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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
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And lead us on the way,
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Nuggets, Rush extend poll streaks, face Dillard Saturday
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February 19, 2013
NEW ORLEANS — For the 41st consecutive time
on the women's side and the 21st consecutive time on the men's, Xavier
University of Louisiana basketball teams are in the NAIA Division I Coaches'
Top 25 polls.
The Gold Nuggets are in 10th place for the second
consecutive week, and the Gold Rush are 16th after dropping from 14th.
The polls, the 10th of 13 this season, were announced Tuesday afternoon.
Voting was based on games through Sunday.
Next for both XU teams is the Crosstown Classic
against longtime rival Dillard at XU's new Convocation Center. The Nuggets
and Lady Bleu Devils will play at 3 p.m. Saturday, followed by the Rush
and Bleu Devils at 5 p.m. Reserved tickets are available to the public for $5
from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. through Thursday at the Convocation Center box office.
Tickets the day of the game will cost $10.
The Crosstown Classic is the regular-season finale
for both schools. The Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Tournament for women and
men will begin Feb. 28 in Little Rock, Ark.
The XU women maintained their top-10 status after
road victories against Fisk and SUNO. The Nuggets clinched no worse than a
share of their third consecutive GCAC regular-season championship on Monday
when they won 71-61 at Tougaloo. They'll win the championship outright with
a victory against Dillard or a Talladega loss to Edward Waters.
The Gold Rush dropped for the second consecutive
week after splitting a pair of two-point decisions, a 77-75 loss at Fisk
and a 68-66 victory at SUNO. Xavier and Philander Smith — 23rd this week
after two consecutive times out of the top 25 — share first place
in the GCAC. Philander Smith will play host to Fisk on Saturday in its finale.
A Xavier victory against Dillard would assure the Rush of a piece of the
GCAC regular-season championship; the Rush would win the title outright if
Fisk beats Philander Smith, too.
The Crosstown Classic also will be Rush/Nuggets Alumni
Weekend, and all former XU athletes attending the doubleheader are asked to
sign in as they enter the Convocation Center. The athletics department will
usher all former XU athletes to the court for introduction to the fans
during timeouts, and special recognition will be given to former men's basketball standouts
and NBA players Bruce Seals and Donald "Slick" Watts, both of whom will attend the doubleheader.
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NAIA Division I Women's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll
(first-place votes in parentheses — records through Sunday, Feb. 17)
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Points |
Last |
| 1 |
Freed-Hardeman (6) |
26-1 |
277 |
1 |
| 2 |
Oklahoma City (5) |
22-2 |
276 |
2 |
| 3 |
Westminster (Utah) |
24-2 |
263 |
4 |
| 4 |
Westmont |
22-3 |
252 |
6 |
| 5 |
Lubbock Christian |
24-3 |
246 |
3 |
| 6 |
Cumberland |
25-2 |
229 |
5 |
| 7-tie |
Lee (Tenn.) |
24-2 |
226 |
tie-7 |
| 7-tie |
Vanguard |
20-2 |
226 |
tie-7 |
| 9 |
MidAmerica Nazarene |
25-2 |
210 |
9 |
| 10 |
Xavier |
22-4 |
200 |
10 |
| 11 |
The Master's |
23-4 |
187 |
11 |
| 12 |
Benedictine (Kan.) |
24-4 |
180 |
13 |
| 13 |
Rogers State |
21-7 |
173 |
12 |
| 14 |
Shawnee State |
20-7 |
165 |
14 |
| 15 |
Columbia (Mo.) |
22-6 |
151 |
15 |
| 16 |
Campbellsville |
20-7 |
146 |
18 |
| 17 |
Lyon |
25-3 |
132 |
20 |
| 18 |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
18-8 |
130 |
19 |
| 19 |
Faulkner |
23-5 |
120 |
16 |
| 20 |
Wiley |
22-3 |
115 |
21 |
| 21 |
Our Lady of the Lake |
26-2 |
103 |
22 |
| 22 |
William Woods |
22-4 |
82 |
23 |
| 23 |
Bethel (Tenn.) |
18-9 |
76 |
17 |
| 24 |
Southern Poly |
22-3 |
72 |
24 |
| 25 |
LSU-Shreveport |
20-4 |
54 |
RV |
Others receiving votes: Carroll (Mont.) 49, St. Catharine (Ky.) 48, Auburn Montgomery
47, Baker 28, Cumberlands 14, Central Methodist 6, Talladega 5, Coastal Georgia 5,
San Diego Christian 3. |
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NAIA Division I Men's Basketball Coaches' Top 25 Poll
(first-place votes in parentheses — records through Sunday, Feb. 17)
| Rank |
Team |
Record |
Points |
Last |
| 1 |
Columbia (Mo.) (11) |
28-0 |
281 |
1 |
| 2 |
Lee (Tenn.) |
25-1 |
272 |
2 |
| 3 |
John Brown |
24-4 |
258 |
4 |
| 4 |
Lindsey Wilson |
24-3 |
249 |
3 |
| 5 |
Lewis-Clark State |
25-3 |
248 |
5 |
| 6 |
Cal State San Marcos |
22-4 |
241 |
7 |
| 7 |
Southwestern Assemblies of God |
24-3 |
225 |
8 |
| 8 |
Westmont |
23-5 |
216 |
6 |
| 9 |
Oklahoma Baptist |
22-6 |
206 |
10 |
| 10 |
Evangel |
21-5 |
195 |
11 |
| 11 |
William Carey |
22-4 |
189 |
19 |
| 12 |
Pikeville |
21-5 |
170 |
17 |
| 13-tie |
Montana State Northern |
22-6 |
167 |
12 |
| 13-tie |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
20-6 |
167 |
13 |
| 15 |
Bethel (Tenn.) |
24-4 |
156 |
16 |
| 16 |
Xavier |
22-6 |
151 |
14 |
| 17 |
Emmanuel (Ga.) |
25-3 |
150 |
15 |
| 18 |
Hope International |
23-5 |
126 |
21 |
| 19 |
LSU-Shreveport |
19-5 |
103 |
20 |
| 20 |
MidAmerica Nazarene |
21-7 |
101 |
22 |
| 21 |
Faulkner |
23-5 |
99 |
9 |
| 22 |
Montana Western |
19-8 |
87 |
RV |
| 23 |
Philander Smith |
19-8 |
75 |
RV |
| 24 |
Martin Methodist |
17-9 |
68 |
RV |
| 25 |
Culver-Stockton |
21-7 |
65 |
tie-23 |
Others receiving votes: Arizona Christian 56, St. Thomas (Texas) 38,
Mid-America Christian 38, Rogers State 20, Park 20, Shawnee State 14,
Westminster (Utah) 12, Our Lady of the Lake 4, West Virginia Tech 4,
Texas College 3, Campbellsville 3. |
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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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