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| FACEBOOK PHOTOS GCAC TOURNAMENT: XAVIER VS. TOUGALOO |
NEW ORLEANS -- Senior Vinnie Briggs scored 10 of her 16 points in the second half Friday, leading Xavier University of Louisiana to a 65-45 women's basketball victory against Tougaloo in the quarterfinals of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference Tournament at Dillard's Dent Hall.
The Gold Nuggets (17-14), seeded second and the defending champion, won in the quarterfinals for the 12th time in their last 13 attempts. They'll play sixth-seeded Edward Waters at noon Saturday in the semifinals at Xavier's Convocation Center.
Both women's semifinals will be Saturday at Xavier. Regular-season champion SUNO will play fourth-seeded Talladega at 5 p.m.
Whitney Gathright had 14 points, four assists and four steals for the Gold Nuggets, and Trana Hopkins scored 13. Donyeah Mayfield grabbed 11 rebounds and reached double figures for the third consecutive game and the seventh time in the last eight games.
Xavier led 30-23 at halftime, but the Lady Bulldogs (4-23) tied the score at 31 on Dymond Jackson's two free throws with 16:44 remaining. Then Xavier took control, getting eight points from Briggs in a 16-1 run during the next 7 1/2 minutes.
Reyada Stinner scored 16 points for Tougaloo. Montoria Jackson, named GCAC Freshman of the Year on Thursday, had 13 points and 15 rebounds. Jackson had 12 points and 12 rebounds.
Xavier outshot Tougaloo 36.7 to 27.5 percent from the floor, 42.3 to 20 percent in the second half. Xavier made 19-of-24 free throws to Tougaloo's 14-of-26. Eleven Nuggets scored, and Xavier had a 28-2 advantage in bench scoring.
Edward Waters advanced with a 61-43 upset of third-seeded Dillard. SUNO defeated Voorhees 86-63, and fourth-seeded Talladega beat Philander Smith 55-44.
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Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director
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