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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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Gold Nuggets defeat William Carey for 5th straight victory
January 31, 2013
Box score
NEW ORLEANS — SiMon Franklin and Paige Gauthier
scored 12 points each Thursday to lead NAIA No. 14 Xavier University of
Louisiana in a 75-51 women's basketball victory against William Carey.
The victory was the fifth in a row for the Gold Nuggets
(17-4), all double-digit decisions. The Lady Crusaders (7-13) have an
eight-game losing streak.
Franklin was 6-of-9 from the floor — her best
shooting percentage of the season — and led Xavier with four steals.
Gauthier scored in double figures for the first time in eight games and led
Xavier with seven rebounds.
Whitney Gaston-Loyd was Xavier's other double-figure
scorer. She produced all 10 of her points in the first half.
Erica Moore had 15 points, seven rebounds and three
steals for William Carey. Crystal Tucker had 12 points and five rebounds, and
Vechatita Bonner had 10 points and six rebounds.
A Lauren Douglas 3-pointer gave William Carey an 11-4
lead at 15:56 of the first half. Then Xavier responded with an 11-0 run and
never trailed again.
Franklin passed to Gaston-Loyd for a basket which
tied the score at 11 at 12:07, then Gaston-Loyd scored 21 seconds later —
after a turnover — for a 13-11 Xavier advantage, Gauthier's basket at
3:19 gave Xavier a 29-20 lead, but Bonner made consecutive 3-pointers to help
the Lady Crusaders cut the Nuggets' advantage to 33-30 by halftime.
Moore made two free throws at 18:24 of the second half
to reduce the margin to 36-34, then Franklin scored six points during a 9-0
run which gave Xavier a double-digit lead for the final 15:50.
Xavier did not make any of its eight 3-point attempts
but attempted 36 free throws — its most in a game in nearly two years —
and made 25. The Gold Nuggets were 20-of-27 from the line in the second half.
William Carey excelled at the line, too, making
25-of-30, but shot 31.4 percent from the floor and committed 33 turnovers.
Xavier shot 37.3 percent from the floor, outrebounded the Lady Crusaders 43-33
and had a season-high-tying plus-16 turnover margin.< br>
Xavier completed a two-game season sweep of William
Carey and defeated the Lady Crusaders at Xavier for the 20th consecutive time.
The Nuggets have won 52 of their last 56 home games.
Xavier's next game will start at 2 p.m. Saturday at
the Convocation Center against Talladega, which shares first place in the
Gulf Coast Athletic Conference with SUNO. Xavier is in third place in the
GCAC and one game behind the leaders.
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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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