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In the Crescent Bend
Stands our loved and noble Xavier,
Far her praises send.
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Gold and white so true
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Xavier tops Dillard for 2nd straight GCAC tourney victory
November 8, 2012
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Xavier University of Louisiana's
women's volleyball team defeated city rival Dillard 25-12, 25-16, 25-18
for the Gold Nuggets' second victory in as many matches Thursday at the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference
Tournament.
The Gold Nuggets (20-7), the defending champion,
reached 20 victories for the second consecutive season. They'll play at 4:30 p.m.
Friday against SUNO for the right to advance to Saturday's championship
round. The tournament is double elimination. SUNO defeated Tougaloo 25-21, 25-21,
25-20 to join Xavier as the tournament's other 2-0 team.
Xavier, which swept Philander Smith in the first match Thursday,
took advantage of a Dillard team which needed five sets to defeat Talladega in
the third match and had about two hours to rest and refuel before
playing the Gold Nuggets. Xavier led 5-0 and 9-2 in the first set and closed it
with a 10-2 run. It was the fewest points Xavier ever had allowed to Dillard in
an opening set.
The Nuggets trailed 7-5 in the second set, then took
the lead for good with a 6-0 run. Dillard led 8-3 in the third set, but the Nuggets
rallied for their first lead, 15-14. After Dillard scored three consecutive
times for a tie 17, Xavier ended the match by scoring eight
of the final nine points.
"We played with high energy and great composure throughout the match,"
XU coach Christabell Hamilton said. "We had to make adjustments with our
lineup due to injuries, but we controlled the momentum for the whole match.
It was a great team effort."
Xavier defeated the Lady Bleu Devils (6-14) for the second time
in six days and the third time this season. It was the Nuggets' seventh consecutive
victory against Dillard, and it tied the series at 7.
The Nuggets have won four in a row, 7-of-8 and and 15 of their
last 18 matches. Xavier has won 26 consecutive matches against GCAC
opponents since the start of 2011 — 20 in the regular season, six in the tournament.
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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, tennis and track and field and women's teams in basketball, cross country, tennis, track and field and volleyball.
Department of Intercollegiate Athletics
Xavier University of Louisiana
1 Drexel Drive
Campus Box 92
New Orleans, LA 70125
(504) 520-7329 phone
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