggets sign 2 setters to complete their recruiting class
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Jodi Chatters
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Franziska Pirkl
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July 13, 2012
NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana
has completed its 2012-13 women's volleyball recruiting class
with the signing of Jodi Chatters of Lake Charles, La., and
Franziska Pirkl of Munich, Germany, to scholarships. Both will be freshmen at XU.
Chatters, a 5-foot-6 setter, was all-state
in volleyball and twice in soccer for St. Louis Catholic High School
and was the 2011-12 female winner of the Lake Charles American Press Outstanding Athlete of
the Year award. In June she was inducted into the
Southwest Louisiana High School Sports Hall of Fame.
Chatters helped St. Louis win state championships
in soccer in 2009 (Division III) and 2010 (Division II) and finish second in
the 2011 Division III state volleyball tournament. Chatters scored in both
soccer title victories. She also
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competed in track and field, winning the long jump at the District 4-4A
outdoor meet and placing seventh at the state meet this year.
Chatters' mother, aunt and uncle are XU alumni, and
her sister, Cydney, is an XU junior.
Pirkl, a 5-9 setter, will transfer to Xavier from the University of
Alaska Anchorage, an NCAA Division II member where she redshirted during the 2011 season. Pirkl
played club volleyball in Germany. She helped SV Lohhof of Bayernliga to a
runner-up finish in 2010 at the German under-18
championships. In 2009 she helped her team win the Bavarian under-18 title and place
ninth at the German under-18s. In 2008 she helped her team place second at the Bavarian
under-16 championships and third at the German under-16s.
"My coach at Alaska Anchorage, Chris Green, and Coach
(Christabell) Hamilton at Xavier are very good friends," Pirkl said. "He helped me
transfer to Xavier. He told me a lot of good things about Coach Hamilton. When I talked
to her, she emphasized the importance of combining school with sports
and that she supports her athletes in every way. I think I can learn a lot at Xavier."
Chatters will be a biology/pre-medical major at
Xavier. Pirkl will major in mass communications.
The Gold Nuggets will have eight newcomers this season.
Previously signed with were defensive specialists Alexis Clay of Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif., and
Darian Harris of Gretna, La., middle blockers Claudia Haywood of Memphis, Tenn.,
and Jodi Hill of Prairieville, La.,
right-side hitter Patrice Smith of Glenn Heights, Texas, and outside hitter CeCe Williams
of Houma, La.
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 University of Louisiana Women's Volleyball Signees
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| Name |
Pos. |
Ht. |
Yr.* |
Hometown |
High School (College) |
| Jodi Chatters |
S |
5-6 |
Fr. |
Lake Charles, La. |
St. Louis Catholic |
| Alexis Clay |
DS |
5-1 |
Fr. |
Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif. |
Palos Verdes Peninsula |
| Darian Harris |
DS |
5-3½ |
Fr. |
Gretna, La. |
McGehee |
| Claudia Haywood |
MB |
5-11 |
Fr. |
Memphis, Tenn. |
Cordova |
| Jodi Hill |
MB |
5-9 |
Fr. |
Prairieville, La. |
Dutchtown |
| Franziska Pirkl |
S |
5-9 |
Fr. |
Munich, Germany |
Theodolinden Gymnasium (Alaska Anchorage) |
| Patrice Smith |
RS |
5-9 |
Fr. |
Glenn Heights, Texas |
DeSoto |
| CeCe Williams |
OH |
5-6 |
Fr. |
Houma, La. |
Vandebilt Catholic |
| * classification at Xavier in fall of 2012 |
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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 teams in basketball, cross country and tennis and women's teams in basketball, cross country, tennis and volleyball.
Department of Intercollegiate Athletics
Xavier University of Louisiana
1 Drexel Drive
Campus Box 92
New Orleans, LA 70125
(504) 520-7329 phone
(504) 520-7934 fax
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