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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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Crusaders' last-minute comeback defeats Gold Rush
December 18, 2012
Box score
HATTIESBURG, Miss. — Jeremiah Dunnings' 5-point
play with five seconds remaining lifted William Carey to a 72-71
victory against Xavier University of Louisiana in a matchup of ranked NAIA
Division I men's basketball teams Tuesday.
The Crusaders (11-1), ranked 10th, completed a two-game
season sweep of the Gold Rush (11-3), ranked 16th.
Dunnings, who finished with 17 points, helped William
Carey erase a five-point deficit in the final minute. He scored and was fouled
by Wanto Joseph on William Carey's final possession to cut Xavier's lead to 71-69.
XU coach Dannton Jackson was assessed a technical foul after Dunnings' basket.
Dunnings made three consecutive free throws — two as a result
of the technical — to give the Crusaders their only lead of the second half.
Xavier then committed a turnover on the final possession.
Denzell Erves scored a season-high 22 points for Xavier
and grabbed 10 rebounds in his eighth double-double of the season and 15th of his
career. Nick Haywood had season highs of 19 points and six 3-pointers, and
Joseph had 12 points and seven assists.
Daron Bell scored 16 points, Guy Payne 14 and Kelvin
Nixon 10 for William Carey.
The Gold Rush rallied from an 18-9 deficit to lead 36-33
at halftime. Erves' basket with 11:09 remaining gave Xavier its
largest lead, 60-47.
William Carey outshot Xavier 49 to 43.8 percent from
the floor and outrebounded the Gold Rush 39-29. The Crusaders made 19-of-27 free throws,
and the Rush made 7-of-12 to set season lows for free throws attempted, made
and accuracy.
The loss was Xavier's first of the season in six
road games and its second consecutive one-point decision. The Rush defeated Voorhees
56-55 Saturday.
The Gold Rush will break for Christmas, then resume
the schedule at 2 p.m. on New Year's Eve at Belhaven in Jackson, Miss. The next XU men's home
game will start at 5 p.m. on Jan. 12 against Tougaloo in the new Convocation Center.
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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
(504) 520-7934 fax
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