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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
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Gold Nuggets' Reuther selected first-team All-Louisiana
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Taylor Reuther
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December 22, 2012
NEW ORLEANS — Xavier University of Louisiana's
Taylor Reuther was a first-team selection on the All-Louisiana women's volleyball
team announced late Saturday.
It's the second consecutive year that Reuther —
a 5-foot-7 sophomore outside hitter from Metairie, La., and a graduate of St.
Mary's Dominican High School — was named All-Louisiana. She made the
second team in 2011.
Reuther led the Gold Nuggets in kills, aces and digs
for the second consecutive season and led the NAIA in aces per set. She was
third-team Capital One Academic All-America® and the Gulf Coast Athletic
Conference Player of the Year.
Reuther's coach, Christabell Hamilton, was the runner-up
for Coach of the Year. Hamilton, the winner of this award in 2011, lost 6-5
in the voting to Northwestern State's Hugh and Stephanie Hernesman, who led
the Lady Demons to their first winning season since 1987. Hamilton recently
resigned after two seasons at Xavier and was replaced by her assistant, Hannah Lawing.
Receiving two votes for Freshman of the Year was
XU setter Franziska Pirkl. Northwestern State outside/right-side hitter Caiti
O'Connell won that award.
Xavier was 22-8 in 2012 and, for the second consecutive
year, won GCAC regular-season and tournament championships and qualified for the
NAIA National Championship.
A Louisiana Sports Writers Association panel selected
the All-Louisiana team, which consists of players from NCAA Division I and NAIA members.
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2012 All-Louisiana Women's Volleyball Team
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FIRST TEAM
Stacey DiFrancesco, sophomore, Northwestern State
Courtney Donald, senior, Southeastern Louisiana
Desiree Elliott, junior, LSU
Mandi Gandi, senior, Louisiana-Lafayette
Madie Jones, senior, LSU
Taylor Reuther, sophomore, Xavier
Libero: Meghan Mannari, senior, LSU
SECOND TEAM
Carolyn Baker, junior, Dillard
Courtni Bauer, junior, McNeese State
Helen Boyle, sophomore, LSU
Blair Claypoole, senior, Louisiana-Lafayette
Cori Martone, junior, Tulane
Emily Sweet, sophomore, Northwestern State
Libero: Keelie Arneson, Northwestern State
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PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Courtney Donald, Southeastern Louisiana
Voting: Donald 5, Jones 4, Baker 2, DiFrancesco 1
LIBERO OF THE YEAR: Meghan Mannari, LSU
Voting: Mannari 6, Arneson 5, Caitlyn Auxillen (Louisiana-Lafayette) 1
NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR Carolyn Baker, Dillard
Voting: Baker 6, Bauer 5, Ariane Labrzycki (New Orleans) 1
FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Caiti O'Connell, Northwestern State
Voting: O'Connell 6, Taylor Berry (New Orleans) 3, Franziska Pirkl (Xavier) 2, Amber Fryer (McNeese State) 1
COACHES OF THE YEAR: Hugh and Stephanie Hernesman, Northwestern State
Voting: The Hernesmans 6, Christabell Hamilton (Xavier) 5, Heather Mazeitis-Fontenot (Louisiana-Lafayette) 1
HONORABLE MENTION
Caitlyn Auxillen, sophomore, Louisiana-Lafayette
Maria Coelho, sophomore, Louisiana Tech
Caiti O'Connell, freshman, Northwestern State
Lavinia Tataran, junior, Louisiana-Lafayette
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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.
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