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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
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City rival Dillard stuns Gold Rush in GCAC quarterfinals
February 28, 2013
Box score
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Don't let the calendar
confuse you. March Madness was alive and well Thursday, the final day of
February, at the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Tournament.
And for the Xavier University of Louisiana men's
basketball team — the GCAC's regular-season co-champion for the second
straight year and No. 13 in the NAIA Division I coaches poll — it was
maddening.
City rival Dillard, the tournament's No. 8 seed and
beaten decisively by the Gold Rush twice during the regular season, eliminated
top-seeded Xavier. The Blue Devils overcame a seven-point deficit in the
final 3½ minutes and won 59-56 at Barton Coliseum.
Dillard defeated Xavier after eight consecutive
losses — including 54-34 on Jan. 26 and 70-46 on Saturday — and won
for the first time since 2009 in this series, which dates to the late 1940s.
"We took Dillard lightly," XU coach Dannton Jackson
said. "Dillard hit shots, had a game plan and played very well. We did not
play well and did not follow the game plan."
Jarrain Jenkins, named GCAC Freshman of the Year on
Wednesday, led Dillard (4-20) with 23 points and nine rebounds. Tyrone Williams
had 16 points and seven rebounds, and Jordan Kilson had 14 points —
including 9-of-10 free throws — six rebounds, five assists and four
steals.
All-GCAC guard Wanto Joseph had 20 points, seven
rebounds, five assists, four steals and no turnovers. But Joseph was an
uncharacteristic 6-of-20 from the floor on a day the Gold Rush (24-7) shot a
season-worst 29.6 percent.
Xavier's All-GCAC forwards, Denzell Erves and Anthony
Simmons, combined for 14 points, nine rebounds and six of their team's 15
turnovers. Simmons missed 6-of-8 free throws.
Joseph's steal and layup with 3:37 remaining capped a
16-5 run and gave the Gold Rush a 52-47 advantage, but Dillard regained its
composure and outscored Xavier 12-4 the rest of the way. Williams' 14-footer
on the left baseline with 56 seconds remaining put Dillard ahead to stay,
54-52.
Xavier missed 1-of-5 3-pointers in the final 1:37, and
Nick Haywood's 25-footer from the right side at the buzzer prevented Xavier
from moving to overtime for the fourth time this season.
Haywood finished with 16 points — his highest
total since Dec. 18 — and made 3-of-7 3-pointers. But his teammates were
a collective 1-of-11 from behind the arc.
Dillard, which shot 39.7 percent from the floor against
Xavier in the regular season, shot 50 percent Thursday. The Bleu Devils used
just six players; Williams, Kilson and Norvel Shelby played all 40 minutes.
The Gold Rush loss followed Fisk's 64-52 women's upset
of Xavier, where another No. 8 seed outplayed and prevailed over a No. 1.
Xavier, which hasn't won this tournament since 1996,
will wait for an at-large berth to the Buffalo Funds-NAIA Division I National
Championship at Kansas City, Mo. The 32-team field will be announced Wednesday,
and the tournament will begin March 13.
"We're right there on the bubble probably," Jackson
said. "But I think we'll get in because of our body of work the entire season.
One game in one tournament doesn't reflect on your season."
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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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