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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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NAIA Division I Women's Basketball
Since the beginning of the 1996-97 season, Xavier's Gold Nuggets have fewer losses
in their campus venue (12) than the Tennessee Lady Vols have in theirs (15)
Women's Basketball
updated March 11, 2010
Head Coach: Bo Browder (11th season), (504) 520-7333 or rbrowder@xula.edu
Media Contact: Ed Cassiere, (504) 520-5707 or ecassier@xula.edu
Next: The Gold
Nuggets will play Cumberlands at 4:30 p.m. CDT on Thursday, March 18 in the opening round
of the NAIA Division I National Championship at Oman Arena in Jackson, Tenn.
The Nuggets qualified for the tournament for the 14th time in 16 seasons.
NAIA tournament page
The Record:
28 wins, 5 losses in 2009-10 (18-0 Gulf Coast Athletic Conference). Xavier's current 21-game winning streak
is the second longest in program history, topped only by 22 consecutive victories in 1997-98. The Gold Nuggets won
the GCAC regular-season championship for the first time since 2004-05 and their 14th bid in
16 seasons to the NAIA Division I National Championship. They became the second GCAC women's
team to finish 18-0 in conference — the first to do it was Xavier in 1997-98.
Xavier's five losses were by an average of 2.6 points.
Most Recently:
Xavier used a late 13-2 burst to rally past LSU-Shreveport 56-51 at The Barn
in the championship game of the GCAC Tournament.
story
stats
All-GCAC:
Brittany Powell made the team for the second straight year and is the 2009-10
Player of the Year. Joining her on the 15-player all-conference team
is teammate Jasmine Grant. Bo Browder was chosen Coach of the Year.
story
NAIA Coaches Poll:
• March 2 (final) — 20th with 128 points.
• February 22 — 19th with 125 points.
• February 15 — 21st with 113 points.
• February 8 — 21st with 99 points.
• February 1 — 23rd with 95 points.
• January 25 — 23rd with 78 points . . . Xavier's first appearance in the top 25 since January 5, 2009.
• January 18 — 29th with 27 points.
• January 11 — tied for 34th with six points.
• December 14 — 27th with 36 points.
• December 7 — 28th with 50 points.
• Preseason — 28th with 37 points.
Four-midable:
XU senior Brittany Powell received four player-of-the-week awards — two on
the national level — during a three-day stretch Jan. 25-27.
story
Preseason All-GCAC:
XU senior Brittany Powell was selected to the 10-player team.
story
Preseason Poll:
GCAC coaches picked the Gold Nuggets to finish second out of 10 teams.
story
Strength at Home:
Xavier has a 12-game winning streak at The Barn and 92
wins in its last 98 games at The Barn, which opened in 1937.
In conference games at The Barn the Nuggets have won 12 straight, 24 of their last 25 and 57 of their past 59.
Still Rolling:
Since an 80-73 non-conference loss at Delta State
on January 3, 2003, the Gold Nuggets are 174-47 (.787).
2008-09 Highlights:
• Junior forward Brittany Powell received honorable mention on the
NAIA Division I All-America team.
• Made the NAIA Division I preseason top 25 (No. 19) for
the first time since 2004-05.
• Defeated three automatic qualifiers for the NAIA Division I National Championship —
Berry, LSU-Shreveport and Loyola — and also beat Division II tournament entrant Florida Memorial in a November exhibition.
• Reached 20 victories for a school-record-tying eighth consecutive
season and the 16th time in 17 seasons.
• Sophomore forward/center Johnna Williams blocked 67 shots and broke
the school season record of 58 set by Gwendolyn Brule in 1981-82.
• Freshman guard Jasmine Grant was 4-for-4 from 3-point
range in the first half of the regular-season opsener.
• Bo Browder matched the best eight-game start (7-1)
of his 10 seasons as Xavier's head coach.
• One victory against a ranked NAIA opponent — 57-52
against No. 23 Berry on November 14.
• 4,321 fans attended the Allstate Sugar Bowl Crosstown Classic, a January 24 doubleheader at
New Orleans Arena involving the men's and women's teams of Xavier and Dillard. Attendance was
more than 150 percent higher than the previous season.
Recruiting:
Two signed for 2009-10:
• Stephanie Moore
of St. Louis and Lafayette High School.
• Christina Warren
of Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., Los Osos High School and Chaffey College.
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Xavier in 2009-10 became the second Gulf Coast Athletic Conference women's
team to finish 18-0 in the league. Then the Gold Nuggets captured the GCAC
Tournament with three more victories.
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Xavier appearances at the
NAIA Division I National Championship
1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998
1999 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004
2005 • 2007 • 2008 • 2010
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Louisiana lists
Where Bo Browder ranks among state coaches
Most 20-game winners at current school: 1st with 10
Most 20-game winners: tied for 3rd with 10 (38 coaches on list)
Most 25-game winners: 3rd with 6 (25 coaches on list)
Most consecutive 20-game winners: tied for 2nd with 9 (active streak)
(records include 2009-10 and another 20-win season)
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