Gold Nuggets set school record with seventh consecutive road victory

Xavier University of Louisiana's 2012 women's volleyball team
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Xavier University of Louisiana defeated Trinity Baptist 25-7, 25-15, 25-15 Saturday to set a women's volleyball school record with its seventh consecutive road victory.

Taylor Reuther and freshman Claudia Haywood combined for 22 kills and a .724 hitting percentage for the Gold Nuggets (7-4), who have not lost on the road since opening day Aug. 24. Reuther hit .647 and served six aces, and Haywood hit .833 -- the best by a Gold Nuggets player since the program resumed in 2010 -- on a season-best 10 kills and no errors in 12 attacks.

Xavier also set a school record with its third consecutive victory on an opponent's court.

The Gold Nuggets' 17 aces matched their season high. Patrice Smith had a career-high four aces, and CeCe Williams and Franziska Pirkl served three apiece. Xavier had a 35-13 advantage in kills.

The Gold Nuggets will visit city rival SUNO for a Gulf Coast Athletic Conference match at 7 p.m. Monday.

Read more later about this match online at
http://www.xula.edu/athletics/news/2012/0922b.html

By Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director
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