NEW ORLEANS — For the second consecutive week, Xavier University of Louisiana's volleyball team will travel to the Eastern Time Zone. This time it's for a Gulf Coast Athletic Conference match Friday against Edward Waters.
The match will start at 6 p.m. (5 p.m. New Orleans time) at Adams-Jenkins Sports and Music Complex in Jacksonville, Fla.
The Gold Nuggets (5-4, 1-0 GCAC) seek their fourth consecutive victory. They opened conference Monday with a 25-15, 25-14, 25-21 home victory against Talladega. It was Xavier's 60th consecutive victory against GCAC opponents and its 49th in the GCAC regular season. The Gold Nuggets won each of the last four GCAC regular-season and tournament championships.
Last week Xavier traveled to Brunswick Ga., about two hours north of Jacksonville, and split four matches in Coastal Georgia's Mariner Invitational. The Gold Nuggets started their win streak by defeating Martin Methodist and Bryan on the final day of the tournament.
XU senior libero Darian Harris is the reigning GCAC Defender of the Week and has won both times it's been awarded this season.
Edward Waters (3-4, 0-1) lost its opener to conference member Tougaloo, winning the third and fourth sets before falling 15-11 in the fifth. The Lady Tigers have a pair of victories against Concordia (Ala.) and another against Trinity Baptist in which they served 23 aces.
The Gold Nuggets are 9-0 all-time against Edward Waters, 3-0 in Jacksonville, and have never lost a set to the Lady Tigers. They'll meet again Oct. 8 at Xavier.
Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director
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