Saturday, September 12, 2015

Hill leads Gold Nuggets to GCAC road victory



JACKSONVILLE, Florida  — Jodi Hill produced a season-high 11 kills and a career-high-tying four aces Friday, leading Xavier University of Louisiana to a 25-15, 25-14, 25-15 volleyball victory against Edward Waters.
     
The Gold Nuggets (6-4, 2-0 Gulf Coast Athletic Conference) won their fourth in a row overall and extended their win streak against GCAC opponents to 61. Their GCAC regular-season win streak is 50.
     
Hill hit a season-best .733 with zero errors in 15 attempts. She entered the match hitting .191.
    
"I just tried to go out and have fun and keep swinging," Hill said.
     
Patricia Young Yen had seven kills for Xavier, and CeCe WilliamsClaudia Haywoodand Ruby Hunt-Thompson had six kills apiece. Darian HarrisFranziska Pirkl and Jada Broussard had six digs apiece. 

Pirkl had 20 assists, and Ralitsa Hadzhistoyanova had 10.
     
Larisa Pereira had six kills for Edward Waters (3-5, 0-2).
     
Xavier's next match will start at 2:30 p.m. Sept. 19 at its Convocation Center against GCAC opponent Tougaloo.

Ed Cassiere, Sports Information Director
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XAVIER UNIVERSITY OF LOUISIANA 
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