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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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Carter's basket gives Faulkner 66-64 victory over Nuggets
December 28, 2012
Box score
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Brittney Carter's basket with
four seconds remaining Saturday lifted Faulkner to a 66-64 victory over Xavier
University of Louisiana in a matchup of ranked NAIA Division I women's basketball
teams in the Coaches vs. Cancer Classic at Huntingdon College's Roland Arena.
Carter, a 6-foot-3 senior and an honorable-mention NAIA
All-American a year ago, finished with 18 points and 11 rebounds — her 10th
double-double of the season — to help the Lady Eagles (13-3) snap the
seven-game win streak of the Gold Nuggets (9-2). Faulkner is ranked 24th, and
Xavier is ranked ninth.
Xavier's SiMon Franklin, whose 3-pointer tied the score
at 64 with 22 seconds remaining, missed a 2-pointer on the final possession.
Franklin finished with career highs of 25 points — 16 in the first half —
and nine rebounds.
Faulkner had three 10-point leads in the first half
and a 33-28 advantage at halftime, but the Nuggets opened the second half with
a 21-4 run. Paige Rochelle's basket with 12:36 remaining gave Xavier its biggest
lead, 49-37.
Franklin's two free throws gave Xavier a 56-51 lead with
4:19 remaining, but the Nuggets failed to capitalize on two ensuing defensive stops.
Shannon Evans' 3-pointer at 3:21 started a 9-0 run for Faulkner, which scored on its
final seven possessions. Xavier led for approximately 14 minutes of the second
half but lost its lead for good at 2:27 when Carter's two free throws tied the
score at 56. Nyla Johnson's two free throws at 1:45 — her first points of
the game — gave Faulkner a 58-56 lead.
Paige Gauthier scored a season-high-tying 12 points for
Xavier, and Whitney Gaston-Loyd had 11. Christina Hayes scored 13 points for Faulkner.
Faulkner outshot the Nuggets 41.2 to 37.5 percent from
the floor and outrebounded them 41-31. Xavier made a season-best 14 free throws
in 16 attempts, but Faulkner made 19-of-22. Xavier committed 15 turnovers and
gained 26. Franklin and freshman teammate Emoni Harvey each had three steals.
It was the first meeting between the teams. Faulkner
is in its third season of women's basketball. Faulkner denied Xavier its third
victory of the season against a ranked opponent. The Nuggets' other loss was at
home to No. 5 Westminster (Utah) on Nov. 17.
Xavier will play NAIA No. 12 Bethel (Tenn.) at 2 p.m.
Wednesday in XU's new Convocation Center, then travel to Jacksonville, Fla.,
for its Gulf Coast Athletic Conference opener at 3 p.m. EST next Saturday at
Edward Waters. The Nuggets are the defending GCAC regular-season and tournament
champion.
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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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