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Friday, November 21, 2014
For XU athletics, it's the busiest day of the fall
NEW ORLEANS -- Here we go again. For the third time in four years, the Saturday before Thanksgiving is the busiest on the Xavier University of Louisiana athletics fall calendar.
Three teams -- women's volleyball, women's cross country and men's cross country -- will be on the road at NAIA National Championship events. And at XU's Convocation Center, the homecoming basketball doubleheader will start at noon.
The day's schedule:
* Men's Basketball: The Gold Rush, 7-1 and ranked 13th in NAIA Division I, will lead off the doubleheader against LeMoyne-Owen (0-2) of NCAA Division II. Xavier, winner of four straight, seeks revenge for a 63-62 road loss last season.
* Women's Basketball: The Gold Nuggets, 2-4 and ranked 18th, will play first-time Florida opponent Warner University (3-2) at 2 p.m. It's just the second home game this season for Xavier, which has a 20-game home winning streak. The Nuggets already have played four top-25 opponents, including a 71-66 victory against No. 22 Mobile in XU's home opener.
* Women's Cross Country: The Gold Nuggets qualified for nationals as a team for the fifth time in seven years. They'll compete in the 5,000-meter race at Rim Rock Farm in Lawrence, Kan., at 10:30 a.m. Xavier will be bolstered by the return of record-setting Catherine Fakler, who has not competed since Sept. 29 because of injury but was cleared last week for practice and competition.
* Men's Cross Country: The Gold Rush also qualified for nationals for the fifth time in seven years. The XU men -- led by Kwame Jackson, the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference's first three-time individual champion -- will run 8,000 meters starting at 11:45 a.m. at Rim Rock Farm.
* Women's Volleyball: The Gold Nuggets (20-5) are on the road in the first round of nationals for the fourth consecutive year. This time they'll play 12th-ranked Lindsey Wilson (32-3) at 6:30 p.m. in Columbia, Ky. A victory would advance Xavier next month to Sioux City, Iowa, for the later rounds with 23 other schools.
Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director
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